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Fantastic Four #194

Marvel · Series began 1961 · May 1978

Dates

Cover date
May 1978
On sale
February 21, 1978
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #194 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Creators

pencils: George Pérez, Keith Pollard, Dave Hunt, Sal Buscemainks: George Pérez, Dave Hunt, Joe Sinnottletters: Danny Crespi, Annette Kawecki, Joe Rosenscript: Len Wein, Keith Pollard, Bill Mantlo, Stan Leecolors: George Roussos

Stories

  • Vengeance Is Mine! · 17 pages

    The Thing looks to stop Diablo and Darkoth, leading to a knockdown, drag-out fight between Ben and Darkoth. With his final breath, Darkoth reveals who he really is to Ben and then sacrifices himself to stop Diablo.

Publisher’s description

Thing finds himself caught in the cross-hairs of Diablo and Dr. Doom…and is also reunited with an old friend long believed dead! While in Hollywood, Sue discovers that Reed is in peril with a simple phone call.

Characters

Ben GrimmThe ThingSusan Storm RichardsNamorSub-MarinerInvisible GirlFranklin RichardsAlicia MastersAgatha HarknessImpossible ManDiabloEsteban Corazón de AbloDarkothDesmond Pitt

Reprinted in

Spider-Man Comic (1979), Essential Fantastic Four (1998), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2003), Fantastic Four Omnibus (2005), Fantastic Four: The Overthrow of Doom (2011), Fantastic Four Epic Collection (2014)

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