Dates
- Cover date
- August 1980
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #221 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860246208
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Creators
pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz, John Byrne, Joe Sinnott, Sal Buscemainks: Joe Sinnottscript: John Byrne, Stan Lee, Roger Stern, Jim Shootercolors: Carl Gaffordletters: Jim Novak, Irv Watanabe
Stories
- Tower of Crystal... Dreams of Glass! · 17 pages
With power blacked out all over the world, the Fantastic Four discover a gigantic crystal structure at the North Pole that may be the cause.
Publisher’s description
Sue discovers more about the alien creatures who are threatening the earth’s magnetic poles. She also discovers their vast history on our planet!
Characters
Ben GrimmThe ThingReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticSusan Storm RichardsInvisible Girl
Reprinted in
Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne (2001), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2003), Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus (2011), Fantastic Four Epic Collection (2014)