Fantastic Four Annual #22 for Sale - First Appearance of Undertow - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue: #22
Publication date: 1989
Key date: 1989-00-00
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $2.00; 2.75 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages: 68
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Undertow - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Sharkskin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Eel - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Awesome Conclusion to Atlantis Attacks [Chapter Fourteen]	cover	1	pencils: Ron Frenz; inks: Joe Sinnott	Captain America, Human Torch, Mister Fantastic, Namor, Greer Nelson, Reed Richards, Steve Rogers, Johnny Storm, Sub-Mariner, Tigra, Vision, Clint Barton, Hawkeye, Set
1	Credits	credits, title page	1	pencils: Walter Simonson; inks: Walter Simonson	Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
2	For Crown and Conquest!	comic story	30	script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Tony DeZuniga; colors: John A. Wilcox; letters: Janice Chiang	Andromeda, Anna Marie, Clint Barton, Beast, Black Panther, Black Widow, Alison Blaire, Boom-Boom, Tandy Bowen, Betsy Braddock, Cannonball, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Frank Castle
3	Savior of the Lost Artifacts	comic story	11	script: Mark Gruenwald; pencils: Tom Morgan; inks: Mike DeCarlo; colors: George Roussos; letters: Bill Oakley	Crystal, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Lockjaw, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, She-Hulk, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Watcher, Jennifer Walters, Uatu
4	Mission: Impossible Man	comic story	7	script: Greg Wright; pencils: Hilary Barta; inks: Hilary Barta; colors: Greg Wright; letters: Willie Schubert	Annihilus, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Impossible Man, Invisible Woman, Stan Lee, Mister Fantastic, Ms. Marvel, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing, Sharon Ventura, Simon Williams
5	From the Journals of Doctor Doom	comic story	1	script: Peter Sanderson; pencils: Ron Lim; inks: Mike DeCarlo; colors: George Roussos; letters: Jade Moede	Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Harvey Elder, Kang the Conqueror, Mad Thinker, Mole Man, Nathaniel Richards, Bentley Wittman, Wizard
6	The Saga of the Serpent Crown Chapter 14: Game, Set, and Match	comic story	6	script: Peter Sanderson; pencils: Mark Bagley; inks: Keith Williams; colors: Marc Siry; letters: Jade Moede; editing: Mark Gruenwald, Gregory Wright, Tom DeFalco	Doctor Strange, Gaea, Ben Grimm, Wanda Maximoff, Peter Parker, Quasar, Scarlet Witch, Set, Spider-Man, Stephen Strange, The Thing, Uatu, Wendell Vaughn, The Watcher

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 2.00 USD; 2.75 CAD; barcode 07148602915195

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Atlantis Attacks Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-4492-2	2011	On eBay ›
Atlantis Attacks: The Original Epic #[nn] ISBN 978-1-302-93031-8	2021	On eBay ›
The Dream Is Dead ISBN 978-1-302-95112-2	2023	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Glossy covers of this era show edge chipping easily. Check black edges closely in the photos.
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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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