Ultimate Fantastic Four #4

The Thing dominates this 2004 Marvel cover in striking fashion — arms spread wide, rocky orange form crackling with energy against a brilliant blue background, wearing the team's iconic blue-and-"4" uniform. Bryan Hitch's cover art gives Ben Grimm a raw, elemental power that feels perfectly suited to the Ultimate universe's grounded reimagining of Marvel's First Family. "The Fantastic: Part 4" wraps up the opening arc from writers Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Millar, with interior art by Adam Kubert — a genuinely exciting creative lineup for this fresh take on the team.