Hope Defined: Book 1 of The Dynamo Superhero Series
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You think that because he doesn't want you anymore that he is right -- that his judgement and opinion of you are correct. If he throws you out, then you are garbage. You think he belongs to you because you want to belong to him.
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It's a bad word, 'belong. Love shouldn't be like that. Did you ever see the way the clouds love a mountain? They circle all around it; sometimes you can't even see the mountain for the clouds. But you know what? You go up top and what do you see? The clouds never cover the head. His head pokes through, beacuse the clouds let him; they don't wrap him up. They let him keep his head up high, free, with nothing to hide him or bind him.
You can't own a human being. You can't lose what you don't own. Suppose you did own him. Could you really love somebody who was absolutely nobody without you? You really want somebody like that? Somebody who falls apart when you walk out the door? At this point, Marvel made decisions about another Englehart comic, West Coast Avengers , that he disagreed with, and in protest he changed his byline to S. In issue , Englehart was told to bring Reed and Sue back and undo the other changes he had made.
This caused Englehart to take his name entirely off the book. He used the pseudonym John Harkness, which he had created years before for work he didn't want to be associated with. According to Englehart, the run from through his last issue, , was "one of the most painful stretches of [his] career. With brief inking exceptions, two fill-in issues, and a three-issue stint drawn by Arthur Adams , [50] [51] Simonson remained in all three positions through July Simonson, who had been writing the team comic The Avengers , had gotten approval for Reed and Sue to join that team after Engelhart had written them out of Fantastic Four.
Yet by The Avengers , where they were scheduled to join the team, Simonson was told the characters were returning to Fantastic Four. This led to Simonson quitting The Avengers after that issue. Shortly afterward, he was offered the job of writing Fantastic Four. Having already prepared a number of stories involving the Avengers with Reed and Sue in the lineup, he then rewrote these for Fantastic Four.
Simonson later recalled that working on Fantastic Four allowed him the latitude to use original Avengers members Thor and Iron Man , which he had been precluded from using in The Avengers. After another fill-in, the regular team of writer and Marvel editor-in-chief Tom DeFalco , penciller Paul Ryan and inker Dan Bulanadi took over, with Ryan self-inking beginning with Jan.
That team, with the very occasional different inker, continued for years through July DeFalco nullified the Storm-Masters marriage by retconning that the alien Skrull Empire had kidnapped the real Masters and replaced her with a spy named Lyja. Ventura departed after being further mutated by Doctor Doom. Although some fans were not pleased with DeFalco's run on Fantastic Four , calling him "The Great Satan", the title's sales increased over the period.
Other key developments included Franklin Richards being sent into the future and returning as a teenager; the return of Reed's time-traveling father, Nathaniel, who is revealed to be the father of time-travelling villain Kang the Conqueror and Reed's apparent death at the hands of a seemingly mortally wounded Doctor Doom. The ongoing series was canceled with issue Sept.
The yearlong volume retold the team's first adventures in a more contemporary style, [55] and set in a parallel universe. Following the end of that experiment, Fantastic Four was relaunched with vol. Initially by the team of writer Scott Lobdell and penciller Alan Davis , [56] it went after three issues to writer Chris Claremont co-writing with Lobdell for 4—5 and penciller Salvador Larroca ; this team enjoyed a long run through issue 32 Aug.
At the time, the Marvel Comics series begun in the s, such as Thor and The Amazing Spider-Man , were given such dual numbering on the front cover, with the present-day volume's numbering alongside the numbering from the original series. As a result of the events of the " Civil War " company-crossover storyline, the Black Panther and Storm temporarily replaced Reed and Susan Richards on the team. During that period, the Fantastic Four also appeared in Black Panther , [59] [60] written by Reginald Hudlin and pencilled primarily by Francis Portela. Beginning with issue April , writer Mark Millar and penciller Bryan Hitch began what Marvel announced as a sixteen-issue run.
In the storyline "Three", which concluded in Fantastic Four cover date March , published January 26, , the Human Torch appears to die stopping a horde of monsters from the other-dimensional Negative Zone. The series ended with the following issue, , and relaunched in March as simply FF. In November , to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Fantastic Four and of Marvel Comics, the company published the page Fantastic Four cover-dated Jan.
It revealed the fate of the character of Johnny Storm after issue , showing that while he did in fact die, he was resurrected to fight as a gladiator for the entertainment of Annihilus. Storm later formed a resistance force called Light Brigade and defeated Annihilus. Although it was launched as a continuation of the Fantastic Four title, FF continues publication as a separate series. Starting with issue 12, the title focuses upon the youthful members of the Future Foundation, including Franklin and Valeria Richards. In the graphic novel Fantastic Four: Season One , the Fantastic Four is given an updated origin story set in the present day instead of the s.
As part of Marvel NOW! Fantastic Four ended with , ending Jonathan Hickman's long run on FF titles, and the title was relaunched in November with the creative team of writer Matt Fraction and artist Mark Bagley. Robinson later confirmed that Fantastic Four would be cancelled in with issue , saying that "The book is reverting to its original numbers, and the book is going away for a while.
I'm moving towards the end of Fantastic Four.
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I just want to reassure people that you will not leave this book with a bad taste in your mouth. When Human Torch and Thing are reunited with Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman, the other superheroes that were part of the Fantastic Four at some point in their lives also arrived, including unexpectedly, X-Men 's Iceman. This left the heroes to salvage components from the broken ship to create their own teleport system to return to their universe.
America taking the codename of Ms. Following the staged bank robbery that the Wrecking Crew committed and their involvement of being hired to humiliate the Fantastix in public, the Fantastic Four gave the Fantastix their blessing to continue using the Baxter Building. Ancillary titles and features spun off from the flagship series include the s quarterly Giant-Size Fantastic Four and the s Fantastic Four Unlimited and Fantastic Four Unplugged ; Fantastic Force , an issue spinoff November — April featuring an adult Franklin Richards, from a different timeline, as Psi-Lord.
A issue series Fantastic Four: As well, there have been numerous limited series featuring the group. In , Marvel launched Fantastic Four The series was part of the company's Marvel imprint, which explored an alternate future of the Marvel Universe. The four protagonists inexplicably find themselves in , with the world believing them to be clones of the original members of the Fantastic Four. The series ran for 8 issues Jan. In , Marvel launched Ultimate Fantastic Four.
As part of the company's Ultimate Marvel imprint, the series re-imagined the team as teenagers. In , Marvel also launched Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four , an out-of-continuity series aimed at younger readers. Although it was launched by Marvel as a continuation of the Fantastic Four title in , FF continued publication as a separate series after the regular series resumed in From issues 12, the title focused upon the youthful members of the Future Foundation, including Franklin and Valeria Richards.
A second volume was launched as part of Marvel NOW!
The Human Torch was given a solo strip in Strange Tales in in order to bolster sales of the title. In Strange Tales March , Johnny discovered that his friends and neighbors knew of his dual identity all along, from Fantastic Four news reports, but were humoring him. Supporting characters included Johnny's girlfriend, Doris Evans, usually in consternation as Johnny cheerfully flew off to battle bad guys. She was seen again in a issue of Fantastic Four , having become a heavyset but cheerful wife and mother. The Fantastic Four made occasional cameo appearances, and the Thing became a co-star with issue Aug.
Following their success, he was given his own regular team-up title Marvel Two-in-One , co-starring with Marvel heroes not only in the present day but occasionally in other time periods fighting alongside the World War II -era Liberty Legion in 20 and the s hero Doc Savage in 21, for example and in alternate realities. The series ran issues January — June , with seven summer annuals — and was immediately followed by the solo title The Thing 1—36 July — June Another ongoing solo series, also titled The Thing , ran eight issues January—August The Fantastic Four is formed after four civilian astronauts are exposed to cosmic rays during an unauthorized outer space test flight in an experimental rocket ship designed by Dr.
Upon exiting the rocket, the four discover they have developed incredible superpowers , and decide to use these powers to help others. In the first issue the crew talks about Reed Richards' rocketship flying to the stars. Stan Lee's original synopsis described the crew's plan to fly to Mars, but Lee later shortly afterward wrote that due to "the rate the Communists are progressing in space, maybe we better make this a flight to the STARS, instead of just to Mars, because by the time this mag goes on sale, the Russians may have already MADE a flight to Mars!
In a significant departure from preceding superhero conventions, the Fantastic Four make no effort to maintain secret identities or, until issue 3, to wear superhero costumes, instead maintaining a public profile and enjoying celebrity status for scientific and heroic contributions to society. At the same time, they are often prone to arguing and even fighting with one another.
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Despite their bickering, the Fantastic Four consistently prove themselves to be "a cohesive and formidable team in times of crisis. While there have been a number of lineup changes to the group, the four characters who debuted in Fantastic Four 1 remain the core and most frequent lineup. The Baxter Building was replaced by Four Freedoms Plaza at the same location after its destruction at the hands of Kristoff Vernard , adopted son of the team's seminal foe Doctor Doom.
Prior to the completion of Four Freedoms Plaza, the team took up temporary residence at Avengers Mansion. Pier 4 was eventually destroyed during a battle with the longtime Fantastic Four supervillain Diablo , [] [] after which the team received a new Baxter Building, courtesy of one of team leader Reed Richards' former professors, Noah Baxter. This second Baxter Building was constructed in Earth's orbit and teleported into the vacant lot formerly occupied by the original.
A number of characters are closely affiliated with the team, share complex personal histories with one or more of its members but have never actually held an official membership. Some of these characters include, but are not limited to: Author Christopher Knowles states that Kirby's work on creations such as the Inhumans and the Black Panther served as "a showcase of some of the most radical concepts in the history of the medium".
Writers and artists over many years have created a variety of characters to challenge the Fantastic Four. Knowles states that Kirby helped to create "an army of villains whose rage and destructive power had never been seen before," and "whose primary impulse is to smash the world. The Fantastic Four's characterization was initially different from all other superheroes at the time. One major difference is that they do not conceal their identities , leading the public to be both suspicious and in awe of them.
Also, they frequently argued and disagreed with each other, hindering their work as a team.
Fantastic blames himself for the Thing's transformation. Social scientist Bradford W. Wright describes the team as a "volatile mix of human emotions and personalities". In spite of their disagreements, they ultimately function well as a team. The first issue of The Fantastic Four proved a success, igniting a new direction for superhero comics and soon influencing many other superhero comics.
Stan Lee was surprised at the reaction to the first issue, leading him to stay in the comics field despite previous plans to leave. Comics historian Stephen Krensky said that "Lee's natural dialogue and flawed characters appealed to s kids looking to 'get real'".
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As of , million comics featuring the Fantastic Four had been sold. The Fantastic Four also guest-starred in the "Secret Wars" story arc of the s Spider-Man animated series , and the Thing guest-starred with a small cameo from the other Fantastic Four members in the "Fantastic Fortitude" episode of the The Incredible Hulk series. The Fantastic Four also appeared in the series The Avengers: Stan Lee narrated the series and the scripts were taken almost verbatim from the comic books. The radio show was packaged into five-minute segments, with five segments comprising a complete adventure.
The Fantastic Four has been the subject of four animated television series. The second Fantastic Four series, produced by DePatie-Freleng , ran 13 episodes from September 9, , to December 16, ; this series features a H. Unit in place of the Human Torch.