Fantastic Four #9 [Direct Edition]

(July 1997)

Legacy (Table of Contents: 1)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Brandon Choi (credited); Jim Lee (credited) (plot)

Pencils

Brett Booth (credited)

Inks

Tom McWeeney (credited); Luke Rizzo (credited as Lucian Rizzo) ("with"); Scott Williams (credited) ("with"); John Tighe (credited) ("with"); Sal Regla (credited) ("with"); Mark Irwin (credited) ("with")

Colors

Jess Ruffner (credited as Jessica Ruffner); Wildstorm FX (credited)

Letters

Richard Starkings (credited); Dave Lanphear of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft's Dave Lanphear)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Once upon a time, his name was Pyreus Krill.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Woman [Susan Storm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
The Inhumans: King Black Bolt [Blackagar Boltagon]; Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]; Gorgon; Karnak; Medusa [Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon]; Triton
The Inhumans
Firelord [Pyreus Kril] (first appearance); Galactus [Galan]; Maximus (first appearance)

Universe

Marvel : Counter-Earth (Heroes Reborn)

Reprints

• in Fantastic Four (Panini France, 1998 series) #9 (novembre 1998)
• in Heroes Reborn: Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2006 series) (2006)
• in Heroes Reborn Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) ([August] 2019)

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Spider-Man

Indexer Notes

House Advertisement for Marvel Comics Series (subscription page).

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 3)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

House Advertisements for: Amazing Spider-Man #425, "Zero Tolerance" event, "Alpha Flight series.

A Cataclysmic Collection of Tantalizing Teasers and Notorious Newsbytes! (Table of Contents: 4)

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed); ?

Colors

?

Letters

Comicraft; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Who says that Merry Marvel isn't taking over the world?

Indexer Notes

"Stan's Soapbox" by Stan Lee, "Creator Profile: Joe Kelly", "Mighty Marvel Checklist" (14 titles), plus promo texts for Marvel titles. Design by Comicraft.

Alpha Flight #1 (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Scott Clark (signed)

Inks

Chris Carlson (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Jaye Gardner (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Their nation's only heroes... The world's only hope.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Alpha Flight [Guardian [James MacDonald Hudson clone]; Vindicator [Heather Hudson]; Sasquatch [mystical beast]; Puck [Eugenne Judd]; Radius [Jared Corbo]; Flex [Adrian Corbo]; Murmur [Arlette Truffaut]; Madison Jeffries]

Indexer Notes

Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1997 series) promo art.

[Alpha Flight #1 Preview] (Table of Contents: 6)

Alpha Flight / preview (from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Steven T. Seagle

Pencils

Scott Clark

Inks

Chris Carlson

Colors

Lee Ann Denham

Letters

Comicraft; Richard Starkings (credited as RS)

Editing

Jaye Gardner (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Have you checked your horoscope?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wolverine; Guardian

Reprints

• from Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1997 series) #1 (August 1997) [3-page preview with different colors and letters.]

Indexer Notes

Preview of three comic pages of the upcoming Alpha Flight series.

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 7)

advertisement / 12 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 8 one-page and 2 two-page advertisements for: Cap'n Crunch (cereal, Quaker Oats Company), Monumental Marvel Overpower (trading card game, Fleer), Comic Book Champions (pewter figures, Racing Champions), Tangy Taffy (candy, Sunline), Wild Arms (game, Sony, 2 pages), East Coast Comics (back issues, ECC), Free Free (comics collecting club, UCI), Soulblade (game, Namco, 2 pages), Pebbles (cereal, Post), Chee-Tos (snack, Frito-Lay).