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Issue: Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #23
Publication Date: January 2021
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Issues: #23 of 28 Issues (56 Printings)
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Rating: T
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/05/2022
Volume: 23
Pages: 352
ISBN: 9781302929374
UPC/EAN: 978130292937457500
Price: $93.75 CAD
$75.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: T
Content Items: 36 (10 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color
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Paper Stock: glossy
Binding: Smythe-sewn hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Annihilus
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Introduction

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Into the Negative Zone!

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]
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Into the Negative Zone!

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Julie D'Angelo; Sharon Selleck; Grey Landers; Rolf Brandis; Franklin Richards; Alicia Masters; Annihilus (villain); Blastaar (on monitor); Stygorr (on monitor); Galactus (flashback)
Synopsis: The residents of the Baxter Building give Reed a hard time about all of the damage done by super villain battles. The FF head into the Negative Zone but Annihilus uses the portal to make his way to Earth where he menaces Alicia.
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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Ootha; Franklin Richards; Alicia Masters; Annihilus (villain)
Synopsis: While the FF explore the Negative Zone, Annihilus is roaming the Baxter Building with Alicia and Franklin his prisoners.
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Quest

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Synopsis: The Fantastic Four try to help the Kestorians find a new planet to populate but things aren't exactly as they seem.
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The Minds of -- Mantracora!

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Taranith Gelstal
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The Minds of Mantracora

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Annihilus (villain); Taranith Gelstal (villain)
Synopsis: The FF have more bizarre adventures in the Negative Zone. Reed has his psyche sucked out by Taranith Gelstal to power his spaceship.
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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]
First Line: It can't be! Reed is... dead!
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Trapped!

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Alicia Masters; Franklin Richards; Annihilus (villain); Taranith Gelstal (villain)
Synopsis: Alicia confronts her captor, Annihilus; the Fantastic Four win Reed's psyche back from Taranith Gelstal.
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The Avengers Up Against... The Barrier!

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Character(s): the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; the Scarlet Witch; She-Hulk; Starfox; Thor [Donald Blake]; the Vision; the Wasp]
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The Annihilation Gambit!

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Character(s): Alicia Masters; Annihilus; the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Hawkeye; the Scarlet Witch; She-Hulk; Starfox; Thor [also as Dr. Donald Blake]; the Vision; the Wasp]; Bernie Rosenthal; the Fantastic Four [the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic]; Franklin Richards
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The Annihilation Gambit!

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Alicia Masters; Franklin Richards; The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; She-Hulk; Starfox; Scarlet Witch; Vision; Wasp]; Annihilus (villain); Galactus (cameo); Nova [Frankie Raye] (cameo); Skrulls (cameo)
Synopsis: The Fantastic Four return from the Negative Zone and send Annihilus back; they discover that the villain has hurt Alicia and Franklin.
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Disclose Notes: Fantastic Four get new costumes. Crossover with The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #233.
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Character(s): Ben Grimm; Alynn Cambers
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For Beauty Passed Away

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Character(s): The Thing; Willie Lumpkin; Mr. Fantastic; The Invisible Girl; Jake Grimm; Alicia Masters; Alynn Cambers; Nan Freeman
Synopsis: The Thing visits his girlfriend Alicia Masters in the hospital and tells her about his college love, Alynn Cambers.
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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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Legacy

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Character(s): Tiny (first appearance, resembles Li'l Abner); Emmett (first appearance); Chet Rollins (first appearance); Barney White (first appearance); Grey Landers; Skrulls (flashback)
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Disclose Notes: Special thanks go to Jim Salicrup, Tom DeFalco and Al Milgrom.
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Disclose Notes: Includes the entries for: Fantastic Four; Fantastic Four's Pogo Plane; Fantasticar; Fantastic Four Headquarters; Fantastic Four Signal Device; Human Torch; Invisible Girl; Mister Fantastic; Thing; Air-Walker; Alpha Primitives; Annihilus; Attilan, Home of the Inhumans; Black Bolt; Black Panther; Blastaar; Crystal; Darkoth; Diablo; Doctor Doom's Castle; Doctor Doom; Doctor Doom's Armor; Dragon Man; Europe; The Balkan States; The Evil Eye; Firelord; Galactus; Galactus's Heralds; Glorian; Gorgon; Hate-Monger; Immortus; Impossible Man; Impossible Woman; Inhumans; Genealogoy of the House of Agon (The Royal Family of Attilan); Kang; Kang's Time-Ship; Karnak; Klaw; Klaw's Blaster; Kree; Lockjaw; Mad Thinker; Manhattan; Marvel Boy; Maximus; Medusa; Mole Man; Molecule Man; Nova; Overmind; Psycho-Man; Psycho-Man's Control Box; Puppet Master; Quicksilver; Rama-Tut; Red Ghost; Ronan the Accuser; Salem's Seven; Sentry; Silver Surfer; Silver Surfer's Surfboard; Skrulls; Sphinx; Subterraneans; Super-Skrull; Supreme Intelligence; Texas Twister; Thundra; Trapster; Triton; The Ultimate Nullifier; Wakanda; Central Wakanda; Warlock; Watchers; Wizard; Wizard's Helmet, Power Gloves, and Anti-Grav Discs; Alien Races (Druffs, Elan, Flb'dbi Humanoid Aliens, Landlaks, Mekkans, Ovoids, Quons, Sligs, Solons, Tektons, Xantha).
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Biographies

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Marvel Masterworks

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