List of Fantastic Four members
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.
Fantastic Four[edit]
Founding members[edit]
In November 1961, Fantastic Four was formed after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space in Fantastic Four #1.[1]
| Character | Name |
|---|---|
| Human Torch | Jonathan "Johnny" Lowell Spencer Storm |
| Invisible Girl / Invisible Woman[a] | Susan "Sue" Storm-Richards |
| Mister Fantastic | Reed Richards |
| Thing | Benjamin "Ben" Jacob Grimm |
Recruits[edit]
| 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) or FF #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] |
New Fantastic Four[edit]
In December 1990, New Fantastic Four was formed in Fantastic Four #347 to fill Fantastic Four after they were believed to have perished.[4][b]
| Character | Name |
|---|---|
| Hulk | Robert Bruce Baner |
| Ghost Rider | Daniel "Danny" Ketch |
| Spider-Man | Peter Benjamin Parker |
| Wolverine | James "Logan" Howlett |
Notes[edit]
- ^ These are the members who have leaded 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]
- Ghost Rider (Jones) equivalent to Ghost Rider (Ketch)
- Red Hulk equivalent to Hulk
- Venom equivalent to Spider-Man
- X-23 equivalent to Wolverine
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Rogers, Blake (January 17, 2017). "Every Member Of The Fantastic Four, Ranked Worst To Best". Screen Rant. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ Cronin, Brian (February 18, 2022). "The Circle of Four Was a Twisted Version of the New Fantastic Four". CBR. Retrieved May 27, 2024.