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1967-06-01 00:02:15
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Fantastic Four #65

Issue(s): Fantastic Four #65
Cover Date: Aug 67
Title: "--From beyond this planet Earth!"
Credits:
Stan Lee - Writer
Jack Kirby - Penciler
Joe Sinnott - Inker

Review/plot:
The FF all have the same 'nightmare' which is actually a communication from the Kree's Supreme Intelligence that they are in big trouble for destroying a Sentry. Sue is actually late getting the team their breakfast (!) because she's so shaken up by the dream.

The Supreme Intelligence sends Ronan the Accuser after the FF.

Weird observations: Johnny and Ben share a bed. Johnny heats up his bath water using his own flame (is Reed late on the gas payments?).

Johnny and Ben are heavy on hijinx this issue.

Reed gives up on trying to take Sue on a vacation, and placates her by letting her blow their savings on a shopping spree instead.

The subtext here, if you agree with my placement of Fantastic Four annual #5, is Sue's pregnancy.

Then Ronan attacks while everyone is still in their street clothes, which i thought was a nice touch (although apparently Ronan didn't because he transforms them into their uniforms a few panels later).

The FF manage to defeat Ronan (once again without Crystal, who is still around). Meanwhile, Alicia Masters is taken away by a mysterious stranger who can walk through walls.

Quality Rating: C+

Historical Significance Rating: 5 - first Supreme Intelligence, first Ronan the Accuser

Chronological Placement Considerations: Alicia Masters is kidnapped during this issue so she can't appear in other books between this issue and #66 (and at the end of the #66-67 arc she'll be hospitalized, as shown at the beginning of FF #68). See Michael's comment; per Wolverine & the X-Men #27AU, this story is taking place on the same day as Avengers #42.

References: N/A

Crossover: N/A

Continuity Insert? N

My Reprint: Marvel's Greatest Comics #48

Inbound References (4): show

  • Untold Legend of Captain Marvel #3
  • Avengers #89-97
  • Captain Marvel #47
  • Marvel Super Heroes #12-13
    Captain Marvel #1

Characters Appearing: Alicia Masters, Crystal, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Jerome Hamilton, Lockjaw, Mr. Fantastic, Ronan the Accuser, Supreme Intelligence, Thing

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Comments

We just had a discussion at the MCP recently after Wolverine and the X-Men 27 AU was released:
http://www.chronologyproject.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7177
According to Wolverine and the X-Men 27 AU, Avengers 42 and FF 65 take place the same day.

Posted by: Michael | April 21, 2013 1:41 PM

Thanks for letting me know, Michael. Seems to not cause any problems. I've adjusted accordingly.

Posted by: fnord12 | April 21, 2013 6:19 PM

Favorite Johnny and Ben exchange, "Hey, wadaya do fer an itchy tongue?"
" Scratch it!"
"Well, hardy har har!"

Posted by: Silverbird | June 25, 2014 5:39 PM

Reed's gonna blow a bunch of money on Sue's wardrobe, whereas his is all apparently custom made because it seems that every item of clothing he owns must be made out of unstable molecules.

Posted by: Erik Beck | January 19, 2015 7:54 AM

This was a good one with more information on the Kree Empire. Ronan the Accuser is a crackerjack villain who for a long time was underutilized.

Posted by: Bobby Sisemore | November 11, 2016 9:39 PM

Interesting suggestion from the Great American Novel FF site and elsewhere was that Kirby was going for a Mister Mind effect with the Kree super-mind, ie it WASN'T meant to be this huge disembodied head thing but instead would end up being a tiny little dubby in a fish tank type deal.

Much like Overlord or whatever he was called in Mister Miracle.

Posted by: Flying Tiger Comics | March 10, 2017 5:11 PM




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