The Jeweler would then give the real diamond to the blind artist, Alicia Masters who was also kidnapped by homeless henchmen working for the Jeweler. It is revealed that Victor von Doom had needed the diamond necessary to capture the comet's powers.
Ben would be found by homeless men and join them in an illicit Jeweler's underground lair. An angry Ben leaves the group to go out on his own, feeling that he has become a horrible freak of nature. After escaping from Doom's men, the four scientists regroup at the Baxter Building, trying to decide what to do now that they gained superpowers. They are later captured by Victor's men, who pose as soldiers of the Marine Corps.
Upon crash-landing back to Earth, the four of them soon discover that the cosmic rays gave them special powers Reed's bodily structure has become elastic Sue can become invisible Johnny can generate fire on demand and Ben has transformed into a humanoid rock-like creature who possesses superhuman strength and durability. Reed would dedicate this mission for his friend Victor, believing he was dead years before. They are hit by cosmic rays by the same passing comet due to a necessary diamond being exchanged for an imitation of itself. The film then fast forwards to the early 1990s, where Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben go up into an experimental space craft as again the same comet would pass by the Earth. Ben Grimm is a family friend and college friend of Reed. Sue and Johnny Storm are two children living with their mother, Mary Storm who has a boarding house where Reed lives.
The film begins with Reed Richards and Victor von Doom as University friends who decide to use the opportunity of a passing comet to try an experiment however, the experiment goes wrong, leaving Victor horribly scarred.