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Issue Details

Issue #173
Published August 1976
Cover Price 0.25
Pages 36
Editing Roy Thomas
Notes John Romita alteration note supplied by Nick Caputo Letters page replies by Roy Thomas.

Cover Details

Characters Fantastic Four--Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch, The Thing vs. Galactus
Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Joe Sinnott; John Romita? (alterations)
Letters Dan Crespi?
Notes John Romita alteration note supplied by Nick Caputo Letters page replies by Roy Thomas.

17 page Fantastic Four story "Counter-Earth Must Die--At the Hand of Galactus!"

Characters F: Fantastic Four--Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch, The Thing; GS: High Evolutionary, Gorr, Torgo; GV: The Destroyer, Galactus; GC: Air-Walker, Firelord, Silver Surfer, Thor (all fb)
Synopsis The FF try to find another planet to sacrifice so Galactus won't eat Counter Earth; After they are all captured, the Evolutionary decides to save his world by challenging Galactus in a fight to the death.
Genre superhero
Script Roy Thomas
Pencils John Buscema (breakdowns); Joe Sinnott (finished art)
Inks Joe Sinnott
Colors Phil Rachelson
Letters Joe Rosen