Fantastic Four #6

Captives of the Deadly Duo!  We begin this issue with the Human Torch flying around, and people are excited about it, which is the opposite of the first time he did it. Someone’s like, “We can’t be certain… not from this distance! It may just be some natural phenomenon!” I’d like to shit on him …

Fantastic Four #5

Prisoners of Doctor Doom! This is the first appearance of a guy named Doctor Doom. Not only is his name a bit silly, but the very first thing we ever see him doing is playing with giant Fantastic Four dolls. They’re supposed to look like chess pieces, but they’re definitely dolls. Just based on those …

Fantastic Four #4

The Coming of … Sub-Mariner! I’m going to try my best to not snicker at the title of this issue. Last issue, Johnny Storm got all mad and left the group, so this issue starts with everyone fighting about his level of importance to the group. They finally decide that outside of smashing, tripping, and …

Fantastic Four #3

The Menace of the Miracle Man The book starts off with the Miracle Man floating on stage in a theater. He then points out the Fantastic Four in the audience. Reed is picking at his ear; Sue is nibbling on her edible gloves; Ben is covering his face in a scarf; and Johnny is just …

Fantastic Four #2

The Fantastic Four Meet the Skrulls from Outer Space! We begin this story with the most obvious of stories: the Thing is destroying more shit. It really seems like the Thing doesn’t really like things all that much. He swims out to “a lonely Texas tower.” That’s what they called oil rigs back in the …

Fantastic Four #1

The Fantastic Four! The story begins with Mr. Fantastic firing off a giant message into the sky: “THE FANTASTIC FOUR!” Yeah, he even punctuated it. The general populace is rather disturbed, and according to the police, they’re panicking. One cop says, “Rumors are flyin’ about an alien invasion!” Aliens? Surely it can’t be aliens. Aliens …