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Fantastic Four #154
Issue(s): Fantastic Four #154
Cover Date: Jan 75
Title: "The man in the mystery mask!"
Credits:
Len Wein / Stan Lee - Writer
Bob Brown / Dick Ayers - Penciler
Mike Esposito & Frank Giacoia / Paul Reinman - Inker
Review/plot:
The majority of this issue is a repackaging of Strange Tales #127 (hence the secondary credits), which featured the Thing and the Human Torch getting sick of Reed and quitting the team only to have Reed dress up in an anonymous costume and beat the crap out of them for the whole issue to prove that he is their superior, and that his orders require instant obedience.
The remainder of this issue is someone else showing up in that same costume that Reed used back then and beating the crap out of Mr. Fantastic, the Thing, and the Human Torch.
It turns out to be Nick Fury, who is testing a new weapons system.
I assume this was a rushed fill-in issue, but it's cute enough.
Quality Rating: C-
Historical Significance Rating: 1
Chronological Placement Considerations: Pushed forward a bit to accommodate the Thing's Marvel Two-In-One appearances. FF #151-157 take place between TIO #7-8.
References:
- This issue reprints the Human Torch/Thing portion of Strange Tales #127.
Crossover: N/A
Continuity Insert? N
My Reprint: N/A
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Comments
This issue was built around a reprint probably because Len Wein was pressed for time after becoming EIC. Roy Thomas quit the EIC position a bit abruptly after being approached by Stan Lee to get involved with DC publisher Carmine Infantino about something concerning freelancer pay rates that Roy considered collusive and unethical. After Roy quit, the freelancer pay thing got dropped.
