Fantastic Four #539 [Direct Edition]

(September 2006)

Decisions Made (Table of Contents: 1)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

J. Michael Straczynski (credited)

Pencils

Mike McKone (credited)

Inks

Andy Lanning (credited); Kris Justice (credited); Cam Smith (credited)

Colors

Paul Mounts (credited)

Letters

Rus Wooton of Virtual Calligraphy (credited as VC's Rus Wooton)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Thing; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Luke Cage; Cloak; Dagger; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; She-Hulk; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Wasp; Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]; Tigra; Yancy Street Gang; The Thinker (villain); Puppet Master (villain); Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (cameo flashback); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo flashback); Invisible Woman [Sue Storm Richards] (cameo flashback)

Synopsis

The Puppet Master and the Thinker choose a clash between Iron Man's forces and Cap's forces during a prisoner transport to strike out at the heroes and cause additional havoc. When a member of the Yancy Street Gang is killed in the conflict, the Thing verbally lays into the heroes on both sides of the Civil War conflict and declares that he is leaving the country until the superhuman registration mess is sorted out.

Reprints

• in Civil War: Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2007 series) (2007)
• in Marvel Icons (Panini France, 2005 series) #25 (mai 2007)
• in Civil War Chronicles (Marvel, 2007 series) #5 (February 2008)

Keywords

Civil War [Marvel]