Here's two of the comics mentioned, but not pictured, in the previous post. THE COMPLETE FANTASTIC FOUR lasted for thirty-seven issues before being merged with THE MIGHTY WORLD OF MARVEL (putting the good ol' FF right back where they started). It was probably one of the better comics that MARVEL UK ever published, so it's a shame it didn't have a much longer run. It has its modern day equivalent in FANTASTIC FOUR ADVENTURES, published by PANINI, but I hear that, sadly, the next issue (#28) is to be the last.
RAMPAGE lasted around thirty-four issues before fading away, to be relaunched a couple of months later as a monthly, featuring black and white tales of THE INCREDIBLE HULK. Despite the weekly featuring THE DEFENDERS and NOVA, this title always seemed a bit lacklustre to me, probably because it was overshadowed by its FF sister publication, which I thought was a great little mag. What's the old saying? "A sparrow may look beautiful - until it stands next to a peacock." Well, I guess TCFF was the latter in that instance, although it only lasted three more weekly issues than the former, so nothing to crow about. (These bird allusions are writing themselves now, so I'm outta here.)
Enjoy the covers.
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