Fantastic Four #180

BEDLAM IN THE BAXTER BUILDING!

Johnny, Crystal, Ben, and Alicia are spending time together singing and dancing when they are suddenly interrupted by the lobby attendant of the Baxter Building. He passes them a letter dropped off by someone who stopped by the building. When Johnny reads the letter, he is shocked to learn that the Maggia crime family have legally purchased the Baxter Building, and they have ordered the Fantastic Four to move out immediately. As Johnny and Ben begin to lose their tempers, Reed and Sue return home with Franklin. Reed tells the others to calm down, telling them that their lawyers can sort out the matter in court.  Meanwhile, at a shady restaurant across town, the Maggia's leader, the so-called Top Man, has called a meeting of his highest ranking minions. There, the Top Man explains to his minions that they intend to force the Fantastic Four out of their headquarters in order to get a hold of Reed Richard's top secret experiments. When his men question this plan, the Top Man shows them a creation of their own: protective clothing that renders the wearer impervious to harm.  The following day the Fantastic Four are spending time in Central Park. The Thing becomes depressed seeing Reed and Sue, as well as Johnny and Crystal, enjoying themselves. He decides to try and cheer himself up by entertaining some children by lifting a car. As he does so, he watches as a ship makes a landing on top of the Baxter Building. Realizing that the Maggia are making their move, Reed tells the Torch to go investigate. Johnny flames on and battles it out with the Maggia goons that are on the roof, but they prove impervious to his flame, managing to tranquilize him and take Johnny, prisoner.  Meanwhile, Reed, Crystal, and Ben arrive at the building and enter the security monitoring station. There Reed orders the Maggia goons to get out of their headquarters, but they refuse, explaining that they have the Torch as their hostage. Before the Fantastic Four can act, they are cau