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Fantastic Four, #244 Direct

Published: July 1982

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Fantastic Four #244

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Issue Contents:
When Calls Galactus!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Nova [Frankie Raye]
Credits
Reprint Notes

in Ed Hannigan: Covered (Marvel, 2009 series) #[nn]

Story Notes

From a cover sketch by Ed Hannigan.

Scottie in A Cracker Jack Story

Featuring Cracker Jack

Story 1 1 page sports

"Okay, Scottie!"

Characters
  • Scottie
Credits
Story Notes

Comic ad for Cracker Jack snacks on the inside front cover.

Beginnings and Endings
Story 2 22 pages superhero

"The young woman doing terrible things to herself in the name of good health..."

Storyline

Reed Richards saves Galactus' life. Frankie Raye becomes his herald. Richards buys the Baxter Building from Collins.

Characters
  • Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]
  • Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]
  • Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
  • The Thing [Ben Grimm]]
  • The Avengers [Thor
  • Iron Man [Tony Stark]
  • Captain America [Steve Rogers]
  • Wasp]
  • Dr. Strange
  • Franklin Richards
  • HERBIE-like robot
  • Nova [Frankie Raye] (introduction as Nova)
  • Galactus (villain)
  • Terrax (cameo flashback)
  • Doctor Doom (cameo)
Credits
The Woods of Oakthorn (1)

Featuring A "Dungeons & Dragons" Adventure!

Story 3 1 page sword and sorcery

"Indel, Saren, Valerius and Grimslade set out from..."

Characters
  • Grimslade
  • Indel
  • Oakthorn
  • Saren
  • Valerius
  • wolves
Credits
Story Notes

Comic strip ad for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game from TSR Hobbies, Inc.. Continued between [Grindal the Mentor] and [The Black Swamp of Lobella].

Story 4 1 page

"It's that time again..."

Credits
Story Notes

Includes list of Direct Distributors, The Hype Box and The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

Story 5 1 page

"Before we get to the nitty gritty on this..."

Characters
  • Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]
  • Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]
  • Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
  • The Thing [Ben Grimm]]
Credits
Story Notes

Letters from Elizabeth Holden, Dan H. Eiler, Anthony Passaniti, Doug Gessell, Verlin J. Curtiss, Francis Herman, and Eric Hampton.