The Origin and History of Marvel's Fin Fang Foom

[@datdapperowl3772]

This man just wanted to sleep but everyone kept waking him up.

[@vistaxx]

Lol haha

[@xodiaq]

I can relate!

[@evenhartwick4422]

this character is so all over the place sometimes he's portrayed as a ancient monstrous dragon and other times he's working as a chef or he's growing crops on a farm. he's pretty inconsistently written but i guess thats some of his charm. he's like MODOK the writers just kinda do whatever they want with him, sometimes he can be a genuinely threatening villain other times he can just be a complete goof

[@DIEGhostfish]

Weren't most of the silly FFF things in the not-quite-entirely-canon thing with Photon?

[@matthewschwartz6607]

I love this character. Thanks for doing this. I always thought that he was MORE of an Iron Man villain, though! I guess that’s not the case, and it seems that they’ve barely fought. But I know that they retconned him into the Mandarin’s history.

[@huntercool2232]

Nobody: Fing Fang Foom: *”CAN Y’ALL JUST LET ME SLEEP?!”*

[@KGBookkeeping]

“He got punched in the face by Doop apparently, o.k.” Lol I’m still laughing

[@SiriuslyBlack7]

Right??!!🤣

[@bortlicenseplate3529]

"He said it was just a name!" "What he meant was that Monster Island is actually a peninsula."

[@davidjones3165]

Great reference LOL

[@poozy1]

Awesome!

[@doom7ish]

Monster Island loved it.

[@MistahBryan]

If The Collector's facility was breached by The Mole Man, then The Collector TRULY needs to work on his security.

[@MrEnricoOL]

Great video. Thank you. Fin Fang Foom could’ve aided the Avengers against Thanos and some of his larger flock in the movies. Would love a video on the original Defenders with Hulk, Silver Surfer, Hellcat, Nighthawk and others.

[@natejohnson7601]

He’s in the guardians of the galaxy video game

[@canis2020]

Another banger of a video my dude!

[@KGBookkeeping]

This was very well done! Thank you again sir!

[@mobyt.3900]

thanks for that great video, I didn't know much about him before, that was very informative and entertaining. one of the things I like to do when watching your videos is identifying the artist responsible for each bit of artwork, Kirby, Buscema, Romita etc. after 50 years of comic reading I'm getting pretty good at it. naming the inker is tougher though Sinnott and Janson are easy to recognize. Workman is the only letterer I can spot and with colorists you have to know the time period and issue of a book to even guess at it.

[@RogueLesser]

Thank you for the video! Love the history.

[@thomasfriday1]

Awesome job MerryMarvelite, keep them coming!!!

[@Dnobagav49]

13:48 LOL!!! that caught me off guard... not use to hearing you go off script 😆

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Can you do The Molecule Man? They seem to have retconned him to the point where I just can’t understand him anymore. Also, Selene from the Hellfire Club.

[@julbri7105]

Oh yes Selene.. Gidditty

[@devonjohnson3549]

Thank you for doing both the Abomination and fing Fang Foom it really means a lot to me

[@evilchaosboy]

Wow! This big fella has had one hellava history! Great show! \m/

[@quinteson2853]

14:02 Wait that's just the Fallout New Vegas quest Bleed me Dry from The Thorn. Collecting monsters to try to bang a redhead.

[@foisopracurtir6389]

Execpt YOU are also a irradiated monster...

[@jdjjdjd2667]

Fin Fan Foom probably has clones of himself over the years or is 1 of those "Captain Marvel" obligations where Marvel Comics has produced a quick story about her/him in 2 keep DC from FINALLY getting Rights to use the name

[@iseeopenings3921]

Huh? What do you mean

[@dntwasteit8547]

This is a bunch of bullsh*t that you’re talking

[@ComicBookGuy420]

Created by the legendary artist/writer duo Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Shut the hell up

[@huntercool2232]

So basically people keep trying to use Foom and manipulate him and his power and all Foom wants to do is… *Sleep.* Lol

[@MadisonCarter]

My god, writing the Handbook entry for FFF was a minor headache. Every single writer that used him insisted on using him as a completely different character. First he's an ancient dragon, then he's Godzilla, then he's the Midgard Serpent in disguise, then he's a demonic vessel, then he's an alien pilot, then he's a disembodied lizard spirit, then he's a human-sized cook, then he's the Thing From Another World, etc., etc.

[@LucasDarkGiygas]

Very thorough video. Good work.

[@beastmaster0934]

12:55 Imagine having a cook in your headquarters, who is a fucking DRAGON! 13:16 WTF? 14:40 WHAT!? 15:09 Ok, first he was a cook, then saved Christmas, then became a farmer, and now Is distributing pants. WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL!?

[@TeranIcer]

IM should feel fortunate to have survived multiple encounters against Foom. The cartoons don't even scratch the surface of Foom's abilities...

[@nathanieljackson7422]

I like dragons so fin fang foom is one of my fav “not main” characters in comics

[@Puka04]

He just wants to sleep! Another great video!

[@quinteson2853]

Killing off Foom's species like that was just needlessly cruel of the writers.

[@TonyWanKenobi808]

Can you PLEASE do a video on Knull!. I'm a big fan. Can't stop watching your videos

[@bellc7535]

Man’s was just tryna sleep

[@urbnctrl]

Cant believe Dr. Strange ate this creature for breakfast just to try and change the reality of time.

[@brooklynite0621]

Great background sir!

[@Netseer2000]

There are two more Fin Fang Foom in Marvel Comics. An orange Fin Fang Foom was a disguise of the Midgard Serpent who died fighting Thor. The last one was a supernatural evil entity on another plane.

[@goldenleopard9778]

Great video. How about the Elders of the Universe next.

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Yes. The Grandmaster and The Runner are the best.

[@SpaceRider15]

I was always interested in foomy

[@PaulGreen11]

In other words... Dude just wanted to sleep But, because he was a huge reptile (🦎) everybody just kept messing with him.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Thanks for the info as always. Much ❤

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do history of Inferno, Victorious, Gambit, Moondragon, Phyla_Vell and Genis-Vell along with the Supreme Intelligence, Mole_Man and Angel along with Exodus and Ex-Nhilo?

[@realmoftheouroboros8313]

The rather al over the place appearance gives me the impression the others survived and because we can't keep them appart believe its al Fing Fang and Foom

[@enriquevanleeuwen7719]

This guy needs to find a new place to nap

[@quentinfogger5755]

Are you going to do history of the Mandarin in your next video?

[@dark_nightwing_xl2797]

Watch Ironman armored adventures

[@TheTiger2311]

Good video.

[@jeromewhite2360]

Godzilla vs. Fin Fang Foo. That would be badass.

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Does Marvel still have Godzilla? If not, who owns him now?

[@jeromewhite2360]

@@matthewschwartz6607 IDW. But Legendary Pictures own him now.

[@Netseer2000]

@@jeromewhite2360 Toho owns Godzilla the comics are just licensing deals.

[@jameshanna490]

you need to do a video on the histouy and mimbers of the definders

[@matthewschwartz6607]

The Defenders?

[@jameshanna490]

@@matthewschwartz6607 yes the defenders. dr stranse , hulk, thw submener, valcery and more from the 70s

[@doom7ish]

Foom is Godzilla. Chaotic Neutral.

[@trexadvent4726]

What do you think is the best thing about Fin-Fang-Foom in the comics and which one of his powers and abilities do you think is the best?

[@QaDri93]

First time I ever laid eyes on it was in Ultimate Alliance and after more than a decade I’ve finally decided to learn more about the big guy lol

[@HaloBoy74]

Who else is here after playing Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy?

[@lukeamparo6586]

I remember fighting him in Ultimate Alliance. Good times.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby They gave us magic over the years

[@jordonvazquez7620]

I think that Chirstopher Sabat would be an amazing voice for him.

[@CrazyGamerDragon64]

What is Fin Fang Foom's species's official name? Is it Makluan?

[@SpaceRider15]

1:17 kakarantharans

[@vistaxx]

@@SpaceRider15ok Thanks 👍

[@trexadvent4726]

How big Fin-Fang-Foom can grow? Is he as big as Giant-Man and Goliath?

[@MerryMarvelite]

I think 255 feet tall (350 feet from the tip of his tail to his head) is the largest we've seen him get. 32 feet seems to be his natural, comfortable state but he's demonstrated that he can still become larger than that. Interestingly, we never really see him grow or shrink. He will appear at different sizes and guidebooks confirm that he does, in fact, have the power to change size. Perhaps it's not as instant as someone like Giant-Man and takes a while for him to grow.

[@leonardjenkins8968]

Awesome! I am a fan of Fang.

[@Carlisho]

Here because of the Guardians of the Galaxy game, he looks very different in the game, like he completely lost the humanoid side of him.

[@PaulGreen11]

In all my years of following comics, I've never heard of this guy.

[@ianenrique3980]

Damn Fin Fang Foo is just like Kyubi always being used like weapon.Fin Fang Foo should just stayed on their planet

[@ianfinrir8724]

Since she was brought up, can you do a video on the history of Squirrel Girl?

[@UsingGorillaLogic]

I'm literally just here because if Arthur's ending in Marvel vs Capcom 3

[@danieljamesbarton]

damn it when are Frank Castle and Fing Fang Foom gonna have a team up?

[@ruhap9311]

He had a pretty cool role in a Ragnarocish story line with Iron Fist that I barely remember.

[@trexadvent4726]

Are you going to do history of lesser known characters like Rom_the_Spaceknight, Ultimo, Flerken, Blacklash, Titanium_Man, Crimson Dynamo, Dreadknight, Hypnotia, Blizzard, Kurt Connors the Lizard, Starhawk, Fixer, Whirlwind, Chemistro, Whiplash, the Controller, Madam_Masque, Count_Nefaria, Century, Lore and Technovore?

[@archangel5627]

You came up with a fantastic list of lesser known Marvel characters that definitely could use a more in-depth video. I’ve always been partial to characters like Starhawk, Titanium Man, Dreadknight, and the Grim Reaper.

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Whatever happened to the Dreadknight, anyway?

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Great list. Do you mean Starhawk from the Guardians Of The Galaxy?

[@alexkotsch3230]

Could you do the history of Arnim Zola? He's the Red Skull's right hand scientist.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Can we please Have The histroy Of Squirrel Girl

[@Charles-BARKLEY]

I love the Micheal Jackson reference with Billy.

[@charleslamb1114]

I like the video

[@Daymare24]

Bro just wanted to sleep...I feel his pain

[@MichiganJFrog-dz8qm]

Learned about Foom from the new guardians of the galaxy game

[@marvelpg]

lol amazing world of comics....another victim of Squirrel girl. Thanks for the catch up...I only read the early Iron Man episodes.

[@DIEGhostfish]

Lu Chow seems like a cool guy.

[@matthewschwartz6607]

4:10. YIKES!

[@tommymccown8727]

He certainly loves his slumbering?!!!!?? Lola God bless you all today Shalom

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do history of Master Pandemonium, Chthon, Mephisto, Dormammu, Clea, Brother_Voodoo, Shuma-Gorath, Nightmare, Baron Mordo, the Ancient One, Agamotto and Pkzkrfmknna along with Firestar and Vance_Astrovik AKA Justice?

[@WTSD850]

it seems like fing fang foom and his his aperantly have their own sort of magic appearntly

[@fireflyer97]

He has been apart of a lot of weird shenanigans.

[@ericw8478]

Whether as individuals or a group I'd like to see Alpha Flight.

[@Traderjoe]

This origin story nearly gave me an aneurysm

[@DanielHernandez-vv7jb]

Where did he get his 🩳 from?? 🤔⁉️ 🤷

[@StormX6]

I hope Fin Fang Foom shows up as the villain for Shang Chi 2

[@roam980]

If that happens, I'd like him to keep his comic book design, as it really makes him unique amongst other dragons in media

[@gintokisan5171]

Me too hope he know Kung Fu...so that final battle would be crazy and epic.. Cgi kung fu correography, imagine that..

[@flabulence]

Howard the Duck, please, if you haven't already!

[@arcadiaberger9204]

People ask, "Why does Foom wear pants?", but the obvious answer is, "Why do you?" He's a member of a race of beings with their own culture and their own standards of behavior, and why shouldn't those standards include conventions of dress and/or nudity?

[@Jamesalec63]

Marvels answer to Godizla or are they related and what Kate Prydes Dragon surely they've have a connection Fin Fan Foom & cousin Lockheed a team up surely?

[@NintendoPrincess1012]

After seeing that DC comics cross over panel in this video, would you consider covering some of the amalgam characters? (Dark claw, skulk, Doctor strangefate, etc) I always thought they were neat and will probably never see a cross over on that scale again

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Are any of them still around, or did they all just get retconned?

[@NintendoPrincess1012]

@@matthewschwartz6607 the shared comic company Amalgam comics dissolved in the late 90’s. Neither DC or Marvel ever considered the characters canon and I don’t think any survived into the modern comic era

[@matthewschwartz6607]

Didn’t Thor also kill FFF during the Ragnarok storyline (When Bendis did the Avengers Disassembled storyline.)?

[@VincentGonzalezVeg]

He's a tourist!

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do history of the characters mentioned in this video?

[@BluBond]

man just wanna sleep

[@luis_zuniga]

Please do a video on Selene the Black Queen

[@boramsey5122]

Just saw "Sheng Chi", There's already material for a sequel as thier is an audience for It...

[@firetarrasque4667]

I really like the nicer incarnations of Fin-Fang-Foom.

[@johndoolan3428]

Can you do a video on Havoc

[@combatpanda4264]

Does anyone know the official "rare herb" used to put the dragon to sleep. Cuz it looks like a weed leaf.

[@quentinfogger5755]

Who do you think is the DC version of Marvel's Fin-Fang-Foom?

[@tharubaba]

I wonder 💭 if Foom makes his climatorial debut in Shang chi 2 .. besides we need origin of the 10 rings anyway ! 🐉

[@trexadvent4726]

Is Fin-Fang-Foom a very complicated character since he is either good or bad? Was it awesome to see Iron Man and the Mandarin teaming up to take him down?

[@MerryMarvelite]

It was pretty awesome to see two arch enemies combine their powers so effectively like that.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Can we please have origin of the Original Groot The Monster From Planet X

[@juanbisonosuero3650]

He is classified as a Ironman villain bot he seems to be more like a marvel character, more than anything else

[@jgee8421]

Had to search up terrax only to find he looks exactly like darkseid

[@RichterTheRat]

13:11 We... just gonna ignore this panel?

[@Mike-ky9jz]

"FIN FANG FOOM!".... Simply saying it is bad ass..😜

[@tommymccown8727]

Let me get this right!?? Billy's Band was a Seattle band named the Sea-Monkeys !!!?? Lola I could imagine that happening in the 90's!!?? Lola