Fantastic Four Annual #16

Fantastic Four Annual #16 was published in 1982 during a period of creative transition for Marvel Comics. The issue serves as a standalone story featuring the team alongside the Silver Surfer and the Sub-Mariner, reflecting the publisher's strategy of utilizing annuals to explore expanded cosmic narratives and team-up dynamics that were often too expansive for the regular monthly series.

The issue was written by Alan Zelenetz and featured artwork by Jerome Moore. The design reflects the visual aesthetic of early 1980s superhero comics, prioritizing dynamic action sequences and the dramatic, interplanetary scope that defined the Fantastic Four's adventures during this era. It was received as a standard addition to the long-running annual series, contributing to the broader mythos of the Marvel Universe without fundamentally altering the core status quo of the characters.