Cover: John Byrne & Terry Austin
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #21
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Back to the Basics!", Johnny Storm faces a surprising twist when his girlfriend Frankie begins to manifest powers eerily like his own. As her memories slowly resurface, she recalls a mysterious past tied to a long-lost experiment involving Professor Phineas T. Horton and the original Human Torch, a WWII-era robot. Written and illustrated by John Byrne, with cover art by Byrne and Terry Austin, this 2019 Marvel Masterworks entry blends personal revelation with a hidden legacy.
Contains 16 stories
Back to the Basics!
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Diablo [Esteban Corazón de Ablo]Mrs. Mulligan (first appearance)Mister Tindolini (first appearance)Frankie Raye [Nova]Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
Mission for a Dead Man!
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]George David Munson (first appearance, death)Father Albert Vito (first appearance)Morris Vance (first appearance)Hammerhead [Joseph]Sra. Munson (first appearance)
The Man With the Power!
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Skip Collins (first appearance, origin)Louisa Collins (first appearance)Junior Collins (first appearance)Mr. Wilkins (first appearance)Mick Clancy (first appearance)Frankie RayeEgo the Living Planet
Four Against Ego!
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Ego the Living PlanetMick Clancy (flashback)Frankie Raye [Nova]Thor (flashback)Galactus [Galan] (flashback)
The Coming of... Dragon Lord!
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]] (all also in flashback)Dragon Lord [Ral Dorn] (first appearance)Dragon Man (also in flashback)Franklin RichardsSkagerackrakor (first appearance, death)Dragon Riders [ZworillLalique] (first appearance)Houdaks (first appearance)
Terror in a Tiny Town
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Alicia MastersFranklin RichardsMrs. Lucas (first appearance, robot)Betty Lou Anderson (first appearance, robot)Puppet Master [Philip Masters]Dr. Singh (first appearance, robot)Doctor Doom [Victor von Doom] (also as Vincent Vaughn)
The Challenge of Dr. Doom!
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]The Thing [Ben Grimm]Herbie the Robot]Doctor Doom [Victor von Doom]
The Eyes Have It!
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Franklin RichardsAlicia MastersDoctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]Spinnerette (first appearance, also in flashback)Juliette D'Angelo (first appearance)Frankie Raye [Nova]Spinner (first appearance)Archie (first appearance)
The Lady Is for Burning!
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Frankie Raye [Nova] (origin, also in flashback)Professor Phineas T. Horton (flashback)Jake Grimm (first appearance)Petunia Grimm (first appearance)Sam (first appearance)
The More Things Change...
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Franklin RichardsAlicia MastersH.U.B.E.R.T. (first appearance)
Wendy's Friends
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Petunia GrimmO'HoolihanFrankie Raye [Nova]Alicia MastersJake GrimmSamRuth Efford (first appearance)Wendy (first appearance)Mike (first appearance, death?)Carol (first appearance, death?)Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]CrystalLockjawWendy's father (first appearance)"Wendy's friends" (introduction)
Exodus
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]Frankie Raye [Nova]Inhumans [Black BoltCrystalGorgonKarnakLockjawMaximus the Mad (flashback)MedusaTriton]Franklin RichardsH.E.R.B.E.T.Alpha-PrimitivesNick FuryDum Dum DuganPalmer (first appearance)The Watcher [Uatu]Luna Maximoff (first appearance, born)
Untitled story
Fred HembeckCaptain America [Steve Rogers]Iron Man [Tony Stark]ThorDaredevil [Matt Murdock]Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]Spider-Man [Peter Parker]Hulk [Bruce Banner]Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]
Untitled story
Fred Hembeck
When Titans Chuckle!
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Franklin RichardsAlicia MastersJ. Jonah JamesonFred HembeckSpider-ManNovaAvengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]ThorIron Man [Tony Stark]VisionScarlet WitchHawkeyeHerculesWonder ManYellowjacket [Hank Pym]WaspBeastBlack Panther]Defenders [HulkDr. StrangeNighthawkValkyrieSon of SatanGargoyle]Inhumans [Black BoltMedusaCrystalQuicksilverTritonGorgonKarnak]X-Men [Professor XCyclopsAngelIcemanHavokStormColossusNightcrawlerWolverineKitty Pryde]Legion of Monsters [Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze]DraculaWerewolf by NightFrankenstein's MonsterMorbiusMan-Thing]IkarusAnt-Man [Scott Lang]Giant-Man [Bill Foster]Ms. Marvel [Carol Danvers]Spider-Woman [Jessica Drew]Black WidowDragon ManCaptain BritainSandmanMad ThinkerRama TutAnnihilusRed GhostMolecule ManPsycho-ManDiabloHate-MongerMole ManSkrullsPuppet MasterGalactusMiracle ManWizardTrapsterEdwin JarvisWhizzerUnion JackFalconNick FuryDum Dum DuganJack of HeartsDazzlerIron FistPower Man [Luke Cage]DarkstarVanguardTigraNamor, the Sub-MarinerNamoritaShe-HulkDoc SamsonRick JonesMachine ManMoondragonThe WatcherSilver SurferVindicator [James MacDonald Hudson]Sasquatch [Walter Langkowski]SnowbirdDaredevilDevil-SlayerShroudEternityRed WolfTorpedoPaladin3-D ManMoon KnightMarvel Boy [Wendell Vaughn]AquarianShang ChiSons of the TigerCaptain Marvel [Mar-Vell]Ka-ZarShannaH.E.R.B.I.E.Dr. DoomWillie LumpkinWyatt WingfootTomazooma, the Living TotemAgatha HarknessHoward the DuckThundraBrother VoodooImpossible ManAunt May Parker [as Captain Universe]Guardians of the Galaxy [StarhawkNikkiMartinexYonduCharlie-27Vance Astro]
Untitled story
Fred HembeckFantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Willie LumpkinAlicia Masters
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Full credits
writer, artist, inker John Byrne
colorist Bob Sharen
letterer Jim Novak
cover pencils John Byrne
cover inks Terry Austin
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