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Johnny Storm

Human Torch

4,417 appearancesSince 1961

Johnny Storm first appeared in Fantastic Four #1 (1961-11), published by Marvel. 4,417 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Character history

Key issues

13 issues

Fantastic Four
#1
first appearance
1961-11-00
Strange Tales
#101
origin
1962-10-00
Fantastic Four
#11
origin
1963-02-00
Fantastic Four Annual
#1
origin
1963-09-00
The Fantastic Four [Golden Book and Record Set]#NNCape Archive1966
The Fantastic Four [Golden Book and Record Set]
#[nn]
origin retold
1966-00-00
The Complete Fantastic Four
#1
origin retold
1977-09-28
Fantastic Four Winter Special
#[1981]
origin retold
1981-00-00
Marvel Milestone Edition: Fantastic Four #1#NNCape Archive1991
Marvel Milestone Edition: Fantastic Four #1
#[nn]
origin retold
1991-11-00
Ruins#2Cape Archive1995
Ruins
#2
death
1995-09-28
Die Fantastischen Vier#1Cape Archive1999
Die Fantastischen Vier
#1
origin retold
1999-01-14
Die Rächer#12Cape Archive1999
Die Rächer
#12
death
1999-12-16
Die Fantastischen Vier#12Cape Archive1999
Die Fantastischen Vier
#12
death
1999-12-16
Maximum Fantastic Four#NNCape Archive2005
Maximum Fantastic Four
#[nn]
origin retold
2005-00-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Fantastic Four
1961–1996
333 issues →
Fantastic Four
1998–2011
140 issues →
Marvel Tales
1966–1994
43 issues →

Marvel's Greatest Comics cover

Marvel's Greatest Comics

1969–1981

39 issues →

Strange Tales cover

Strange Tales

1951–1968

35 issues →

Ultimate Fantastic Four cover

Ultimate Fantastic Four

2004–2009

34 issues →

Marvel Two-in-One cover

Marvel Two-in-One

1974–1983

30 issues →

Fantastic Four cover

Fantastic Four

2023–2025

30 issues →

Fantastic Four Annual cover

Fantastic Four Annual

1963–1994

27 issues →

Uncanny Avengers cover

Uncanny Avengers

2015–2018

27 issues →

The Amazing Spider-Man cover

The Amazing Spider-Man

1963–1998

24 issues →

Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four cover

Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four

2003–

23 issues →

Ultimate Spider-Man cover

Ultimate Spider-Man

2009–2011

22 issues →

The Avengers cover

The Avengers

1963–1996

21 issues →

Marvel Team-Up cover

Marvel Team-Up

1972–1985

21 issues →

Marvel Knights 4 cover

Marvel Knights 4

2004–2006

21 issues →

Marvel Collectors' Item Classics cover

Marvel Collectors' Item Classics

1965–1969

19 issues →

What If...? cover

What If...?

1989–1998

19 issues →

The Amazing Spider-Man cover

The Amazing Spider-Man

1999–2014

18 issues →

Fantastic Four Adventures cover

Fantastic Four Adventures

2010–2012

18 issues →

FFCape Archive 2014

Fantastic Four

2014–2015

18 issues →

The Incredible Hulk cover

The Incredible Hulk

1968–1999

17 issues →

Fantastic Four Epic Collection cover

Fantastic Four Epic Collection

2014–

17 issues →

Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four cover

Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four

2005–2009

16 issues →

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1980–1982
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1988–1995
15 issues →
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1998–2006
14 issues →
Ultimate Spider-Man
2000–2009
14 issues →
Fantastic Four
2013–2014
14 issues →
Spider-Man Comic
1979–1979
13 issues →
Marvel Masterworks
1987–1993
13 issues →
Fantastic Four
1996–1997
13 issues →
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars
1984–1985
12 issues →
FFWCape Archive 2001
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Comics Magazine
2001–2002
12 issues →
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Facsimile Edition
2024–2025
12 issues →
FFCape Archive 2025
Fantastic Four
2025–
12 issues →
Smash!
1966–1971
11 issues →
Spider-Man Comics Weekly
1973–1976
11 issues →
Quasar
1989–1994
10 issues →
FFUCape Archive 1993
Fantastic Four Unlimited
1993–1995
10 issues →
Ultimate Marvel Flip Magazine
2005–2007
10 issues →
Thor
1966–1996
9 issues →
Silver Surfer
1987–1998
9 issues →
TTTCape Archive 1997
Toyfare: The Toy Magazine
1997–2011
9 issues →
X-Men The Hidden Years
1999–2001
9 issues →
HTCape Archive 2003
Human Torch
2003–2004
9 issues →
Black Panther
2005–2008
9 issues →
Civil War Chronicles
2007–2008
9 issues →
MMTCape Archive 2009
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four
2009–2014
9 issues →
Uncanny Inhumans
2015–2017
9 issues →
Daredevil
1964–1998
8 issues →
The Mighty World of Marvel
1972–1979
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The Human Torch
1974–1975
8 issues →
The Spectacular Spider-Man
1976–1998
8 issues →
What If?
1977–1984
8 issues →
Rom
1979–1986
8 issues →
SWICape Archive 1986
Secret Wars II
1986–1987
8 issues →
FF2Cape Archive 1996
Fantastic Four 2099
1996–1996
8 issues →
Marvel Vision
1996–1998
8 issues →
EFFCape Archive 1998
Essential Fantastic Four
1998–2013
8 issues →