Ranking Every Marvel Animated TV Series From Worst To Best

23. Fantastic Four (And The New Fantastic Four)

I had to lump these two together because, while the OG Fantastic Four series was totally innocuous (and quintessentially sixties), it wasn't particularly noteworthy. It's successor, on the other hand, is definitely notable, because there aren't actually four heroes to be found.

Nope, 1978's Fantastic Four doesn't actually feature the classic lineup of Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben. In fact, Johnny is totally absent, and was instead replaced by a robot called H.E.R.B.I.E. Because of course he was.

Herb even received a nod in the comics for a while, before being outed as a spy under the control of Doctor Sun. A definite contender for '10 Best Comic Book Betrayals' I'm sure.

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