The Fantastic Four (sometimes called the FF) are a Marvel
Comics superhero group. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby,
they first appeared in The Fantastic Four #1 (1961). Although
the group’s membership has occasionally changed
temporarily, the team usually consists of four friends
who gained superpowers after being exposed to cosmic rays:
Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards), the leader of the group,
a scientist who can stretch his body. The Invisible Woman
(Susan Richards, neé Storm; originally the Invisible
Girl), his wife, who can become invisible at will and
create transparent force fields. The Human Torch (Johnny
Storm), her brother, who can surround himself in flames
and fly. The Thing (Ben Grimm), their grumpy friend, who
possesses superior strength and whose body is made of
craggy orange rock. Since their introduction, the group
has been portrayed as a dysfunctional superhero family
of sorts. They squabble and even hold some deep animosity
towards one another, but ultimately truly love and care
for one another.
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