Fantastic Four Annual #22 [Direct]
(1989)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.00 USD; 2.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
annually
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Annual
Editing
Ralph Macchio (editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

The Awesome Conclusion to Atlantis Attacks [Chapter Fourteen] (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ron Frenz (signed)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Tigra [Greer Nelson]; Vision
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[Credits] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Walter Simonson
Inks
Walter Simonson
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]

For Crown and Conquest (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Rich Buckler
Inks
Tony DeZuniga
Colors
John Wilcox
Letters
Janice Chiang

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Woman [Sue Storm Richards]; Ms. Marvel [Sharon Ventura]]; Doctor Strange; Dagger; Jean Grey; Namorita; Storm; Andromeda; Beast; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Namor, the Sub-Mariner (Leaves); Hawkeye; Tigra; Vision; Scarlet Witch; Wasp; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Sersi; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Black Panther; Black Widow [Natasha Romanova]; Hank Pym; Mockingbird; She-Hulk]; Ghaur (villain); Llyra (villain); Lemurians (villain); Naga (villain); Silver Surfer (cameo flashback); Havok (cameo flashback); Polaris (cameo flashback); Wolverine (cameo flashback); Colossus (cameo flashback); Dazzler (cameo flashback); Longshot (cameo flashback); Psylocke (cameo flashback); Rogue (cameo flashback); Moon Knight (cameo flashback); Punisher (cameo flashback); Daredevil (cameo flashback); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo flashback); Cannonball (cameo flashback); Sunspot (cameo flashback); Rictor (cameo flashback); Boom Boom (cameo flashback); Warlock (cameo flashback); Rahne [Wolfsbane] (cameo flashback); Dorma (cameo flashback); Marrina (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
With Ghaur and Llyra on the verge of sacrificing the chosen seven brides of Set to power the Serpent Crown, the Avengers and Fantastic Four invade their underwater base. While the Avengers battle the Lemurians, the Fantastic Four and Namor make their way into Ghaur's throne room and put a stop to his plans. With their friends freed, the heroes dump the giant Serpent Crown into a deep crevasse to end its threat.
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Indexer Notes

Atlantis Attacks continued from Thor Annual (Marvel, 1966 series) #14.

Savior of the Lost Artifacts (Table of Contents: 3)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Gruenwald
Pencils
Tom Morgan
Inks
Mike DeCarlo
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Bill Oakley

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]]; Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]; Lockjaw; Uatu
Synopsis
With their new headquarters nearing completion, Reed and Sue try to discover who saved much of their equipment and personal items from destruction.
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Indexer Notes

Story takes place within FANTASTIC FOUR (Marvel, 1963 series) #249

Mission: Impossible Man (Table of Contents: 4)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Gregory Wright
Pencils
Hilary Barta
Inks
Hilary Barta
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Willie Schubert

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Woman [Sue Storm Richards]; Ms. Marvel [Sharon Ventura]]; Stan Lee; Impossible Man; Wonder Man; Annihilus (cameo)
Synopsis
The Fantastic Four tries to save Stan Lee from the Impossible Man who is trying to break into show biz.

From the Journals of Doctor Doom (Table of Contents: 5)

Doctor Doom / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Peter Sanderson
Pencils
Ron Lim
Inks
Mike DeCarlo
Colors
George Roussos
Letters
Jade Moede

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doctor Doom; Mole Man; Kang; Mad Thinker; Wizard
Synopsis
Doom sounds off as to why he is smarter than some of the other foes of the Fantastic Four.

The Saga of the Serpent Crown Chapter 14: Game, Set, and Match (Table of Contents: 6)

Serpent Crown / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Peter Sanderson
Pencils
Mark Bagley
Inks
Keith Williams
Colors
Marc Siry
Letters
Jade Moede
Editing
Mark Gruenwald; Gregory Wright (Managing)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Watcher; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Doctor Strange; Scarlet Witch; Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; The Thing; Gaea
Synopsis
The Watcher wraps up the origins of the Serpent Crown for Gaea.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Awesome Conclusion to Atlantis Attacks [Chapter Fourteen]
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. [Credits]
  3. 2. For Crown and Conquest
    Fantastic Four
  4. 3. Savior of the Lost Artifacts
    Fantastic Four
  5. 4. Mission: Impossible Man
    Fantastic Four
  6. 5. From the Journals of Doctor Doom
    Doctor Doom
  7. 6. The Saga of the Serpent Crown Chapter 14: Game, Set, and Match
    Serpent Crown
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