Thursday, July 31, 2025

Ken's Favorite Comics - Fantastic Four 38 - Defeated by the Frightful Four!


From Marvel Fandom

Cover pencils by the legendary Jack Kirby with inks by Chic Stone. In the thrilling tale "Defeated by the Frightful Four!”, crafted by the brilliant Stan Lee and brought to life by Kirby and Stone. 

We dive into an exciting adventure! 

Reed, Ben, and Johnny are deep in research, pouring over enlarged photographs of the Skrull galaxy. But their serious work is interrupted with a playful reminder from Sue about the wedding plans that need their attention. Invisible and mischievous, she puts up a fun fight before they finally manage to coax her out. With the laughter fading, Johnny gets ready to zoom off to a date with his girlfriend Doris Evans. Just as he flies away from the Baxter Building, he nearly bumps into the Wizard, who’s on his way to a hidden cabin where the sinister Frightful Four are plotting their next move. 

In a twist, the Wizard encounters the Sandman, but thanks to his anti-gravity devices, he easily repels the attack. Then, our rebranded villain, Paste-Pot Pete—now calling himself the Trapster—dives in to test his new sticky traps. They capture the Wizard, only to quickly find themselves on the receiving end of his impressive anti-gravity weaponry! 

While the Frightful Four devise their plan, Medusa confronts the Invisible Girl while she’s out picking her wedding dress designs. Caught off guard, Sue is swiftly captured, and news of her kidnapping sends shockwaves through the team. When the Thing hears what happened, he rushes back to the Baxter Building to inform Reed and Johnny, only to discover Reed is already in hot pursuit of their adversaries.

 Meanwhile, the Frightful Four have landed on a deserted nuclear testing site in the South Pacific, where the Wizard unveils his most dangerous invention yet—the Q-Bomb! Back at the Baxter Building, the Fantastic Four are working against the clock to locate Sue when their radar alarms them of an incoming ship. They spring into action but accidentally allow Johnny to be caught as well! 

As the Frightful Four make their swift escape, Reed and Ben pursue them in the Pogo Plane. Things take a turn when they land on the atoll and are immediately ambushed by their foes. The battle rages on, and while the heroes gain the upper hand, the Frightful Four make their retreat, leaving them in a race to rescue Sue. But with their Pogo Plane destroyed in the fray, they’re stranded on the island. 

As the Frightful Four speed away, the Wizard sets the bomb for detonation. Unbeknownst to him, Sue’s force field protects the Fantastic Four from the atomic blast, though they are knocked unconscious and tossed into the sea—where the Thing starts to revert back to his human form. What’s next for our heroes? Only time will tell in this thrilling saga!

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