Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection Vol. 1 (Fantastic Four, 1)

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Collects Fantastic Four (1961) 258-268, Alpha Flight (1983) 4, Thing (1983) 10; material from Thing (1983) 7, Marvel Fanfare (1982) 15, Fantastic Four Special Edition (1984) 1. Also collected in: The planet-eating Galactus came to Earth a few times to devour it after spending centuries feeding on other planets without much trouble. Richards, Dave (February 13, 2009). "The Osborn Supremacy: Fantastic Four". CBR.com. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Fire/Water Juxtaposition: The Sub-Mariner's rivalry with the first Human Torch carries over into his characterization in this series, where he's a proud, stoic monarch who serves as a frequent dramatic foil to the compassionate, fun-loving daredevil Johnny Storm. Power Perversion Potential: Reed Richards can stretch any part of his body — and yes, it has come up in subtext that this is why he and Sue are so Happily Married.

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Deadly Training Area: Lots of the training areas that would be lethal for ordinary man (e.g Bens weights being 1,000 of tons). Is completely normal for the 4. World's Smartest Man: Reed Richards is usually recognized as the smartest man in the Marvel Universe. While this has shuffled a little over the years, Reed is undoubtebly within the top five smartest characters in Marvel as a whole. Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #232-240, Annual (1963) #16; Fantastic Four Roast (1982) #1. Also collected in: Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter: The Puppet Master (an evil villain) and Alicia Masters have met this trope for years.

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Ching, Albert (January 25, 2011). "Associated Press Spoils Fantastic Four #587 Hours Before Comic Goes on Sale". Newsarama. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. To say nothing of the rivalry between The Thing and The Hulk, which is born of equal parts hatred, admiration, and respect. Whenever they meet they refer to each other almost exclusively as "Grimm" and "Banner."

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Deconstruction: The series as a whole, especially in the early days, lampshades and subverted common superhero tropes like secret identities, team unity and family issues, and even a secret base. Instead of a cave or fortress and masks, the team was out and proud. Later writers, like Mark Waid, have made this a purposeful event in the team's creation: Reed made them celebrities to atone for the accident that robbed them of a normal life. The series, which was initially announced to be only six issues, [54] was continued as an ongoing comic written by Costa solo, [55] drawn by various artists and collected as: The Silver Surfer came to Earth as a herald of his master Galactus, who intended to devour the planet. After Sue Storm convinces him to change sides, he turns against Galactus, who punishes the Surfer by making him unable to leave Earth. It took several years before this situaltion changed. Artistic License – Physics: The Human Torch has been stated to be Immune to Bullets with the justification his heat melts the bullets before they hit him. Yeah, that's not how it works. A chunk of liquid metal hitting you at the speed of sound is not inherently more survivable than a chunk of solid metal hitting you at the speed of sound. Then there is the issue that for the bullet to melt during the fraction of a second it is near him, The Human Torch would have to be constantly at a temperature in excess of one million degrees celsius, which would cause all sorts of detrimental effects to his immediate surroundings. Allstetter, Rob (October 19, 2016). "IMAGE COMICS FOR JANUARY". Comics Continuum. Archived from the original on October 26, 2016.The second issue prevents an alien invasion, and by the end of it we have three alien prisoners on Earth. The potential of that would be awesome: they can be interrogated to no end to get technology ideas from them (that if they didn't keep any actual alien devices with them), and their alien biology would open whole new fields of science (no need to get to an Alien Autopsy, just some useless samples of hair and nails would be an incredible thing to analyze). But no: Reed simply hypnotized them to think they are cows, and good riddance. The series has been solicited through issue #4 [45] [46] [47] [48] before the first issue was pulled from schedule. [49] For the first twenty (or so) issues, the Invisible Girl can't, or at least doesn't, make force-fields. Her only displayed power was invisibility, which in the earliest comics she primarily used to...hide. Just hide, so the bad guys wouldn't get her. It was only starting with the third issue that she started using her power for espionage as well, and even then she tended to be given away by things like dogs barking at her, and was generally the Damsel in Distress for the other three. Runs on Ignorance: In one arc, Reed Richards was helpless against Doctor Doom's magical prowess, so he had to learn magic from Doctor Strange, however he kept trying to analyze it scientifically and logically, making his results less than impressive. He only managed to use his magical skills to defeat Doom once he admitted that he had no idea what he was doing. Spike Shooter: Thorn, a member of the Salem Seven, is able to do this, with the added benefit that his spines are Made of Explodium.