Top scientist Reed Richards leads a team of explorers consisting of himself, his girlfriend Susan Storm, her younger brother Johnny Storm, & Reed's childhood best friend Ben Grimm, into space where they're bombarded by cosmic rays. They crash land back on Earth where they discover their exposure to the cosmic rays gave them incredible superpowers. They're unsure whether to cure themselves or to use their new powers for good. An old colleague of Reed who was permanently scarred from an old experiment joins with another scarred man to take over the world and get revenge on Reed and everyone who stands beside him.
