Issue Description

The return of the Mole Man! And the FF will never see him coming. Plus, the incredible original of Marvel’s First Family re-told.

The story begins with a real shocker on page one. The Thing and Alicia Masters open a door and see the Invisible Girl lying silently on the floor with Dr. Doom standing over her. Ben shouts out, "Suzie!.. murdered by Doctor Doom!" The Thing quickly attacks Doom, but it turns out that what he thought was Dr. Doom suddenly fades away, having been nothing but an image created by Mr. Fantastic, conducting a serious scientific experiment with his Thought-Projector Helmet. The Thing and the Human Torch then get into one of their famous fights and soon everyone leaves the Baxter Building except Ben Grimm.

All by himself now, Ben decides to try out the Thought-Projector Helmet himself. He ends up watching the events of Fantastic Four #1, how the FF go into space and are bombarded by cosmic rays and change into the Invisible Girl, Mr. Fantastic, the Human Torch and how he becomes the Thing. He also sees images of the FF's battle with the Mole Man in issues #88-89. When Ben removes the helmet, he becomes quite angry. He thinks that since the Mole Man made all of them temporarily blind back during their last encounter, that maybe he has the power to heal blind Alicia Masters and give her the ability to see again. He heads off to the Center of the Earth, insisting that if Mole Man has said ability, he will make him use it to help Alicia!

Fantastic Four (1961)

Publisher

Marvel

Volume Description

The Fantastic Four were created in response to DC's Justice League and soon became the Silver Age's premier superhero team. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby collaborated on the opening 102 issues of the magazine, and told the adventures of Mr. Fantastic, the Thing, Invisible Woman and the Human Torch. This first volume ran through issue #416, before it was rebooted as Fantastic Four (vol. 2) (13 issues) as part of the short lived Heroes Reborn arc. The series was restarted again with issue 1 in Fantastic Four (vol. 3) before it reverted back to the original numbering with issue #500.

Collected Editions

Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four

Vol. 1 (Issues 1-10)Vol. 2 (#11-20, Annual #1)Vol. 3 (#21-30)Vol. 4 (#31-40, Annual #2)Vol. 5 (#41-50, Annual #3)Vol. 6 (#51-60, Annual #4)Vol. 7 (#61-71, Annual #5)Vol. 8 (#72-81, Annual #6)Vol. 9 (#82-93, Annual #7)Vol. 10 (#94-104)Vol. 11 (#105-116)Vol. 12 (#117-128)Vol. 13 (#129-141)Vol. 14 (#142-150, Giant-Size #2)

Essential Fantastic Four - Seven volumes printing #1-159

Fantastic Four Epic Collection: The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (#1-18)S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete Collection (#21)Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1 (#1-30, Annual #1)S.H.I.E.L.D. by Lee & Kirby: The Complete Collection (#21)Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 2 (#31-60, Annuals #2-4)Silver Surfer Epic Collection: When Calls Galactus (#49, #55, #57-60, #72 and #74-77)Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 3 (#61-93)Fantastic Four Visionaries: George Perez Vol. 1 (#164-167, #170, #176-178, #184-186) Vol. 2 (#187-188, #191-192)Fantastic Four: Crusaders & Titans (#164-176)Fantastic Four: Reunited They Stand (#201-203)In Search of Galactus (#204-214)Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne Vol. 0 (#215-218, #220-221) Vol. 1 (#232-240) Vol. 2 (#241-250) Vol. 3 (#251-257, Annual #17) Vol. 4 (#258-267) Vol. 5 (#268-275, Annual #18)Vol. 6 (#276-284) Vol. 7 (#285-286, Annual #19) Vol. 8 (#287-295)Fantastic Four Epic Collection: All In the Family (#296-307)Fantastic Four Epic Collection: Into the Time Stream (#334-346)Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walter Simonson Vol. 1 (#334-341) Vol. 2 (#342-346) Vol. 3 (#347-350, #352-354)Fantastic Four/Inhumans: Atlantis Rising (#401-402)Fantastic Four Epic Collection: Strange Days (#403-416)

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