Goodman was said to have gone off and instructed Marvel writer Stan Lee: "If the Justice League is selling, why don't we put out a comic book that features a team of superheroes?"
The result was The Fantastic Four, a team who gain distinctive powers after being exposed to cosmic rays on a scientific space mission, which they go on to use against enemies including Dr Doom, the Silver Surfer and Galactus.
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