# Best single issue of a comic book

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-single-issue-of-a-comic-book/166463>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 4, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-single-issue-of-a-comic-book/166463 "2003-04-04T14:56:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-single-issue-of-a-comic-book/166463/41 "2003-04-07T13:49:43Z")

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**Fenris** beat me to it – Fantastic Four #50, with the climax of the “Galactus Trilogy”. Heck, there are a lot of issues of the “classic” FF (written by Stan Lee/ illustrated by Jack Kirby) that I’d include here, but this is probably the best choice.

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**Author:** ![Deptford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Deptford](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deptford)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-single-issue-of-a-comic-book/166463/42 "2003-04-07T14:42:26Z")

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Thor 380 where he finally fulfils the ancient prophecy and fights to the death against the Midgard serpent Jormugand.

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