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Fantastic Four 263 p 11 (Byrne, Feb 1984) Comic Art

Artwork Details

Title:	Fantastic Four 263 p 11 (Byrne, Feb 1984)
Posted By:	Brian Coppola
Artist:	John Byrne (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	265
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	7/9/2024

Description

Meanwhile at the Wonderworld Amusement Park in California, Johnny has been invited to participate in a special racecar competition where the drivers have to keep their identities a secret to the general public. When the race begins, Johnny's Formula-1 racer manages to get ahead of the pack and zips into a tunnel on the race track. When the car emerges on the other side one of the tires suddenly bursts causing the car to crash in a fiery explosion. Boom. 40 years ago.

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	Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor wrote: [ Quote & Reply ] Nice! Posted on 7/9/2024

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Nick - Barry - Matt - Hal - Namor said:

Nice!

And credit where credit is due: despite the drama, Ben was dubious that a car crash could ever take out Johnny (sometimes I go super-nova) Storm. The off-beat plot stands up when you recall that Byrne was serving up some commentary about Neal Adams's support for a 19th C hypothesis that the planet Earth was expanding in volume, and the named antagonist in the story (Alden Maas) is an anagram of Neal Adams.

Posted on 7/10/2024

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