Fantastic Four Adventures is part of Marvel UK's 'Collector's Edition' line. It is being published by
Panini Comics but reprints
Marvel Comics from the United States. It began in 2005 around the release of the
Fantastic Four film and follows the format established by the Collector's Edition Range.
Fantastic Four Adventures is sold once every 28 days through Newsagents, although a subscription offer is available.
Fantastic Four Adventures retailed at £2.40 upon its release, but rising in printing costs have seen the price rise to £2.50 and then onto the current price of £2.95.
Format
Fantastic Four Adventures has 76 pages of which there is a contents page on the inside cover and a letters page on the inside back cover, named the "Fantastic Forum". It features very few advertisements, normally 4 of the 76 pages, which is very few compared to the American comics it reprints. All the advertisements are for Marvel related merchandise. So far, only the first issue is the only one published to be extended to 100 pages. The cover is made out of a thick card unlike the US comics which is made of normal glossy paper. The printing work is of high quality. It currently reprints modern (about 2 years old)
Fantastic Four Comics as 2 of its 3 22 page stories. The 3rd story is a 'classic' story, a story originally printed in the 1960s. Currently it is reprinting the original
Fantastic Four stories by
Stan Lee and
Jack Kirby that established the characters from issue......
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