Fantastic Four - Vol 1 - #298 - 1987 - Closer than Brothers! - (FN)

The emotional powder keg that was lit in the previous issue finally explodes. Written by Roger Stern with powerful, kinetic art by the Buscema brothers, Fantastic Four #298 delivers on the promise of its title. This issue features one of the most heartbreaking and physically destructive internal conflicts in the team’s history, as the betrayal Ben Grimm feels over Johnny and Alicia's relationship reaches its absolute boiling point.

The tension inside the newly constructed Four Freedoms Plaza has become unbearable. Unable to cope with the reality that his best friend, Johnny Storm (The Human Torch), is now with his former love, Alicia Masters, Ben Grimm (The Thing) completely snaps.