Fantastic Four #244 [Direct]

(July 1982)

Scottie in A Cracker Jack Story (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Cracker Jack / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Beginnings and Endings (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

John Byrne (credited)

Pencils

John Byrne

Inks

John Byrne

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)

Letters

Jim Novak (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The young woman doing terrible things to herself in the name of good health...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; The Avengers [Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Wasp]; Dr. Strange; Franklin Richards; HERBIE-like robot; Nova [Frankie Raye] (introduction as Nova); Galactus (villain); Terrax (cameo flashback); Doctor Doom (cameo)

Synopsis

Reed Richards saves Galactus' life. Frankie Raye becomes his herald. Richards buys the Baxter Building from Collins.

Reprints

• in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #13
• in Fantastic Four (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #135/136 (septembre 1982)
• in Spindelmannen (Semic, 1984 series) #8/1985 ([augusti] 1985)
• in Edderkoppen (Interpresse, 1984 series) #8/1985 (uge 32 1985)
• in Edderkoppen (Semic, 1984 series) #8/1985 (uke 33 1985)
• in Nova (Editions Lug, 1978 series) #108 (5 janvier 1987)
• in The Fantastic Four: The Trial of Galactus (Marvel, 1989 series) (1989)
• in Fantastici Quattro (Edizioni Star Comics, 1988 series) #16 (Gennaio 1990)
• in Obras Maestras (Planeta DeAgostini, 1991 series) #4 - Los 4 Fantásticos: El Juicio de Galactus (Octubre 1991)
• in Coleccionable Los 4 Fantásticos de John Byrne (Planeta DeAgostini, 2002 series) #4 (Febrero 2002)
• in Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne (Marvel, 2001 series) #2 ([June] 2004)
• in Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 (2011)
• in Artist's Edition (IDW, 2010 series) #[12] - John Byrne’s Fantastic Four
• in Marvel Héroes (Panini España, 2012 series) #59 - Los 4 Fantásticos de John Byrne 1 (Marzo 2015)

[The Woods of Oakthorn] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

A "Dungeons & Dragons" Adventure! / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

John Byrne

Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Before we get to the nitty gritty on this...

Feature Logo

Fantastic Four Fan Page

Characters

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from Elizabeth Holden, Dan H. Eiler, Anthony Passaniti, Doug Gessell, Verlin J. Curtiss, Francis Herman, and Eric Hampton.