More than six decades after Jack Kirby and Stan Lee created a superhero team to rival the Justice League, the Fantastic Four finally get a worthy big-screen adaption in a spiffy ’60s-era romp, bathed in retro futurism and bygone American optimism,

When the MCU kicked off in 2008 with the original "Iron Man," fans became clamoring for Mr. Fantastic, The Human Touch, The Invisible Woman and The Thing to share the screen with the rest of their favorite Avengers – and they’ll get their wish when "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" clobbers its way into theaters on Friday.