Category Archives: Fantastic Friday

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. With issue #39, we’re in the middle of a run of issues that are serialized, so prepare for cliffhangers and recaps. At the end of the last issue, after their fight with … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We just met the Frightful Four two issues ago, and now they’re back for more in #38. This one begins on an odd note, in which our heroes are standing atop a … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Time to blast off into outer space, for issue #37. With a title like “Behold a Distant Star,” you know we’re in for some serious Silver Age goodness. The fun begins as … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. When you have a superhero or group of superheroes who’ve had a lot of successes, it becomes a challenge to come up with new threats for them to face. Hence this issue, … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #35 is mostly silly, but brings about a major change for our heroes. The tale begins with the Fantasticar landing at State University, which, we quickly learn, is Reed’s alma mater. … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. In issue #34, our heroes take on a new villain, but it’s a two-page throwaway joke that makes this one famous. At the Baxter Building, a mysterious box has arrived for the … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. In the last few issues, we’ve seen Stan Lee working to add some genuine human drama to the superhero action, first by detailing Dr. Doom’s emotionally powerful origin, and then by the … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #32 promises big drama on the cover, and the cover hyperbole gets it right this time. Once again, the story begins in Reed’s lab (how big is this lab of his, … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. When I started this re-read, annual #2 was one of the comics I wanted to spotlight, in the hopes that it might, finally, was away the two live-action films from my mind, … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Thirty issues in, and things are about to get diabolical. The issue begins our heroes on vacation… in Transylvania. Ben wonders why they can’t just go to the beach like everyone else, … Continue reading →