The Fantastic Four Comics
The Fantastic Four comics are about four superheroes who got
their superhero powers from a space mission.
Reed Richards is a scientist who was researching cosmic rays in
space. Reed wanted to go to space and he needed an astronaut to
fly the spaceship so he asked one of his friends, Ben Grimm to
help him. Sue Storm, one of Reed's scientist friends and former
girlfriend, agreed to go too. She asked Johnny Storm, her
brother to go too and they all boarded the spaceship and headed
off to space.
Reed Richards started his research once in space, and Ben Grimm
got in his space suit and left the space ship to collect
particles. Suddenly, the cosmic rays caused an explosion and
everyone helped pull Ben back into the spaceship so they could
head away. They managed to get Ben back into the spaceship, but
the effects of the explosion still reached them and changed them
all in different ways.
Reed Richard gained the power to move his body like a rubber
band, so he uses the name Mr. Fantastic and he was appointed the
leader of the group.
Sue Storm acquired the power to make herself disappear, then
reappear. She also has the ability to make a force field around
herself, her team, and civilians to protect them. She calls
herself The Invisible Women but using force fields for a very
long time causes her to become weak.
Johnny Storm's new power makes his body turn into flames, so he
calls himself The Human Torch and turn himself into flames by
yelling out "flame on".
Ben Grimm turned into a walking pebble like creature called The
Thing, and he stays this way all the time. He is known for his
catch phase "it's clobbering time" which he says when he gets
ready to punch an enemy.
The team of superhero heroes do not get along all the time. For
example, Johnny Storm likes to make fun of The Thing and plays
jokes on him. The Thing does not like this, so he destroys
Johnny's car, which in turn, makes Johnny turn into The Torch
and throw a fireball at The Thing's head. Since he is made of
pebbles it rarely affects him which makes the two of them fight
all the more. As a result, Sue Storm has to put a force field
between them in an attempt to stop them. Reed Richard does is
part by tying himself around The Thing's arm to restrain him
from throwing punches.
What also makes this comic different from others is that these
superheroes are always superheroes. Unlike Spiderman, who hides
the fact that he is Peter Parker, the Fantastic Four do not have
another identity to hide behind when they want a rest. This
comic contains great adventure stories and you should check it
out.