| Franklin Storm | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Fantastic Four #31 (Oct. 1964) |
| Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
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| Species | Human |
| Abilities | Gifted surgeon |
Franklin Storm is a character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. He is the father ofSusan Storm andJohnny Storm, better known as Invisible Woman and Human Torch of theFantastic Four, respectively.
Reg E. Cathey portrays Franklin Storm inFantastic Four (2015).
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Franklin Storm first appeared inFantastic Four #31 (October 1964), and was created byStan Lee andJack Kirby.
Franklin Storm is an accomplished surgeon and the father ofSusan andJohnny Storm. After his wife Mary is killed in a car crash, Franklin allies withloan sharks to obtain money. Later in his life, after his children become superheroes, Franklin is captured and impersonated bySuper-Skrull, who eventually kills him with a concussive energy blast.[1][2][3] Susan named her sonFranklin after her father in honor of his memory.[4]
An alternate universe variant of Franklin Storm from Earth-15513 who became the leader of the Fantastic Four appears inSecret Wars.[5]
An alternate universe variant of Franklin Storm from Earth-1610 appears in theUltimate Marvel universe. This version is a scientist who worked on recreating the Super-Soldier Serum and helped build theBaxter Building.[6][7][8] During theUltimatum storyline, he is killed whenMagneto floods Manhattan.[9]
An alternate universe variant of Franklin Richards from Earth-6160 appears inUltimate Invasion. This version is the director of a space program who contributed to the Fantastic Four's space flight. However, due to theMaker's interference, all except Reed Richards are killed.[10]
Franklin Storm appears in theFantastic Four (1994) episode "Behold, A Distant Star", voiced byRichard McGonagle.[11]
Franklin Storm appears inFantastic Four (2015), portrayed byReg E. Cathey.[12] This version is African-American and the director of theBaxter Foundation, with Johnny being his biological son while Susan is adopted. After the formation of the Fantastic Four, Franklin works with the government to help them control and understand their powers before being killed byDoctor Doom.
Franklin Storm at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
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