- “I know that, darling. But... But I know a lot of other things now. Things I think I've been trying to put aside, to postpone... Something a lot like growing up, perhaps. The Psycho-Man did more than twist my emotions. He forced me to look into the deepest corners of my soul, forced me to confront who I am, what have I become. When we rocketed into the cosmic ray belt, when we gained our powers, we lost something. An innocence. A child-like naivety. For a long time I've tried to go on as if we're still the same people we used to be, As if I was still the same. But I'm not. Not after all that's happened to us. Not after what the Psycho-Man did to me. There is no Invisible-Girl anymore, Reed. She died when the Psycho-Man twisted her soul. From now on, I am the Invisible Woman! Quote2.png”
- ―Susan Storm to Reed Richards
Susan "Sue" Richards, née Storm, famously known as the Invisible Woman of the Fantastic Four, is one of the four titular main protagonists of Marvel's Fantastic Four franchise, a supporting character in Silver Surfer, X-Men and Spider-Man and a minor character in various other comics. She is the girlfriend and eventual wife of Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic and the older sister of Johnny Storm/Human Torch.
She was created by the late Stan Lee and the late Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four # 1 in 1961.
She is the more down-to-earth of the group and often acts a bit like a mother figure, keeping the others from causing too much trouble with their bickering and also trying to get Reed to stop being quite so "nerdy" and enjoy life a little. She is fiercely protective of her friends and views the Fantastic Four and their closest allies as her family, any villain foolish enough to provoke her quickly learns this fact - and Susan is no push over, being one of the most powerful members of the team.
Publication history[]
In the past Sue and Johnny were raised by their parents on Long Island until Mary Storm, died in an automobile accident. Their father, Franklin Storm, a doctor, failed to save her and began gambling the family fortune away. After Franklin killed his loan shark, Sue and Johnny were raised by their aunt, Marygay Jewel Dinkins, with Sue often taking over as a maternal figure for her brother. She met Reed when he was working as Marygay's boarder. The two fell in love and soon began dating.
Sue first appeared in Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four # 1 in 1961. Shegained her powers together with her brother, Johnny, her boyfriend, and best friend, Benjamin Grimm. They were exposed to high levels of cosmic radiation into space in the stolen rocket Marvel-1, turning her invisible and allowing her to create forcefields.
Powers and Abilities[]
- Invisibility/Light Manipulation
- E.M. Spectrums Manipulation
- Transparency:
- Blindness Inducement
- Color Manipulation
- Psionic Hyperspace Force Fields:
- Shock Waves
- Radar:
- Internal Damage
- Explosion:
- Cosmic Ray Awareness
Former[]
- Power Cosmic: When Galactus' Antithesis from the Negative Zone depowered the devourer of worlds and began spreading his influence over the universe, Galactus imbued the Fantastic Four with the power cosmic in order to defeat his antithesis.
- Energy Absorption: While imbued with the Power Cosmic, Invisible Woman was able to absorb Antithesis' energy from the possessed victims of the cosmic being.
- Intangibility: While imbued with the Power Cosmic, Invisible Woman could make herself and others intangible.
Abilities[]
- Amateur Actress
- Expert Sailor
- Proficient Martial Artist
Weaknesses[]
- Concentration
- Sound Constructs
- Fantastic Four Power Synergism:
Possessions[]
- Fantastic Four Uniforms
- Fantasti-Flare
- Universal Translator
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Storm Family
- Franklin Storm † - Father
- Mary Storm † - Mother
- Maygay Jewel Dinkins – Aunt
- Johnny Storm/Human Torch - Brother and Teammate
- Bones - Cousin
- Richards Family - In-Laws
- John Richards † - Paternal Grandfather-in-law
- Laura Richards † - Paternal Grandmother-in-law
- Nathaniel Richards † - Father-in-law
- Evelyn Richards † - Mother-in-law
- Cassandra Richards † - Stepmother-in-law
- Ted Richards † - Paternal Uncle-in-law
- Arthur Richards - Half-Brother-in-law
- Tara Richards - Half-Sister-in-law
- Joanna Jeffers - Half-Sister-in-law
- Kristoff Vernard - Alleged Brother-in-law
- Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic - Husband, Leader and Teammate
- Franklin Richards - Son
- Valeria Richards - Daughter
- Vil - Foster Child
- Wu - Foster Child
- Lyla - Ex-Sister-in-law
- Hamish Richards - Cousin-in-law and Enemy
- Muriel Richards - Cousin-in-law and Enemy
Allies[]
- Fantastic Four - Teammates
- Ben Grimm/Thing - Close Friend
- Alicia Masters-Grimm - Best Friend
- Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk
- Crystal Amaquelin/Crystal
- Norrin Rand/Silver Surfer - Close Friend
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man - Close Friend and Considered Family
- Steve Rogers/Captain America
- Tony Stark/Iron Man
- Matt Murdock/Daredevil
- Hercules
- Tigra
- Jessica Drew/Spider-Woman
- Hellcat
- Ororo Munroe/Storm
- Luke Cage
- Jane Foster
- Medusa
- Scott Lang/Ant-Man
- Iron Fist
- Brunnhilde/Valkyrie
- Goliath
- Cassie Lang/Stature
- Misty Knight
- Mockingbird
- White Tiger
- Sharon Carter
- Winter Soldier
- Cloak & Dagger
- Impossible Man
- Nick Fury
- Namor (former love-interest)
- Echo
- Toni Ho
- Thundra
- Doctor Doom (formerly)
- The Avengers
- The X-Men
- The Inhumans
Enemies[]
- Doctor Doom
- Galactus
- Apocalypse
- Ultron
- Thanos
- Red Skull
- Kang the Conqueror
- Mole Man
- The Super-Skrull
- Psycho-Man
- Fin Fang Foom
- Beyonder
- Annihilus
- Taskmaster
- Onslaught
- Ragnarok
- Green Goblin
- Sin
- Red Hulk
- Crossbones
- Baron von Strucker
- Abraxas
- Tiger Shark
- Attuma
- Radioactive Man
- Morrat
- Skrulls
- Masters of Evil
- Namor (formerly)
- Iron Man (formerly)
- Mighty Avengers (formerly)
Other Versions[]
Ultimate Marvel[]
- Main article: Invisible Woman (Ultimate Marvel)
Marvel Animated Universe[]
- Main article: Invisible Woman (Marvel Animated Universe)
2000s Film Series[]
- Main article: Invisible Woman (2000s Films)
2015 Film[]
- Main article: Invisible Woman (2015 Film)
Trivia[]
- Susan was named after Jack Kirby's sister Susan.
- She used to be called "Invisible Girl" as a young woman but became "Invisible Woman" in her adulthood.
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