The Fantastic Four were created in response to DC's Justice League and soon became the Silver Age's premier superhero team. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby collaborated on the opening 102 issues of the magazine, and told the adventures of Mr. Fanatstic, the Thing, Invisible Woman and the Human Torch.
This first volume ran through issue #416 and resumed at issue #500. Fantastic Four Volume 2 (13 issues) and Volume 3 (70 issues) happened between the gap.