#Franklin Richards ~ Psi Lord

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

This isn't... super well explained... Sue finally starting to believe that Franklin is who he says he is as his power are taken over and he starts to spiral out of control.

[cada4us]

i guess i didn’t post this 😞

[heckyeahfantasticfour]

Fantastic Four (1961) #410, March 1996

[kylereadscomics]

@comfortfoodcontent did it first, but here are my Top 10 Marvel Comics runs, in no particular order.

Thunderbolts 1-75 by Busiek, Bagley, Nicieza, et al. - indisputably the best, wouldn't still be reading comics without it.

Defenders vol 4 1-12 by Fraction, Dodson, McKelvie, etc. - the shortest run on this list but one of my all-time fave comics that I re-read more often than most.

Amazing Spider-Man by Lee, Romita, etc. (issues 39-122) - while the Lee/Ditko run is great and features the introductions of so many iconic villains and characters, the soap opera elements of this era, culminating in the Death of Gwen Stacy, with Romita drawing both MJ and Gwen, makes it the best to me.

Spider-Man comics from Revelations to The Final Chapter - possibly the most overlooked era, this stretch of 20+ issues each of 4 different ongoing Spidey series, from the end of the Clone Saga/Ben Reilly era to the Byrne relaunch, are the comics that were coming out when I started reading as a young lad, and will always be my favourites, especially with Wieringo and JR Jr. and Steve Skroce doing much of the art.

Ultimate Spider-Man 1-160 by Bendis, Bagley, Immonen, Lafuente, etc. - The best attempt to make Spider-Man relevant to teens again without just sticking Peter in a perpetual loser cycle.

Daredevil by Nocenti and Romita Jr. (250-282) - I don't think there's a bad DD comic between 168 and 300, but these ones are the best.

Daredevil by Waid, Rivera, Samnee, etc. (vol 3 1-36, vol 4 1-18) - After a period of time where I wasn't buying comics at all, this brought me back and got me collecting like never before.

Fantastic Four by Defalco, Ryan, etc. (356-416) - I know in my heart that there are better FF runs, but this one has Lyja Lazerfist and Psi-Lord Franklin Richards and Sue Storm's ridiculous swimsuit costume and it is my favourite.

Post-Onslaught X-Men (specifically Uncanny 341-350, X-Men 62-71) - Again, these issues are intrinsically linked to childhood memories but also the Joe Madureira and Carlos Pacheco art is amazing and the stories are fun.

Captain Marvel by Peter David, ChrisCross, etc. (volumes 4 and 5) - IDK I just love these comics. They're very fun.

[capesandjapes]

Today we talk about Franklin Richards, the son of Reed Richards and Sue Storm of the Fantastic Four, who is an extremely powerful mutant with reality warping powers.

[anepotter]

Dem burd møt kvarainnjer. Billy kan hjelp Franklin.

[evilhorse]

Avengers #383

[comicsforall]

x-men / fantastic four (2020) icons

[pat1dee]

Fantastic Five #5

February 2000

Cover by Paul Ryan and Al Milgrom

[fyeahfantasticfour]

Be I Tara Richards or Mary Alvarez, the truth is I am Huntara of Elsewhen and no caprice of birth could ever alter that fact!

Fantastic Force Vol 1 13: "Picking up the Pieces"

[travisellisor]

variant cover to Fantastic Five (1999) #2 by Mark Schultz, Bob Sharen and Tom Smith

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

CMRO readers point out that despite only having to keep track of the continuity of two books (Fantastic Four and Unlimited) they can not, for the life of them, keep the continuity working at all so this just basically doesn't exist properly with the last Unlimited book, but if we are wiping one off the face of the earth, I'll take this over Unlimited any day.

[cada4us]

don’t think i’ve posted these either. johnny and frankie <3

[castlewyvern]

[comicbooktradingcards]

Marvel Masterpieces - Series 5 (1996)

#34 Psi-Lord

[itzaras]

Franklin Richards (Earth-616)

"I was the Impossible Boy who could dream the future. I was a god."-Franklin Richards

Name: Franklin Benjamin Richards

Current Alias: Powerhouse

Aliases: Avatar, Ego-Spawn, Frankie, Hyperstorm, Kid Franklin, Psi-Lord, Richard Franklin, Squirt, Tattletale

Affiliation: New Fantastic Four

Height: 4'8

Weight: 100Ibs

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Dyed Black (currently)

Blond (originally)

Origin: Depowered human mutate, originally mutated via exposure to his parent's cosmic rays through birth, formerly disguised as a mutant.

Status: Alive

Place of Birth: NYC

Identity: Public

Occupation: Student, Adventurer, Explorer

Education: Homeschooled.

First Appearance: Fantastic Four Annual #6 (august. 1968)

───── ❝ 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐞 ❞ ─────

Early Years

First, the radiation somehow affected Susan Richards' body in such a way as to give her serious difficulties in giving birth. For unknown reasons, soon before she was to give birth to Franklin, Susan Richards' blood cells were observed to be carrying a strange form of energy that threatened the lives of both herself and the baby. Presumably, this energy effect is linked with Susan Richards' superhuman powers over energy that enable her to become invisible and to create force fields.

The cosmic radiation that had given Reed and Susan Richards their superhuman powers also resulted in affecting the genetic structure of their son: Franklin was born a mutant. Unlike most superhuman mutants, whose unusual powers do not emerge until the mutant reaches puberty, Franklin began manifesting his superhuman powers at a very early age. The very first indication of his powers was shown when the Frightful Four had beaten the Fantastic Four, as a toddler Franklin Richards used this power to wake up the Thing and this allowed the Fantastic Four to achieve victory.

A powerful reality warper, he was one of the most powerful beings in the universe even at a young age. Franklin was long-time believed to be a mutant when in reality his own powers had caused him to subconsciously alter his anatomy to make it seem like he had an X-Gene.

Franklin used his god-like abilities to help restore the Multiverse following its collapse due to the incursion crisis, but as a result, he was ultimately depleted of most of his powers. Franklin saved up the remaining of his divinity for emergencies only, and finally became fully depowered after taking a stand against the alien Cormorant. With his powers gone, the simulated X-Gene was also gone, and Franklin stopped being a mutant.

Powers

Psychic Abilities: Franklin has vast psychic powers, able to telepathically probe others and/or render them unconscious.

Psionic Defense: Franklin's psionic powers enable him to release painful psychic bursts, project explosive energy blasts, and levitate.

Matter Manipulation: Alongside Franklin's psychic blasts, he can emit a dynamic force and manipulate matter to stabilize the sun or turn a Celestial assault into flowers.

Cosmic-level powers: Franklin has the cosmic-level ability to transform reality but has little over this power, creating pocket universes subconsciously.

Notes:

Franklin's age, which is the subject of much controversy within the Marvel Comics Scaling Timeline, has never been fully stated, although often joked about or hinted at.

Franklin was five years old during Onslaught's actions.

Franklin's eighth birthday was celebrated in 4 #1.

Tom Brevoort has stated that, in the real world year of 2014, he was eight years old.

Ben Grimm and Alicia Masters are Franklin's godparents.

While on Krakoa, Franklin expelled less energy, making his power loss slower than normal at the time. Krakoa has been known to react to mutant energies, and as Franklin isn't a mutant, it is unknown why this occurred.

According to History of the Marvel Universe, Franklin Richards is supposed to survive the end of his universe and pass on to the next, like Galactus before him. The One Below All (possessing Bruce Banner) confirmed that this is his intended destiny in a possible future, calling him the "appointed prince."

The One Below All states that Mister Immortal is Franklin's "back up" in case Franklin could not make it.

Trivia:

While Spider-Man has been believed to be Franklin's favorite superhero, he secretly favors whom he and Leech consider the strongest one they know, the Invisible Woman.

Franklin is a fan of Dazzler and Lila Cheney