*Marvel: From the Bute Collection this week, we’re delighted to bring you the first complete Inhumans saga from Fantastic Four #44-47. Hitherto, only Medusa had appeared (as part of the Frightful Four), but in #44 we learned that she was one of a hidden race, and the second member of the Inhuman Royal Family, Gorgon, turned up to play the heavy. He was swiftly followed by the rest of the family in #45: Crystal, Karnak, Triton, Lockjaw and in a last page cameo Black Bolt, who got his full debut in #46. #47 featured the debut of Black Bolt’s nasty brother Maximus. The Inhumans have intrigued and enchanted us for decades as a very established part of the Marvel Universe, and their debut story in these four issues is something rather special. (As a sidebar, the cover of #45, with its deep purple background, close-ups of our heroes and the lurking threat of the mysterious Inhumans above is a strong contender for my favourite FF cover).
PICTURED: FANTASTIC FOUR
#44 VG p £50 A Marvel Pop Art Production. Pence printed, solid, clean copy with nice off-white to white pages and tight firm staples. A couple of minor spine ticks and some edge wear, particularly due to abrasion along the right side of bottom cover edge.
#45 VG+ p £155 A Marvel Pop Art Production. Pence printed, solid, clean copy with nice off-white to white pages and tight firm staples. Minor edge wear, with a couple of very small colour-breaking creases across the bottom right corner
#46 VG £140 Solid copy with nice off-white pages and tight firm staples. Soft diagonal crease extends from Black Bolt’s left bicep to cover edge, faintly breaking colour. Minor edge wear with slight grubbiness to bottom edge.
#47 FN- £65 Solid clean copy with nice off-white pages and tight firm staples. Square corners, only minor edge wear.