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Fantastic Four #5

Marvel · Series began 1998 · May 1998

first Doctor Doom

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first Doctor Doom

Dates

Cover date: May 1998
On sale: March 4, 1998
Pages: 38

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Editions and covers (2)

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Direct edition

Direct Edition

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

Barcode 75960604456600511
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07447002462005
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Creators

pencils: Salvador Larrocainks: Art Thibertcolors: Liquid!script: Scott Lobdell, Chris Claremont, Stan Leeletters: Albert Deschesne, Comicraft, Richard Starkings

Stories

Broken Reed · 24 pages
Reed and Ben head for Stockholm to attend an international symposium of physicists, with Reed's friend Alyssa Moy. Crucible attacks. Reed notices a resemblance between Crucible and Doctor Doom. Crucible steals Reed's rationality and mental talents for himself.

Publisher’s description

Reed and Ben are off to Sweden for a scientific gala, with Reed as the keynote speaker! But this meeting of minds doesn't stay peaceful for long, as the two old friends must face off with...the Crucible!

Reprinted in

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