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==Spin-offs==
Ancillary titles and features spin off from the flagship series include the 1970s quarterly ''Giant-Size Fantastic Four'' and the 1990s ''Fantastic Four Unlimited'' and ''Fantastic Four Unplugged''; ''[[Fantastic Force]]'', an 18-issue spinoff (November 1994 – April 1996) featuring a young adult Franklin Richards, from a different timeline, as Psi-Lord. A 12-issue series ''Fantastic Four: The World's Greatest Comics Magazine'' ran in 2001, paying homage to [[Stan Lee]] and [[Jack Kirby]]'s legendary run. A spinoff title ''[[Marvel Knights 4]]'' (April 2004 – August 2006) was written by [[Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa]] and initially illustrated by [[Steve McNiven]]<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 321: "Playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and artist Steve McNiven focused on the family dynamic that holds the Fantastic Four together in this new ongoing series."</ref> in his first Marvel work. There have also been numerous [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]] featuring the group.

In 1996, Marvel launched the series ''[[Fantastic Four 2099]],'' part of the company's [[Marvel 2099]] imprint which explored an alternate future of the Marvel Universe. The four protagonists inexplicably find themselves in 2099, with the world believing them to be clones of the original members of the Fantastic Four. The series ran for 8 issues (Jan. – Aug. 1996), serving as a companion to ''[[Doom 2099]]''—an original Marvel 2099 title featuring an individual claiming to be the original [[Doctor Doom|Victor von Doom]]. In 2021, the series was brought back for a single issue.

In 2004, Marvel launched ''[[Ultimate Fantastic Four]]''. As part of the company's [[Ultimate Marvel]] imprint, the series re-imagined the team as young adults.<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 320: "Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Millar, and Adam Kubert reexamined Marvel's first family, creating this alternate version of the Fantastic Four."</ref> It ran for 60 issues (Feb. 2004 – Feb. 2009). The issues were repackaged into four-issue graphic novel volumes. The characters continued to appear in other Ultimate Marvel franchises, including ''[[Ultimatum (comics)|Ultimatum]]''. Ultimate Reed Richards became a mainstay of both the [[Earth-1610]] and [[Earth-616]] continuities as the villain [[Maker (character)|the Maker]]. In 2008, they also launched ''Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four'', an out-of-continuity series aimed at younger readers.

Although it was launched by Marvel as a continuation of the Fantastic Four title in 2011, ''[[Future Foundation|FF]]'' continued publication as a separate series after the regular series resumed in 2012. From issues #12, the title focused on the youthful members of the Future Foundation, including Franklin and Valeria Richards. A second volume was launched as part of [[Marvel NOW!]] by [[Matt Fraction]] and [[Mike Allred]] depicting a substitute Fantastic Four team starring [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)|Scott Lang]], [[Medusa (comics)|Medusa]], [[She-Hulk]] and Ms. Thing.

===Solo series===
====The Human Torch solo====
The Human Torch was given a solo strip in ''[[Strange Tales]]'' in 1962 to bolster the title's sales.<ref name="Daniels"/>{{Rp|98}} The series began in ''[[Strange Tales]]'' #101 (October 1962), in 12- to 14-page stories plotted by Lee and initially scripted by his brother [[Larry Lieber]], and drawn by penciller Kirby and inker [[Dick Ayers]].

Here, Johnny was seen living with his older sister, Susan, in fictional Glenview, [[Long Island]], New York, where he continued [[High school (North America)|high school]] and, with youthful naiveté, attempted to maintain a "secret identity". In ''Strange Tales'' #106 (March 1963), Johnny discovered that his friends and neighbors knew of his dual identity all along from Fantastic Four news reports, but were humoring him. Supporting characters included Johnny's girlfriend, Doris Evans, usually in consternation as Johnny cheerfully flew off to battle bad guys. She was seen again in a 1973 issue of ''Fantastic Four'', having become a heavyset but cheerful wife and mother.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Gerry Conway|Conway, Gerry]]|penciller= [[John Buscema|Buscema, John]]|inker= Sinnott, Joe|story= A Dragon Stalks the Skies|title= Fantastic Four|issue= 134|date= May 1973}}</ref> Ayers took over the penciling after ten issues, later followed by original [[Human Torch (android)|Golden Age Human Torch]] creator [[Carl Burgos]] and others. The Fantastic Four made occasional cameo appearances, and the Thing became a co-star with issue #123 (Aug. 1964).

The Human Torch shared the split book ''[[Strange Tales]]'' with fellow feature [[Doctor Strange]] for the majority of its run, before being replaced in issue #135 (August 1965) by [[Nick Fury|Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.]] The Silver Age stories were republished in 1974, along with some Golden Age Human Torch stories, in a short-lived ongoing ''Human Torch'' series.

A later ongoing solo series in Marvel's [[manga]]-influenced [[Tsunami (Marvel Comics)|Tsunami]] [[Imprint (trade name)|imprint]], ''Human Torch'', ran 12 issues (June 2003 – June 2004), by writer [[Karl Kesel]] and [[penciler]] [[Skottie Young]].<ref>[http://www.comics.org/series/10987/ ''Human Torch'', Marvel, 2003 series] at the Grand Comics Database.</ref> The series was followed by the five-issue limited series ''Spider-Man/Human Torch'' (March–July 2005), an untold tales [[team-up]] arc spanning the course of their friendship.

====The Thing solo====
The Thing appeared in two team-up issues of ''[[Marvel Feature]]'' (#11–12, September–November 1973). Following their success, he was given his own regular team-up title ''[[Marvel Two-in-One]]'', co-starring with Marvel heroes not only in the present day but occasionally in other time periods (fighting alongside the [[World War II]]-era [[Liberty Legion]] in #20 and the 1930s hero [[Doc Savage]] in #21, for example) and in [[Parallel universe (fiction)|alternate realities]]. The series ran 100 issues (January 1974 – June 1983), with seven summer annuals (1976–1982) and was immediately followed by the solo title ''The Thing'' #1–36 (July 1983 – June 1986). Another ongoing solo series, also titled ''The Thing'', ran eight issues (January–August 2006).

A six issue miniseries written by [[Walter Mosely]], entitled ''The Thing'', was released in November 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/91624/the_thing_2021_1 | title=The Thing (2021) #1 &#124; Comic Issues &#124; Marvel }}</ref>

====Invisible Woman solo====
In April 2019, Marvel Comics announced that it would publish ''Invisible Woman'', a five-issue miniseries written by [[Mark Waid]] and drawn by artist Mattia De Lulis.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/invisible-woman-miniseries-waid-de-iulis/ | title=Syndicated Comics | date=9 April 2019 }}</ref> This was Sue Storm's first solo title. [[Adam Hughes]] drew the cover for all five issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/invisible-woman-series-marvel-comics-mark-waid/|title=Marvel Announces 'Invisible Woman' Series|website=Marvel|date=9 April 2019 }}</ref>