Fantastic Four Epic Collection: The New Fantastic Four

Walt Simonson · Arthur Adams

Story era 05 · The Gauntlet Years

Simonson takes the Fantastic Four through time-travel adventures and changing team roles across two connected volumes.

UnownedReading status not recorded504 pages16 full issues

Book 2 of 2 in Fantastic Four by Walt Simonson · 0 of 2 owned · 1,008 pages in all

Setup & reading order

1 earlier book in this run comes first

Fantastic Four Epic Collection: Into the Time StreamUnowned

Optional context & path

Path: Fantastic Four. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Useful background and earlier stops: Fantastic Four by John Byrne.

Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.

About these books · 4 sources

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The books

UnownedFantastic Four Epic Collection: The New Fantastic FourFantastic Four by Walt SimonsonWalt Simonson · Arthur Adams504 pp

This book

Fantastic Four Epic Collection: The New Fantastic Four

Epic Collection paperback · 504 pages · Unowned

Book 2 of 2 · The Gauntlet Years

Simonson’s run concludes here, including the replacement-team arc.

Released 16 Aug 2022 · 504 pages · Arthur Adams cover9781302946845Planned edition

Fantastic Four (1961)#347–361

Fantastic Four Annual (1963)#24

Marvel Holiday Special (1991) (partial — Fantastic Four material)#1

Earth-616 Primary

The Marvel Holiday Special #1 excerpt is A Christmas Coda, in which Franklin tries to free Jacob Marley from his ghostly curse. It is a separate family tale from the Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hulk and Ghost Rider team-up that gives this volume its name; only this Fantastic Four story is included from the holiday anthology.

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.

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Duplication · Fantastic Four Epic Collection: The New Fantastic Four

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

No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.

Things to know

Collecting rule: Read Into the Time Stream before The New Fantastic Four.