Comics:Fantastic Four Vol 1 7

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"It Came From The Skies!"

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Fantastic Four Vol 1 #7
October, 1962

Cover Artists

Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers

Writers

Stan Lee

Pencilers

Jack Kirby

Inkers

Dick Ayers

Colourists

Stan Goldberg

Letterers

Artie Simek

Editors

Stan Lee

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I Don't Want Any Part Of That Fancy Pants Dinner!

-- The Thing

Appearing in "It Came From The Skies!"

Featured Characters:

• The Fantastic Four

• Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
• Invisible Girl (Susan Storm)
• Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards)
• Thing (Ben Grimm)

Supporting Characters:

Villains:

• Kurrgo
• Kurrgo's Robot

Other Characters:

• The Xantha (First appearance)

Locations:

• Baxter Building
• Capitol Building in Washington DC
• Xanth (Planet X)

Items:

• Hostility Ray
• Shrinking Gas created by Mister Fantastic

Vehicles:

• Fantasti-Car MK I (Flying Bathtub)
• Xantha Saucer (First appearance)
  
  

Synopsis for "It Came From The Skies!"

In a plot to save his people of "Planet X", Kurrgo travels to Earth where to seek the Fantastic Four's help in saving them. While the FF are receiving an award for their heroism, Kurrgo turns on a device that suddenly makes the people of Earth hostile of the Fantastic Four and they are forced into exile.
Confronted by Kurrgo, the FF agree to go to Planet X to help save his people from a meteor that threatens to destroy them. Arriving on Planet X, Reed is quick to notice that although an advanced race, the people of Planet X don't have the resources necessary to build a rocket to escape. Creating a variation of Henry Pym's shrinking gas, Strange shrinks down all down to a minature size so that they can all board a giant rocket. When Kurrgo doesn't shrink himself and attempts to take over the shuttle so that he can rule over his minature people, he is left behind to face the planets destruction while his people and the Fantastic Four flee the doomed world. The FF then return home.

Notes

• This issue documents the Fantastic Four's first journey to another planet (following their failed attempt to go to Mars in Fantastic Four #1 and their journey to the Skrull starship in Fantastic Four #2).
• The Human Torch first attempts to use his Nova Flame in this issue.
• Mister Fantastic recreates Henry Pym's Shrinking Gas formula using Kurrgo's advanced scientific equipment. According to Marvel Saga #5, Reed Richards is "the only other scientist whom the Ant-Man has entrusted with the secret of his reducing formula."
• Mister Fantastic last appeared in Fantastic Four #6; He appears next in Fantastic Four #8.
• The Invisible Girl last appeared in Fantastic Four #6; She appears next in Strange Tales #102.
• The Human Torch and the Thing last appeared in Fantastic Four #6; They both appear next in Strange Tales #101.

Trivia

• Kurrgo's original ship was the ship the Fantastic Four used on a number of later interstellar missions, although it is usually called the Skrull saucer.

See Also

• Discuss Fantastic Four Vol 1 7 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Fantastic Four series

Recommended Reading

• Kurrgo and his robot appear next in Marvel Feature #11.

Links and References

• http://www.ffplaza.com/library/?issue=ff7