Fantastic Four

The Fantastic Four are a team of fictional American superheros created by Marvel Comics in 1961. They were created by artist Jack Kirby and writer-editor Stan Lee. The Fantastic Four was the stepping stone for Marvel Comic’s rise from a small privately owned magazine company to a full-fleged entertainment giant.

The entire Fantastic Four series revolves around four best friends who gain superpowers after they turn into mutants due to exposure to cosmic rays, whilst on a scientific space mission. The leader of the group is Reed Richards as Mr Fantastic. He is a scientific mastermind and can strech himself to unimaginable lengths and also twist into different shapes. The team’s second-in-command is Susan "Sue" Storm, the invisible woman. She can turn invisible and create and project powerful forcefields. She is married to Reed Richards. The third member of the team is Johnny Storm, the human torch. He is Susan’s younger brother. He can fly and is also capable of surrounding himself with flames, which he can also shoot at an intended target. The final member of the team is Ben Grimm, The Thing. He possesses super human strength and ability and is renowned for his fighting skills and tremendous courage. He looks monstrous with craggy orange scaled skin. There have been four animated telivision series based on the Fantastic Four and two Hollywood motion pictures namely ‘Fantastic Four’ released in 2005 and sequel to the movie ‘Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer’ released in 2007.

The Fantastic Four are also popularly referred to as the FF. With a huge fan following the world over, the popularity of The Fantastic Four has only increased over the years.