The Hulk-Busters latest effort to cure the Hulk triggers a problem with the sun; meanwhile, Jarella returns. A beautiful drawn issue from Herb Trimpe and John Severin. with a wonky story from Archie Goodwin (aided by a young Chris Claremont).
READTrapped in a subatomic world, the Hulk unexpectedly finds acceptance and happiness – until Psyklop comes calling again! A strong conclusion to a Harlan Ellison two-parter, with this half executed by the team of Roy Thomas, Herb Trimpe and Sam Grainger.
READThe Avengers battle an ancient entity who is attempting to harness the power of the Hulk to awaken dark gods. Legendary writer Harlan Ellison drops by the Marvel Universe for this overstuffed story (with some help from Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema and Jim Mooney).
READA race of warriors seeks to unlock a mind-meld technique they hope can save their world from extermination. The first professional chapter of the career-spanning Star Slammers property from auteur creator Walter Simonson.
READWhile Alicia is in the hospital recovering from a savage beat down at the hands of Annihilus, Ben Grimm’s first love comes calling. John Byrne delivers a poignant story here, along with some overpowering inks over penciler Ron Wilson.
READThe Fantastic Four escape the Negative Zone and save the universe – but are they in time to save their loved ones from Annihilus? John Byrne’s excellent Negative Zone epic comes to a close with this surprisingly anticlimactic conclusion.
READWith the Fantastic Four trapped in the Negative Zone, Annihilus plots to destroy, well, everything. Can the Avengers breach his barrier? John Byrne’s Negative Zone epic spills over into The Avengers. Can writer Roger Stern and finisher Joe Sinnott keep up?
READMr. Fantastic is dead (or is he?), the FF are trapped in the Negative Zone, and Annihilus threatens everything. Yikes! Unfortunately, this is one of the few issues of Fantastic Four where John Byrne’s art lets his story down.
READContinuing their exploration of the Negative Zone, the Fantastic Four encounter a people subjugated by an alien posing as their ruler. As a writer, John Byrne continues to get stronger, but his art is starting to slip.
READWhen the FF encounter a race long stuck on a broken spaceship, Mr. Fantastic fixes everything– or does he? A nearly perfect, done-in-one, sci-fi adventure by writer/artist John Byrne.
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