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Marvel has just revealed its next greatest mash-up, as legendary Disney mascot Mickey Mouse is transformed into Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four. Joined by fellow Disney characters Minnie, Goofy, and Donald Duck, these beloved characters take on the roles of Marvel’s First Family in an all-time great What If?… story.
What If…Mickey & Friends Became The Fantastic Four #1 – written by Riccardo Secchi, from a story by Steve Behling, and featuring art by Lorenzo Pastrovicchio – features the famous Disney characters stepping into the shoes of the Fantastic Four, who are currently in the spotlight at Marvel ahead their Marvel Cinematic Universe debut.
The What If?…issue is an instant classic, one that readers of all generations can appreciate for its keen comedic approach to blending together Disney’s top-tier creations with a staple of the Marvel Universe.
What If…Mickey & Friends Became The Fantastic Four #1 – Story By Steve Behling; Written By Riccardo Secchi; Art By Lorenzo Pastrovicchio; Color By Lucio Ruvidotti; Lettering By Laura Tartaglia
While Disney purchased Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion back in 2009, the publisher has rarely been the one to publish comic books based on Disney’s family of kid-friendly cartoon characters. This has changed with the production of a series of What If?… standalone issues, a staple of Marvel Comics, blending Disney characters with familiar Marvel Comics figures. What If…Mickey & Friends Became The Fantastic Four #1, and the synopsis for the issue perfectly sums up the fun contained within:
Mickey has stretching powers! Minnie can turn invisible! Goofy can burst into flame! Donald has become some kind of rocky…THING! With these incredible powers they vow to help those in need as — the Fantastic Four. And they’ll need all their awesome abilities if they are to succeed in their first mission together to stop Mole Pete from destroying Duckburg! But how did they get their super-powers? Find out in this fantastic origin special!
The issue also ships with a number of exciting variant covers, from some of Marvel’s top artistic talents.
These comics represent a perfect opportunity to engage new, young readers, making them incredibly valuable to both companies.
This integration of Disney characters with Marvel Comics properties, a project that emphasizes the best of both IPs, is in some ways the peak of synergy between the parent company and its subsidiary. These comics represent a perfect opportunity to engage new, young readers, making them incredibly valuable to both companies, but Marvel in particular –whose overall fandom and pop culture cache continues to grow, thanks to the MCU, but still has to prioritize consistently translating that into comic book sales numbers.
“Mickey & Friends” Make The Perfect Fantastic Four, Proving Why These Mash-Ups Are So Viable
What If…Mickey & Friends Became The Fantastic Four #1 – Covers By Nick Bradshaw, Phil Noto, Lorenzo Pastrovicchio, Zullo Uminga, & More
The mash-up of Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and Donald Duck with the Fantastic Four is, of course, designed to be lighthearted fun, but as mentioned, it also highlights the most engaging part of both franchises, which have been pop culture staples for over a half-century, in the case of the Four, and for Mickey & Friends, nearly one-hundred years. In this way, the What If?…special issue is a resounding success, proving why it is worth finding out what would happen when Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters became the Fantastic Four.
Marvel & Disney: What If…? Mickey & Friends Became the Fantastic Four #1 is available now from Marvel Comics.
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