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Fantastic Friday: Hot and pungent

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Like any good ’90s comic, issue #377 features multiple plotlines happening at once with tons of guest stars. To recap, Johnny is in jail after accidentally burning down part of Empire State … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Streaking

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Things are about to get wild in annual #26. Throughout the summer of 1993, every one of Marvel’s annuals introduced a new character, in the hopes that some of all of them … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Grandfathered

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. It’s for time travel antics and family drama in issue #376. After returning home from a space battle against Dr. Doom, the FF, with Sharon Ventura and Lyja with them, found Reed’s … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Shiny

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. This weird and wacky storyline of the last six issues comes to an end (or does it?) with the double-sized issue #375. Gimmie a gimmick: First, here we have a holofoil cover, … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: All guest stars all the time

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #374 continues an ongoing arc with multiple plotlines and numerous guest stars — and this one has all the guest stars! Recap: During a fight with villains, Johnny accidentally destroyed part … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Down with reality

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #373 packs a ton of story into one comic. But is any of it a good story? To recap: Aron the rogue watcher kidnapped Alicia, and used her to trap Reed, … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: Did you order a Code Blue?

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #372 finds us in the middle of a multi-issue arc with competing storylines and tons of guest stars. It’s going to be a bumpy ride. Previously, Johnny used his powerful nova … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: New looks, old flames

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #371 begins a multi-part story that contains a lot of what everyone remembers from this early ‘90s era of Fantastic Four, starting with a wild new look for Sue. Gimmie a … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: You need to work on your anatomy

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Annual #25 is part three of the four-part Citizen Kang, one of Marvel’s most forgettable crossovers with some spectacularly bad art. Before going any further, we just have to talk about this … Continue reading

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Fantastic Friday: The end of infinity

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. In issue #370, the Infinity War crossover finally comes to an end… of sorts. Recap: Magus, the evil doppelganger of Adam Warlock, has created evil doppelgangers of all the Marvel heroes. While … Continue reading

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