Fantastic Four Annual No. 16
date: label: Date made
content: 1981
name: label: publisher
content: Marvel Comics Group
label: author
content: Hannigan, Ed
label: artist
content: Ditko, Steve
label: maker
content: Marvel Comics Group
notes: label: Description
content: i>Fantastic Four Annual No. 16 </i> features the story “The Coming of … The Dragon Lord!” written by Ed Hannigan, with art by Steve Ditko Joining the Fantastic Four on the cover are the characters Ral Dorn and Dragon Man. The issue is an “Annual,” a special edition, published once a year, that contains more page than a monthly comic.
label: Description
content: Created by Marvel Comics creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, <i>The Fantastic Four </i> debuted in a self-titled 1961 comic book. Gaining super-powers after encountering “cosmic rays” while on a space mission, the “Fantastic Four” battle planetary and intergalactic threats while dealing with complex family and friendship dynamics. The original “four” consisted of Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards,) The Invisible Woman (Sue Richards,) The Human Torch (Johnny Storm) and The Thing (Ben Grimm.) Introducing a new era in comic books, the title presented heroes with more dynamic and relatable personalities than previously found in the medium.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Comics
label: Subject
content: Fantastic Four
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Comic Books
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Harold W. Ellis
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0089.11
label: accession number
content: 1989.0089
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0089.11
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Book, Comic
label: Object Name
content: comic book
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 6 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 16.51 cm