Fantastic Four



Fantastic Four is published by Marvel Comics. Current price per issue is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * Fantastic Four #11: 14 Aug 2013

Current Issue

 * Fantastic Four #12: 11 Sep 2013

Next Issue

 * Fantastic Four #13: 09 Oct 2013

Status
Published monthly.

Main Characters

 * Mister Fantastic/Reed Richards - WikiPedia


 * The Invisible Woman/Susan "Sue" Storm Richards - WikiPedia


 * The Human Torch/Johnny Storm - WikiPedia


 * The Thing/Benjamin "Ben" Grimm - WikiPedia

Enemies

 * Doctor Doom/Victor von Doom - WikiPedia

Minor Characters

 * Franklin Richards - WikiPedia


 * Valeria Richards/Valeria von Doom - WikiPedia

Trade Paperbacks

 * Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #1-10. "With the space race, on Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and Johnny Storm shoot for the stars, but after their craft is bombarded by cosmic rays, they return to Earth with the startling powers of the Fantastic Four... Witness the first appearance of... the Skrulls and Dr. Doom, the Sub-Mariner’s return, the debut of the Mole Man and his many monsters, Miracle Man, the Puppet Master and more." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785137106


 * Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #11-20 & Annual #1. "The Thing and the Hulk face-off for the first time; the FF journey to the moon to grapple with the Red Ghost and his Super Apes and first encounter the cosmic presence of The Watcher; the villainous Puppet Master bends the might of Namor, the Sub-Mariner, to his will; the Mad Thinker unleashes his Awesome Android; Rama-Tut (a.k.a. Kang the Conqueror) sends the FF to ancient Egypt; Dr. Doom returns in a two-part epic guest-starring the Astonishing Ant-Man; the Molecule Man menaces the world; and, for the first time, the wild and wacky Impossible Man drops in from the planet Poppup. Oh, and we couldn't forget, it's all topped off with a star-studded, action-packed Annual featuring the Sub-Mariner's all-out aquatic invasion of New York City." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785137122


 * Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four, vol. 3 - Collects vol. 1 #21-30. "The Thing throws down with the Hulk in a battle so huge it takes the combined might of the FF and the Avengers to stop it; the Sub-Mariner makes a play for Sue Storm; the FF tangle with the X-Men; Nick Fury drops by in the story that set the table for 'Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'; and even Dr. Strange makes an ever so astral appearance! Oh, and there's villains, too! The Mole Man makes his first return since FF #1; Dr. Doom threatens the FF once more, and if he's not evil enough for you, just wait 'til you see the surprise identity of the Hate-Monger! Just for fun, you'll also get the Mad Thinker and his Awesome Android, the Puppet Master, the Red Ghost, the outer space Infant Terrible, and the villain fans love to hate-Diablo!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785142967


 * Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four, vol. 4 - Collects vol. 1 #31-40 & Annual #2. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785145664


 * Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four, vol. 5 - Collects vol. 1 #41-50 & Annual #3. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785150587


 * Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four, vol. 6 - Collects vol. 1 #51-60 & Annual #4. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785150609


 * Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four, vol. 7 - Collects vol. 1 #61-71 & Annual #5. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785150625


 * Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four, vol. 8 - Collects vol. 1 #72-81 & Annual #6. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785162941


 * Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four, vol. 9 - Collects vol. 1 #82-93 & Annual #7. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785167609


 * Essential Fantastic Four, vol. 6 - Collects vol. 1 #111-137 (in B&W). "From the Monster from the Lost Lagoon to the Overmind from beyond the stars, menaces from across time and space converge on Earth's most fabulous foursome! A space angel of death! Future warrior women! The horrors of the 1950s! Plus: Doctor Doom, Diablo and Dragon Man! Guest-starring the Inhumans!" - WorldCat - ISBN 078512697X


 * Essential Fantastic Four, vol. 7 - Collects vol. 1 #138-159 plus Giant-Size Super-Stars #1, Giant-Size Fantastic Four #2-4 & Avengers #127 (in B&W). "Miracles, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the end of time - when the world nears its end, the Fantastic Four's day has just begun! The world's greatest super-team faces enemies from the future, the past, the Earth's four corners and the Fifth Dimension! Doctor Doom, Annihilus, Ultron and the world-changing wedding that united Inhuman and mutant, FFer and Avenger! Guest-starring Namor the Sub-Mariner, the Silver Surfer, the Inhumans and more from the circle of friends of Marvel's foremost family! Plus: the first appearance of X-Factor's Madrox the Multiple Man!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785130632


 * Essential Fantastic Four, vol. 8 - Collects vol. 1 #160-179, 181-183 & Annual #11, plus Marvel Two-in-One #20 & Annual #1 (in B&W). "Our heroes battle alternate versions of themselves across the dimensions, fight alongside the Invaders and the Liberty Legion during World War II, and team up with multiple allies to aid in their adventures -- including Power Man, the Impossible Man, the Hulk, Thundra and Tigra! Also featuring some of the Fantastic Four's greatest foes -- including the Frightful Four, the Brute, Annihilus, Torgo, Gorr the Golden Gorilla, the Puppet Master and the Mad Thinker!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785145389


 * Essential Fantastic Four, vol. 9 - Collects vol. 1 #184-188, 190-207 & Annual #12-13 (in B&W). "Marvel’s first family heroically battles the Brute and takes on Salem’s Seven for the life of young Franklin — so why, when the Molecule Man possesses Mr. Fantastic, does it lead to the team’s dissolution? Separated, the members of the Fantastic Four face such foes as Diablo, the Impossible Man and Namor — but when the deadly threat of Dr. Doom returns, the family rises to the challenge and reunites! And just in time, too — for waiting in the wings are Quasimodo, the Inhumans, the Mole Man and the Sandman!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785184104


 * Fantastic Four Epic Collection: All in the Family - Collects vol. 1 #296-307 & Annual #20, plus Fantastic Four vs. the X-Men #1-4. "After a lengthy absence, the Thing returns to the Fantastic Four! But he's returned just before his ex-girlfriend Alicia's wedding to the Human Torch, and Alicia's stepfather the Puppet Master isn't happy about the nuptials! Then, when Mr. Fantastic turns down the X-Men's request to help their dying teammate Shadowcat, Dr. Doom is more than happy to offer assistance! But is he secretly plotting to drive the FF apart? He's certainly up to something when he kidnaps Franklin and offers him to Mephisto! And when Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman take a leave of absence, the old order changeth as the Torch's old flame Crystal and the all-new Ms. Marvel join the team -- just in time to face down Diablo's vicious Elementals." - - (forthcoming, January 2014)


 * Fantastic Four: Crusaders & Titans - Collects vol. 1 #164-176. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785184368


 * Fantastic Four: Reunited They Stand - Collects vol. 1 #201-203 & Annuals #12-14. " Following on the heels of the overthrow of Doctor Doom, the FF return to NYC only to find themselves faced with the unexpected threat of ... their own defense systems turned against them!? What diabolical quasi-human could be behind this, and can even the Invincible Iron Man help them out of this quandary? Then, embark on some fabulous fun with a triple dose of three of the FF's Annual adventures, featuring the Inhumans, the Moleman and the Sandman - as well as a spellbinding tale set in the shadow-haunted town of New Salem, guest starring Agatha Harkness and Salem's Seven!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785162860


 * Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne, vol. 0 - Collects vol. 1 #215-218 & 220-221, plus Marvel Team-Up #61-62 & Marvel Two-in-One #50. "featuring the FF vs. the Frightful Four, the Human Torch vs. the Super-Skrull and the Thing vs. himself! Time travel, evolution and the fate of HERBIE! (Remember him?) Guest-starring Spider-Man, Ms. Marvel and Dazzler!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785137610


 * Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #232-240. "Reed Richards' guilt leads him to unintentionally mutate his teammate, the Thing, even further into the realm of the grotesque. Dr. Doom's small-minded hatred for Richards' is taken to new heights here. There's a search for the humanity of the Living Planet. The Human Torch's compassion on a condemned man' s last request is put to the ultimate test. And Sue Richards' love for her son may just doom the world." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785107797


 * Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #241-250. "The FF face off against two of their greatest foes: Galactus and Doctor Doom! Guest-starring the Black Panther, Thor, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Daredevil, Doctor Strange, the Inhumans, the X-Men and more." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785114645


 * Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne, vol. 3 - Collects vol. 1 #251-257 & Annual #17, plus Avengers #233 & Thing #2. "Featuring a four-part epic deep within the Negative Zone - and the death of... Reed Richards?! Plus: Galactus devours the Skrull homeworld, and the Fantastic Four say goodbye to the Baxter Building! Guest-starring the Avengers." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785116796


 * Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne, vol. 4 - Collects vol. 1 #258-267, plus Alpha Flight vol. 1 #4 & Thing #10. "Featuring the trial of Reed Richards - and introducing the newest member of the Fantastic Four! Plus, Reed and Sue place the fate of their unborn child in the arms of... Doctor Octopus?!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785117105


 * Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne, vol. 5 - Collects vol. 1 #268-275 & Annual #18, plus Thing #19. "Learn the fantastic mysteries of Mister Fantastic's past as he searches for his time-tramping father and reveals his pre-FF invasion-foiling credentials in a fight against a monster in the classic Marvel style! Travel to a world of cowboys and amazons! See the Thing find a house of horror on an alien world! And behold the face of Doom... but just the face? Not to worry, She-Hulk shows more than enough to compensate! Featuring the Black Bolt/Medusa wedding and the end of the Kree-Skrull War!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785118446


 * Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne, vol. 6 - Collects vol. 1 #276-284, plus Thing #23 & Secret Wars II #2. "At last, the Thing returns from the Secret Wars - but he's been replaced in more than just the heart of the team! The FF learn the shocking secrets of their deadliest enemy, and it only costs them everything they hold dear! Plus: Franklin Richards vs. Mephisto! And the Psycho-Man gives the Invisible Girl a makeover neither will ever forget! Guest-starring Daredevil, Spider-Man, Iron Fist and Luke Cage." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785121900


 * Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne, vol. 7 - Collects vol. 1 #285-286 & Annual #19, plus Avengers vol. 1 #268, Avengers Annual #14, and X-Factor vol. 1 #1. "The World's Greatest Super-Team joins Earth's Mightiest Heroes when the FF and Avengers converge in the midst of an alien civil war that changes the face of the entire Skrull Empire! Then both teams return to Earth, where the FF inadvertently resurrects one of Marvel mutantdom's mightiest!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785127356


 * Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne, vol. 8 - Collects vol. 1 #287-295. "John Byrne's FF endeavors end in era-transcending odysseys when the World's Greatest Super-Team ventures into the Negative Zone, a remade past and a future sculpted around the FF itself! Plus, the death, life and rebirth (not necessarily in that order) of Doctor Doom! Guest-starring Nick Fury, the Avengers and the Beyonder!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785127364


 * Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four - Collects vol. 1 #300 & 357, plus Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #1-3. "Two classic stories of skrull trickery from the Fantastic Four's past." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785132473


 * Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walter Simonson, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #334-341. "It's sensational Simonson storytelling for Marvel's First Family – starting when the FF's Congressional hearing is disrupted by dozens of vengence-seeking villains! After the famous foursome – plus Ms. Marvel – deal with the Capitol chaos, a time anomaly sends them to find the future's fate! But while Kang and Nebula take up their time, will the universe fall to Galactus? Guest-starring Thor, Iron Man and Death's Head!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785127585


 * Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walter Simonson, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #342-346. "It's the past, it's the future, it's an alternate Earth - when it's down to fighting cyborg dictators and displaced dinosaurs, who has time to figure out where they are?! It's another Simonson odyssey for the Fantastic Four and company, plus personal crises for the Human Torch and Ms. Marvel (Sharon Ventura)! Guest-starring Spider-Man and Rusty Collins of X-Factor/New Mutants fame!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785131302


 * Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walter Simonson, vol. 3 - Collects vol. 1 #347-350, 352-354. "Back from dinosaur days, the FF are themselves targeted for extinction — but will a new FF render them obsolete? Cross-genre champions face alien invaders at the center of the Earth, as only Walter Simonson could conceive it! Then, team members get medical treatment from none other than Doctor Doom, whose split-second war with Mister Fantastic leads the Time Variance Authority to rear their faceless heads! Guest-starring Ghost Rider, the Hulk, Spider-Man and Wolverine!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785137513


 * X-Men Legends, vol. 3: Art Adams - Collects vol. 1 #347-349, plus Uncanny X-Men Annuals #9, 10, 12 & New Mutants Special Edition #1. "When the real Fantastic Four disappear, the X-Men's Wolverine joins Spider-Man, the Hulk and Ghost Rider to form the wildest quartet ever." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785110496


 * Heroes Reborn: Fantastic Four - Collects vol. 2 #1-12. "The Fantastic Four are Reborn, but it could be a short and unwonderful life as menaces emerge from the earth, the sea and Latveria! But even the Mole Man, Namor and Doom himself pale before the threat of Galactus and his Heralds (one finally just wasn't enough)! Featuring the Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D. and more! Guest-starring Wolverine and Franklin Richards, Son of a Genius." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785123369


 * Fantastic Four: Flesh and Stone - Collects vol. 3 #35-39. "The lives of the Fantastic Four are in turmoil. New threats raise their heads, both outright and some more insidious. Some- like Grey Gargoyle- can be fought with fists, others like the enigmatic Gideon corporation- through the legal system. Facing bankruptcy, Reed must decide the future for his company and his family. The member most in turmoil is the lovable Ben Grimm, the Thing. Locked in a monstrous body, has he finally found the cure to what has ailed his soul for decades." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785107932


 * Fantastic Four: Into The Breach - Collects vol. 3 #40-45. "Earth's fist family of super heroes finds its members divided and their time-tested resolve pushed to the limit. With Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman and the Thing marooned in the anti-matter universe, the Human Torch renews his famous fed with Prince Namor, the Atlantean Sub-mariner - and forms a new FF." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785108653


 * Fantastic Four/Inhumans - Collects vol. 3 #51-54, plus Inhumans #1-4. "The incredible Inhumans have long been allies to the FF in defending the Earth, but what happens when they leave it? And what awaits them when they come back? See for yourself in a saga where treachery, intrigue and buried secrets reach from the depths of space to deep within Inhuman history." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785127038


 * Fantastic Four, vol. 1: Imaginauts - Collects vol. 3 #56, 60-66. "Learn the truth behind Mister Fantastic's decision to turn his friends into the Fantastic Four. See our heroes face off against a sentient mathematical equation driven mad by love, an infestation of insects from another dimension, a cascading wave of molecular instability, and the Thing on a homicidal rampage that only the Human Torch can stop." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785110631


 * Fantastic Four Vol. 2: Unthinkable - Collects vol. 1 #500-502 & vol. 3 #67-70. "Doctor Doom, the greatest villain the Marvel Universe has ever known, and the most personal and persistent nemesis the Fantastic Four has ever encountered, rises again! But this time, something is different about the Lord of Latveria, as his strategy strikes at the heart of the first family of super heroes, forcing Reed Richards to contemplate doing...the unthinkable!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785111115


 * Fantastic Four, vol. 3: Authoritative Action - Collects vol. 1 #503-508. "It seemed like a simple enough idea at the time: Now that their arch enemy Doctor Doom had seemingly perished, the Fantastic Four would journey into his nation of Latveria, disassemble its war machine and set its oppressed citizens free. But what appeared a black and white situation quickly turns a murky shade of gray, and Reed Richards and his family find themselves besieged on all sides, both by those they thought of as their allies, and by the very people they were trying to save." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785111980


 * Fantastic Four, vol. 4: Hereafter - Collects vol. 1 #509-513. "Having embarked on the ultimate journey, Reed, Sue and Johnny must contend with the defenses of the afterlife — and storm the gates of Heaven itself to rescue their fallen teammate. They've faced the destroyer of everything, Galactus. Now, they face the creator of everything, as the Fantastic Four are reunited in the Hereafter. Plus: The FF have a lot to answer for in the aftermath of their authoritative action in Latveria — and when you're trying to regain the trust of cynical New Yorkers, is associating with a certain misunderstood wall-crawler really a wise move?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785115269


 * Fantastic Four, vol. 5: Disassembled - Collects vol. 1 #514-519. "Manhattan is cut off from the rest of the world by a fleet of miles-high alien spacecraft — and that's just the beginning! With the Avengers in disarray, New York reluctantly turns to the disenfranchised Fantastic Four, the only heroes in town, to save them — but where to even start? And which member of the team will make a decision that will radically change the Fantastic Four for some time to come? Plus: Witness the genesis of an all-new, all-twisted Frightful Four!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785115366


 * Fantastic Four, vol. 6: Rising Storm - Collects vol. 1 #520-524. "Galactus's worst Herald ever - Johnny Storm, the Invisible Man!? - is running out of time. So far, Johnny has been able to stall Galactus from sating his cosmic hunger - but that luck won't hold forever. What planet will be chosen as Galactus's next victim? The reintroduction of a fan-favorite Marvel Universe hero into the battle may have caused more problems than it solved, because not even he can save the Fantastic Three from Johnny's newfound might! Who will live, who will die and how will Johnny ever be the same now that he's tasted the Power Cosmic?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785115986


 * Fantastic Four: The Beginning of the End - Collects vol. 1 #525-526, 551-553. "The original Fantastic Four is together again, just in time to cross paths with a hero who has traveled twenty years into the past in a desperate attempt to save his future from Reed Richards, the madman who is about to change the face of the planet. Oh, and the hero who has come back to save the world? His name is Doctor Doom. Plus: Diablo's back - more dangerous than ever as the potion-toting terrorist declares alchemical warfare on the FF! Making matter worse, the World's Greatest Imaginauts are becoming more and more tired, irritable, delirious...sick! Coincidence...or part of Diablo's nightmarish plan?" - WorldCat - ISBN 078512554X


 * Fantastic Four: The Life Fantastic - Collects vol. 1 #533-535, The Wedding Special, Special 2005 & Death in the Family. "When a doomsday weapon manufactured by Hydra turns up in the Nevada desert, there’s only one man the authorities can ask to go in and defuse it: Bruce Banner! What does all of this have to do with the FF, you ask? Well, who do you think has to deal with the fallout when it all goes terribly wrong? It’s hard to believe Reed and Sue tied the knot 40 years ago... and it certainly doesn’t seem that much time has passed to Reed and Sue themselves when a special evening out gives them a chance to look over their entire life together— past, present and future! The Invisible Woman is dead! As Reed cradles his murdered wife, lost in grief, and Ben rampages after Sue’s killer, Johnny defiantly decides to do whatever it takes— no matter the cost or consequence— to see his sister alive again. What he does will change the way the Fantastic Four look at him forever. It’s a day of celebration and reflection in Latveria, but deep within the confines of the Latverain Embassy to America, Victor Von Doom and Reed Richards engage in a subtle battle of wits, with all of Manhattan as the playing field. What are the stakes? And can Mister Fantastic triumph when all the moves have been made in advance?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785118969


 * Civil War: Fantastic Four - Collects vol. 1 #538-543. "One member of the Fantastic Four lies hospitalized, a casualty of the Civil War that has fragmented the superhuman community! Another member of the team is secretly helping the opposition. It had to happen: Amid the tumult and tensions, the Fantastic Four break up! Who will toe the line, who will join the resistance, and who will leave the battlefield altogether? Is this the end for Marvel's First Family?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785122273


 * Fantastic Four: The New Fantastic Four - Collects vol. 1 #544-550. "In the aftermath of Civil War comes 'Reconstruction,' the beginning of a stunning new era of fantastic adventure. The team has been rocked to its foundations by the controversial events of the last several months. Now Reed and Sue have announced their plans to take some time off to work out there marital problems, leaving Ben and Johnny to hold the fort. But they won't be doing it shorthanded. Two new members join the team and you won't believe who they are!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785124837


 * Fantastic Four: World's Greatest - Collects vol. 1 #554-561. "First up is the return of Reed Richards’ old flame, Alyssa Moy, with news of worldwide calamity that only Mister Fantastic can help divert — but what if the price is his marriage to Sue? Next, the Defenders are back and barraging New York with high-velocity attacks. This mysterious group of heavies has taken out Doctor Doom and Johnny Storm — and that’s not even their biggest surprise!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785125558


 * Fantastic Four: The Master of Doom - Collects vol. 1 #562-569. "There is Doom… and then there is the Master of Doom! A rip-roaring yarn that pits the First Family against their deadliest archenemy — and the powerful being for whom even Doom will bow! Are you ready to meet the Master of Doom? " - WorldCat - ISBN 0785129677


 * Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #570-574. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785136886


 * Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #575-578. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785145419


 * Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman, vol. 3 - Collects vol. 1 #579-582. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785147187


 * Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman, vol. 4 - Collects vol. 1 #583-588. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785151435


 * Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman, vol. 5 - Collects vol. 1 #600-604. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785161538


 * Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman, vol. 6 - Collects vol. 1 #605-611 & 605.1. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785161554


 * Fantastic Four, vol. 1: New Departure, New Arrivals - Collects vol. 4 #1-3, plus FF vol. 2 #1-3. "When Reed and Sue decide that the family needs to relax, they take Ben, Johnny and the kids on a little vacation... through all of infinite time and space! And in the real absence of Marvel's First Family, a substitute FF, hand-picked by the real deal - Ant-Man, Medusa, She-Hulk and the all-new Miss Thing - stand ready to guard the Earth and the nascent Future Foundation... for the four minutes that the Fantastic Four will be gone. What could possibly go wrong?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785166599


 * Fantastic Four, vol. 2: Road Trip - Collects vol. 4 #4-8. "On an alien world, the team encounters a thousand-year-old prophecy: Is the Invisible Woman a long-awaited intergalactic messiah? Then, the F4 sightsee in ancient Rome and dine with Caesar on the Ides of March. Did somebody say, “Pass the knife”? And it’s a visit to both the beginning and the end of time, as Marvel’s First Family witnesses the Big Bang and the Big Crunch! But to their surprise, they’re not alone! What happens beyond the end of infinite time and space? Plus: One day a year, the Thing reverts to his human form. This year, Ben Grimm is going to go home again — as Ben Grimm! And when there’s sibling rivalry between Franklin and Val, all bets are off!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785166602


 * Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo Ultimate Collection, book 1 - Collects vol. 3 60-66, plus Avengers #400. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785156550


 * Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo Ultimate Collection, book 2 - Collects vol. 3 #67-70, vol. 1 #500-502. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785156585


 * Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo Ultimate Collection, book 3 - Collects vol. 1 #503-513. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785156577


 * Fantastic Four by Waid & Wieringo Ultimate Collection, book 4 - Collects vol. 1 #514-524 - WorldCat - ISBN 0785156615

Hardcovers

 * Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four, vol. 6 - Collects vol. 1 #51-60 & Annual #4. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785112669


 * Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four, vol. 7 - Collects vol. 1 #61-71 & Annual #5. "Kicking off with the return of the infamous Sandman and the debut of Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst, the Mr. Fantastic finds himself lost in the Negative Zone – and only Triton, the Inhuman, can save him! Next, it’s straight into another instant classic with the debut of the alien Kree adjudicator Ronan the Accuser, Kree Sentry 456 and that spaghetti-headed wonder, the Supreme Intelligence. Then, it’s mystery and intrigue a-plenty as the utopian scientists of the Enclave unleash the golden being known as “Him” (a.k.a. Adam Warlock) upon the world. And to take us out on a soaring note of nail-biting drama, just after the FF comes together under the announcement of Sue Richard’s pregnancy, the ever-lovin’, blue-eyed Thing tells his teammates to take a powder – leaving them to face the Mad Thinker and his Awesome Android alone! With guest-appearances by the Inhumans and the Silver Surfer, the first appearance of the one-and-only Psycho Man, pinups, and extras galore." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785115846


 * Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four, vol. 8 - Collects vol. 1 #72-81 & Annual #6. "The Silver Surfer pursued by none other than the world-devouring Galactus; the FF vs. Spidey, DD and Thor in a barnstorming brouhaha; a fantastic voyage into the Microverse to battle the Psycho Man; the Thing-cured!; the first appearance of Annihilus; Crystal, the Inhuman, joins the FF, and one of comics' most historic moments,the birth of Franklin Richards-it just doesn't stop!" - WorldCat - ISBN 078511694X


 * Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four, vol. 9 - Collects vol. 1 #82-93. "First stop: A little visit to the neighbor's place, and hanging with the incomparable Inhumans and titanic team-up against Maximus the Mad! Second stop: Europe. Paris is beautiful in the springtime, but that's nothing. According to the brochure, Latveria's lovely year round. You might want to take that visitor's guide with a grain of salt, though. The savvy traveler never trusts a Chamber of Commerce run by Doombots. Third stop: Down under. Way down under for a big-time battle with the Mole Man! Last stop: Now here's a trip that's far out. The ever lovin' blue-eyed Thing gets whisked away on a galactic tour as a gladiator in the scurrilous Skrulls' slave arena! If that's not enough outer-space exotica for ya, then welcome yourself to a world wrapped in the Roarin' Twenties!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785118462


 * Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four, vol. 10 - Collects vol. 1 #94-104. "Expect plenty of explosive action and family drama a-go-go as the FF build up to their 100th issue featuring everyone from Doc Doom to Dragon Man! They'll also help mankind take one giant leap when the Kree's robot Sentry tries to stop the Apollo 11 moon landing! Just for good measure, we'll throw in the uncanny Inhumans and Attilan, and the whole shebang comes to a head when the mutant menace, Magneto, teams up with Namor in a bid to conquer the world-Nixon is not pleased!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785120610


 * Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four, vol. 11 - Collects vol. 1 #105-116. "It all begins when Johnny Storm's ladylove, Crystal, must leave the polluted human world for the Inhumans' sanctuary, but within her lies the secret solution to freeing the Thing from his rocky prison. Then, as Benjamin Grimm emerges with the power to change into the Thing at will, Reed Richards must descend into the dark of the Negative Zone to face entropic Annihilus and the mysterious Janus, the Nega-Man. But what good is controlling your powers, when you're losing control of your mind? The Thing goes on a rampage and New York City better look out because it can only end in the biggest, the baddest, the best fist-pounding, building-toppling, earth-shaking slobbernocker in Marvel history! The ever-lovin', blue-eyed Thing goes toe-to-toe with the gamma-powered goliath, the Incredible Hulk, and only one will walk out alive. That's not all, though! Before the FF collect themselves, the all-powerful Over-Mind descends on the planet Earth - and you know it ain't gonna be good for real-estate values when the Watcher shows up, too. It's a menace so great that even the evil Doctor Doom joins forces with the FF." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785130462 - (forthcoming, September 2008)


 * Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four, vol. 12 - Collects vol. 1 #117-128. "Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Girl, the Human Torch and the ever-lovin’ blue-eyed Thing face-off against their greatest adversary ever. In a word... Galactus! The world devourer returns and either the Silver Surfer must submit to his will or the Earth dies! It’s a four-part epic that will make a True Believer out of comic fans young and old. That’s worth the price of admission alone, but since we’re so nice there’s also the Human Torch’s struggle to rescue his ladylove Crystal from the alchemical clutches of Diablo; a progressive parable of social consciousness in the Marvel Manner that Stan Lee championed; the secret of the Monster from the Lost Lagoon; and... a three-part saga featuring the menacing Mole Man and sultry Kala, Queen of the Netherworld—and topped of with a retelling of the FF’s origin! Guest-starring the Inhumans, the Black Panther, the world’s weirdest babysitter—Agatha Harkness—and Richard Nixon." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785142185


 * Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four, vol. 13 - Collects vol. 1 #129-141. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785150404


 * Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four, vol. 14 - Collects vol. 1 #142-150 & Giant-Size #2, plus Giant-Size Super-Stars #1 & Avengers vol. 1 #127. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785159630


 * Marvel Masterworks Fantastic Four, vol. 15 - Collects vol. 1 #151-163 & Giant-Size #3-4, plus Marvel Treasury Edition #2. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785166254


 * Fantastic Four: The Overthrow of Doom - Collects vol. 1 #192-200. "The Fantastic Four have been split up for months, facing multiple threats - such as the Texas Twister, Diablo, the Impossible Man and the Sub-Mariner - on their own! But with the deadly threat of Dr. Doom on the horizon, the team is reunited! Will Doom triumph? Will Latveria ever be the same? And who is the mysterious Invincible Man?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785156054


 * Fantastic Four: In Search of Galactus - Collects vol. 1 #204-214. "An aging ray has three-quarters of the foursome at death's door, but they'll fight the Skrulls to the finish alongside Nova and the Champions of Xandar — at least until a greater threat rises from the Champions' own ranks! The Sphinx is ready to conquer the world, and Mr. Fantastic knows of only one opponent who can stop him: Galactus, who just wants to destroy the world instead! Includes the first appearances of Terrax the Tamer and H.E.R.B.I.E. the robot — but which one will prove the greater threat?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785137343


 * Fantastic Four: Resurrection of Galactus - Collects vol. 3 #46-50 & Annual 2001. "Abraxas attacks! His first volley has left Galactus dead, the Watcher in a coma and all of reality rewritten! Can the Fantastic Four and their allies stop this all-powerful madman before it's too late?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785144765


 * Civil War: Fantastic Four - Collects vol. 1 #536-543, plus Black Panther #18-25, She-Hulk #8, and Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways #1-4. "Mister Fantastic embraces the Registration Act, but the rest of his team aren't sure he's doing the right thing - and they're not shy about expressing it! And when newlyweds Storm and the Black Panther embark on a world tour to raise anti-registration support, the final battle leaves the Fantastic Four's lineup changed in unexpected ways." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785148817


 * Fantastic Four: The New Fantastic Four - Collects vol. 1 #544-550. "In the aftermath of Civil War comes 'Reconstruction,' the beginning of a stunning new era of fantastic adventure. The team has been rocked to its foundations by the controversial events of the last several months. Now Reed and Sue have announced their plans to take some time off to work out there marital problems, leaving Ben and Johnny to hold the fort. But they won't be doing it shorthanded. Two new members join the team and you won't believe who they are!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785128476


 * Fantastic Four: World's Greatest - Collects vol. 1 #554-561. "All right, we will! Who is Mrs. Fantastic? And how will her return into Reed’s life rock comicdom’s First Family? Also, get ready to meet the Invisible Woman’s brand-new super-team!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785135626


 * Fantastic Four: The Masters of Doom - Collects vol. 1 #562-569. "Who are the Masters of Doom? Millar and Hitch take a journey into a previously unexplored chapter in the life of Doctor Doom." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785133704


 * Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #570-574. "Ben and Johnny prepare for a trip to Nu-Earth while Val figures out what her dad is up to. See what happens when Reed Richards tries to Solve Everything." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785143173


 * Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #575-578. "Featuring the return of the Mole Man, the architecture of the underworld, and the smartest Moloid you'll ever meet. Watch as the First Family journeys to the moon where they learn that the history of the Inhumans runs much deeper, and richer, than previously believed." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785147160


 * Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman, vol. 3 - Collects vol. 1 #579-582. "Faced with the death of imagination and growing pandemic of tomorrow fear, Reed Richards takes the future of discovery into his own hands." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785147179


 * Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman, vol. 4 - Collects vol. 1 #583-588. "The War of Four Cities has begun — and when it’s run its course, one member of the Fantastic Four will have breathed their last! Change is in the air as the World’s Greatest Comic Magazine lives up to its motto! Featuring the return of Doctor Doom and Galactus, a trip to Nu-World, the Old Kings of Atlantis and Namor, the all-new Yancy Street Gang, the day the Thing becomes human again, and more!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785148914


 * Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman, vol. 5 - Collects vol. 1 #600-604. "It’s the Kree Empire vs. the Negative Zone’s fearsome Annihilation Wave — with Earth’s heroes caught in the middle! And if that weren’t enough, Galactus arrives to judge the world! As the Future Foundation makes its return, Galactus takes on the Celestials, and the Fantastic Four make their final stand. Finally, it’s Clobberin’ Time!" - WorldCat - ISBN 078516152X


 * Fantastic Four By Jonathan Hickman, vol. 6 - Collects vol. 1 #605-611 & 605.1. " Witness the Fantastic Four of the year 3030, and learn the secret history of Marvel's first family! Then, follow the team on a journey through an alien landscape as a life hangs in the balance! And when the fallout from the Kree-Inhuman war threatens galactic peace, how will it affect the stranded Ronan and Crystal? Meanwhile, back on Earth, the Panther God chooses the fate of T'Challa. Who will be the Black Panther? And when the Wizard returns to claim his 'son,' Bentley 23, the Fantastic Four and the Future Foundation must join forces to save him!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785161546

Omnibuses

 * Fantastic Four Omnibus, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #1-30 and Annual #1. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785185666


 * Fantastic Four Omnibus, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #31-60 and Annual #2-4. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785124039


 * Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #215-218, #220-221, #232-262 & Annual #17, plus Marvel Team-Up #61-62, Marvel Two-in-One #50, Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #42, Avengers vol. 1 #233, Thing #2, and Alpha Flight vol. 1 #4. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785158243


 * Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #261-295 & Annual #18-19, plus Alpha Flight #4, Thing #10 & 19, & Avengers vol. 1 Annual #14. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785185437 - (forthcoming, December 2013)


 * Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman Omnibus, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #570-588, plus Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #1-5, Dark Reign: The Cabal #1, and FF vol. 1 #1-5. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785165665 - (forthcoming, October 2013)

Creative Team
Writer: Matt Fraction. Artist: Mark Bagley.

Created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby.

Publishing History
First published in 1961.

Future Publication Dates

 * Fantastic Four #13: 09 Oct 2013
 * Fantastic Four #14: 20 Nov 2013
 * Fantastic Four #15: 18 Dec 2013

News & Features

 * 22 Oct 2012 - Mark Bagley Talks Marvel NOW! Fantastic Four (video)
 * 23 Aug 2012 - Matt Fraction on Fantastic Four’s Voyage and FF’s Mission
 * 09 Aug 2012 - Fraction's Fantastic Four Family Finds Marvel NOW!
 * 17 Apr 2012 - Hickman Plans His Final Fantastic Voyages
 * 15 Apr 2012 - C2E2: Hickman & Stegman Explore "Nu" Worlds in Fantastic Four
 * 15 Apr 2012 - C2E2 2012: Artist Ryan Stegman Added to Fantastic Four
 * 02 Mar 2012 - End of a Fantastic Voyage
 * 28 Nov 2011 - Fantastic Four keep the family together for 50 years
 * 23 Nov 2011 - Hickman Looks to "Forever" in Fantastic Four
 * 23 Nov 2011 - Marvel Touts Return in Fantastic Four #600
 * 20 Feb 2011 - Spider-Man to join The Fantastic Four, now the Future Foundation, after The Human Torch's death
 * 26 May 2010 - Neil Adwards Helps Usher Fantastic Four Into the Heroic Age
 * 17 Nov 2009 - Jonathan Hickman Feels Fantastic
 * 05 Aug 2009 - State of the Art: Dale Eaglesham's FF Innovation
 * 08 Feb 2009 - NYCC '09 - Dale Eaglesham on His Marvel Exclusive
 * 07 Feb 2009 - NYCC '09 - Joining the Four: Hickman on Fantastic Four
 * 07 Feb 2009 - NYCC: Hickman and Eaglesham Talk Fantastic Four
 * 18 Nov 2008 - Mark Millar: Killing the Invisible Woman
 * 01 Aug 2008 - CCI: Bryan Hitch
 * 24 Jul 2008 - CCI: Bryan Hitch Q&A
 * 20 Apr 2008 - NYCC: Bryan Hitch Spotlight
 * 27 Mar 2008 - Mark Miller: One Man Event, I
 * 12 Feb 2008 - Mark Millar: Tripping the Light Fantastic
 * 27 Dec 2007 - Tom Beland talks ¡Fantastic Four: Isla De la Muerte!
 * 04 Dec 2007 - Tom Brevoort on FF: The Lost Adventure
 * 12 Aug 2007 - WWC: McDuffie Welcomes Millar & Hitch to the Family
 * 11 Aug 2007 - WWC: Mark Millar is the New Fantastic Four-Man
 * 11 Aug 2007 - WWC: Bryan Hitch-ing a Ride with the Fantastic Four
 * 19 Jul 2007 - Pelletier's Fantastic Four
 * 15 Jun 2007 - Fantastic Voyage: McDuffie Talks Fantastic Four

Links

 * Marvel Comics - Publisher's Website
 * Fantastic Four