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Super Stretch Mr. Fantastic
Super Stretch Mr. Fantastic wears the blue Fantastic Four uniform and inspires a three-route rescue comic, with Reed Richards as the story’s planner.
The play at a glance
A blue-suited hero with an imaginative reach
The white “4” on his chest, blue uniform and dark boots identify Reed Richards at a glance. Super Stretch Mr. Fantastic turns the character’s elastic-body idea into a toy with a broad torso and long limbs. He also makes a good narrator for a drawn adventure: a hero who pauses to work out how to reach someone in trouble.A character who can think around a corner
The figure’s simple color arrangement carries much of the character: a blue suit edged in black, a raised circular chest emblem and a serious human face. In the Fantastic Four story described below, Reed combines an extraordinary elastic body with a scientist’s habit of considering a problem. Those two ideas give a player both an action to imagine and a reason for it.
A scene might begin with Reed listening to an explorer on the far side of a broken walkway. Where is the explorer trying to go? What blocks the direct route? A player can answer those questions aloud, then sketch an enormous curved arm across the page to supply the comic-book action.
Try Reed’s three-route rescue sketch
An original Toysit activity: make a rescue that has three possible paths and one carefully chosen ending.
- Draw Reed at one side of a large sheet and a stranded imaginary explorer at the other. Add a single obstacle between them, such as a fallen tree in a cartoon forest.
- Draw three candidate routes: over the tree, around its branches or along a winding path. Give each route a different color or line pattern.
- Let Reed explain the choices in a player-supplied voice. Perhaps the winding path is clear, while the route over the tree gives the explorer a better view. Choose the route that fits your story.
- Make a final comic panel with a drawn elongated arm following the chosen line. Add a speech bubble from the explorer explaining where they would like to go next.
The figure can rest beside the sheet as the storyteller; all the stretching happens in the drawing. A drawn portrait works equally well. Change the obstacle for a second episode and give the explorer a chance to suggest the solution.
The historical record
Original Toysit coverage
The original product account and commentary are preserved below as historical coverage.
Fourteen inch Fantastic Four superhero action figure can stretch up to five times his size
Reed Richards is one of the Fantastic Four, caught up in a storm of cosmic rays while on a space flight in his experimental shuttle, emerging with super powers. The action figure superhero can turn into elastic, stretching five times his normal size.
Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards): Often referred to as the leader of the Fantastic Four, Reed Richards is a brilliant scientist and polymath. Due to an exposure to cosmic rays during a space expedition, he gained the ability to stretch his body into virtually any form or length, earning him the moniker "Mr. Fantastic." This elasticity grants him enhanced durability, the capability to be incredibly malleable, and the skill to expand or contract any part of his body at will. Beyond his physical abilities, Reed's most potent asset is his mind; he's considered one of the smartest individuals in the Marvel Universe. His leadership, combined with his dedication to science and his commitment to his team and family, make him a central figure in many Marvel storylines, especially those involving the Fantastic Four.
Sources and editorial notes
A Toy Biz package-front photograph matches the blue movie-style figure and explicitly advertises three-times stretching; the original Toysit headline and paragraph say five times. That older claim remains in the historical section, not as operating advice. The photographed box also identifies latex. Only the front was recovered, not a complete handling guide, and no present-day condition or stretch performance was tested. Reed’s wider fictional biography is preserved from the original account. The paper rescue is an original Toysit activity.
- Original Toysit image — Existing same-site photograph reviewed and retained unchanged.
- Original Toy Biz package front, photographed by Go Figure — Front panel visually reviewed: matching appearance, three-times claim, latex label; the complete handling instructions were not recovered.
- Original Toysit coverage — Complete original product account and historical commentary preserved.
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