Frightful Four Villain Team
WIZARD (Real Name Unknown) |
SANDMAN (Flint Marko) |
MEDUSA (Real Name Unknown) |
TRAPSTER (Pete Petruski) |
The Frightful Four is the brainchild of the criminal known as the Wizard, formed as a criminal counterpart to the Fantastic Four. To this end, the Wizard recruited the Trapster and the Sandman, both of whom had fought the Human Torch on at least one occasion. Rounding out the Frightful Four was Medusa, who until that point was a relative unknown but whose prehensile hair the Wizard figured would be useful against the Fantastic Four.
The Frightful Four began by breaking into the Baxter Building and taking the Fantastic Four's mailman, Willie Lumpkin, prisoner, then issuing a public challenge to the Fantastic Four to come rescue him. The two teams clashed, and all but Medusa were captured and taken into custody. Medusa later released the Wizard from prison, and the two are believed to be plotting the release of the other members.
First Post-Reboot Appearance: FANTASTIC FOUR #
Membership Roster
Wizard – Founder. The Wizard formed the Frightful Four because he believed he would need help in defeating the Fantastic Four.
Sandman – First recruit. Sandman once fought the Human Torch, and serves primarily as the muscle of the team. He's in it for the money.
Medusa – Second recruit. A relative unknown prior to the team's formation, Medusa is likely to stay with the team.
Trapster – Third recruit. A solid team player, Trapster is likely to remain with the team.