*During the test flight of an experimental rocket, Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm where accidentally exposed to cosmic rays, and gained strange and awesome powers as a result! Since then, the members of the Fantastic Four - now better known as Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing - have dedicated their lives to defending the Earth against some of the most powerful threats mankind has ever faced! *Source: Back of Card