10 Lies You Always Believed About The Fantastic Four

10. The Fantastic Four Are Marvel's First Superheroes

In August 1961, Marvel Comics published Fantastic Four #1, making them the first Marvel superheroes.

At least, that's what many people believe. Contrary to popular belief, Marvel wasn't created in the 1960s. The company was formed in 1939 - only one year after Superman officially debuted.

At the time, the company was called Timely Comics. Unlike DC Comics, this incarnation of Marvel didn't focus on superhero stories and instead, had a plethora of diverse series including mystery, horror, and romance.

But when the company decided to focus on superheroes, they rebooted under the name, Marvel Comics, in the 1960s. Although the Fantastic Four were the first superheroes under this banner, there were many other iconic characters long before including Namor the Submariner, Citizen V, the original Vision, Hellcat, Bucky, and of course Captain America.