About this Collection
This Marvel Masterworks volume collects the early adventures of the Fantastic Four, featuring the team's encounters with cosmic entities like Galactus and the Silver Surfer. Key issues include the debut of Galactus and his herald, as well as classic stories starring Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm.
In "The Brutal Betrayal of Ben Grimm!", the Fantastic Four face their most personal crisis yet as Ben Grimm grapples with the aftermath of a shocking betrayal that shakes the team to its core. Written by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, with Kirby's legendary art and inks by Joe Sinnott and Dale Crain, this 2010 Marvel Masterworks issue captures the raw emotional intensity of the team's struggles—just as the Watcher warns them of the looming threat of Galactus, setting the stage for an epic clash beyond Earth. The cover, a striking collaboration by Jack Kirby and Dean White, perfectly encapsulates the tension and dread of the moment.
Contains 11 stories
The Brutal Betrayal of Ben Grimm!
20 pp · superhero
Fantastic Four [Mr. FantasticInvisible GirlHuman Torch [Johnny Storm]the Thing]Mr. CurtisAlicia MastersFrightful Four [WizardSandmanTrapsterMedusa]
To Save You, Why Must I Kill You
20 pp · superhero
Frightful Four [MedusaWizardSandmanTrapster]Fantastic Four [the ThingMr. FantasticHuman Torch [Johnny Storm]Invisible Girl]
Lo! There Shall Be an Ending!
20 pp · superhero
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantasticthe ThingHuman Torch [Johnny Storm]Invisible Girl]Frightful Four [WizardSandmanTrapsterMedusa]Dr. DoomSgt. Donnegan
Bedlam at the Baxter Building!
23 pp · superhero
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]Thing [Ben Grimm]]Alicia MastersAvengers [Thor [Donald Blake]Captain America [Steve Rogers]Iron Man [Tony Stark]Hawkeye [Clint Barton]Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]Cyclops [Scott Summers]Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]Angel [Warren Worthington III]Beast [Hank McCoy]Iceman [Bobby Drake]]Daredevil [Matt Murdock]Karen PageFoggy NelsonDoctor Strange [Stephen Strange]Nick FurySpider-Man [Peter Parker]Watcher [Uatu]Patsy WalkerHedy WolfeAndroidAttumaBeetle [Abner Jenkins]Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]Cobra [Klaus Voorhees]Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]Enchantress [Amora]Executioner [Skurge]Grey Gargoyle [Paul Duval]Human Top [David Cannon]KangMandarinMister Hyde [Calvin Zabo]Mole Man [Harvey Elder]Puppet Master [Phillip Masters]Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]Super-Apes [IgorMikhloPeotr]Super-SkrullThinkerUnicorn [Milos Masaryk]Stan LeeJack Kirby
The Gentleman's Name Is Gorgon! or What a Way to Spend a Honeymoon!
20 pp · superhero
GorgonFantastic Four [Mr. FantasticHuman Torch [Johnny Storm]Invisible Girlthe Thing]MedusaDragon Man
Among Us Hide... the Inhumans
20 pp · science fiction; superhero
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]the Thing [Ben Grimm]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]]Dragon ManTrapsterSandmanInhumans [CrystalLockjawKarnakGorgonMedusaTritonBlack Bolt]
Those Who Would Destroy Us!
20 pp · science fiction; superhero
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]the Thing [Ben Grimm]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]]Inhumans [Black BoltMedusaKarnakGorgonCrystalLockjaw]SeekerDragon Man
Beware the Hidden Land!
20 pp · science fiction; superhero
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]the Thing [Ben Grimm]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]]Inhumans [TritonBlack BoltMedusaKarnakGorgonLockjawCrystal]SeekerDragon ManAlicia MastersMaximusAlpha Primitives
The Coming of Galactus!
20 pp · science fiction; superhero
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]The Thing [Ben Grimm]]Inhumans [Black BoltKarnakGorgonMedusaCrystal]MaximusSeekerThe Silver SurferSkrullsThe WatcherGalactus
If This Be Doomsday!
20 pp · science fiction; superhero
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Thing [Ben Grimm]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]GalactusSilver SurferWatcherAlicia MastersPunisher (introduction, a half-robot alien)
The Startling Saga of the Silver Surfer!
20 pp · science fiction; superhero
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]Thing [Ben Grimm]Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]GalactusSilver SurferAlicia MastersWatcherCoach Sam ThorneWhitey MullinsBelle ThorneWyatt WingfootDean AsherInhumans [Black BoltMedusaCrystalGorgon]
