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Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) UK Edition comic books 1974-1976

  • Issue #153UK
    Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) UK Edition 153UK

    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 8p cover price. "Worlds in Collision!" Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Thundra. Script by Tony Isabella. Art by Rich Buckler (layouts) and Jim Mooney (finishes). Cover by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia. Medusa has seemingly abandoned the imprisoned Mr. Fantastic, Thing, and Human Torch! But the long-haired Inhuman has traveled to the world of the femizons to elicit their help in the war vs. Mahkizmo! Meanwhile back on Machus, the three remaining members of the FF plus Thundra make their final stand vs. the Nuclear Man! Will the femizons arrive in time to turn defeat into victory? The fate of two worlds hangs in the balance! (Notes: Thundra appears next in Fantastic Four 177. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #62 The Plunderer.) 32 pages

  • Issue #157UK
    Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) UK Edition 157UK

    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 8p cover price. "And Now The Endgame Cometh!" Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring the Silver Surfer. Script by Roy Thomas. Art by Rich Buckler (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott. The master plan of Victor Von Doom stands revealed! Steal the power of the Silver Surfer and transfer it to a new giant Doomsman android! And then, of course, unleash the Doomsman on the unsuspecting Fantastic Four! However, there is an even more sinister being manipulating the events inside Castle Latveria! Who is the target of Mephisto's wrath? (Note: The saga of the Silver Surfer and Shalla Bal continues in the 2nd (1987) Silver Surfer series.) 32 pages

  • Issue #163UK
    Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) UK Edition 163UK

    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. "Finale!" Part 4 of 4. Script by Roy Thomas. Art by Rich Buckler (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott. It's the dramatic conclusion to the Fantastic Four's cross-dimensional saga! Ben Grimm battles Gaard one-on-one to destroy the universal nexus in hyperspace that could funnel energy to Arkon's world! While at the same time, the Human Torch and Alternate Earth Reed Richards slug it out on Polemachus with Arkon himself! Can the FF pull off two victories in two dimensions? Cameo appearance by Franklin. (Note: The Earth-721 Johnny Storm returns many years later as Vangaard in Fantastic Force 11 and 12.) 32 pages

  • Issue #170UK
    Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) UK Edition 170UK

    UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9p cover price. "A Sky-Full of Fear!" Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring Power Man. Script by Roy Thomas. Art by George Perez (breakdowns) and Joe Sinnott (finishes). Cover by Ed Hannigan and Joe Sinnott. Reed designs an exo-skeleton for Ben, so the Thing can return to the Fantastic Four. Now Mr. Fantastic and the new Thing take off in hot pursuit of the rampaging Power Man! Who is secretly manipulating Luke Cage? Alicia Masters seems to know! When she confronts her step-father in the slammer, Power Man busts in and grabs both her and the Puppet Master! And in the skies high above the prison, Ben Grimm and Luke Cage lock up in a titanic battle with Alicia's life hanging in the balance! (Notes: The letters page includes a letter from comics writer Bill Mantlo. This issue contains Marvel Value Stamps Series B #90 Doctor Strange by Frank Brunner. A 30-cent cover price variant exists for this issue.) 32 pages