- "Hey, kiddies. Do you know time it is? It's clobberin' time!"
- ―The Thing
"Legacy" | |
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Fantastic Four Annual | |
Title: | "Legacy" |
Volume: | 1 |
Number: | 17 |
Cover price: | $1.00 |
Cover date: | September, 1983 |
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: | Jim Novak |
Editors: | Carl Potts |
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"Legacy" is the title to the story from the 17th Annual edition of Fantastic Four, Volume 1. The story was written and illustrated by John Byrne, who also provided the cover art composition and embellishment. The issue was colored by Glynis Wein and lettered by Jim Novak. It was edited by Carl Potts. This issue shipped with a September, 1983 cover date and carried a cover price of $1.00 per copy (US). In this issue, the townsfolk of King's County, New York find themselves the victims of a mysterious illness. One of the witnesses to the incident, Sharon Selleck contacts her close friend Johnny Storm. As the rest of the Fantastic Four are brought up to speed, they investigate the mystery of King's Crossing and finds that it relates back to one of their very first adventures.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Fantastic Four Skrulls (In flashback only)
- Mister Fantastic Skrull
- Human Torch Skrull
- The Thing Skrull
Minor characters
- Dorrek VII (In flashback only)
- Barney White
- Chet Rollins
- Emmett
- Grey
- Tiny
Organizations
Races
- Humans
- Mutated humans
- Skrulls (In flashback only)
Locations
- California (In flashback only)
- Oklahoma (In flashback only)
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Notes & Trivia[]
- This issue is reprinted in the Fantastic Four/Silver Surfer: The Complete Collection DVD-ROM collection, the Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus, Volume 1 and Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne, Volume 3.
- This issue shipped the same month as Fantastic Four #258. The events of this issue take place in between Fantastic Four #257 and #258.
- Reed Richards hypnotized three Skrulls into assuming the shape of cows back in Fantastic Four #2. They appear in a flashback scene to events from that issue.
- This issue also includes a flashback to events from Fantastic Four #18. The Skrull leader, Dorrek VII, appears in flashback to those events.
- The setting for this issue is King's Crossing, New York. The final scenes from Fantastic Four #2 have been retroactively attributed to King's Crossing.