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The Fantastic Four, often abbreviated as FF, is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.The team debuted in The Fantastic Four #1 (cover-dated November 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium.
Mister Fantastic acts as the leader and father figure of the Fantastic Four, and although his cosmic ray powers are primarily stretching abilities, his presence on the team is defined by his scientific acumen, as he is officially acknowledged as the smartest man in the Marvel Universe. [2]
Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. 1961). Kirby modeled the character after himself. [2]In addition to appearing in the Fantastic Four, the Thing has been the star of Marvel Two-in-One, Strange Tales (with his fellow Fantastic Four member the Human Torch), and two incarnations of his own eponymous series, as well ...
In Fantastic Four: Annual 1998, a version of Franklin is seen where he aged in real time from his first appearance. He is married to a Wakandan woman named Zawadi and has a daughter named N'Yami. Franklin is also a member of the Fantastic Four named Zero Man and had the ability to access the Negative Zone through a
In Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Johnny temporarily gains the ability to switch powers with any of his teammates through physical contact after touching the Silver Surfer. This enables him to absorb all their powers at once to defeat Doctor Doom, subsequently losing his power-swapping abilities after making contact with the Surfer ...
Miracle Man is an arrogant stage magician who harbors megalomaniacal desires. The Fantastic Four attend his stage show, and the Miracle Man taunts them during his display of ostensibly superior powers, which includes such feats as levitation, transforming himself into mist, and enlarging himself to giant form.
According to Lee in a 1970 interview, this "was the worst-selling Fantastic Four we've ever had". In Lee's opinion, the green alien on the cover was "too unusual and too frivolous." [3] After a long absence, Impossible Man returned in Fantastic Four #175 (Oct 1976) and visited the Marvel Comics office. At the end of the story, he was adopted by ...
Fantastic Four #13 (April 1963) Created by: Stan Lee Jack Kirby: Characteristics; Notable members: Uatu Aron: Inherent abilities: Superhuman strength, intellect, stamina, durability and longevity Energy and molecular manipulation Psionic powers Teleportation