The Human Torch

Human Torch
Variant cover art of Fantastic Four #645 (April 2015) by Michael Komarck.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. 1961)
Created by	Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) (based upon the original character by Carl Burgos)
In-story information
Alter ego	Jonathan Lowell Spencer "Johnny" Storm
Species	Human Mutate
Team affiliations	Fantastic Four Future Foundation Fantastic Force Herald of Galactus Fantastic Four Incorporated Avengers Unity Division
Notable aliases	Invisible Man
Abilities	Fiery form that enables flight, serves as damage shield Pyrokinesis Heat energy absorption Resistance to extreme heat

The Human Torch is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. He is writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby's reinvention of a similar, previous character, the android Human Torch of the same name and powers was created in 1939 by writer-artist Carl Burgos for Marvel Comics' predecessor company, Timely Comics.

Like the rest of the Fantastic Four, Jonathan "Johnny" Storm gained his powers on a spacecraft bombarded by cosmic rays. He can engulf his entire body in flames, fly, absorb fire harmlessly into his own body, and control any nearby fire by sheer force of will. "Flame on!" which the Torch customarily shouts when activating his full-body flame effect, has become his catchphrase.

The youngest of the group, he is brash and impetuous in comparison to his reticent and compassionate older sister, Susan Storm, his sensible brother-in-law, Reed Richards, and the grumbling Ben Grimm.

In the early 1960s, he starred in a series of solo adventures, published in Strange Tales. Human Torch is also a friend and frequent ally of the superhero Spider-Man, who is approximately the same age.

Jay Underwood played him in the unreleased 1994 film The Fantastic Four; Chris Evans portrayed him in the 2005 film Fantastic Four, and its 2007 sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer; and Michael B. Jordan portrayed him in the 2015 film Fantastic Four.