Fantastic Four Masterworks Vol. 3 (Fantastic Four (1961-1996))

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Collects Fantastic Four (1961) #21-30.While testing an experimental spacecraft Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, and Sue and Johnny Storm were exposed to a bombardment of mysterious cosmic rays. Upon their return to Earth, they found that they had gained wondrous abilities, the likes of which had never been seen before. That voyage was the first of many extraordinary adventures for these friends, who became known to the world as: Mr. Fantastic, The Thing, The Human Torch, and The Invisible Girl - The Fantastic Four!

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This masterworks collection contains Fantastic Four no. 21-30, and features battles between the FF and the likes of The Red Ghost, The Hate Monger, the Infant Terrible, the Sub-Mariner, Doctor Doom (obviously), the X-Men, The Mad Thinker, The Hulk (the knock-down-drag-out classic slugfest with The Thing is absolutely cool) and the sinister Diablo. Every issue is structured around a villain that needs to be taken down and the FF's internal squabbles (mostly between Johhny and Ben). That being said, I enjoyed these stories because of the problems the FF encounter and how they pull through as a family. Ben refuses to let Reed turn him back to human form as he is afraid Alicia Masters would stop loving him, because she only seems to relate to the Thing and not the human Ben Grimm. Prince Namor makes another try at winning Sue's love and the question of intolerance is dealt with in the issue featuring the Hate-Monger. Kirby's art improves a lot during these issues but Stan Lee's writing doesn't really change much. When the Galactus epic comes around in FF Masterworks volume 5 Stan will step up, but in volume 3 its all Kirby. Definitely worth picking up if your a Marvellite.

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