Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Earliest Fantastic four

A new find in a 15th century workman's lunch-box shows us that the Fantastic Four writers were trying out various combinations at this time. Top left is the Ambiguous Sexuality Four with the motto "Increase, Multiply" which, it was thought, might facilitate the use of the comic as a teaching aid. The authorities disagreed.
Next came the Pious Seven shown in the top Right panel at the completion of a mission against "The Great Satan" or George Soros. This incarnation failed due the excessive creepiness of Headless Man who is seen at the back of the panel.
The Drunken Trio and the Nudey Five were also short lived permutations though sadly missed by "specialist bookshop" customers. The forced employment of a "Specialyst Hatte Artyst" was a feature of the time and is due to the business interests of the Earl of Suffolk, a favourite of Henry VI

14 comments:

Jennifer said...

They're trying to figure out how to get across the river with a turkey, two kids and a crappy boat.

Smut Clyde said...

In the updated version they have a jetpack.

Mendacious D said...

In the updated version

Remakes are never as good as the originals.

Kathleen said...

are they naked in the last panel b/c they stopped being invisible?

Substance McGravitas said...

The old Fantastic Four overcome Satan yet the new Fantastic Four PROMOTE Satan.

Mensic, that's for sure.

fish said...

Top left is the Ambiguous Sexuality Four with the motto "Increase, Multiply" which, it was thought, might facilitate the use of the comic as a teaching aid.


I took that course.

fish said...

recall that the satanists/Luciferians/occultists/et cetera believe that rebellion is a courageous act.

Jesus was a total conformist.

Hamish Mack said...

Only the Russian translation of Monty Python does it justice

Big Bad Bald Bastard said...

I always enjoyed the Buboe-sporting Seven.

Smut Clyde said...

the Buboe-sporting Seven
Here's the episode where they defend the planet from a rogue speech balloon.

Hamish Mack said...

Jebus, that was a close run thing, they had already started to turn into cats

Smut Clyde said...

I'm not entirely whether in this episode the Hatte-Wearing Hextet are fighting an orb or merely inventing the ferris-wheel.

Hamish Mack said...

You can see that they hadn't learnt from Headless Man very well and had the new character Head Inna Box Woman on the sidelines.

tigris said...

I'm happy to see the bearded lady finally found love.