(December 2002)

Marvel; Wizard, 2002 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
32
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics and Gareb Shamus Enterprises Inc. DBA Wizard Entertainment
Brand
Wizard; Ace Edition; Marvel
Editing
Brian Cunningham (editor); Casey Seijas (editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock cover; glossy interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Co-Published by Marvel & Wizard Entertainment (Gareb Shamus Enterprises). Wizard Ace Editions are "comic milestones re-presented with original interactive covers and exclusive new content", according to the back cover.

[Overlay Cover] (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Wieringo (signed)
Inks
Karl Kesel (signed)
Colors
Paul Mounts (signed)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Silver Surfer; Galactus; Fantastic Four; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; Mister Fantastic; The Thing

Indexer Notes

This comic has a double cover with the title and the Silver Surfer being on a clear acetate overlay with the interior cover showing through as the background.

[Interior Cover] (Table of Contents: 1)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Wieringo (signed)
Inks
Karl Kesel (signed)
Colors
Paul Mounts (signed)

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

This cover depicts Galactus, the Fantastic Four and background art.

[Foreword] (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Introduction by Stan Lee with small cover reproduction of original cover of FANTASTIC FOUR #48 plus credits and indicia.

"The Coming of Galactus!" (Table of Contents: 3)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Inhumans; Karnak; Medusa; Gorgon; Crystal; Black Bolt; Fantastic Four; Mister Fantastic; Invisible Girl; The Thing; Human Torch; Maximus; The Skrulls; Silver Surfer; Uatu the Watcher; Galactus
Reprints

Four Score (Table of Contents: 4)

Fantastic Four / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Jesse Thompson
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Article about the creations of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, illustrated with art from decades of Fantastic Four comics.

Galactic Chef (Table of Contents: 5)

Twisted Toyfare Theatre / photo story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Pat McCallum; Zach Oat; Robert Bricken; Adam Patyk; Jon Gutierrez; Justin Aclin
Pencils
? (photos)
Inks
? (photos)
Colors
? (photos)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
William Shatner; Masaharu Morimoto; Galactus; Kiki; Summer; Skrull; Skrull's grandma; Thing; Uatu; Doctor Doom; Silver Surfer; Captain America; Bucky Barnes; Red Skull
Synopsis
William Shatner hosts "Galactic Chef." On this episode, Masaharu Morimoto faces Galactus, and their secret ingredient is the skrull homeworld. Uatu says the soup needs more paprika. Doctor Doom assists Galactus. Morimoto prepares five dishes, but Galactus ate all his own ingredients, leaving Morimoto the winner.

Next week, the German chef faces off against Captain America.
Keywords
contest; fumetti; Iron Chef; Pam; paprika; power cosmic; rocky mountain oysters; sausage; soup; TV; Twisted Toyfare Theatre

Indexer Notes

Photo story with action figures.

[House Advertisement] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Overlay Cover]
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. [Interior Cover]
    Fantastic Four
  3. 2. [Foreword]
    Fantastic Four
  4. 3. "The Coming of Galactus!"
    Fantastic Four
  5. 4. Four Score
    Fantastic Four
  6. 5. Galactic Chef
    Twisted Toyfare Theatre
  7. 6. [House Advertisement]
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  • Ken Austin
  • Matthias Hofmann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gino Scola
  • Jim Van Dore