Fantastic Four #216 [Direct]
(March 1980)

Marvel, 1961 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860246203
Editing
Marv Wolfman (editor); Mark Gruenwald (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

A God Walks Times Square! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rich Buckler (signed as BUCKLER)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed as Milgrom)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Futurist
Reprints

Where There Be Gods! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited) (story); Bill Mantlo (credited) (dialog)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited) (breakdowns); Pablo Marcos (credited) (finished art)
Inks
Pablo Marcos (credited)
Colors
Carl Gafford (credited as Carl G.)
Letters
Irv Watanabe (credited as Irv W.) (pages 1-22); Michael Higgins (credited as Michael H.) (pages 23-30)

Job Number
LF671
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Futurist (villain); Blastaar (villain); H.E.R.B.I.E [Dr. Sun] (cameo)
Synopsis
Blastaar tries to dupe the Futurist into helping him defeat the FF.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letterer credits 2005 by Steven Tice.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four Fan Page / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Joseph Gonzales and Carol A. Strickland.

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

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Total No. Copies Printed (net press run): Average no. of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 463,916. Single issue nearest to filing date: 471,533.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

The Hungry Battleaxe! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Iron Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

How to Be a Wild and Crazy Guy!! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A God Walks Times Square!
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. Where There Be Gods!
    Fantastic Four
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Four Fan Page
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. ["Okay, Omniscient Ones, here's the..."]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
  6. 5. The Hungry Battleaxe!
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Iron Man
  7. 6. How to Be a Wild and Crazy Guy!!
    Crazy
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  • Kelly Langston-Smith
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  • Tony R. Rose
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  • Richard Thomson
  • Steven Tice