Monday, September 24, 2012

Fantastic Four Comics

Fantastic Four
-Made by: Marvel Comics
-First appearance: The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. 1961)
-Fictional superhero team created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby



Storyline
-Tells the story of four people who have been exposed to cosmic rays during a scientific expedition to outer space and who ended up gaining superpowers because of it
-Their main enemy is Victor von Doom, aka Doctor Doom, but other enemies of theirs include the planet-eating Galactus, space alien Silver Surfer.
-Also have been turned into movies

Characters

 Mister Fantastic
-Real name: Reed Richards
-Leader of the group
-Able to stretch his body into unimaginable lengths and shapes

Ioan Gruffudd as Reed Richards aka Mister Fantastic

The Invisible Woman
-Real name: Susan Storm
-Married Reed Richards
-Able to produce powerful force fields and make her entire body invisible

Jessica Alba as Sue Storm, aka The Invisible Woman

The Human Torch
-Real name: Johnny Storm
-Sue's younger brother
-Can generate flames and become a literal walking torch, reaching temperatures bordering supernova temperatures

Chris Evans as Johnny Storm, aka The Human Torch

The Thing
-Real name: Ben Grimm
-Grumpy, but helpful friend
-A former college football player
-Possesses superhuman strength due to his rock-like skin

Michael Chiklis as Ben Grimm, aka The Thing

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