Fantastic Four: Grand Design Vol 1 1

Fantastic Four: Grand Design #1

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Art by: Tom Scioli

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Art by: Tom Scioli

Art by: Ed Piskor

Release Date

October 30, 2019

Cover Date

December, 2019

Issue Details

Editor-in-Chief

C.B. Cebulski

Rating

T (13 and up)

Original Price

$5.99

Pages

48

Appearing in "Four Astronauts Walk into a Rocket (Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before)"

Featured Characters:

"Mystery 4" / Fantastic Four (First appearance chronologically) (Origin revealed)
- Invisible Girl (Susan "Sue" Storm / Richards) (First chronological appearance, joins Fantastic, Ltd., joins team)
- Mister Fantastic / Doctor Doom (Dr. Reed Richards / "Sir Richard Reed") (First chronological appearance, joins and leaves U.S. Army, joins Fantastic, Ltd., joins team)
- The Thing / Thingbeard (Ben Grimm) (First chronological appearance, joins and leaves Yancy Street Gang, joins and leaves U.S. Army, joins Fantastic, Ltd., joins and leaves team, joins and leaves Frightful Four, rejoins team)
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) (First chronological appearance, joins Fantastic, Ltd., joins team)

Supporting Characters:

Uatu the Watcher (First appearance chronologically)
Merlin (First appearance)
Allies
- U.S. Army
- Human Torch (Jim Hammond)
Sub-Mariner / "Old Man" (Prince Namor) (First appearance, joins and leaves Allies, joins and leaves SM Studios)
Yancy Street Gang (First appearance)
Fantastic, Ltd. (Only appearance, defuncts)
Incincible Man (Dr. Franklin Storm) (Only appearance; Dies, joins and leaves Skrull Empire)
Alicia Masters (First appearance)
Willie Lumpkin (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
Ant-Man / Giant Man (Hank Pym) (First appearance, joins Avengers)
Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (First full appearance)
X-Men
- Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)
- Cyclops (Scott Summers)
- Beast (Hank McCoy)
- Iceman (Bobby Drake)
- Angel (Warren Worthington III)
- Professor X (Charles Xavier)
Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (First appearance)
Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange) (First appearance)
Inhumans (First appearance)
- Houe of Agon (First appearance)
- Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) (First appearance) (Origin revealed)
- Karnak the Shatterer (First appearance)
- Medusa (Medusalith Amaquelin) (Joins and leaves Frightful Four)
- Crystal (Crystalia Amaquelin) (First appearance)
- Gorgon Petragon (First appearance)
- Lockjaw (First appearance)
- Triton (First appearance)

Antagonists:

Pharaoh Rama-Tut (Nathaniel Richards) (First appearance)
Skrull Empire (First appearance)
- "Fantastic Four" (First appearance)
- "The Thing" (First appearance)
- "Invisible Girl" (First appearance)
- Super-Skrull (Kl'rt) (First appearance)
- Emperor Dorrek VII (First appearance; dies)
Morgan Le Fay (Behind the scenes)
Blackbeard (Edward Teach) (Behind the scenes)
Maximus the Mad (First appearance)
Alpha Primitives (First appearance)
Doctor Doom / Mister Fantastic (Dr. Victor von Doom) (First appearance, joins Monks of Doom)
Mole Man's Monsters (First appearance)
- Giganto (First appearance)
- Tricephalous (First appearance)
- The Neolithic (Ugu) (First appearance)
Mole Man (Harvey Elder) (First appearance)
Giganto (First appearance; dies)
Puppet Master (Phillip Masters) (First appearance)
Cyclops (First appearance)
Impossible Man (First appearance)
Hulk (Dr. Bruce Banner)
Super-Apes (First appearance)
- Igor (First appearance)
- Miklho (First appearance)
- Peotor (First appearance)
Red Ghost (Ivan Kragoff) (First appearance)
Mad Thinker (Julius) (First appearance)
Fatal Finnegan (First appearance)
Awesome Android (First appearance)
Atlantean Army (First appearance)
Molecule Man (Owen Reece) (First appearance)
Hate-Monger ("Adolf Hitler") (First appearance)
Infant Terrible (First appearance)
Diablo (Esteban Corazón de Ablo) (First appearance)
Attuma (First appearance)
Gregory Gideon (First appearance)
Dragon Man (First appearance)
Frightful Four (First appearance)
- Paste-Pot Pete (Peter Petruski) (First appearance)
- Sandman (Flint Marko) (First appearance)
- The Wizard (Bentley Wittman) (First appearance)
Moloids (First appearance)
Seeker (Kadlec) (First appearance)

Other Characters:

Eternity (First appearance)
Galactus (Galan of Taa) (First appearance chronologically) (Origin revealed)
Celestials (First appearance)
- Eson the Searcher (First appearance)
- Nezarr the Calculator (First appearance)
- Gammenon the Gatherer (First appearance)
- Arishem the Judge (First appearance)
Moon-Boy (First appearance)
Devil Dinosaur (First appearance)
Eternals (Mentioned)
Fin Fang Foom (First appearance)
Kree Empire (First appearance chronologically)
- Accuser Corps (First appearance)
- Supreme Intelligence (First appearance)
- Sentry 459 (First appearance)
Inhumans (First appearance)
- King Randac (First appearance)
- Makoth (First appearance)
- House of Agon (First appearance)
- Agon (First appearance)
- Rynda (First appearance)
Deviants (First appearance)
Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (First appearance chronologically)
Sphinx (Anath-Na Mut) (Origin revealed)
Moses (First appearance)
Pharaoh Ramses II (First appearance)
Skrull Empire (First appearance)
- Shaper of Worlds (First appearance)
Order of the Shield / Illuminatus (First appearance)
- Nathan Richards (First appearance, joins team)
Prester John (Johann) (First appearance; leaves Order of the Shield)
Aesir (First appearance)
Bast (First appearance)
Panther Cult (First appearance)
- Black Panther (Bashenga) (First appearance)
- Black Panther (King T'Chaka) (First appearance; dies)
- Black Panther (King T'Challa) (First appearance chronologically)
- Black Panther (S'Yan) (First appearance)
Ulysses Klaw (First appearance)
King Thakorr (First appearance)
Princess Fen (First appearance)
Captain Leonard McKenzie (First appearance)
Cynthia von Doom (Mentioned) (Deceased)
Werner von Doom (First appearance; dies)
Robin Hood (Mentioned)
Monks of Doom (First appearance)
Daniel Grimm (First appearance; dies)
Daniel Grimm Jr. (First appearance; dies)
Elsie Grimm (First appearance; dies)
Aunt Petunia Grimm (Shadow only)
Uncle Jake Grimm (Shadow only)
Evie Richards (First appearance)
Mary Storm (First appearance; dies)
Mary Dinkins (Mentioned)
James Kreig (First appearance)
Monster from Mars (Statue)
Jack Kirby (First appearance)
Stan Lee (First appearance)
General Ross (First appearance)
Lady Dorma (First appearance)
Warlord Krang (First appearance)
U.S. Air Force (First appearance)
Thomas Gideon (First appearance)
Claire Gideon (First appearance)
Avengers (Cameo)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Leaves U.S. Army, joins team)
- Wasp (Janet Van Dyne) (Cameo)
- Thor (Odinson) (Cameo)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Cameo)
Skrull Empire (First appearance)
- Princess Anelle (First appearance)
- Warlord Morrat (First appearance)
Nick Fury (Mentioned)
Daily Press (Named only)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Earth-TRN974 (First appearance)
- Taa (Destruction)
- Milky Way (First appearance)
  - Solar System (First appearance)
    - Earth (First appearance)
    - Atlantic Ocean (First appearance)
      - Ancient Atlantis (First appearance, becomes Modern Atlantis, destroyed and rebuilt)
        Sub-Mariner's Domed Undersea Villa (First appearance)
      - Lemuria (First appearance)
    - Africa (First appearance)
      - Egypt (First appearance)
        Giza (First appearance)
        
        Great Sphinx (First appearance)
        
        Pyramids of Giza (First appearance)
      - Wakanda (First appearance)
        Great Mound (First appearance)
        
        Warrior Falls (First appearance)
      - French Africa
        Atomic Powerplant (First appearance)
    - Earth Orbit (First appearance)
      - Van Allen Belts
      - Moon (First appearance)
        Blue Area of the Moon (First appearance)
        
        Watcher's Citadel (First appearance)
    - Europe (First appearance)
      - United Kingdom (First appearance)
        England (First appearance)
        
        Wiltshire (First appearance)
        Amesbury (First appearance)
        Salisbury Plain (First appearance)
        
        Stonehenge (First appearance)
      - Latveria (First appearance)
        Doomstadt (First appearance)
        
        Castle Doom (First appearance)
      - Transylvania (First appearance)
        Castle Diablo (First appearance)
    - Asia (First appearance)
      - Nepal (First appearance)
        Himalayas (First appearance)
    - North America (First appearance)
      - United States of America (First appearance)
        New York (First appearance)
        
        New York City (First appearance)
        Manhattan (First appearance)
        East Village (First appearance)
        
        Bowery (First appearance)
        Empire State University (First appearance)
        
        Lower East Side (First appearance)
        
        Yancy Street (First appearance)
        
        Midtown (First appearance)
        
        42nd Street and Madison Avenue (First appearance)
        Baxter Building (First appearance)
        
        Ithaca (First appearance)
        
        California (First appearance)
        
        Central City (First appearance)
        
        Los Angeles (First appearance)
        Hollywood (First appearance)
        SM Studios (First appearance)
        
        New Mexico (First appearance)
        
        Los Diablos Missile Base (First appearance)
        Hulk's Cave (First appearance)
        
        Las Vegas, Nevada (Mentioned)
    - Pacific Ocean (First appearance)
      - Sea of Okhotsk (First appearance)
        Monster Isle (First appearance)
    - South America (First appearance)
      - Andes Mountains (First appearance)
        Attilan / Great Refuge (First appearance, moved from Atlantic Ocean to Himalayas, then to Andes Mountains)
- Andromeda Galaxy (First appearance)
  - Tarnax (First appearance)
    - Tarnax IV (First appearance)
- Otherworld (First appearance)
- Avalon (First appearance)
  - Camelot (First appearance)
- Hell (Mentioned)

Items:

Cosmic Rays
Lifebringer One (First appearance)
Fantastic Four Uniforms (First appearance)
Staff of Moses (First appearance)
Ka Stone (First appearance)
Cosmic Cube (First appearance)
Evil Eye (First appearance)
Bifrost (First appearance)
Merlin Stones (First appearance)
Vibranium (First appearance)
Heart-Shaped Herb (Mentioned)
Panther Habit (First appearance)
Captain America's Shield (First appearance)
Doctor Doom's Armor (First appearance)
Fantasti-Flare (First appearance)
Mole Man's Staff (First appearance)
Magnetic Grabber (First appearance)
Psychic Clay (First appearance)
Ant-Man's Suit and Helmet (First appearance)
Ant-Man's Ants (First appearance)
Spider-Man's Suit (First appearance)
X-Uniforms (First appearance)
- Cyclops' Visor (First appearance)
Ruby-Quartz Sunglasses (First appearance)
Bio-Synthetic Wings (Cameo)
Mjolnir (Cameo)
Iron Man Armor Model 2 (Cameo)
Daredevil's Billy Club (First appearance)
Wizard's ID Machine (First appearance)
Eye of Agamotto (First appearance)
Cloak of Levitation (First appearance)
Atmo-Gun (First appearance)
Negative Barrier (First appearance)
Matter Mobilizer (Behind the scenes)

Vehicles:

Time Platform (First appearance)
Silver Surfer's Surfboard (First appearance)
Oracle (First appearance)
Marvel-1 (First appearance)
Skrull Mothership (First appearance)
Skrull-Ship (First appearance)
Fantasti-Car MK I (First appearance)
Batmobile (Mentioned)
Doctor Doom's Aerosub (First appearance)
Fantasti-Car MK II (First appearance)
Pogo Plane MK I (First appearance)
Gyroscopic Aircraft (First appearance)
Airjet-Cycle (First appearance)

Events:

Synopsis for "Four Astronauts Walk into a Rocket (Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before)"

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Solicit Synopsis

Because you demanded it! The bestselling GRAND DESIGN franchise continues with Marvel’s First Family! Brought to you by critically-acclaimed cartoonist TOM SCIOLI (GODLAND, TRANSFORMERS VS. GI JOE) in the sole-authorship tradition made famous by ED PISKOR’S X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN trilogy! Join the Watcher and witness how it all began… Plus appearances by your faves: Doctor Doom! Black Panther! Namor! Galactus! Mole Man! The Inhumans!

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