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Fantastic Four #1 - The Fantastic Four! by madripooreconomy on March 28, 2010

I have to admit actually being surprised when I recently reread this issue!  The overwhelming prevalence of the Cold War dripped off the pages!  The intro into the story (in media res) gave the first chapter a diabolical feel!  There was no overt indication that the FF were even heroes!  When the actual origin story begins an interesting dynamic is already displayed between Reed and Ben - Ben actually refuses to fly until Sue chides him for being a coward!  The two college buddies are not too fr...