Issue Details

Issue	#559
Published	September 2008
Frequency	monthly
Cover Price	2.99 USD; 3.05 CAN
Pages	36
Editing	Tom Brevoort; Jeanine Schaefer (associate)

Cover Details - "Who Are the New Defenders?"

Characters	Bruce Robert Banner, Jr.; Alex Ultron; Lightwave; Natalie X; the Hooded Man; Psionics; Mr. Fantastic; Dr. Doom
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Bryan Hitch
Inks	Andrew Curre ?
Letters	typeset

1 page advertisement "Because bomb-sniffing dogs don't work well underwater"

Synopsis	A recruitment advertisement for the US Navy.
Notes	inside front cover

1 page recap

Letters

typeset

22 page Fantastic Four story "Death of the Invisible Woman, Part 2: The Hooded Man"

Characters	the Thing; Deborah Green; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Miguel; Red-Beard; Lightwave; Invisible Woman; Alyssa Moy; Psionic; the Hooded Man; Mr. Fantastic; Henry Pym; Valeria Richards; Mrs. Deneuve; Dr. Doom; Galactus; Bruce Robert Banner, Jr.
Synopsis	Johnny is attacked and captured by three unknown super-beings.
Genre	superhero
Script	Mark Millar
Pencils	Bryan Hitch
Inks	Bryan Hitch; Andrew Currie
Colors	Paul Mounts
Letters	Rus Wooton [as VC's Rus Wooton]

1 page advertisement "Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one."

Synopsis	An advertisement for Microsoft's computer game, "Too Human."
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 1 and 2 of the Fantastic Four story.

1 page advertisement "The legend continues..."

Synopsis	An advertisement for Upper Deck's Marvel trading cards.
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 4 and 5 of the Fantastic Four story.

1 page advertisement "Torpedo Comics.com"

Synopsis	An advertisement for www.torpedocomics.com, an on-line comics retailer.
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 7 and 8 of the Fantastic Four story.

1 page biography (nonfictional) "He wasn't bitten by a radioactive spider..."

Synopsis	An obituary essay with photograph for Michael Turner.
Letters	typeset
Notes	This essay is between pages 12 and 13 of the Fantastic Four story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Introducing the new Skrull Kill Krew"

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement for Avengers: The Initiative (Marvel, 2007 series) #16.
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 13 and 14 of the Fantastic Four story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Have the Skrulls met their match..."

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement for Deadpool (Marvel, 2008 series).
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 14 and 15 of the Fantastic Four story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "With great power comes a prehensile tail"

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement for Marvel Apes (Marvel, 2008 series).
Pencils	R.F. Bachs (signed)
Inks	Karl Kesel (signed)
Colors	Javier Mena (signed)
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 17 and 18 of the Fantastic Four story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Only one man stands between Earth and the Skrulls' next wave of attack..."

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement for Nova (Marvel, 2007 series) #16.
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 18 and 19 of the Fantastic Four story.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The root of Venom's evil revealed!"

Synopsis	An in-house promotional advertisement for Venom: Dark Origin (Marvel, 2008 series)
Notes	This advertisement is between pages 19 and 20 of the Fantastic Four story.

1 page advertisement "The Dark Knight is calling"

Synopsis	An advertisement for Verizon Wireless's games, ringtones, and previews of the Warner Brothers' motion picture, "The Dark Knight."
Notes	inside back cover

1 page advertisement "True or False"

Synopsis	An anti-illegal drug use promotional advertisement from the Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Notes	back cover