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FANTASTIC FOUR # 5 FACSIMILE EDITION

WRITTEN BY STAN LEE PENCILED BY JACK KIRBY COVER BY JACK KIRBY VARIANT COVER BY RYAN BROWN BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE FOIL VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Continuing Marvel ’ s Facsimile celebration of the Fantastic Four ’ s earliest days with the momentous introduction of none other than Doctor Doom ! Of all the humans on Earth , only he has the power to defeat them – and he commences his sinister plot by trapping them inside their Baxter Building home using a giant , nigh-unbreakable net ! But why does Doom want to lure the FF to his castle stronghold ? Why , to use his time-travel machine to send them back across the centuries so they can retrieve for him Blackbeard ’ s legendary treasure ! A life on the ocean waves awaits Reed , Johnny and Ben – and the Thing may well be in his element ! It ’ s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books , boldly re-presented in its original form , ads and all ! Reprinting FANTASTIC FOUR ( 1961 ) # 5 . Marvel is reprinting the first twelve issues of FANTASTIC FOUR as they originally appeared !
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X-MEN # 135 FACSIMILE EDITION

WRITTEN BY CHRIS CLAREMONT & JOHN BYRNE PENCILED BY JOHN BYRNE COVER BY JOHN BYRNE VARIANT COVER BY NICOLETTA BALDARI
The Phoenix Saga shifts into high gear as Jean Grey wields the godlike power of Dark Phoenix ! Try as they might to reach the teammate they love , the X-Men are mere playthings to this elemental angel of death – and soon Dark Phoenix leaves them behind to embrace her destiny in the stars . But the fateful cosmic choice she makes will irrevocably change the course not only of Jean Grey ’ s life , but also those of all the X-Men – and the scope of the entire Marvel Universe ! It ’ s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books , boldly re-presented in its original form , ads and all ! Reprinting X-MEN ( 1963 ) # 135 . Marvel is reprinting the complete DEATH OF PHOENIX SAGA issues as they originally appeared !
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