Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #220 [Direct]

Volume: 1

Price: 0.40 USD

Pages: 36

Editing: Jim Salicrup (credited) (editor); Bob Budiansky (assistant editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

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Reach for the Stars!

(Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	John Byrne (signed as BYRNE)
Inks:	Joe Sinnott (signed as Sinnott)
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Keywords:spacecraft

Characters:

Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]

Reprints (5)

in Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 (2011)

in Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 (2011)

This issue has 1 variant

#220 [Newsstand]

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Saga of Johnny West

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Dingo Boots / Acme Boots / comics-form advertising / 1 page

...And the Lights Went Out All Over the World!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 16 pages

Script:	John Byrne (credited)
Pencils:	John Byrne (credited) (breakdowns) Joe Sinnott (credited) (finished art)
Inks:	Joe Sinnott (credited)
Colors:	Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters:	Jim Novak (credited as Novak) (pages 1, 10-27) Irv Watanabe (credited as Watanabe) (pages 2-7)

Genre:superhero
Job Number:LF126

Characters:

Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Alicia Masters; Franklin Richards; Vindicator [James MacDonald Hudson]; The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Vision; Scarlet Witch]

Synopsis:: The Fantastic Four try to discover what caused a power blackout all over the world.; in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #38
in Fantastic Four (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #109/110 (Août 1980)
in Marvel Team-Up (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #2 (September 1980) [Five pages of story reprinted in black and white.]
in Fantastiska Fyran (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1980 series) #7/1981 ([juli] 1981)
in Fantastiske Fire (Atlantic Forlag, 1980 series) #7/1981 ([juli] 1981)
in Nova (Editions Lug, 1978 series) #95 (5 décembre 1985)
in Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne (Marvel, 2001 series) #0 (2009)
in Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 (2011)
in Alpha Flight by John Byrne Omnibus (Marvel, 2017 series) (2017) [portion of page 11 and page 12]

Indexer Notes

First half of a story originally prepared for a Coca-Cola promotion that fell through. See also The Incredible Hulk Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #9 and The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1979 series) #2.

Wanted! For Excitement, Action, Thrills and Laughs!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Marvel Subscriptions / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

He Strikes from Outer Space...

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Rom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

What Do Marvel Super Heroes Really Talk About in the Midst of Battle?

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Fun and Games / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page

Spider-Man in "The Trap"

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page

(Table of Contents: 8)

Fantastic Four / illustration / 1 page

Pencils:	Joe Sinnott
Inks:	Joe Sinnott
Colors:	?
Letters:	Irv Watanabe (credited as Irving Watanabe)

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrull X

Reprints (5)

Indexer Notes

Unused cover for Fantastic Four #214.

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 9)

Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Alan Toulbeaux, Joe Lucchesi, Troy Woodlon, Edward John Wojcik, Michael J. Vassallo.

Table of Contents ToC

Table of Contents

Reach for the Stars! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

The Saga of Johnny West (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Dingo Boots / Acme Boots / comics-form advertising / 1 page

...And the Lights Went Out All Over the World! (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 16 pages

Indexer Notes

Wanted! For Excitement, Action, Thrills and Laughs! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Marvel Subscriptions / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

He Strikes from Outer Space... (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Rom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

What Do Marvel Super Heroes Really Talk About in the Midst of Battle? (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Fun and Games / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page

Spider-Man in "The Trap" (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Hostess Twinkies; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page (Table of Contents: 8)

Fantastic Four / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Reach for the Stars!

(Table of Contents)

The Saga of Johnny West

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

...And the Lights Went Out All Over the World!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Wanted! For Excitement, Action, Thrills and Laughs!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

He Strikes from Outer Space...

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

What Do Marvel Super Heroes Really Talk About in the Midst of Battle?

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Spider-Man in "The Trap"

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page

(Table of Contents: 8)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 9)