Does ‘The Fantastic Four’ Have a Post-Credit Scene?

Warning: Spoilers ahead for “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.”

Marvel’s first family is back on the big screen for the MCU’s latest film, “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” re-introducing fans to Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and The Thing.

For the new superhero flick, which hit theaters July 25, Pedro Pascal steps into the role of Reed Richards while Vanessa Kirby plays Sue Storm. Completing the family are Joseph Quinn’s Johnny Storm, Sue’s brother, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach’s character Ben Grimm, Reed’s close friend.

Straying from the early 2000s “Fantastic Four” films and the widely panned 2015 reboot, this time comic book fans meet Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben on Earth-828 circa the early 1960s, as evident by the movie’s glossy retro-futuristic style.

The film breezes past the characters’ origin stories, showing in flashbacks how their previous trip to space resulted in them returning to Earth with superpowers. But the beloved heroes of this world are rattled when one day the Silver Surfer, played by Julia Garner, descends from the sky and announces to the quartet, and the world, that their planet is marked for death. She tells them that Earth will be consumed by a colossal being known as Galactus, voiced by Ralph Ineson.

Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben then try to come up with a plan to protect their planet while also preparing for the arrival of Reed and Sue’s baby boy.

So, what happens during their battle with Galactus, and are there any post-credit scenes that reveal when fans will see the Fantastic Four again? Read on to find out how “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” ends and if there are any additional scenes after the credits start rolling.

Is there a post-credit scene at the end of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’?

Marvel is gifting fans with two post-credit scenes in “The Fantastic Four: First Steps,” one of which hints at how the next part of Phase Six will unfold.

In the final act of the movie, Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben are able to prevent Galactus from eating their planet and taking Reed and Sue’s newborn baby, Franklin. Galactus had asked the couple to sacrifice their child to him and in exchange he would leave their planet alone. He reveals that Franklin has special abilities that would eliminate the giant’s insatiable hunger, even though Reed’s multiple tests appeared to confirm the baby lacked superpowers.

Instead of giving into Galactus’ demand, the quartet outsmart him by luring the entity into a trap. However, the plan goes awry and Sue has to use all her strength to create a force field strong enough to push Galactus into a portal that sends him to a far part of the galaxy.

Sue dies but when Reed places Franklin on top of her, the boy suddenly revives her.

The film ends and a few credits roll before we check in on Sue and Franklin four years later in the first post-credit scene. Sue finishes reading a book to Franklin in the Fantastic Four’s penthouse apartment, located at the Baxter Building, before she goes into another room to grab a second novel.

When she returns to the living room, she senses something is wrong and spots Doctor Doom leaning over the child. Although the villain has his mask removed in the scene and holds it in his hand, his face is not shown. Marvel has previously announced that Robert Downey Jr., who portrayed Iron Man, will re-join the MCU as Doctor Doom.

The flick then cuts to a black screen with text that reads, “The Fantastic Four will return in ‘Avengers: Doomsday.’”

Once all the credits conclude, the film officially ends with a snippet from the 1967 “Fantastic Four” cartoon. There is also a quote from Jack Kirby, who co-created the Fantastic Four with the late Stan Lee, as well as many other comic book characters prior to his death in 1994. The quote from Kirby says, “If you look at my characters, you will find me. No matter what kind of character you create or assume, a little of yourself must remain there.”

How does the post-credit scene impact ‘Avengers: Doomsday’?

Doctor Doom finally making an appearance in a Marvel film isn’t that surprising given that he will be the main “Big Bad” for this phase of the MCU and that he is one of the Fantastic Four’s biggest adversaries. Plus, Pascal, Kirby, Quinn and Moss-Bachrach were previously announced as “Avengers: Doomsday” cast members in March.

However, as mentioned, “First Steps” is set in the 1960s, decades before the timelines of Marvel’s other films this year, like “Captain America: Brave New World” and “Thunderbolts*.” So, Doctor Doom popping up in this movie could suggest there will be some type of time travel element at the center of “Avengers: Doomsday.”

Fans will see the Fantastic Four don their blue suits again alongside other co-stars like Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Mackie, Florence Pugh, James Marsden and more when “Avengers: Doomsday” arrives in theaters December 18, 2026.