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Issue: Fantastic Four #257

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Publication Date: August 1983

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Issues: #257 of 416 Issues (912 Printings)

Title:

Variant: Newsstand

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Marvel

Brand: Marvel Comics Group

Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group

On Sale Date: 05/17/1983

Volume: 1

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: 0714860246208

Price: $0.60 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
6 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue

Editor(s): Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Notes: On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #24, with shipping date of 1983-04-26.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S., then standard Modern Age U.S.

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #116, 200, 358)

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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Fantastic Four #257 [Direct]

Fantastic Four #257 [Canadian]

Fantastic Four #257 [Newsstand]

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Content Items (6 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Galactus; Nova [Frankie Raye]; Death

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Scottie in A Cracker Jack Story [Basketball]

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Genres: sports

Feature(s): Cracker Jack

Character(s): Scottie

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Pages: 1

Notes: Comic ad for Cracker Jack snacks on the inside front cover.

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Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Nova [Frankie Raye]; Scarlet Witch; Vision; Galactus (villain); Death (villain); Skrulls (villains); Franklin Richards (cameo); H.E.R.B.I.E. (cameo)

Synopsis: Galactus devours Skrull homeworld. With Franklin badly injured by Annihilus, the Richardses decide to move to the burbs to try and give him a normal life while still taking part in the FF. Sue discovers she is pregnant.

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Pages: 22

Star Frontiers

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Genres: science fiction

Feature(s): Star Frontiers; TSR

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Notes: Comic ad for the Star Frontiers role playing game from TSR.

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Feature(s): Bullpen Bulletins

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Notes: The Hype Box; The Mighty Marvel Checklist

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Letters Page on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Feature(s): Fantastic Four Fan Page

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Notes: Letters from W. Everett Chestnut, Brian Smith, Stephen Gawronski, Mitchell B. Craig. Also commentary on Duffy Vohland's death by John Byrne.