Dates
- Cover date
- December 1983
- On sale
- August 23, 1983
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #261 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 ↗ - Newsstand edition60¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860246212 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.
Barcode 0714860246212 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- The Search for Reed Richards · 22 pages
The Fantastic Four enlist the aid of the Watcher in their search for Mr. Fantastic. They discover that Reed has been captured and is preparing to stand trial in a cosmic court for saving the life of Galactus who went on to destroy the Skrull homeworld.
Reprinted in
The Fantastic Four: The Trial of Galactus (1989), Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne (2001), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2003), Artist's Edition (2010), Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus (2011), Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus (2017)