Issue - 2

Title - The Utterly Awesome Adventure of Mass Master & Fabulous Frank!

Writer - Fred Van Lente

Art - Gurihiru Studios

 

Summary:

Jack Power and Franklin Richards have both run away from home and now ride a train to where Power says they'll find their new headquarters. At the Power's home, Jack's siblings discover his runaway note and decide to go after him. By checking his computer, they find that he bought tickets to their former hometown upstate. In the FF headquarters, Susan similarly discovers that Franklin has run away. She tells Reed who tells her that he can track Franklin using nano-technology he injected into his bloodstream. In Latveria, Dr. Doom detects that Reed is tracking something and is delighted to discover Franklin is so far from his parents grasp. He contracts someone to retrieve the boy. Meanwhile, Jack and Franklin arrive and Jack reveals that their new HQ is a tree house. Inside, Jack is surprised to find the Power Pack waiting for him. Kraven the Hunter arrives on the scene and uses a device to capture Franklin and send him to Latveria. The Power Pack battle him briefly, but the device scoops up Katie and Jack along with Franklin.

 

 

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Issue - 3

Title - Field Trip of Doom

Writer - Fred Van Lente

Art - Gurihiru Studios

 

Summary:

Alex and Julie race behind the bubble which is transporting Franklin and the rest of the Pack into the hands of Doom. Inside the bubble, Katie uses her powers to burst them out and they are all caught by Alex and Julie except for Franklin. The team go about trying to find a way into the castle but are attacked by Doombots. The Pack manage to defeat the robots and escape into town. There they realize that they are in Latveria. Katie reveals that she has a pen pal, Maja, who lives in Latveria. The team visit her and enlist her help in getting into the castle. Maja's mother, also Doom's biographer, manages to sneak the kids in. Together that find Doom and Franklin and a battle ensues. Just as the conflict comes to a close, Franklin faints to the ground. Suddenly the Fantastic Four burst through the castle wall. The FF are relieved to see Franklin is okay and agree to help the Pack keep their identities a secret from their parents. As the teams leave, Franklin awakens and is shocked to see himself walking away with his mother. He then realizes that Doom has switched bodies with him.

 

 

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Issue - 4

Title - Bad Seed

Writer - Fred Van Lente

Art - Gurihiru Studios

 

Summary:

Trapped inside of Dr. Doom's body, Franklin Richards is helpless to stop Doom from carrying out his plans while in his own body. At school, Doom manages to scare off bullies and tries to alienate Jack Power. At the Baxter Building, Doom calls the team together to show off how he has reprogrammed HERBIE. The robot suddenly attacks and disables the team. Jack, suspecting something is wrong with Franklin, visits the Baxter Building to investigate; he is confronted by the altered HERBIE. When Jack awakens, he finds that Doom has placed servo-discs on the FF so that they will obey his commands, and he orders them to eliminate Jack. The Power Pack suddenly burst in and begin to fight the mind-controlled FF. Jack realizes that the servo-discs are controlling the team and takes one off of Thing and places it on Franklin. The disc places Franklin and Doom back in control of their own bodies. Franklin quickly leads the pack to the lab where Doom was being held and coordinates the team's action so that they easily open a portal to the Negative Zone and push Doom through the gateway. With everything back to normal, Reed and Sue agree to allow Franklin to attend public school with his new friends, and he is made a member of the Power Pack.

 

Comments:

Cute, light, fun, and well written. If I had a young one, I'd probably buy them this series. Its kid-friendly enough for the kid, and its got enough humor and action to keep me interested. Doom is actually not half bad here. His reasons for switching places with Franklin actually makes sense. He wants to deliver a psychological victory by making Reed think he's lost his son. Actually, he expresses an interest in taking Franklin and warping him to become his own heir. Not bad, not bad at all.
Bottom Line: ** out of 5

 

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