FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #326

Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman are walking along Hydrobase talking about their current membership among the Avengers and how it is not satisfying for them. Reed confesses that he wishes to return to the Fantastic Four and is curious how things are going with the group after the Inferno incident. Sue agrees to let her husband go into Manhattan to check things out, but reminds him of his promise not to interfere since handing over leadership of the team to Ben. As Reed takes a ship over to the Four Freedoms Plaza, he reflects on how he led the Fantastic Four and how they were the pioneers of super-heroes, saving the world before others existed.…