Category Archives: Fantastic Friday

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Most villains come up with an evil plot, but it takes a one-of-a-kind villain to come up with multiple evil plots throughout the course of a single story. That’s our boy Dr. … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Things get crazy in issue 16, with the introduction of a whole new universe. (No, not 1986’s New Universe, that’s a post for another time.) Both the cover and the splash page … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue 15 has the team battling an evil genius, a giant android, and their own ennui. On the first page, the caption states, “You are now experiencing one of the most exciting … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue 14 is another supervillain team-up… of sorts. The story begins right where the last issue left off, with the Fantastic Four returning from their trip to the moon. A crowd of … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue number 13 is the most dated from this era, but in many ways, it’s also one of the most exciting. It’s all about evil soviets and their apes, the great space … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue 12 gives us the series’ first big guest star, and I do mean big. Right on the first page, we’re dropped into some silver age silliness. Ben and Alicia are on … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Superman has Mr. Mxyzptlk, Batman has Bat-Mite, and, in issue Fantastic Four #11, the FF meet their version, the Impossible Man. Our story begins in the “hobo jungles” where an alien appears … Continue reading →

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We reach the double digits in issue 10, so it’s appropriate that it’s a tale about brain switching. The issue begins with Reed taking a picture of Sue with his “electronic x-ray … Continue reading →