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Fantastic Four Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Fantastic Four books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Fantastic Four series? Start with "Imaginauts (By: Mark Waid)" (2003) and follow publication order through all 21 books.
The complete Fantastic Four reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Imaginauts (By: Mark Waid)
2003
Unthinkable (By: Mark Waid)
2003
Authoritative Action (By: Mark Waid)
2004
Hereafter (By: Mark Waid)
2004
Disassembled (By: Mark Waid)
2004
Fantastic Four by J. Michael Straczynski (With: Mike McKone)
2006
The Life Fantastic (With: Karl Kesel,Dwayne McDuffie)
2006
Civil War: Fantastic Four
2007
The Beginning of the End (By: Karl Kesel,Dwayne McDuffie)
2007
The New Fantastic Four (By: Paul Pelletier,Dwayne McDuffie,Michael Turner)
2007
World's Greatest (By: Bryan Hitch,Mark Millar)
2008
The Master of Doom (By: Bryan Hitch,Mark Millar)
2009
Resurrection of Galactus (By: Kevin Maguire,Carlos Pacheco,Jeph Loeb,Rafael Marín)
2010
Ultimate Collection, Book 1 (By: Mark Waid)
2011
Ultimate Collection, Book 2 (By: Mark Waid)
2011
Ultimate Collection, Book 3 (By: Mark Waid)
2011
Ultimate Collection, Book 4 (By: Mark Waid)
2012
Heroes Return - The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 (By: Karl Kesel,Chris Claremont,Roger Stern,Scott Lobdell,Ralph Macchio)
2019
Heroes Return - The Complete Collection, Vol. 2 (By: Chris Claremont,Louise Simonson)
2020
Heroes Return - The Complete Collection Vol. 3 (By: Jeph Loeb)
2021
Heroes Return - The Complete Collection Vol. 4 (By: Jonathan Hickman)
2022
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