This doesn't happen very often, but Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 6 (which ships today) corresponds exactly to Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four Vols. 16-18; specifically, they both reprint Fantastic Four #164-203, Annuals #11-13, plus assorted other odds 'n' ends. That means the entirety of Fantastic Four #1-203 (plus) is now available in six omnibus volumes (or 18 Masterwoks, if you want to go "old school"). Actually, damn near every issue from #1-295 is available in eight omnibus volumes, if you want to throw Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus Vols. 1-2 into the mix. What's missing is #204-231 and Annuals #14-15 (which are available in Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four Vols. 19-20), but who knows? Marvel may get around to publishing a (relatively slim) FF Omnibus Vol. 7 one of these days.
Bleeding Cool recently revealed that the Marvel Masterworks line will soon be going on "indefinite hiatus." I myself stopped buying MMW FF when the series got to the Byrne era (because I already had the two-volume omnibus series), but if you're still buying the Masterworks you are in luck, because this month Marvel will release the 27th volume which will complete the Byrne run and go one issue beyond, to #296, the 20th anniversary issue.
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