The "Four" had their own personalities and roles within the group Reed Richards (Mr. The FF lived in New York, a real city with real places to reference, and when the bad-guys DID come, the reader was more invested in the storyline - this was NOT Metropolis! The Fantastic Four kicked it all off, with a carefully constructed world containing a who's-who of recurring personalities, alternate universes, supporting characters that mattered, and complicated villains, with motives that informed their mis-deeds as opposed to just simply being "greedy."
This was a revolutionary idea for hero comics in 1961 - giving the characters actual adult depth!
They had complex personalities, psychological hang-ups, sometimes tragic backstories, and engaged with each other while "real-life" day to day problems occurred it wasn't just a "get the bad guy" mentality, with each storyline wrapping up neatly until the next month. Superman, Batman.), but the collective vision of Stan Lee and his biggest creators in the Marvel "bullpen" was something completely new in scope while DC's superheroes were bland, and one dimensional by comparison, Marvel injected each new character with a decidedly "human" set of values. Sure, DC had already successfully revived many of their characters that made them famous in the 40's - in addition to ones that never went away (i.e. Later Silver Age Fantastic Fours are fast rising in value…in 40 years I have never seen such movement in a title value in such a short space of time.Premiering a matter of months before the other character, Spider-Man, that is considered to have ushered-in "The Marvel Age of Comics," that is, loosely defined, the period in the early 60's which led to the explosion of the popularity of the superhero genre, The Fantastic Four #1 is practically "ground-zero" for what modern hero titles would become for the next 50 years (or so)! Bright cover colours, near perfect Off White to White pages.
“ CGC 4.5 VG+, a nice solid cents copy newly graded and new to market. See all condition definitions - opens in a new window or tab See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket (if applicable) is included for hard covers.
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