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Omnibus: Volume 1
An oversized opener collecting Byrne's early FF classics and all essential tie-ins in one volume.
Marvel Team-Up (1972) #61-62; Marvel Two-in-One (1974) #50; Fantastic Four (1961) #215-218, 220-221, 232-262; Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #17; Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #42; Avengers (1963) #233; The Thing (1983) #2; Alpha Flight (1983) #4
Omnibus: Volume 2
Byrne's concluding Omnibus gathers the rest of his run plus rare shorts and the unfinished Last Galactus Story.
Fantastic Four (1961) #261-295; Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #18-19; Alpha Flight (1983) #4; The Thing (1983) #10, 19; Avengers Annual (1967) #14; Secret Wars II #2; Epic Illustrated (1980) #26-34; What If? (1977) #36; What The-?! (1988) #2, 10; The Thing (1983) #7; Fantastic Four Roast (1982) #1; Fantastic Four Special Edition (1984) #1
John Byrne: Volume 2
Galactus and Doctor Doom headline showdowns that fling the family from Earth to the stars.
Fantastic Four (1961) #241-250
John Byrne: Volume 3
Negative Zone peril, the Skrull homeworld's doom and a fake obituary for Reed light up this stretch.
Fantastic Four (1961) #251-257; Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #17; Avengers (1963) #233; The Thing (1983) #2
John Byrne: Volume 5
Time tossed westerns and cosmic battles frame Mister Fantastic's quest to find his father.
Fantastic Four (1961) #268-275; Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #18; Thing (1983) #19
John Byrne: Volume 4
Reed's trial and Doctor Octopus' unlikely medical cameo push both family and foes.
Fantastic Four (1961) #258-267; Alpha Flight (1983) #4; The Thing (1983) #10
John Byrne: Volume 6
The Thing returns from Secret Wars while Psycho-Man and Mephisto menace mind and soul.
Fantastic Four (1961) #276-284; The Thing (1983) #23; Secret Wars II #2
John Byrne: Volume 7
Phoenix-charged clashes with the Avengers usher in the birth of X-Factor and new horizons.
Fantastic Four (1961) #285-286; Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #19; Avengers (1963) #263; Avengers Annual (1967) #14; X-Factor (1986) #1
John Byrne: Volume 8
Byrne's finale sends the team through time, the Negative Zone and a deadly reckoning with Doom.
Fantastic Four (1961) #287-295
John Byrne: Volume 1
Byrne launches his landmark tenure with cosmic threats that reestablish the team's adventurous spirit.
Fantastic Four (1961) #232-240
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