Fantastic Four
#1
Fantastic
Four
Vol.
1 # 1
Published:
Nov.
1961
Features three
stories
Titles
"The
Fantastic Four"
"The Fantastic
Four Meet the Moleman"
"The Moleman's
Secret"
Intro:
Mr.
Fantastic (Reed Richards)
The
Thing (Benjamin J. Grimm)
The
Human Torch II (Johnny Storm)
The
Invisible Girl (Susan Storm)
The
Mole Man (Harvey Rupert Elder)
Moloids
(a race of Subterraneans)
Origin:
The
Fantastic Four
(The team formed by Mr. Fantastic, The Thing, The
Human Torch II, & The Invisible Girl)
Significance
This
issue is significant for several reasons. Obviously, this
shows the first appearance of Marvel's first supergroup,
the Fantastic Four, and the origins of the four original
members. It also shows the Mole Man and his Moloid
subjects for the first time.
Comments,
Notes, and Trivia:
1.
The
Fantastic Four are not in costume in this first
story.
2. The Mole Man's
code name is misspelled "Moleman" in this
issue.
3. Johnny Storm
is the second "Human Torch", the first one appearing in
the 1940s as an ally of Captain America and the
Invaders.
4. The Invisible
Girl is later known as the Invisible Woman, and her alter
ego's last name changes to "Richards" after her marriage
to Reed Richards.