Mike Purdy
ipurdy.bsky.social
Mike Purdy
@ipurdy.bsky.social
Barrens of Canada.
There’s no right way to do the wrong thing.
I think Stan laid down the ground work for this one
January 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
December 7, 2024 at 3:14 PM
Bonus: Namor pinup!
March 4, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Attuma’s forces are fighting dirty, using bombs and booby traps against Namor. As the oxo-spray wears off, the FF are forced to return to the surface.
Namor defeats Attuma and never realizes his enemies, the FF, helped him.
March 4, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Dorma, feeling slighted by Namor, betrays him to Attuma.
Reed invents an oxo-spray that allows the FF to breathe under water and lets Johnny use his flame.
Love the whimsy of bashful Benji sticking his head in a fishbowl to see if it works!
March 4, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Lady Dorma asks the FF for their help in protecting Atlantis from Attuma, a rogue Atlantian Warrior who is trying to usurp Namor's rule.
March 4, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Fantastic Four #33
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March 4, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Reed surmises that the villain is actually the Super Skrull and forces the Skrull to release Franklin Storm (not Richards! D’oh!)
The Skrulls release Storm, but have booby trapped him with a bomb.
Franklin sacrifices himself to save his children and the FF.

The Skrulls are entrenched in FF lore.
February 26, 2024 at 1:03 AM
The Super Skrull as Dr. Franklin Richard as the Invincible Man possesses all the powers of the FF, and he’s more powerful to boot.
The adoring public believe the FF let the Invincible Man go because they are family. The media, man!
The Invincible Man has a really cool costume.
February 26, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Reed lets Ben think he failed rather than tell him the truth; it sort of worked!
What a pal.
February 26, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Reed tries and fails to transform the Thing back into Ben Grimm. This is getting pretty inconsistent. Last we saw, Ben didn’t want to stop becoming the Thing because he was scared Alicia wouldn’t love Ben!
The Super-Skrull escapes from his prison and takes the place of Franklin Richards.
February 26, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Fantastic Four #32
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February 26, 2024 at 12:49 AM
The surgery is so dangerous that no one will attempt it. There was one surgeon, but no, he was in prison and recently escaped!

The surgeon is…Sue and Johnny’s dad who went to the hospital when he heard of Sue’s injury.

He saves her and has a tender family moment before being returned to prison.
January 16, 2024 at 5:37 AM
The FF defeat the Mole Man again and rescue Sue. Unfortunately Sue is critically injured.

I just realized that the 1st time Ben says, “it’s clobbering time!” was in issue #22, which I used to own.
I wish I never sold it. 🥺
January 16, 2024 at 5:33 AM
Sue has gone to police HQ, but didn’t say why. Another city block has disappeared, including Sue. Mole Man is holding Sue hostage to compel the FF stay away. The Avengers want to confront Mole Man but Reed asks them to stand down.
Has everyone forgotten that Sue can project force fields?!
January 16, 2024 at 5:27 AM
An unusual earthquake rocks NYC!
Reed has a hunch what caused the quake but as the FF prepare to investigate, Sue sees a newspaper article that upsets her greatly.
Reed, Ben & Johnny discover that an entire city block has sunk beneath the ground.
The Mole Man has returned and he has a plan!
January 16, 2024 at 5:16 AM
Fantastic Four #31
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January 16, 2024 at 5:12 AM
Reed, Sue and Johnny escape and along with Ben, re-seal Diablo in his crypt buried under his destroyed fortress.

There’s a story waiting to be told where Esteban Corazón de Ablo is an Elon Musk analog pretending to aid the world but really has sinister and selfish motivations.
January 16, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Diablo and his army of mercenaries are attempting to take over the world. The FF attack Diablo but are ultimately captured. Ben breaks free and relentlessly pursues Diablo.
January 16, 2024 at 3:52 AM
The FF try to convince Ben to leave his service, but he refuses and the three were forced to leave him behind. Diablo soon made his appearance known to the world, and sold his alchemic chemicals internationally, making him the richest man on the planet.
He is soon revealed to be a fraud.
January 16, 2024 at 3:48 AM
The FF are vacationing in Transylvania, when a local named Baron Hugo tells them the legend of Diablo.

That night, Diablo whispers to Ben to free him from his crypt and smashing the stone slab that covers him. Diablo gives Ben a potion that turns him halfway human.
January 16, 2024 at 3:45 AM

Fantastic Four #30
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1st appearance of Diablo
January 16, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Just as the Red Ghost is about to disintegrate Reed, Sue knocks him into a matter transmitter. They have no idea where the Red Ghost is - he could be anywhere in the universe!
The Watcher sends the FF home.
January 15, 2024 at 8:58 PM
With a creative assist from Sue’s powers, Ben is able to tunnel to the Blue Area of the moon. The Watcher isn’t home but tells the FF to make themselves comfortable but not to touch his stuff.
The FF beat the apes while Reed has discovered a bit of tech he thinks he understands
January 15, 2024 at 8:55 PM
I appreciate Kirby experimenting with different art techniques but I didn’t like the combination of photos and hand drawn art. I don’t think the printing at the time could do it justice.
January 15, 2024 at 8:50 PM