First Steps introduces the world to Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and The Thing, but there's one other character of importance.

In Marvel Comics, Doom’s fixation on Franklin is legendary. He views the boy’s near-limitless powers as the key to creating and ruling Battleworld, a twisted reality of his own making as seen in Secret Wars.

As the rest of the Fantastic Four mourn her, Reed puts their son on her chest to say goodbye, and then he miraculously resuscitates her. The parents spend most of the movie worried that Franklin might be some kind of monster like Galactus,

In a 1982 arc by John Byrne, Franklin gets frustrated trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube and uses his powers to age himself into an adult body, though he couldn’t actually gain more emotional maturity. He winds up going back to being a kid, placing restrictions on his own abilities to allow him to have something of a normal childhood.

Franklin’s powers allowed him to create the universe, dimensions, avoid mind control, and every other cool power you can think of. Franklin Richards is considered a Beyond Omega Level mutant, and he is the only one in that category, making him the most powerful mutant on Earth.

First Steps, features Franklin Richards. Director Matt Shakman wanted to show the impact of a child on the family. Franklin is a powerful mutant in the comics. The stars are excited to explore this family dynamic.

Entropy is the one universal constant, and everything changes eventually. This is true even in the world of fiction, where the fine details change as a story is told and retold. Given that, it is not surprising that The Fantastic Four: First Steps made some changes from the comics that inspired it.

Marvel Comics have been around for over six decades, which means plenty of heroes had a chance to have kids who went on to follow them.

Marvel Studios is taking taking the MCU in a wild direction with The Fantastic Four: First Steps , and the biggest reveal yet is the introduction of Franklin Richards, one of the most powerful characters in Marvel Comics history.