FF hit 500 in July

Marvel Comics are set to celebrate a landmark achievement in July when the Fantastic Four becomes the first of the publisher's many series' to reach the 500 issue milestone. In recognition of the accomplishment, the series will be returned to its original numbering as of what would have been issue #71 of the series' third volume.
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Are they finally figuring out the stupidity of the renumbering? I figured Uncanny X-Men would be the only book to keep its original

Are they finally figuring out the stupidity of the renumbering? I figured Uncanny X-Men would be the only book to keep its original numbering.

God I hope so. I've said it before, but I think the cancellations and renumbering were a tremendoous mistake and were short-sighted. It's an advantage to these large number milestones

IIRC, Thor/Journey into Mystery hit 500 a few years ago, before it was cancelled (or rather, renamed JiM with #503 and then cancelled with #521 or so)

Yep, but that was JIM, then Thor, then JIM again by the time it hit #500. FF has always been FF over the course of its 500 issues.

Ironically, this won't do any favors to casual readers of the current series who are only keeping track of which issue they're up to by the original Volume 3 numbering.

<< > Marvel Comics are set to celebrate a landmark achievement in July when the

21 issues later they can revert back to the new numbering to celebrate #100.

I don't know why I doubt, but this just seems to be a 'believe it when I see it' thing. Either that, or they're setting us up for another issue #1.

-Chris C.

(considering the vast majority of comic readers didn't start with a #1 of anything, wondering how it's hurt the industry so....)

: an advantage to these large number milestones

I still have my copy of THOR #500 from '96...

but we mean *real* 500's, not those bogus ones that started numbering from their parent series (like Captain America)