THE KID WHO FELL TO EARTH (1985)

Four kids found themselves caught up in a war between two alien races - the reptilian Snarks trying to obtain an antimatter device created by the children's father, Dr James Power, as a weapon to destroy worlds and the equine Kymelians trying to stop them. The kids were granted powers by the dying Kymellian Aelfyre Whitemane and become Power Pack, facing numerous threats including Dr Douglas Carmody who blamed Power Pack for the destruction of the device that also cost him his career.

The super-powered quartet try to keep their powers secret from their parents, but that's going to become even more of a challenge when they gain a new member in the form of one of the most famous superpowered kids on the face of the planet...

Past stories that lead up to this event:

• THE SURTUR SAGA - The Asgardian army is stranded on Earth
• TO ALL THINGS AN ENDING - Franklin's powers return

Minor Crossover: Franklin's impending team-up with Power Pack is alluded to heavily in the Fantastic Four's series.

• Fantastic Four #282 (also see WITH MALICE TOWARDS ALL / SECRET WARS II)
• Power Pack #14-17

Fantastic Four #282

Franklin Richards experiences another of his intensely real (and possibly prophetic) dreams in which he witnesses two alien spaceships battling it out over Manhattan, encounters their strange pilots and is rescued by a quartet of super-powered children. The Invisible Girl isn't her usual, understanding self and angrily dismisses Franklin's dream after having just had her soul turned inside out by the Psycho-Man. Mister Fantastic shrinks the Fantastic Four down in the rebuilt Reducto-Craft and takes the team to the Microverse where they're immediately captured by a giant-sized Psycho-Man. 

Power Pack #14

Gee uses his anti-gravity powers to show off to his girlfriend Allison McCourt, drawing the attention of Power Pack's old foe Douglas Carmody. Having stolen a battlesuit from Project PEGASUS, Carmody has taken to calling himself the Bogeyman. He kidnaps Energizer to draw the rest of the Pack out as part of his latest revenge plot for ruining his career. Mass Master, Lightspeed and Gee skip some of their school to rescue their sister, though Lightspeed's exit from class leads her teacher to believe she cheated on a test...

Power Pack #15

Gee adds wings to his costume to steer himself when using his powers. Lightspeed flies off alone, upset over the test situation. The rest of Power Pack track her down at Central Park where the Bogeyman makes another kidnapping attempt. They get unexpected help from the Warriors Three who defeat the Bogeyman and warn him that Power Pack are under Thor's protection as they return to Asgard. Elsewhere, Franklin Richards experiences another prophetic dream about the same two warring alien races...

Power Pack #16

After experiencing another dream, Franklin Richards sees the Power Pack kids when Edwin Jarvis takes him to Central Park. He warns them about Jakal's impending attack on them and leads them to Kofi Whitemane. Jakal immediately attacks and pursues the kids through New York, with Franklin and Energizer bickering all the way. They salvage the distress beacon from Kofi's crashed Smartship, but Energizer attracts Jakal's attention, leading to a confrontation with him at the Statue of Liberty...

Power Pack #17

Gee and Kofi are captured. Mass Master uses his powers to sneak them off Jaka's ship, while Lightspeed tricks Jakal into crashing the vehicle. Franklin risks his life to draw Jakal away from Energizer so she uses her powers to knock the Snark assassin out. They summon the Smartship Friday who takes Jakal to the North Pole where the cold should keep him in a state of hibernation. Energizer and Friday award Franklin with his own costume, accepting him as a member of Power Pack with the codename Tattletale. He keeps this quiet when when he's reunited with Jarvis at Avengers Mansion.

Thor #359-360 (1985)

The Asgardians' journey back to Asgard can be seen from their perspective; the Warriors Three arrive back in Asgard.

Fantastic Four #283-284 (1985)

The Fantastic Four escape the Psycho-Man; their final confrontation results in the Invisible Girl becoming the Invisible Woman during WITH MALICE TOWARDS ALL.

Thor #363 (1986)

Power Pack meet Beta Ray Bill again; Thor and Beta Ray Bill save Power Pack from Kurse during SECRET WARS II.

Power Pack #19 (1986)

Power Pack invite Beta Ray Bill to Thanksgiving.

Power Pack #23-26 (1986)

Power Pack are caught up in Maraud's bid for the Snark throne; Kofi faces his father's wrath; Power Pack battle Jakal again.

Power Pack #39-40 (1988)

Bogeyman is revealed to be kidnapping other mutant and super-powered children; the demon N'Astirh is revealed to be one of Bogeyman's clients; Bogeyman is sent to Limbo by Magik.

Power Pack #42-43 (1989)

N'Astirh transforms Bogeyman into a demon and returns him to Earth to torment Power Pack during INFERNO.

Power Pack #55-56 (1990)

When Power Pack swap powers again, Jack Power ends up with Katie Power's Energizer abilities and takes the name Destroyer.

Power Pack #62 (1991)

Tattletale stays on Earth when Power Pack and their parents leave Earth for Kymellia III, effectively ending his tenure as a member of Power Pack.

Cage #19-20 (1993)

The Bogeyman is transformed by the other-dimensional fires of the pit into a living shadow; he briefly possess Luke Cage; a confrontation with the Human Torch forces him out of Cage's body and, having nowhere else to go, the Bogeyman ceases to exist.

See how this story fits into the wider Marvel Universe continuity with these reading orders:

• FANTASTIC FOUR: Revolution (1984-1986)

Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus vol.2

Fantastic Four Visionaries vol.6

Both include... 

Fantastic Four #282

Power Pack Classic vol.2

Power Pack Classic Omnibus vol.1

Both include...

Power Pack #14-17