Stan Lee and Jack Kirby set the standard for out-of-this-world imaginative adventure and launched the Marvel Universe in The Fantastic Four. Now, with all the super-hero players in place, it's time for the FF to prove themselves against the Marvel Universe. The...

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby set the standard for out-of-this-world imaginative adventure and launched the Marvel Universe in The Fantastic Four. Now, with all the super-hero players in place, it's time for the FF to prove themselves against the Marvel Universe. The Thing throws down with the Hulk in a battle so huge it takes the combined might of the FF and the Avengers to stop it; the Sub-Mariner makes a play for Sue Storm; the FF tangle with the X-Men; Nick Fury appears in the story that set the table for "Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D."; and even Doctor Strange makes an ever-so-astral appearance!

COLLECTING: THE FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #21-30