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Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four Vol. 3: It Started On Yancy Street (Fantastic Four
Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #21-29.
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby set the standard for out-of-this-world imaginative adventure with the Fantastic Four! Now, with all the Marvel Universe's super-heroic players in place, it's time for the FF to run the gauntlet! The Thing throws down with the Hulk in a battle so huge it takes the combined might of the FF and the Avengers to stop it! The Sub-Mariner makes a play for Sue Storm! The FF tangle with the X-Men! Nick Fury drops by in the story that set the table for his debut as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Even Doctor Strange makes an ever-so-astral appearance! And there are villains, too - from the Mole Man and Doctor Doom to the Mad Thinker, Red Ghost and the outer-space Infant Terrible!
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby set the standard for out-of-this-world imaginative adventure with the Fantastic Four! Now, with all the Marvel Universe's super-heroic players in place, it's time for the FF to run the gauntlet! The Thing throws down with the Hulk in a battle so huge it takes the combined might of the FF and the Avengers to stop it! The Sub-Mariner makes a play for Sue Storm! The FF tangle with the X-Men! Nick Fury drops by in the story that set the table for his debut as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Even Doctor Strange makes an ever-so-astral appearance! And there are villains, too - from the Mole Man and Doctor Doom to the Mad Thinker, Red Ghost and the outer-space Infant Terrible!
218 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 8, 2023
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Stan Lee
7,563 books2,347 followersStan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
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December 29, 2023
This was probably the weakest of the first three Mighty Marvel Masterworks volumes, but that's not to say it wasn't a fun read. There were some great crossovers between the Hulk, the Avengers, the original X-Men and even Doctor Strange showed up in one issue.
Even then, they just served to show that the entire Marvel Comics Universe was connected, with a dozen Editor's notes at the bottom of the page telling you to check out "this book" and "that book" to understand the callbacks the characters make throughout the stories.
As I said before though, they're still fun. The Hulk is on the hunt for the Avengers for (as he puts it), "betrayed him." That causes the Fantastic Four chasing after him to put an end to his destruction, until a in the next issue, the Avengers show up and even more damage occurs.
Another misunderstanding causes the FF to fight the X-Men. That's usually how these crossovers go. Two heroes or teams of heroes meet up and fight for what seemed like a good idea at the start of the story, until finally, they realize they're both the good guys. But it works. And they're still fun to dive into.
But what I think was the best of the bunch in this collection, was actually not a crossover issue, but instead featured our four encountering the Watcher's private hideout, essentially. Or one of them. There's a gorilla and a few monkeys that attack them, random traps ensue and Reed encounters a device that transforms him into what the human species supposedly evolve into thousands of years into the future.
It doesn't make sense coming from me, I know. But all you need to know, is that it started on Yancy Street.
Even then, they just served to show that the entire Marvel Comics Universe was connected, with a dozen Editor's notes at the bottom of the page telling you to check out "this book" and "that book" to understand the callbacks the characters make throughout the stories.
As I said before though, they're still fun. The Hulk is on the hunt for the Avengers for (as he puts it), "betrayed him." That causes the Fantastic Four chasing after him to put an end to his destruction, until a in the next issue, the Avengers show up and even more damage occurs.
Another misunderstanding causes the FF to fight the X-Men. That's usually how these crossovers go. Two heroes or teams of heroes meet up and fight for what seemed like a good idea at the start of the story, until finally, they realize they're both the good guys. But it works. And they're still fun to dive into.
But what I think was the best of the bunch in this collection, was actually not a crossover issue, but instead featured our four encountering the Watcher's private hideout, essentially. Or one of them. There's a gorilla and a few monkeys that attack them, random traps ensue and Reed encounters a device that transforms him into what the human species supposedly evolve into thousands of years into the future.
It doesn't make sense coming from me, I know. But all you need to know, is that it started on Yancy Street.
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