Chronological Fantastic Four

She's 13, folks.

Gawd I hate Dorma's motivation.

This annual bridges the gap between the end of Claremont's run and what comes next, practically hand-waving all of the Baroness von Doom stuff.

Fantastic Four Annual 2000

This is also Fantastic Four Annual #30.

I sourced the missing page (#9) from an official Marvel CD-ROM (remember those?) I once purchased, which has a then-complete collection of Fantastic Four comics.

This page explains how The Hellfire Club became involved in the story.

Again: Ben hates spooky things.

Is this the first time the Air, Wind, Fire, Earth comparison has been made to the powers of the Fantastic Four?

HA HA HA! Nice!

Sue was turned into a frog, which Reed kissed on the ass. This caused Sue to reappear in her human form and, apparently, wanting more of that.

Ben don't do spooky, but he knows you have to help people despite your fears.

Johnny's right.

I wish Claremont gave us more Sue / Johnny moments throughout his run.

Claremont put in the work to make us all realize Ben is a brilliant guy too.

Remember, Mephisto has previously abducted Franklin, so that might be why he saw Blackheart when no one else could.

Ladronn's Kirby-influenced style never fails to amaze.

Fantastic Four Annual 1999

This is also Fantastic Four Annual #29.

The issue itself is from very early 2000. The (1998) means the year the comic was first published. It stands in for Volume 3 or v3.

Does anyone have a physical or digital copy of Fantastic Four Annual 1999 (aka Annual #29)?

If so, can you please send me a picture / screen capture of Page 9. (It would fit between the two pages shown.)

My copy is missing the page.

Besides an Annual I saved for last, that's it for the Chris Claremont run on Fantastic Four. While it might have gained steam, the run started poorly and Claremont never felt connected to the characters. While he's a master at found families, he faltered with Marvel's First Family.

Us pans and bis have our eyes on Johnny. We see it. We know. Join us, Mister Storm.

Reed would never have doubts about his relationship with Sue. He might worry she's seeking comfort in Namor's arms, especially after recent events, but he would not have "second thoughts" about his feelings for her.

Reed's dialogue reads like Spock.

Right in the twat!

Oh, I doubt it, Sue.

Are we just going to handwave the whole "Sue was Baroness von Doom" thing?

I like to believe the sailors are taking to Ben because he is, historically, Blackbeard. So on some level they sense this.

*gulp*

Since when?

Fantastic Four #32 (1998)

Reed has spent weeks trying to get the armor off (and he did so in secret), but Doom programmed in a double snap that did the trick.

As Ben said, Reed can sometimes overlook the simplest of ideas.