Fantastic Four Vol 1 281

Fantastic Four Vol 1 #281 August, 1985 Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter Cover Artists John Byrne Jerry Ordway "With Malice Towards All!" Writers John Byrne Pencilers John Byrne Inkers Jerry Ordway Colourists Glynis Oliver Letterers John Workman Editors Michael Carlin Michael Higgins Previous Issue Next Issue Fantastic Four #280 Fantastic Four #282

I have battled the accursed foursome before. I shall not count our victory assured until I see their heads on spears!

-- Psycho-Man

Appearing in "With Malice Towards All!"

Featured Characters:

• Fantastic Four
  • Human Torch (Jonathan Storm)
  • Malice (Susan Storm)
  • Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards)
  • She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters)

Supporting Characters:

• Alicia Master (Lyja)
• Edwin Jarvis

Adversaries:

• Psycho-Man
• Hate-Monger

Other Characters:

•  Daredevil (Matthew Murdock) 

Locations:

• New York City
  • Manhattan
    • Avengers Mansion

Items:

• Daredevil's Billy Club
• Control-Box

Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "With Malice Towards All!"

The shapeshifting Hate Monger called Dr. Unger laughs as New York burns. Every small prejudice has grown wild. When Daredevil intervenes as Reed and Johnny battle Malice, his radar-sense sees her as an amorphous blob as he can only see her surrounding, constantly shifting force-field, meaning Reed realizes Malice is his wife. Reed seems to cure Sue of her Malice persona by belittling her with play-acted sexism.

Notes

• Mr. Fantastic's slap of his wife here represents the second time that he has hit Sue. The other instance was in Fantastic Four #222.

• The battle with Hate-Monger continues and concludes in Secret Wars II #2.

• This issue contains a letters page, Fantstic Forum. Letters are published from Stan Lee, Chuck Wilson, James Grattan, Joe Frank, Jeffrey Lowndes, Evan M. Lanctor, Danierl Roberts, and Josh Tretakoff

• The letters page reveals that the late Art Simek provided the inks for Fantastic Four #1. This information was given by Roz and Jack Kirby but is considered by many comic historians to be incorrect. Some would cite inaccuracies in Kirby's memory of events that took place decades prior.

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