Ben Grimm is mad.
But Ben worries about cosmic rays surrounding the planet and threatens to drop out of the project.
Ben, weve got to take that chance, interjects friend Sue Storm.
Unless we want the Commies to beat us to it.
With that Ben takes up the mission.
Well, at least thats what Ben hated in the 1960s.
Fantastic, Sue into Invisible Girl, and Johnny into the Human Torch.
Together, they will form the Fantastic Four.
Its a story thats been told countless times in comics, movies, and television shows.
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They didnt act on behalf of anyone else, they werent motivated by external motivations.
They made a choice and now theyre linked together forever.
To be sure, other versions of the FF origin have tried to keep that camaraderie.
All of these versions lack the simplicity of Lee and Kirbys original story.
Even when not comprised of the founding four, the quartet is a family.
Theres something inherently optimistic in that fact, which is central to the ethos of the Fantastic Four.
They arent driven by the need to stand up for the innocent or to protect others.
In fact, they arent driven by a relationship to evil at all.
Instead, they believe that something wonderful, something fantastic, exists out there in the unknown.
Attempts to move the Fantastic Fours origin out of the early 60s have lost that sense of optimism.
Things have gone bad in-universe, too.
These anti-heroes will make their debut inThunderbolts, scheduled to release two months beforeFantastic Fourhits theaters.
They also bring a much needed breath of hope and optimism to the MCU.
No, it wont be all sunshine and roses.
But the FF have faced hardship before and theyve always gotten through it together.
Fantastic Four hits theaters on July 25, 2025.
