Fantastic Four
#224
[Direct]
(November 1980)
Marvel,
1961 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
- Editing
- Jim Salicrup (credited) (Editor); Bob Budiansky (Assistant Editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (Editor-in-Chief)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
Prisoners of the Space-Gods!
Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bill Sienkiewicz (signed as Sin)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott (signed as Sin)
- Colors
- ?
- 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]]; Hrolf
- Reprints
-
in De Fantastiske Fire (Winthers Forlag, 1978 series) #24 -
in Fantastiska Fyran (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1980 series) #8/1981 ([augusti] 1981) -
in Fantastiske Fire (Atlantic Forlag, 1980 series) #8/1981 ([august] 1981) -
in L'Uomo Ragno (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #5 (Settembre 1987)
-
- Keywords
- bondage; caves
Indexer Notes
Letters credit from Todd Klein, via The Crespi Files as maintained originally by Danny Crespi. Posted to Comics History Exchange page on Facebook (March 24, 2017).
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The Darkfield Illumination
Fantastic Four / comic story / 17 pages
- Script
- Doug Moench (credited)
- Pencils
- Bill Sienkiewicz (credited) (breakdowns); Pablo Marcos (finished art)
- Inks
- Pablo Marcos (credited)
- Colors
- George Roussos (credited)
- Letters
- Jim Novak (credited)
- 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 Fantastic Four (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #113/114 (novembre 1980) - in Fantastiska Fyran (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1980 series) #8/1981 ([augusti] 1981)
- in Fantastiske Fire (Atlantic Forlag, 1980 series) #8/1981 ([august] 1981)
-
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!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
The Fantastic Four Yesterday --
Fantastic Four / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Jim Salicrup ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Irv Watanabe
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
This page features an unused cover for Fantastic Four #3 "reproduced...for the first time anywhere."
-- And Today!
Fantastic Four / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Jim Salicrup ?
- Pencils
- Bill Sienkiewicz (credited) (signed as Sienkiewicz)
- Inks
- Terry Austin (credited) (signed as
Austin) - Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Irv 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 (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #141/142 (mars 1983)
- in Fantastici Quattro (Edizioni Star Comics, 1988 series) #1 (Ottobre 1988) [pinup used as cover]
-
Fantastic Four Feature Page
Mister Fantastic [Mr. Fantastic] / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl
- Synopsis
- Explanation of Reed Richards' powers.
- Reprints
-
from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #16 (July 1963) - in Fantastic Four (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #141/142 (mars 1983)
-
Indexer Notes
From an early issue of Fantastic Four.
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page
Invisible Girl / illustration / 1 page
- 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!
Captain Marvel; Hostess Twinkies / comics-form advertising / 1 page
Fantastic Four Feature Page
Human Torch / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Human Torch
- Synopsis
- Explanation of Johnny Storm's powers.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #8 (November 1962)
- in Fantastic Four (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #141/142 (mars 1983)
-
Indexer Notes
From an early issue of Fantastic Four.
A Fantastic Four Feature Page!
Human Torch / illustration / 1 page
- 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)
- in Fantastic Four (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #141/142 (mars 1983)
-
Indexer Notes
From an early issue of Fantastic Four.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Prisoners of the Space-Gods!
Fantastic Four -
1.
The Darkfield Illumination
Fantastic Four -
2.
Be Elite! (It's Neat!) Become a Privileged Marvel Subscriber!
-
3.
The Fantastic Four Yesterday --
Fantastic Four -
4.
-- And Today!
Fantastic Four -
5.
Fantastic Four Feature Page
Mister Fantastic [Mr. Fantastic] -
6.
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page
Invisible Girl -
7.
Captain Marvel Defends the Earth!
Captain Marvel; Hostess Twinkies -
8.
Fantastic Four Feature Page
Human Torch -
9.
A Fantastic Four Feature Page!
Human Torch
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