Fantastic Four #290 [Canadian]

(May 1986)

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

Script

John Byrne (credited)

Pencils

John Byrne (credited)

Inks

Al Gordon (credited)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited)

Letters

John Workman (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Beyond time, beyond space, the Negative Zone...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Woman [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]]; Nick Fury; Annihilus (villain); Blastaar (villain); Tanjaar; S.H.I.E.L.D.

Synopsis

The Fantastic Four get caught in a power struggle between Blastaar and Annihilus. Reed appears to sacrifice his life so that the Fantastic Four and Fury can escape from the Negative Zone while keeping Annihilus contained within. But they find they have gone back in time to 1936.

Reprints

• in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #20 ([1987])
• in Nova (Editions Lug, 1978 series) #130 (novembre 1988)
• in Fantastici Quattro (Edizioni Star Comics, 1988 series) #65 (30 Marzo 1992)
• in The Greatest Villains of the Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1995 series) (April 1995)
• in Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 (2013)

Keywords

Cosmic Control Rod; Negative Zone

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Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

Script

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Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Marvel, It is 2:34 A.M. ...

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Mark Beebe, Shawn P. Barry, Joe Frank, Matt Drinkwine, Thomas Everett, Mike Ferrero, Alvin Helms, Tim Whetune & Frank Wade, Christopher Blue and Leonard Johnson.