- "I'd know Reed from his posture alone, and that has to be Johnny to the left... but who is that with them?"
- ―Susan Richards
| "The House That Reed Built" | |
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| Fantastic Four | |
| Title: | "The House That Reed Built" |
| Volume: | Fantastic Four |
| Number: | 265 |
| Cover price: | .60 |
| Cover date: | April, 1984 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Jim Shooter |
| Writers: | John Byrne |
| Pencilers: | John Byrne |
| Inkers: | John Byrne |
| Cover artists: | John Byrne |
| Cover inker: | John Byrne |
| Colorists: | Glynis Wein |
| Letterers: | Michael Higgins |
| Editors: | Bob Budiansky |
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"The House That Reed Built" is the title to the first story featured in issue #265 of the first Fantastic Four ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written and illustrated by John Byrne with coloring by Glynis Wein and lettering by Michael Higgins. The second story is called "Home are the Heroes" and is also produced by the team of Byrne, Wein & Higgins. Both stories were edited by Bob Budiansky. This issue shipped with an April, 1984 cover date and carries a cover price of .60 cents per copy.
"The House That Reed Built"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Sergeant Quinlan
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
"Home are the Heroes"[]
Featured characters
- Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
- Human Torch, Johnny Storm
- Invisible Girl, Susan Richards
- She-Hulk, Jennifer Walters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Alicia Masters (In flashback only)
- Iron Man, James Rhodes
- Mockingbird, Bobbi Morse (In flashback only)
- Scarlet Witch, Wanda Maximoff (In flashback only)
- Starfox, Eros
- The Thing, Ben Grimm (In flashback only)
- Valeria Richards (Behind the scenes only)
- Vision (In flashback only)
Organizations
- Avengers (In flashback only)
- Fantastic Four
Races & Animals
- Altered humans
- Humans
- Mutants (In flashback only)
- Skrulls (Behind the scenes only)
Locations
Items
- Iron Man armor
- Iron Man armor MK V
- Power armor
- Robots (In flashback only)
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.
- This issue is cover code copy 02462.
- This issue is reprinted in the 44 Years of Fantastic Four digital media collection, published by Graphic Imaging Technology, Inc. in May, 2005. It is also reprinted in the Fantastic Four Visionaries by John Byrne, Volume 4 trade paperback collection, released in March, 2005, as well as the Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus, Volume 2 hardcover collection in December, 2013.
- Reed Richards, Johnny Storm, and Jennifer Walters all chronologically appeared last in Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #12. Prior to the Secret Wars, Reed and Johnny appeared last in The Thing #10.
- Jennifer Walters, the She-Hulk, joins the Fantastic Four in the second story from this issue.
- Retroactively, this is the first appearance of Lyja, who is a Skrull that impersonates Alicia Masters in this issue.