FANTASTIC FOUR READING ORDER: Revolution (1984-1986)

In the second of two reading orders, John Byrne's reinvigoration and modernisation the Fantastic Four for the '80s concludes as he replaces the Thing in the line-up, leaving him moping on Battleworld while She-Hulk brings pure joy to the team! Doctor Doom's plan to immortalise himself completely backfires and sets him on a new course for years to come. The Human Torch does some serious growing up. Mister Fantastic is reunited with his father. And the Invisible Girl goes through some genuinely harrowing experiences to become one of the most interesting and powerful characters in the Marvel Universe. 

This run was all about moving these characters forward with Byrne handled deftly before his struggles to appease editorial become too much and he left Marvel to head up the relaunching of the Superman books for DC Comics.

I've also included the Thing's solo adventures here, having left the team at the end of the original SECRET WARS. And Franklin Richards becomes a member of Power Pack, so his appearances are also included here. He may not be a member of the Fantastic Four but, as the son of Reed & Sue Richards, it's important to know what he's up to! Both characters' appearances are largely included in grey (optional reading) unless the FF appear alongside them.

MCG Notes:

• Issue listings in blue & black: The must-read Fantastic Four stories from this time period, along with any key related stories and often-forgotten tales that are worth a read.
• Issue listings in grey: Part of the FF's chronology, cameo appearances or stories of note that non-essential or no longer considered 'required reading'; 
• Non-Members: Franklin Richards' adventures with Power Pack and the Thing's solo adventures are also included in grey unless they directly impact the Fantastic Four.
• Chronology: Every appearance of the FF from this period is included in chronological order - mapping out the timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.
• Spoilers: The issue/story overviews may include spoilers, so be warned!

See reading orders covering the Fantastic Four's earlier adventures:

• 1981-1984: Back to the Basics

Fantastic Four #265 (1984)

First appearance of 'Alicia Masters'/Lyja; while the Fantastic Four are on Battleworld, the Baxter Building fends off a home invasion by the Trapster; She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) officially joins the Fantastic Four when she returns to Earth with Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) and the Human Torch (Johnny Storm) after the war on Battleworld, taking the place the Thing (Ben Grimm) normally holds in the line-up while he remains back on the distant patchwork planet during SECRET WARS.

The Thing #11 (1984)
First appearance of Llrrllllnnllyyrrl and the Takers; Ben Grimm explores Battleworld, largely remaining in human form and encountering other alien species.

Avengers #243 (1984)
She-Hulk checks in with the Avengers and explains she's also joined the Fantastic Four during SECRET WARS / TOTAL WAR!

Fantastic Four #266-268 (1984)
First appearance of Alma Chalmers and Karisma/Mary Brown; Alicia Masters recalls the Invisible Girl (Sue Richards) and the Thing's recent clash with Karisma; Reed Richards calls in Dr Bruce Banner, Dr Michael Morbius, Dr Walter Langkowski (Sasquatch) and even Doctor Octopus when Sue Richards experiences difficulties with her pregnancy; Sue loses her baby; Doctor Doom's mask (the only part of him that survived the battle with Terrax) springs to life, evades capture and escaping the Baxter Building, suggesting Doom may still be alive.

Code of Honor #3 (1997)
Fantastic Four cameo; the citizens of New York celebrate the return of the heroes.

1985 #6 (2008)

Mister Fantastic and Human Torch cameo; the Thing appears in error; the heroes of Earth-616 rise up to stop the villains escaping to Earth-1219.

Incredible Hulk #300 (1984)

First appearance of the Crossroads; the Human Torch tries to help stop the Hulk's mindless rampage through New York, but is quickly taken down; Doctor Strange sends the Hulk to the other-dimensional Crossroads.

The Thing #12-13 (1984)

First appearance of Tarianna; the Ben Grimm meets his perfect woman Tarianna and fights Hanrak to win her over; the Thing and Tarianna join forces to battle the Wizard (an oversized version of Doctor Doom).

Avengers Annual #13 (1984)
She-Hulk and Mister Fantastic assist the Avengers against Arnim Zola's Hulk Duplicates.

The Thing #14 (1984)

The Thing and Tarianna get caught in a feud between two alien races.

Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 (2018)

Mister Fantastic cameo; Spider-Man's Symbiote breaks away and pretends to be him while intervening in Hammerhead's latest Maggia scheme.

Fantastic Four Annual #18 (1984)
The Fantastic Four discovering attend Black Bolt and Medusa wedding and discover a long-running battle between a Kree and a Skrull soldier on the moon.

Fantastic Four #7 (1997)

Invisible Woman cameo; he Invisible Woman takes Franklin Richards for a walk in the park, unaware that her future self is watching.

Avengers #246 (1984)
First appearance of Frank Rambeau & Maria Rambeau; She-Hulk attends Sersi's party which comes under attack by the rogue band of Eternals known as the Delphan Brothers.

Fantastic Four: 40th Wedding Anniversary Special #1 (2006)
Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman celebrate their wedding anniversary with their past and future selves.

Fantastic Four #269(pp.1-12) (1984)
The Fantastic Four witness a beam of energy firing into the Hudson River.

Avengers #247 (1984)
She-Hulk contacts the Vision and Scarlet Witch to tell them Starfox has been kidnapped.

Fantastic Four #269(pp.13-22)-270 (1984)
First appearance of Terminus and the Zundamites; She-Hulk meets Wyatt Wingfoot for the first time and the Fantastic Four are confronted by the gigantic Terminus.

Iron Man Legacy #6, 9-11 (2010-2011)

Mister Fantastic Four and the rest of the Illuminati take on the secret cabal of super-villains called the Pride.

The Thing #15 (1984)

The Thing and Tarianna encounter Gruhl of Shalfbut in Battleworld's equivalvalent of Yancy Street.

Spider-Man/Human Torch #4 (2005)
The Human Torch flirts with the Black Cat, upsetting Spider-Man.

Amazing Spider-Man #258 (1984)

First appearance of Spider-Man/Peter Parker as the Bombastic Bag-Man; Spider-Man's alien costume is first revealed to be a Symbiote; Mister Fantastic and the Human Torch help Spider-Man learn the truth about his costume; the costume is contained in the Baxter Building; the Human Torch creates an embarrassing replacement costume for Spider-Man during THE SURTUR SAGA.

Avengers #249 (1984)
Thor #350-352 (1985)
The Fantastic Four are among the heroes defending New York from Surtur's demonic invaders during THE SURTUR SAGA.

Code of Honor #3 (1997)

Human Torch cameo; the Torch battle demons on the streets.

Thor #353 (1985)

She-Hulk cameo; She-Hulk helps defeat the last of Surtur's demons during THE SURTUR SAGA.

Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #97 (1984)

Mister Fantastic and Human Torch cameo; the Symbiote tries to trick the FF into releasing it during TIL DEATH DO US PART.

Fantastic Four #271-273 (1984)
First appearance of Nathaniel Richards; flashbacks reveal young Reed Richards defending Earth from the alien Gormuu; the Fantastic Four travel to Other Earth (Earth-6311) to rescue Mister Fantastic's father, Nathaniel Richards, from his ex-wife, the Warlord.

The Thing #16-18 (1984)

First appearance of Grimm the Sorcerer; a mysterious cowled man pits the Thing against the Things, tricks him into attacking Tarriana and attempts to claim the child Juneyar.

Marvel Team-Up #147-148 (1984)

Thor, Spider-Man, and the Human Torch team up against cult leader the Back Abbott.

Questprobe #3 (1985)
Johnny Storm and Alicia Masters appear to be getting much closer when the Chief Examiner materialises in the Baxter Building and puts him and She-Hulk through their paces to test the Human Torch's powers; the Chief Examiner then heads to Battleworld to test the Thing.

Amazing Spider-Man #259-260 (1984-1985)
Fantastic Four & Franklin Richards cameo; She-Hulk and Mister Fantastic discuss Spider-Man's Symbiote costume; Franklin Richards senses animosity from the Symbiote during TIL DEATH DO US PART.

The Thing #19 (1985
Fantastic Four #274 (1985)
She-Hulk visits the Invisible Girl and Mister Fantastic's new home in the suburbs, accidentally using her powers to give away their true identities; the Thing battles classic Hollywood monsters on Battleworld during MONSTER MASH.

Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four #2 (2010)
The Fantastic Four protect Franklin Richards from Spider-Man's alien Symbiote costume when it attempts to escape and bond with him.

Fantastic Four #275(pp.1-20) (1985)
A magazine threatens to run photos of She-Hulk, taken while she sunbathed topless on the Baxter Building roof; this brings Jen closer to Wyatt Wingfoot.

Marvel Graphic Novel #17 - Revenge of the Living Monolith (1985)
First appearance of Ahmet Abdol/Living Pharaoh/Living Monolith as the Living Planet; first appearance of Apocalypse (unnamed - disguised as a man in a fez); the Fantastic Four are among the heroes who rise up to defend Manhattan when the Living Pharaoh returns, transforming himself into the Living Monolith again; Ahmet Abdol is ultimately transformed into a Living Planet in order to end his threat.

Prince Namor: The Sub-Mariner #3 (1984)
Fantastic Four cameo; the FF listen to Namor the Sub-Mariner's UN speech.

The Thing #20-21 (1985)
First appearance of Llrrllllnnllyyrrl enslaves the Takers and rebuilds Ultron; Ben Grimm has to regain the ability to transform into the Thing in order to rescue Tarianna from Grimm the Sorcerer during TO ALL THINGS AN ENDING.

Fantastic Four #276 (1985)

The Thing #22 (1985)
Reed & Sue Richards' neighbour, Alma Chalmers, calls in the witch-hunter Elspeth Cromwell when she believes the couple are practicing witchcraft; Cromwell ironically uses magic to attack the Richards family, injuring Franklin whose spilled innocent blood allows Mephisto to enter the earthly plane; She-Hulk and Wyatt Wingfoot officially become an item; the Thing realises the truth about Battleworld - that it's all part of the Beyonder's wish fulfilment, generating the ideal world for him to live in - and leaves the planet, taking Ultron's head with him as Tarianna, Grimm the Sorcerer and the others he's encountered fade from existence during TO ALL THINGS AN ENDING.

Fantastic Four #277 (1985)

The Thing returns to Earth and, despite his realisation that he and Alicia Masters should no longer be together, is enraged with he discovers she's now with Johnny Storm; after clashing with the Dire Wraiths, the Thing reassures She-Hulk he won't be coming back to the Fantastic Four; Doctor Strange helps the Reed & Sue defend Franklin from Mephisto and Elspeth Cromwell; Franklin Richards exhibits super-human abilities during TO ALL THINGS AN ENDING / WRAITH WAR.

Marvel Fanfare #20-21 (1985)

Doctor Strange calls on the Thing to free him from imprisonment at the hands of Xandu; Xandu takes control of the Hulk and uses him as a pawn to attack Strange and the Thing.

Fantastic Four #275(pp.21-22) (1985)
The magazine feature She-Hulk's topless photos is release, ony for it to have been 'colour-corrected' at the printer's in error.

Marvel Super-Heroes Special #5[2/5] (1991)

The Thing clashes with the cyborg government agent Wilfred Tobias.

Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #103 (1985)

First appearance of the Human Torch/Johnny Storm as Blaze; the Human Torch poses as a mercenary called Blaze in plan to shake Empire University students off the scent when they begin to suspect Peter Parker and Spider-Man are one and the same.

Amazing Spider-Man #267 (1985)

Spider-Man and the Human Torch briefly catch up.

The Thing #23 (1985)

Mister Fantastic explains to the Thing that he could turn into Ben Grimm any time he wanted, but the Thing becomes enraged when he discovers the FF's leader had known this for some time; the Thing turns his back on the Fantastic Four during TO ALL THINGS AN ENDING.

The Thing #24 (1985)
The Thing defeats the Rhino and takes him back to Project PEGASUS in the home of getting a job there, but the facility no longer holds super-human criminals; the Scourge of the Underworld kills Miracle Man.

The Thing #25(pp-1-5) (1985)

The Thing has a run-in with a crazed farmer as his bad luck continues during DOOMSDAY PLUS ONE.

Fantastic Four #278(pp.1-17) (1985)

First appearance of Hate-Monger/HM Unger; first appearance of Kristoff Vernard as Doctor Doom; Kristoff is imbued with the memories of Doctor Doom during DOOMSDAY PLUS ONE.

The Thing #25(pp.5-22) (1985)

The Thing meets a band of Leprechauns who can turn him back to human form; Mister Fantastic and the She-Hulk's worries over the Thing are interrupted when the Baxter Building begins to tremble; the Thing sees the Baxter Building launching, but the coach driver refuses to bring him back to New York to help during DOOMSDAY PLUS ONE.

Fantastic Four #278(pp.18-22)-279 (1985)

'Doctor Doom' launches the Baxter Building into space and destroys it with the Fantastic Four inside; the Fantastic Four learn 'Doom' is Kristoff Vernard, the real Doctor Doom's ward who houses Doom's memories and personality following the villain's apparent death during DOOMSDAY PLUS ONE.

Fantastic Four #280(pp.1-11) (1985)
Still reeling from the destruction of the Baxter Building, the Fantastic Four are faced with a city of rage and the Hate-Monger and Psycho-Man manipulate the emotions of the citizens of New York; She-Hulk is arrested while trying to defend Wyatt Wingfoot during WITH MALICE TOWARDS ALL.

Secret Wars II #2(pp.1-5) (1985)
Wyatt Wingfoot talks She-Hulk out of smashing them both free from the Police truck during WITH MALICE TOWARDS ALL / SECRET WARS II.

Fantastic Four #280(pp.11-22)-281 (1985)
First appearance of the Invisible Girl/Sue Richards as Malice; She-Hulk is defeated by the Hate-Monger's lackey, Malice, who is revealed to be the Invisible Girl; Malice is defeated with help from Daredevil during WITH MALICE TOWARDS ALL.

Secret Wars II #2(pp.6-25) (1985)

Despite interruptions from the Beyonder, the Fantastic Four apprehend the Hate-Monger, only for him to be killed by the Scourge of the Underworld during SECRET WARS II / WITH MALICE TOWARDS ALL.

Fantastic Four #282 (1985)
The Fantastic Four pursue the Psycho-Man into the Microverse; Franklin Richards experiences strange dreams that include Power Pack during WITH MALICE TOWARDS ALL / SECRET WARS II / THE KID WHO FELL TO EARTH.

Power Pack #15 (1985)

First appearance of Kofi Whitemane; while his parents are in the Microverse, Franklin Richards has a another dream about Power Pack during THE KID WHO FELL TO EARTH.

Fantastic Four #283-284 (1985)
First appearance of the Invisible Girl/Sue Richards as the Invisible Woman; the Fantastic Four are tested to their limits when they become prisoners of the Psycho-Man; the Invisible Girl is instrumental in defeating the Psycho-Man and changes her name to the Invisible Woman during WITH MALICE TOWARDS ALL.

Power Pack #16-17 (1985)

First appearance of Franklin Richards as Tattletale; Franklin Richards tracks down Power Pack to tell them about his dream, but quickly falls out with Lightspeed; Franklin ultimately helps them against the Snarks and is made a member of the team, receiving his own costume and the codename Tattletale during THE KID WHO FELL TO EARTH.

The Thing #26-27 (1985)
First appearance Sharon Ventura; first appearance of Team America as the Thunderiders; the Thing befriends Vance Astrovik, saves a circus from the Taskmaster and pursues Sharon Ventura, a woman who looks exactly like his beloved Tarianna; the Thing helps the Thunderiders defeat their long-time foe, the Black Marauder; the Thing is accepted as a member of the Thunderiders just as Sharon leaves.

The Thing #28 (1985)
First appearance of Demolition Dunphy/Dennis Dunphy, Ed Garner, Mangler/Lucius O'Neil and the UCWF/Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation; the Thing and Vance Astrovik leave the Thunderiders and joins the UCWF in Nevada, battling Demolition Dunphy in his first bout.

Marvel Graphic Novel #18 - The Sensational She-Hulk (1985)

After a facing off against rogue SHIELD agent Roger Dooley, She-Hulk finds she's stuck in her hulked-out form and is unable to transform back into Jennifer Walters; this leads to her giving up her secret identity, making her real name public knowledge.

Fantastic Four #285(pp.1-9) (1985)

A young boy is left with life-threatening injuries after trying to emulate his hero, the Human Torch; the Beyonder convinces Johnny Storm not to give up being the Human Torch during SECRET WARS II.

Avengers #259 (1985)

She-Hulk cameo; She-Hulk briefly catches up with Captain America during THE WAR TO END ALL SKRULLS.

Fantastic Four #285(pp.10-22) (1985)

The Beyonder convinces Johnny Storm not to give up being the Human Torch during SECRET WARS II.

The Thing #29 (1985)
First appearance of Gator/Gavin Grant; the Thing battles the Gator in his second bout with the UCWF.

Fantastic Four Annual #19(pp.1-31) (1985)
Fantastic Four Annual #19(pp.32-39) / Avengers Annual #14(pp.29-39) (1985)
Fantastic Four Annual #19(pp.40) (1985)
The Fantastic Four and the Avengers get caught in the middle of a civil war between the Skrulls that has a devastating effect on the intergalactic shape-shifters during THE WAR TO END ALL SKRULLS.

New Avengers: Illuminati #3 (2007)
Mister Fantastic and the rest of the Illuminati confront the Beyonder, believing him to be a mutant member of the Inhumans (presenting a number of bizarre continuity issues).

Secret Wars II #5 (1985)
Fantastic Four cameo; first appearance of Boom Boom/Tabitha Smith; the Avengers and Fantastic Four attack the Beyonder, believing him to be a threat thanks to Boom Boom during SECRET WARS II.

Thing #30 (1985)

First appearance of Ethan Thurm; the Thing faces the Beyonder in his latest UCWF bout and uncharacteristically pummels him into submission; the Thing is reunited with Sharon Ventura during SECRET WARS II.

The Thing #31 (1986)

The Thing goes on vacation to California to visit Sharon Ventura on a film set and ends up battling Godzilla.

West Coast Avengers #3-4 (1985-1986)
First appearance of Master Pandemonium/Martin Preston; while in California, the Thing visits the West Coast Avengers and assists them against Master Pandemonium, but turns down Hawkeye's offer to join the team.

Longshot #4 (1985)

First appearance of the Fatboys (Butch, Alfie & Daria) and Major Domo; She-Hulk and Spider-Man pursue Longshot through, believing him to be a thief.

Secret Wars II #6 (1985)

Power Pack #18 (1986)

Thor #363 (1986)

Mister Fantastic and Captain America pay a visit to the Beyonder's new headquarters to express their concerns over his decision to proclaim himself the 'Champion of Life'; the Beyonder helps Franklin Richards and his Power Pack friends recover Jakal's gun; Power Pack, Beta Ray Bill and Thor take on Kurse during SECRET WARS II.

Thor #364 (1986)

Franklin Richards cameo; Franklin and Edwin Jarvis shoo a frog out of Avengers Mansion, unaware it's really Thor.

Power Pack #19 (1986)

Franklin Richards goes to Power Pack's home for Thanksgiving.

Power Pack #20 (1986)

As Tattletale, Franklin and Power Pack save Energizer when demons try to use her to open a portal between Limbo and Earth during LIMBO TAKES MANHATTAN.

West Coast Avengers #5-6 (1986)

Despite the Thing's continued refusal to join the West Coast Avengers, he still helps them investigate the Cat People.

Secret Wars II #7 (1986)

The Thing ends up defending the Beyonder when a horde of super-villains try to kill him during SECRET WARS II.

Fantastic Four #286 (1986)
The Fantastic Four discover a cocoon recovered by the Avengers contains Jean Grey (Marvel Girl) who is alive; the FF investigate further to discover the truth about the Phoenix who replaced Jean among the X-Men during THIRD GENESIS.

Defenders #152 (1986)

Human Torch & Mister Fantastic cameo; Reed Richards tries to alert Beast, Angel and Iceman that Jean Grey has returned during THIRD GENESIS / SECRET WARS II.

X-Factor #1 (1986)

Mister Fantastic helps bring the original X-Men back together during THIRD GENESIS.

Captain America #314 (1986)

Mister Fantastic & Invisible Woman cameo; members of the Avengers and Fantastic Four agree not to interfere when they learn the Squadron Supreme have taken over America in their home reality during ASYLUM.

Avengers #264 (1986)
Mister Fantastic & Invisible Woman cameo; Hercules assists Mister Fantastic as he works on a device that can track the Beyonder; having joined the Avengers, Namor the Sub-Mariner is happy to bump into the Invisible Woman in Avengers Mansion, but leaves her to spend time with Franklin Richards.

The Thing #32 (1986)

First appearance of Vance Astro as Manglin' Mahoney; Vance dons a wrestling costume and joins the UCWF to fool a private investigator.

Incredible Hulk #316 (1986)
She-Hulk stays with her cousin Bruce Banner while he recovers in hospital after being physically separated from the Hulk.

New Mutants #37 (1986)

She-Hulk comes to Sunspot's aid when he struggles to lift a fallen crane, but ends up taking all the glory during SECRET WARS II.

West Coast Avengers #7 (1986)

The West Coast Avengers question the Thing about the Ultron head he brought back to Earth.

West Coast Avengers #8-9 (1986)

After standing beside the West Coast Avengers against the Rangers and Master Pandemonium, the Thing finally relents and agrees to join the team during THE SEARCH FOR THE THING.

Fantastic Four #287 (1986)

First appearance of Doctor Doom/Victor von Doom as the Invincible Man; the Invincible Man captures the Invisible Woman and the Wasp and unmasks as Norman McArthur while claiming to be the real Doctor Doom.

Fantastic Four #288 (1986)

Secret Wars II #9 (1986)

Avengers #266 (1986)

Doctor Doom used his mind-transference ability (learned from the alien Ovoids) to transfer his mind into Norman McArthur's body before his own body was destroyed in the explosion that killed Terrax; Doom summons the Beyonder who restores Doom by recreating his original body and sending him back in time to the 'Secret Wars'; the Beyonder then plucks Doom from the moments following his defeat at his past self's hands on Battleworld, bringing him into the present; the Fantastic Four are among the heroes who make a last-ditch attempt to defeat the Beyonder when the threatens to destroy everything; the FF, the Avengers, the Silver Surfer and the Molecule Man work together to repair the damage done to the Earth in the final battle during SECRET WARS II.

Marvels: Eye of the Camera #4 (2009)

The Fantastic Four and Avengers' efforts to save the planet are televised.

Fantastic Four #289-292 (1986)
Mister Fantastic is pulled into the Negative Zone when Annihilus attacks the Fantastic Four's headquarters during construction; the rest of the FF are stranded in time in the middle of World War II.

Marvel Fanfare #37[2/2] (1988)
Mister Fantastic tries to mess with time to get all of his projects done and spend time with his family.

The Thing #33-34 (1986)

First appearance of Battleaxe/Anita Ehren, Gladiatrix/Robin Braxton and Golddigger/Scourge/Kendra Louise Price; the Thing investigates the murder of one of the Grapplers at the hands of the Scourge of the Underworld; gets unexpected help from the Puppet Master when the Sphinx returns to confront him during THE SEARCH FOR THE THING.

Comet Man #3-5 (1987)

Mister Fantastic sees Comet Man battling the Hulk while searching for his missing wife and child and decides to help him gain more control over his teleportation powers; initially, Comet Man teleports into the She-Hulk's shower, leading to a brief falling out between them; the story contradicts continuity by featuring the Thing hanging out with Mister Fantastic in Four Freedoms Plaza and helping Comet Man find his wife, despite Reed and Ben not having made up, yet.

The Thing #35 (1986)

First appearance of Sharon Ventura as Ms Marvel; first appearance of Curtiss Jackson as the Power Broker (in shadow); Sharon Ventura gains super-strength from the mysterious Power Broker; the Thing learns the Power Broker has been augmenting the strength and powers of the UCWF wrestlers, including Demolition Dunphy; the Thing becomes a wanted man for messing with the UCWF during THE SEARCH FOR THE THING.

Thing #36 (1986)

She-Hulk flies out to California to help the Thing, only to end up clashing with the new Ms Marvel; the Thing mutates while taking down the Power Broker's operation and goes missing to avoid being seen by anyone during THE SEARCH FOR THE THING.

West Coast Avengers #10 (1986)

First appearance of Headlok/Arthur Goddard; the Thing fails to show up for the press conference to announce his membership in the West Coast Avengers; the Avengers go looking for him; hiding in shadows, the Thing tells the Avengers he needs to go away for a while and not to follow him during THE SEARCH FOR THE THING.

Incredible Hulk #321-323 (1985)
After making one more attempt to calm the rampaging Hulk down, She-Hulk helps both teams of Avengers defeat him and take him to Gamma Base; she leaves before Bruce Banner is once again merged with the Hulk and things get stranger.

Power Man and Iron Fist #125 (1986)
Mister Fantastic cameo; Mister Fantastic attends Iron Fist's funeral.

Iron Man Annual #8 (1986)

Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman & Franklin Richards cameo; Mister Fantastic advises Iron Man on the mutant powers of the reality-altering William Evans Jr.

Marvel Fanfare #32[1/2] (1987)

The Human Torch us among the heroes who assist Captain America against the Yellow Claw.

Fantastic Four #293-295 (1986)

First full appearance of Four Freedoms Plaza; She-Hulk and the West Coast Avengers investigates a black dome that appears around Central City; the time the Fantastic Four learn the dome was created by the Great Coordinator (Harvey Jessup) and old friend of Reed Richards who tried to slow time around the city, only to accidentally speed it up; the citizens of the city worship the Fantastic Four as gods.

West Coast Avengers Annual #1 (1986)

She-Hulk reunites with the Avengers just as they discover they've been betrayed by one of their own during SINS OF THE PAST.

Power Pack #22 (1986)

Franklin Richards hangs out with the Power Pack kids; when Franklin returns home, Power Pack are kidnapped by the Snarks.

Power Pack #23 (1986)

Fantastic Four cameo; Franklin Richards decides to ask the FF to rescue Power Pack from the Snarks, but changes his mind when he overhears them worrying about his returning powers.

Power Pack #24 (1986)

Franklin Richards summons Smartship Friday and leaves a note for his parents before flying to off in his Tattletale costume with Friday to rescue Power Pack.

Power Pack #25 (1986)
Fantastic Four cameo; the FF realise Franklin Richards has gone missing; Tattletale helps rescue Power Pack and helps restore their powers (though not necessarily in the right order).

Power Pack #26 (1986)
Fantastic Four cameo; the FF head into space to find Franklin Richards, while he returns to Earth and battles Snarks alongside Power Pack and Cloak & Dagger.

Power Pack #27 (1986)

Tattletale and the rest of Power Pack head into the Morlock tunnels and discover the massacre of the Morlocks at the hands of the Marauders; after witnessing the horror and narrowly surviving their own encounter with the Marauders, the distressed Tattletale wants to be reunited with his parents during MUTANT MASSACRE.

Power Pack #28 (1987)
Tattletale and Power Pack hang out with the Avengers; the Fantastic Four battle the Snarks in space, but eventually return home and are reunited with their son, learning he's become a member of Power Pack.

Marvel Age Annual #2[17/19] (1986)

Fantastic Four cameo; Doctor Doom observes the FF and warns Baron Zemo not to interfere with them as part of his plot to destroy the Avengers during UNDER SIEGE.

The Fantastic Four reading order continues:

• 1986-1989: The More Things Change (1986-1989)

Notable alternate universe versions of the Fantastic Four from this era:

What If? #30 (1991)

On Earth-91111, Sue Richards gives birth to her second child, but Suzy Richards is pure evil and kills the Fantastic Four and Doctor Doom; on Earth-91112, Sue Richards' second child Mary Richards grows up to be a mutant activist and is seen as a threat by Henry Peter Gyrich who tries to assassinate her.

What The--?! #2 (1988)

After leaving Marvel's Fantastic Four to take over the reins of Superman for DC, John Byrne briefly returns to pits them against each other (kind of) when the Fantastical Four clash with Superbman on Earth-9047.

Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus vol.2

Alpha Flight #4

Avengers Annual #14

Epic Illustrated #26-34

Fantastic Four #261-295

Fantastic Four Annual #18-19

Secret Wars II #2

Thing #10, 19

What If #36

What The--?! #2, 10.

Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne vol.4-8

Avengers #263

Avengers Annual #14

Fantastic Four #258-295

Fantastic Four Annual #18-19

Secret Wars II #2

Thing #10, 19, 23

X-Factor #1

Thing Classic vol.2

Fantastic Four 274

Thing #11-22.

Secret Wars Battleworld Box Set

Includes...

Fantastic Four #277, 282, 285, 288

Secret Wars II #2, 5-7, 9

Thing #10-22, 30

Power Pack Omnibus vol.1

Includes...

Power Pack #15-20, 22-28

Thor #363