So, what really happened when Dr Doom stole the Silver Surfer's power?

[dr_hermes.insanejournal.com]

The original story was one of the highpoints of the Silver Age, FANTASTIC FOUR# 57. It provided most of the plot for the second Fantastic Four movie, as well. But it was not until NOT BRAND ECCH# 1 in 1967 that Stan Lee and Jack Kirby let us in on the real events behind the legends.

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Comments

[psychop_rex.insanejournal.com]

I love how Stan and Jack were aware enough of the flaws in their work that they could cheerfully lampoon it with such reckless abandon. It's a type of humility that a number of comics creators today could stand a bit of.

[dr_hermes.insanejournal.com]

It's also worth remembering that fans should not take this stuff all that seriously. Stan and Jack created the Fantastic Four, Dr Doom, the Surfer; they spent a lot of time and effort working on the characters and the comics, yet they never forgot it was in the end just storytelling.

[psychop_rex.insanejournal.com]

I don't think there's any problem with taking it seriously as fiction - the problem is when you forget it's fiction, and start thinking of it as reality.