MISTER FANTASTIC

Real Name:

Reed Richards

Universe/Timeline:

Marvel Universe

Status:

Active

Additional Status Info:

Fantastic Four

Category:

Science-Based Mutate

Alias:

Doctor Doom, Reed Benjamin, Invincible Man, Man in the Mystery Mask, Scion.

Nationality:

American

First Appearance:

Fantastic Four (1st series) #1

Powers & Abilities:

cosmic radiation makes him a polymorph able to stretch, flatten, contort, and reshape his mass in a variety of ways

Affiliation:

Fantastic Four, Future Foundation, Avengers, The Illuminati, Headbangers

Avengers Membership:

Recruited in Avengers (1st series) #300.

Notes:

Reed Richards was believed dead between Fantastic Four (1st series) #381-407 in a blast that consumed him and Doctor Doom. They were actually saved and tormented by Hyperstorm until rescue.

Later on the Dreaming Celestial trapped Reed in Doom's armor from Fantastic Four (3rd series) #25-31. Reed was forced to pose as Doom to the world at large in order to keep Doom's allies in check.

Reed was believed dead following Secret Wars #9, where he and the Future Foundation traveled rebuilding the multiverse. He and his family returned in Fantastic Four (6th series) #2-3.

Reed Richards reportedly has at least 18 doctorates across numerous scientific fields and perhaps other disciplines. He is known to have attended State University, Colombia, University of Vienna, CalTech, Harvard, and ESU in his studies. Reed also performed military service overseas, originally intended as World War II but later retconned into the fictional Sin-Cong Conflict.

Last Updated:

26th November 2024 by Monolith