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'''Fantastic Five''' is a fictional [[superhero]] team appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The team exists in the [[Marvel Comics 2|MC2]] Universe, an alternate future to the [[Marvel Universe]]. A continuation of the [[Fantastic Four]], the team was originally composed of the [[Alternative versions of the Human Torch#MC2|Human Torch]], his wife [[Lyja#MC2|Ms. Fantastic/Lyja]] (a [[Skrull]]), the [[Alternative versions of the Thing#MC2|Thing]], Big Brain ([[Alternative versions of Mister Fantastic#MC2|Reed Richards]]' remote-controlled robotic body), and [[Franklin Richards (Fantastic Four)|Psi-Lord]] (Franklin Richards, Reed's son).
'''Fantastic Five''' is a fictional [[superhero]] team appearing in [[American comic book]]s which were published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The team exists in the [[Marvel Comics 2|MC2]] Universe, an alternate future to the [[Marvel Universe]]. A continuation of the [[Fantastic Four]], the team was initially composed of the [[Human Torch]], his wife [[Lyja#MC2|Ms. Fantastic/Lyja]] (a [[Skrull]]), the [[Alternative versions of the Thing#MC2|Thing]], Big Brain (Reed Richards' remote-controlled robotic body), and [[Franklin Richards (Fantastic Four)|Psi-Lord]] (Franklin Richards, Sue and Reed's son).


==Fictional team biography==
==Fictional team biography==
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The team first appeared in ''[[What If (comics)|What If]]'' (volume 2) #105 (1998), an issue that focused on [[Spider-Girl (Mayday Parker)|Spider-Girl]], the daughter of [[Alternative versions of Spider-Man#MC2|Spider-Man]]. Spider-Girl became popular and was given her own series, along with the other characters in the MC2 universe (including the Fantastic Five). The Fantastic Five's series lasted only five issues, but they remained recurring characters in the ''Spider-Girl'' title, which lasted for 100 issues in its first volume. A new Fantastic Five mini-series was published in 2007, after the success of two mini-series events set in MC2 line.
The Fantastic Five first appeared in ''[[What If (comics)|What If]]'' #105 (February 1998), an issue that focused on [[Mayday Parker|Spider-Girl]], the daughter of [[Alternative versions of Spider-Man#MC2|Spider-Man]]. [[Anya Corazon|Spider-Girl]] became popular and was given her own series, along with the other characters in the MC2 universe (including the Fantastic Five). The Fantastic Five's series lasted only five issues, but they remained recurring characters in the ''Spider-Girl'' title, which lasted for 100 issues in its first volume.


In the first series, it was revealed that "Big Brain" is a drone controlled from the [[Negative Zone]], where [[Invisible Woman#MC2|Sue Storm]] is held in a kind of stasis. Her powers are holding back a breach in reality, and Reed is at her side. When this problem is corrected, Reed and Sue return to Earth.
In the first series, "Big Brain" is a drone controlled from the [[Negative Zone]], where [[Invisible Woman#MC2|Sue Storm]] is held in stasis, with her powers are holding back a breach in reality. When this problem is corrected, Reed and Sue return to Earth.


The team also appears in ''[[Last Hero Standing]]'' and ''[[Last Planet Standing]]''.
The team also appears in ''[[Last Hero Standing]]'' and ''[[Last Planet Standing]]''.


In ''Spider-Girl'' and ''Last Planet Standing'', additional children of the original Fantastic Four are shown as members of the Fantastic Five, including Super-Storm (Torus Storm, son of Lyja and Johnny Storm, who possesses the powers of both parents), Grim (Jacob "Jake" Grimm, son of Ben Grimm, stuck in a rock-like yet strong form like his father), and Rad (Alyce Grimm, daughter of Ben Grimm, twin sister of Jacob, appears to have radiation-oriented powers, including flight). Doom, aka Kristoff Vernard, is also shown to be a member of the "young" Fantastic Five; he wears [[Doctor Doom]]-like armor.
In ''Spider-Girl'' and ''Last Planet Standing'', additional children of the original Fantastic Four are shown as members of the Fantastic Five, including Super-Storm (Torus Storm, son of Lyja and Johnny Storm, who possesses the powers of both parents), Grim (Jacob "Jake" Grimm, son of Ben Grimm, stuck in a rock-like form like his father), and Rad (Alyce Grimm, daughter of Ben Grimm, sister of Jacob, appears to have radiation-oriented powers, including flight). Doom, aka [[Kristoff Vernard]], is also a member of the "young" Fantastic Five; he wears armor similar to [[Doctor Doom]]'s.

A five issue mini-series called ''Fantastic Five'' was published. It features such characters as: Psi-Lord, Invisible Woman, Thing, [[Sharon Ventura]], Human Torch, Ms. Fantastic (Lyja Storm), Mr. Fantastic and [[Alternative versions of Doctor Doom#MC2|Dr. Doom]].


A new Fantastic Five mini-series was published in 2007, after the success of two mini-series events set in the MC2 line. In this series, the titular characters battle Dr. Doom.
Doom, imprisoned for years by the [[Namor#MC2|Sub-Mariner]], finally breaks free, and imbues countless robotic duplicates with the [[Power Cosmic]]. Just one robot manages to decimate the Five and destroy Ben's robotic implants. Although the team manages to stop the robot by trapping it in a stasis beam, the real Doom appears and banishes the younger members to a spaceship orbiting earth, and trapping the others within Mr. Fantastic's own rubbery body. Franklin has the others remove the inner shielding of the ship, and exposes himself to a massive amount of [[cosmic ray]]s, which increases his powers dramatically. He manages to destroy the Doombot guarding them, but is greatly pained by using his increased powers. Doom, seeking to humble Reed once and for all, has the other freed from his body, and has Reed and himself plugged into an ''Infinity Device'' for a mental duel, the loser of which will have his mind sent to the [[Negative Zone#The Crossroads of Infinity|Crossroads of Infinity]]. Reed's teammates use the opportunity to escape, and with Kristoff's help, shut down the cosmically powered Doombots. Reed and Doom are shown to be evenly matched in their duel, and both minds are sent to the crossroads as a result, leaving their bodies blank and motionless. Sue and Kristoff decide to remain in Latveria and look after Reed, while Alyce goes home with her mother. Ben's son Jacob takes Reed's place in the F5.


==Roster==
==Roster==


===Active===
===Active===
*'''Johnny Storm, the [[Alternative versions of the Human Torch#MC2|Human Torch]]''' - While Reed and Sue were in the Negative Zone, Johnny took command of the team. On their return, however, Johnny would clash with Reed over leadership techniques, even considering whether to form his own team.
*'''Johnny Storm, the [[Human Torch]]''' - While Reed and Sue were in the Negative Zone, Johnny took command of the team. On their return, however, Johnny would clash with Reed over leadership techniques, even considering whether to form his own team.
*'''Ben Grimm, the [[Alternative versions of the Thing#MC2|Thing]]''' - Badly injured in a final battle with [[Terrax#MC2|Terrax]], Ben was outfitted with mechanical implants. Recently, his injured flesh has shown signs of regeneration.
*'''Ben Grimm, the [[Alternative versions of the Thing#MC2|Thing]]''' - Badly injured in a final battle with [[Terrax#MC2|Terrax]], Ben was outfitted with mechanical implants. Recently, his injured flesh has shown signs of regeneration.
*'''[[Lyja#MC2|Lyja]] Storm, Ms. Fantastic''' - Johnny's wife, a member of the shape-shifting [[Skrull]] race.
*'''[[Lyja#MC2|Lyja]] Storm, Ms. Fantastic''' - Johnny's wife, a member of the shape-shifting [[Skrull]] race.
*'''[[Franklin Richards (Fantastic Four)|Franklin Richards]], Psi-Lord''' - Son of Reed and Sue, and master of telepathy and telekinesis. After absorbing a large amount of cosmic ray radiation, his head now has the appearance of a glowing skull, and he must wear a helmet to protect others from the excess energies.
*'''[[Franklin Richards (Fantastic Four)|Franklin Richards]], Psi-Lord''' - Son of Reed and Sue, and master of telepathy and telekinesis. After absorbing a large amount of cosmic radiation, his head now has the appearance of a glowing skull, and he must wear a helmet to protect others from the excess energies.
*'''Jacob Grimm, Grim''' - The son of Ben Grimm and [[Sharon Ventura]], he is similar in appearance to his father, and also possesses his strength levels. He joins the F5 in Reed's absence.
*'''Jacob Grimm, Grim''' - The son of Ben Grimm and [[Sharon Ventura]], he is similar in appearance to his father, and also possesses his strength levels. He joins the F5 in Reed's absence.


===Former===
===Former===
*'''Reed Richards, [[Alternative versions of Mister Fantastic#MC2|Mr. Fantastic]]''' - Formerly the Big Brain robot, Reed has recently returned from repairing a hole in the [[Negative Zone]] caused by [[Hyperstorm]]. His mind is now lost in the Crossroads of Infinity after his mental duel with Doom.
*'''Sue Storm, the [[Invisible Woman#MC2|Invisible Woman]]''' - Badly injured during a battle with [[Hyperstorm]], she too was occupied in the Negative Zone until recently. She decides to remain in [[Latveria]] and care for her catatonic husband.
*'''Sue Storm, the [[Invisible Woman#MC2|Invisible Woman]]''' - Badly injured during a battle with Hyperstorm, she too was occupied in the Negative Zone until recently. She decides to remain in Latveria and care for her catatonic husband.
*'''Alyce Grimm, Rad''' - Jacob's sister, she is able to control and project cosmic radiation. She decides to forgo the superhero life and returns home with her mother Sharon Ventura.
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*'''Torus Storm, Super-Storm''' - Johnny and Lyja's young son. Whilst he is not an actual member of the team, he insists on leaping into the fray whenever he can. He has his father's fire powers and his mother's shape-shifting abilities. In battle, he regularly takes the form of an older version of himself wearing an F5 uniform with a "6" on its chest.
*'''[[Kristoff Vernard#MC2|Kristoff Vernard]], Doom''' - Former ward of [[Alternative versions of Doctor Doom#MC2|Doctor Doom]]. After the monarch's disappearance, he joined the Fantastic Five. In battle, he utilizes Doom's armor and weaponry. He too remains in Latveria, attempting to find and dismantle Doom's weapon stockpiles.
*'''Alyce Grimm, Rad''' - Jacob's sister, she is able to control and project Cosmic Radiation. She decides to forgo the superhero life and returns home with her mother.
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*'''Torus Storm, Super-Storm''' - Johnny and Lyja's young son. Not an actual member of the team, but he insists on leaping into the fray whenever he can. He has his father's fire powers and his mother's shape-shifting abilities. In battle, he regularly takes the form of an older version of himself wearing an F5 uniform with a "6" on its chest.


==Other versions==
==Other versions==
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*In ''[[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]]'' (vol. 1) #51, the Fantastic Five was the [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|Earth-99476]] counterpart of the Fantastic Four, consisting of [[dinosaur]] versions of the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man.
*In ''[[Excalibur (comics)|Excalibur]]'' (vol. 1) #51, the Fantastic Five was the [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|Earth-99476]] counterpart of the Fantastic Four, consisting of [[dinosaur]] versions of the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man.
*"The All New Fantastic Five?!?" also appears in ''Spider-Girl'' #87. Co-creator [[Tom DeFalco]] states that the new F5 were to appear in ''Fantastic Five'' #6 had the series continued.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}}
*"The All New Fantastic Five?!?" also appears in ''Spider-Girl'' #87. Co-creator [[Tom DeFalco]] states that the new F5 were to appear in ''Fantastic Five'' #6 had the series continued.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}}
*Fatal Five - Due to [[Seth (Marvel Comics)|Seth]]'s return to action, [[Spider-Girl (Mayday Parker)|Spider-Girl]] and [[American Dream (comics)|American Dream]] travel to an alternate universe that was last seen in ''A-Next'' #11 to recruit [[Thunderstrike (Kevin Masterson)|Thunderstrike]]. During their trip, they encounter an evil version of the Fantastic Five consisting of:
*Fatal Five - Due to [[Seth (Marvel Comics)|Seth]]'s return to action, [[Mayday Parker|Spider-Girl]] and [[American Dream (comics)|American Dream]] travel to an alternate universe that was last seen in ''A-Next'' #11 to recruit [[Thunderstrike (Kevin Masterson)|Thunderstrike]]. During their trip, they encounter an evil version of the Fantastic Five consisting of:
**Reed Richards (he and that world's [[Baron Zemo]] first appeared in ''A-Next'' #10-11 as assistants to Victor von Doom)
**Reed Richards (he and that world's [[Baron Zemo]] first appeared in ''A-Next'' #10-11 as assistants to Victor von Doom)
**Johnny Storm/Blow Torch
**Johnny Storm/Blow Torch
**Ben Grimm/The Brute
**Ben Grimm/The Brute
**Franklin Richards/Psi-Slayer
**Franklin Richards/Psi-Slayer
**Peter Parker/The Spider<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/reviews/spidergirl/057.html |title=Comics : Spider-Girl #57 |publisher=SpiderFan.org |date= |accessdate=2011-04-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/reviews/spidergirl/058.html |title=Comics : Spider-Girl #58 |publisher=SpiderFan.org |date= |accessdate=2011-04-16}}</ref>
**Peter Parker/The Spider<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/reviews/spidergirl/057.html |title=Comics : Spider-Girl #57 |publisher=SpiderFan.org |access-date=2011-04-16 |archive-date=2011-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125232257/http://spiderfan.org/comics/reviews/spidergirl/057.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spiderfan.org/comics/reviews/spidergirl/058.html |title=Comics : Spider-Girl #58 |publisher=SpiderFan.org |access-date=2011-04-16 |archive-date=2011-11-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125232053/http://spiderfan.org/comics/reviews/spidergirl/058.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*''Spider-Girl'' #86-88
*''Spider-Girl'' #86-88
*''[[Last Planet Standing]]'' #1–5 (July – September 2006)
*''[[Last Planet Standing]]'' #1–5 (July – September 2006)
*[http://www.angelfire.com/mi2/mc2/fantastic5.html Brief bios of Fantastic Five characters at Spider-Girl/MC2 fansite]
*[https://www.angelfire.com/mi2/mc2/fantastic5.html Brief bios of Fantastic Five characters at Spider-Girl/MC2 fansite]
*''Fantastic Five'' (vol. 2) #1-5 (July 2007-November 2007)
*''Fantastic Five'' (vol. 2) #1-5 (July 2007-November 2007)


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For the hip hop group, see Grandwizard Theodore & the Fantastic Five.
Fantastic Five
Cover to Fantastic Five #1. Art by Paul Ryan.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics' MC2 imprint
First appearanceWhat If #105 (February 1998)
Created byTom DeFalco
Ron Frenz
In-story information
Base(s)Baxter Building
Member(s)Human Torch
Ms. Fantastic
Thing
Psi-Lord
Grim

Fantastic Five is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books which were published by Marvel Comics. The team exists in the MC2 Universe, an alternate future to the Marvel Universe. A continuation of the Fantastic Four, the team was initially composed of the Human Torch, his wife Ms. Fantastic/Lyja (a Skrull), the Thing, Big Brain (Reed Richards' remote-controlled robotic body), and Psi-Lord (Franklin Richards, Sue and Reed's son).

Fictional team biography

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The Fantastic Five first appeared in What If #105 (February 1998), an issue that focused on Spider-Girl, the daughter of Spider-Man. Spider-Girl became popular and was given her own series, along with the other characters in the MC2 universe (including the Fantastic Five). The Fantastic Five's series lasted only five issues, but they remained recurring characters in the Spider-Girl title, which lasted for 100 issues in its first volume.

In the first series, "Big Brain" is a drone controlled from the Negative Zone, where Sue Storm is held in stasis, with her powers are holding back a breach in reality. When this problem is corrected, Reed and Sue return to Earth.

The team also appears in Last Hero Standing and Last Planet Standing.

In Spider-Girl and Last Planet Standing, additional children of the original Fantastic Four are shown as members of the Fantastic Five, including Super-Storm (Torus Storm, son of Lyja and Johnny Storm, who possesses the powers of both parents), Grim (Jacob "Jake" Grimm, son of Ben Grimm, stuck in a rock-like form like his father), and Rad (Alyce Grimm, daughter of Ben Grimm, sister of Jacob, appears to have radiation-oriented powers, including flight). Doom, aka Kristoff Vernard, is also a member of the "young" Fantastic Five; he wears armor similar to Doctor Doom's.

A new Fantastic Five mini-series was published in 2007, after the success of two mini-series events set in the MC2 line. In this series, the titular characters battle Dr. Doom.

Roster

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Active

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  • Johnny Storm, the Human Torch - While Reed and Sue were in the Negative Zone, Johnny took command of the team. On their return, however, Johnny would clash with Reed over leadership techniques, even considering whether to form his own team.
  • Ben Grimm, the Thing - Badly injured in a final battle with Terrax, Ben was outfitted with mechanical implants. Recently, his injured flesh has shown signs of regeneration.
  • Lyja Storm, Ms. Fantastic - Johnny's wife, a member of the shape-shifting Skrull race.
  • Franklin Richards, Psi-Lord - Son of Reed and Sue, and master of telepathy and telekinesis. After absorbing a large amount of cosmic radiation, his head now has the appearance of a glowing skull, and he must wear a helmet to protect others from the excess energies.
  • Jacob Grimm, Grim - The son of Ben Grimm and Sharon Ventura, he is similar in appearance to his father, and also possesses his strength levels. He joins the F5 in Reed's absence.

Former

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  • Sue Storm, the Invisible Woman - Badly injured during a battle with Hyperstorm, she too was occupied in the Negative Zone until recently. She decides to remain in Latveria and care for her catatonic husband.
  • Alyce Grimm, Rad - Jacob's sister, she is able to control and project cosmic radiation. She decides to forgo the superhero life and returns home with her mother Sharon Ventura.
  • Torus Storm, Super-Storm - Johnny and Lyja's young son. Whilst he is not an actual member of the team, he insists on leaping into the fray whenever he can. He has his father's fire powers and his mother's shape-shifting abilities. In battle, he regularly takes the form of an older version of himself wearing an F5 uniform with a "6" on its chest.

Other versions

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  • What If..? #1 is set in an alternative universe where Spider-Man joins the Fantastic Four (rather than leaving when he learns there isn't a salary, as happened in The Amazing Spider-Man #1), and they become the Fantastic Five. This universe is revisited in What If..? #21, by which time Susan Storm has left the team and chosen to marry Namor of Atlantis.
  • What If..? (vol. 2) #27 showed Namor joining the Fantastic Four, briefly making it the Fantastic Five until Reed Richards left to found Richards Technology.
  • In Exiles #44, the Weapon X team—led by Hyperion—began their conquest of the actual world they were on, by killing its superhero teams. At the beginning of the issue, they began killing the members of the Fantastic Five, which consisted of Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, the Thing, and Spider-Man as a fifth member.
  • In Excalibur (vol. 1) #51, the Fantastic Five was the Earth-99476 counterpart of the Fantastic Four, consisting of dinosaur versions of the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man.
  • "The All New Fantastic Five?!?" also appears in Spider-Girl #87. Co-creator Tom DeFalco states that the new F5 were to appear in Fantastic Five #6 had the series continued.[citation needed]
  • Fatal Five - Due to Seth's return to action, Spider-Girl and American Dream travel to an alternate universe that was last seen in A-Next #11 to recruit Thunderstrike. During their trip, they encounter an evil version of the Fantastic Five consisting of:
    • Reed Richards (he and that world's Baron Zemo first appeared in A-Next #10-11 as assistants to Victor von Doom)
    • Johnny Storm/Blow Torch
    • Ben Grimm/The Brute
    • Franklin Richards/Psi-Slayer
    • Peter Parker/The Spider[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Comics : Spider-Girl #57". SpiderFan.org. Archived from the original on 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  2. ^ "Comics : Spider-Girl #58". SpiderFan.org. Archived from the original on 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2011-04-16.

Bibliography

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