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 ?