The First Family of Marvel: The Fantastic Four Appreciation 2019

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Fantastic Four #28 Jul 1964
"We Have to Fight the X-Men!"
The Thing is moving Alicia Masters' latest sculpture which this time represents himself, as Reed and Sue are reading the latest
newspaper reports about the mysterious mutant heroes known as the X-Men. When telling the others about it, the Torch recalls
how he recently fought alongside Iceman. After finishing his task, Ben upsets Alicia by bringing up her step-father, the Puppet Master.

Incidentally, the Puppet Master has agreed to meet with another foe of the Fantastic Four, the Mad Thinker,
who has developed a plan to destroy their mutual foes. The Thinker has determined that the X-Men's telepathic leader
could be used to manipulate the X-Men into attacking the FF. Having tabulated circumstantial evidence to make a passing
composition of this mysterious leader, the Puppet Master is able to mold a new puppet out of his clay.
Despite the fact that it is lacking any facial features, it enthralls the X-Men's leader Professor X, at the X-Men's school.
Under the Puppet Master's control, Charles Xavier summons the X-Men and orders them to destroy the Fantastic Four.

Even though they are confused by these orders, the X-Men comply and fly their helicopter to the Baxter Building.
Initially, they act friendly to the Fantastic Four, who invite the young mutants into their home.
Reed is showing his latest work when the X-Men's field leader Cyclops launches the attack with his optic blasts.
With Cyclops and Beast battling Mister Fantastic and the Human Torch, Marvel Girl uses her telekinetic powers against the Thing,
and Angel and Iceman attack the Invisible Girl. When the male members of the Fantastic Four begin gaining the upper hand,
Mr. Fantastic orders them to pretend to surrender. The X-Men flee the scene with Sue as their prisoner.
Reed and the others follow the X-Men with the Pogo Plane to the Mad Thinker's hideout,
where the X-Men are commanded by Xavier to continue their battle against the Fantastic Four.

The Mad Thinker launches various weapons to subdue the Fantastic Four. The Puppet Master and Thinker reveal themselves,
and Professor X is ordered to make the X-Men unconscious. However, the Beast resists Xavier's mental command
and breaks the puppet which binds their leader. The Mad Thinker orders his Awesome Android to his aid and battle against the X-Men ensues.
Meanwhile, Fantastic Four break free from the Thinker's traps and come to help the mutants. However,
it's Professor X who defeats the Android by "applying mental pressure to a certain section of the Android's artificial nervous system."
During the confusion, the Thinker and Puppet Master escape, leaving the Awesome Android behind.
With the threat now over, Professor X orders the X-Men to return home,

leaving the Fantastic Four to wonder if they will ever meet the mutant group again.

Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chic Stone

[Crimz]

Think there will be any interesting FF related reveals at SDCC next week?

[Snoop Dogg]

Think there will be any interesting FF related reveals at SDCC next week?

Nah, we're pretty spoiled ATM. Maybe some advance solicits. Ben's in Contagion, tho.

[Digifiend]

Doubt it. Because they already announced Grand Design and Future Foundation. What else is there to announce? Too soon to know how well Sue's book did as the first issue just came out. So unless Ben or Johnny are getting a solo, I don't think there'll be any F4 news.

Of course the biggest news will be X-Men related.

[Crimz]

Nah, we're pretty spoiled ATM. Maybe some advance solicits. Ben's in Contagion, tho.

Doubt it. Because they already announced Grand Design and Future Foundation. What else is there to announce? Too soon to know how well Sue's book did as the first issue just came out. So unless Ben or Johnny are getting a solo, I don't think there'll be any F4 news.

Of course the biggest news will be X-Men related.

Yeah I doubt there will be anything new on the comic side of things. But hopefully there will be reveals in other things such as animation or merch and stuff like that.

[U.N. Owen]

I'm hope we get a first look at the DLC of the F4 in Ultimate Alliance, but that's probably asking too much.

[Ravin' Ray]

I'm waiting to see how prominent the FF will be in Absolute Carnage. Articles state that anyone who's worn a symbiote is a target, and Reed, Sue as well as She-Hulk are all targets because they wore the Venom symbiote in Christos Gage's Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four #2, a retcon to the time the symbiote was in the Baxter Building after Reed successfully removed it from Peter.

[Chris0013]

When are we getting the story about how Ice-Man became an official member??

[Crimz]

I'm waiting to see how prominent the FF will be in Absolute Carnage. Articles state that anyone who's worn a symbiote is a target, and Reed, Sue as well as She-Hulk are all targets because they wore the Venom symbiote in Christos Gage's Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four #2, a retcon to the time the symbiote was in the Baxter Building after Reed successfully removed it from Peter.

I think may be the only one involved if we look at the ending of the last FF issue and that he's in a tie-in.

When are we getting the story about how Ice-Man became an official member??

Not a clue. Maybe it's no longer happening because of the Hickman X-Men takeover?

[Digifiend]

Why would that stop it? It would be a flashback story anyway - likely from before he outed himself as gay in fact, since that happened just before Secret Wars.

[danielsan52]

When are we getting the story about how Ice-Man became an official member??

I hope we get to see him in a FF uniform!! I vote just shorts and boots !

[U.N. Owen]

Probably my favorite way the Fantastic Four dealt with an Abstract level threat.

[Crimz]

Rumor is that the FF may finally get Funko Pops!

https://twitter.com/DisFunko/status/1150483409015361538

[CRaymond]

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Krasinsky // Blunt // Rogan // Montgomery

[Keyotheseasons]

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Krasinsky // Blunt // Rogan // Montgomery

Aside from Seth Rogan those are all the actors that I want for the respective roles. My fear would be that if Rogan plays Ben that he would be reduced to nothing but comedic relief.