Fantastic Four Vol 1 83

Fantastic Four Vol 1 #83 February, 1969 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artist Jack Kirby Joe Sinnott "Shall Man Survive?" Writer Stan Lee Penciler Jack Kirby Inker Joe Sinnott Letterer Sam Rosen Editor Stan Lee Previous Issue Next Issue Fantastic Four #82 Fantastic Four #84

Mister Fantastic	It's hopeless, Johnny!
Human Torch	Never thought you'd say that, Reed!
The Thing	You know Stretcho, kid... if he can't do somethin', he figgers nobody can!

Appearing in "Shall Man Survive?"

Featured Characters:

• Fantastic Four
  •  Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) 
  •  Thing (Ben Grimm) 
  •  Human Torch (Johnny Storm) 
  •  Crystal 

Supporting Characters:

• •  Invisible Girl (Susan Richards) 
• House of Agon
  •  Black Bolt 
  •  Medusa 
  •  Gorgon 
  •  Karnak 
  •  Triton 

Antagonists:

• League of Evil Inhumans
  •  Maximus 
  •  Aireo 
  •  Falcona 
  •  Leonus 
  •  Stallior 
  •  Timberius 
•  Zorr

Other Characters:

•  Unnamed Richards Baby 

Races and Species:

• Alpha Primitives
• Inhumans

Locations:

• United States of America
  • New York City, New York State
    • Manhattan
      • Baxter Building
• Himalayas
  • Attilan

Items:

• Hypno-Gun

Vehicles:

• Inhuman Rocket
  
  

Synopsis for "Shall Man Survive?"

Made prisoners of Maximus, Reed, Ben and Johnny are put in a cell that they cannot break out of. Meanwhile, Maximus selects a loyal guard of Inhumans to serve him. While the Royal Family continues to try to break out of their own prison. Black Bolt risks using his powerful voice to break loose and the family fights through Maximus' loyal Alpha Primitives to free Reed, Ben and Johnny.

Although they fail to stop Maximus from activating his hypno-gun, the FF and the Inhuman Royal Family defeat Zorr, Maximus, and the Inhumans loyal to him. They manage to destroy the hypno-gun however they are unable to stop Maximus and his followers from escaping in a rocket, vowing to get revenge at a later date.

Notes

Continuity Notes

• The period of time is briefly visited by the spirit of Johnny Storm's future self in Domination Factor Fantastic Four #2.3 who was on a quest to retrieve a slice of a Golden Apples of Idunn. As a result of the events in Domination Factor Fantastic Four #1.1-4.7 and Domination Factor: Avengers #1.2-4.8 a divergent reality of Earth-8921 is created.

• Sue Richards is not an active member of the team as she is on maternity leave to raise he newborn son who was born in Fantastic Four Annual #6.

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