“my darling reed… i hate what i’ve become… i hope i don’t look like a coward for leaving this way. i hope you don’t think i’m a bad wife or, worse still, a bad mother. i’m doing this for the best of reasons and pray that your genius can resolve this thing before one side ends up slaughtering the other.”
Fantastic Four #128 (Thomas/Buscema, Nov 1972). The family reunites underground, just in time to see the Mole Man’s new alliances torn apart by resentment and greed.
Fantastic Four #127 (Thomas/Buscema, Oct 1972). Sweet blue-eyed Benjamin gets fooled by the combined forces of the Mole Man and a forgotten Iron Man villainess.
Fantastic Four #126 (Thomas/Buscema, Sept 1972). Feeling responsible for the family’s latest feud, Ben reminisces about their origins… and wonders if Mole Man might be able to cure Alicia’s blindness.
Fantastic Four #129 (Thomas/Buscema, Dec 1972). Johnny cuts out to join Crystal at the Great Refuge, but Black Bolt seems to have broken bad! Agatha Harkness announces that she can no longer babysit for Franklin. And Ben stumbles into an ambush set by the Frightful Four, now featuring a new villainess. Even after the Lee/Kirby era, this book’s got thrills and family drama to spare.
Fantastic Four #130 (Thomas/Buscema, Jan 1973). Reed can’t keep up with women’s lib so Sue takes Franklin and leaves. Just as Franklin’s starting to show hints of his own powers, too! Gosh, after reading a good chunk of Buscema’s art with Vince Colletta’s sketchy inks, I’m really so impressed with Joe Sinnott’s more elegant ink. It really retains Kirby’s sense of polish and kinetic drama.
collection of 18 500by500 px icons of susan storm, with art by rachael stott.credit not necessary but appreciated, twitter credit to 616scarletvizh. icon page for the full sets, feel free to ask for other colours or characters.
Fantastic Four designs for Marvel Consumer Products. In keeping with the prev product line, we went back to the classic 1960s Jack Kirby version of the FF.
