Reed Richards (Earth-616)

## Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic

* Mr. Fantastic
* Child

### Education

Multiple doctorates in several different fields from various prestigious Universities like Cal-Tech, Harvard, Columbia, and State University

### Birthplace

Central City, California, United States of America

### Relatives

* Sue Storm (Fiancé)
* Johnny Storm (Brother-in-law)

### Affiliation(s)

* NASA
* Fantastic Four
* New York Police Department

### Occupation(s)

* Scientist
* Engineer
* Adventurer

## Locations

### Residences

* Reed's Apartment, Central City, California (formerly)
* Baxter Building, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

### Workplaces

* Spaceport, Central City, California
* Baxter Building, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

### Base(s) of Operation

* Baxter Building, New York City, New York, United States of America

## Personality

### Likes

* Sue
* Doing the right thing

### Dislikes

* Ben's temper tantrums
* Wrongdoing
* Being Impersonated

### Goals

Fantastic Four Vol 1 #1* Beat the Soviets in the Space Race (Failed)
* Find the origin of the craters at the atomic plants (Succeeded)
* Stop the Mole Man (Succeeded)
* Escape Monster Isle (Succeeded)

## Real World Information

### Creators

Stan Lee, Jack Kirby

**Dr. Reed Richards** was an American scientist, inventor, explorer, and superhero known as **Mr. Fantastic.** Richards was considered by many to be the smartest man in the world. Reed created a spaceship known as the Marvel-1 and wanted to fly it, but was not allowed to. Despite this, Reed gathered his friend Ben Grimm, girlfriend Sue Storm, and Sue's brother Johnny to organize an unauthorized flight. While flying, the ship became bombarded with cosmic rays and crashed near Ithaca, New York. The four astronauts found they had developed special powers, and formed the superhero team the Fantastic Four, with Reed taking up the mantle of leader.

## Biography

### Early Life

**Reed Richards** was born in Central City, California.

Reed met and became friends with Ben Grimm.

Reed met and began dating Susan Storm. Reed and Sue later got engaged, and Sue and her brother Johnny moved to Central City.

### College and Meeting Victor von Doom

When Reed was attending college, he became acquainted with Victor von Doom. Doom was a scientist and sorcerer who was creating a machine that would allow him to commune with the dead in Hell, however, the device malfunctioned and exploded in his face which scarred him horribly. Doom was expelled from the university and, he traveled to Tibet to learn more about the Mystic Arts.

### Flight of the Marvel-1 and Formation of the Fantastic Four

Reed had created a spaceship but did not have the ordinance to fly it. Wanting to travel to Mars, Reed attempted to convince Ben to pilot the ship, but Grimm refused due to the unknown danger of the cosmic rays. Sue managed to get Ben to agree by calling him a coward. Reed, Ben, Susan, and Johnny then snuck into the spaceport near Central City and took Reed's ship, the Marvel-1. The flight initially went well, but the spaceship flew into a cosmic storm, and the resulting rays began having effects on the crew. The Marvel-1 crashed in Ithaca, New York, and the group discovered they had gained powers. Reed's form became elastic, enabling him to morph it in any way he could imagine. Reed and the others then decided that they should use their powers for good. The crew of the Marvel-1 then formed the Fantastic Four, with Reed taking the name of **Mr. Fantastic**.

### The Four's First Mission

Later, Reed learned about mysterious craters forming under atomic power plants and decided that it was time for the Fantastic Four to spring into action. Reed fired a flare into the sky to alert the rest of the team that they were needed. After some time (including Reed needing to save Johnny from a nuclear missile), the group gathered, and Reed alerted them to what the problem was. Reed then triangulated the origin of the incidents to Monster Isle. The group then flew a private jet there.

Reed led the Four through the island, but a three-headed monster known as Tricephalous attacked them. Sue distracted Tricephalous with her invisibility while Reed formed a lasso with his arms and tossed it into the sea. The ground beneath Reed and Johnny then collapsed, and they fell into a cavern, although Reed formed a parachute so that both he and Johnny could float safely. The bottom of the pit was pitch black, but Johnny found a trap door. When they opened the trap door, a blinding light shot out at the pair, and they fell unconscious. The two woke up in protective suits, and the Mole Man found them. The Mole Man explained his origin to Reed and Johnny and displayed his powers against Reed in a duel. Reed was defeated, and the Mole Man prepared to call in his monsters to kill the two, but Ben and Sue arrived in time to save them. The Mole Man summoned Giganto to fight them while he escaped, but Reed used his powers to catch him. The Four escaped from the monsters chasing them, but Reed decided to let the Mole Man go. The Four made it to their jet and left just as the Mole Man blew up Monster Isle.

### First Encounter with the Skrulls

One day the Fantastic Four was resting at a hunting lodge in the wilderness when they hear news of an imposter Fantastic Four causing mayhem. Reed attempted to think of who was capable of impersonating them, why they would want to do so for evil, and how to stop them but was forced to deal with Ben who began destroying the furniture in the lab because of his rage over the incident. The army then arrived to arrest the Four and Reed surrendered, unwilling to fight a massive group over something they had never done.

The Fantastic Four were then transported to a federal prison where they had specialized cells made for all of them. Reed was placed in a completely empty cell so he couldn't craft a device to escape. Reed then began feeling around the room to find an opening or imperfection that he could use to escape. Reed found a loose rivet and managed to pull it out and used his powers to escape the cell through the groove he made. Reed was spotted by a guard but Johnny created a firewall, Reed then met with the rest of the Four and commandeered a helicopter and escaped the prison.

The Four began hiding out in an apartment and Reed came up with a plan to trick the imposters by having one of the members to impersonate their imposter. Johnny volunteered for the role and while Ben objected, Reed supported Johnny and came up with a plan for Johnny to sabotage a rocket so the imposter Fantastic Four believe he is one of them.

Johnny did as he was told and was taken to the Imposter Fantastic Four's hideout where he learned the imposters were in fact a shapeshifting, alien race known as the Skrulls. Johnny fired a flare to alert the Fantastic Four to his location and the Four arrived to capture the Skrulls. Reed threatened the Skrulls with their own gun to tell them what their mission was, but the Skrulls refused. Ben became enraged and grabbed a desk and was about to beat them to death but was stopped by Reed. Reed then threatened to let Ben loose if the Skrulls didn't tell him what their mission was. The Skrulls relented and revealed that the four Skrulls were sent to Earth to get the Fantastic Four to be eliminated so a Skrull armada could invade and conquer Earth.

Reed then had a plan for the Four to impersonate their impersonators and convince the Skrull fleet to leave orbit and never return. The Four take the Skrulls space pod (which was designed to look like a normal water tower) and flew to the mother ship. Reed told the commander that an invasion of Earth would be impossible because of the immense danger. Reed then gave the commander pictures of monsters that appeared in the comic book Strange Tales and Journey into Mystery. The commander was convinced that an invasion was too dangerous and told the Four to revert to their original forms so they could leave. Reed then told the commander that he and his group planned to stay behind to erase the evidence of their existence, which touched the commander so much he gave them a medal of honor.

The Four returned to Earth and were once again hit by cosmic rays. Having landed back on Earth the Four were surrounded by the police and saw that the rays had turned Ben back into his human form, albeit only temporarily. Reed then convinced the police to come with the Four to see the Skrulls before they arrest them. The police relented and upon arrival were attacked by the Skrulls who morphed into monsters. The Four subdued the Skrulls and showed them to the Police who absolved them of their crimes. Reed then pondered what to do with the captured Skrulls which was a matter the police left in the hands of the Four. Reed decided to hypnotize the Skrulls into taking the forms of cows and dumping them on a farm in King's Crossing.

### The Miracle Man

One night the Fantastic Four was at a magical show and witnessed a magician known as the Miracle Man. The Miracle Man recognized the Four and call them out to the audience. The Miracle Man then mocked the power of the Fantastic Four and displayed his magical prowess and challenged them to a display of power. Ben accepted and they had a contest of strength through seeing who could destroy a log faster and the Miracle Man bested Ben. Ben then attacked the Miracle Man but couldn't harm him and Reed was forced to hold Ben back.

The four then used their new Fantasticar to go home, and Reed expressed his thankfulness that the Miracle Man wasn't a criminal as he was unsure if the Four would be able to stand up to him. Having arrived home at the Baxter Building, Johnny turns on the TV and sees that the premiere of *The Monster From Mars* is being televised. Sue then walked in and displayed new uniforms she designed and Reed tried his on. The footage of the premier then showed a glimpse of the Miracle Man in the crowd who used his magic to bring the giant statue of the titular monster to life and it goes on a rampage. The Four then took the Fantasticar which split into four separate vehicles and began scouring the city for the Miracle Man and the monster. Reed saw the monster and stretched to his limit to contain it, but the Miracle Man threw a brick at Reed and knocked him unconscious. Reed awakened and was taken to the police commissioner who lambasted Reed for his failure to stop the monster.

Reed met with Ben and Johnny at the Baxter Building. Johnny had attempted to stop the monster from taking an experimental atomic tank and Ben and Sue arrived to help him. Johnny and Ben were both defeated by the Miracle Man, but Sue had snuck onto the truck that the Miracle Man was using to transport the tank. Reed and the others were waiting for Sue to radio in to tell them where the Miracle Man was so they could defeat him. Ben and Johnny then got in a small fight with each other, which caused Johnny to storm out and Reed to admonish Ben for not being able to control his temper. Reed and Ben then saw the Fantasti-Signal over a junkyard, and took a helicopter there, unaware that the Miracle Man had found Sue and hypnotized her to do his bidding. Reed and Ben were confronted by the Miracle Man who turned a large key into a machine gun. Reed dodged the bullets by turning into a rubber ball, while Ben tanked the remaining bullets. The Miracle Man then grabbed Sue and attempted to escape using the atomic tank. Johnny arrived and told Reed and Ben not to use their helicopter as the Miracle Man had tampered with it. The three then grabbed an antique car and used it to chase the tank. The Miracle Man then shot out one of the tires, but Reed formed a new wheel out of his body. Johnny then flew in front of the tank and fires a flare which blinded the Miracle Man which allowed for his capture. Ben attempted to punch the Miracle Man but Reed stopped him and forced the Miracle Man to let Sue out of his thrall. Reed then explained that he had determined that the Miracle Man was not a magician but rather a skilled hypnotist. Reed further explained that because Johnny had blinded the Miracle Man, he was no longer a threat. Ben insulted Johnny and didn't like the insinuation that Johnny had saved the day, but Johnny quit the team because he was tired of being put down. Reed and Sue tried to dissuade him but were unable to.

### Meeting Namor

Sometime later at the Baxter Building, the remaining members of the Fantastic Four were thinking about Johnny's absence. Reed attempted to assuage Sue's fears of Johnny being on his own while condemning Ben for being the reason that Johnny left in the first place. The trio took the Fantasticar and split up to scour the city to find Johnny. Reed went to a park and began questioning the teenagers there to see if they had seen Johnny somewhere, but was unable to get any information. Reed then moved on to asking the crew of a helicopter and people using a train.

Sometime later, Reed and the rest of the Four see a signal that Johnny had fired into the sky. The Four arrive at Johnny's location and he explains that he had found Namor, who was long thought dead or missing, in the Bowery and helped him regain his memory. With his memory returned, Namor planned to destroy Earth in retribution for the crimes committed against Atlantis by humanity. Namor summoned a giant whale-like monster known as Giganto to attack New York City, The Four worked with the military to fight off the colossal creature. Reed attempted to use a smokescreen to slow down the creature, and he stopped Johnny from falling when Giganto put out his flames. Ben then had a plan of strapping a nuclear bomb to his back and entering Giganto's mouth and detonating it inside him. Ben's plan worked, and Reed and Johnny carried Ben out of the rubble surrounding the monster's corpse.

Namor attempted to summon more monsters, but Sue grabbed the Horn of Proteus. Namor then tackled Sue and wrestled it away from her, causing Sue to become visible again and Namor was enchanted by her beauty. Namor then told Sue that if she agreed to marry him then he would spare humanity. Reed and the rest of the Four confronted Namor who angrily stated that because of their intervention he will force Sue to be his bride and would exterminate humanity regardless. Sue attempted to convince Namor to spare humanity as she would marry him willingly, but Namor was insulted by the insinuation that Sue would be sacrificing herself by marrying him. The rest of the Four attempted to attack Namor, but he fought them off. Johnny then flew into the air and managed to create a tornado that sucked up Namor and the corpse of Giganto and flung them far into the ocean. In addition, Namor lost the Horn of Proteus to the depths of the sea. While the day was saved, the Four knew that they had not seen the last of Namor but resolved to be there to prevent his wrath.

### The Fantastic Four vs Dr. Doom

One day, as the Four were relaxing in the Baxter Building when Johnny and Ben got in a fight when Johnny compared Ben to a monster in a comic book (the Hulk). Reed subdued Ben while Sue subdued Johnny. As Reed was lecturing the two for their constant fighting, the lights suddenly went out and a net was draped over the Baxter Building. The Four were then confronted by Dr. Doom, and Reed explained that he knew Doom from his college years.

Doom took them as prisoners that would follow his commands if they wanted to live. Doom also demanded that Sue be delivered to him as a hostage so he could ensure the others follow his directions. Sue had no choice but to acquiesce to the demand, and while Reed wasn't happy with the deal he realized that it was the only option they had and that Doom may do something drastic if Sue didn't do as she was told.

The rest of the Four was then ordered to board Doom's helicopter and they did so. The Helicopter then flew to Doom's castle where Doom explained his plan for the Four. Doom wanted Reed, Ben, and Johnny to use the time machine he invented to go back into the past and steal Blackbeard's treasure for him, and in exchange, they will all be freed. Reed agreed to the terms and Doom activated his time machine sending Reed, Ben, and Johnny into the era of the Golden Age of Piracy in the West Indies. The trio stole some clothes to appear inconspicuous. Hiding at a tavern, Reed attempted to formulate a plan to find Blackbeard and steal his treasure when the trio was knocked unconscious by drugged drinks.

The trio awoke on a pirate ship with some of the crew having drugged their drinks to forcibly press them into their crew. Ben rampaged through the ship defeating any pirates that he came across, with Reed and Johnny doing much the same with their powers. The Pirates on the ship formally ceded control to the trio, when they were attacked by another pirate ship. Reed took command and told Johnny and Ben to rally the troops for battle. Johnny attacked the other pirate ship, Reed formed a gangplank for the pirates to board the attacking ship, and Ben led the pirates into battle. With the battle won, the pirates began singing the praises of Ben who they began calling Blackbeard after the fake beard he was wearing. Reed and Johnny stole the treasure from the rival ship and figured out that Ben was potentially Blackbeard (or at least was believed to be him at one point at the time) and that the treasure they were to steal was the one they were in the process of stealing. Reed divided the treasure between the men and decided to trick Doom by delivering the treasure chest to him, using his exact words that they were to recover the chest.

Ben refused to return to the present as he believed he had no future in the modern-day, but since he would be Blackbeard he would have a notable legacy and live a good life. Ben had Reed and Johnny captured and put in a boat that would be lost at sea so that the pair had no choice but to return to the present without him. Before, Ben had the chance a hurricane came and demolished the ship. The trio washed up on shore and Ben decided to forgo his plan and return to the present with Reed and Johnny (who had recovered the treasure chest once again).

Doom used his machine to bring the trio back to his castle in the present. The Trio presented the treasure chest to Doom who explained that the gems in the chest were enchanted by Merlin so that their owner would have invincibility. When Doom discovered he had been deceived, Ben rushed and attacked Doom, however they discovered that Doom was just a robot duplicate known as a Doombot. The real Doom appeared on a screen and revealed he anticipated the betrayal and had brought them back into a room that could have all the oxygen cut off.

Sue managed to save the trio before they died, The Four then broke out of their confinement and used their powers to escape and force Doom to fight them on their terms. Johnny attempted to burn down the castle to force Doom out, however, Doom used a jetpack to escape Johnny who exhausted his flames. The Four then pondered that they now had two dangerous enemies, Namor and Dr. Doom, free to inflict their malice on the world.

### Captives of the Deadly Duo

Reed and Ben were in the Baxter Building, when Johnny returned and reported he was unable to ascertain the whereabouts of Dr. Doom. The Four began reading the mail they had including that of an injured child who Reed then visited and explained his powers and equipment to. Johnny read a letter addressed for Ben from the Yancy Street Gang which challenged him to a fight. Ben responded by crushing some steel and asked Johnny and Sue to send it to the Yancy Street Gang's address as a message.

Johnny was looking through some books when he saw that Sue had hidden a photo of Namor. Johnny confronted Sue about this, and the two began fighting which alerted Reed and Ben. Johnny burned the picture and told the others about Sue's attraction to Namor, which caused the others to demand an explanation. Namor then entered the building causing Ben to charge him, however Reed held him back as he wanted to know why Namor was there. Johnny also attempted to fight Namor but Sue protected Namor. Johnny continued his assault, but run out of energy before he could do any meaningful attacks. Namor told the Four that he wanted to form an alliance with the Four but only Sue trusted him. Reed and Johnny searched the Baxter Building to see if Namor left any traps and found none, however Reed still did not trust Namor.

The Baxter Building then rose into the air, the Four blamed Namor who revealed that while he planted the device it was triggered by Dr. Doom. Namor told the Four about the device that Doom created and that it was operated from Doom's special plane and that he appeared to have betrayed him. The Four and Namor prepared to wage an assault on Doom's plane but their orbit plane was damaged. The Four and Namor then decided to use their powers to reach the plane, however Johnny was unable to use his powers and nearly fell to his death, but Reed saved him. Reed attempted to stretch to the plane but Doom stopped him with his jet boosters. Reed had to rest and recover, while Ben attempted to fight Namor. While the two were fighting, Doom announced that he was going to launch them into the sun.

Namor then asked if there was a pool of water, which he then used to amplify his powers and then to launch himself to the plane, however he was stuck to the plane because of magentism. Namor then broke his way into the plane, but was shocked with electrity. Namor reversed the electricity which caused Doom to abandon his plane and he then grabbed a meteor which carried him off into space.

The Baxter Building landed safely back in New York. The Four then attempt to destroy the device, however it flys off into the ocean because of Namor.

### Kurrgo & Planet Xanth

The Four were due for an appearance in Washington D.C. at a diner in their honor, although Reed was the only one who was willing to go. Johnny was afraid of having to make a speech and activating his powers out of anxiety (although he was likely lying about that particular worry), Ben was worried about what people would think of his appearance and what would happen if his temper were to flare up, and Sue was worried about becoming so anxious that she would accidently become invisible. Reed dismissed all of their concerns as fanciful and forced them to get ready anyway. Although they were briefly waylaid by a prank that Ben played on Johnny.

The Four then flew to Washington with the Fantasti-Car, although they saw a strange flying object in the sky on the way there. At the Capitol building, the Four were accepting an award when the entire crowd became increasingly agressive against the Four. With everyone in DC fighting against them, the Four attempted to evade them before escaping the city with the Fantasti-Car. The Four arrived at the Baxter Building but were followed by a space ship. From the space ship, a robot appeared and offered them refuge on it's home planet of Xanth to which the Four agreed.

The Four arrived on Xanth and were met by the leader of the planet's leader Kurrgo. Kurrgo explained that Xanth would be destroyed by a meteor and that he brought them there to find a solution. Both Ben and Johnny attempted to fight Kurrgo's robot in order to force it to take them back to Earth, however Sue stopped them.

The Four worked together to create a solution, which was a reducing gas. The gas would allow the inhabitants of Xanth to shrink and all board a space ship to find a new planet with another enlarging gas to grow them back to normal. With their end of the bargain complete, the Four were allowed to take another space ship and return to Earth. On the way to the ship, they had to evade falling rocks but made it back to the ship and returned to Earth.

## Personality

Reed is a genius and is considered one of, if not the, smartest men on Earth. Reed is also a compassionate man who decided that his newfound powers were a force for good in the world. Despite his niceness, Reed then has his breaking point, as seen by him getting fed up with Ben's temper tantrums and insults. When in combat, Reed prefered to speak and negotiate with his opponents rather than fight them, however this not preeclude him from fighting. Reed is a humatarian who puts the needs of people above what may be considered the greater good.

## Appearance

Reed is a tall and handsome man. He appears to be somewhere in his late 30s to early 40s, judging by the fact that he is graying. Reed can morph his form in virtually any way conceivable.

### Outfits

**Blue Suit #1**

Reed wore a blue suit jacket with matching blue pants. He wore a white shirt underneath, with white socks, brown shoes, and a black tie. Reed wore this before the flight of the Marvel-1. Reed later wore a version of this outfit that had a red tie rather than a black one.

**Space Suit**

During the flight of Marvel-1, Reed wore a blue space suit with white gloves. Because of the dramatic coloring it is difficult to determine the color of the helmet, but it was presumably white as well.

**Monster Isle Exploration Outfit**

Reed wore a blue, long-sleeve sweater, blue jeans, a red baseball cap, and brown boots. Reed lost the cap during the cave-in underneath his feet. Reed wore this outfit while exploring Monster Isle.

**Valley of Diamonds Protection Suit**

When Reed and Johnny were knocked out by the blinding light of the Valley of Diamonds they were found by the Mole Man and put in solid blue protection suits. The suit covered the entirety of their bodies except the face, which had a thin bar blocking the eyes. Reed took off the suit to use his powers against the Mole Man.

**Hunting Lodge Outfit**

While the Four were resting at the hunting lodge, Reed wore a plaid-green shirt with reddish-brown pants and brown boots.

**Reddish-Brown Suit**

While hiding out at an apartment, Reed wore a reddish-brown suit jacket with matching pants, a white shirt, and brown dress shoes. Reed initially wore it with no tie and the jacket was unbuttoned, however later he put a red tie on and buttoned up the jacket.

**Blue-Pinstripe Suit**

While attending the Mirace Man's show, Reed wore a blue pinstripe suit with a white dresss shirt and black tie.

**Purple Suit**

While Reed was staying in the Baxter Building, Reed was wearing a purple suit with matching pants, a white shirt, and a red tie.

**Fantastic Four Uniform MK I.**

Reed put on the suit that Sue had made for the team. The suit was a blue jumpsuit with dark blue/black boots, gloves, belt, and collar. The chest of the suit had a white emblem with a blue 4 in it.

## Attributes

### Powers

**Plastic Body**: Because of the cosmic rays, Reed's entire body is malleable and can morph to his liking. Reed can use this to form whatever form he wants. This morphing can occur in the matter of seconds and often less depending on what form he takes. An added benefit to the elasticity is that bullets, knives, and other such items do virtually no harm to Reed unless he relaxes his control over the area being afflicted.

* **Dense Flesh**: Reed's elasticity allows him to contain or absorb the impact of a projectile as he afforded extra density and can shift his form in line with the impact of the projectile to compensate.
	+ **Explosion Containment**: Reed can contain explosions by enveloping them with his body and allowing the force to expand his body to the measure that is needed. This is physically taxing however.
	+ **Projectile Redirection**: Reed can redirect projectiles like bullets or even other people by using his elastic powers to absorb the kinetic energy they have and send it back like a trampoline.
* **Elongation**: Reed can elongate his form to extremely long distances. This elongation can be used to essentially any part of his body from its entirety to something as small as his pinkie.
	+ **Grappling**: Reed can use his elongation power to more effectively grapple and hold his opponents. He is shown to be able to use it to take hold of the Thing in a rage by tying his arms around him like rope and formed a lasso by elongating his arms and holding hands.
	+ **Enhanced Travel**: Reed can use his powers of elongation to get to areas faster than he normally could.
* **Shape-Changing**: Reed can change the shape of his body in any form he wishes. Through this morphing he can create a shape for a multitude of situations.
	+ **Imitation**: While Reed can't alter things like his skin tone, eye color, or hair color he is able to change practically any other body feature such as his facial features, size (although he can't get smaller), and mass density.
	+ **Gliding**: Reed is able to shift his form into aerodynamic forms like parachutes in order to momentarily glide.
	+ **Cushion**: Reed is able to shift his form into something akin to a pillow or trampoline to catch a person.
	+ **Slingshot**: Reed can form a slingshot in order to fire projectiles.
	+ **Shapes**: Reed can shift his body into geometric shapes like spheres, cubes, cones, and prisms.
	+ **Fist Weapons**: Reed can transform any part, but mostly his hands, into weapons like hammers, flails, maces or any other such weapons in order to give him the edge in combat.
	+ **Flat**: Reed is able to flatten himself into a two dimensional form.
	+ **Infiltration**: Reed can stretch in order to sneak into areas fairly easily and actually flow through something as small as a hole where a rivet should be. Other infiltration methods include being able to create keys and go into a liquid-like form.
	+ **Wind Generation**: Reed could create fans from his body which allows him to create wind by spinning said fans quickly.
	+ **Pseudo-Liquid State**: While Reed can not actually take on a liquid state, he is able to morph into a form similiar to a liquid.

### Skills

**Engineering**: Reed is educated and trained in the creation of various devices. From rocket ships to seismographs Reed is likely one of the foremost experts of the craft.

**Piloting**: Reed is shown to be able to fly a jet as supported by Fantastic Four Vol 1 #1 wherein he flew the Fantastic Four in and out of Monster Isle.

**Hypnotism**: Reed is shown to be skilled in hypnotism.

**Martial Arts**: Reed is trained at least some what into martial arts like Judo.

### Abilities

**Super-Genius**: Reed is considered by many to be the smartest man on Earth. He has doctorates in nearly every single branch of science on Earth and is even educated in sciences that are not from Earth.

## Paraphernalia

### Equipment

**Fantasti-Flare:** Reed created the Fantasti-Flare and used it to call upon the Fantastic Four.

**Fantastic Four Uniforms**

* **MK I**: Sue created the suit to act as a uniform for the team. The suit was comprised of unstable molecules which caused the suit to be attuned to the wearer's powers (in Reed's case the costume stretched with him [Even though his regular clothes did this anyway in earlier comics]), was insulated, The suit also acted as a moblie, wearable computer.

### Transport

**Marvel-1**: Reed created the Marvel-1 to achieve space travel. It was destroyed when it crashed back on Earth.

**Fantastic Four's Private Jet**: The Fantastic Four apparently had a private jet with a four on it. They used it to and from Monster Isle on their first adventure.

**Fantasti-Car MK I**: The Fantasti-Car was a flying car the Four used. The car could seperate into four different sections that could be independently piloted by each member.

**Fantasti-Copter**: The Fantasti-Copter was a helicopter the Fantastic Four used.

**Pogo Plane MK I**: The Fantastic Four had a special plane that could be used for long-range transport.

**Intercontinental Passenger Missile**: The Fantastic Four had a modified missile that the Four used for fast transportation or for space travel.

## Relationships

### Fantastic Four

**Sue Storm**

Reed and Sue were engaged to be married. They certainly loved each other, as shown when they comforted each other after the Marvel-1 crashed.

**Johnny Storm**

Reed and Johnny were Brothers-in-law. The two seemed to respect each other, although Reed treated Johnny like a child.

**Ben Grimm**

Reed and Ben were best friends since college. While the two were great friends, the two were not always on the best terms. Notably, Ben was angry that Sue was engaged to Reed, and Ben blamed Reed for his transformation into the Thing. Despite this, the two still work together.

### Enemies

**Mole Man**

Reed led the Fantastic Four to Monster Isle to find the sources of the troubles at the atomic plants, and consequently to beat the Mole Man. While the two were fighting, Reed seemed to pity the Mole Man as he let him go and expressed that he was happy that the Mole Man destroyed Monster Isle as it would mean that he would finally find the peace he wanted.

**Giganto**

Giganto was a monster controlled by the Mole Man.

## Quotes

> "It is the first time I have found it necessary to give the signal! I pray that it will be the **last**!"
>
> **Reed Richards**, Fantastic Four Vol #1

> "You all heeded my summons!! Good!! There is a task that awaits us... a fearful task!"
>
> **Reed Richards** addressing the rest of the Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four Vol #1

> "Listen to me, **all** of you! That means **you** too, Ben! Together we have more power than any other humans have ever possessed!"
>
> **Reed Richards**, Fantastic Four Vol #1

## Miscellaneous Information

### Trivia & Notes

* Reed is shown smoking a pipe in early Fantastic Four books.
* The powers of Fantastic Four's powers are all based on the four classical elements. Reed's powers are based on water.

### Discrepancies, Retcons, and Mistakes

* The origin of the Fantastic Four is retconned several times.
	+ The original origin was that the Four were attempting to beat the Soviets in the Space Race.
	+ The second origin was that the Four were attempting to get to Mars.
* While the Fantastic Four uniforms allow the Four to use their powers unimpeeded (like not affecting their clothing), even though that was already the case.

### Crimes

* The flight of the Marvel-1 was unauthorized so I'm counting it as trespassing. (It's probably also breaking some other laws, but I am not familiar enough with California legal code.

### Appearances

* Fantastic Four Vol 1 #1 (First Appearance)
* Fantastic Four Vol 1 2
* Fantastic Four Vol 1 3
* Fantastic Four Vol 1 4
* Fantastic Four Vol 1 5