CATALOG RECORD

Fantastic Four #189

Marvel · Series began 1961 · December 1977

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Dates

Cover date: December 1977
On sale: September 27, 1977
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #189 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition35¢ cover

Barcode 0714860246212 · shared with another edition
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UK pence edition0.12 GBP cover

British

Printed cover price 0.12 GBP.

Barcode 0714860246212 · shared with another edition
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Whitman edition

Whitman

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Creators

pencils: Keith Pollard, Jack Kirby, Jack Davisinks: Frank Giacoia, Joe Sinnott, Mike Esposito, Jack Davisscript: Stan Leeletters: Sam Rosen, Irv Watanabeediting: Stan Lee

Stories

The Torch That Was! · 19 pages
Re-intro the Golden Age Torch with an origin recap.

Publisher’s description

Fighting fire with fire! Johnny is confronted by the original Human Torch and engages in a heated battle! Meanwhile, A.I. Quasimodo longs to be human, but is it fated to be? Note: This issue is a reprint of a story from Fantastic Four Annual #4.

Reprinted in

Fantastic Four Omnibus (2005), Fantastic Four Epic Collection (2014)