Fantastic Four (comic book)

Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. 1961).
Cover art by Jack Kirby.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
GenreSuperhero
Science fiction
Publication date
List
  • (vol. 1)
    November 1961 – September 1996
    (vol. 2)
    November 1996 – November 1997
    (vol. 3)
    January 1998 – August 2003
    (vol. 1 cont.)
    September 2003 – April 2011
    (FF vol. 1)
    May – December 2012
    (vol. 1 cont. #2)
    January – December 2012
    (vol. 4)
    January 2013 – March 2014
    (FF vol. 2)
    January 2013 – March 2014
    (vol. 5)
    April 2014 – February 2015
    (vol. 1 cont. #3)
    March – June 2015
    (vol. 6)
    August 2018 – October 2022
    (vol. 7)
    November 2022 - present
No. of issues
List
  • (vol. 1): 416 (#1–416) and 27 Annuals
    (vol. 2): 13
    (vol. 3): 70
    (vol. 1 cont.): 89
    (FF vol. 1): 23 (#1–11 double as vol. 1 #589–599)
    (vol. 1 cont. #2): 13 (#600–611 plus #605.1)
    (vol. 4): 17 (#1–16 plus #5AU)
    (FF vol. 2): 16 (not included in vol. 1 numbering)
    (vol. 5): 15 (#1–14 and 1 Annual)
    (vol. 1 cont. #3): 4 (#642–645)
    (vol. 6): 48 (#1–48)
    (vol. 7): #1–present

Fantastic Four is the name of several comic book titles featuring the team the Fantastic Four (created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby) and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original Fantastic Four comic book series which debuted in 1961.

As the first superhero team title produced by Marvel Comics, it formed a cornerstone of the company's 1960s rise from a small division of a publishing company to a pop culture conglomerate. The title would go on to showcase the talents of comics creators such as Roy Thomas, John Buscema, John Byrne, Steve Englehart, Walt Simonson, Tom DeFalco, Mark Waid, and Jonathan Hickman. The Fantastic Four is one of several Marvel titles originating in the Silver Age of Comic Books that was continuously published through 2015 before returning to monthly publication in 2018.