Fantastic Four Epic Collection #3
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis Epic Collection volume reprints the Heroes Reborn era of the Fantastic Four, originally published in the late 1990s. It collects the issues that followed the team's return to the Marvel Universe after their time in a pocket universe, featuring new adventures by writers and artists like Jim Lee and Brandon Choi.
In "Side-by-Side with Sub-Mariner!", the Fantastic Four face off against Dr. Doom and Daredevil in a clash that tests their unity and strength. With Reed Richards wielding the newly introduced Stimulator to restore the team’s powers, Ben Grimm reclaims his identity as The Thing—only to walk away from the team after the battle. Written by Stan Lee and brought to life by Jack Kirby’s dynamic art, with inks by V. Colletta, colors by Stan Goldberg, and letters by Artie Simek, this epic chapter from the Fantastic Four Epic Collection #3 features Kirby’s original cover pencils and Joe Sinnott’s inks.
In "A Blind Man Shall Lead Them!", Reed Richards engineers ingenious devices to temporarily restore the Fantastic Four’s lost powers, but their fragile balance is tested when Matt Murdock arrives unexpectedly—only for Dr. Doom to launch a sudden, calculated assault.
In "The Battle of the Baxter Building," Dr. Doom launches a devastating assault on the Fantastic Four's home, forcing Reed to use the Stimulator to restore the team's powers after they've been stripped away. With Ben back as The Thing, the team fights back—only for Ben to turn on them, leaving the team behind after a brutal confrontation.
In "Bedlam at the Baxter Building!", Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Girl’s wedding celebration takes a chaotic turn when Doctor Doom unleashes his Emotion Charger, turning a gathering of heroes into a full-scale siege by a furious army of super-villains. With the Baxter Building under siege and alliances tested, the Fantastic Four must protect their loved ones and their home in the most unexpected of settings.
In "Those Who Would Destroy Us!", the Fantastic Four find themselves locked in a high-stakes clash with the Inhumans, their allies turned adversaries. When Triton is taken by the Seeker, the team rushes to rescue him—only to be captured in turn, leaving their fate hanging in the balance.
When Black Bolt and the Fantastic Four thwart Maximus’s plan to wipe out humanity, they return to New York only to receive a dire warning from the Watcher: Galactus is coming. The team must brace for an unstoppable force from beyond the stars, one that threatens all life as they know it.
In "If This Be Doomsday!", the Fantastic Four race against time to halt Galactus’s approach, while the Watcher secretly guides the Human Torch on a desperate quest for a weapon that might turn the tide. With Alicia Masters urging the Silver Surfer to reconsider his allegiance, the fate of Earth hangs in the balance as old loyalties are tested and new choices must be made.
In "The Startling Saga of the Silver Surfer!", the Fantastic Four face down the cosmic threat of Galactus with the help of the enigmatic Silver Surfer, whose arrival brings both salvation and mystery. Meanwhile, Johnny Storm steps into a new chapter at Metro College, where an unexpected encounter with Wyatt Wingfoot sparks something new.
In "This Man... This Monster!", a desperate scientist, driven by obsession, transforms himself into a monstrous version of the Thing and infiltrates the Baxter Building with deadly intent. But when a sudden accident shifts the tide, his actions unexpectedly save Reed Richards—only to cost him his own life in the depths of the Negative Zone.
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↩ Reprints Fantastic Four #33 (1964), Fantastic Four #34 (1965), Fantastic Four #35 (1965), Fantastic Four #36 (1965), Fantastic Four #37 (1965), Fantastic Four #38 (1965), Fantastic Four #39 (1965), Fantastic Four #40 (1965), Fantastic Four #41 (1965), Fantastic Four #42 (1965), Fantastic Four #43 (1965), Fantastic Four Annual #3 (1965), Fantastic Four #44 (1965), Fantastic Four #45 (1965), Fantastic Four #46 (1966), Fantastic Four #47 (1966), Fantastic Four #48 (1966), Fantastic Four #49 (1966), Fantastic Four #50 (1966), Fantastic Four #51 (1966), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #5 (2010), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #6 (2011)
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