Fantastic Four #42 (471) [Direct Edition]
(June 2001)

Marvel, 1998 Series
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Volume
3
Price
2.25 USD; 3.50 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2001-04-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics [entire top banner]
Barcode
759606044566 04211
Editing
Bobbie Chase (credited) (executive editor); Andrew Lis (credited) (assistant editor); Joe Quesada (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

This is the first issue which has the total Fantastic Four numbering (all three volumes combined) printed on the cover next to the regular issue number.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carlos Pacheco (signed as CARLOS PACHECO [scratched])
Inks
Jesús Merino (signed as Merino)
Colors
Steve Buccellato (signed as Bucce)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
Sub-Mariner [Namor]
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A Clear & Present Danger (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Carlos Pacheco (credited) (co-plotter); Jeph Loeb (credited) (wordsmith); Rafael Marin (credited) (co-plotter)
Pencils
Stuart Immonen (credited)
Inks
Wade von Grawbadger (sourced) (miscredited to Jesus Merino)
Colors
Liquid! (credited as Liquid! Graphics)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited); Jason Levine of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft's Jason)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Annihilus (flashback); Ant-Man [Scott Lang]; Lenny Ballinger (as Damage Control); Hellscout [Kenneth Tennyson]; Maximus; Namor the Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Namorita; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; E. H. Harrelson; Gornkai
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Indexer Notes

Jesus Merino is credited for inks, which is in error. Correct inker is mentioned on letters page of issue #43.

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

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

Script
Andrew Lis ?; Bobbie Chase ?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

6 letters of comment by Ray Arcon, Steve Laming, W. Sheng, Ken Steven Chun, Martin Chavira, Tremayne Miller.

[House Advertisement] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[Marvel Subscription Form] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 10 pages (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. A Clear & Present Danger
    Fantastic Four
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Four Fan Page
  4. 3. [House Advertisement]
  5. 4. [Marvel Subscription Form]
    Marvel Subscriptions
  6. 5. [Ads]
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