Baxter Building

Baxter Building
The original Baxter Building as depicted in Fantastic Four Annual #1 (1963). Art by Jack Kirby.
First appearanceOriginal version:
Fantastic Four #3
(March 1961)[1]
Current version:
Fantastic Four vol. 3 #38
(February 2001)
Created byStan Lee
Jack Kirby
In-universe information
TypeBuilding
LocationNew York City, U.S.
PublisherMarvel Comics

The Baxter Building is a fictional 35-story office building appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the building first appeared in Fantastic Four #3 (March 1962). The construction is depicted in Manhattan, and its five upper floors house the Fantastic Four's headquarters.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Fantastic Four's Headquarters: A Complete Guide". 23 September 2018.
  2. ^ Jeffrey Kahan; Stanley Stewart (2006). Caped crusaders 101: composition through comic books. MacFarlane. p. 47. ISBN 0-7864-2532-6. Reed and his cohorts use his fortunes to turn his company's headquarters, the Baxter Building, into an intelligence tower, from which his people monitor conflicts around the world and intervene when their services are needed
  3. ^ Gina Misiroglu (2004). The Superhero Book. Visible Ink Press. p. 567. ISBN 1-57859-154-6. The Baxter Building, a gleaming skyscraper in the heart of Manhattan, serves as the Fantastic Four's home and base of operations.
  4. ^ Scott Bukatman (2003). Matters of gravity: special effects and supermen in the 20th century. Duke University Press. p. 57. ISBN 0-8223-3119-5. The Fantastic Four even had their own skyscraper -the Skidmore, Owings and Merrill-style Baxter Building (all of these headquarters were revealed in panoptic cutaway views detailing the location of hangars, living quarters, training areas, and missile launchers).
  5. ^ Leroy, Kath (September 17, 2020). "Fantastic Four: 10 Facts Fans Should Know About The Baxter Building". CBR. Retrieved January 9, 2023.