Dates
- Cover date
- April 1983
- On sale
- January 18, 1983
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #253 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition60¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.
Barcode 0714860246204 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition60¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860246204 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: John Byrne, Jack Davisinks: John Byrne, Jack Daviscolors: Glynis Oliverscript: John Byrne, Jim Shooter, Ed Shukinletters: Jim Novak
Stories
- Quest · 22 pages
The Fantastic Four try to help the Kestorians find a new planet to populate but things aren't exactly as they seem.
Characters
Ben GrimmThe ThingReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticSusan Storm RichardsInvisible GirlAnnihilus
Reprinted in
Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne (2001), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2003), Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus (2011)