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Ultimate Fantastic Four #1 COVER by Bryan Hitch (Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, the Thing, Human Torch FIRST APPEARANCE)

Artists: Bryan Hitch (Penciller) , Bryan Hitch (Inker)

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Ultimate Fantastic Four #1 COVER by Bryan Hitch (Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, the Thing, Human Torch FIRST APPEARANCE) Comic Art

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Boards 2 thru 5

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Volume 1 trade cover

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Artwork Details

Title:	Ultimate Fantastic Four #1 COVER by Bryan Hitch (Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, the Thing, Human Torch FIRST APPEARANCE)
Artist:	Bryan Hitch (Penciller)
Artist:	Bryan Hitch (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	4,925
Likes on CAF:	7 8
Comments:	10
Added to Site:	9/23/2015
Comic Art Archive:	Ultimate Fantastic Four Issue: 1 Page: cover View

Description

I picked this up from the most recent Heritage Event Auction. I didn�t have a Hitch piece or an FF cover so I�ve checked both of those off with this but what I really liked was 1) the Sue and Ben illustrations and 2) that there were multiple drawings done on different boards that resulted in the final published piece. I think it�s neat how all of those iterations ended up (or didn�t!) in the final product. Hey, understandable how the intro of the Ultimate FF would be presented was a process :)

There are 5 total boards. The first is the main image. The second is an additional drawing of Sue that ended up being used as a patch since they apparently wanted a different look. The third is some outlining of parts of Ben and Johnny to layer to exhibit Sue�s invisibility power. The fourth is a fire effects layer for Johnny, and the last is another, more detailed, skeletal fire effects layer that they ended up not using.

Pretty cool having these multiple pieces that all ended up contributing in some way to what ended up being published. Hope y�all like!

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Damon Wright
Member Since 2008

Posted on 9/23/2015

That is an awesome multi lot! Love seeing some of the thought processes. Congrats!

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

Posted on 9/29/2015

Damon Wright wrote:

That is an awesome multi lot! Love seeing some of the thought processes. Congrats!

Seeing the progression is one of the main reasons I picked this up. Thanks, all, who've commented!

Fred Bronaugh
Member Since 2005

Posted on 9/24/2015

Amazing piece!!! great Cover!!!

Fred's CAF Gallery
Member Since 2003

Posted on 9/24/2015

WOW! :-)

Emanuele Peveri
Member Since 2011

Posted on 9/26/2015

Fantastice pieces indeed! Love to see the construction of a cover. Great pick!

Gilad Anni-Padda
Member Since 2012

Posted on 1/25/2016

This is so awesome!

Justin Cruz
Member Since 2014

Posted on 6/24/2017

Solid piece!!!

Doctor Fantastic
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 8/10/2022

Thanks for the awesome look behind the scenes! I loved the Ultimate Fantastic Four, and Hitch is a legend. Congratulations!

George H
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 2/23/2025

Fantastic Hitch cover and love seeing the behind the scenes with the patch artwork as well.

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 2/23/2025

George H wrote:

Fantastic Hitch cover and love seeing the behind the scenes with the patch artwork as well.

Thanks, George! Been a while since I got a comment on this one, lol...still love it. So far it's stayed as my one and done Hitch example. Well, not one and done as far as actual number of art boards per se as there are 5 with this lot, but you get it! I, too, love having all the process pieces...definitely adds to the enjoyment of owning!

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