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Fantastic Four, #226 Newsstand

Published: January 1981

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Fantastic Four #226

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Issue Contents:
The Samaurai Destroyer!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]
  • Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]
  • Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
  • The Thing [Ben Grimm]]
  • Samurai Destroyer
Credits
Story Notes

"Samurai" misspelled "Samaurai" on cover.

The Dingo Kids Meet O. J. Simpson

Featuring Dingo Kids

Story 1 1 page western-frontier
Characters
  • O. J. Simpson
  • Dingo Kids
Story Notes

Comic ad for Dingo boots, on the inside front cover.

The Samurai Destroyer
Story 2 22 pages superhero
Storyline

William McLaughlin finds the ruins of the Followers of the Light Sanctuary and a giant robot that was under construction. He finishes building it and then tracks down the other three Sanctuary robots and destroys them in their respective hiding places. He then robs to acquire gold and money he hopes will grant him a rich retirement. The pilots of the destroyed robots (Ilongo, Richard and Genji) ask the FF for help. They confront the giant robot in Tokyo and knock it out of commission. William presses the self destruct button and blows the robot up, just as he's captured by the three pilots.

Characters
  • Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]
  • Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]
  • Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
  • The Thing [Ben Grimm]]
  • Samurai Destroyer
  • Alicia Masters
  • Franklin Richards
  • Ilongo Savage
  • Richard Carson
  • Genji Odashu
Credits
Story Notes

Inker page credits added by Steven Tice. This issue wraps up all the loose ends to the recently cancelled Shogun Warriors series that Marvel had published between February 1979 and September 1980. The Shogun Warriors aren't referred to by name. The pilots simply called them "warrior robots". The remains of the three destroyed robots ((Raydeen, Combatra, and Dangard Ace) are shown as twisted pieces of colored metal. The robot that William builds was supposed to be a fourth Shogun Warrior that the Followers of the Light never had a chance to finish. He calls it the "Samurai Destroyer" and it's a tall slim robot with a huge sword. Ilongo Savage, Richard Carson, and Genji Odashu had teamed up with the Fantastic Four in the last two issues of the Shogun Warriors series. After this they would return to their mundane civilian lives.

Fury Unleashed!
Story 3 1 page superhero

"The Trapster's at it again -- one trap leads to another."

Characters
  • Captain America [Steve Rogers]
  • Nick Fury
  • Trapster
Credits
Story 4 1 page
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 JRG, Steve Harper, and Rupert Kinnard.