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Issue Details

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Published February 1982
Cover Price 1.50 USD
Pages 52
Editing Roger Green

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Human Torch; Thing; Invisible Woman; Mr. Fantastic
Genre Superhero
Pencils John Byrne (signed)
Inks John Byrne (signed)

1 page Fantastic Four illustration "Shooting the Tube Fantastic"

Characters Silver Surfer; Mister Fantastic
Genre Superhero
Pencils Dave Simons
Inks Dave Simons

1 page text article "Staff & Contents"

Letters typeset
Notes Credits & Contents page.

13 page Fantastic Four text article "Twenty Years With the World's Greatest Super-Team"

Genre Superhero
Script J.A. Fludd
Letters typeset
Notes Historical overview of the rich history and characters of the Fantastic Four, illustrated with art by Bill Anderson, Tammi Harris, Dave Simons.

1 page Fantastic Four illustration "untitled"

Characters Human Torch; Thing; Invisible Woman; Mr. Fantastic
Genre Superhero
Pencils George Perez
Inks George Perez

2 page Fantastic Four story "Will the Real Fantastic Four Annual #1 Please Stand Up?"

Characters Human Torch; Thing; Invisible Woman; Mr. Fantastic; Spider-Man; Sub-Mariner; Dr. Doom
Genre Superhero
Script Fred Hembeck
Pencils Fred Hembeck
Inks Fred Hembeck
Letters Fred Hembeck

2 page Fantastic Four text article "Questions and Answers With Jack Kirby, Version Two"

Genre Superhero
Script Roger Green
Letters typeset
Notes Interview with Jack Kirby, illustrated with a photograph of Jack Kirby, the cover illustration of FANTASTIC FOUR (Vol. 1) #10, and a Sub-Mariner sketch by Dave Simons.

1 page Thing story "Things Ain't What They Coulda Been, Ben ..."

Characters Thing
Genre Superhero
Script Fred Hembeck
Pencils Fred Hembeck
Inks Fred Hembeck
Letters Fred Hembeck

2 page Fantastic Four illustration "Fantastic Four Centerspread"

Characters Numerous heroes and villains from the pages of the Fantastic Four (too numerous to mention ...).
Genre Superhero
Pencils John Byrne
Inks John Byrne

2 page Fantastic Four text article "After the Wedding: Ambiguity and an Expanding Universe"

Genre Superhero
Script Steve Webb
Notes Text illustrated with cover illustration of FANTASTIC FOUR (Vol. 1) #51, and Jack Kirby panel and a sketch by Tammi Harris.

2 page Fantastic Four text article "The Animated Adventures of the Fantastic Four"

Genre Superhero
Script Jim Korkis
Notes Text article about the first Fantastic Four Animated Cartoon series on TV.

3 page Fantastic Four text article "Interview: Len Wein and Marv Wolfman"

Genre Superhero
Script Jay Zilber
Notes Interview with Len wein & Marv Wolfman, illustrated with cover illustration of FANTASTIC FOUR (Vol. 1) #191.

3 page Fantastic Four text article "The Fantastic Four: A Personal Recollection"

Genre Superhero
Script John Byrne
Notes Text by John Byrne, illustrated with photograph of John Byrne and cover illustration of FANTASTIC FOUR (Vol. 1) #232.

6 page Fantastic Four text article "The Fantastic Four Checklist"

Genre Superhero
Script Rocco Nigro
Notes Annotated checklist of FF (Vol. 1) #1-241, FF ANNUALS #1-16, GIANT-SIZE FF #1-6, FF ROAST, plus listings of Cover Artists/Inkers, Editors, FF appearances in other titles, and Reprints, illustrated with sketchs by Tammi Harris and Bill Anderson.

3 page Fantastic Four story "In Final Defeat"

Characters Human Torch; Thing; Invisible Woman; Mr. Fantastic
Genre Superhero
Script Don Martinec
Pencils Don Martinec
Inks Don Martinec
Letters Don Martinec

1 page letters page "Chronic Comments"

Notes 6 letters of comment by L. Stephen Borer, Willie L. Peepers, Jeffrey H. Geller, Charles David Haskell, Paul R. Wilson, Tom A. Fields.

6 page promo (ad from the publisher) "House Advertisements"

Notes House Advertisements (One-Pager) for: GATES OF EDEN #1 & #2, FantaCo merchandise, Underground Comics, Splatter Movies, FantaCo's Chronicles series, Back Issues.

1 page advertisement "Ads"

Notes Advertisement for: Comics Unlimited Investor Service.

1 page Fantastic Four (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "untitled"

Characters Human Torch; Thing; Invisible Woman; Mr. Fantastic
Genre Superhero
Pencils John Byrne (signed)
Inks John Byrne (signed)
Notes Same as cover without logo.