Fantastic Four #60 (489) [2002 Baltimore Comic-Con Variant]
(October 2002)

Marvel, 1998 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly except semimonthly in October
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
Editing
Tom Brevoort (editor); Marc Sumerak (assistant editor); Andy Schmidt (assistant editor); Joe Quesada (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #60 (489) [Direct Edition]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Wieringo
Inks
Karl Kesel
Colors
Paul Mounts
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Woman [Susan Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Benjamin Grimm]]

Indexer Notes

There is no cover pricing information shown. An announcement for the 2002 Baltimore Comic Book Show replaces approximately the bottom quarter of the front cover artwork.

Cover Thumbnail for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #60 (489) [2002 Baltimore Comic-Con Variant] Cover Thumbnail for Fantastic Four (1998 series) #60 (489) [Direct Edition] Cover Thumbnail for Fantastic Four (1998 series) #60 (489) [Newsstand]
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Inside Out (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Mark Waid (credited)
Pencils
Mike Wieringo (credited)
Inks
Karl Kesel (credited)
Colors
Paul Mounts (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited); Albert Deschesne of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft's Albert Deschesne)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (origin) (also flashback); Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (origin) (also flashback); The Thing [Ben Grimm] (origin) (also flashback)
Fantastic Four: Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards] (origin) (also flashback)
Franklin Richards; Valeria Richards; Mr. Shertzer; Mr. Webber; the Datavore; Leviates (insectoid aliens); Skrulls (flashback, cameo); Dr. Miro (cameo); Jamal; Cody
Synopsis
Mr. Shertzer, an employee with a PR firm, is assigned to spend some time with The Fantastic Four.
Awards
Reprints

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

4 Thoughts / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Marc Sumerak (credited)
Pencils
Mike Wieringo (signed as Ringo)
Inks
Karl Kesel (signed as KESEL)
Colors
Richard Isanove (signed as Isanove)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Welcome, one and all, to a brand new era of excitement for Marvel’s First Family!

Indexer Notes

Editorial by Marc Sumerak about the new direction of the series, plus cover previews of Fantastic Four #61-63.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Ultimate Savings! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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

advertisement / 10.5 pages (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. Inside Out
    Fantastic Four
  3. 2. ["Welcome, one and all, to a brand new era of excitement for Marvel’s First Family!"]
    4 Thoughts
  4. 3. [House Advertisement]
  5. 4. Ultimate Savings!
  6. 5. [Ads]
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