this superhero team uses their powers for the benefit of humanity if it wasn’t
for the benefit of humanity if it wasn’t
for the benefit of humanity if it wasn’t for the team the whole world would be
for the team the whole world would be
for the team the whole world would be gone by now we can’t run away from our
gone by now we can’t run away from our
gone by now we can’t run away from our responsibilities and the people we need
responsibilities and the people we need
responsibilities and the people we need to protect this is who we are that’s
to protect this is who we are that’s
to protect this is who we are that’s what I’ve been saying what about having
what I’ve been saying what about having
what I’ve been saying what about having a normal life a family who says you have
a normal life a family who says you have
a normal life a family who says you have to be normal to have a family
to be normal to have a family
to be normal to have a family welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we will explore the comic book origins of
will explore the comic book origins of
will explore the comic book origins of the Fantastic Four
the Fantastic Four
the Fantastic Four as with most comic book characters there
as with most comic book characters there
as with most comic book characters there are often reimagining and different
are often reimagining and different
are often reimagining and different versions to a character’s past we have
versions to a character’s past we have
versions to a character’s past we have chosen to primarily follow the storyline
chosen to primarily follow the storyline
chosen to primarily follow the storyline which unfolded in 1961 s the Fantastic
which unfolded in 1961 s the Fantastic
which unfolded in 1961 s the Fantastic Four number 1 Marvel’s first superhero
Four number 1 Marvel’s first superhero
Four number 1 Marvel’s first superhero team comic readers were introduced to
team comic readers were introduced to
team comic readers were introduced to the Fantastic Four through their leader
the Fantastic Four through their leader
the Fantastic Four through their leader mr. fantastic otherwise known as Reed
mr. fantastic otherwise known as Reed
mr. fantastic otherwise known as Reed Richards Richards was presented as a
Richards Richards was presented as a
Richards Richards was presented as a brilliant scientist with an unparalleled
brilliant scientist with an unparalleled
brilliant scientist with an unparalleled knowledge of physics who had been
knowledge of physics who had been
knowledge of physics who had been working tirelessly to create the first
working tirelessly to create the first
working tirelessly to create the first spacecraft that could take astronauts
spacecraft that could take astronauts
spacecraft that could take astronauts beyond the reaches of the Moon
beyond the reaches of the Moon
beyond the reaches of the Moon unfortunately the government suddenly
unfortunately the government suddenly
unfortunately the government suddenly decided to cut funding to his project
decided to cut funding to his project
decided to cut funding to his project even though his ship was finished and
even though his ship was finished and
even though his ship was finished and ready for launch unwilling to see his
ready for launch unwilling to see his
ready for launch unwilling to see his years of research and work go to waste
years of research and work go to waste
years of research and work go to waste Richards decided to move up the launch
Richards decided to move up the launch
Richards decided to move up the launch before the decision could formally be
before the decision could formally be
before the decision could formally be announced requiring a team to accompany
announced requiring a team to accompany
announced requiring a team to accompany him he invited several friends to join
him he invited several friends to join
him he invited several friends to join him as his crew these included his
him as his crew these included his
him as his crew these included his girlfriend Susan storm her brother
girlfriend Susan storm her brother
girlfriend Susan storm her brother Johnny Storm and former college roommate
Johnny Storm and former college roommate
Johnny Storm and former college roommate turned us test pilot Ben Grimm
turned us test pilot Ben Grimm
turned us test pilot Ben Grimm despite his moved up timetable Richards
despite his moved up timetable Richards
despite his moved up timetable Richards once again hit a roadblock when fears
once again hit a roadblock when fears
once again hit a roadblock when fears over cosmic rays caused the spaceport to
over cosmic rays caused the spaceport to
over cosmic rays caused the spaceport to scrap his flight willing to take the
scrap his flight willing to take the
scrap his flight willing to take the risk
risk
risk Reed and his crew waited until later
Reed and his crew waited until later
Reed and his crew waited until later that evening to sneak back into the ship
that evening to sneak back into the ship
that evening to sneak back into the ship and take off before the military could
and take off before the military could
and take off before the military could intercept them pushing through the
intercept them pushing through the
intercept them pushing through the Earth’s atmosphere they were immediately
Earth’s atmosphere they were immediately
Earth’s atmosphere they were immediately struck by a massive cosmic ray storm
struck by a massive cosmic ray storm
struck by a massive cosmic ray storm penetrating the hull it made Richards
penetrating the hull it made Richards
penetrating the hull it made Richards and his crew too ill to continue the
and his crew too ill to continue the
and his crew too ill to continue the mission this prompted them to return to
mission this prompted them to return to
mission this prompted them to return to Earth by making an emergency crash
Earth by making an emergency crash
Earth by making an emergency crash landing surviving the touchdown they
landing surviving the touchdown they
landing surviving the touchdown they each discovered that the cosmic rays had
each discovered that the cosmic rays had
each discovered that the cosmic rays had changed their bodies sue found herself
changed their bodies sue found herself
changed their bodies sue found herself able to become invisible and would later
able to become invisible and would later
able to become invisible and would later develop the ability to create force
develop the ability to create force
develop the ability to create force fields Ben’s skin had become heavy and
fields Ben’s skin had become heavy and
fields Ben’s skin had become heavy and stone like giving him a monstrous
stone like giving him a monstrous
stone like giving him a monstrous appearance and increased strength Reed’s
appearance and increased strength Reed’s
appearance and increased strength Reed’s body had become fully elastic and Johnny
body had become fully elastic and Johnny
body had become fully elastic and Johnny gave the ability to burst into flames as
gave the ability to burst into flames as
gave the ability to burst into flames as well as fly realizing that the Rays had
well as fly realizing that the Rays had
well as fly realizing that the Rays had altered their atomic structures Reed
altered their atomic structures Reed
altered their atomic structures Reed proposed to the team that they had been
proposed to the team that they had been
proposed to the team that they had been given incredible power and
given incredible power and
given incredible power and use it to help mankind individually they
use it to help mankind individually they
use it to help mankind individually they picked out the superhero names mr.
picked out the superhero names mr.
picked out the superhero names mr. fantastic the Invisible Woman the Human
fantastic the Invisible Woman the Human
fantastic the Invisible Woman the Human Torch and the thing adopting a base of
Torch and the thing adopting a base of
Torch and the thing adopting a base of operations within the Baxter building
operations within the Baxter building
operations within the Baxter building skyscraper the team made use of Richards
skyscraper the team made use of Richards
skyscraper the team made use of Richards knowledge of science to create tools to
knowledge of science to create tools to
knowledge of science to create tools to help them
help them
help them these included special outfits that
these included special outfits that
these included special outfits that complemented and adapted with their
complemented and adapted with their
complemented and adapted with their powers as well as the flying fantastic
powers as well as the flying fantastic
powers as well as the flying fantastic car which could split apart and be
car which could split apart and be
car which could split apart and be driven by each member individually
driven by each member individually
driven by each member individually meanwhile they began using their powers
meanwhile they began using their powers
meanwhile they began using their powers to fight crime and defend the planet
to fight crime and defend the planet
to fight crime and defend the planet from countless dangers
from countless dangers
from countless dangers these included aliens called the Skrulls
these included aliens called the Skrulls
these included aliens called the Skrulls their arch nemesis Doctor Doom and the
their arch nemesis Doctor Doom and the
their arch nemesis Doctor Doom and the planet devouring entity called Galactus
planet devouring entity called Galactus
planet devouring entity called Galactus they even revealed their real identities
they even revealed their real identities
they even revealed their real identities to become celebrities taking credit for
to become celebrities taking credit for
to become celebrities taking credit for their many heroic deeds and prompting
their many heroic deeds and prompting
their many heroic deeds and prompting the public to both admire and distrust
the public to both admire and distrust
the public to both admire and distrust them a unique if lovingly dysfunctional
them a unique if lovingly dysfunctional
them a unique if lovingly dysfunctional superhero family with an unstable mix of
superhero family with an unstable mix of
superhero family with an unstable mix of personalities the Fantastic Four have
personalities the Fantastic Four have
personalities the Fantastic Four have continued to appear in various media
continued to appear in various media
continued to appear in various media over the years including crossovers and
over the years including crossovers and
over the years including crossovers and solo adventures these include several
solo adventures these include several
solo adventures these include several animated series and two big-budget
animated series and two big-budget
animated series and two big-budget Hollywood blockbusters the Fantastic
Hollywood blockbusters the Fantastic
Hollywood blockbusters the Fantastic Four have likewise become a staple of
Four have likewise become a staple of
Four have likewise become a staple of popular culture being candidly parodied
popular culture being candidly parodied
popular culture being candidly parodied in Pixar’s The Incredibles and The
in Pixar’s The Incredibles and The
in Pixar’s The Incredibles and The Venture Brothers animated comedy series
Venture Brothers animated comedy series
Venture Brothers animated comedy series gentlemen allow me to introduce my
gentlemen allow me to introduce my
gentlemen allow me to introduce my lovely wife Sally whatever are you doing
lovely wife Sally whatever are you doing
lovely wife Sally whatever are you doing out of your room during work hours honey
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