The first Marvel Comics comic was made in 1939 but under the name of the publisher Timely Publications bringing three superheroes the android known as the Human Torch, the antihero Namor and the Angel, this publisher kept its name until 1952 that changed to Atlas Comic (1952-1961) until 1961 when the name of Marvel Comic was born, each one creating a superhero we know today.
This time I will start with the first Super Hero created, which is the Human Torch.
Details
This originated in 1939, created by the writer-artist Carl Burgos at Editorial Timely Publications.
Origin
This great character was born in a laboratory for scientific purposes by Professor Phineas T. Horton in his laboratory in Brooklyn, New York, but when exposed to oxygen explodes uncontrollably. When this happens Horton seals it in an airtight capsule and buries the synthetic man, then escaping and having control of his powers from there he becomes a defender to kill the criminals, teaming up for a time with the Capiran America and other heroes. His identity was concealed in human form as Jim Hammond, as a police officer.
In a second version of this super hereo begins with the missing four a young man named Johnny Storm, accompanies his sister on a trip with three other companions in an experimental trip, where the cosmic rays affected him making their bodies change at the molecular level, giving powers. Together with his sister Susan, Reed and Ben Grimm, the Fantastic 4 is created.
Powers
- Absorb heat and fire in massive amounts
- Fly, reaching supersonic speeds of a missile.
- Become Super Nova