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Fantastic Four #257

Marvel · Series began 1961 · August 1983

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Dates

Cover date: August 1983
On sale: April 26, 1983
Pages: 36

Values

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #257 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.
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Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0714860246208 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Newsstand edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860246208 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: John Byrne, Larry Elmoreinks: John Byrne, Larry Elmorescript: John Byrne, Jim Shootercolors: Glynis Oliverletters: Jim Novak

Stories

Fragments · 22 pages
Galactus devours Skrull homeworld. With Franklin badly injured by Annihilus, the Richardses decide to move to the burbs to try and give him a normal life while still taking part in the FF. Sue discovers she is pregnant.

Publisher’s description

The Fantastic Four put their heroic duties on hold to monitor the health of Alicia and Franklin- and attempt to rebuild a normal life. But is normalcy obtainable for the FF?

Reprinted in

The Fantastic Four: The Trial of Galactus (1989), Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne (2001), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2003), Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2003), Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus (2011), Avengers Epic Collection (2013), Secret Invasion: Rise of the Skrulls (2018), True Believers: Empyre - Galactus (2020), Secret Invasion: Meet the Skrulls (2022)