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'''Franklin Richards''' is the son of [[Mister Fantastic|Reed]] and [[Invisible Woman|Susan Richards]] and the older brother of [[Valeria Richards]]. | '''Franklin Richards''' is the son of [[Mister Fantastic|Reed]] and [[Invisible Woman|Susan Richards]] and the older brother of [[Valeria Richards]]. | ||
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==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
| + | Originally, Franklin possesses the power to warp reality, i.e., to make any thought or desire come to fruition, even up to a cosmic scale. He is able to rearrange the molecular structure of matter and energy at will. In addition to reality and molecular manipulation, Franklin has vast psionic powers that have manifested as telepathy, telekinesis, energy blasts of concussive force, precognition, and astral projection. Being a child, Franklin's abilities are restricted to an extent by his limited control. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
* [[Both Alike In Dignity...|"Both Alike In Dignity..."]] (No Lines) | * [[Both Alike In Dignity...|"Both Alike In Dignity..."]] (No Lines) | ||
| + | * [[Clan and Family...|"Clan and Family..."]] | ||
==Production Background== | ==Production Background== | ||
| + | Franklin first appears in Fantastic Four Annual #6 (November 1968), and was created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Jack Kirby]], although he didn't receive his name until two years later in Fantastic Four #94 (January 1970).[6] Lee recounted: | ||
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| + | <blockquote>''"In trying to be realistic, as we always did ... Sue Storm and Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four had been married for quite a while, and I figured the most natural thing in the world would be for them to have a baby. Then it occurred to me we could have a lot of fun with that, because we would assume that if two people with super powers have a baby, the baby might have a super power. But what super power would he have? And we could keep the readers guessing for years until the baby grew up. ... Of course, Sue's pregnancy took about a year and a half or two years, because comic book time is somewhat different from real-world time. And we wanted to stretch that out as long as we could while we tried to figure out whether she'd have a boy or a girl and what to name it. We finally decided on a boy named Franklin Richards."''<br style="clear:both;"/></blockquote> | ||
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| + | Franklin Richards was born in [[New York City]] to Reed and Susan Richards. He began manifesting his powers while still a toddler due to his parents' radiation-altered genes. | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*{{wikipedia|Franklin_Richards_(character)}} | *{{wikipedia|Franklin_Richards_(character)}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:46, 12 November 2025
Franklin Richards is the son of Reed and Susan Richards and the older brother of Valeria Richards.
History
Characteristics
Originally, Franklin possesses the power to warp reality, i.e., to make any thought or desire come to fruition, even up to a cosmic scale. He is able to rearrange the molecular structure of matter and energy at will. In addition to reality and molecular manipulation, Franklin has vast psionic powers that have manifested as telepathy, telekinesis, energy blasts of concussive force, precognition, and astral projection. Being a child, Franklin's abilities are restricted to an extent by his limited control.
Appearances
- "Both Alike In Dignity..." (No Lines)
- "Clan and Family..."
Production Background
Franklin first appears in Fantastic Four Annual #6 (November 1968), and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, although he didn't receive his name until two years later in Fantastic Four #94 (January 1970).[6] Lee recounted:
"In trying to be realistic, as we always did ... Sue Storm and Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four had been married for quite a while, and I figured the most natural thing in the world would be for them to have a baby. Then it occurred to me we could have a lot of fun with that, because we would assume that if two people with super powers have a baby, the baby might have a super power. But what super power would he have? And we could keep the readers guessing for years until the baby grew up. ... Of course, Sue's pregnancy took about a year and a half or two years, because comic book time is somewhat different from real-world time. And we wanted to stretch that out as long as we could while we tried to figure out whether she'd have a boy or a girl and what to name it. We finally decided on a boy named Franklin Richards."
Franklin Richards was born in New York City to Reed and Susan Richards. He began manifesting his powers while still a toddler due to his parents' radiation-altered genes.
See Also
- Franklin Richards at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
