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FANTASTIC FOUR (1961 Marvel)

#279 Direct (1985 Copper Age) High Grade

• Destruction of the original Baxter Building

Synopsis:

In this issue, Doctor Doom launches the Baxter Building into space, believing he has destroyed the Fantastic Four. However, Sue Richards protects the team—along with Franklin and Wyatt Wingfoot—with her force field, allowing them to fake their deaths and plan a counterattack. Using Reed’s elasticity and Johnny’s ability to absorb heat, they re-enter Earth’s atmosphere and crash into Doom’s Latverian stronghold. After defeating Doom’s Servo-Guards and Doombots, they confront and unmask Kristoff, revealing his youth and incomplete knowledge of Doom’s history, particularly his ignorance of Sue’s current powers. Meanwhile, a separate subplot unfolds as a man named Mister Unger incites racial hatred during a public rally, only to be revealed as a pawn of a shape-shifting new Hate-Monger, who plans to spread racial and ideological violence throughout the city, adding a dark, socially charged layer to the narrative.

Contributors:

Writer: John Byrne

Interior Artist: John Byrne

Cover Artist: John Byrne , Jerry Ordway

Condition:

For raw books, I do my best to conservatively reflect the Overstreet grading standards, but I am not a professional grader and grading can be subjective so I use the following ranges:

Mint Grade Range

9.8 - 9.6 Near Mint / Mint to Near Mint plus (NM/MT to NM+)

Near Mint Grade Range

9.4 - 9.0 Near Mint to Very Fine / Near Mint (NM to VF/NM)

High Grade Range

8.5 - 7.0 Very Fine plus to Fine / Very Fine (VF+ to FN/VF)

Mid Grade Range

6.5 - 5.5 Fine plus to Fine minus (FN+ to FN-)

Low Grade Range

5.0 - 3.5 Very Good / Fine to Very Good minus (VG/FN to VG-)

Reader Grade Range

3.0 - 1.0 Good / Very Good to Fair (GD/VG to FR)

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