Fantastic Four #224 [Direct Edition]

(November 1980)

The Darkfield Illumination (Table of Contents: 1)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script:

Doug Moench

Pencils:

Bill Sienkiewicz (breakdowns); Pablo Marcos (finished art)

Inks:

Pablo Marcos

Colors:

George Roussos

Letters:

Jim Novak

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Franklin Richards; Alicia Masters; Wiglif (villain); Hrolf (villain); Korgon (villain)

Synopsis:

A strange red mist descends on New York and messes with the Fantastic Four's powers. When they head to the Arctic to investigate, they are captured by a race of scientific vikings who need help with their dying god.

Reprints:

• in Nova (Editions Lug, 1978 series) #97 (5 février 1986)
• in L'Uomo Ragno (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #4 (Agosto 1987) [part 1], #5 (Settembre 1987) [part 2]

Be Elite! (It's Neat!) Become a Privileged Marvel Subscriber! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Fantastic Four Yesterday -- (Table of Contents: 3)

Fantastic Four / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jim Salicrup ?

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Dick Ayers

Colors:

?

Letters:

Irving Watanabe

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]

Reprints:

• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)

Indexer Notes

This page features an unused cover for Fantastic Four #3 "reproduced...for the first time anywhere."

-- And Today! (Table of Contents: 4)

Fantastic Four / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jim Salicrup ?

Pencils:

Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)

Inks:

Terry Austin (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Irving Watanabe

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]

Reprints:

• in Fantastici Quattro (Edizioni Star Comics, 1988 series) #1 (Ottobre 1988) [pinup used as cover]

Fantastic Four Feature Page (Table of Contents: 5)

Mr. Fantastic / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Dick Ayers ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl

Synopsis:

Explanation of Reed Richards' powers.

Reprints:

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #16 (July 1963)

Indexer Notes

From an early issue of Fantastic Four.

The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page (Table of Contents: 6)

Invisible Girl / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Stan Lee ?

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Dick Ayers ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek ?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Invisible Girl

Reprints:

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #10 (January 1963)

Indexer Notes

Pin-up of the Invisible Girl from an early issue of Fantastic Four.

Captain Marvel Defends the Earth! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Captain Marvel; Hostess / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fantastic Four Feature Page (Table of Contents: 8)

Human Torch / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Dick Ayers ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Human Torch

Synopsis:

Explanation of Johnny Storm's powers.

Reprints:

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #8 (November 1962)

Indexer Notes

From an early issue of Fantastic Four.

A Fantastic Four Feature Page! (Table of Contents: 9)

Human Torch / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Dick Ayers ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]

Synopsis:

More information on Johnny Storm's powers.

Reprints:

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #9 (December 1962)

Indexer Notes

From an early issue of Fantastic Four.