Human Torch II

The second of two children born to a physician and his wife, Johnny Storm grew up comfortably on Long Island. In high school, he developed an attraction to fast cars and beautiful girls. A visit to his sister Sue (Invisible Girl) in California would forever shattered Johnny's small-town status quo, and offer him the opportunity to experience the ultimate thrill ride. Sue's fiancé and longtime sweetheart, aeronautical engineer Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), had designed and fabricated an experimental starship capable of interstellar travel.

Threatened by the U.S. government with cancellation of the partial funding of Richards' project, he chose to make an immediate test flight with Air Force pilot Ben Grimm (Thing II) as the chief astronaut. Rounding out the crew of four were Storm and his older sister.

A freak cosmic-radiation storm changed the rocket's inhabitants granting them each unique powers. When the rocket crashed back to Earth, young Johnny Storm was engulfed in flames when exposed to the atmosphere, becoming a Human Torch.

Alias
Human Torch II Perceptor
Nick Name
Matchstick
Civilian ID
Jonathan Lowell Spencer "Johnny" Storm Aliases Doug Brown Matchstick Johnny
Occupation
Actor Adventurer Chief Financial Officer of Fantastic Four Foundation Racecar Driver
Legal Status
Citizen of the United States with no criminal record.
Nation or Planet of Origin
Glenville, Long Island, New York
Group Affiliation
Fantastic Force Fantastic Four
Base of Operations
Baxter Building, New York, New York
Height
5' 10"
Weight
170 lbs.
Eye Color
Blue
Hair Color
Blonde
Skin Tone
Caucasian
Known Powers
Exposure to cosmic radiation enabling the ability to create and control heat and flame. Able to ignite any portion of his body or engulf entire body in flame, draw heat from other sources and use flame for propelled flight within an atmosphere. Excellent hand-to-hand combatant with training in the martial arts and boxing. Note: Flame can not exist within a vacuum, non-flammable gases or underwater.
Accessories
Fantastic Four Comlink: Personal communications device worn on the outside of the uniform resembling the team logo. Fantastic Four Uniform: Clothing made of unstable molecules which is resistant and conforms to the abilities of members. Resources of the Fantastic Four Foundation.
Common Enemies
Abraxas (The) Acrobat Annihilus Asbestos Man Beetle I Blastaar Celestials Diablo Dr. Doom I Frightful Four Galactus Grey Gargoyle Hate Monger Hulk II Impossible Man Klaw Mad Thinker Mole Man Molecule Man Onslaught Plant Man Puppet Master Rama-Tut Red Ghost Ronan the Accuser Sandman Skrull Empire Sub-Mariner Super-Skrull (The) Terrible Trio Trapster Wizard
Regularly Appearing
Fantastic Force Fantastic Four Vol. 1, 2 & 3 Fantastic Four: 1...2...3...4 Fantastic Four: First Family Fantastic Four: Foes Human Torch Vol. 2 Knights 4 Strange Tales Vol. 1
First Appearance
Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #1 (Nov. 1961)
Creator
Stan Lee & Jack Kirby
Origin
The second of two children born to a physician and his wife, Johnny Storm grew up comfortably on Long Island. In high school, he developed an attraction to fast cars and beautiful girls. A visit to his sister Sue (Invisible Girl) in California would forever shattered Johnny's small-town status quo, and offer him the opportunity to experience the ultimate thrill ride. Sue's fiancé and longtime sweetheart, aeronautical engineer Reed Richards (Mr. Fantastic), had designed and fabricated an experimental starship capable of interstellar travel. Threatened by the U.S. government with cancellation of the partial funding of Richards' project, he chose to make an immediate test flight with Air Force pilot Ben Grimm (Thing II) as the chief astronaut. Rounding out the crew of four were Storm and his older sister. A freak cosmic-radiation storm changed the rocket's inhabitants granting them each unique powers. When the rocket crashed back to Earth, young Johnny Storm was engulfed in flames when exposed to the atmosphere, becoming a Human Torch.