COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Fantastic Four 18 Universal
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Grade:
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9.4
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
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Certification #:
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0994404006
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Issue #18 features the all-powerful Super Skrull who possesses all of the FF’s powers. In the story, in the fifth quadrant of the Andromeda galaxy, the emperor of the Skrulls has finalized his plans to destroy the FF after his people's last failed attempt to invade the Earth. This time the Skrulls have created a new warrior called the Super-Skrull who can mimic all of the abilities of the Fantastic Four, but is far more powerful than his foes. After demonstrating his powers, the Super-Skrull is given orders to conquer the Earth.
The FF arrive on that scene just as the Super-Skrull had declared the Earth as belonging to the Skrulls and planting the Skrull flag. When a mob of people confronts the alien, the Super-Skrull easily bats them aside. When the group tries to battle the Super-Skrull, they find that they are no match for his superior abilities, especially when he combines them and uses his naturally born Skrull shape-shifting powers. When the Fantastic Four are forced to flee the scene, the Super-Skrull allows them to leave, planning on going after them later.
Back in his lab, Reed begins investigating the source of the Super-Skrull's power as they are not natural. He soon deduces that the energies needed to power him are beamed from the Skrull homeworld. With this knowledge, Reed constructs a device that will jam the Super-Skrull's powers. The FF then goad the Skrull into meeting them on a deserted island for their final battle. There, the Fantastic Four keep the Super-Skrull occupied while the Invisible Girl plants the jamming device on their foe. The device works as planned, blocking the energies needed to power the Super-Skrull. Without his powers, the Skrull is knocked into a crater on the island and is trapped below by the Torch who uses his powers to fuse sand over the opening.
While only a 9.4, and the latest 9.4 we own in this set, our book is only bested by a single 9.6 and the Pacific Coast 9.8, which has not been on the market since the Schmell Heritage auction back in 2012. We would love the chance to upgrade this one, if the opportunity ever arises, but it is a sweet looking 9.4.
Purchased in the November 19, 2015 Heritage auction.
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