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Fantastic Four

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[]

Direction Series Date Description Type


3

Human Torch 196111 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
4 Namor 19625 May 1962 There have been many cameos and crossovers between both series, the first one being in Fantastic Four #4. 1
4 Willie Lumpkin 1962111 November 1, 1962 Willie Lumpkin is a recurring character in Fantastic Four comics, and appears in the Fantastic Four movie. 1
6

Spider-Man 19633 March 1963 There have been many cameos and crossovers between both series, the first one being in Amazing Spider-Man #1. 1
6

Avengers (Marvel) 196396 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
4 Car 54, Where Are You? 1963108 October 8, 1963 Officer Francis Muldoon appears in the Fantastic Four story "The Return of the Mole Man!". 1
4 X-Men 196449 April 9, 1964 The X-Men appear in Fantastic Four #28. 1
4 Daredevil (Marvel) 1965311 March 11, 1965 Daredevil appears in Fantastic Four #39. 1
3

Black Panther 19667 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
5 Frankenstein Jr. and The Impossibles 1966 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 19781 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 19790908 September 08, 1979 Fred and Barney Meet The Thing is part of both series. 1
4 Shogun Warriors 19801028 October 28, 1980 The Shogun Warriors appeared in Fantastic Four Vol 1 #226. 1
5 Rom 19811 January 1981 Characters from Fantastic Four appear in Rom #14 and #23. 1
4 Micronauts 1982615 June 15, 1982 The Micronauts appeared in Fantastic Four Vol 1 #246. 1
5 Beany and Cecil 1988910 September 10, 1988 A parody of Doctor Doom appears in The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil episode "The Framed Freep". 3
4 Doctor Who 19890625 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".
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4 Moon Knight 1989718 July 18, 1989 Moon Knight appeared in Fantastic Four Annual Vol. 1 #22 and Fantastic Four Vol. 6 #40 and #45. 1
5 Combat Colin 19891223 December 23, 1989 Doctor Doom and The Thing from Fantastic Four appear in Christmas with Combat Colin. 1
4 The Punisher 19901225 December 25, 1990 The Punisher appears in Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #349. 1
5 The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic 199103 March 1991 Mr. Fantastic and the Thing appear as guest characters. 1
5 Captain Planet 19920101 January 01, 1992 The "Captain Planet #4" cover is a parody of the first Fantastic Four comic cover. 3
5 Marvel Super Heroes (Capcom) 19951018 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
5 Dexter's Laboratory 1996518 May 18, 1996 The Dexter's Laboratory episode "Barbequor" is a parody of the Fantastic Four's Galactus Trilogy story arc. 3
6

Superman 1999 1999 Superman meets The Fantastic Four. 1
5 Marvel vs. Capcom 2000323 March 23, 2000 Fantastic Four characters are playable in Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. 1
6

Gen¹³ 20010301 March 01, 2001 Gen¹³ meets The Fantastic Four. 1
5 Scrubs 2002226 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 2004 Fantastic Four UNO is a format crossover between the two series. 3
4 Tekken 200610 October 2006 In Issue 33 of Ultimate Fantastic Four, Johnny Storm and Benjamin Grimm can be seen playing Tekken 5. 2
5 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 20061024 October 24, 2006 Fantastic Four characters appear in the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance games. 1
5 Heroscape 2008 2008 Doctor Doom is in Heroscape the Marvel Pack. 1
5 Kick-Ass 2008227 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
5 LittleBigPlanet 201076 July 6, 2010 The Thing costume with Human Torch and Invisible Woman later on are downloadable in LittleBigPlanet. 2
5 Kick the Buddy 2011117 January 17, 2011 In Kick the Buddy, Buddy will sometimes say "I'm not Mr. Fantastic". 3
5 Pinball FX 2011628 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
5 Atop the 4th Wall 20111114 November 14, 2011 Linkara reviews Fantastic Four #1. 2
5 Monica's Gang 20128 August 2012 Characters from Fantastic Four appear in several issues of Clássicos do Cinema - Turma da Mônica. 2
5 Garfield 201342 April 2, 2013 The Thing's hand appears on the cover of Garfield Vol. 2. 2
5 Anno Dracula 201396 September 6, 2013 A Character called "Victor Von Doom" appears in Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard. 3
5 The Big Bang Theory 2013103 October 3, 2013 The Thing from Fantastic Four is mentioned in the Big Bang Theory episode "The Scavenger Vortex". 2
5 How It Should Have Ended 2014911 September 11, 2014 Doctor Doom appears in "Villain Pub - To The Tailor". 3
5 Sesame Street 2014918 September 18, 2014 A sub fictional team named Fabulous Four appear in Numeric Con. 3
5 Nostalgia Critic 2015512 May 12, 2015 The Nostalgia Critic reviews "Fantastic Four". 2
5 Death Battle! 20150701 July 01, 2015 Doctor Doom and Galactus have been subjects for Death Battle! 2
5 Titanfall 20161028 October 28, 2016 The achievement "Flame On!" is a reference to the Human Torch's catchphrase. 3
5 Pitch Meeting 2018113 January 13, 2018 Pitch Meeting had episodes on the Fantastic Four movies. 2
5 DBX 2018414 April 14, 2018 Mr. Fantastic has been a subject for DBX. 2
5 Gravity Falls 20180724 July 24, 2018 Gravity Falls: Lost Legends have parodies of the Fantastic Four. 3
5 Fortnite 2020827 August 27, 2020 Doctor Doom from Fantastic Four appears in Fortnite. 1
5 Marvel Snap 202269 June 9, 2022 Cards based on characters from Fantastic Four appear in Marvel Snap. 1
5 Melvins Macabre 20231217 December 17, 2023 A Fantastic Four game box is seen in the Melvins Macabre episode "NOSTALGIA". 2
5 Marvel Rivals 2025110 January 10, 2025 Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and the Thing are playable characters in Marvel Rivals. 1
5 Marvel Cosmic Invasion 2025 2025 Annihilus is the main villain in Marvel Cosmic Invasion. 1
5 Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls 2026 2026 Doctor Doom is a playable character in Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls. 1

Links to Non-Media Series[]

Direction Series Date Description Type


5 Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure 2005930 September 30, 2005 The Fantastic Four appear in Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure. 3
5 Freddy Funko (Mascot) 2010 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 202256 May 6, 2022 Characters from the The Fantastic Four series appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 1