“The New Fantastic Four”, not to be confused with the 80’s cartoon of the same name, or the numerous alternate rosters of Marvel’s First Family. This article specifically covers a three issue-long, “blink and you’ll miss it” roster shake-up provided by Walter Simonson and Arthur Adams. The arc was basically a comedy bit and the New Fantastic Four were never intended to be around for more than a split second. While the whole thing was rather pointless, I can’t say it wasn’t without some entertainment value.

The story goes like so: a rogue Skrull “freedom fighter” named D’lila crashlands on Earth while being pursued by a group of Skrull soldiers. She uses her shape-shifting powers in conjunction with her low-level telepathic abilities to sneak into the Four Freedoms Plaza and to the FF’s penthouse. There, she knocks out every member of the FF and begins taking advantage of their high-tech computer systems. D’lila is searching for an all-powerful Skrull weapon called the ITT, which was lost on Earth some time ago. However, in order to collect the ITT, she needs super-powered creatures with specific attributes.

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