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John Byrne created some of the most memorable Fantastic Four epics during his run on Fantastic Four #232-292 and Annuals #17-19. We will share with you a few of our favorites. With five years of work to pick from, it wasn’t easy choosing just a handful!
Today’s Feature: Ego – The Living Planet! Taking the reins of the World’s Greatest Comic Magazine with #234, Byrne wasted zero time getting our adventurers into the most cosmic kinds of trouble he could imagine. Here, they take on a planet with a huge brain that’s gone horribly insane. Guess who gets stuck lugging a modified rocket engine down to the brain in the planet’s core to blow it all to smithereens? You bet your Aunt Petunia — it’s the ever-lovin’ blue eyed Thing! Whatta Revoltin’ Development!
Collector’s Guide:
– From Fantastic Four # 232-235.
– Reprinted in the Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus – Volume 1
– Byrne’s run spans Fantastic Four #232-292 and Annuals #17-19.
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Byrne’s run begins with FF #232, not #234.
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My comment appears to be curiously edited, I had written simply: “Byrne’s run begins with FF #232, not #234,” yet somehow “232, not” has been omitted, from what I see showing. Anyway, to reiterate, Byrne’s reign on the Fantastic Four was with issue 232, wherein the FF combat Diablo, and in issue 233, the Torch goes up against Hammerhead.
I’ve met Byrne a couple times (found him to be a real gentleman) — gave me hours of attention at Boston comic cons, not long after he had begun his tenure on the Fantastic Four. I recall informing him that finding mint copies of 232 in the Boston area was difficult, due to most having cover ink carry over to other copies in any given stack; he said he noted no such concern in his area.
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Thank you, Joseph, for the correction about when this run starts! I updated the post and will probably need to correct all the Byrne/FF posts on the blog.
I don’t know why your original comment posted without the first issue number. But, I updated the comment, so it now reads the way you intended it.
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