Fantastic Four #50 (479) [Direct Edition]
(February 2002)

Marvel, 1998 Series
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Volume
3
Price
3.99 USD; 5.99 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2001-12-19
Publisher's Age Guidelines
PG
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics [entire top banner]
Barcode
759606044566 05011
Editing
Jeff Youngquist (credited as Youngquist) (assistant editor); Marc Sumerak (credited as Sumerak) (assistant editor); Tom Brevoort (credited) (editor); Joe Quesada (credited) (editor in chief); Bill Jemas (credited) (president)

Issue Notes

Part of Marvel's company-wide "'NUFF SAID" month where the main story has no words.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

'Nuff Said (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Barry Windsor-Smith (signed as BWS)
Inks
Barry Windsor-Smith (signed as BWS)
Colors
José Villarrubia (signed as JV) (sourced)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Invisible Woman; the Thing; Mister Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]
Reprints

Anniversary (Table of Contents: 1)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 29 pages (report information)

Script
Carlos Pacheco (credited); Rafael Marin (credited)
Pencils
Tom Grummett (credited)
Inks
Scott Koblish (credited)
Colors
Liquid! (credited)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Invisible Woman; the Thing; Mister Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Valeria Richards; She-Hulk; Doctor Doom
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four Fan Page / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Jeff Youngquist ?; Marc Sumerak ?; Tom Brevoort ?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

4 letters of comment by George Bynum, Marty Livsey, Matt Sartwell, Matt Webb

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Average number of copies: 96,408. Actual number closest to filing date: 94,800

So Shall It Be?! (Table of Contents: 4)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jeph Loeb (credited as J. Phloeb) (words); Carlos Pacheco (credited as Carlos Phacheco) (co-plot); Rafael Marin (credited as Jesuph Marin) (co-plot)
Pencils
Carlos Pacheco (credited as Carlos Phacheco)
Inks
Jesús Merino (credited as Jesuph Marin)
Colors
Liquid! (credited as Liphuid!)
Letters
Comicraft (credited as Comicrapht)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Carlos Porkchopo; Fantastic Four; Tyrannus; Red Ghost's Super Apes; Marvel Bullpen; Jepffhe Globe; Beesnort
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Parody.

In the Eye of the Beholder (Table of Contents: 5)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Fabian Nicieza (credited)
Pencils
Steve Rude (credited)
Inks
Mike Royer (credited)
Colors
Gregory Wright (credited as Greg Wright)
Letters
Mike Royer (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Fantastic; Thing; Reed Richards; Susan Richards; Johnny Storm; Tony Stark; Rosie; She-Hulk; Wasp; Jillian; Hillary Vickers
Reprints

Anniversary Gift (Table of Contents: 6)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Erik Ko of Udon Studios (credited as Udon Chief Erik Ko) (story); Ken Siu-Chong (credited) (writer)
Pencils
Alvin Lee (credited) (pencils); Erik Ko of Udon Studios (credited as Udon Chief Erik Ko) (art)
Inks
Omar Dogan (credited)
Colors
Angelo Tsang (credited as Angelo "Frozen Light" Tsang)
Letters
Richard Starkings (credited); Albert Deschesne of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft's Albert Deschesne)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Thing; Johnny Storm; Susan Richards; Susan Richards
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Artwork by Udon Studios.

Ultimate Savings! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House Advertisement (One-Pager) for Marvel Comics Series (subscription page with Ultimates illustration).

[House Advertisement] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

House Advertisement (One-Pager) for: MARVEL MANGAVERSE series.

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 9)

advertisement / 11 pages (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Total of 9 one-page and 1 two-page advertisements for: Olympics (sorts, olympics.com), Frosted Flakes (cereal, Kellogg), Spider-Man Underoos (clothes, Fruit of the Loom), Warioland 4 (game, Nintendo), clay animation (anti-drugs, NDC), Marvel ReCharge (collectible card game, Marvel, 2 pages), Marvel in Motion (CD ROM, MiM), Make Your Holidays Marvel-ous! (merchandise, Dynamic Forces), Tobacco is Whacko (anti-drugs, Lorillard), X-Men promotion (fast food, Burger King).

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. 'Nuff Said
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. Anniversary
    Fantastic Four
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Four Fan Page
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. So Shall It Be?!
    Fantastic Four
  6. 5. In the Eye of the Beholder
    Fantastic Four
  7. 6. Anniversary Gift
    Fantastic Four
  8. 7. Ultimate Savings!
  9. 8. [House Advertisement]
  10. 9. [Ads]
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  • Mike Nielsen
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