Editing Fantastic Four (section)

== Cultural impact and legacy ==
[[File:NYCC 2016 - Fantastic Four (30109524962).jpg|thumb|Fantastic Four cosplay at the 2016 [[New York Comic Con]]]]

=== Critical reception ===
Abraham Riesman of ''[[Vulture Magazine|Vulture]]'' included the Fantastic Four in their "12 Teams That Defined Superhero Storytelling" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riesman |first=Abraham Josephine |title=12 Teams That Defined Superhero Storytelling |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/04/12-teams-that-defined-superhero-storytelling.html |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=Vulture |date=27 April 2015 |language=en-us}}</ref> Laura Bradley of ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' included the Fantastic Four in their "Stan Lee’s Most Iconic Characters" list.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2018-11-12 |title=Stan Lee's Most Iconic Characters |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/photos/2018/11/best-stan-lee-characters |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US |access-date=2023-02-12}}</ref> ''[[CBR.com]]'' ranked the Fantastic Four 1st in their "10 Most Fashionable Teams In Marvel Comics" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alford |first=Alicea |date=2023-01-30 |title=10 Most Fashionable Teams In Marvel Comics |url=https://www.cbr.com/best-marvel-team-costumes/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> 3rd in their "Every Marvel Superhero Team" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leroy |first=Kath |date=2021-02-08 |title=Every Marvel Superhero Team, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/every-marvel-superhero-team/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> and 5th in their "Marvel: The 10 Strongest Superhero Teams" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allan |first=Scoot |date=2021-06-23 |title=Marvel: The 10 Strongest Superhero Teams |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-strongest-superhero-teams/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> Brooke Wright of ''[[MovieWeb]]'' ranked the Fantastic Four 2nd in their "Most Famous Superhero Families" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Brooke |date=2022-12-27 |title=The Most Famous Superhero Families, Ranked |url=https://movieweb.com/most-famous-superhero-families-ranked/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}</ref> Jason Serafino of ''[[Complex Magazine|Complex]]'' ranked the Fantastic Four 3rd in their "10 Best Superhero Teams In Comics" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 10 Best Superhero Teams In Comics |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/05/the-10-best-superhero-teams-in-comics/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=Complex |language=en}}</ref> Michael Doran of ''[[Newsarama]]'' ranked the Fantastic Four 4th in their "Best superhero teams of all time" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doran |first=Michael |date=2022-02-01 |title=Best superhero teams of all time |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-superhero-teams/ |access-date=2022-11-23 |website=gamesradar |language=en}}</ref> Geoff Boucher of ''[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]'' ranked the Fantastic Four 9th in their "Stan Lee’s Legacy: Ranking The Hollywood Heroes Co-Created By The Marvel Comics Icon" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |date=2018-12-29 |title=Stan Lee's Legacy: Ranking The Hollywood Heroes Co-Created By The Marvel Comics Icon |url=https://deadline.com/feature/stan-lee-black-panther-marvel-avengers-endgame-x-men-spider-man-iron-man-1202526807/ |access-date=2023-03-26 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> Chris Isaac of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' ranked the Fantastic Four 15th in their "15 Best Superhero Teams Of All Time" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Isaac |first=Chris |date=2016-08-08 |title=15 Best Superhero Teams Of All Time |url=https://screenrant.com/best-superhero-teams-ever/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>

=== Impact ===
The Fantastic Four's characterization was initially different from all other superheroes at the time. One major difference is that they do not [[secret identity|conceal their identities]], leading the public to be both suspicious and in awe of them. Also, they frequently argued and disagreed with each other, hindering their work as a team.<ref name="Wright" /> Described as "heroes with hangups" by Stan Lee,<ref name="Wired">{{cite magazine|url= https://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.07/fantastic.html?pg=2&topic=fantastic&topic_set=|title= The Doom-Defying, Two-Fisted Marketing of Fantastic Four|last= Bing|first= Jonathon|date= July 2005|magazine= [[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|access-date= 2009-02-25|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090810212954/http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.07/fantastic.html?pg=2&topic=fantastic&topic_set=|archive-date= August 10, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> the Thing has a temper, and the Human Torch resents being a child among adults. Mr. Fantastic blames himself for the Thing's transformation. Social scientist Bradford W. Wright describes the team as a "volatile mix of human emotions and personalities." In spite of their disagreements, they ultimately function well as a team.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://archive.org/details/comicbooknationt00wrig|url-access= registration|quote= fantastic four.|title= Comic Book Nation|publisher= JHU Press|last= Wright|year= 2001|page = [https://archive.org/details/comicbooknationt00wrig/page/205 205]|isbn= 9780801865145}}</ref>

The first issue of ''The Fantastic Four'' proved a success, igniting a new direction for superhero comics and soon influencing many other superhero comics.<ref>{{Cite book |last= Fein|first= Eric|title= The Creation of the Fantastic Four|publisher= The Rosen Publishing Group|year= 2006|page= 6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n1KHmaeMvwcC&q=%22fantastic+four%22|isbn=978-1-4042-0765-3}}</ref> Readers grew fond of Ben's grumpiness, Johnny's tendency to annoy others and Reed and Sue's spats. Stan Lee was surprised at the reaction to the first issue, leading him to stay in the comics field despite previous plans to leave. Comics historian Stephen Krensky said that "Lee's natural dialogue and flawed characters appealed to 1960s kids looking to 'get real.'"<ref name="century">{{Cite book |last= Krensky|first= Stephen|title= Comic Book Century: The History of American Comic Books| publisher= [[Lerner Publishing Group|Twenty-First Century Books]]|year= 2007|location= Minneapolis, Minnesota|page= 59|isbn=978-0-8225-6654-0| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=n23M0Bn0JmwC&q=%22fantastic+four%22&pg=PA58}}</ref>

==== Sales ====
As of 2005, more than 150 million ''Fantastic Four'' comic books have been sold.<ref name="Wired" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rahan |first=Kaleon |title=The Fantastic Four turns 60: Here's why they are still Marvel's First Family |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/culture/2021/10/14/the-fantastic-four-turns-60-here039s-why-they-are-still-marvel039s-first-family |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=The Star |date=14 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In 2022, the first issue of ''The Fantastic Four'' was sold for 1.5 million dollars at an auction.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Porterfield |first=Carlie |title=First 'Fantastic Four' Comic Sells For $1.5 Million |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/04/08/first-fantastic-four-comic-sells-for-15-million/ |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-08 |title=First Captain America Comic fetches £2.3 million at auction |url=https://www.itv.com/news/2022-04-08/first-captain-america-comic-fetches-huge-amount-at-auction |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=ITV News |language=en}}</ref>