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Fantastic Four, #245 Newsstand

Published: August 1982

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Fantastic Four #245

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Issue Contents:
Childhood's End!
1 page superhero
Characters
  • Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]
Credits
Look Like A Big League Player

Featuring Cracker Jack

Story 1 1 page sports
Credits
Story Notes

Cracker Jack ad on the inside front cover.

Childhood's End
Story 2 22 pages superhero

"Hello from New York City."

Storyline

Franklin Richards' powers go out of control as he transforms into an adult and tries to make things the way he thinks they should be. The Thing is returned to his rocky form.

Characters
  • Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]
  • Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]
  • Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
  • The Thing [Ben Grimm]] (origin)
  • Barbara Walker
  • Franklin Richards (as child and adult)
  • Alicia Masters
  • HERBIE-like robot
Credits
Story 3 1 page
Credits
Story Notes

Includes The Hype Box and The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

Story 4 1 page

"Dear John, I am really, really impressed with the..."

Story Notes

Letters of comment from readers Mark Waldman, Michele Cohen, Steve Elliot, Steve Thurman, Jeffrey Lowndes, and Joe Gardner.

The Black Swamp of Lobella (1)

Featuring A "Dungeons & Dragons" Adventure!

Story 5 1 page sword and sorcery

"Answering a telepathic plea for help from..."

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

Comic strip ad for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game from TSR Hobbies, Inc. Continued between [The Woods of Oakthorn] and [The Avalanche].