The Gladiator! The X-Men (apparently)! Captain America! Spider-Man! And, of course, the Fantastic Four! This issue’s a battle royal – one well choreographed by writer/artist John Byrne.
READShi’ar guardsman Gladiator follows Skrulls to Earth, where he thinks they’ve gone into hiding as the Fantastic Four. John Byrne turns in another strong story, but backgrounds are starting to drop out of his art.
READA strange crystal artifact under the moon’s surface traps the Fantastic Four and the Inhumans in a cascading nightmare. A fine, done-in-one effort from writer/artist John Byrne.
READWith Latveria suffering under the iron fist of Zorba, the Fantastic Four become the uncomfortable allies of Doctor Doom. John Byrne’s story is fun but ultimately out of character, while his art is uniformly superb.
READWith the help of several Doombots, Doctor Doom escapes the miniature town of Liddleville to menace the Fantastic Four again. Writer/artist John Byrne delivers a by-the-book setup for this Doom two-parter.
READThe Invisible Girl returns home to find the FF defeated by a golden-haired man – a strangely familiar golden-haired man. John Byrne follows up his three-part Galactus epic with a powerful solo outing starring Susan Richards.
READGalactus is brought back from the brink of death by the Fantastic Four – but does that mean he’ll spare Earth? John Byrne’s first three-part FF epic ends on a subtle-but-strong note.
READThe Fantastic Four team with Galactus to take on Terrax – but what will happen when that fight is won? Writer/artist John Byrne is in top form as his first Galactus epic rolls on.
READTerrax abducts Manhattan itself in an effort to elicit the aid of the Fantastic Four against his former master – Galactus! This issue sees John Byrne on top of his game as both writer and artist as he settles into his first multipart FF epic.
READThe Fantastic Four team with the Black Panther to investigate a mystery – and find themselves prisoners of ancient Rome! Writer/artist John Byrne delivers a fine done-in-one tale, though it does little to showcase its African guest star.
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