Jonathan "Johnny" Storm has always been the proverbial "hot-head." The addition of the ability to ignite his body in flames only served to strengthen this trait in him. Despite the fact that his mother had died in a car accident, Johnny was always fascinated wiht "hot rods." His father supported him in this pursuit, and at the age of sixteen bought Johnny his first set of "wheels." This glamour and flitz, fast cars and beautiful women were Johnny's life.

The day he decided to tag along on the spacecraft his sister's fiance had built would turn out to be the best day of his life. When the ship crashed, he spontaneously combusted and found himself flying above the earth in his fiery form. He could shoot fire from his finger-tips and even bend flame to his will. Adopting the name of the famous World War II hero, the Human Torch, Johnny became a founding member of the team. Over the years numerous changes in het world around him have occurred, but at his center, Johnny has remained the same. No matter what tragedy comes his way, somehow the Human Torch finds a way to soar above it all.