Fantastic Four
#253
[Direct Edition]
(April 1983)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Editing:
- Al Milgrom; Ann Nocenti (Assistant Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
This issue has variants.
- Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #253 [Newsstand Edition]
- Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #253 [Canadian variant]
[no title indexed]
Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- John Byrne (signed)
- Inks:
- John Byrne (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Kestorians
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
-
in Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne (Marvel, 2001 series) #3 ([January] 2005) - in Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 ([November] 2011)
-
![Cover Thumbnail for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #253 [Direct Edition]](http://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/22/w200/22119.jpg?4504648418332186598)
![Cover Thumbnail for Fantastic Four (1961 series) #253 [Newsstand Edition]](http://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/812/w100/812367.jpg?-111269713130103421)
![Cover Thumbnail for Fantastic Four (1961 series) #253 [Canadian variant]](http://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/860/w100/860655.jpg?-2371081857245418631)
Quest
Fantastic Four / comic story / 22 pages
Credits
- Script:
- John Byrne
- Pencils:
- John Byrne
- Inks:
- John Byrne
- Colors:
- Glynis Wein
- Letters:
- Jim Novak
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Kestorians; Annihilus (Villain)
- Synopsis:
- The FF try to help the Kestorians to find a new planet to populate but things aren't exactly as they seem.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne (Marvel, 2001 series) #3 ([January] 2005)
- in Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 ([November] 2011)
-
in Nova (Editions Lug, 1978 series) #113
-
["I'm back!"]
Bullpen Bulletins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jim Shooter (signed)
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Between pages 21 and 22 of the main sequence.
["Dear Marvel Masters: Who are you trying..."]
Fantastic Four Fan Page / letters page / 0.8 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from readers Jim Fucinari, Phil Jones, Mark Waldman, Marc Christensen and Daniel Pei.
U.S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685)
statement of ownership / 0.2 page
Credits
- Script:
- Ed Shukin (Business Manager)
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Average number of copies in preceding 12 months: 443,238.
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Fantastic Four -
1.
Quest
Fantastic Four -
2.
["I'm back!"]
Bullpen Bulletins -
3.
["Dear Marvel Masters: Who are you trying..."]
Fantastic Four Fan Page -
4.
U.S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685)
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- Ramon Schenk
- Patrick Lemaire
- Per Sandell
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Klein
- Tony R. Rose
- Fernandez
- Matthias Hofmann
- Lou Mazzella
- Mark Gordon
- Max Capp
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