The Marvel Universe debuted in the pages of Fantastic Four in 1961, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. At that time, Strange Tales also published stories featuring the Fantastic Four cast, mostly the Human Torch and Thing, where other villains also debuted. The following is a list of antagonists that were introduced in Fantastic Four, Strange Tales and other Marvel comics. The Fantastic Four is regarded as possessing one of the strongest rogues' galleries in Marvel Comics.[1]

Fantastic Four debuts

Supervillain name Notable alter ego First appearance issue # Creator Notes
Mole Man and his Moloids Harvey Rupert Elder Fantastic Four No. 1 (November 1961) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
An underground leader of Subterranea, who plans to take over the outer world that rejected him. Rules over different creatures and has access to highly advanced technology.
Skrulls Various Fantastic Four No. 2 (January 1962) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
An alien race that can shapeshift and are bent on taking over the Earth.
Miracle Man Joshua Ayers Fantastic Four No. 3 (March 1962) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
A magician with megalomaniacal goals.
Namor the Sub-Mariner Namor McKenzie Fantastic Four No. 4 (May 1962) Bill Everett An underwater antihero who tried to win Invisible Woman's heart. He is the King of Atlantis. Originally the character was created for the Invaders for Timely Comics, and was reintroduced into Marvel Comics in 1962.
Doctor Doom Victor von Doom Fantastic Four No. 5 (July 1962) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
The Fantastic Four's deadliest archenemy. Ruler of Latveria, bent on dominating the Earth. A skilled sorcerer and one of the smartest people on Earth 616. Met Reed Richards and Ben Grimm while at college at the fictional Empire State University. He was permanently disfigured after an accident in which he tried contacting his deceased mother from beyond the grave. This disfigurement was only made worse when he prematurely put on his iconic mask before it was cool. One of Marvel's biggest and most popular villains.

While typically an enemy of the Fantastic Four, he has been known to help them, such as with the birth of Valeria Richards.[2]

Kurrgo Kurrgo Fantastic Four No. 7 (July 1962) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
A Xantha who is the dictator of the planet Xanth and master of its technology that is more advanced than Earth's technology. He had his robot bring the Fantastic Four to Xantha to help save his kind from an asteroid that will destroy Xanth. When Mister Fantastic came up with a way to shrink the Xanthas with a special gas in order to save them and relocate them to another planet by enlarging them, Kurrgo still plotted to rule his kind. Though he was thought to have perished in Xanth's destruction, Marvel Feature #11 revealed that Kurrgo's robot saved him and took him to a hidden spaceship which they used to escape Xanth's destruction. In order to regain control of the Xantha who have settled on New Xanth and repelled him with their technology, Kurrgo and his robot went to Earth to plan to use Thing in overcoming the Xantha only to end up competing against Leader after discovering that Hulk was stronger than Thing.
Puppet Master Phillip Masters Fantastic Four No. 8 (Nov. 1962) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
An artist that can control people with puppets he creates in their image using special radioactive clay. Is the step-father of Alicia Masters, Ben Grimm's future wife.
Impossible Man Fantastic Four No. 11 (Feb 1963) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
An alien that can shapeshift from the planet Poppup. He has a hivemind containing all the consciousnesses of Poppup before it was consumed by Galactus.[3]
Red Ghost and his Super-Apes Ivan Kragoff Fantastic Four No. 13 (April 1963) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
A ghost-like figure with three super-powered primates. A Soviet scientist who uses the same technology as the Fantastic Four to make it to the moon.
Mad Thinker and his Awesome Android Julius Fantastic Four No. 15 (Jun 1963) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
A genius specializing in evil robotics who usually comes up with very elaborate, infallible, devious plans that unfold like clockwork.
Super-Skrull Kl'rt Fantastic Four No. 18 (Sep. 1963) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
A Skrull with the combined powers of the Fantastic Four and also hypnosis.
Rama-Tut Nathaniel Richards Fantastic Four No. 19 (Oct. 1963) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
One of the many names of Kang the Conqueror, an Avengers villain and Reed Richard's descendant.
Molecule Man Owen Reece Fantastic Four No. 20 (November 1963) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
A villain or a reluctant hero with the power of molecular manipulation. Originally could only control inorganic matter, but can now control organic matter as well.
Hate-Monger Clone of Adolf Hitler Fantastic Four No. 21 (December 1963) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
Infant Terrible Fantastic Four No. 24 (March 1964) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
Diablo Esteban Corazón de Ablo Fantastic Four No. 30 (September 1964) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
An evil alchemist from medieval Spain who controls the Four Elements
Attuma Fantastic Four No. 33 (December 1964) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
An Atlantean who is also Namor's archenemy.
Dragon Man Fantastic Four No. 35 (February 1965). Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
A robot in the form of a humanoid dragon that was brought to life by Diablo. He later gains intelligence and sentience, becoming an ally and teacher to the Future Foundation.
Frightful Four Fantastic Four No. 36 (March 1965) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
The evil version of the Fantastic Four. Led by the Human Torch's enemy Wizard. The lineup frequently changes, with founding members Wizard, Medusa, Sandman, and Paste-Pot Pete.
Maximus the Mad Maximus Boltagon Fantastic Four No. 47 (Feb. 1966) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
A member of the Inhumans who wants to take over his brother and archenemy Black Bolt's reign as ruler of the Inhumans.
Galactus Fantastic Four No. 48 (March 1966) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
A gigantic cosmic entity that feeds on planets. Also the Silver Surfer's archenemy and frequent master.
Klaw Ulysses Klaue Fantastic Four No. 56 (Nov 1966) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
A human physicist who has been transformed into solid sound and who wears a sonic emitter on his right wrist as a prosthetic device. Also known as an enemy of Black Panther.
Blastaar Fantastic Four No. 62 (May 1967) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
A villain from the Negative Zone with the power to project blasts of highly concussive kinetic force from his hands.
Ronan the Accuser Fantastic Four No. 65 (Aug. 1967) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
The Supreme Accuser of the Kree Empire.
Kree Fantastic Four No. 65 (Aug. 1967) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
A scientifically and technologically advanced militaristic alien race.
Psycho-Man Fantastic Four Annual No. 5 (Nov. 1967) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
A member of a microscopic race who can manipulate emotions.
Annihilus Fantastic Four Annual No. 6 (November 1968) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
A villain from the Negative Zone that wields a cosmic control rod to take over the Earth.
Overmind Fantastic Four No. 113 (August 1971) Stan Lee
John Buscema
An alien belonging to the Eternals.
Air-Walker Gabriel Lan Fantastic Four No. 120 (March 1972) Stan Lee
John Buscema
The Xandarian Herald of Galactus.
Nicholas Scratch Fantastic Four No. 185 (August 1977) Len Wein
George Pérez
A wizard and the son of Fantastic Four supporting character Agatha Harkness.
Salem's Seven Fantastic Four No. 186 (September 1977) Len Wein
George Pérez
A team of seven magical supervillains that are children of Nicholas Scratch and grandchildren of Agatha Harkness.
Terrax the Tamer Tyros Fantastic Four No. 211 (Oct. 1979) Marv Wolfman
John Byrne
Joe Sinnott
Ben Sean
A Herald of Galactus who later betrayed him.
Karisma Mary Brown Fantastic Four #266 (May, 1984) John Byrne Mary Brown is a supervillain who uses radiation wavelengths to become irresistible to men.
Kristoff Vernard Kristoff von Doom Fantastic Four No. 247 (October 1982) John Byrne Someone who takes the identity of Doctor Doom for a while before becoming an ally for the Fantastic Four. Originally Doctor Doom's heir apparent.
Terminus Fantastic Four No. 269 (August 1984) John Byrne An alien destroyer.
Fasaud Fantastic Four No. 308 (November 1987) Steve Englehart and John Buscema A man transformed into a living electronic image.
Paibok the Power Skrull Fantastic Four No. 358 (November 1991) Tom DeFalco
Paul Ryan
Danny Bulanadi
A powerful Skrull.
Devos the Devastator Fantastic Four No. 359 (December 1991) Tom DeFalco
Paul Ryan
Danny Bulanadi
An extraterrestrial vigilante dedicated to bringing peace to the universe, but holds the rather warped view that this can only be done by destroying anyone whom he deems a threat to galactic peace.
Occulus Fantastic Four No. 363 (Apr 1992) Tom DeFalco
Paul Ryan
One of the first villains imprisoned in the Negative Zone prison.
Hyperstorm Johnathon Richards Fantastic Four No. 406 (November 1995) Tom DeFalco
Paul Ryan
Dan Bulanadi
Reed and Sue's grandson from the future and an enemy of the Fantastic Four.
Abraxas Fantastic Four Annual 2001 (September 2001) Carlos Pacheco A cosmic entity who seeks to destroy all realities.
Salamandra Fantastic Four No. 514 (August 2004) Paco Medina A half-human/half-dragon woman who is the Wizard's ex-wife.
Quiet Man possibly "John Eden" Fantastic Four Vol. 5 No. 5 (July 2014) James Robinson
Leonard Kirk
A genius level intellect who considers himself Reed's arch-rival.
Victorious Zora Vukovic Fantastic Four Vol. 6 No. 1 (October 2018) Dan Slott
Simone Bianchi
A dedicated patriot and freedom fighter in her homeland of Latveria, she was given cosmic powers bestowed by Doctor Doom.

Strange Tales debuts

Supervillain name Notable alter ego First appearance issue # Creator Notes
Wizard Bentley Wittman Strange Tales No. 102 (Nov 1962) Stan Lee
Larry Lieber
Jack Kirby
An enemy of the Human Torch and the founder of the Frightful Four.
Paste-Pot Pete/Trapster Peter Petruski Strange Tales No. 104 (January 1963) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
An original member of the Frightful Four, Trapster can trap people with adhesives or lubricants.

Other titles debuts

Supervillain name Notable alter ego First appearance issue # Creator Notes
Kang the Conqueror Nathaniel Richards Avengers No. 8 (Sep. 1964) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
This prime Avengers villain has many ties to the team and has had more than a few battles with the Fantastic Four as well.
Immortus Nathaniel Richards Avengers No. 10 (Nov 1964) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
The future version of Kang the Conqueror.
Ego the Living Planet Thor No. 132 (September 1966) Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
A powerful living planet that is primarily a villain of Thor.
Mephisto Silver Surfer No. 3 (Dec. 1968) Stan Lee
John Buscema
This Prince of Darkness has tried to tamper with the souls of the Fantastic Four and will most likely try to do it again. One of the Ghost Rider's archenemies, besides Blackheart.
Living Monolith Ahmet Abdol X-Men No. 54 (Mar 1969) Arnold Drake
Roy Thomas
Don Heck
Neal Adams
An X-Men villain who was the Living Pharaoh while in his normal appearance, but once he obtained enough cosmic energy, he would increase in mass, size and power, thus becoming the Living Monolith.
Llyra Sub-Mariner No. 32 (December 1970) Roy Thomas
Sal Buscema
A female Atlantean who is also an enemy of Namor.
Brute Reed Richards of Counter-Earth Marvel Premiere No. 2 (May 1972) Roy Thomas
Gil Kane
An evil counterpart of Reed Richards from Counter-Earth.
Aron Captain Marvel No. 39 (Jul 1975) Steve Englehart
Al Milgrom
A rogue Watcher that likes to manipulate the Fantastic Four.
Ion Voletta Todd Machine Man #15 (June 1980) Tom DeFalco
Steve Ditko
Violetta Todd is the niece of Blazing Skull who projects electromagnic energy.
Beyonder Secret Wars No. 1 (May 1984) Jim Shooter
Mike Zeck
A sentient universe come to Earth in human form to study humanity.
Lucia von Bardas Secret War No. 1 (February 2004) Brian Michael Bendis
Gabriele Dell'Otto
A woman cyborg from Latveria.
Maker Reed Richards Ultimate Fantastic Four No. 1 (February 2004) Brian Michael Bendis
Mark Millar
Adam Kubert
The Ultimate Marvel version of Reed Richards who became corrupt.

Other major villains

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby collaborated on the first 102 consecutive issues of Fantastic Four. Most of the major Marvel concepts, i.e., Latveria, Atlantis, Wakanda, Attilan, the Negative Zone, the Microverse, Subterranea and Avalon which later became a huge part of other major Marvel characters, debuted in Fantastic Four. Following are some of the villains who have gone on to become major villains of various Marvel franchises.

Supervillain name Franchise First appearance issue #
Skrulls Marvel Universe Fantastic Four No. 2 (January 1962)
Immortus (Kang the Conqueror) Avengers Fantastic Four No. 19 (Oct. 1963)
Molecule Man Marvel Universe Fantastic Four No. 20 (November 1963)
Attuma Namor Fantastic Four No. 33 (December 1964)
Maximus the Mad Inhumans Fantastic Four No. 47 (Feb. 1966)
Galactus Silver Surfer Fantastic Four No. 48 (March 1966)
Klaw Black Panther Fantastic Four No. 56 (Nov 1966)
Kree Marvel Universe Fantastic Four No. 65 (Aug. 1967)
Enclave Adam Warlock Fantastic Four No. 66 (Sep. 1967)
Annihilus Marvel Universe Fantastic Four Annual No. 6 (November 1968)

References

  1. Nerdist
  2. Fantastic Four Vol 3 #54. (June 2002)
  3. Fantastic Four #175(July, 1976)
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