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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.
Comics[]
- Fantastic Four (August 8th, 1961 - Present)
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 (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
Links to Other Series[]
Characters from Fantastic Four appear in Bill and Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure.
Mascot Link: Official Funko Pop! Vinyl merchandise was released that featured Freddy Funko dressed in a Human Torch costume.
Direction | Series | Date | Description | Type
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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. (see details) |
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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. (see details) |
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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. (see details) |
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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. (see details) |
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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. (see details) |
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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. (see details) |
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The Flintstones | September 08, 1979 | Fred and Barney Meet The Thing is part of both series. (see details) |
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Shogun Warriors | October 28, 1980 | The Shogun Warriors appeared in Fantastic Four Vol 1 #226. (see details) |
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Rom | January 1981 | Characters from Fantastic Four appear in Rom #14 and #23. (see details) |
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Micronauts | June 15, 1982 | The Micronauts appeared in Fantastic Four Vol 1 #246. (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. (see details) |
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Combat Colin | December 23, 1989 | Doctor Doom and The Thing from Fantastic Four appear in Christmas with Combat Colin. (see details) |
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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. (see details) |
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Captain Planet | January 01, 1992 | The "Captain Planet #4" cover is a parody of the first Fantastic Four comic cover. (see details) |
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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. (see details) |
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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. (see details) |
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Superman | 1999 | Superman meets The Fantastic Four. (see details) |
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Marvel vs. Capcom | February 2000 | Fantastic Four characters are playable in Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. (see details) |
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Gen¹³ | March 01, 2001 | Gen¹³ meets The Fantastic Four. (see details) |
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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". (see details) |
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UNO | 2004 | Fantastic Four UNO is a format crossover between the two series. (see details) |
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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. (see details) |
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | October 24, 2006 | Fantastic Four characters appear in the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance games. (see details) |
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Heroscape | 2008 | Doctor Doom is in Heroscape the Marvel Pack. (see details) |
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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. (see details) |
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LittleBigPlanet | July 6, 2010 | The Thing costume with Human Torch and Invisible Woman later on are downloadable in LittleBigPlanet. (see details) |
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Kick the Buddy | January 17, 2011 | In Kick the Buddy, Buddy will sometimes say "I'm not Mr. Fantastic". (see details) |
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Atop the 4th Wall | November 14, 2011 | Linkara reviews Fantastic Four #1. (see details) |
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Garfield | April 2, 2013 | The Thing's hand appears on the cover of Garfield Vol. 2. (see details) |
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Anno Dracula | September 6, 2013 | A Character called "Victor Von Doom" appears in Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard. (see details) |
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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". (see details) |
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How It Should Have Ended | September 11, 2014 | Doctor Doom appears in "Villain Pub - To The Tailor". (see details) |
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Sesame Street | September 18, 2014 | A sub fictional team named Fabulous Four appear in Numeric Con. (see details) |
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Nostalgia Critic | May 12, 2015 | The Nostalgia Critic reviews "Fantastic Four". (see details) |
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Death Battle! | July 01, 2015 | Doctor Doom has been a subject for Death Battle! (see details) |
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Titanfall | October 28, 2016 | The achievement "Flame On!" is a reference to the Human Torch's catchphrase. (see details) |
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Gravity Falls | July 24, 2018 | Gravity Falls: Lost Legends have parodies of the Fantastic Four. (see details) |
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Fortnite | August 27, 2020 | Doctor Doom from Fantastic Four appears in Fortnite. (see details) |
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Marvel Snap | June 9, 2022 | Cards based on characters from Fantastic Four appear in Marvel Snap. (see details) |
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