Mister Fantastic (Marvel Comics character)

MajorSgt. Fury Volume 1 #3 - Stan Lee & Jack Kirby - Marvel Comics - Published 1963 - Page 11 - Retrieved 22 April 2022 Reed Richards was an American scientist, intelligence operative, and superhero of the 20th century.
== Biography ==
=== Youth ===
Richards was the son of a millionaire, and grew up next door to Susan Storm.The Fantastic Four Volume 1 #11 - Stan Lee & Jack Kirby - Marvel Comics - Published 1962 - Page 7 - Retrieved 21 April 2022
=== Second World War ===
After graduation, the United States entered the Second World War. Richards served behind enemy lines with the Office of Strategic Services while Grimm went on to become an ace pilot of the United States Marine Corps.The Fantastic Four Volume 1 #11 - Stan Lee & Jack Kirby - Marvel Comics - Published 1962 - Page 6 - Retrieved 21 April 2022
==== Massacre Mountain Rescue ====
Richards and his partisans met with Sgt. Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos to inform them of a method of rescuing an American division trapped behind Massacre Mountain. Their encounter ended with both of them having mutual respect for the other.Sgt. Fury Volume 1 #3 - Stan Lee & Jack Kirby - Marvel Comics - Published 1963 - Page 12 - Retrieved 22 April 2022 (COMIC: Midnight on Massacre Mountain!)
== Weapons and Abilities ==
=== Cosmic Ray-Granted Abilities ===
* Stretching: Richards gained the ability to stretch any aspect of his body.
** Richards stretched his entire body through the space granted by a loose rivet in a cell.
=== Inherent Abilities ===
* Intelligence: Richards possessed a genius-level intellect in a variety of fields.
==Notes==
===Behind the Scenes===
*Richards was created by American comic book creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
*Richards' and Grimm's military backstories were ignored for decades because of the sliding timescale, before they were retconned to have in fact occurred during the Sin-Cong conflict.Which Heroes Does Marvel's New Vietnam War Retcon Affect? - Brian Cronin - 24 August 2019 - Comic Book Resources - Retrieved 28 April 2022
==Links==
*Reed Richards on Wikipedia
*Reed Richards on the Marvel Database
==References==
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