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Fantastic Four #543

Marvel · Series began 1998 · January 2007 [April 2007]

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Dates

Cover date: January 2007 [April 2007]
On sale: March 7, 2007
In stores: March 7, 2007
Pages: 68

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #543 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct Edition

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

Barcode 75960604456654311
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07447002462004
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Story arc: Civil War

This is part 57 of 59. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Adi Granov, Mike McKone, Michael Turner, Nick Dragotta, Paul Popeinks: Adi Granov, Cam Smith, Andy Lanning, Michael Turner, Mike Allred, Paul Popecolors: Adi Granov, Paul Mounts, Peter Steigerwald, Laura Allred, José Villarrubiascript: Dwayne McDuffie, Alan Davis, Molly Lazer, Paul Ryan, Tom DeFalco, Flo Steinberg, Roy Thomas, Mike Wieringo, Lisa Kirby, Stan Lee, Paul Popeletters: Rus Wooton

Stories

C'Mon, Suzie, Don't Leave Us Hangin' · 30 pages
While Ben, Johnny and the kids watch a retrospective of the Fantastic Four on Lateline, Reed and Sue try to settle their differences over the split that came between them during the Civil War. Returning home, they tell Ben and Johnny that they are taking a leave of absence from the team to work on their marriage and introduce them to their replacement members: Black Panther and Storm.
If This Be... Anniversary! · 10 pages
On the 45th anniversary of the Fantastic Four, Mole Man attacks the city and Reed refuses to fight him as nobody has made a big deal about their landmark achievement. Stan Lee shows up to save the day.
A Day at the Races! · 12 pages
Jameson sends Parker to get photos of Johnny Storm racing and, of course, the incident devolves into a battle between Spider-Man and the Torch.

Publisher’s description

The double-sized 45th Anniversary Issue of the World's Greatest Comic Magazine! The super hero Civil War is drawing to a close! But with the betrayals, backstabbing and shifting alliances, who will be the Fantastic Four when all is said and done?

Reprinted in

Civil War: Fantastic Four (2007), Fantastic Four: Lost Adventures by Stan Lee (2008), Fantastic Four: Lost Adventures by Stan Lee (2009), Civil War: Fantastic Four (2010), Civil War (2016)