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1* The fact that Creator/StanLee and Creator/JackKirby [[BreakingTheFourthWall showed up in their own comic]] trying to attend Reed and Sue's wedding...[[http://www.littlestuffedbull.com/images/comics/stanleesaturdays/stanlee019.jpg only to be denied entry by Nick Fury]].
2-->'''Jack''': You haven't heard the last of this! We have ways of getting even!\
3'''Nick Fury''': Beat it, [[SelfDeprecation you bums]]! I've been threatened by experts!
4* In Annual #6, when the men enter the Negative Zone, Reed does a Captain Obvious by saying "We're going through the barrier". Ben replies he thought they were playing hopscotch.
5* At the beginning of their interstellar vacation around the time of the NOW relaunches, Johnny is seen melting one of the legs in Ben's chair. This becomes a brick joke almost a year later when Ben finally sits on it getting a 'finally' reaction out of Johnny.
6* The team visits a research outpost in Antartica with everyone dressed in heavy winter clothing. Johnny then follows them out wearing nothing but a bathing suit and sunglasses.
7* A pair of reporters show up to do a "day in the life" documentary on the team. After they set off the security alarm, they're forced to disarm and drop a ''very'' large selection of weapons from guns to knives to nunchucks to brass knuckles and throwing stars.
8-->'''Ben''': Um, that's quite an arsenal. How come you packing so much?
9-->'''Reporter''': Weeeeeeelll....we used to hang out with the X-Men.
10-->'''Ben''': 'Nuff said!
11* An issue of ''Fantastic Four Adventures'' opens with Ben picking up an ''enormous'' sandwich from a deli, only for [[Comicbook/TheInhumans Lockjaw]] to filch it. The giant dog promptly gets indigestion and begins teleporting the team to random locations all over the world.
12* In an issue of Mark Waid's run, ComicBook/DoctorDoom escapes his prison and returns to Latveria after a long while. [[ItMakesSenseInContext The first thing he sees is a Big Brother-style poster of Reed and the Latverian flag sporting a huge "4."]]
13-->'''Doom''': [[FlatWhat What fresh hell...?]]
14* Hawkeye being vocally irritated by Ben's many catchphrases. Spider-Man tried to defend him before contacting Ben who answers by rattling off almost all of them at once, leaving Spidey in stunned silence.
15* Spider-Man's inappropriate response to Reed greeting [[ComicBook/TheInhumans Black Bolt]].
16-->'''Reed:''' Black Bolt... It really is you. [[ComicBook/WarOfKings We had heard...]] I mean... Are you well?
17-->'''Spider-Man:''' Uh, probably not... I mean who in their right mind has five wives?
18-->''[[[{{Beat}} disapproving looks]]]''
19-->'''Spider-Man:''' I'll just go play with the dog.
20* In Issue 3 of Dan Slotts Fantastic Four Reed tells Franklin that he needs him to hold off The Griever as part of his plan. Franklin is hesitant due to losing to The Griever last time so Spidey comes over to try and give him a pep talk. It sounds like he’s about to give him a “great power great responsibility” speech… and then Ben rips him away with a straight up “nope” and proceeds to talk to his godson his own way.
21* From ''[[ComicBook/TheInfinityWar Infinity War]] #6,'' the conclusion of a Marvel CrisisCrossover. Galactus shuts down ComicBook/{{Thanos}} in a way only a cosmic being could:
22-->'''Galactus:''' Silence, fool! Mighty Galactus knows what must be done!\
23'''Thanos:''' Does mighty Galactus know that our chances of outrunning this disturbance are minimal?\
24'''Galactus:''' Does ''annoying Thanos'' have an alternative course of action to suggest?\
25'''Thanos:''' ...No.\
26'''Galactus:''' Then let ''silence'' reign.
27* This gets even funnier when Squirrel Girl meets Galactus in [[ComicBook/TheUnbeatableSquirrelGirl her own book]] and reminds him that she once beat up Thanos:
28-->'''Galactus:''' THANOS.\
29'''Squirrel Girl:''' Yeah! You know him? Purple guy? Half goth because he's big into death, but half hipster because he makes his own gloves?\
30'''Galactus:''' THANOS IS A FOOL.\
31'''Squirrel Girl:''' Yeah, well, me and Tippy totally beat him up.\
32'''Tippy Toe:''' And it wasn't a robot, clone, or simulacrum either!\
33'''Galactus:''' ''HAH HAH.'' NICE. WHAT A TOOL.
34* His hilarious OddFriendship with the future Frank Castle a.k.a. the ComicBook/CosmicGhostRider, especially when Frank ends up meddling with history... and ends up as the lawyer representing Galactus and Reed when they were put on trial. Cut to a meeting in prison. Galactus, in giant prison orange, [[TheComicallySerious complains that there isn't any soap large enough to worry about dropping.]] Frank's advice?
35-->'''Frank''': Okay, the first thing you gotta do is make a shiv...
36* [[https://preview.redd.it/251e6nqyhrwz.jpg?width=960&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=be8e33b2423919584cb5d005eca33df2793dfd24 A series of short comics]] were made by Jim Davis. Yes, [[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} THAT Jim Davis]]. It features Galactus as Garfield, and Silver Surfer as Jon.
37* After the events of the ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'', ComicBook/DoctorDoom encountered Tony Stark in the ruins of Doom's once lavish palace. To prove his identity to him, he recounted to him the time that they had been sent back in time to the days of King Arthur to have a rousing adventure together. Doom told Stark that he always looked back on that time fondly. Stark did not share his zeal for that moment, still upset that Doom attempted to kill him and strand him there. Doom then reiterated to him that '''''he''''' remembered it fondly, but never said that Stark did.
38* A while ago, Doom was aboard a ship with ComicBook/SpiderMan, who made a reference to ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', albeit an erroneous one, as he said "Warp factor 9, [[BeamMeUpScotty Mr. Spock]]." Doom corrected him by reminding him that it was Sulu, not Spock, who set the speed of the U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' in the series. Spider-Man mocked Doom for being such a [[JustForFun/OneOfUs "nerd."]]
39* Captain America (undercover as an ordinary security guard) once asked how Doom is capable of "speaking in all capitals." Doom just avoided the question with a "Silence, minion".
40* During ComicBook/SecretWars1984, as Doom makes his way through Galactus's world-ship, he [[ThinkingOutLoud narrates every bit of his journey aloud]]. When Klaw asks him if he's taping himself, Doom replies that, as a matter of fact, he is. "Every utterance of Doom must be recorded for posterity!"
41* During ''Return of Thanos'', Drax the Destroyer tags along with the Silver Surfer on their search. This was when Drax was essentially "Space Hulk", and thus he is slowing the Surfer down. He distracts Drax long enough to get away... by sitting him down in front of a TV.
42* In issue 2 of the Silver Surfer's 2015 ongoing, Incredulous Zed calls the Surfer a bald-headed fool during battle. Silver Surfer retorts that Earth taught him that there are some things even a bald-headed fool can do--[[Film/TheThreeStooges and then jabs him in both eyes with one hand.]]
43-->'''Surfer:''' Nyuk nyuk!
44-->'''Zed:''' Oh, a wise guy, eh?
45* the Silver Surfer's 2016's series brought the planet of bunny-kitten-puppy hybrids.
46* [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Hank Hill]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1FLRlVnHJQ convincing the Surfer to switch to propane power for his surfboard]].

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