- "I am your master! Has your memory returned?? Speak... I command you!"
- ―The Mad Thinker
| "The Torch That Was!" | |
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| Fantastic Four | |
| Title: | "The Torch That Was!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 189 |
| Cover price: | .35 |
| Cover date: | December, 1977 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Archie Goodwin |
| Writers: | Stan Lee |
| Pencilers: | Jack Kirby |
| Inkers: | Joe Sinnott |
| Cover artists: | Keith Pollard |
| Cover inker: | Frank Giacoia |
| Letterers: | Sam Rosen |
| Original editors: | Stan Lee |
| Editors: | Len Wein |
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"The Torch That Was!" is the title to the 189th issue of the first Fantastic Four ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It was written by Stan Lee with artwork by Jack Kirby and inks by Joe Sinnott. It was colored by Stan Goldberg and lettered by Sam Rosen. The story was originally edited by Stan Lee. The issue was edited by Len Wein. This issue shipped with a December, 1977 cover date and carries a cover price of .35 cents per copy.
"The Torch That Was!"[]
Featured characters
- Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
- Invisible Girl, Susan Richards
- Human Torch, Johnny Storm
- The Thing, Ben Grimm
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Phineas T. Horton (In flashback only)
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
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 tagline to this issue is "The story that introduces the weird wonder of Quasimodo!"
- This issue was originally printed as the first story in Fantastic Four Annual #4 in November, 1966.
- This issue includes an advertisement for Hostess Cup Cakes featuring Spider-Man titled "Legal Eagle".