Fantastic Four #208 [Direct]
(July 1979)

Marvel, 1961 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1979
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860246207
Editing
Marv Wolfman (credited) (editor); Mark Gruenwald (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

Barcode printed on comic but with black slash printed over it.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dave Cockrum (layout); Keith Pollard
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
First Line of Dialogue or Text
At last -- I possess the power!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Sphinx
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencil credits from original art viewed at http://www.collectingfool.com/art.html

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The Power of the Sphinx! (Table of Contents: 1)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman
Pencils
Sal Buscema (breakdowns); Al Milgrom (credited as Diverse Hands) (finished art); Frank Giacoia (credited as Diverse Hands) (finished art); Frank Springer (credited as Diverse Hands) (finished art); ? [as Diverse Hands] (finished art)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited as Diverse Hands) (finished art); Frank Giacoia (credited as Diverse Hands) (finished art); Frank Springer (credited as Diverse Hands) (finished art); ? [as Diverse Hands]
Colors
Glynis Oliver
Letters
Joe Rosen
Job Number
LG435
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; The Sphinx; Dr. Sun; New Champions [Nova-Prime [Tanak Valt]; Nova [Rich Ryder]; Crimebuster [Frank Moore]; Diamondhead [Arch Dyker]; Prime Thoran; Powerhouse [Rieg Davan]; Comet [Harris Moore] (introduction as group)]; Queen Adora
Reprints

Pete Rose Batting Practice (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Turco; Batting Practice / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Hotshot on the Block (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Fantastic Four Fan Page / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Robert Rusk, D. Touey, Jeffrey Lowndes, Tom Ernst, and Randall Moreau.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["At last -- I possess the power!"]
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. The Power of the Sphinx!
    Fantastic Four
  3. 2. Pete Rose Batting Practice
    Turco; Batting Practice
  4. 3. ["Hey, gang, remember me telling you about our top secret..."]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Stan's Soapbox
  5. 4. Hotshot on the Block
    Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Four Fan Page
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