Fantastic Four #9

In "Flame On," Johnny Storm grapples with a terrifying mutation caused by Doom’s cosmic ray attack, his flames now spiraling beyond control. As the bond between Johnny and Sky fractures under the strain, she retreats to her home world, leaving him isolated and desperate—while Reed struggles to find a cure, and Alicia tries to keep the family’s fragile normalcy alive with a quiet playdate.

In "There Are Monsters on Yancy Street," Jo and her friends’ Halloween plan to maximize candy hauls takes a sudden turn when Ben and Alicia intervene, forcing them to return every piece. As they do, the kids are ambushed by the Profiteer’s henchmen, who drag them into a dangerous past they thought they’d escaped.

In "Family Crisis," the Fantastic Four find themselves in a courtroom battle when the Wizard files a custody suit for Bentley-23, prompting the team to enlist She-Hulk as their legal advocate. As evidence unfolds, the judge is left questioning what it truly means to be a parent—especially when the parties involved are anything but ordinary.

In "Free Bentley," the custody battle takes a sharp turn as the children take the stand, but Bentley-23’s cunning schemes threaten to unravel everything—just as the Wizard’s credibility hangs in the balance.

In "Grimm Noir," Ben Grimm finds himself drawn into a shadowy mystery when his neighbor, opera singer Rosemary, vanishes without a trace. Haunted by eerie dreams, Ben is pulled into a surreal confrontation with the malevolent D'Spayre, who has ensnared Rosemary in a twisted scheme meant to torment him.