A rocket carrying four individuals - Reed Richards, a scientific genius, his friend Ben Grimm, Sue Richards, and her brother Johnny Storm - is hit by cosmic rays while orbiting the Earth. The radiation grants them extraordinary abilities: Reed can stretch his limbs, Johnny can ignite his body, Sue can turn invisible, and Ben is transformed into a rock-like being with superhuman strength. They adopt the name The Fantastic Four and use their powers to combat global threats from villains like Doctor Doom and The Mole Man.
Ben is helping Reed to test out Sue's new force field, when they start receiv...