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Issue Details

Issue #401
Published June 1995
Cover Price $1.50
Pages 36
Editing Nelson Yomtov; Michael Marts (Assistant Editor)

Cover Details - "As the Torch Burns So Shall the F.F. Perish!"

Characters Human Torch; Invisible Woman; The Thing; Ant-Man; Kristoff Vernard
Genre Superhero
Pencils Paul Ryan (signed)
Inks Paul Ryan (signed)

22 page Fantastic Four story "At the Mercy of Maximus!"

Characters Invisible Woman; Kristoff Vernard; Ant-Man II; The Thing; Maximus; Mister Fantastic (flashback); Zarrko [as Boris]; Leonus; Nebulo; Morgan LeFey; Thor; Arcadius; Targon; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Nathaniel Richards; Stallior; Timberius; Karnak; Gorgon; Black Bolt; Medusa; The Inhumans; Human Torch
Genre Superhero
Script Tom DeFalco (plot; script); Paul Ryan (plot)
Pencils Paul Ryan
Inks Dan Bulanadi
Colors John Kalisz
Letters Jim Novak
Notes Story continues partly in FANTASTIC FORCE #9 (Marvel, 1994 series).

1 page letters page "Fantastic Forum"

Notes 5 letters of comment by Richard Wodhouse, Jeffrey Coburn, Joshua Westmare, Dion Rasberry, Sam Lipkin.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Marvel Subscription Form"

Notes House Advertisement for Marvel Comics Series (subscription page).

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "House Advertisement"

Notes House Advertisement for: "Atlantis Rising" crossover storyline.

10 page advertisement "Ads"

Notes Total of 8 one-page and 1 two-page advertisements for: The Pagemaster (video, Fox Video), Kool-Aid Bursts (soft drink, Kraft Foods), Nerds (candy, Willy Wonka), Mile High Comics (back issues, MHC), Discover the Megaverse (roleplaying games, Palladium Books), Push your Sega (gaming hardware, SEGA, 2 pages), Mascot Misfits (merchandise, Pizza Hut), X-Men Pasta (food, Chef Boyardee), Fleer Ultra Caspar (trading cards, Fleer).