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Database: Costumes

Although, the Fantastic Four are known by only a few costume designs, they have actually had many variations over the years. I have thus begun cataloging their varied costume designs and will depict them all here in the order of their appearance. For the sake of brevity, I will only note the first appearance of a design.

Note that I will not be listing uniforms worn by alternate reality and/or timeline members of the FF. And, yes, I'm aware that I haven't listed all of Ben's or any of Crystal's uniforms yet. There are considerably more variations and I am still working to document them all.

The first "uniform" the team wore was actually the flight suits they had on during their exposure to cosmic rays in Fantastic Four #1. Although the actual comic itself depicts the colors as being blue with white highlights, every retelling and reprint since then has presented them as purple and blue. Flight Suits
This is generally considered the "classic" FF uniform. It was designed by Susan Richards (then Storm) and debuted in Fantastic Four #3. Original Design
The Thing was uncomfortable in his original costume, so by Fantastic Four #4, he had trimmed it down to only include shorts, a belt and boots. Modified Original Design
Still somewhat uneasy, Ben eliminated the use of boots in Fantastic Four #5 and spent much of his time in what is considered his classic outfit. Classic Thing Design
In Strange Tales #106, Johnny briefly joined forces with The Acrobat to discover -- and thwart -- his plans. This costume was designed and given to Johnny by The Acrobat. Acrobat
Reed borrowed this costume from Nick Fury in Strange Tales #127 to conceal his identity from Ben and Johnny during an impromptu training exercise. Mystery Man
In Fantastic Four #68, Susan played a little with her original costume design to better accomodate her pregnancy. She wore this only briefly before taking a temporary leave of absence from the group. Skirt Option
After a devastating battle against Omega, Johnny used Inhuman technology to give himself a new uniform design in Fantastic Four #132. It's clearly an amalgam of his former uniform and the costume worn by the original android Human Torch. Red Design
After Ben was transformed back to his human form, Reed need a replacement member until he could complete Ben's exoskeleton. Power-Man was hired in Fantastic Four #168, but kept his existing costume while he was with the group. Power-Man
After losing his powers, Reed Richards was unwittingly duped into helping Dr. Doom capture the other members of the Fantastic Four. To that end, he donned the Invincible Man costume in Fantastic Four #196. Interestingly, an alternate reality Reed donned the costume in Fantastic Four #388, calling himself the Dark Raider. Invincible Man
Returning from the Negative Zone in Fantastic Four #256, the Fantastic Four found that their costumes had become 'negative' versions of their originals. Black Design
After dating Johnny for some time, Frankie Raye discovered that she also had similar powers. Her stepfather, Thomas Horton, created this uniform for her shortly after she gained her powers in a lab accident and used hypnosis to make her forget the incident. When Frankie was asked to join the FF in Fantastic Four #239, she simply continued to wear the outfit. Nova
Helping Spider-Man teach some kids a lesson in Peter Parker, Spectacular Spider-Man #103, Johnny briefly claimed the identity of Blaze. Blaze
In the last issue of Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars, Ben wished to stay behind on the Beyonder's world. To keep from causing too much undue stress to the rest of the team, he asked She-Hulk to take his place. She accepted and created a stream-lined version of the FF's latest uniform. She-Hulk
Being mentally controlled by Psycho-Man, Susan enacted her 'revenge' on the other members of the Fantastic Four. She concealed her identity behind a 'Malice' persona starting in Fantastic Four #280. Malice
After a bout with further mutation, Ben returned to the FF. Although he had returned to his "normal" rocky appearance, his unease led him to briefly utilize a full body-suit costume starting in Fantastic Four #302. Shortly afteward, however, he returned to his black shorts. Bucket Head outfit
In Fantastic Four #359, Ben took to wearing long pants and boots. Thing with Pants
In what some claim as another lapse into her 'Malice' persona, Susan donned a very revealing version of her black uniform in Fantastic Four #371. Sue
After getting his face hacked up by Wolverine in Fantastic Four #374, the Thing once again donned a helmet to hide his looks. Thing with Pants and Helmet
By Fantastic Four #377, Ben became even more self-conscious of his appearnace and started wearing a tank top as well. Thing with tank top and helmet
After hiding his face for some time after being slashed by Wolverine, Ben removed his helmet in Fantastic Four #386. Thing Tank Top
Gaining some of her senses back, Susan tempered her previous outfit with some modesty in Fantastic Four #388. Black Design 2
Although no reason was given, the Fantastic Four jointly redesigned their costumes in the midst of Onslaught's menace, as seen in Fantastic Four #415. Pacheco Design
The heroes ended the Onslaught affair and were sent over to a Counter Earth by Reed and Sue's son, Franklin. They relived their early adventures there and modified some S.H.I.E.L.D. uniforms to identify themselves in Fantastic Four volume 2 #2. Heroes Reborn Design
Upon returning to their home planet, the FF returned to a look reminiscent of their original costumes in Fantastic Four volume 3 #1. Heroes Return Design
Reed, having defeated a Celestial and deserving of punishment in said Celestial's eyes, found himself trapped in Dr. Doom's armor at the end of Fantastic Four volume 3 #25. Interestingly, Reed had already found his mind trapped in Doom's body (and armor) as early as Fantastic Four #10. Doom Armor
In Fantastic Four volume 3 #27, Johnny took to wearing a non-uniform style jumpsuit with no explanation given. Jumpsuit Design
Although Susan's uniform ripped in a similar fashion earlier, it wasn't until Fantastic Four volume 3 #28 that she permanently modified her uniform shirt into a tank top. Sue's Tank Top