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4. Mr. Fantastic
Here’s where I get controversial, maybe. Trying to rank the original Fantastic Four members is like trying to rank the Beatles, only harder, because Ringo’s easy to place (Also, if you’re curious: Paul, George, John, Ringo).
But Reed Richards is a character I really and truly love. It’s just that he’s the least of that original team, mostly due to his tendency to act like a raging jerk-heel whenever he forgets to shave.
Reed is easily the most brilliant comic book character of all time, so being short with his teammates on occasion is understandable, if a little annoying. It’s hard being the smartest guy in the room. Not that I’d know.
But, hey, Reed also has a moment in the first issue of Waid and Wieringo’s Fantastic Four run that absolutely destroys me emotionally and makes me understand his character enough that placing him above every non-original FF member was an easy call.
