Fantastic Four Epic Collection #1

When Dr. Reed Richards launches a rocket with his friends, their journey takes a sudden, cosmic turn—leaving the world's atomic plants vanishing without a trace. As Reed tracks a mysterious point equidistant from all the disappearances, the team is drawn to Monster Isle, where they face the enigmatic Mole Man and learn of his hidden realm beneath the earth.

In "The Fantastic Four Meet the Skrulls from Outer Space!", the real Fantastic Four find themselves imprisoned while impostors posing as them run rampant, forcing the team to outwit their alien doppelgängers. With their wits and a clever ruse pulled from old Marvel comics, they infiltrate the Skrull mothership and turn the tide in a battle of deception and disguise.

In "The Menace of the Miracle Man," the Fantastic Four face their first true test when a mysterious illusionist with a flair for the dramatic declares war on humanity, turning a movie monster statue into a real threat. As the Human Torch battles the animated Martian beast and the Invisible Girl is captured during a daring escape, the Thing confronts the past that forged their team—while the Miracle Man’s final act leaves the team irrevocably changed.

When the runaway Human Torch stumbles upon the amnesiac Sub-Mariner, an unexpected alliance sparks—until the sea giant Giganto rises to crush New York. With the Thing charging in and the Human Torch summoning the tide, the Sub-Mariner’s return is promised with a single, thunderous vow.

In "Prisoners of Doctor Doom!", the Fantastic Four are trapped in Doctor Doom’s American castle stronghold after he takes the Invisible Girl hostage to control her teammates. Sent back to the age of Blackbeard the pirate, the Torch, the Thing, and Mr. Fantastic must navigate a swashbuckling past—where the Thing even claims the role of a fearsome pirate captain. With Doom’s schemes unraveling and time itself at stake, the team’s survival hinges on a daring rescue that could change everything.

In "Captives of the Deadly Duo!", the Sub-Mariner is drawn into a dangerous alliance with Doctor Doom, who offers him a weapon to strike at the Fantastic Four. When the Human Torch uncovers a hidden photo of the Sub-Mariner in the Invisible Girl’s book, tensions rise—especially as the Baxter Building is mysteriously lifted into space by a device planted by the Sub-Mariner, setting it on a deadly path toward the Sun.

When a mysterious robot from Planet X abducts the Fantastic Four and unleashes a hostility ray to turn their allies against them, the team finds unexpected refuge on a world on the brink of collapse. Forced to confront the dying planet’s fate, they must answer Kurrgo’s final plea—before the world they’ve been sent to save vanishes forever.

In "Prisoners of the Puppet Master!", the Puppet Master unleashes his radioactive clay to manipulate the Thing and imprison the Invisible Girl, forcing them into a dangerous game of infiltration and deception. With the Baxter Building under siege and Ben Grimm caught between his monstrous form and the mind control of his captor, the Fantastic Four must race to stop a staged jailbreak before the Puppet Master's twisted scheme reaches its climax.

In "The End of the Fantastic Four!", the team faces financial ruin as the Sub-Mariner sees an opportunity to exploit them—offering a million dollars to star in a film he’s producing. When Mr. Fantastic, Human Torch, and the Thing uncover the truth behind the project, they’re forced to navigate a scheme that tests their unity and resourcefulness. The film gets made, and the Sub-Mariner, despite himself, pays up.

In "The Return of Doctor Doom!" from Fantastic Four Epic Collection #1, the villain returns from a mysterious journey through space, having harnessed the power of the Ovoids to engineer a shocking body swap with Mr. Fantastic. With the help of Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, Doom sets a trap for the Fantastic Four, using Ovoid technology to impersonate Reed Richards while the real Mr. Fantastic flees in Doom’s form. The twist comes when the two trade back — but not before Doom finds himself shrunk to sub-atomic size, trapped by his own invention.

In this gripping tale from Fantastic Four Epic Collection #1, the Fantastic Four are called to a New Mexico base to hunt down the Hulk after a sabotage attack leaves General Ross convinced the Hulk is behind it. With Bruce Banner and his assistant Karl Kort on the scene, the team delves into the desert caves, where tensions rise and secrets begin to surface—especially when Rick Jones makes a startling discovery about Karl Kort’s true identity.

When Reed Richards plans a mission to the Blue Area of the Moon, the Red Ghost is already there—training three apes to pilot a spaceship and claim the Moon for the communist empire. The Fantastic Four arrive mid-quest, confront the apes’ newfound powers, and face off against the Red Ghost on the lunar surface, where the Watcher appears to explain his role in the conflict.