It could be a stretch, then, but we're now pretty certain: Marvel has cut Reed Richards' powers from the ... fact that the God of Thunder lost his eye. Fantastic Four, starring Pedro Pascal ...
Later artists and writers built on Kirby's foundation, even explaining that Reed used his powers to stretch his own brain ... the mind rejects what the eye sees. No amount of budget or visual ...
But, for whatever reason, we never saw Reed Richards utilizing his stretchy abilities. Mr. Fantastic's ability to bend, stretch ... plot point (Thor losing his eye in Ragnarök, for example).