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Issue: Fantastic Four #256
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Title:
Variant: Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
On Sale Date: 03/22/1983
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.75 CAD
£0.25 GBP
$0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Milgrom (editor); Ann Nocenti (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #22, with newsstand on-sale date of 1983-04-12.
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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
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
 
 
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Annihilus
Reprinting
FlagFantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus #1 [unnamed variant] published November 2011
FlagFantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne #3 published January 2005
as Cover - Fantastic Four #256 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Scottie in A Cracker Jack Story [Baseball]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
sports
Cracker Jack
Scottie
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Miscellaneous
1
Comic ad for Cracker Jacks snacks on the inside front cover.
The Annihilation Gambit!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Fantastic Four
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)
The Fantastic Four return from the Negative Zone and send Annihilus back; they discover that the villain has hurt Alicia and Franklin.
Reprinting
FlagNova #114 published July 1987
FlagFantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus #1 [unnamed variant] published November 2011
FlagAvengers: Absolute Vision #1 published January 2013
FlagFantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne #3 published January 2005
as The Annihilation Gambit! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
22
Fantastic Four get new costumes. Crossover with The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #233.
[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Bullpen Bulletins
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Miscellaneous
1
The Hype Box; The Mighty Marvel Checklist.
The Avalanche

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
fantasy
A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure
Grimslade; Indel; Oakthorn; Saren; Valerius
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Miscellaneous
1
Comic strip ad for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game from TSR Hobbies, Inc.. Continued from [The Black Swamp of Lobella].
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Fantastic Four Fan Page
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
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Letters from Wallace Lee Hopkins, Dan H, Eiler, Lon Levy, Alan Yuen, and Dan Granley; printed sideways as was the issue (#252) that the letters reference.

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