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''The Last Fantastic Four Story'' is a 2007
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written by
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and drawn by penciller
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, and inker
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. First published on August 29, 2007, by
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, it is a supposed final tale about the
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's last mission by fighting a greater doom, before their retirement. It received mixed reviews.


Synopsis

After fighting a terrorist crisis in the
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, the Fantastic Four feel that after long careers helping to defend humanity, that they should retire. However
Reed Richards Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) is a superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member, and the leader, of the Fantastic Four. Richards has a mastery of mechanical, aerospace and ...
discovers some strange unusual events such as birds dying, disappearing desert oases, the evaporation of Earth's
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, and unusual oceanic tides. The Watcher arrives to bid farewell to Reed, informing him that the Cosmic Tribunal has decided to destroy the warfare-prone human race by unleashing a greater being known as the Adjudicator. As the Adjudicator arrives on Earth to announce his intentions, all of humanity is not convinced of the threat.
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and his Atlantean army begin to attack
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, under the mistaken belief that humanity has caused the oceanic disturbances, but Reed convinces him that it is the Adjudicator's doing. Namor attacks the Adjudicator, but the Adjudicator forces Namor and his armies to retreat, and also repels attacks from human armies and
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, the Fantastic Four, the
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, and the
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. Richards and the
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attempt to use mindless robots called the Decimators to destroy the Cosmic Tribunal, but eventually abort their attack, rather than allow an entire race to be slaughtered. The Tribunal is grateful to the Fantastic Four, and to humanity. After the Fantastic Four is honored by the
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, they finally retire.
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and his girlfriend,
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, move to a small cottage far from New York, while Reed and the others leave in the
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for a new life.


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