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Alicia Masters

351 appearances · Silver Age · 1963–2025 · 20 key issues
Who is Alicia Masters?

Alicia Masters is the blind stepdaughter of the Puppet Master, whose villainous schemes first brought her into contact with the Fantastic Four. Despite her disability, she developed extraordinary sensitivity of touch that informs her celebrated career as a Neo-Realist sculptor of superhumans.

Few supporting characters in Marvel history have left as deep and lasting an impression as Alicia Masters, who first graced the pages of Fantastic Four #12 in 1963, born from the legendary creative partnership of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby at the very dawn of the Silver Age. Over more than six decades — 259 catalog appearances and 20 key issues — she has proven herself one of the most enduring presences in Marvel's first family, a constant in the lives of Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm, and her closest companion, the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing himself. Her home turf spans Fantastic Four, Marvel Two-in-One, and beyond, and as a full-fledged member of the Fantastic Four, she's woven into the very fabric of Marvel's greatest super-team. If you're serious about the FF's history, Alicia Masters isn't a footnote — she's a cornerstone.

Identity

Real name. Alicia Reiss Grimm, née Masters

Powers. Sculpting: Alicia is one of the leading Neo-Realist sculptors in the world today. Her realistic-yet-romantic portrayals of the world’s superhumans have earned her household name status and great popularity.4 ; Stick Fighting: Alicia possesses a moderate degree of expertise in the use of her batons.Empyre Handbook

Teams & affiliations
Fantastic Four
★ First appearance
Fantastic Four #8
Nov 1962

Trivia

  • Alicia Masters stands as one of Marvel's earliest visibly disabled recurring characters, and her blindness was never mere plot decoration — Marvel explicitly frames her as a world-renowned sculptress whose entire career is built on her extraordinary tactile skill.marvel.com
  • Stan Lee has written more of Alicia Masters's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 58 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years — 1963–2021

Fantastic Four Annual #1 1963
Fantastic Four Annual #1
Fantastic Four #74 1968
Fantastic Four #74
Giant-Size Fantastic Four #4 1975
Giant-Size Fantastic Four #4
Marvel Two-in-One #64 1980
Marvel Two-in-One #64
Marvel Two-in-One #74 1981
Marvel Two-in-One #74
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #6 1986
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #6
Fantastic Four #347 1990
Fantastic Four #347
Marvels #2 1994
Marvels #2
Galactus the Devourer #3 1999
Galactus the Devourer #3
Startling Stories: The Thing - Night Falls on Yancy Street #1 2003
Startling Stories: The Thing - Night Falls on Yancy Street #1
Avengers: The Initiative #20 2009
Avengers: The Initiative #20
Spider-Man: Spider-Island #[nn] 2012
Spider-Man: Spider-Island #[nn]
Fantastic Four Epic Collection #2 2017
Fantastic Four Epic Collection #2
Marauders #21 2021
Marauders #21

Appearances (1–150 of 351, oldest first)

Fantastic Four Annual (1963)
Smash! (1966)
Hit Comics (1966)
Pow! and Wham! (1968)
#72
HIP Classics (1969)
Fantask (1969)
Marvel (1970)
Giant-Size Fantastic Four (1974)
Une Aventure des Fantastiques (1973)
Spécial Strange (1975)
The Complete Fantastic Four (1977)
#1
Marvel's Greatest Comics (1969)
Marvel Two-in-One Annual (1976)
#4
Spider-Man Comic (1979)
Marvel Team-Up (1972)
Marvel Superhelden (1981)
Strange Spécial Origines (1981)
The Comics Journal (1977)
#70
The Marvel No-Prize Book (1983)
#1
The Incredible Hulk (1968)
What If? (1977)
#37
Super Spider-Man TV Comic (1981)
Nova (1978)
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1983)