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Cover: Bill Sienkiewicz & Joe Sinnott

Fantastic Four #223

Oct 1980 · Marvel · 0.50 USD

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“That a Child May Live...”

In "That a Child May Live...", the Fantastic Four race against time to save young Franklin from the clutches of Nicholas Scratch, the son of the witch Agatha Harkness, as they confront the Salem Seven in the cursed town of New Salem. With Bill Sienkiewicz’s striking interior art and Joe Sinnott’s dynamic inks bringing the supernatural threat to life, this 1980 issue delivers a tense, emotionally charged battle where the power of family and compassion stands against dark magic.

writer Doug Moench · artist Bill Sienkiewicz · artist, inker Joe Sinnott · colorist George Roussos · letterer Jim Novak · cover Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Sinnott

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Cast · 15 characters

Agatha Harkness Brutacus Franklin Richards Gabriel Gazelle Human Torch Hydron Mister Fantastic Nicholas Scratch Reptilla Susan Storm Richards The Thing Thornn Vakume Vertigo

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writer Doug Moench

artist Bill Sienkiewicz

artist, inker Joe Sinnott

colorist George Roussos

letterer Jim Novak

cover pencils Bill Sienkiewicz

cover inks Joe Sinnott

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Franklin has been possessed by Agatha's son, Nicholas Scratch, and the Fantastic Four have to face down the Salem Seven in New Salem to free him.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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