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Fantastic Four Vol 1 #254 FN+
May 1983
By John Byrne
On the Negative Zone world of Mantracora, the Mantracorians’ spiritual leader Tarnith Gestal have chosen a new couple to join the ranks of his “chosen” people. The couple accepts their selection and are led deep below Gestal’s massive castle, there they find something horrifying, but their screams are not heard by those celebrating above them….
Two days later, the Fantastic Four are riding a wagon incognito toward the major city on Mantracora on their continued exploration of the Negative Zone. Reed wants to check out a strange energy reading he has detected in the city. As they approach, the Thing is not impressed with the outfit they have given him as a disguise, but Reed deems it necessary in order to mask their presence as much as possible. However their entry does not go unnoticed, as in his castle Tarnith Gestal’s computers detect the massive intellect within the mind of Reed Richards, the final piece of the puzzle for his grand schemes.
