Fantastic Four #401 [Direct Edition]
(June 1995)

Marvel, 1961 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.50 USD; 2.10 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Universe Fantastic Four Group
Barcode
759606024629 40111
Editing
Nel Yomtov (credited) (editor); Mike Marts (credited as Michael Marts) (assistant editor); Mark Gruenwald (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

As the Torch Burns So Shall the F.F. Perish! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Ryan (signed as P. C. Ryan)
Inks
Paul Ryan (signed as P. C. Ryan)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Woman [Sue Storm Richards]; Ant-Man [Scott Lang]; Kristoff Vernard]
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At the Mercy of Maximus! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Paul Ryan (credited) (plot); Tom DeFalco (credited) (plot, script)
Pencils
Paul Ryan (credited)
Inks
Danny Bulanadi (credited as Dan Bulanadi)
Colors
John Kalisz (credited)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Even as the howling inhuman mob presses in, intent on...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Woman [Sue Storm Richards]; Kristoff Vernard; Ant-Man [Scott Lang]]; Mister Fantastic (flashback); Zarrko [as Boris]; Morgan LeFey; Thor; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Nathaniel Richards; Inhumans [Maximus; Stallior; Timberius; Karnak; Gorgon; Black Bolt; Medusa; Leonus; Nebulo; Arcadius; Targon]
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Indexer Notes

Story continues partly in FANTASTIC FORCE (Marvel, 1994 series) #9.

[House Advertisement] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

House Advertisement for: "Atlantis Rising" crossover storyline.

[Marvel Subscription Form] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
Jack Davis (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Spider-Man

Indexer Notes

House Advertisement for Marvel Comics Series (subscription page).

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

Fantastic Forum / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

5 letters of comment by Richard Wodhouse, Jeffrey Coburn, Joshua Westmare, Dion Rasberry, Sam Lipkin.

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 5)

advertisement / 10 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 8 one-page and 1 two-page advertisements for: The Pagemaster (video, Fox Video), Kool-Aid Bursts (soft drink, Kraft Foods), Nerds (candy, Willy Wonka), Mile High Comics (back issues, MHC), Discover the Megaverse (roleplaying games, Palladium Books), Push your Sega (gaming hardware, SEGA, 2 pages), Mascot Misfits (merchandise, Pizza Hut), X-Men Pasta (food, Chef Boyardee), Fleer Ultra Caspar (trading cards, Fleer).

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. As the Torch Burns So Shall the F.F. Perish!
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. At the Mercy of Maximus!
    Fantastic Four
  3. 2. [House Advertisement]
    Atlantis Rising
  4. 3. [Marvel Subscription Form]
    Marvel Subscriptions
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Forum
  6. 5. [Ads]
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