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The Fantastic Four (q.v.) is a team of comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. Although the name suggests the team only has four members, in reality a number of other characters have, at one point or another, been considered members. The Fantastic Four is a fictional American team of comic-book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... For the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode, see Super Hero (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode). ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ...

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Fantastic Four

Character Real Name Joined In Notes
Original Fantastic Four
Mister Fantastic Reed Richards Fantastic Four #1 Leader and founder of the Fantastic Four. Currently taking time off with his wife, Invisible Woman, while they are replaced by Storm and Black Panther.
Invisible Woman Sue Storm-Richards Fantastic Four #1 Wife of Mister Fantastic. Currently taking time off with her husband, while they are replaced by Storm & Black Panther.
Thing* Benjamin Grimm Fantastic Four #1 currently on the team.
Human Torch* Jonathan Storm Fantastic Four #1 currently on the team
Later Recruits
Crystal Crystalia Maximoff Fantastic Four #81 Formerly dated Human Torch. She originally became affiliated with the Fantastic Four during the 45th edition, serving as a replacement for the Invisible Woman during her pregnancy with Franklin Richards.
Medusa Medusalith Amaquelin Fantastic Four #132 She is Inhuman and the sister of Crystal. She was a member of the Frightful Four, starting in Fantastic Four #36. After regaining her memory, she joined the Fantastic Four
Luke Cage Carl Lucas Fantastic Four #168 The second Power Man. He joined the Fantastic Four after The Thing briefly lost his powers.
Nova Frankie Raye Fantastic Four #238 She was a love interest of Human Torch. She became affiliated with the team in Fantastic Four #164. She left the team in Fantastic Four #244 after becoming the herald of Galactus.
She-Hulk Jennifer Walters-Jameson Fantastic Four #265 Former member of the Avengers. She replaced The Thing on the Fantastic Four after the affects of Secret Wars while he remained on Battleworld.
Ms. Marvel II/She-Thing Sharon Ventura Fantastic Four #306 Love interest of The Thing. She looked like a female version of The Thing.
Ant-Man II Scott Lang Fantastic Four #384 The Fantastic Four's technical advisor while Reed Richards was missing thanks to the actions of Hyperstorm.
Archangel Warren Worthington III Fantastic Four #??? After the disbanding of the Defenders, Archangel temporarily replaced Human Torch while he was away.
Storm* Ororo Monroe Fantastic Four #543 Storm became the new leader of the Fantastic Four after Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman decided to take time off. Storm is the wife of Black Panther.
Black Panther* T'Challa Fantastic Four #543 Black Panther and Storm replaced Reed Richards and Sue Storm after they decided to take time off. Black Panther is the husband of Storm.

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New Fantastic Four

In Fantastic Four (1st series) #347- 349 (December 1990 - February 1991) a female Skrull alien who was both a shape-shifter and a telepath managed to capture the team. Impersonating the Invisible Woman, she falsely reported the other members to be deceased and recruited four other heroes as a new Fantastic Four to avenge them, before dispatching them to try and steal a powerful weapon from the Mole Man. Members of this short-lived team included: Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters that appear in the Marvel Universe. ... “Green people” redirects here. ... Shapeshifting, transformation or transmogrification refers to a change in the form or shape of a person. ... Warning: This is NOT a scientific article. ... The Mole Man is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

  • The Incredible Hulk (As the grey Mr. Fixit version)
  • Spider-Man: He had actually once applied for membership in the team in Amazing Spider-Man (1st series) #1 (March 1963), but quit upon realization that he wouldn't be paid. He and the Human Torch remain longtime friends.
  • Wolverine (Wearing no costume but street-clothes and his infamous cowboy-hat)
  • Ghost Rider (Daniel Ketch)

In Fantastic Four (1st series) #374- 375 (march 1993 - april 1993) Dr. Strange brings the team back together to arrest the Human Torch after he went nova and destroyed a whole quarter of the city. This story was the start for the Secret Defenders ongoing series. The exact roster was: The Incredible Hulk in popular media, see Hulk. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of both a comic book published by Marvel Comics and a daily newspaper comic strip. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Daniel Ketch is a fictional, supernatural superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Doctor Strange is a sorcerer, featured in Marvel Comics. ... This article is about the Silver/Modern Age Human Torch, Johnny Storm. ... The Defenders was a comic book series about a loosely-organized team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

In Wolverine #148 (january 2000) the team comes back together during the Ages of Apocalypse reality to fight Arnim Zola, Blastaar and Annihilus with all four members wearing the popular blue FF costumes and the Hulk frequently switching between his various personalities. They also came together to battle a version of the Wendigo. The Incredible Hulk in popular media, see Hulk. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... Daniel Ketch is a fictional, supernatural superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ages of Apocalypse is a series of sub-chapters to the Twelve saga wherein En Sabah Nur finds himself trapped in the body of Scott Summers after a failed attempt to possess Nate Grey. ... Arnim Zola is a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ... Blastaar, sometimes called the Living Bomb-Burst, is a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... Annihilus, sometimes called the Living Death That Walks, is a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... The Wen-Di-Go (or more commonly: Wendigo) is a man-eating creature in Marvel comics that is based on the mythical creature of the same name. ...


Close associates

A number of characters are closely affiliated with the team, share complex personal histories with one or more of its members but have never actually held an official membership. They include but are not limited to:

  • Namor the Sub-Mariner: Was cured of amnesia by the Human Torch in Fantastic Four (1st series) #4 (May 1962). He has at times been an ally and at other times an enemy of the team. Namor and the Invisible Woman have occasionally been romantically attracted, though she eventually chose Mister Fantastic to marry.
  • Doctor Doom: He and Mister Fantastic attended college together, and he blames Richards for an experiment gone wrong which scarred his face. As the monarch of Latveria, he is the team's most deadly foe, although he has sometimes helped them, such as when he aided in the birth of Valeria Richards.
  • Alicia Masters: Blind sculptress, stepdaughter of the supervillain Puppet Master. She was introduced to the team along with her stepfather in Fantastic Four vol. 1 #8 (November 1962). Longtime love interest of the Thing, as her blindness meant she was able to see the man inside rather than what he looked like.
  • Lyja the Skrull. Female Skrull, trained to impersonate Alicia Masters as an espionage agent. Replaced Alicia in Fantastic Four vol. 1 #265 (April 1984). She fell in love with the Human Torch and they married in Fantastic Four vol. 1 #300 (March 1987). Her identity was revealed in Fantastic Four (1st series) #357-358 (October-November 1991), though in truth this was a retcon. Lyja helped the team recover the original Alicia to prove that she could be trusted. Her allegiances were since divided between her native race and her new family, particularly her husband. Whereabouts unknown as of Fantastic Four (1st series) #416 (September 1996).
  • Kristoff Vernard, the former heir of Doctor Doom.
  • Namorita, cousin of Namor; she also became a temporary unofficial member of an FF formed by the Human Torch when the other three were trapped in the Negative Zone.
  • Wyatt Wingfoot, Johnny Storm's college friend, a Native American sometime-adventurer, and one-time love interest of She-Hulk. Son of "Big Will Wingfoot", one of Empire State University's most legendary football players.

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Fantastic Five

Main article: Fantastic Five

In the MC2 alternate future, the team is known as the Fantastic Five and consists of the following members: Fantastic Five is the name of superhero team that exist in the MC2 universe, an alternate future to the Marvel Universe. ... Characters from the MC2 universe. ...

  • Reed Richards (Big Brain)
  • John Storm (the Human Torch) (team leader)
  • Franklin Richards (Psi-Lord)
  • Ben Grimm (the Thing)
  • Lyja Storm (Ms. Fantastic)

This version appears frequently in Spider-Girl and were the focus of a Fantastic Five limited series. Franklin Richards is a fictional character in Marvel Comics universe. ... Spider-Girl (May Mayday Parker) is a fictional character, a comic book superheroine active in an alternate future of the Marvel Comics universe. ...


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Fantastic Four - Marvel Universe: The definitive online source for Marvel super hero bios. (2660 words)
The Fantastic Four is an internationally-renowned group of superhuman champions (often dubbed the world's premiere super hero team or the first family of super heroes) based in New York City and dedicated to the betterment of the world through scientific discovery and defense against evil.
During Sue's maternity leave, the Four's long-standing ally (and girlfriend of the Torch), Crystal, joined the team, until an allergic reaction to Earth's pollutants pushed her to quit and forced the rest of the Inhumans to leave Earth.
At one point, the Fantastic Four were among the various heroes transported to a planet created by the alien Beyonder for the first of the so-called "Secret Wars".
List of Fantastic Four members - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (913 words)
She was originally a member of the Frightful Four (as an amnesiac), first appearing in Fantastic Four vol.
Previously a member of The Avengers, she replaced the Thing on the team in Fantastic Four vol.
Impersonating the Invisible Woman, she falsely reported the other members to be deceased and recruited four other heroes as a new Fantastic Four to avenge them.
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