

She first appeared in Fantastic Four #1 in November 1961 as a founding member of the Fantastic Four, Marvel's first superhero team. Sue Storm was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Their first adventure was against the Mole Man and his monster allies. They decided to use their powers to fight evil and became the Fantastic Four.

The four discovered that the cosmic rays had mutated them and given them superhuman abilities.

The ship was forced back into Earth's atmosphere and crashed-landed. They had all helped in the design, but the ship did not have adequate shielding and they were bombarded by cosmic rays. Desperate to try out the ship, Reed took his best friend and test pilot Ben Grimm, Sue, and Johnny on an unauthorized trip into outer space. The government threatened to cut off funding as it was tiring of what they considered to be Reed's overly fastidious preparations. Fantastic Four 1 (1961)Īround this time, Reed was trying to accomplish his lifelong dream of building a spaceship, which he funded with his own money along with government grants. Reed was taken by the woman Susan had become and shortly afterward they began dating. In an attempt to become an actress, young Susan went to California to pursue acting and met up with Reed once again. Many years passed before Sue and Reed finally crossed paths again. He was attending Columbia University at the time. Richards was a genius and a brilliant scientist. Sue met and fell for Reed Richards, a tenant of her aunt's boarding house. Eventually, the Storm siblings moved in with their aunt who owned a boarding house, and it was there she met the man who would shape her life. Caring for her brother throughout most their childhood caused Sue to mature far earlier than most children her age. At this point Sue was forced to become both mother and sister to Johnny. He felt ashamed of his actions and believed he was not worthy of his children. Sue visited him in jail but her father asked her not to visit anymore and to tell Johnny that he was dead. He got into a scuffle with a loan shark and accidentally killed him, and was later charged with murder, sending him to jail. As a result he became an alcoholic and a gambler. Unfortunately, Franklin was unable to cope with the loss. Franklin Storm who was a famous and talented surgeon, could not save her life. The Invisible Woman deserves to be one of the most critically acclaimed characters in comic books, and hopefully, her version of Die Hard will help her gain more appreciation.Sue Storm and her younger brother Johnny had a pretty normal and happy childhood until their mother died in a car accident. Nonetheless, it's infinitely more important for writers to develop Sue's personal characteristics separate from the Fantastic Four, especially if Invisible Woman enters the MCU.

It's significant for readers to realize what Sue is capable of across Marvel's vast and powerful universe. Sometimes Sue can provide great moments for others, as she does for the Fantastic Four in Marvel Knights or Wolverine in Age of Ultron. By placing Invisible Woman as the Baxter Building's sole defender though, Fantastic Four #47 can remind fans why Sue is a superhero in her own right who deserves her own stories outside of her relationship to a male hero. Considering Invisible Woman's force fields are insanely powerful, the adventure promises to be quite thrilling.Įven in stories like Brian Michael Bendis and Bryan Hitch's Age of Ultron, where Sue travels through space and time with Wolverine to save the universe from the cybernetic apocalypse, she is almost always a supporting character. Yippie-ki-yay, Marvel Universe." As she's alone in the Baxter Building, readers may finally have a chance to see the Invisible Woman's thoughts against aliens when she's not merely in the service of other characters. Get ready for Die Hard in the Baxter Building. But with the fate of humanity on the line, what happens when Oubliette Midas sets her sights on the Baxter Building? As the Fantastic Four falls before the Exterminatrix's death traps, only one hero remains standing-but if you thought Oubliette was dangerous, it's nothing compared to what the Invisible Woman is capable of. According to Marvel, " Reed Richards has locked himself in his Think Tank in search of answers. The two-part miniseries promises an extremely enticing concept for Sue: she will defend the Baxter Building like John McClane in Die Hard. Related: Fantastic Four's Most Powerful Member Has Been Wasted By MarvelĪ new article from Marvel reveals that the Judgement Day event will allow Sue to star in David Pepose and Juann Cabal's Fantastic Four #47.
