Fantastic Four Fanfare

All-star creators celebrate Marvel’s First Family!

Acclaimed writers and artists, many of them FANTASTIC FOUR legends, unite to tell stories worthy of Fanfare! From the escalating prank war between the Human Torch and the Thing to Johnny Storm’s star-making turn on reality television! Friday the 13th spells trouble for the cosmic quartet when Reed Richards receives messages from himself in the future — and meet two of Doctor Doom’s underlings responsible for their master’s killer robot, the Seeker! Discover how Ben Grimm escaped Yancy Street! See the Thing and the Sandman reunite — but will it be as friends or foes? And revisit Ben’s wrestling days! Plus: The Torch is declared the most attractive being in the known universe! The Invisible Woman clashes with the Mole Man! And the First Family braves a sinister carnival!

COLLECTING: Fantastic Four Fanfare (2025) #1-4

Written by Alan Davis, Mark Waid, Andrew Wheeler, Mark Buckingham, John Tyler Christopher, Jonathan Hickman, Tom Defalco, Dan Slott, Chip Zdarsky, Daniel Warren Johnson, Greg Weisman & J. Michael Straczynski
Penciled by Alan Davis, Sara Pichelli, Ramon Rosanas, Mark Buckingham, John Tyler Christopher, Dustin Weaver, Michael Allred, Ron Frenz, Marcos Martin, Cafu, Tyrell Cannon & Mark Bagley

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