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Encyclopedia > Human Torch (Johnny Storm)

This article is on the current Human Torch. Original Human Torch details the Golden Age version. For the Fantastic Four member of the same name, see Human Torch (Johnny Storm) The original Human Torch is a fictional character who was created in 1938 by Carl Burgos for Timely Comics first comic book, titled Marvel Comics. ... Superman, the catalyst of the Golden Age, from Superman #14, January-February 1942. ...

Human Torch


Cover to Ultimate Fantastic Four #11. Art by Stuart Immonen. Download high resolution version (550x846, 83 KB)Cover to Ultimate Fantastic Four #11, featuring the Human Torch. ...

Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Fantastic Four #1
Created by Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
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Real name Johnny Storm
Status Active
Affiliations Fantastic Four
Previous affiliations Fantastic Force
Notable aliases
Notable relatives Invisible Woman (older sister), Mr. Fantastic (brother-in-law), Franklin Richards (nephew), Valeria Richards (niece), Lyja (ex-wife)
Notable powers Pyrokinesis, flight, absorption of heat energy.

The Human Torch is a male comic book superhero in the Marvel Universe associated with the Fantastic Four. The Human Torch first appeared in Fantastic Four #1 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The Torch's real name is Jonathan Lowell Spencer Storm, though he is mostly referred to as Johnny Storm. Marvel Comics NYSE: MVL, sometimes called by the nickname The House of Ideas, is an American comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... The Fantastic Four are a Marvel Comics superhero group. ... Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... The Fantastic Four, one of Kirbys most famous creations. ... The Fantastic Four are a Marvel Comics superhero group. ... In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the Fantastic Force was a short-lived superhero team that was a spin-off of the Fantastic Four. ... The Invisible Woman, real name Susan Richards, née Susan Storm, formerly the Invisible Girl, is a fictional superhero who is a member of The Fantastic Four in the Marvel Universe. ... Mister Fantastic is a Marvel Comics superhero who is the leader of the Fantastic Four. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... In Marvel Comics, Valeria Richards is the daughter of Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) and the Invisible Woman (Susan Storm Richards), husband and wife and two members of the superhero team the Fantastic Four. ... Lyja (Lazer-fist) is a comic book character in the Marvel Universe. As a Skrull she possesed the ability to disguise herself as any being, and also could launch powerful energy blasts. ... The Human Torch of Marvel Comics Fantastic Four can harmlessly envelop himself in flame at will (Flame on!), which allows him to fly, shoot flame offensively, and absorb heat energy. ... Image of a man on the Pioneer plaque sent to interstellar space A man is a male human adult, in contrast to an adult female, which is a woman. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Superman (left) and Batman, two of the most recognizable and influential superheroes. ... The Marvel Universe is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place. ... The Fantastic Four are a Marvel Comics superhero group. ... Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... The Fantastic Four, one of Kirbys most famous creations. ... A name is a label for a thing, person, place, product (as in a brand name) and even an idea or concept, normally used to distinguish one from another. ...


As a result of the cosmic ray exposure during the space flight he took with his sister, Susan, along with Reed Richards and Ben Grimm, Johnny gained a spectacular set of powers: he can harmlessly envelop himself in flame at will ("Flame on!"), which allows him to fly, shoot flame offensively, and absorb heat energy. Cosmic rays can loosely be defined as energetic particles originating outside of the Earth. ... Currently, the most common technology for space transport is rocket propulsion, which expels matter to provide a net forward thrust. ... The Invisible Woman, real name Susan Richards, née Susan Storm, formerly the Invisible Girl, is a fictional superhero who is a member of The Fantastic Four in the Marvel Universe. ... Mister Fantastic is a Marvel Comics superhero who is the leader of the Fantastic Four. ... The Thing (Benjamin Jacob Ben Grimm) is a fictional character from the Marvel Universe, a founding member of the superhero team the Fantastic Four under the guise of the superstrong Thing. ...


As the youngest member, he has proved the most impetuous and was given to many of the concerns of teenagers. This includes a playfully antagonistic relationship with Ben Grimm (The Thing). This hit a low point when Johnny fell in love with Ben's old flame Alicia Masters and married her, only to learn that she was a Skrull imposter named Lyja. The Human Torch is also friends with Spider-Man, who tried to join the Fantastic Four early in his career. American teenagers in a high school Adolescence is the transitional stage of development between childhood and full adulthood, representing the period of time during which a person is biologically adult but emotionally not at full maturity. ... The antagonist is the character (or group of characters) of a story who represents the opposition against which the heroes and/or protagonists must contend. ... The Thing and Alicia Masters. ... The Skrulls are an alien race in Marvel Comics fictional universe. ... Lyja (Lazer-fist) is a comic book character in the Marvel Universe. As a Skrull she possesed the ability to disguise herself as any being, and also could launch powerful energy blasts. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ...


Powers

The uppermost level of The Human Torch's power is his "Nova Flame," which is usually released in all directions and reaches temperatures approaching that of the Sun. Any level lower than this cannot burn him. The Human Torch can also direct beams of "Nova Heat" as an offensive weapon for very brief periods of time before his heat energy gives out.


Appearances in other media

The Torch is played by Chris Evans in the #Fantastic Four movie. Chris Evans as The Human Torch in The Fantastic Four. ... Fantastic Four is a 2005 movie based on the Marvel Comics comic Fantastic Four, directed by Tim Story and released by 20th Century Fox. ...


In Neil Gaiman's 1602, his power is associated with the classical element of fire. Neil Gaiman (November 2004) Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960 in Portchester, England) is the author of numerous science fiction and fantasy works, including many comic books. ... Cover to 1602 #8, featuring Rojhaz, Virginia Dare, and Sir Nicholas Fury. ... Many ancient philosophies use a set of archetypal classical elements to explain patterns in nature. ... A large bonfire Fire is a form of combustion. ...


Torch was a regular in the Fantastic Four animated series in the 1990s and in 1967. He never apperared in the 1978 series, and was replaced with a robot called H.E.R.B.I.E. - an urban myth goes that this was because the producers were afraid that children would set themselves on fire. In fact, the rights to the Human Torch had been seperately licensed, although never actually used, and this prevented the use of the Torch in the series. An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... The Fantastic Four are a Marvel Comics superhero group. ... The Fantastic Four are a Marvel Comics superhero group. ... The Fantastic Four are a Marvel Comics superhero group. ... Urban Legend is also the name of a 1998 movie. ...



VITAL STATS:


Name: Jonathan Lowell Spencer Storm


Occupation: superhero, adventurer, occasional actor


Age: Early twenties


Hair: Blond


Eyes: Blue


Height: 5'11


Weight: 170 lbs


  Results from FactBites:
 
Human Torch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4319 words)
When Johnny's sister Sue and her husband Reed were separated, Johnny joined the Thing, Medusa and Thundra in a staged battle against the rehabilitated Namor in an effort to bring the couple back together.
Johnny was briefly abducted by agents of the Messiah (Alden Maas) in his mad plot to expand the Earth by super-heating its core.
The Torch is limited by the quantity of oxygen in his environment, and has been extinguished by sufficient quantities of water, flame retardant foam, and vacuum environments.
Human Torch (II) (1631 words)
Storm passed much of his leisure time in the company of automobile mechanics and enthusiasts, and learned to totally overhaul a car's transmission before he was fifteen years old.
The Human Torch's flame is supported by the presence of oxygen, and thus is extinguished in low air pressure or a vacuum.
The Torch's light output is mostly in the infrared and infrared region of the spectrum, and is invisible to the unaided eye.
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