Issue Description

*But Not Necessarily in that Order.

Ben and Johnny are told by Reed and Sue that Storm and Black Panther will be taking their spots on the team as they work on their marriage and take a second honeymoon. The Wakandian Embassy was detroyed when Storm was fighting the clone of Thor (co-created by Reed). Storm and Black Panther need a place to stay. In the wreckage of the embassy, Reed and T'Challa discovered bombs that were to go off a few hours after they were accidentally discovered. Tony Stark was on scene to assure that S.H.I.E.L.D. would use its resources to discover who placed the bombs there. Stark was hoping Reed would try to talk T'Challa to head back to Wakanda but Reed says he doesn't agree with that decision.

The Fantastic Four hold a press conference announcing the temporary departure of Reed and Sue. Black Panther is asked if they are officially joining the team and he responds that the Fantastic Four are a family rather than a team and that there is no official roster. The Wakandian people begin moving their possessions into the Baxter Building.

The former Deathlok, Michael Collins, arrives wishing to speak to T'Challa. Apparently he's been cured and is back to being a human. There is still something going on with his body but T'Challa is cut off before he can voice it. At the gravesite of a young hero known as Gravity, there appears to have been a black hole that has distorted the site. Ben says it's too bad the Watcher isn't there so they could ask him what happened. Storm suggests that they pay him a visit.

On the moon, they arrive at Uatu's place. The Watcher appears but remains silent. Storm arrives after fetching the Ultimate Nullifier from Johnny's directions. Threats are not necessary. Uatu agrees to share information by allowing them to enter the Cyclopedia Universum. Ben is able to quickly get the information as to what happened to Gravity. It seems Gravity's body has been taken by the cosmic being Epoch.

In the aftermath of Civil War comes RECONSTRUCTION, the beginning of a stunning new era of fantastic adventure. The team has been rocked to its foundations by the controversial events of the last several months. Now Reed and Sue have announced their plans to take some time off to work out their marital problems, leaving Ben and Johnny to hold the fort. But they won't be doing it shorthanded. Two new members join the team, Black Panther and Storm. Epoch says that the events that occurred are beyond their comprehension. The Fantastic Four make to land on her but she begs them to leave. She says their energies she's releasing are detectible and she fears being discovered by the Herald. With that, the Silver Surfer arrives.

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Fantastic Four (1998)

Publisher

Marvel

Volume Description

The foursome returns from the Heroes Reborn universe and take their place as Marvel's first family. The volume ran for 70 issues and before it reverted to the Fantastic Four (vol. 1) numbering with issue #500 (71) , collecting three volumes in one.

With issue #588 the series was replaced with a new comic named "FF (vol. 1)" (or Future Foundation) for 11 issues before returning to the Fantastic Four title with issue #600. The FF series also continued from issue 12 as a spin-off to the Fantastic Four.

The series ended with issue #611 when it was relaunched with a new volume as part of the Marvel NOW! event.

Collected Editions Flesh and Stone (#35-39) Into the Breach (#40-45) Resurrection of Galactus (#46-50, Annual #31) Fantastic Four/Inhumans (#51-54) Imaginauts (#56-66) Unthinkable (#67-70 & #500-502)Authoritative Action (#503-508)Hereafter (#509-513)Disassembled (#514-519)Rising Storm (#520-524)The Beginning of the End (#525-526, #551-553)Fantastic Four By J. Michael Straczynski (#527-532)The Life Fantastic (#533-535, Special #1)The Road to Civil War (#536-537)Civil War (#538-543)The New Fantastic Four (#544-550)World's Greatest (#554-561)The Master of Doom (#562-569)Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman Vol. 1 (#570-574)Fantastic Four By Hickman Omnibus Vol. 1 (#570-588)Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman Vol. 2 (#575-578)Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman Vol. 3 (#579-582)Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman Vol. 4 (#583-588)Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman Vol. 5 (#600-604)Fantastic Four By Hickman Omnibus Vol. 2 (#600-611 & 605.1)Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman Vol. 6 (#605-611, 605.1)Secret Wars Prelude (#611)

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