Major Superstar Was Hiding In Plain Sight In 'Fantastic Four,' Filmmaker Confirms “ The Fantastic Four: First Steps” took in $118 million over the weekend to dethrone “ Superman ” and lead the weekend box office. And one scene that had fans talking didn’t come during the movie itself. It came during the credits.

How Franklin Richards, the power cosmic and Doctor Doom's appearance in "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" credit scene affects "Avengers: Doomsday."

In a 1982 arc by John Byrne, Franklin gets frustrated trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube and uses his powers to age himself into an adult body, though he couldn’t actually gain more emotional maturity. He winds up going back to being a kid, placing restrictions on his own abilities to allow him to have something of a normal childhood.

As the rest of the Fantastic Four mourn her, Reed puts their son on her chest to say goodbye, and then he miraculously resuscitates her. The parents spend most of the movie worried that Franklin might be some kind of monster like Galactus,

First Steps" brings a new supergroup into the MCU while a post-credits scene gives a taste of an iconic supervillain. Spoilers!

First Steps" star Vanessa Kirby breaks down Sue Storm's birth scene and her mid-credits moment with Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom.

Whether it’s sly character name drops, cameos from characters and titans of real-life comics, or anything that could connect a 2025 movie like The Fantastic Four: First Steps to the vastness of the MCU,

First Steps revolves around Marvel’s first family and its newest addition, Franklin Richards – and in the comics, Franklin grows up to be ultra-powerful – and ultra-pansexual. Warning: Super-powered spoilers follow.