Comic books in 'Fantastic Four'

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Blastaar and the god named Randolph guest star in "Where There Be Gods!" Part 2 of 2. Plot by Marv Wolfman. Script by Bill Mantlo. Art by John Byrne (breakdowns) and Pablo Marcos (finishes). Cover by Rich Buckler and Al Milgrom. Dr. Randolph James has ascended to pseudo-godhood by using his evolution accelerator device on himself. And now after being tricked by Blastaar, the Futurist and the Living Bomb-Burst invade the Baxter Building to destroy the outer portal of the Negative Zone! Only two people stand in the powerful duo's way...the Invisible Girl and young Franklin! (Notes: This issue concludes Marv Wolfman's two-year run on the Fantastic Four series. Blastaar appears next in Marvel Two-in-One 75. The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 463,916; average paid circulation 253,831.) 32 pages Cover price $0.40.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "And the Lights Went Out All Over the World!" Part 1 of 2. Written (his first on this book) and penciled by John Byrne. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Byrne/Sinnott cover. The entire world is experiencing power outages that last several minutes in length. The Fantastic Four journey to the North Pole to track down the source of the electromagnetic disturbances, and what they find...is truly out of this world! Brief retelling of the FF's origin. Cameo appearances by the Avengers (Captain America, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Vision) and Vindicator. Note: This issue includes a full-page pin-up by Joe Sinnott featuring the Human Torch vs. the Super Skrull. Cover price $0.40.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "Tower of Crystal...Dreams of Glass!" Part 2 of 2. Written and penciled by John Byrne. Inks by Joe Sinnott. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Sinnott. A majestic crystal tower has risen from the icy waters of the Arctic Circle, and it's protected by strange shape-shifting creatures! Who are these aliens and why are they trying to reverse the magnetic polarity of the Earth? While Reed, Ben, and Johnny fight the aliens in the ice and snow, Sue enters the tower to confront their leader! Last 40¢ issue. Cover price $0.40.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Brain Parasites!" Script by Doug Moench. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz (breakdowns) and Bruce Patterson (finishes). Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Sinnott. The Fantastic Four take a vacation to Pennsylvania! However, there is no rest for the four heroes as a meteor impact brings bizarre trilobite creatures to the FF's lakeside resort. Can the FF track down the alien parasites? Meanwhile, Franklin Richards' powers are growing stronger every day. 32 pages Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Thing From The Black Hole" Part 1 of 3. Script by Doug Moench. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz (layouts) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Sinnott. Reed, Sue, Ben, and Johnny are enjoying a quiet Saturday afternoon out on the town, when suddenly Manhattan goes haywire! A powerful being from outer space is wreaking havoc on the city! The Ebon Seeker batters the FF and forces the heroic foursome to make their final stand on a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean. The situation looks hopeless. Can anyone stop the Ebon Seeker? (Note: The letters page includes a statement of ownership: average print run 456,547; average paid circulation 228,207.) 32 pages Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "In The Gathered Gloom!" Part 3 of 3. Script by Doug Moench. Art by Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Sinnott, and Jerome Moore. Cover by Bill Sienkiewicz and Joe Sinnott. The good news is that Mr. Fantastic has removed the threat of the Ebon Seeker from the Earth, but the bad news is that Reed had to send the entire city block surrounding the Baxter Building into the Negative Zone to do it. And needless to say the transplanted New Yorkers are not happy! Fortunately, Reed has a plan to get everyone back to Manhattan, but the natives are growing restless! By the way that plan better include defeating a new Negative Zone villain...Stygorr! 32 pages Cover price $0.50.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "Mission for a Dead Man!" Script and Art by John Byrne. Cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin. A prisoner on death row makes one final request in the moments before his execution...could his former high school classmate, the Human Torch, clear his name (posthumously)? Johnny Storm picks up the pieces of a years old murder investigation and follows the trail to the Maggia and Hammerhead! Can the Torch beat the web-slinger's old foe? And perhaps clear a dead man's name? 32 pages Cover price $0.50.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Man with the Power!" Part 1 of 2. Script and Art by John Byrne. Cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin. It's an unusual tale as an elderly man from the Midwest travels to New York City and brings along his latent powers. The senior visitor desires to see the Fantastic Four in action and accidentally creates large-scale destruction to make his wish come true. While Ben, Johnny, and Sue help the local citizens survive the catastrophe, Reed theorizes that the Earth is under attack from outer space! Shortly thereafter, the FF blasts off into space to confront a planet-sized menace! Cameo appearances by Ego, the Living Planet and Frankie Raye. 32 pages Cover price $0.50.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "Exodus" Guest-starring the Inhumans. Script and Art by John Byrne. Cover by John Byrne and Terry Austin. The fastest man in the world blazes a trail to the Baxter Building in desperate need of help from the Fantastic Four! The Inhumans are under attack in their homeland by the Enclave, and Crystal lies near death due to complications from her pregnancy. Has Quicksilver arrived in Manhattan too late? When the FF reach Attilan, they have many crises to solve including finding a new home for the Great Refuge! How about the moon? Birth and first appearance of Luna. Cameo appearances by Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, and the Watcher. (Notes: This issue ties up the loose plotline from Fantastic Four 207 concerning the capture of Medusa. The back cover features a Dungeons and Dragons ad with art by Bill Willingham.) 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "Man and Super-Man!" Part 1 of 2. Script and Art by John Byrne. Cover by John Byrne. Following a brief skirmish with a Skrull spaceship near the planet Pluto, Gladiator of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard arrives on Earth! This powerful being seems somewhat disoriented, but nevertheless he quickly engages the Fantastic Four in battle! After ravaging the FF, Gladiator looks unbeatable...until the Uncanny X-Men (apparently) enter the fray! 32 pages Cover price $0.60.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "Cowboys and Idioms!" Guest-starring Wyatt Wingfoot. Story by John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Al Gordon. Cover by John Byrne. In this solo adventure featuring She-Hulk, the Jade Amazon must track down some very revealing photos of herself before an unscrupulous publisher releases the racy pics to the public. Cover price $0.60.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Secret Wars II tie-in. "Inwards to Infinity!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Power Pack. Story by John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Jerry Ordway. Cover by John Byrne. Story continued from Secret Wars II (1985) #2. In the aftermath of their stunning confrontation with the Hate-Monger and the Beyonder, the Fantastic Four venture into the micro-verse in search of the true culprit behind New York City's recent woes - the Psycho Man! Plus, what does Franklin's dream about the kids of Power Pack mean? Cover price $0.65.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "Torment!" Part 2 of 3. Story by John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Jerry Ordway. Cover by John Byrne. Sue is forced to watch as one-by-one her friend, brother, and husband meet with horrible endings, each more gruesome than the previous. Can the Invisible Girl's psyche survive this mental onslaught by the nefarious Psycho Man? Can the other members of the team escape in time to help before Sue's mind is irreversible damaged forever? Cover price $0.65.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "Revolution!" Part 3 of 3. Story, art, and cover by John Byrne. The Fantastic Four continue their journey through the micro-verse. Can they finally defeat the threat of the Psycho Man and return home with their sanity intact? Plus, don't miss the moment that will change the Invisible Girl's life forever! NOTE: Sue Richards changes name from Invisible Girl to Invisible Woman. Cover price $0.65.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "All in the Family!" Guest-starring Crystal. Story by Steve Englehart. Art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott. The Thing is now in charge of the FF! And his first duty is to find replacements for Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, who want to spend more time helping young Franklin understand his powers. Also, Crystal stops by Four Freedoms Plaza to visit her estranged husband, Quicksilver. Would Ben ask Johnny's former girlfriend to join the FF? Story continues in Fantastic Four Annual 20. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Marvel Rage!" Guest-starring the Inhumans. Story by Steve Englehart. Art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Ms. Marvel (aka Sharon Ventura) arrives in New York City just in time to save the FF from Diablo! Could she become the next member of the Fantastic Four? Cameo appearance by Captain America. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "Good-bye!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott. Reed and Sue have finally left the Fantastic Four after all these years. Now the new team is Crystal, the Human Torch, Ms. Marvel and the Thing. But an old villain, Diablo, is still hanging around. Cover price $0.75.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "Fasaud!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott. The new FF take on a new villain: Fasaud! Ben has his first leadership crisis as Ms. Marvel hesitates to save the free-falling Human Torch during the battle against Fasaud. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Tunnels of the Mole Man!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott. The FF visit Project Pegasus to gain access to an underground tunnel in order to find the Mole Man. The fantastic foursome successfully locate him, but also discover a three-way civil war raging among the Lava Men, Tyrannoids, and Subterraneans. (Note: The letters page contains a statement of ownership: average print run 381,784; average paid circulation 216,108.) Cameo appearance by the Black Panther. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "The Scenic Route!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Keith Pollard and Joe Sinnott. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott. The FF decide to explore another tunnel, but this one leads to the realm of Belasco! Can the Fantastic Four survive their battle against Belasco and the Cat-People? Cameo appearance by Doctor Strange. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. "Cold Storage!" Guest-starring Ka-zar and Shanna. Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Keith Pollard and Joe Sinnott. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott. The Fantastic Four arrive back on Earth in Antarctica! And now a collection of heroes including the FF, Ka-zar, Shanna, Comet Man, and Michael Morbius try to solve the mysteries of the previous three issues. There are villains in this issue too: Advanced Idea Mechanics (AIM)...and the Beyonder? Cameo appearance by Master Pandemonium. 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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Mark Jewelers Advertisement Insert Variant. Doctor Doom. "Beyond the Pale!" Story by Steve Englehart. Art by Keith Pollard and Joe Sinnott. Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott. At the end of FF Annual 21, Crystal decides to leave the Fantastic Four and return to the moon; so the FF will travel into the Negative Zone with only three members...and Doctor Doom! Before Doctor Doom leads the FF into the Negative Zone, he ambushes the Molecule Man on the streets of New York City. What is Doctor Doom planning? And will he help the FF defeat Blastaar? 32 pages. Cover price $0.75.

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