albafan said:
Soooooo wheres the BIO oh Reed???
Who is he?
Dr. Reed Richards is a scientist, who, prior to Issue #1 had
been working on a space craft, which was about to have its funding
cut off. In a last ditch attempt to get the flight off the ground,
Reed, his fiance (Sue Storm), his fiance's brother (Johnny Storm),
and one of his college classmates and a test pilot (Ben Grimm),
snuck through security to take the shuttle for a test flight. Turns
out that there wasn't enough shielding, and the Fantastic Four was
born.
Reed is the brains behind the FF, and he was basically their
leader for the first 381 Issues or so, until his "death". Since then
the team's leadership has come into question.
He and Sue were married in Annual #3, and their child,
Franklin was born in Annual #6. Reed's father, Nathaniel Richards,
was introduced in Issue #273.
What are his powers?
Reed has the ability to stretch or reform his body in just
about any way that he chooses. He can stretch to about 1500 feet
before the onset of pain. He can use his body as a sort of a
catapault for both objects and people; this catapaulting ability
can be used to fire projectiles back at their original firer. He
often uses his body to wrap around people that he wishes to detain.
He can reduce his molecular cohesion, and become a "blob" of sorts.
He can expand his body and use it as a makeshift glider. He can
slim down enough for his body to fit through the eye of a needle.
Mr. Fantastic is often considered the weakest member of the
group, although there he must have some element of super strength,
considering the people and items that he has picked up/catapaulted/
ferried, etc.
The Old Mr. Fantastic :
The New Mr. Fantastic :
