The Fantastic Four is a team of comic book superheroes published in American comic books by Marvel Comics . A number of characters have joined the team but the composition of it mostly remains to be four.
Notation:
A slash (/) between codenames, indicates the character having multiple names in Fantastic Four (in chronological order).
Characters listed in bold are the current members of the teams as of 2024[update] .
In case of multiple codenames, the currently used name is bolded.
Founding members
In November 1961, Fantastic Four was formed after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space in Fantastic Four #1.[1]
Recruits
Character
Name
Joined in
Crystal
Crystallia Amaquelin
Fantastic Four #81 (December 1968)[2]
Medusa
Medusalith Amaquelin
Fantastic Four #132 (March 1973)[2]
Luke Cage
Lukas Cage (born Carl Lucas)
Fantastic Four #168 (March 1976)[2]
Nova
Frankie Raye
Fantastic Four #238 (January 1982)[2]
She-Hulk
Jennifer "Jen" Susan Walters
Fantastic Four #265 (January 1984)[2]
Ms. Marvel / She-Thing
Sharon Ventura
Fantastic Four #306 (September 1987)[2]
Ant-Man
Scott Edward Harris Lang
Fantastic Four #384 (January 1994)[2]
Namorita
Namorita "Nita" Prentiss
Fantastic Four , vol. 3 #43 (July 2001)[2]
Storm
Ororo Munroe
Fantastic Four #543 (March 2007)[2]
Black Panther
T'Challa
Powerhouse
Franklin Benjamin Richards
Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #3 (July 2008)[3]
Brainstorm
Valeria Meghan Richards
Flux
Dennis Sykes
Heroic Age: One Month to Live #3 (September 2010)[2]
Spider-Man
Peter Benjamin Parker
Amazing Spider-Man #657 (March 2011) orFF #1 (March 2011)[2]
Ms. Thing
Darla Deering
Fantastic Four vol. 4 #2 (December 2012)[2]
Moon Girl
Lunella Lafayette
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #29 (March 2018)[2]
Devil Dinosaur
Iceman
Robert "Bobby" Louis Drake
Fantastic Four vol. 6 #3 (November 2018)[2]
Substitute team
New Fantastic Four
New Fantastic Four was formed to fill Fantastic Four after they were believed to have perished.[4] [b]
Notes
^ These are the members who have led the Fantastic Four :
^ In February 2012, Circle of Four was formed to battle Blackheart and his demons in Venom , vol. 2 #13. Each member were equivalent to New Fantastic Four:[5]
References
^ "Fantastic Four # 1 Review" . CBR . February 13, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Roget, Stephan. "All The Characters To Officially Become Members Of The Fantastic Four" . Ranker . Retrieved May 27, 2024 .
^ "Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #3" . CBR . July 28, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2024 .
^ Gaber, Nabeel (January 18, 2021). "The New Fantastic Four: How Hulk and Wolverine Replaced Marvel's First Family" . CBR . Retrieved June 23, 2024 .
^ Cronin, Brian (February 18, 2022). "The Circle of Four Was a Twisted Version of the New Fantastic Four" . CBR . Retrieved May 27, 2024 .
^ Wright, John (August 15, 2020). "Marvel Officially Assembles a NEW Fantastic Four" . CBR . Retrieved June 23, 2024 .