Fantastic Four Masterworks Vol. 5
Issues 41-50, Annual #3
Thing is kidnapped by the Frightful Four
He falls under their control
The FF get him back
Doom plans to attack the FF on their wedding day
Their other main enemies take advantage of this to attack them such as Puppet Master, Red Ghost, and Mole Man
A handful of heroes thwart a handful of villains from reaching the venue
Reed and Sue are married but before that the Watcher takes Reed to his ship gives him a mysterious weapon that he’ll need in the future
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby are denied entry into the wedding reception
Medusa of the Frightful Four kidnaps Johnny Storm and tells him to protect her from Gorgon
They run into Dragon Man who initially attacks but relents after remembering Sue’s kindness
Dragon Man battles Gorgon who possesses powerful feet that can cause earthquakes
Gorgon is supposedly of the same race as Medusa and is there to take her home as her adventures around humans are forbidden
Gorgon destroys several buildings with a simple kick and makes off with Medusa
While in the city taking a stroll, Johnny meets a woman named Crystal who has abilities and she assumes Johnny is one of her people after seeing his abilities
Johnny also meets her dog Lockjaw, a huge bulldog which also possesses abilities
He’s taken to a dwelling underground where Medusa and Gorgon also happen to be. Medusa is Crystal’s sister
Two others named Triton and Karnak also reside there
Johnny escapes and calls the FF to his aid
The leader Black Bolt appears and can go toe-to-toe with Thing
Dubbed “inhumans” by Johnny, they face off with the FF because no one can know about their secret
The inhumans are being sought out by a being known as The Seeker
They flee when Black Bolt’s power wanes and because the Seeker has Triton and is on their tail
The Seeker is responsible for creating the Inhumans at the dawn of the human race. The FF encounter him
Ordinary humans began to fear Inhumans so the Inhumans created the Great Refuge for themselves
The FF help Triton when the water tank sustaining him breaks when Dragon Man escapes from Seeker’s clutches
Seeker tells the FF he is under orders from Maximus the Magnificent to take the Inhumans to the Refuge
The Inhumans return to the GR on their own while Seeker in on route there with Triton
Maximus, the current ruler of the GR is Black Bolt’s brother. He stages an attack to look like an accident when he sets the Alpha Primitives on them when they arrive
Black Bolt takes Maximus’ crown and becomes ruler once again
The FF find the GR in the Andes
Reed tells Black Bolt that humans will eventually find them and to come out and live among them
Maximus, who desires to rule humans, activates his atmo-gun which will activate vibrations across the planet
The vibrations do not work and Maximus reverses to charge and create a negative zone barrier around the GR while the FF get out
They head home, while in space, a being called the Silver Surfer flies on a board
A huge blaze of fire appears in the sky then disappears and changes into rock debris covering the sky
The Watcher tells them it was him using his mobilizer to deter Silver Surfer away from Earth and his master Galactus
SS and Galactus arrive and Galactus declares that the planet shall be drained of life to sustain him
Watcher talks to Galactus in an attempt to convince him to spare Earth
Galactus explains that it is necessary for him to drain the planet’s energy and for him to replenish his own and it is not his intention to harm the life on the planet
The FF are no match for Galactus as they attack
Earlier when SS had arrived, Thing confronted him and pummelled him off a building
He falls onto Alica Masters’ apartment
Galactus begins building his machine in preparation to take the planet’s energy
Watcher tells the FF of a weapon they can use against Galactus which he’s sent Johnny to obtain
Watcher sends Johnny to the place where Galactus lives to obtain the weapon while on Earth Galactus summons a robot called the Punisher to deal with the other 3
Alicia Masters convinces SS to negotiate with Galactus after becoming fascinated by humanity
Silver Surfer encases Galactus in a cocoon to restrain him
Galactus breaks free and engages in physical confrontation with Surfer
As Galactus has had enough and prepares to end Earth and the Surfer, Reed presents the weapon that Johnny brought back to Galactus
It is called the Ultimate Nullifier and is capable of destroying the solar system. Galactus clearly fears it
Watcher tells Galactus there are endless amounts of planets he could eat and Galactus decides it’s not worth the risk and will leave Earth alone and takes the Ultimate Nullifier back
As punishment Galactus confines Surfer takes his space-time powers and confines him to Earth
Watcher and Galactus disappear. Surfer is excited of the prospect of discovering Earth
Johnny starts college and meets his Native American roommate Wyatt Wingfoot