The Fantastic Four Duology has some noticeable references to the comics.
Fantastic Four:
- An exchange between Johnny and Sue references that in the comics the Invisible Woman used to be called the Invisible Girl:Johnny: That's the Invisible Girl!
Sue: "Girl"? - Doom becomes the Big Bad of the first film, and he gains his powers along with the titular group, which is what happened in the Ultimate comic.
- The Puppetmaster, Alicia's stepfather, is given a brief mention in one of the deleted scenes.
- During an examination, Ben mentions that he used to smoke. The Thing used to smoke cigars in the comics, until Joe Quesada became editor-in-chief in the mid-nineties, and issued a mandate banning all images of smoking across all Marvel Comics publications.
- In the extended version there's a scene (right before he's "cured" by Doom) of Ben on a bench with his hand to his mouth that makes it look like he's smoking. Turns out it's just cold.
- Victor Von Doom's mask was a gift from the people of Latveria, the country he rules in the comics.
- A robot resembling H.E.R.B.I.E. can be seen among Reed's discarded inventions.
- The man who nearly jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge may be a nod to Fantastic Four #8 where the team save a man from jumping off the Queensborough Bridge due to being controlled by the Puppet Master.
- We're introduced to Johnny Storm kissing a redhead girl, similar to Heroes Reborn, where he drives a fast car with a redhead girl by his side.
Rise of the Silver Surfer
- Stan Lee's cameo doubles for this in the second movie; in the film, he was turned away from Reed and Sue's wedding, just as he (and Jack Kirby) were for the wedding in the comic.
- Johnny getting the powers of all his teammates in the sequel makes him very similar to FF nemesis Super Skrull. He even hits Doom with a stretchy rock covered flaming fist.
- The cloud of Galactus features a brief shadow of his helmet as shown here
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