COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men 1 Signature
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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4675775003
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Owner:
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The Captain
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
February, 1987
"Are You Sure?!"
Chris Claremont - Writer
Jon Bogdanove - Penciler
Terry Austin - Inker
Jon Bogdanove & Terry Austin - Cover Artists
Glynis Oliver - Colorist
Tom Orzechowski - Letterer
Ann Nocenti - Editor
James Shooter - Editor in Chief
Synopsis:
Franklin Richards has a nightmare where both the Fantastic Four and the X-Men are dead, killed by an amalgamation of Reed Richards and Dr Doom – and it is all due to an old journal of Reed’s. When Franklin tries to tell his father about this, he sends him to his mother. While unpacking old things, Sue finds the journal from Franklin’s dreams, reads it, and later confronts her husband with her horrible findings. Near Muir Isle, Longshot and Dazzler spot and rescue a shipwrecked sailor. In the meantime, Magneto informs the X-Men that he has learned that Reed Richards has created an experimental device that might save Shadowcat’s life. He intends to talk to the FF. He meets the Things and She-Hulk, who accidentally met each other, and together they and the Torch save a house from breaking down. Nevertheless, the Thing and the Torch mistrust Magneto, as he tells them and Reed of his problem. Reed is torn between helping and not helping, but finally relents. On the way to Muir, he asks Ben whether he is ruthless and learns that his friend considers him so certain that it is a kind of ruthlessness. Ben also refers to the fact that he’s never been wrong before… except for the rocket flight that turned them into the Fantastic Four. Horrified at this and by what he has learned from the journal, Reed sinks into an emotional slump, completely uncertain what to do, aware of the fact that he might condemn Shadowcat either way. After examining her, he refuses to help, claiming that the device is experimental and the risk too high. Magneto refuses to take “no” for an answer, leading to a fight, which is acerbated by Wolverine, who threatens Richards with the words from Franklin’s prophetic dream.
Notes:
-Signed on the Cover by: Chris Claremont on 10/10/2025
-Signed on the Cover by: Jon Bogdanove on 10/25/2025
-This story takes place between Uncanny X-Men 219 and #220.
-Magneto’s trial occurred in Uncanny X-Men #200.
-Catch-22 refers to the novel by the same name by Joseph Heller. In essence, it describes a situation where you’re doomed if you do and doomed if you don’t.
Quotes:
"But have we forgotten, along the way, that the most awesomely heroic test of all......is to be a good man or woman? Parent? A family?" —Invisible Woman
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