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Fantastic Four #239

Marvel · Series began 1961 · February 1982

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Dates

Cover date: February 1982
On sale: November 17, 1981
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #239 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 0714860246202
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Creators

pencils: John Byrne, Jack Davis, Bill Willingham, Elliot Browninks: John Byrne, Jack Davis, Bill Willingham, Elliot Brownscript: John Byrne, Louise Simonson, Jim Shootercolors: Glynis Oliverletters: Jim Novak, Irv Watanabe

Stories

Wendy's Friends · 22 pages
At the request of the Thing's great aunt Petunia (actually young and pretty Petunia), the Fantastic Four investigate a town where a little girl has befriended strange demonic creatures.

Publisher’s description

Ben’s Aunt Petunia pays the FF a visit- and is in need of some investigative help with mysterious deaths in her town! Meanwhile, a war is raging in the Inhuman city of Attilan.

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)