![]() ![]() At the outset of Hickman's run, Franklin's powers are currently switched off. He's a mutant with incredibly potent reality-warping powers, which for the safety of the universe have been repeatedly turned off and on several times over the years. ![]() If he can do all that, I say give Johnny thermal vision!ĬE: The Richards children both have ridiculously complex backstories, but here's what's relevant right now: Franklin Richards was born way back in 1968's Fantastic Four Annual #6 by Lee and Kirby. 549 issues later, Reed can whip up his own teleportation, time travel and transdimensional bridges. Doom's castle to use Doom's time platform. When the team needed to time travel in FF #11, rather than whip up his own time machine, Reed sneaks everyone into Dr. In the Lee/Kirby FF, Reed would routinely need assistance from other scientists like T'Challa or Hank Pym. He was initially a well-intentioned but imperfect aeronautical engineer - after all, if he knew how to properly shield a rocket, the Fantastic Four wouldn't even exist. And most relevant to "Solve Everything," Reed is a classic case of Comic Book Scientist. Sue could turn herself invisible, but not other objects, never mind projecting force fields or anything else. In early adventures, Johnny could do little but fly and light himself on fire for a few minutes. This is the first time I remember Johnny using his powers for thermal imaging, but the FF have a long history of power creep. ![]()
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