Uatu the Watcher is our narrator for this crossover event.
Baxter Building, New York City. Assisted by his Super-Apes (Miklho (gorilla), Peotor (orangutan) and Igor (baboon)) the Red Ghost (Russian scientist Ivan Kragoff) makes use of Reed Richards' Di-Quantum Stabilizer to strip The Fantastic Four of their superpowers AND to banish them to another dimension... The Planet of the Apes!
Ape City. Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic), Sue Storm (The Invisible Woman), Ben Grimm (The Thing) and Johnny Storm (The Human Torch) are about to be convicted for their crime of heresy against apekind... when somehow Cornelius, Dr. Zira, General Ursus and Dr. Zaius get exposed to cosmic rays! Cornelius can now stretch his body, Zira can make herself invisible, Ursus can produce flames and Zaius' flesh turns to stone.
Back on Earth in the European country of Latveria. Seeking an alliance, Kragoff pays Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom, the nemesis of The Fantastic Four) a visit.
What I did like:
First appearance of The Apetastic Four!
Marvellous covers by Greg Land/Rachelle Rosenberg, Francesco Mobili, German Peralta, Netho Diaz/Jay Leisten/Arthur Hesli and Phil Noto!
What I did not like:
Cornelius is NOT a doctor.
Needed more Minister Sabian, cigar-chomping Julius, Astronaut George Taylor, Lucius and Nova. A lot more.
No smart aleck giant brains in jars aka The Inheritors. Very disappointing.
No blue suit or Mego beige-brown outfit for Dr. Zaius.
The unpublished scripts of Doug Moench: Forbidden Zone Prime, The Captive of the Canals, To meet the Makers and Derek Zane + Faron in Journey to the Planet of the Apes are still not adapted!
I give it a 9/10. The coolest crossover ever conceived? Mego fans, you absolutely need to get this fabulous simian mini-series featuring Marvel's first family!
