Fantastic Four #88
A House There Was!
Returning home from Latveria, and are happily reunited with Sue and Reed’s newborn child. Sue takes the rest of the Fantastic Four to see the house that she purchased for herself, Reed, and the baby. Not far away from their new home, a man stumbles out onto a highway. Stopped by a passerby, the man explains — in utter horror — that a nearby home has struck him blind. The very house that Sue Richards had bought for her family.
When the Fantastic Four arrive at the house they are ignorant to the fact that somebody in the house monitoring their every move. Returning to the city, the Thing pays a visit to the doctor as his vision is acting strange. After being given a clean bill of house, the Thing is relieved that he won’t have to wear glasses and returns to the Baxter Building to help with the move.
While moving items to the house, each member of the Fantastic Four begins to notice their vision is starting to get strained. Just as they are finishing unpacking the man spying on them finally reveals himself. As it turns out it is their oldest foe, the Mole Man, who had constructed the house. Having lured the Fantastic Four into a trap, the Mole Man activates a device that strikes the team totally blind.
Recurring Characters
Fantastic Four (Mister Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch, Thing, Crystal), Alicia Masters, Mole Man, Franklin Richards (unnamed)
Continuity Notes
Mister Fantastic, the Thing, and the Human Torch’s appearance in Silver Surfer #5 takes place between page 10 and 11 of this story.
The Mole Man mentioned how he last clashed with the Fantastic Four during the massive attack on Reed and Sue's wedding in Fantastic Four Annual #3.
