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. These are the members who have led the Fantastic Four:
   • Ant-Man
   • Invisible Woman
   • Mister Fantastic
   • Thing
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]
   • Ghost Rider (Jones) equivalent to Ghost Rider (Ketch)
   • Red Hulk equivalent to Hulk
   • Venom equivalent to Spider-Man
   • X-23 equivalent to Wolverine

References

1. "Fantastic Four # 1 Review". CBR. February 13, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
2. 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.