TheFantastic Four’sdebut in the MCU finally brings the iconic mirthful book team to the franchise , opening up the possibility for decennium of story and character to emerge in springy - action . The 1980s in exceptional volunteer many great storytelling chance for the MCU , as this menstruum figure the team develop in considerable ways .

She - Hulkjoined the team during the 1980s during John Byrne ’s legendary run on the title , something that feels inevitable in the MCU . The cosmic supervillain Galactus also realise newfangled attribute in a critical storyline sure to play out on screen in the futurity , especially as the MCU continues to add more nuance to its villains .

Secret Wars #12

retaliator : Secret Warslikely lean on the 2015 comic storyline , amongthe most important Marvel Comics ever , for inspiration . But the 1985 archetype may offer some as well , particularly as it represents a cardinal moment for the Fantastic Four and particularly The Thing . InSecret Wars#12 , Ben Grimm leaves the team .

Wilhelm Karl Grimm chooses to appease on Battleworld after he discover that he can revert back to his human form there . This shake the team ’s roster in major way that could happen in the MCU , though in all probability not for a long time .

The Thing #35

The Thing#35 from the character ’s first solo serial introducedSharon Ventura as Ms. Marvelfor the first time , an often - dominate character now but a key shape in Fantastic Four traditional knowledge . Her transformation in this issue constitute it not only a milestone in Ms. Marvel traditional knowledge but important as she finally joins the Fantastic Four .

Sharon fall in sexual love with Ben Grimm and goes back to the squad with him after his serial ends with the very next topic , arrange up a complex and unusual narrative arc that finally transform her into the She - Thing .

Amazing Spider-Man #258

The Fantastic Four toy a small but key role inAmazing Spider - Man#258 , a momentous issue in the saga of Spider - Man ’s black-market costume . This issue also ranks amongthe best Spider - Man comic books from the 1980sas this is where Spider - Man , with Mr. Fantastic ’s assist , discovers the black suit is actually a living alien symbiote .

Mr. Fantastic examines the suit and confirms his worst fears , leading to a fraught plot line that at last produces Venom when the symbiote bonds with Eddie Brock in later issue .

Fantastic Four #284

Fantastic Four#284 not only features one ofthe most iconic She - Hulk laughable book instrument panel ever , it also include a monumental minute in Fantastic Four history . The yield , written and draw by Byrne , visit Sue Storm leave behind The Invisible Girl moniker for The Invisible Woman after a battle with Psycho - Man .

This modification seems obvious in retrospect but took twenty years to emerge in the comic strip . Sue turn in leaps and bounds during this time period , in character as well as in magnate .

Fantastic Four #267

The team faces all kinds of extraordinary cosmic threats like Galactus or Annihilius butFantastic Four#267 distinguishes itself with a much more personal story . Sue Storm suffers a abortion in this payoff from Byrne ’s germinal 1980s run , insert unfeigned grief and tragedy into the team ’s dynamic for really the first time in their account .

Mr. Fantastic races against time to avoid the tragic outcome , going so far as to enlist Doctor Octopus ' help . This lead only to secondary battle and Reed can do nothing in the final stage .

X-Men Annual #14

Marvel Comics devotee have intercourse Rachel Summersplays an important role in X - Men mythology but she also deal a brawny connection to the Fantastic Four . Adam - MenAnnual # 14 croak back to the future to explore Rachel ’s relationship with Franklin Summers , who give-up the ghost in the unforgettableUncanny X - Men#141 , the opening ploy inDays of Future Past .

Franklin come back to the present in the story , surprising Rachel and everyone else given his tragic lot in the hereafter . This issue , feature incredible fine art from Art Adams , consider Rachel amount to term in many agency with her tragic past . She also receive acceptance among the present - day XTC - Men and Fantastic Four who are stick to in another major way - Reed and Sue toy a role in Jean Grey ’s Christ’s Resurrection inFantastic Four # 282 .

Fantastic Four#265

Byrne established his appreciation for She - Hulk inthe best She - Hulk risible account book everbut his link to the character travel back even earlier . He bring her to the Fantastic Four inFantastic Four#265 , making this matter a must - read for fans of the team and She - Hulk likewise .

She - Hulk comes to the squad after The Thing stay on Battleworld , and he found a rapport with her . She injects young energy to the team and stay with them for some time , participate in their greatest battle from the epoch .

Fantastic Four #236

Byrne took the squad aside from epical battles once again in issue # 236 , an unusual story with tarry office . The twentieth - anniversary issue celebrates the team ’s iconic stock but splinters off into an unsettling alternate reality where the team experience quaint suburban lives in Liddleville , with no memory of their adventures .

They lento rediscover their memories through unsettling nightmares and get word their realism is n’t reality at all . The story predict untypical Marvel stories that would follow , includingThe Visionby Tom King , andThe Vision And The Scarlet Witchby Steve Englehart and Richard Howell , which inspiredWandaVision .

Fantastic Four #262

The team evolves far beyond simple superhero dangerous undertaking in the eighties and few laughable record issues from the period of time ponder that better thanFantastic Four#262 . This issue , perhaps the acme of Byrne ’s running , sees legion alien races put Reed Richards on trial for save up Galactus ' life history in a previous storyline .

Few people accept Reed ’s determination , specially given the destruction that the cosmic entity inflicts on creation , but the story examines Galactus ' role in nature . Eternity look during the trial to reveal Galactus plays a natural role in the cosmological cycle , functioning as any other predatory animal in their respective surroundings . This puts Galactus in a completely different light and positions the Fantastic Four as a much more advanced book than many others at the meter .

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Mr. Fantastic learns Sue lost their baby in Marvel Comics.

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She-Hulk and Human Torch joining the fight in Fantastic Four 265.

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Reed RIchards on trial for saving Galactus in Marvel Comics.

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