The　development　of　cost-effective　non-precious　metal　catalysts　has　attracted　much　research　attention　because　of　their　high　oxygen　reduction　reaction　(ORR)　performance.　Herein,　based　on　three　kinds　of　carbon　nanotubes　(CNTs)　with　different　oxygen　content,　we　prepare　three　CNTs-based　iron　phthalocyanine　(FePc)　composites　via　only　a　simple　physical　method.　In　surprise,　the　FePc-CNTs　composites　with　the　most　oxygen　content　exhibit　the　highest　ORR　catalytic　activity　in　comparison　with　commercial　Pt/C　in　alkaline　media,　especially　its　half-wave　potential　(E1/2)　and　durability　as　well　as　methanol　tolerance.　A　large　amount　of　experimental　measurements　show　that　these　superb　catalytic　activities　can　be　mainly　attributed　to　the　possible　formation　of　novel　interactions　between　FePc　and　oxidized　CNTs.　It　not　only　provides　more　active　sites,　but　also　is　in　favor　of　stabilizing　active　centers　and　removing　intermediates　in　catalytic　process.　This　work　displays　the　effects　of　oxygen　content　and　roughness　of　CNTs　on　the　interactions　between　FePc　and　CNTs　and　their　important　role　in　ORR　catalysis,　providing　a　new　insight　into　simple　application　of　carbons　materials.　©　2018　Elsevier　Ltd