Fantastic Four Adventures #1
In "The Beginning of the End," the Fantastic Four face a shocking twist: Namor and Black Panther are revealed to be advanced androids, a secret Reed Richards saw through while the others were deceived. As tensions erupt and the Thing confronts Doom, the battle takes a sudden turn when the future Doom proves far more formidable than expected—until four mysterious figures from the future arrive to change everything. Written by Dwayne McDuffie and illustrated by Paul Pelletier, with inks by Rick Magyar, colors by Wil Quintana, and letters by Rus Wooton, this 2010 Panini UK issue features a striking cover by Jim Cheung.
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It turns out that both Namor and Black Panther are just extremely well made androids and whilst Reed was not fooled the rest of the Fantastic Four were. Doom still suggests that implementing "Idea #101" should not be implemented. The Thing attacks Doom sending him crashing to the ground. However the future Doom is not defenceless and easily overpowers Thing. Then he takes on the other three and just as all seems lost, four more from the future appear.
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