The Fantastic Four is a team of comic book superheroes published in American comic books by Marvel Comics. A number of characters have joined the team but the composition of it mostly remains to be four.
Notation:
- A slash (/) between codenames, indicates the character having multiple names in Fantastic Four (in chronological order).
- Characters listed in bold are the current members of the teams as of 2024.
- In case of multiple codenames, the currently used name is bolded.
- Characters listed are set in the Earth-616 continuity except when noted.
Founding members
[edit]In November 1961, Fantastic Four was formed after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space in Fantastic Four #1.[1]
Character codename(s) | Real name |
---|---|
Human Torch | Jonathan "Johnny" Lowell Spencer Storm |
Invisible Girl / Invisible Woman[a] | Susan "Sue" Storm-Richards |
Mister Fantastic[a] | Reed Richards |
Thing[a] | Benjamin "Ben" Jacob Grimm |
Recruits
[edit]Character codename(s) | Real name | Issue joined in |
---|---|---|
Crystal | Crystallia Amaquelin | Fantastic Four #81 (December 1968)[2] |
Medusa | Medusalith Amaquelin | Fantastic Four #132 (March 1973)[2] |
Luke Cage | Lukas Cage (born Carl Lucas) |
Fantastic Four #168 (March 1976)[2] |
Nova | Frankie Raye | Fantastic Four #238 (January 1982)[2] |
She-Hulk | Jennifer "Jen" Susan Walters | Fantastic Four #265 (January 1984)[2] |
Ms. Marvel / She-Thing | Sharon Ventura | Fantastic Four #306 (September 1987)[2] |
Ant-Man[a] | Scott Edward Harris Lang | Fantastic Four #384 (January 1994)[2] |
Namorita | Namorita "Nita" Prentiss | Fantastic Four, vol. 3 #43 (July 2001)[2] |
Storm | Ororo Munroe | Fantastic Four #543 (March 2007)[2] |
Black Panther | T'Challa | |
Powerhouse | Franklin Benjamin Richards | Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #3 (July 2008)[3] |
Brainstorm | Valeria Meghan Richards | |
Flux | Dennis Sykes | Heroic Age: One Month to Live #3 (September 2010)[2] |
Spider-Man | Peter Benjamin Parker | Amazing Spider-Man #657 (March 2011) or FF #1 (March 2011)[2] |
Ms. Thing | Darla Deering | Fantastic Four vol. 4 #2 (December 2012)[2] |
Moon Girl | Lunella Lafayette | Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #29 (March 2018)[2] |
Devil Dinosaur | ||
Iceman | Robert "Bobby" Louis Drake | Fantastic Four vol. 6 #3 (November 2018)[2] |
Substitute team
[edit]New Fantastic Four
[edit]New Fantastic Four was formed to fill Fantastic Four after they were believed to have perished.[4][b]
Character codename(s) | Real name | Issue joined in |
---|---|---|
Hulk | Robert Bruce Banner | Fantastic Four #347 (December 1990) |
Ghost Rider | Daniel "Danny" Ketch | |
Spider-Man | Peter Benjamin Parker | |
Wolverine | James "Logan" Howlett | |
Sleepwalker | Spider-Man #22 (May 1992) | |
Powerhouse | Franklin Benjamin Richards | Fantastic Four, vol. 6 #22[6] |
Brainstorm | Valeria Meghan Richards |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d These are the members who have led the Fantastic Four:
- ^ In February 2012, Circle of Four was formed to battle Blackheart and his demons in Venom, vol. 2 #13. Each member were equivalent to New Fantastic Four:[5]
- Ghost Rider (Jones) equivalent to Ghost Rider (Ketch)
- Red Hulk equivalent to Hulk
- Venom equivalent to Spider-Man
- X-23 equivalent to Wolverine
References
[edit]- ^ "Fantastic Four # 1 Review". CBR. February 13, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Roget, Stephan. "All The Characters To Officially Become Members Of The Fantastic Four". Ranker. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #3". CBR. July 28, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ Gaber, Nabeel (January 18, 2021). "The New Fantastic Four: How Hulk and Wolverine Replaced Marvel's First Family". CBR. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ Cronin, Brian (February 18, 2022). "The Circle of Four Was a Twisted Version of the New Fantastic Four". CBR. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ Wright, John (August 15, 2020). "Marvel Officially Assembles a NEW Fantastic Four". CBR. Retrieved June 23, 2024.