Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #1

In "The Fantastic Four Fight Back!", the team stages a daring infiltration of the Skrull mothership, using clever disguises and forged intel to pose as loyal Skrull spies. With Mr. Fantastic leveraging old Marvel comics as cover, they work to convince the alien invaders that Earth’s defenses are too formidable to overcome—before the real battle begins.

In "Chapter 5 Return to the Deep!", the Fantastic Four face off against the colossal Giganto in a high-stakes showdown beneath the waves. With the Thing charging in with a bomb and the Human Torch driving the enemy into the ocean, the Sub-Mariner makes a defiant exit—his vow echoing as the tide pulls him back into the deep.

In "Part 2 Back to the Past!" from Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #1, Doctor Doom traps the Fantastic Four in his American stronghold and sends the Torch, the Thing, and Mr. Fantastic on a perilous journey through time to recover Blackbeard’s legendary treasure—before they can figure out how to stop him.

In "The Hands of the Puppet Maker Part 2," the Puppet Master uses his eerie control to turn the Thing against his teammates, sending him and Alicia Masters on a dangerous mission to infiltrate the Baxter Building while the Invisible Girl remains imprisoned. With tension rising and loyalty tested, the team’s sanctuary becomes the front line of a mind-controlled siege.

In "The Lady and the Monster! Part 3," the Thing, still under the Puppet Master’s control, is unexpectedly transformed by one of Mister Fantastic’s experimental potions—revealing the man beneath the monster once more. The moment is both shocking and poignant, as Ben Grimm’s true self flickers back to life in the midst of chaos.

In "Face-to-face with the Puppet Master! Part 4," the Puppet Master orchestrates a daring jailbreak not for escape, but to demonstrate his power. When Invisible Girl sends out a distress signal, the full force of the Fantastic Four converges—forcing the Puppet Master to retreat, but not before proving he’s no mere trickster.

In this standout five-page tale from *Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #1*, the enigmatic Doctor Doom makes a startling return—this time not from the realm of battle, but from a mysterious journey through space. He arrives with a singular purpose: to confront the creators of his greatest foes, Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, in a twist that blurs the line between myth and reality.

In "Part 2 Back from the Dead!", Doctor Doom returns with a shocking twist, revealing how the Ovoids aided his resurrection and enabling him to swap bodies with Mr. Fantastic using their advanced technology. The confrontation takes a surreal turn as the two minds clash in a battle of wits and wills, each trapped in the other’s form.