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Fantastic Four #222

Marvel · Series began 1961 · September 1980

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Lorrie Melton (from Fantastic Four) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: September 1980
On sale: June 24, 1980
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #222 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.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860246209
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Creators

pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Sinnott, Dave Cockrum, Marie Severininks: Joe Sinnott, Dave Cockrum, Marie Severinscript: Doug Moenchcolors: George Roussosletters: Jim Novak, Irv Watanabe

Stories

The Possession of Franklin Richards! · 17 pages
Still trapped in the Dark Realm by his mother Agatha Harkness, Nicholas Scratch finds a way to possibly get out by using a connection with the Negative Zone to trap Franklin Richards in a portal in the Baxter Building, using him to try to breakout of the Dark Realm.. Gabriel the Devil-Hunter and Agatha Harkness offer their services to try to help the Fantastic Four.

Characters

Ben GrimmThe ThingReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticSusan Storm RichardsInvisible GirlFranklin RichardsCrystalCrystalia Amaquelin MaximoffWongAgatha HarknessGabrielNicholas ScratchDesadiaLorrie Melton

Reprinted in

Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2003), Fantastic Four Epic Collection (2014), Marvel Horror Omnibus (2019), Agatha Harkness: The Saga of the Salem Witch (2024)