By Chad Burdette

on May 3, 2026

Safety is not guaranteed as writer Ryan North and Humberto Ramos celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Fantastic Four’s debut in 1961’s FANTASTIC FOUR #1 with an oversized issue #15 that takes readers and the team on a thrilling adventure back and forth through time.

Marvel Comics News:

The Fantastic Four first appeared in the pages of FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #1 by co-creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby which provided the launching pad for the modern Marvel Universe. Over the next 65 years, hundreds of talented creators would take the reins of the World’s Greatest Comics Magazine, with North and Ramos being the latest pair to showcase the team’s indomitable bond and adventurous spirit against threats including Emperor Doom, The Invincible Woman, and more.

The quartet (and Johnny’s facial hair) will be pushed to their limits as they spiral across eras of their own history with no hope of returning home unless a total stranger can help them return to the present, where a deadly threat awaits them.

Writer Ryan North said about the anniversary:

“Fantastic Four is a comic that matters like few others in the medium, so it’s been a real honour to get to write both our 700th issue, and now this, our 65th anniversary special,”

For this oversized issue we tell a story that runs across time – in two directions at once – while also getting to see the true effect the Fantastic Four have had on their world, and each other. It’s got sci-fi, it’s got relationships, it’s got thrills and chills and fun and adventure and… wait, it says here it’s also got a major turning point in Johnny’s moustache? That can’t be right, can it??”

Executive Editor Tom Brevoort added:

“To commemorate the Fantastic Four’s 65th year of publication, Ryan North and Humberto Ramos are taking the team back in time—both figuratively and literally!

And because this is an anniversary issue, the story will also incorporate some classic moments by key FF creators of the past, including Jack Kirby, John Buscema, John Byrne and Steve Epting—all seen with a new wrinkle added. It’s the sort of mind-bending adventure that fans have come to expect from this award-winning creative team, and the sort of story that will help keep the series exciting and innovative for decades to come.”

Check out the main cover for FANTASTIC FOUR #15 by series artist Humberto Ramos and keep an eye out for more news and reveals in the months to come.

FANTASTIC FOUR #15

It’s the 65th anniversary of The Fantastic Four, and to celebrate, we’ve got an extra-large, extra-fantastic adventure for you starring everyone’s favorite adventurers, spanning centuries of history and a universe of scientific progress! The Fantastic Four have been defeated: with their personal arrows of time reversed, they’re careening into the past with no hope of salvation – unless a complete stranger can find out what they need.

But even if she does, that will only get them halfway home, because there’s still a threat in the present that’s waiting to kill them – and that’s IF they can arrive there alive! This is one issue you won’t want to miss – because you’ll have to wait 65 years for ANYTHING like it. PLUS: Johnny’s mustache saves New York City?!

Written by RYAN NORTH
Art by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
Foil Variant Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
Variant Cover by KRIS ANKA

FANTASTIC FOUR: 65 YEARS OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST COMIC COVERS!

For more celebratory fun featuring Marvel’s first family, check out FANTASTIC FOUR: 65 YEARS OF THE WORLD’S GREATEST COMIC COVERS, a special issue featuring a gallery of more than 700 Fantastic Four covers illustrated by the industry’s finest talents, alongside commentary from FF creators past and present, also available on August 5.