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Issue Details

Issue #224
Published November 1980
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 36
Editing Jim Salicrup; Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Prisoners of the Space-Gods!"

Characters Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; The Thing; Hrolf
Genre superhero
Pencils Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)
Inks Joe Sinnott (signed)
Letters Typeset
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #5

17 page Fantastic Four story "The Darkfield Illumination"

Characters FEATURE: Fantastic Four--Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; The Thing; GUESTS: Franklin Richards; Alicia Masters; VILLAINS: Wiglif; Hrolf; Korgon
Synopsis A strange red mist descends on New York and messes with the FF's powers; When they head to the arctic to investigate, they are captured by a race of scientific vikings who need help with their dying god.
Genre superhero
Script Doug Moench
Pencils Bill Sienkiewicz (breakdowns); Pablo Marcos (finished art)
Inks Pablo Marcos
Colors George Roussos
Letters Jim Novak
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #4 [part 1]; in Uomo Ragno, L' (Edizioni Star Comics, 1987 series) #5 [part 2]

1 page Fantastic Four illustration "The Fantastic Four Yesterday--"

Characters Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; The Thing
Genre superhero
Script Jim Salicrup?
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Letters Irving Watanabe
Notes This page features an unused cover for Fantastic Four #3 "reproduced...for the first time anywhere." This sequence added 2005 by Steven Tice.
Reprinted in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1

1 page Fantastic Four illustration "--And Today!"

Characters Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; The Thing
Genre superhero
Script Jim Salicrup?
Pencils Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)
Inks Terry Austin (signed)
Letters Irving Watanabe
Reprinted in Fantastici Quattro (Edizioni Star Comics, 1988 series) #1 (October 1988) [cover].

1 page Mr. Fantastic illustration "Fantastic Four Feature Page"

Characters Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl
Synopsis Explanation of Reed Richards' powers.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers?
Letters Artie Simek
Notes From an early issue of Fantastic Four. This sequence added 2005 by Steven Tice.
Reprinted From ?

1 page Invisible Girl illustration "The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page"

Characters Invisible Girl
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee?
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers?
Letters Artie Simek?
Notes Pin-up of the Invisible Girl from an early issue of Fantastic Four. This sequence added 2005 by Steven Tice.
Reprinted From ?

1 page Human Torch illustration "Fantastic Four Feature Page"

Characters Human Torch
Synopsis Explanation of Johnny Storm's powers.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers?
Letters Artie Simek
Notes From an early issue of Fantastic Four. This sequence added 2005 by Steven Tice.
Reprinted From ?

1 page Human Torch illustration "A Fantastic Four Feature Page!"

Characters Human Torch
Synopsis More information on Johnny Storm's powers.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers?
Letters Artie Simek
Notes From an early issue of Fantastic Four. This sequence added 2005 by Steven Tice.
Reprinted From ?