List of Fantastic Four members

The Fantastic Four is a team of comic book superheroes published in American comic books by Marvel Comics. A number of characters have joined the team but the composition of it mostly remains to be four.

Notation:

  • A slash (/) between names, indicates the character having multiple codenames in Fantastic Four (in chronological order).
  • Characters listed in bold are the current members of the teams.
    • In case of multiple codenames, the currently used name is bolded.
  • Characters listed are set in the Earth-616 continuity except when noted.

Founding members

In November 1961, Fantastic Four was formed after exposure to cosmic rays during a scientific mission to outer space in Fantastic Four #1.[1]

Character Real name
Mister Fantastic[a] Dr. Reed Nathaniel Richards
Invisible Woman[a] Dr. Susan "Sue" Storm-Richards
Human Torch Jonathan Lowell Spencer "Johnny" Storm
The Thing[a] Benjamin Jacob "Ben" Grimm

Recruits

Character Name Joined in
Crystal Crystallia Amaquelin Fantastic Four #81 (December 1968)[2]
Medusa Medusalith Amaquelin Fantastic Four #132 (March 1973)[2]
Luke Cage Lukas Cage
(born Carl Lucas) 		Fantastic Four #168 (March 1976)[2]
Nova Frankie Raye Fantastic Four #238 (January 1982)[2]
She-Hulk Jennifer "Jen" Susan Walters Fantastic Four #265 (January 1984)[2]
Ms. Marvel / She-Thing Sharon Ventura Fantastic Four #306 (September 1987)[2]
Ant-Man[a] Scott Edward Harris Lang Fantastic Four #384 (January 1994)[2]
Namorita Namorita "Nita" Prentiss Fantastic Four, vol. 3 #43 (July 2001)[2]
Storm Ororo Munroe Fantastic Four #543 (March 2007)[2]
Black Panther T'Challa
Powerhouse Franklin Benjamin Richards Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #3 (July 2008)[3]
Brainstorm Valeria Meghan Richards
Flux Dennis Sykes Heroic Age: One Month to Live #3 (September 2010)[2]
Spider-Man Peter Benjamin Parker Amazing Spider-Man #657 (March 2011) or
FF #1 (March 2011)[2]
Ms. Thing Darla Deering Fantastic Four vol. 4 #2 (December 2012)[2]
Moon Girl Lunella Lafayette Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #29 (March 2018)[2]
Devil Dinosaur
Iceman Robert "Bobby" Louis Drake Fantastic Four vol. 6 #3 (November 2018)[2]
Jack of Hearts Jonathan "Jack" Hart Fantastic Four vol. 6 #40 (February 2022)[4]


Substitute team

New Fantastic Four

New Fantastic Four was formed to fill Fantastic Four after they were believed to have perished.[5][b]

Character Name Joined in
Hulk Robert Bruce Banner Fantastic Four #347 (December 1990)
Ghost Rider Daniel "Danny" Ketch
Spider-Man Peter Benjamin Parker
Wolverine James "Logan" Howlett
Sleepwalker Spider-Man #22 (May 1992)
Powerhouse Franklin Benjamin Richards Fantastic Four, vol. 6 #22 (August 2020)[7]
Brainstorm Valeria Meghan Richards

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d These are the members who have led the Fantastic Four:
  2. ^ In February 2012, Circle of Four was formed to battle Blackheart and his demons in Venom, vol. 2 #13. Each member were equivalent to New Fantastic Four:[6]

References

  1. ^ "Fantastic Four # 1 Review". CBR. February 13, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Roget, Stephan. "All The Characters To Officially Become Members Of The Fantastic Four". Ranker. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four #3". CBR. July 28, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  4. ^ McGuire, Liam (February 16, 2022). "Fantastic Four Just Replaced A Member With A Surprise Marvel Hero". Screenrant. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  5. ^ Gaber, Nabeel (January 18, 2021). "The New Fantastic Four: How Hulk and Wolverine Replaced Marvel's First Family". CBR. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  6. ^ Cronin, Brian (February 18, 2022). "The Circle of Four Was a Twisted Version of the New Fantastic Four". CBR. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  7. ^ Wright, John (August 15, 2020). "Marvel Officially Assembles a NEW Fantastic Four". CBR. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
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