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Warning : SPOILERS for New Fantastic Four # 5The most power member of theFantastic Fouris officially the mute , and theHuman Torchproves he has n’t interchange in 50 years . Johnny Stormis the Invisible Woman ’s younger brotherand the new member of the squad , and is frequently render as a hot - headed individual , albeit one with awful force and struggle experience . Even so , NewFantastic Four # 5reveals that Johnny ’s battle experience does n’t necessarily intend he has battle intelligence - and Johnny proves this in a fight withMephisto .
TheNew Fantastic Fourseries lead off with Spider - Man , Ghost Rider , the Incredible Hulk and Wolverine each thinking about journeying to Las Vegas . The four have the same thought at the exact same time , and Ghost Rider suspects a magical intellect why . He ’s not wrong - upon traveling to Las Vegas , the four find themselves involve in a massive battle against Asmodeus , a demon who uses the people of the metropolis as his thralls . To make matters worse , thedemon temporarily possess the Human Torchand hale him to attack his allies .
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InNew Fantastic Four # 5 , compose by Peter David with art by Alan Robinson , the New Fantastic Four are joined by the previous Fantastic Four , and the Human Torch is no longer own ( but is furious ) . Asmodeus ' rulerMephisto , the Marvel combining weight of Satan , appears before the torpedo . Johnny Storm , properly enrage , shell Mephisto with a ball of fire . “Flames ? You … you are joking , right?“asks Mephisto , stick . “You cogitate there is some personal manner in which you could lash out me?“His last sentence is prune off after the Hulk set ashore a mighty clout , but the point still stands : Johnny Storm has zero prospect in round Mephisto .
The Human Torch Is Too Hot-Headed For His Own Good
Mephisto ’s major power are inconsistent but his control over fervour and heat has never been in doubt . The fact that the Human Torch believes he can stimulate substantial terms to Mephisto betrays his ignorance . Even though the Human Torch has fight Mephisto before , he still believes he can hurt a super - powerful being againstwhom even Doctor Strange has no chance in a fight . Mephisto , for his part , enjoys chastising a hot - headed hero like Johnny Storm ( and does so repeatedly )
The ending of the comic limn the New Fantastic Four successfully repelling the demonic intrusion and the four characters break down their separate ways . It must be take down that this story takes place in the yesteryear ; Johnny Storm has chagrin considerably since , especially after spending months alight ( thanks toa circuitous invention of Doctor Doom ) . Though theHuman Torchis still a appraise fellow member of theFantastic Four , he is ( ironically enough ) far from the undimmed .
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