Dates
- Cover date
- September 2010
- On sale
- July 28, 2010
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #581 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition$2.99 cover
Direct Edition
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Barcode 75960604456658111
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition$3.99 cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148602462009
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Creators
script: Jonathan Hickmanpencils: Alan Davis, Neil Edwardsinks: Mark Farmer, Paul Nearycolors: Javier Rodríguez, Paul Mountsletters: Virtual Calligraphy, Rus Wooton
Stories
- When Everything's Lost, the Battle Is Won... · 22 pages
Franklin, Val, and Nathaniel, from the future, plot to save the past. Nathaniel recruits college-age Reed, Ben, and Doom to help him battle his alternate reality selves.
- Christina Strain · Celebrating the Women of Marvel · 2 pages
A brief biographical sketch of colorist Christina Strain.
Characters
Ben GrimmReed RichardsSusan Storm RichardsInvisible WomanVictor Von DoomFranklin RichardsValeria RichardsImmortusNathaniel RichardsHoward Stark
Reprinted in
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman (2010), Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman (2010), Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus (2013), Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection (2018), Fantastic Four: Solve Everything (2025)