Fantastic Four 1998 #5 Direct Edition - back issue - $4.00
Reed and Ben head for Stockholm to attend an international symposium of physicists, with Reed's friend Alyssa Moy. Crucible attacks. Reed notices a resemblance between Crucible and Doctor Doom. Crucible steals Reed's rationality and mental talents for himself.
Indicia incorrectly gives "April 1998" date.
- Previously in Fantastic Four - Brief introduction to the major characters, with a re-cap of the events from Fantastic Four (vol. 3) #3-4.
- Broken Reed - The Crucible storyline is resolved in issues #10-12. The concern over the warping and twisting of the fabric of reality comes to a head in issues #24-25.
- - Letters from Paul Strobel, Tony Ingram, Matthew Huynh, Clay Loveland, Mike Nash.
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