5, he was Reed's college rival and ignored his advice about a flaw in a machine he was working on. First appearing in 1962's Fantastic Four No. The movie's villain is unclear, but the Fantastic Four happen to have one of the greatest enemies in comic book history.ĭoctor Doom, also known as Victor Von Doom, was Stan Lee's favorite baddy because he's the ruler of his home country, Latveria. What Marvel villain will they face off against? They battle the Mole Man in that first issue, but soon attract a rogues gallery that includes the Skrulls (who joined the MCU in Captain Marvel), angry sea-dwelling Namor the Sub-Mariner, the planet-gobbling Galactus and his herald the Silver Surfer, Kree jerk Ronan the Accuser and Negative Zone ruler Annihilus. Glorious catchphrase: "It's clobberin' time!" He's pretty great. Is furious initially, but mellows out over time. He's Sue's brother, and his catchphrase is "Flame on!"īen turns into a rock monster - taking the name Thing - with super strength and endurance. Johnny can cover his body in flames, control fire and fly. She's also Reed's fiancee and ultimately his wife. She goes by Invisible Girl initially, but changes it to the more dignified Invisible Woman later. Sue can turn invisible and create powerful force fields. Reed can stretch his body into pretty much any shape, and takes the codename Mr.
They get bombarded with cosmic radiation (which is a real thing), giving them an array of cool superpowers (not a real thing). The first issue sees Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm blasting off to space in an experimental rocket. This basically kicked off the Marvel Comics Universe, since the pair co-created the Avengers and the X-Men shortly afterward. 1, by late comics legends Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The team first appeared in 1961's Fantastic Four No.
Now that you're tapping your feet, we'll go over the basics.