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CATALOG RECORD

Fantastic Four #3

Marvel · Series began 1998 · March 1998

Dates

Cover date
March 1998
On sale
January 7, 1998
Pages
38

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #3 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 75960604456600311

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 72527402462903

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Story arc: Heroes Return

This is part 7 of 8. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Captain America #1
  2. Fantastic Four #1
  3. Avengers #1
  4. Fantastic Four #2
  5. Iron Man #1
  6. Avengers #2
  7. Fantastic Four #3
  8. Fantastic Four #4

Creators

pencils: Alan Davisinks: Mark Farmerletters: Todd Klein, Richard Starkings, Comicraftscript: Scott Lobdellcolors: Liquid!

Stories

  • Happy New Year, Reed Richards . . . Now Die! · 21 pages

    Reed does research on Iconoclast. Reed battles the Red Ghost's Super-Apes. The Silver Surfer and the Mole Man sense danger. Two reporters investigate the monastery where Doctor Doom once sought refuge, only to find the monks have all been killed by Crucible.

Publisher’s description

Mister Fantastic vs. the Super-Apes! When Reed decides to investigate a mysterious phone call coming from Empire State College, he's forced into a showdown with the Red Ghost and his super-smart simians! Can Reed take the apes alone before they release deadly nerve toxins?

Reprinted in

Fantastic Four: Heroes Return - The Complete Collection (2019)

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