CATALOG RECORD
Fantastic Four #1
first Fantastic Four
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
first Fantastic Four
Dates
- Cover date
- January 1998
- On sale
- November 5, 1997
- Pages
- 54
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct Edition
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Barcode 75960604456600111
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 72527402462901
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Creators
pencils: Alan Davisinks: Mark Farmercolors: Liquid!editing: Jason Medleyscript: Scott Lobdellletters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft, Albert Deschesne
Stories
- Vive la Fantastique! · 44 pages
In Paris, Yvette Diamonde protests construction over a historic site. Several people are possessed by ancient beings called The Ruined. The Fantastic Four sets things right. Yvette finds that she has permanently acquired new powers -- just like the Fantastic Four once did.
Characters
Ben GrimmThe ThingReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticSusan Storm RichardsInvisible WomanFranklin RichardsHarvey ElderMole ManTintin
Reprinted in
Fantastic Four: Heroes Return - The Complete Collection (2019)