Series: Comic Type: ONE-SHOT
A classic era of the Fantastic Four – primed for their Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in 2025! Fantastic Four launched the Marvel Age of Comics in the 1960s, and the series remained a creative force in the 1970s under the guidance of Marvel’s top writers and the artistry of the brothers Buscema, Keith Pollard and breakout talent George Prez! This Omnibus edition presents FF adventures on a massive scale like Galactus vs. the High Evolutionary, while seating the drama in the closeness of the team as a family. All families have their struggles though – and when the FF break up, it really could be the end. But their greatest enemy will bind the team back together, and the return of the Mole Man and the Inhumans will channel the mythology that makes Fantastic Four the World’s Greatest Comic Magazine! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #164-203 and ANNUAL (1964) #11-13, MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE (1974) # 20 and ANNUAL (1976) #1 and WHAT IF? (1977) #1, #6 and #11.
About Artists & Writers:
Roy Thomas joined the Marvel Bullpen as a writer and editor under Stan Lee, scripting key runs of nearly every title of the time: Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, Sub-Mariner, Thor, X-Men and more. He wrote the first 10 years of Marvels Conan the Barbarian and Savage Sword of Conan; and launched such series as Defenders, Iron Fist, Invaders and Warlock. At DC, he developed All-Star Squadron, Infinity Inc. and related titles, proving instrumental in reviving the Golden Age Justice Society of America. Thomas later became editor of Alter Ego, a magazine devoted to comic-book history, and co-scripted the sword-and-sorcery films Fire and Ice and Conan the Destroyer.After co-creating DCs Swamp Thing in 1972, Len Wein moved to Marvel for lengthy runs on some of the companys biggest titles Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk and Thor and helped bring the landmark Giant-Size X-Men #1 into the world, changing Marvel forever. Returning to DC as an editor, Wein oversaw an influx of British writing talent, highlighted by Alan Moores historic Watchmen miniseries. Wein also has worked in television and animation, returning to his roots to develop a Swamp Thing screenplay. He has written comic-book adaptations of The Simpsons and Futurama.An award-winning writer since 1973, Marv Wolfman succeeded mentor Roy Thomas as Marvels editor in chief. Well-remembered for his Tomb of Dracula scripts, he also enjoyed runs on Dr. Strange, Fantastic Four and Nova, among other titles. New Teen Titans, his 1980s collaboration with George Prez, became DC Comics biggest hit in years. Wolfman and Prez literally rewrote DC history with Crisis on Infinite Earths. He subsequently penned episodes for such animated TV series as G.I. Joe, Transformers and others.John Buscema (1927-2002) literally wrote the book on being a Marvel artist namely, How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way and few were better qualified. His career dated back to the Timely/Atlas era of the late 40s and early 50s. Soon after beginning the Marvel Age of Comics, Stan Lee recruited Buscema from the advertising field to the Marvel Bullpen. Buscema followed a long run on Avengers with the long-anticipated first Silver Surfer series. He subsequently succeeded Jack Kirby on Fantastic Four, Thor and other titles. By the time of his retirement in 1996, Buscema had penciled nearly every Marvel title including his personal favorite, Conan the Barbarian.After a start as inker to his older brother John, Sal Buscema penciled Captain America, Defenders, Incredible Hulk and more. Famed for his ability to meet tight deadlines, he spread his talents across multiple genres. His 1970s work ranged from Ms. Marvel and Nova to Sub-Mariner and Spider-Womans first appearance in Marvel Spotlight. He was the uninterrupted artist on Spectacular Spider-Man for more than one hundred issues and penciled the web-slingers adventures in Marvel Team-Up, in which he and writer Bill Mantlo introduced Captain Jean DeWolff. After handling more team-ups in the Things Marvel Two-in-One, he reunited with brother John on Steve Engleharts Fantastic Four. He later provided inks for Tom DeFalcos Spider-Girl titles and Thunderstrike miniseries.Artist George Prez made team titles his specialty with runs on Marvels Avengers and Fantastic Four, along with DCs Justice League of America and New Teen Titans, the latter co-created with Marv Wolfman. The pair redefined the DC Universe in Crisis on Infinite Earths. In collaboration with writer Kurt Busiek, he returned to Avengers following the Heroes Reborn event. The pair surpassed expectations with JLA/Avengers, a 2003 crossover that featured nearly every member of both long-running teams.