Category Archives: Fantastic Friday

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Although annual #3 is a historic issue which more or less permanently changed the course of the entire series, not a lot happens in this one. There’s a ton of fighting, then … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #43 is the conclusion to this long-winded multi-part tale, in which the FF are in danger of splitting up, and the Frightful Four take advantage. When we last left our heroes, … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #42 finds us still in the middle of a multi-part story in which the Frightful Four turn the Thing against the rest of the team. Hope you like fighting. Enraged and … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #41 starts right where the last one left off, with the Thing declaring that he’s leaving the team. This is hardly the first time one of the group has been at … Continue reading →

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. At the end of the last issue, our heroes were in bad shape. They’d lost their super powers, the evil Dr. Doom had taken over their headquarters and used their weapons against … Continue reading →

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 →