Cover: Jack Kirby
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThe Fantastic Four! kicks off with the team deep in enemy territory, infiltrating the Skrull mothership and playing a high-stakes game of deception. Written by Stan Lee and brought to life with dynamic art by Jack Kirby, this landmark issue sees the heroes using clever ruses—drawing on real Earth comic book clippings—to convince the Skrulls that Earth’s defenses are too formidable to overcome. The cover, also by Kirby, captures the team’s daring mission in bold, iconic style.
Contains 47 stories
The Fantastic Four!
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]] (introduction, origin)The Mayor of Central City
The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man!
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Mole Man [Moleman] (introduction)Monsters of Monster Isle
The Moleman's Secret!
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Mole Man [Moleman] (origin)Monsters of Monster Isle
The Fantastic Four Meet the Skrulls from Outer Space!
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Skrulls (introduction)
Part 2 Prisoner of the Skrulls
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Skrulls
The Fantastic Four Fight Back!
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Skrulls
The Fantastic Four... Captured!
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Skrulls
Chapter 1 The Menace of the Miracle Man
The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Miracle Man (villain, introduction)
Chapter II The Monster Lives!
The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Miracle ManMonster from Mars-statue
Chapter III The Flame That Died!
The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Miracle ManMonster from Mars-statue
Chapter IV In the Shadow of Defeat!
The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Miracle Man
Chapter V The Final Challenge!
The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Miracle Man
The Coming of... Sub-Mariner! Chapter 1 On the Trail of the Torch!
The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm] (also in flashback)The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (also in flashback)Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (also in flashback)The Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (also in flashback)]Monster from Mars-statue (flashback)Miracle Man (flashback)
Chapter 2 Enter the Sub-Mariner!
The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Namor the Sub-Mariner
Chapter 3 Let the World Beware!
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]Namor the Sub-Mariner
Chapter 4 Sub-Mariner's Revenge!
The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Namor the Sub-MarinerGiganto (first appearance)
Chapter 5 Return to the Deep!
The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Namor the Sub-MarinerGiganto (death)
Prisoners of Doctor Doom! Part 1
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (introduction)
Part 2 Back to the Past!
The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
Part 3 On the Trail of Blackbeard
The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]
Part 4 Battle!
The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (his hand only)
Part 5 The Vengeance of Doctor Doom!
The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]Doctor Doom's robot
Captives of the Deadly Duo! Part 1
The Fantastic Four: [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Namor the Sub-MarinerDoctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
When Super-Menaces Unite Part 2
The Fantastic Four: [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Namor the Sub-MarinerDoctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
Part 3 When Friends Fall Out!
The Fantastic Four: [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Namor the Sub-Mariner
Part 4 Trapped!
The Fantastic Four: [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Namor the Sub-MarinerDoctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
Part 5 The End... or the Beginning?
The Fantastic Four: [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Namor the Sub-MarinerDoctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
Prisoners of Kurrgo, Master of Planet X Part 1 It Came from the Skies!
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]Kurrgo (introduction)Kurrgo's robot (introduction)
Part 2 Outlawed
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]Kurrgo's robot
Part 3 Bound for Planet X!
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]Kurrgo's robot
Part 4 Twenty Four Hours till Zero!
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]KurrgoKurrgo's robot
Part 5 The End of Planet X!
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]the Thing [Ben Grimm]the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]Kurrgo (death)
Prisoners of the Puppet Master!
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]The Puppet Master (first appearance)
The Hands of the Puppet Maker Part 2
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]The Puppet MasterAlicia Masters (introduction)Warden Williams (introduction)
The Lady and the Monster! Part 3
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Alicia Masters
Face-to-face with the Puppet Master! Part 4
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]The Puppet MasterPuppet Master's winged horseWarden Williams
Death of a Puppet! Part 5
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]The Puppet MasterAlicia Masters
The End of the Fantastic Four!
The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Namor the Sub-MarinerAlicia Masters
Part 2 Sub-Mariner Gives the Orders!
The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Namor the Sub-MarinerAlicia MastersJames ArnessAlfred HitchcockDean MartinBob Hope
Part 3 The Fury of Mr. Fantastic
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Namor the Sub-MarinerThe Cyclops
Part 4 The Flame of Battle
The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Namor the Sub-Mariner
Vengeance Is Ours! Part 5
The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]Namor the Sub-Mariner
The Return of Doctor Doom!
The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Alicia MastersDoctor DoomStan LeeJack KirbyThe Miracle Man (as a statue)Mole Man (as a statue)Skrulls (as statues)Namor the Sub-Mariner (as a statue)
Part 2 Back from the Dead!
The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]The Ovoids (flashback, introduction)Doctor DoomStan LeeJack Kirby
Part 3 The End of Mr. Fantastic?
The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Doctor Doom
Part 4 No Place to Turn!
The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Doctor DoomAlicia Masters
Part 5 The Real Doctor Doom!
The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Doctor DoomAlicia Masters
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Cast · 9 characters
Full credits
writer Stan Lee
artist Jack Kirby
inker George Klein
colorist Michael Kelleher & Kellustration
letterer John Duffy
cover pencils, inks Jack Kirby
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