Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus Vol. 2

John Byrne

Story era 04 · Streets and Legends

Byrne combines the Fantastic Four’s family drama with cosmic invention and sustained consequences for its central characters.

UnownedReading status not recorded1,224 pages41 full issues

Book 2 of 2 in Fantastic Four by John Byrne · 0 of 2 owned · 2,320 pages in all

Setup & reading order

1 earlier book in this run comes first

Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus Vol. 1Unowned

About these books · 4 sources

Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.

r/FantasticFour — John Byrne run discussion (opens in a new tab)Readers
the m0vie blog — Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus retrospective (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
Penguin Random House (opens in a new tab)Publisher
Wikipedia — Fantastic Four by John Byrne (opens in a new tab)Reference

The books

UnownedFantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus Vol. 2John Byrne1,224 pp

This book

Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus Vol. 2

Omnibus hardcover · 1,224 pages · Unowned

Book 2 of 2 · Streets and Legends

Byrne’s run culminates in cosmic, Negative Zone, and Secret Wars II-era upheaval.

Released 24 Jan 2023 · 1,224 pages · John Byrne cover9781302945565Planned edition

Fantastic Four (1961)#261–295

Fantastic Four Annual#18–19

Alpha Flight (1983)#4

The Thing (1983)#10, #19

Avengers Annual (1967)#14

Secret Wars II (1985) (partial — Fantastic Four material)#2

Epic Illustrated (1980) (partial — John Byrne Fantastic Four material)#26–34

What If? (1977) (partial — Fantastic Four story)#36

What The--?! (1988) (partial — Fantastic Four material)#2, #10

The Thing (1983) (partial — John Byrne material)#7

Fantastic Four Roast (1982) (partial — John Byrne material)#1

Fantastic Four Special Edition (1984) (partial — John Byrne material)#1

Earth-616 PrimaryMultiverse Brief appearance

Avengers Annual #14 and Fantastic Four #286 repeat in Avengers Masterworks Vol. 25, while Alpha Flight #4 repeats in Byrne’s Alpha Flight; read those chapters once. The Epic Illustrated #26–34 selection is Byrne’s Fantastic Four material, and the other partial entries likewise leave their source issues’ unrelated features out.

Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

Duplication · Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus Vol. 2

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

2 shared full issues — Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus Vol. 2 ↔ Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers Vol. 25These books share full issues; the list identifies the repeated stories.

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Avengers Annual (1967) #14Fantastic Four (1961) #286

1 shared full issue — Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus Vol. 2 ↔ Alpha Flight by John Byrne OmnibusThese books share full issues; the list identifies the repeated stories.

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Alpha Flight (1983) #4

Parts of 1 shared issue — Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus Vol. 2 ↔ Captain America by Mark Gruenwald Omnibus Vol. 1These books reproduce some of the same material; the source issues are listed here.

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Fantastic Four (1961) #289

Things to know

Collecting rule: Acquire both volumes as a single run.

Two oversized books include ancillary Byrne material and a few alternate-reality fragments.