The Fantastic Four, the main characters of the series. From left to right: Ben Grimm/The Thing, Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Sue Storm/Invisible Woman and Johnny Storm/The Human Torch.
For detailed information about this series, see: Fantastic Four at Marvel Database
Fantastic Four is a comic book series created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and published by Marvel.
The series follows the Fantastic Four, a team of adventurers who accidentally received super powers from exposure to cosmic radiation during a scientific mission to outer space, consisting of Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing. Since gaining their powers, the group have gone through many adventures together, exploring new frontiers of the universe and thwarting dastardly villains such as Doctor Doom and Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds.
Publications[]
Comics[]
Volumes[]
- Fantastic Four (August 8th, 1961 - April 29th, 2015)
- Giant-Size Fantastic Four (May 21st, 1974 - May 20th, 1975)
- Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men (November 4th, 1986 - February 3rd, 1987)
- Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising (April 4th - May 30th, 1995)
- Fantastic Four: Unplugged (July 13th, 1995 - May 8th, 1996)
- Fantastic Four 2099 (November 28th, 1995 - June 26th, 1996)
- Fantastic Four (September 4th, 1996 - September 17th, 1997)
- Fantastic Four (January 15th, 1998 - June 25th, 2003)
- Fantastic Four: Fireworks (November 25th, 1998 - February 17th, 1999)
- Fantastic Five (August 18th - December 15th, 1999)
- Fantastic Four: Big Town (November 15th, 2000 - February 28th, 2001)
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Comics Magazine (December 20th, 2000 - November 21st, 2001)
- Startling Stories: Fantastic Four - Unstable Molecules (January 2nd - March 26th, 2003)
- Ultimate Fantastic Four (January 2nd, 2004 - February 18th, 2009)
- 4 (February 11th, 2004 - June 14th, 2006)
- Fantastic Four: Foes (January 5th - June 22nd, 2005)
- Fantastic Four: House of M (July 7th - September 8th, 2005)
- FF/IM: Big in Japan (October 5th, 2005 - February 1st, 2006)
- Fantastic Four: First Family (March 8th - August 9th, 2006)
- Fantastic Four: The End (November 1st, 2006 - March 7th, 2007)
- Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four (April 11th - August 1st, 2007)
- Fantastic Four: True Story (July 30th - November 12th, 2008)
- Fantastic Force (April 22nd - September 23rd, 2009)
- Spider-Man / Fantastic Four (July 8th - October 27th, 2010)
- FF (November 28th, 2012 - January 22nd, 2014)
- Fantastic Four (June 19th, 2013 - January 15th, 2014)
- Fantastic Four (February 26th - December 17th, 2014)
- Ultimate FF (April 16th - August 13th, 2014)
- Fantastic Four (August 8th, 2018 - October 12th, 2022)
- Fantastic Four: Grand Design (October 30th - November 27th, 2019)
- Fantastic Four: Antithesis (August 26th - November 25th, 2020)
- Fantastic Four: Life Story (May 19th, 2021 - February 2nd, 2022)
- Fantastic Four (November 9th, 2022 - Present)
One Shots[]
- Fantastic Four: The Legend (August 21st, 1996)
- Fantastic Four: The Movie (June 22nd, 2005)
- Fantastic Four: The Wedding Special (November 9th, 2005)
- Fantastic Four: A Death in the Family (May 24th, 2006)
- Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four in Bubble Trouble (November 2006)
- Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four in Hard Choices (December 2006)
- Fantastic Four: The Lost Adventure (February 13th, 2008)
- Ultimate Fantastic Four/X-Men (September 24th, 2008)
- The Fantastic 4th Voyage of Sinbad (July 11th, 2001)
- Fantastic Four: ¡Isla de la Muerte! (December 28th, 2007)
- Fantastic Four in ¡Ataque del M.O.D.O.K.! (October 6th, 2010)
- Fantastic Four: Season One (October 5th, 2011)
- Fantastic Four: The Prodigal Sun (July 3rd, 2019)
- Fantastic Four: 4 Yancy Street (August 28th, 2019)
- Fantastic Four: Negative Zone (November 27th, 2019)
- Fantastic Four 2099 (November 20th, 2019)
- Fantastic Four: Grimm Noir (February 26th, 2020)
- Marvels Snapshot: Fantastic Four (March 25th 2020)
- Fantastic Four: Road Trip (December 2nd, 2020)
- Fantastic Four: Reckoning War Alpha (February 2nd, 2022)
- Godzilla vs. Fantastic Four (March 26th, 2025)
Novels[]
- Fantastic Four in The House of Horrors (January 1st, 1968)
- The Fantastic Four: Doomsday (April 1st, 1979)
- Fantastic Four: Countdown To Chaos (June 1st, 1998)
- Fantastic Four: The Island of Danger (January 1st, 1984)
- Fantastic Four: To Free Atlantis (December 1st, 1995)
- Fantastic Four: Redemption of the Silver Surfer (June 16th, 1997)
- Fantastic Four: The Cosmic Storm (May 24th, 2005)
- Fantastic Four: The Dawn of Doctor Doom (May 24th, 2005)
- Fantastic Four: The Fantastic Four versus Doctor Doom (May 24th, 2005)
- Fantastic Four: The Terrible Doctor Doom (May 24th, 2005)
- Fantastic Four: Meet the Fantastic Four (June 1st, 2005)
- Fantastic Four (June 30th, 2005). A novelization of the film.
- Fantastic Four: War Zone (July 26th, 2005)
- Fantastic Four: The Baxter Effect (December 26th, 2006)
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (April 24th, 2007). A novelization of the film.
- Fantastic Four: What Lies Between (June 26th, 2007)
- Fantastic Four: Doomgate (November 25th, 2008)
TV[]
- Fantastic Four (September 9th, 1967 - September 21st, 1968)
- The New Fantastic Four (September 9th, 1978 - December 19th, 1978)
- Fantastic Four (September 24th, 1994 - February 24th, 1996)
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (September 2nd, 2006 - October 20th, 2007)
Films[]
The Fantastic Four (1994)- Fantastic Four (July 8th, 2005)
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (June 12th, 2007)
- Fantastic Four (August 7th, 2015)
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps (July 25th, 2025)
Video Games[]
- Questprobe featuring Human Torch and the Thing (1985) for Apple II, Atari 8-bit family, and Commodore 64
- Fantastic Four (August 1997) for PlayStation
- Fantastic Four (June 27th, 2005) for Xbox, PlayStation 2, GameCube, PC, and Game Boy Advance
- Fantastic Four: Flame On (November 8th, 2005) for Game Boy Advance
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (June 12th, 2007) for Mobile Phones, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS
Audio Drama[]
- Adventures of the Fantastic Four (1975)
Links to Other Series[]
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Human Torch | November 1961 | The Human Torch from the Fantastic Four series is based on the original Human Torch; there have been many direct crossovers between both series; most Human Torch comics feature Johnny Storm from Fantastic Four. | 1 |
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Namor | May 1962 | There have been many cameos and crossovers between both series, the first one being in Fantastic Four #4. | 1 |
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Willie Lumpkin | November 1, 1962 | Willie Lumpkin is a recurring character in Fantastic Four comics, and appears in the Fantastic Four movie. | 1 |
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Spider-Man | March 1963 | There have been many cameos and crossovers between both series, the first one being in Amazing Spider-Man #1. | 1 |
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Avengers (Marvel) | September 6, 1963 | The Avengers and the Fantastic Four have been featured in many comics and media together. The Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Mr. Fantastic, and the Thing have also been members of the Avengers. | 1 |
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Car 54, Where Are You? | October 8, 1963 | Officer Francis Muldoon appears in the Fantastic Four story "The Return of the Mole Man!". | 1 |
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X-Men | April 9, 1964 | The X-Men appear in Fantastic Four #28. | 1 |
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Daredevil (Marvel) | March 11, 1965 | Daredevil appears in Fantastic Four #39. | 1 |
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Black Panther | July 1966 | Black Panther made his debut in Fantastic Four #52, and would go on to appear in numerous Fantastic Four comics, with him had at one point becoming a member of the Fantastic Four. Additionally, the Fantastic Four and Doctor Doom have appeared in numerous Black Panther comics. | 1 |
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Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles | 1966 | The cover of the Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles comic book is a parody of the Fantastic Four #1 cover. | 3 |
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Shang-Chi | January 1978 | Doctor Doom from Fantastic Four appears in Master of Kung Fu #60. Shang-Chi appears in Fantastic Four Roast and Ultimate Fantastic Four #23, #52, and #53. The Fantastic Four appear in Shang-Chi Vol. 2 #4. | 1 |
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The Flintstones | September 08, 1979 | Fred and Barney Meet The Thing is part of both series. | 1 |
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Shogun Warriors | October 28, 1980 | The Shogun Warriors appeared in Fantastic Four Vol 1 #226. | 1 |
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Rom | January 1981 | Characters from Fantastic Four appear in Rom #14 and #23. | 1 |
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Micronauts | June 15, 1982 | The Micronauts appeared in Fantastic Four Vol 1 #246. | 1 |
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Beany and Cecil | September 10, 1988 | A parody of Doctor Doom appears in The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil episode "The Framed Freep". | 3 |
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Doctor Who | June 25, 1989 | The Seventh Doctor drops Death's Head off at the Fantastic Four's headquarters in the Death's Head issue "Clobberin' Time". Members of the team "Special Executive" appear as part of the team "Technet" in the Fantastic Four issue "April is the Cruelest Month". (see details) |
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Moon Knight | July 18, 1989 | Moon Knight appeared in Fantastic Four Annual Vol. 1 #22 and Fantastic Four Vol. 6 #40 and #45. | 1 |
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Combat Colin | December 23, 1989 | Doctor Doom and The Thing from Fantastic Four appear in Christmas with Combat Colin. | 1 |
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The Punisher | December 25, 1990 | The Punisher appears in Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #349. | 1 |
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The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic | March 1991 | Mr. Fantastic and the Thing appear as guest characters. | 1 |
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Captain Planet | January 01, 1992 | The "Captain Planet #4" cover is a parody of the first Fantastic Four comic cover. | 3 |
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Marvel Super Heroes (Capcom) | October 18, 1995 | Dr. Doom appears in all games of the Marvel Super Heroes series, and a doppelganger of The Thing is an enemy in Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems. | 1 |
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Dexter's Laboratory | May 18, 1996 | The Dexter's Laboratory episode "Barbequor" is a parody of the Fantastic Four's Galactus Trilogy story arc. | 3 |
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Superman | 1999 | Superman meets The Fantastic Four. | 1 |
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Marvel vs. Capcom | March 23, 2000 | Fantastic Four characters are playable in Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. | 1 |
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Gen¹³ | March 01, 2001 | Gen¹³ meets The Fantastic Four. | 1 |
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Scrubs | February 26, 2002 | The Human Torch and Silver Surfer from Fantastic Four are mentioned in the Scrubs episode "My Heavy Meddle". Fantastic Four is also mentioned in "My Saving Grace". | 2 |
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UNO | 2004 | Fantastic Four UNO is a format crossover between the two series. | 3 |
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Tekken | October 2006 | In Issue 33 of Ultimate Fantastic Four, Johnny Storm and Benjamin Grimm can be seen playing Tekken 5. | 2 |
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | October 24, 2006 | Fantastic Four characters appear in the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance games. | 1 |
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Heroscape | 2008 | Doctor Doom is in Heroscape the Marvel Pack. | 1 |
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Kick-Ass | February 27, 2008 | Dave and Todd discuss Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer in Kick-Ass #1. The cover to "Fantastic Four #1" appears in Kick-Ass #7. Hit-Girl says "It's Clobbering Time!" in Kick-Ass #8. | 2 |
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LittleBigPlanet | July 6, 2010 | The Thing costume with Human Torch and Invisible Woman later on are downloadable in LittleBigPlanet. | 2 |
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Kick the Buddy | January 17, 2011 | In Kick the Buddy, Buddy will sometimes say "I'm not Mr. Fantastic". | 3 |
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Pinball FX | June 28, 2011 | A pinball table based on Fantastic Four was added to the Pinball FX series starting with Pinball FX 2 that features characters from the series. | 1 |
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Atop the 4th Wall | November 14, 2011 | Linkara reviews Fantastic Four #1. | 2 |
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Monica's Gang | August 2012 | Characters from Fantastic Four appear in several issues of Clássicos do Cinema - Turma da Mônica. | 2 |
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Garfield | April 2, 2013 | The Thing's hand appears on the cover of Garfield Vol. 2. | 2 |
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Anno Dracula | September 6, 2013 | A Character called "Victor Von Doom" appears in Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard. | 3 |
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The Big Bang Theory | October 3, 2013 | The Thing from Fantastic Four is mentioned in the Big Bang Theory episode "The Scavenger Vortex". | 2 |
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How It Should Have Ended | September 11, 2014 | Doctor Doom appears in "Villain Pub - To The Tailor". | 3 |
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Sesame Street | September 18, 2014 | A sub fictional team named Fabulous Four appear in Numeric Con. | 3 |
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Nostalgia Critic | May 12, 2015 | The Nostalgia Critic reviews "Fantastic Four". | 2 |
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Death Battle! | July 01, 2015 | Doctor Doom and Galactus have been subjects for Death Battle! | 2 |
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Titanfall | October 28, 2016 | The achievement "Flame On!" is a reference to the Human Torch's catchphrase. | 3 |
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Pitch Meeting | January 13, 2018 | Pitch Meeting had episodes on the Fantastic Four movies. | 2 |
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DBX | April 14, 2018 | Mr. Fantastic has been a subject for DBX. | 2 |
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Gravity Falls | July 24, 2018 | Gravity Falls: Lost Legends have parodies of the Fantastic Four. | 3 |
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Fortnite | August 27, 2020 | Doctor Doom from Fantastic Four appears in Fortnite. | 1 |
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Marvel Snap | June 9, 2022 | Cards based on characters from Fantastic Four appear in Marvel Snap. | 1 |
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Melvins Macabre | December 17, 2023 | A Fantastic Four game box is seen in the Melvins Macabre episode "NOSTALGIA". | 2 |
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Marvel Rivals | January 10, 2025 | Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and the Thing are playable characters in Marvel Rivals. | 1 |
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Marvel Cosmic Invasion | 2025 | Annihilus is the main villain in Marvel Cosmic Invasion. | 1 |
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Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls | 2026 | Doctor Doom is a playable character in Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls. | 1 |
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure | September 30, 2005 | The Fantastic Four appear in Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure. | 3 |
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Freddy Funko (Mascot) | 2010 | Official Funko Pop! Vinyl merchandise was released that featured Freddy Funko dressed in a Human Torch costume. | 2 |
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Marvel Cinematic Universe | May 6, 2022 | Characters from the The Fantastic Four series appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | 1 |