Fantastic Four 181

"To such as I, power is life! To deny me power is to deny my very existence. You had no right to oppose me! No right!"

―Annihilus

"Side by Side with -- Annihilus??"
Fantastic Four
Title:	"Side by Side with -- Annihilus??"
Volume:	1
Number:	181
Cover price:	.30
Cover date:	April, 1977
Publisher:	Marvel Comics
Credits
Chief:	Archie Goodwin
Writers:	Roy Thomas
Pencilers:	Ron Wilson
Inkers:	Joe Sinnott
Cover artists:	Jack Kirby
Cover inker:	Joe Sinnott
Colorists:	George Roussos
Letterers:	Joe Rosen
Editors:	Roy Thomas
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"Side by Side with -- Annihilus??" is the 181st issue of the first Fantastic Four ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Roy Thomas with artwork by Ron Wilson and inks by Joe Sinnott. It was colored by George Roussos and lettered by Joe Rosen. The story was edited by Roy Thomas. This issue shipped with an April, 1977 cover date and carries a cover price of .30 per copy.

Appearances

Featured characters

• Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
• Invisible Girl, Susan Richards
• Human Torch, Johnny Storm
• The Thing, Ben Grimm

Supporting characters

• Agatha Harkness
• Alicia Masters
• Frankie Raye
• Franklin Richards
• Impossible Man, Impy
• Thundra
• Tigra, Greer Grant Nelson

Villains

• Annihilus
• Brute, Reed Richards/Counter-Earth
• Mad Thinker
• Metalloid
• Monster Android

Minor characters

• None

Organizations

• Fantastic Four
• United States Army
• United States Coast Guard

Races & Animals

• Altered humans
• Humans
• Mutants
• Poppupians
• Witches

Locations

• Negative Zone
• New York

• New York City
• Manhattan
• Baxter Building
• Greenwich Village
• SoHo
• Alicia Masters' studio

Items

• Robots

• Android

Vehicles

• Fantasticar
• Taxicab

Powers

• Flight
• Pyrokinesis
• Thermal propulsion
• Winged flight

Miscellaneous

• Alien life forms
• Super-heroes

Notes & Trivia

• The Fantastic Four were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. They first appeared in Fantastic Four, Volume 1 #1 in November, 1961. By and large, the roster of the Fantastic Four has remained the same over the years, consisting of Reed Richards as Mister Fantastic, Susan Storm as the Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm as the Human Torch and Ben Grimm as the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing. Occasional transitory members of the FF have included Crystal Amaquelin, Luke Cage, Scott Lang, and T'Challa.

• The story from this issue continues from Fantastic Four #179.

Recommended Reading

Fantastic Four, Vol. 1 Fantastic Four, Vol. 2 Fantastic Four, Vol. 3 Fantastic Four 2099 Fantastic Four Unlimited Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising

Fantastic Four Unplugged Fantastic Four: WGCM Ultimate Fantastic Four FF Fantastic Four Collections Fantastic Four One-Shots

See also

Fantastic Four Fantastic Four films Fantastic Four comics Fantastic Four programs Fantastic Four characters

Fantastic Four villains Fantastic Four images Fantastic Four creators Fantastic Four cast & crew Fantastic Four miscellaneous

External Links

• Fantastic Four, Volume 1 #181 at Comics.org