Fantastic Four #2 [Direct Edition]
(December 1996)

Marvel, 1996 Series
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Volume
2
Price
1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1996-10-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
759606043613 00211
Editing
Michael Heisler (credited as Heisler) (editor); Dan Nakrosis (assistant editor); Bob Harras (credited as Harras) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Lee (signed as Jim Lee)
Inks
Scott Williams (signed as Williams)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Namor the Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Reprints

Repercussions (Table of Contents: 1)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Brandon Choi (credited as Choi); Jim Lee (credited as Lee) (plot)
Pencils
Jim Lee (credited as Lee)
Inks
Scott Williams (credited as Williams)
Colors
Joe Chiodo (credited as Chiodo); Martin Jimenez (credited as Jimenez); Wildstorm FX (credited) (computer colors)
Letters
Richard Starkings of Comicraft (credited as Starkings/Comicraft)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Reed! That idiot's got his hands on the quantum drive!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
S.H.I.E.L.D.: Dum Dum Dugan (Counter-Earth (Heroes Reborn)); Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine (first appearance); Colonel Nick Fury (Counter-Earth (Heroes Reborn))
Lady Dorma; Lord Krang; Mole Man (Counter-Earth (Heroes Reborn)); Namor the Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Orthus; Reva; Agent Hope; Giganto
Reprints

[Marvel Subscription Form] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

In Memoriam: Mark Gruenwald (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Mark Gruenwald (photograph)

Indexer Notes

Obituary with photo plus comments by writers and artists about the death of Mark Gruenwald.

The Return of the One True Spider-Man (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1996
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 145,676
Actual number sold of issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 185,436
Owner: Approximately 80% of the common stock of Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc, is owned indirectly through wholly-owned subsidiaries by Mafco Holding, Inc., 35 East 62nd Street, New York, N.Y. 10021.
The balance of Marvel's common stock is publicly owned.

Service Statement on the same page as the Spider-Man ad.

[Marvel Vision] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Marvel Vision / promo (ad from the publisher) / 5 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Kevin Moore, Paul Dale Roberts, and Jeremy Orr; cover art preview of Fantastic Four #3.

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 11 pages (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. Repercussions
    Fantastic Four
  3. 2. [Marvel Subscription Form]
    Marvel Subscriptions
  4. 3. In Memoriam: Mark Gruenwald
  5. 4. The Return of the One True Spider-Man
    Spider-Man
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. [Marvel Vision]
    Marvel Vision
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Four
  9. 8. [Ads]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Matthias Hofmann
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Gino Scola