A 1994 version produced by B-movie legend Roger Corman was pulled from theaters shortly before it was to be released

The Fantastic Four have traditionally struggled with the transition to the big screen.

Galactus may be more famous, but Mole Man was actually the first bad guy the Fantastic Four fought. Here's what you should know about the "First Steps" villain.

When The Fantastic Four: First Steps premieres this week, it will mark the return to prominence of four heroes not just foundational to Marvel and its ever-expanding empire of comics, movies, and television shows, but to modern pop culture and storytelling.

First Steps has reignited excitement for Marvel’s First Family, introducing Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby), Johnny Storm (Joseph Quinn), and Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

Fortunately, we've narrowed it down to just five of the most classic comic stories to read to get into the Fantastic Four before their MCU debut, so dig in and join Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing on their cosmic explorations of the Marvel universe.

First Steps takes those first steps almost immediately. After a dramatic opening that sets the stage for the entire narrative, the movie hits the ground running into a dizzying new Earth in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,

Jack Kirby fashion, Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby-starrer ‘Fantastic Four’ moves away from tiring origin stories and jettisons us to a neo-retro alternate reality threatened by cosmic planet-killer Galactus and his herald,

Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach give new, old-fashioned life to the Fantastic Four.

Marvel Studios finally releases an official image of Paul Walter Hauser's Mole Man from The Fantastic Four: First Steps.