Cover date: March 1972Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: John Buscema
Inker: Joe Sinnott
A very well executed cover by John Buscema.
A random group of terrorists attack the Baxter building, get defeated, the landlord shows up and shouts a lot, and then Agatha Harkness’s mystical projection shows up to warn the FF that a major threat to Earth has arrived. Gabriel, the Air-Walker appears, provoking a fight with the FF.
Wow! Stan Lee returns to ‘writing’ the Fantastic Four and proves he never really had much input beyond offering a brief plot synopsis for the artist to work from. As good as Buscema’s art is, he doesn’t have the imagination of Jack Kirby, and Lee just seems to be writing random captions and dialogue to fill the panels. I have no idea what the opening scene with the terrorists was about – they’re not even named or given a reason for being; and Sue is given some truly bizarre dialogue while showcasing her particular talents (that would be being totally ineffectual in combat, then).
Worst of all was this particular piece of dialogue after Reed gets bashed;
“Be careful, BEN! Anyone who could fell Reed so easily...”
That would be Mr Fantastic, the human rubber band.
Anyway, whatever happend to Reed's cure for Crystal he was working on last issue?
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I remember this story being reprinted in a UK Marvel (FF Weekly? Captain Britain?) and rather liked it. What was the cringey Sue business?
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