FANTASTIC FOUR #250

Graded at 9.0 (VF/NM) on 2026-11-03, from new photos taken out of the sleeve: front and back. Strong color and a clean cream cover with no creases. Thick spine square, with no stress lines. Corners near sharp, the faintest softness at the lower outer corner. Back cover clean and flat.

Fantastic Four #250 arrives at the height of John Byrne's celebrated run on the title, capping the multi-issue storyline in which Reed Richards is placed on trial by the Shi'ar Empire for his role in saving Galactus rather than allowing the devourer of worlds to be destroyed. Byrne again handles writing, penciling, and cover duties, delivering one of the more ambitious cosmic courtroom sequences of the era, with Uatu the Watcher called to testify and the fate of Reed's family and the team's standing thrown into question. The issue is emblematic of Byrne's tenure, which redefined the FF for a new generation of readers through tighter continuity, sharper characterization, and grand-scale science fiction plotting rather than any single first appearance.

Market data shows a book produced and preserved in enormous quantity, typical of early-1980s direct-market Marvel output, with a certified population exceeding 450 copies and FMV pricing that stays remarkably flat across the mid and lower grade tiers before rising sharply only at the 9.8 tier. Demand is driven almost entirely by Byrne-run completists and Fantastic Four series collectors assembling the