Johnny Storm is a superhero in the Marvel comic book universe, where he is called the Human Torch for his ability to control the fire that completely absorbs his body. This guy appeared many times on the pages of stories and several times in the movies. This permanent member of the Fantastic Four has repeatedly saved the Earth from external threats.
general information
Johnny Storm gained his abilities from cosmic ray radiation during a flight with other members of the upcoming Fantastic Four. He got the opportunity to cover his body with fire without any harm to himself. He makes it a spectacular exclamation of “Flame”, and then his ability is activated.
In that flight, he was with his sister Susan. Together they grew up and took care of each other, because the mother died in a car accident, and the father began to drink heavily after that and lost all his property on the cards. When Johnny was 16, he went to visit his older sister in California. There Johnny Storm met her fiancé Reed Richards and Ben Grimm. Together they flew on the ship of a brilliant scientist, and this was the reason for obtaining their abilities.
Famous Comic Book Appearances
Johnny Storm (Torch-Man) has appeared many times in various comic book series. In the story of the Fantastic Four, he repeatedly fought with various intergalactic enemies and saved the planet from destruction in the team of his faithful comrades. The guy also appeared in the story of the civil war of superheroes, where Iron Man and Captain America disagreed, because of which the real war began. The torchman first joined Tony Stark, but after the assassination of Goliath, he switched sides.
Another interesting storyline is the construction of the "Bridge" by Richards, who with his help could travel through various alternative realities. The agents of the enemy organization found out about this, and they invaded the building of the Fantastic Four. During this incident, the stability of the device was violated, and Johnny and his friends set off tens of thousands of years ago in time.
In various other versions of the comics, he took part in deadly wars with people, saved the inhabitants of Manhattan from the apocalypse, and did many other good deeds.
Movie appearances
In the Fantastic Four movies, Johnny Storm is one of the main characters. In the film industry, the cult story about these heroes is considered a series that began in 2005. She talks about how exactly four volunteers gained their abilities in space flight, touches on the social factor and clearly shows the identities of all four members of the new team. In the first part, Viktor von Doom, an entrepreneur who sponsored Reed Richardson's space flight, became their adversary.
In the second part, their first opponent was the Silver Surfer, and then the creature that he leads after him. The films received many pleasant reviews from critics and viewers, although they were created in times of poor technical capabilities. In this franchise, the role of Johnny Storm was played by Chris Evans, who managed to qualitatively convey the character's ambitious character on the screen. In the movie, he often appears in public, arranges performances and bathes in the glory and fame of his personality.
