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Fantastic Four Vol 1 #253 FN+
Apr 1983
By John Byrne
Deep in the heart of the Negative Zone a massive and ancient starship known as Kestor’s Hope detects an on coming craft. Their leader, known only as the Captain, orders the vessel pulled aboard with their tractor beam. As the ship is pulled aboard a security team goes to meet it. Inside the cargo hold, the Fantastic Four emerge from their Exploratory Module and are shocked by the decrepit age of the ship that they have been pulled aboard, Reed estimates that it must be over ten thousand years old. When the Kestorians enter the cargo hold they assume they are besieged by monsters when they see the Thing and attack. The Fantastic Four easily disarm the security team with their powers, but the Captain orders a halt to the hostilities. He chastises his men for blindly attacking and then welcomes the Fantastic Four aboard their vessel. The Fantastic Four are then taken to a dining hall where they are given a massive feast, it is during the meal that Reed asks the Captain how their people came to be voyaging in the vastness of the Negative Zone.
