Fantastic Four, #239 Direct
Published: February 1982
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Holocaust in the Desert!
Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]
- Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
- The Thing [Ben Grimm]]
- Frankie Raye
Credits
- Pencils: John Byrne
- Inks: John Byrne
Scottie in A Cracker Jack Story
Featuring Cracker Jack
"Okay, Scottie!"
Characters
- Scottie
Credits
- Pencils: Neal Adams (uncertain)
Story Notes
Comic ad for Cracker Jacks snacks, on the inside front cover.
Wendy's Friends
"Tuesday, November 17th. New York City."
Storyline
At the request of the Thing's great aunt Petunia (actually young and pretty Petunia), the Fantastic Four investigate a town where a little girl has befriended strange demonic creatures.
Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]
- Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
- The Thing [Ben Grimm]]
- Aunt Petunia Grimm (introduction)
- O'Hoolihan
- Frankie Raye
- Alicia Masters
- Uncle Jake Grimm
- Ruth Efford (introduction)
- Wendy (introduction)
- Mike (introduction, death?)
- Carol (introduction, death?)
- Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff] (cameo)
- Crystal (cameo)
- Lockjaw (cameo)
- Wendy's father (introduction)
- "Wendy's friends" (introduction)
Credits
- Script: John Byrne
- Pencils: John Byrne
- Inks: John Byrne
- Colors: Jean-Marie Borbouse
- Letters: Jim Novak
Play the Bubble Yum Sweepstakes
Featuring Bubble Yum
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Davis
- Inks: Jack Davis
Story Notes
Ad and maze for Bubble Yum gum.
Evil Goblins (1)
"Grimslade, Valerius, and the mysterious Saren search..."
Characters
- Grimslade
- Indel
- Saren
- Valerius
- goblins
Credits
- Pencils: Bill Willingham
- Inks: Bill Willingham
Story Notes
Comic strip ad for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game from TSR Hobbies, Inc.. Continued between [The Green Slime] and [The Red Dragon].
Time for a New Image (1)
Characters
- Jim Shooter (photograph)
Credits
- Script: Jim Shooter
- Script: José Triay Cuenca
Story Notes
Assorted announcements, Louise Jones's Cheerfully Nice News!, The Hype Box, The Mighty Marvel Checklist; follows page 21 of the main sequence.
Daredevil's Longest Fight!
Characters
- Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
- Baby Face Johnny
Credits
- Pencils: John Romita Jr. (uncertain)
- Inks: Chic Stone (uncertain)
- Letters: Irv Watanabe
Story Notes
Advertisement for the Continental Baking Company. Precedes page 22 of the main sequence.
"Dear Mr. Byrne, I have just finished..."
Story Notes
Letters of comment from readers Kerry Callen, John A. Wilcox, Paul R. Davis, Alice Gordon, Jim Gibney, Anonymous and John Sweeney.