Marvel Fantastic Four Legends The Human Torch Exclusive Action Figure

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Retool of the 80th Anniversary Captain America with a new head and accessories, as well as a more classic color scheme The Fantastic Four Characters Are Being Removed From Marvel Heroes". Gaming. June 27, 2017 . Retrieved October 30, 2023. At 16, Storm joined his sister and her fiancé, Reed Richards, in a space flight in which cosmic radiation transformed those three and spacecraft pilot Ben Grimm into superpowered beings who would become the celebrated superhero team the Fantastic Four. Storm, with the ability to become a flaming human with the power of flight and the ability to project fire, dubs himself the Human Torch, in tribute to the World War II-era hero of that name. [12] In The Fantastic Four #4, it is Storm who discovers an amnesiac hobo whom he helps regain his memory as the antihero Namor the Sub-Mariner, one of the three most popular heroes of Marvel Comics' 1940s forerunner, Timely Comics, returning him to modern continuity. Monsters No More". Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Season 1. Episode 24. June 29, 2014. Disney XD. Encouraged by Mary Jane, Spider-Man shows up instead and gives Johnny a heart-to-heart talk about great power and great responsibility. Together, they save people from a burning building when Johnny absorbs the flames. Spider-Man shows Johnny that they will not always be appreciated by the public. [ volume&issueneeded]

The flames sculpted on the figure are also very well done, though it would have been nice to see some yellow highlights on the flames themselves. In the Ultimate Marvel Universe, Johnny Storm is the youngest child of Franklin Storm, but is not as intelligent as his sister and father. He spent time at the Baxter Building, but his rebellious nature meant that he learned little from his time spent there. Although he is portrayed as being very vain, narcissistic, and displays some misogynistic tendencies, he is also shown to have a deep devotion to his friends and family. He is good friends with Spider-Man, and has a friendship/friendly rivalry with Bobby Drake due to each other's respective powers. [ volume&issueneeded] Much like Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, I’m not overly impressed with the minimal, re-used accessories. As stated at the beginning, this review will be another two for one as we look at the Retro Wave Human Torch and Thing action figures. I wasn’t really sure that I needed a new Human Torch action figure (I’ve had a few over the years–like, all of them), but seeing the loose photos of this version really sells me on it. The translucent plastic looks gorgeous on this figure, and I actually like the varying hues of orange and yellow on the figure more than I thought I was going to. Y’got me, Hasbro (or at least, another twenty of my dollars).

Storm's ability to ignite himself is limited by the quantity of oxygen in his environment, and his personal flame has been extinguished by sufficient quantities of water, flame retardant foam, and vacuum environments. He can reignite instantly once oxygen is returned, with no ill effects. In early stories he could only remain aflame for up to five minutes at a time, after which he would need five minutes to recharge before igniting himself again. [61] Kudos to Hasbro for the open-palmed “fire blasting” left hand as opposed to just giving us two fists! I also wanted to briefly note that Johnny has the little treads on the soles of his boots to match Invisible Woman and Mr. Fantastic. As great as this figure is, the uneven highlighting makes it look half-finished and don’t do him any justice.

The butterfly swivels are as glorious as ever, and there’s no add-on costume bits inhibiting articulation. Pose this guy up to your heart’s content. If only Johnny was a ninja…! The Human Torch appears in the Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. episode "Monsters No More", voiced by James Arnold Taylor. [69] [72]

Well, it’s been a bit more than a month since SDCC 2017, but the Human Torch Marvel Legends 6″ figure has finally reached North America, where he’s now showing up at EB Games stores in Canada (though he’ll be a Walgreens exclusive in the United States)! The Human Torch appears in the Spider-Man (1994) episode "Secret Wars", voiced again by Quinton Flynn. [69] The plasma field immediately surrounding his body is hot enough to vaporize projectiles that approach him, including bullets. He does not generally extend this flame-aura beyond a few inches from his skin, so as not to ignite nearby objects. Storm refers to his maximum flame output as his "nova flame", which he can release omnidirectionally. Flame of any temperature lower than this cannot burn or harm the Torch. This "nova" effect can occur spontaneously when he absorbs an excessive amount of heat, although he can momentarily suppress the release when necessary, with considerable effort. [58] Growing up in Glenville, New York, a fictional Long Island suburban town, Johnny Storm lost his mother due to a car accident from which his father, surgeon Franklin Storm, escaped unharmed. [10] Franklin Storm spiraled into alcoholism and financial ruin, and was imprisoned after killing a loan shark in self-defense. Johnny Storm was then raised by his older sister, Sue Storm.