Fantastic Four #286

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Market Value

Graded copies for sale: $22.00 - $96.00; 20 graded copies listed, as of Sep 25, 2026

CGC Census

746

Total Graded

287

9.8 NM/MT

8.0 VF

Reprinted 13x

Reed Richards manages to free Jean Grey from the capsule the Avengers had found her in. While trying to restore her missing memories, Jean learns that she was replaced by the Phoenix, who in turn was destroyed by the humanity it gained by duplicating Jean.

Cover Date

January 1, 1986

Pages

Cover Price

$0.65 / £0.30 / CA$0.75

Editor

Mike Higgins

Credits

Writer

Chris Claremont, Jim Shooter, John Byrne, Mike Higgins

Penciller

Guice, John Byrne

Inker

Guice, Terry Austin

Colorist

Glynis Oliver, Oliver

Letterer

John Workman

Cover Artist

Terry Austin

Characters

Angel; Banshee; Beast; Bobby Drake; Captain America; Charles Xavier; Colossus; Cyclops; Dane Whitman; Dark Phoenix; Doctor Peter Corbeau; Edwin Jarvis; Hank McCoy; Hercules; Human Torch; Iceman; Invisible Woman; Janet Van Dyne; Jean Grey; Jennifer Walters; Johnny Storm; Kurt Wagner; Logan; Marvel Girl; Mister Fantastic; Namor; Nightcrawler; Ororo Munroe; Phoenix; Piotr Rasputin; Professor X; Reed Richards; Scott Summers; Sean Cassidy; Sentinels (cameo flashback); She-Hulk; Stephen Lang; Steve Rogers; Storm; Sub-Mariner; Susan Storm Richards; The Black Knight; The Phoenix Force; Warren Worthington III; Wasp; Wolverine

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