Fantastic Four #540 [Newsstand]
(November 2006)

Marvel, 1998 Series
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Price
2.99 USD; 3.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except October and December
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated A
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Publishing Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
071658024625 10
Editing
Tom Brevoort (editor); Molly Lazer (assistant editor); Aubrey Sitterson (assistant editor); Joe Quesada (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #540 [Direct Edition].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Adi Granov (painting)
Inks
Adi Granov (painting)
Colors
Adi Granov (painting)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Woman
Reprints
Keywords
Civil War [Marvel]

Indexer Notes

Cover sports Civil War trade dress.

No image yet Cover Thumbnail for Fantastic Four (1998 series) #540 [Direct Edition]
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[Credits and Recap] (Table of Contents: 1)

Fantastic Four / recap / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mike McKone
Inks
Andy Lanning; Kris Justice; Cam Smith
Colors
Paul Mounts
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Keywords
Civil War [Marvel]

Some Words Can Never Be Taken Back (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
J. Michael Straczynski (credited)
Pencils
Mike McKone (credited)
Inks
Andy Lanning (credited); Cam Smith (credited)
Colors
Paul Mounts (credited)
Letters
Rus Wooton of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as Virtual Calligraphy's Rus Wooton)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Woman [Sue Storm Richards]]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Peter Parker [Spider-Man]; Wildstreak
Synopsis
When Sue helps Wildstreak escape from the Baxter Building against her husband's wishes, the couple fight and the Civil War splits the Richard's family right down the middle. The Thing also deserts Reed by informing him that he is leaving the country until the superhuman registration mess is cleared up. Tony and Peter stop by to take a look at the new superhuman prison that Mr. Fantastic has set up in the Negative Zone.
Reprints
Keywords
Civil War [Marvel]; Negative Zone
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. [Credits and Recap]
    Fantastic Four
  3. 2. Some Words Can Never Be Taken Back
    Fantastic Four
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