Cover Dates: December 1990, January 1991, & February 1991
On Sale Dates: October 1990, November 1990, & December 1990
Writer: Walt Simonson
Artist: Arthur Adams w/ Gracine Tanaka
Inker: Art Thibert & Al Milgrom
Letterer: Bill Oakley
Colorist: Steve Buccellato
Editor: Ralph Macchio
Editor-In-Chief: Tom DeFalco
On Sale Dates: October 1990, November 1990, & December 1990
Writer: Walt Simonson
Artist: Arthur Adams w/ Gracine Tanaka
Inker: Art Thibert & Al Milgrom
Letterer: Bill Oakley
Colorist: Steve Buccellato
Editor: Ralph Macchio
Editor-In-Chief: Tom DeFalco
Cover Artist: Arthur Adams
Another spaceship filled with Skrull warriors arrives in Earth's orbit, in pursuit of the woman who had crashed, another Skrull named De'Lila, who the warriors have vowed to kill. De'Lila has made her way to Four Freedoms Plaza, where she uses her shape-changing ability and a handheld neural disrupter to incapacitate the members of the Fantastic Four one by one. Only Mr. Fantastic is able to see through her disguise as his wife, but he too is defeated by the alien. The Skrulls, meanwhile, have been searching for Skrull-like lifesigns on the planet and are led to Monster Island, home to a variety of massive creatures. Using "slave-darts", the Skrulls take control of a number of the monsters and send them out to search for and flush out De'Lila for the Skrulls to find. This attracts the attention of the Mole Man, who lives beneath Monster Island and acts as protector of the monstrous island inhabitants.
Back in New York, De'Lila (still in her guise as the Invisible Woman) is searching the Fantastic Four's database to find heroes that she could dupe into helping her. She sees a news broadcast about the giant monsters attacking cities around the world and realizes that her pursuers have arrived on the planet. Later, Spider-Man arrives at Four Freedoms Plaza, following a psychic signal that has triggered his Spider-Sense. He finds both Wolverine and the Hulk on the street outside the building, both of them having received a similar psychic call. Suddenly, Ghost Rider races by and drives up the side of the building to the penthouse level, followed quickly by the other three heroes. There they find a distraught Susan Richards, who tells them a group of attackers have killed all of the Fantastic Four except for her, proving it by showing them the bodies of her family. She tells them that the monsters are being directed by the people who killed the FF, and unless they are found and stopped millions of people will die. Using a sub-photronic spectro-analyzer, which Reed Richards was able to encode the attackers' energy signature into before he died, Susan directs the four heroes to find them and stop them. Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hulk, and Ghost Rider all agree to help, with Wolverine jokingly calling them "the new Fantastic Four".
A spaceship flown by a lone alien female crash lands on Earth, with her barely escaping the ship before it explodes. She swears vengeance on those who have betrayed her. Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Fantastic Four, the members of the hero team (Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, Ms. Marvel, and Ben Grimm) are readjusting to their lives following an extended trip through time and space.
Another spaceship filled with Skrull warriors arrives in Earth's orbit, in pursuit of the woman who had crashed, another Skrull named De'Lila, who the warriors have vowed to kill. De'Lila has made her way to Four Freedoms Plaza, where she uses her shape-changing ability and a handheld neural disrupter to incapacitate the members of the Fantastic Four one by one. Only Mr. Fantastic is able to see through her disguise as his wife, but he too is defeated by the alien. The Skrulls, meanwhile, have been searching for Skrull-like lifesigns on the planet and are led to Monster Island, home to a variety of massive creatures. Using "slave-darts", the Skrulls take control of a number of the monsters and send them out to search for and flush out De'Lila for the Skrulls to find. This attracts the attention of the Mole Man, who lives beneath Monster Island and acts as protector of the monstrous island inhabitants.
Back in New York, De'Lila (still in her guise as the Invisible Woman) is searching the Fantastic Four's database to find heroes that she could dupe into helping her. She sees a news broadcast about the giant monsters attacking cities around the world and realizes that her pursuers have arrived on the planet. Later, Spider-Man arrives at Four Freedoms Plaza, following a psychic signal that has triggered his Spider-Sense. He finds both Wolverine and the Hulk on the street outside the building, both of them having received a similar psychic call. Suddenly, Ghost Rider races by and drives up the side of the building to the penthouse level, followed quickly by the other three heroes. There they find a distraught Susan Richards, who tells them a group of attackers have killed all of the Fantastic Four except for her, proving it by showing them the bodies of her family. She tells them that the monsters are being directed by the people who killed the FF, and unless they are found and stopped millions of people will die. Using a sub-photronic spectro-analyzer, which Reed Richards was able to encode the attackers' energy signature into before he died, Susan directs the four heroes to find them and stop them. Spider-Man, Wolverine, Hulk, and Ghost Rider all agree to help, with Wolverine jokingly calling them "the new Fantastic Four".
Spider-Man, Wolverine, Ghost Rider, and the Hulk depart Four Freedoms Plaza in the Fantasti-Car to search out the source of the giant monsters that are now causing chaos around the world. Aided by the sensor given to them by Susan Richards, who is grieving the murder of the rest of the Fantastic Four, the "New Fantastic Four" pick up on an energy source in the south and head that way. Back inside Four Freedoms Plaza, "Susan Richards" gloats about her plan; she is actually a Skrull fugitive named De'Lila. She searches through the FF's computer systems but is unable to find what she is looking for and decides to use Reed Richards to help her find it by holding his family hostage.
On Monster Isle, a ship full of Skrulls wait for news about De'Lila's whereabouts, having sent out the monsters of the island to flush the fugitive out of hiding. They are discovered by the Mole Man, who is angered that the monsters he protects are being used as slaves, and orders one of his giant creatures to fetch the spaceship. De'Lila wakes up Reed Richards and tells him to help her find the Technotroid, in the dormant shape of an egg, that will give her ultimate power. Using her telepathy and still in the form of his wife, De'Lila begins to influence Richards, causing him to fall in love with her.
The New FF come across an airliner being attacked by a winged monster and take steps to stop the beast. Using teamwork they are able to drive the monster away and rescue the plane. They follow the creature as it goes south into the Bermuda Triangle and discover Monster Isle, then use their vehicle to go underground through the hole left by the Skrull ship when it was taken by the Mole Man. Back in New York, Reed Richards discovers that the egg was found by a large creature and taken into a tunnel in the Catskills Mountains, which was then covered by an avalanche. Reed and De'Lila travel to the Catskills and find the tunnel, which she clears with her wrist-blaster.
On Monster Isle, the Mole Man confronts the Skrulls in his cavern while the New FF slowly approach. They come across the giant monster, who is carrying the Skrull ship away, and after passing it they are discovered by the Mole Man and his army of Moloids. They explain why they are there and Mole Man leads them to the Skrulls, who refuse to talk. Ghost Rider gives the Penance Stare to the Skrull captain and he explains about De'Lila, who is a terrorist fugitive they have been tasked to capture. The Skrulls notice that Spider-Man's scanner is a Skrull device that only De'Lila could have given to them, causing the heroes to realize they have been duped. At that moment, Reed and De'Lila arrive and the Hulk steps forward to grab her. Richards jumps to protect her, but the Hulk doesn't care, he thinks Reed is a Skrull just like her.
On Monster Isle, a ship full of Skrulls wait for news about De'Lila's whereabouts, having sent out the monsters of the island to flush the fugitive out of hiding. They are discovered by the Mole Man, who is angered that the monsters he protects are being used as slaves, and orders one of his giant creatures to fetch the spaceship. De'Lila wakes up Reed Richards and tells him to help her find the Technotroid, in the dormant shape of an egg, that will give her ultimate power. Using her telepathy and still in the form of his wife, De'Lila begins to influence Richards, causing him to fall in love with her.
The New FF come across an airliner being attacked by a winged monster and take steps to stop the beast. Using teamwork they are able to drive the monster away and rescue the plane. They follow the creature as it goes south into the Bermuda Triangle and discover Monster Isle, then use their vehicle to go underground through the hole left by the Skrull ship when it was taken by the Mole Man. Back in New York, Reed Richards discovers that the egg was found by a large creature and taken into a tunnel in the Catskills Mountains, which was then covered by an avalanche. Reed and De'Lila travel to the Catskills and find the tunnel, which she clears with her wrist-blaster.
On Monster Isle, the Mole Man confronts the Skrulls in his cavern while the New FF slowly approach. They come across the giant monster, who is carrying the Skrull ship away, and after passing it they are discovered by the Mole Man and his army of Moloids. They explain why they are there and Mole Man leads them to the Skrulls, who refuse to talk. Ghost Rider gives the Penance Stare to the Skrull captain and he explains about De'Lila, who is a terrorist fugitive they have been tasked to capture. The Skrulls notice that Spider-Man's scanner is a Skrull device that only De'Lila could have given to them, causing the heroes to realize they have been duped. At that moment, Reed and De'Lila arrive and the Hulk steps forward to grab her. Richards jumps to protect her, but the Hulk doesn't care, he thinks Reed is a Skrull just like her.
De'Lila uses her telepathy to convince the Mole Man and his minions to kill the Skrulls, but they are stopped by Ghost Rider, who puts a wall of hellfire between them to break the spell. De'Lila and Reed escape and a series of explosions separate the heroes from the Mole Man. While the real Fantastic Four are freed by Franklin Richards, De'Lila and Mr. Fantastic discover the egg of the Inorganic Technotroid, a synthetic entity that is bound to the Skrull Empress at their hatching in order to protect them. The heroes arrive and are blackmailed by De'Lila's threats of killing Reed into using teamwork to open the egg's shell. The Mole Man arrives with his army, wanting the egg for himself, but his attack is interrupted by the Fantastic Four's entrance. The egg is picked up by a giant monster just as it is hatching, and the Technotroid imprints on the monster. Mr. Fantastic defeats De'Lila's psychic hold on him, and before she can escape the Ghost Rider gives her the Penance Stare. The Mole Man, fearing what the heroes could do to his kingdom, help them and the Skrulls back to the surface, where the Punisher is passing by in a helicopter with intentions to help until he sees that the situation is already under control.