Descrizione
I FANTASTICI 4
FANTASTIC FOUR
prima serie Editoriale Corno
ALBO ORIGINALE DEL 1976
Episodio principale con i F4 : addirittura adesso è sparito anche Reed Richards perso tra sentieri impraticabili a rincorrere i chiari di luna di sua moglie La Donna Invisibile, pertanto rimangono per questo numero solo in tre a ballare l’ alligalli e a rinfrescarsi idee e ormoni, cioè i due manovali del gruppo ossia LA COSA e LA TORCIA UMANA in compagnia di MEDUSA , l’ inumana di scorta con sempre un diavolo per capello.
contiene inoltre : CAPITAN MARVEL e PRINCIPE NAMOR SUB MARINER (quest’ ultimo in rassegna retrospettiva con un episodio Atlas degli anni 50)
CONDIZIONI BUONISSIME, PICCOLO SEGNO A BIRO IN RETROCOPERTINA, L’ ALBO NON E’ DI RESA
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“Doomsday: 200 Below!” / CENTO GRADI SOTTO ZERO
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Featured Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
Synopsis
Ternak switches on the Climate Cannon, coating the Human Torch and
Medusa with ice. Virtually helpless, Medusa urges Johnny to turn on his
flame, but he cannot. Ternak gloats that within hours he will focus the
cannon on the Earth’s equator, dropping the world’s temperature and
initiating a new ice age. Humans consider themselves the supreme
pinnacle of creation, says Ternak, but the snow-creatures, also known as
abominable snowmen, existed before humanity and shall soon inherit the
Earth. Enraged by Ternak’s threats, Johnny finally manages to flame on
and starts to melt the snow-creatures’ weapons, dodging their energy
beams as he battles. But when he passes over Ternak, the leader of the
snow-creatures swats him out of the air toward an ice wall. Fortunately,
Medusa catches him with her hair before he impacts, which saves his
life. Then she enters the battle, bowling the snow-creatures over with
her hair. She and Johnny were simply passing by, she says, when they
were attacked without provocation. She had received an urgent message to
return to her people in the Great Refuge, and every moment she spends
fighting the snow-creatures represents an unnecessary delay. Then she
knocks the Climate Cannon off its pedestal with a large boulder. Ternak
falls from his perch, stunned, and by the time he regroups with his
minions, Medusa and Johnny flee and hide. Ternak orders the
snow-creatures to find them, and Johnny and Medusa know that it is only a
matter of time before they are caught.
But a different snow-creature—a female—finds them, and she motions for
them to be quiet. They follow her through a maze of icy caverns,
silently enjoying the breathtaking scenery. Lost in thought, Johnny
comes to realize that his anger with Reed over what happened to Franklin
is misdirected. He has.. been unfair to his brother-in-law, he tells
Medusa, and Medusa agrees. Reed had no choice, she says, just as they
have no cnoice but to follow the snowgirl into the cave. After a while
Johnny and Medusa are brought to a large machinery-filled gallery, in
the center of which, beneath a transparent dome, is seated a wizened
figure. Meanwhile, three snow-creatures are exploring the remains of the
pogo plane, which was downed by Ternak’s laser cannon when Johnny and
Medusa passed over the region. As they examine the weapons, one of them
accidentally fires the Fantastic Four signal-flare gun, and a bright
figure “4” illuminates the darkened peaks. As they watch, bewildered, a
large figure suddenly appears and asks about Johnny and Medusa. But
before they can reply, the figure attacks them, and after a brief
skirmish he leaves them lying unconscious on the snow. Johnny, Medusa,
and the snowgirl approach the seated man, and Johnny is surprised when
the man introduces himself as the Master, the monk who found the
snow-creatures five centuries ago. He gave them the rudiments of
science, he says, but he tried in vain to teach them wisdom as well.
Four hundred forty years ago, he explains, he died, but several of his
loyal students brought his lifeless body into the Entropy Globe, where
he was reanimated and his brain was restored. The Master remained in the
Entropy Globe, tended by the descendants of the original students,
watching with sadness the rise of warmongers within the once gentle
snow-creature race. When the Master finishes, he indicates a device with
which Johnny and Medusa will be able to crush Ternak’s rebellion and
save the world. Johnny is puzzled when the Master asks the gods for
forgiveness for showing Johnny the machine, but the Master explains that
no one has the right to inflict his will on others, even to save the
world. Thus, continues the Master, what they have to do is a sin, but it
is less grave than Ternak’s, and hence it is justified though not
sanctified. Then Medusa picks up the device with her hair, and she and
Johnny leave the snowgirl and the Master and head toward where Ternak
has doubtless finished repairing the Climate Cannon. The Human Torch
flies into the chamber just as Ternak is about to set the cannon on
“maximum dispersal.” He attacks with fireballs, dodging the
snow-creatures’ laser beams, and suddenly the Thing joins the fray.
Johnny is surprised that Ben—who is the one who battled the
snow-creatures by the pogo plane—is there in the middle of the
Himalayas, but Ben has no time to explain. When Ternak runs to the
cannon, Ben follows and starts to battle him. The Torch, meanwhile,
keeps Ternak’s minions at bay as Medusa sets up the Master’s machine.
Using her hair, she easily fends off the occasional snow-creature who
attacks her. When Ternak punches the Thing and aims a laser pistol at
him, Ben slams Ternak directly into the Climate Cannon, causing an
explosion. Simultaneously, Medusa turns on the device, and the cavern
fills with a green light that bathes the snow-creatures and starts to
transform them. As Johnny, Ben, and Medusa watch in astonishment, the
snow-creatures become more and more humanoid, until they change at last
into normal-looking people. Then the snowgirl enters and conveys the
Master’s thanks for their aid. Now her people need never threaten the
world again, she says, for they no longer need the Climate Cannon to
live outside the Himalayas. Ben asks why the Master did not do this
before, and the girl replies that he had hoped that her people would
learn their error by themselves and not have this fate forced upon them.
Were it not for Ternak’s ambition, she continues, they very well might
have. Then the Thing, Johnny, and Medusa leave the grateful snow-people
and prepare for their journey home.
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“Blown Away!” / SOFFIATO VIA !
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Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Mordecai Boggs
- Rachel Dandridge (First appearance)
Villains:
- Nitro (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Carol Danvers
- Mentor
- Iron Man
- Lunatic Legion (Voice Only)
- Drax the Destroyer (Cameo)
- Kronos (Cameo)
- Moondragon (Cameo)
- Eros (Cameo)
- Lou-Ann Savannah (Cameo)
- Vision (Cameo)
Locations:
Items:
- Compound 13
- Nega-Bands
Synopsis
In the lull following the battle with Thanos, Rick Jones recommences his
music career. His tour takes he and Mar-Vell in the path of Nitro and
the Lunatic Legion. In the battle, Mar-Vell gets exposed to nerve gas,
which ultimately leads to his death by cancer.
Notes
- In this issue Mar-Vell is exposed to toxins which ultimately
develop into the cancer which kills him. That Nitro sure is a pain, huh?
Kills heroes, starts Civil Wars,…
- Lou-Ann and Rick Jones break up. She will not be seen again in this series.
- Characters:
- Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Namora; Tha-Korr; Byrrah
Synopsis
A fleet of ships approach the Antarctic kingdom of Atlantis. Namor is
sure that they are there for invasion. Thought the Emperor forbids it,
Namor organizes a force to shift icebergs and trap the ships. He learns
that the expedition is only there to ask permission to mine uranium.
Namor apologizes and lets them go, but his actions with the icebergs
cause an undersea avalanche that destroys much of Atlantis.
