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Fantastic Four #238

Jan 1982 · Marvel · 0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP
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“The Lady Is for Burning!”

In "The Lady Is for Burning!", Johnny Storm faces a surprising twist when his girlfriend, Frankie Raye, begins to manifest powers eerily like his own. As her memories slowly return, she recalls a past tied to a long-forgotten experiment involving Professor Phineas T. Horton and the original Human Torch—a secret that could change everything. Written and illustrated by John Byrne, this pivotal issue reveals Frankie’s hidden origins with striking clarity, while Terry Austin’s dynamic cover captures the moment’s electric tension.

writer, artist, inker John Byrne · colorist Bob Sharen · letterer Jim Novak · cover John Byrne, Jim Salicrup, Terry Austin

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writer, artist, inker John Byrne
colorist Bob Sharen
letterer Jim Novak
cover pencils John Byrne
cover pencils Jim Salicrup
cover inks Terry Austin

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Johnny discovers that his girlfriend Frankie has developed superpowers similar to his own. As her repressed memories return, she recalls how she gained her powers in an accident where her stepfather, Professor Phineas T. Horton, tried to revive the original Human Torch, the robot fighter from WWII.

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