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Marvel hero and one of the main members of the
Fantastic Four. The four members of the group gained their powers when during a spaceflight experiment they were bombarded with cosmic rays.
Reed has the power of a nearly completely elastic body that can seemingly stretch and bend to wild proportions. Before and after the accident his main rival as a scientist and as a hero is the evil
Doctor Doom. He is the husband of the
Invisible Woman and the best friend of
The Thing. Both of them are fellow Fantastic Four members.