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 By Mark Rodriguez Some time after losing Johnny in a fight in a battle in the Negative Zone, Reed Richards decides to bring back the Fantastic Four as the Future Foundation. Spider-Man was invited to replace The Human Torch. As the new team gets settled, Reed and Sue's daughter Valeria had invited Doctor Doom to join the team.  The issue opens with The Thing losing it upon seeing Doctor Doom in the building and goes to attack him. Reed tries to calm him down, and Doom asks if it's true that he heard that Ben just stood and watched as Johnny died in battle. Thing pulls Reed back and throws a table at Doom, who easily destroys it with an energy blast. Thing dives out to grab Doom but it both of them are held in place by Sue. Sue asks what's going on and Thing explains that Doom was invited to stay with them. Valerie says they have something important for Doctor Doom to do. Reed's father says this is a time they need Doom close. Thing says he doesn't want to there any...

 By Mark Rodriguez Back in 2011, there was a time where the Fantastic Four tragically lost Johnny Storm, the Human Torch. After some time off to grieve, Reed decided to bring back the Fantastic Four, but as the Future Foundation, with all new costumes and so forth. The biggest change was bringing in Spider-Man to replace his buddy Johnny. Let's take a look at their first couple of issues.  Issue 1 begins with some scientists about to activate some machinery. One of them seems hesitant about the whole thing, but they decide to proceed anyways. Elsewhere, Reed watches Johnny Storm's will in hologram form. I assume most of the superheroes do something like this in case they die on the next mission and actually stay dead. His video tells them that if he dies, give his spot to Spider-Man, which Reed agrees to. Later on Spider-Man arrives on the roof and is greeted by Susan in her brand new costume. Spidey is impressed by their new location and Susan explains that sometime befo...