Fantastic Four #383 [Newsstand]
(December 1993)

Marvel, 1961 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 1.60 CAD
Pages
38
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
009281024620 12
Editing
Ralph Macchio (editor); Pat Garrahy (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

Comic has additional fold-out backcover with "Marvel Vision" info.
This issue is a variant of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #383 [Direct Edition].

Without Reed Richards the FF Must Face-- A World Against Them! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Ryan (signed as Ryan)
Inks
Paul Ryan (signed as Ryan)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Woman [Sue Storm Richards]; Lyja the Laserfist]; The Skrulls
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A World Against Them! (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
Gina Going (credited as Going); Chris Matthys (credited as Matthys)
Letters
Jack Morelli (credited as Morelli); Dave Sharpe (credited as Sharpe)
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Skrulls; Paibok the Power Skrull; Devos the Devastator; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Woman [Sue Storm Richards]; Lyja the Laserfist]; Skrull General Kalamari; Huntara; Psi-Lord [Franklin Richards]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

5 letters of comment by Lee Dickinson, Jason Eng, Peter Tong, Eddie Tellier, Will Johnson.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan [late career]); Rick Parker; ?
Pencils
Rick Parker (signed)
Inks
Rick Parker (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset; ?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Heroes! It's been happening more and more...
Characters
Tom DeFalco; Mark Gruenwald

Indexer Notes

"Stan's Soapbox" by Stan Lee; "Hypeline: On Sale This Week" (30 titles), fan mail, plus Rick Parker cartoon ("The Bull's Eye").
Letters from Dave Dooley, Steven Spellman, Kerwin McLachlan, Kevin Lippman, Jonny DiSee.

Marvel Vision (Table of Contents: 4)

Marvel Vision / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House Advertisement with preview information at next month's "hottest titles".

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 5)

Fleer Trading Cards; Huffy Bicycles; Milton Bradley Games; Sears Funtronics Games; Sega Game Gear; Skybox Trading Cards; Sony Imagesoft and Computer Entertainment Games; Tiger Electronics Games / advertisement / 11 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 6 one-page, 1 two-page, and 1 three-page advertisements, in various places in the magazine, for: Sony Imagesoft (Bram Stoker's Dracula game), Huffy Bicycles (Dr. Shock), Milton Bradley Games (Battle Masters strategy game, 3 pages), Fleer trading cards (NBA All-Stars), Sears Funtronics (video games, 2 pages), SkyBox trading cards (1993 Marvel Masterpieces), Sega Game Gear, Tiger Electronics (X-Men hand-held game).

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Without Reed Richards the FF Must Face-- A World Against Them!
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. A World Against Them!
    Fantastic Four
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Forum
  4. 3. ["Hi, Heroes! It's been happening more and more..."]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  5. 4. Marvel Vision
    Marvel Vision
  6. 5. [Ads]
    Fleer Trading Cards; Huffy Bicycles; Milton Bradley Games; Sears Funtronics Games; Sega Game Gear; Skybox Trading Cards; Sony Imagesoft and Computer Entertainment Games; Tiger Electronics Games
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