The Women of Marvel Comics Part 2: Invisible Woman

August 16, 2010
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Let’s start off with Susan Storm Richards of the Fantastic Four (aka Invisible Girl and Invisible Woman). She first appeared in Fantastic Four #1 in November 1961, and was the first female superhero created by Marvel in the Silver Age of Comics. She’s the brother of Johnny Storm the Human Torch and the wife of Reed Richards, Mr. Fantastic and have been the desire of many men including Namor and Dr. Doom. Over the years her powers have changed and grown and is now considered the most powerful (and sometimes dangerous) of the FF.

Let’s take a look at some of her collected editions:

  • Fantastic Four Omnibus: Lee/Kirby 1-2 and Millar/Hitch
  • The Fantastic Four Masterworks Volumes 1-12
  • The Essential Fantastic Four Volumes 1-8
  • Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four Volume 5: All 4 One Collects #17-20. Sue Storm, Secret Agent!?
  • First Family Collects the 6 issue mini series. Untold secrets of the Fantastic Four’s earliest days are revealed.
  • The Life Fantastic Collects FF #533-535, The Wedding Special, Special 2005, A Death in the Family. It’s hard to believe Reed and Sue tied the knot 40 years ago… and it certainly doesn’t seem that much time has passed to Reed and Sue themselves when a special evening out gives them a chance to look over their entire life together— past, present and future! The Invisible Woman is dead! As Reed cradles his murdered wife, lost in grief, and Ben rampages after Sue’s killer, Johnny defiantly decides to do whatever it takes— no matter the cost or consequence— to see his sister alive again.
  • Before the Fantastic Four: The Storms Volume 1 Collects #1-3. Early days of brother and sister: Johnny and Sue Storm.

She was portrayed by Jessica Alba in the 2005 film Fantastic Four and the 2007 sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

Related posts:

  1. The Women of Marvel Comics Part 1
  2. Real Power Part 1: Wonder Woman
  3. Real Power Part 6: Black Canary
  4. CCL Podcast #256 – Steve Ditko Part 1 – Marvel Comics 1956-1966
  5. Real Power Part 7: Vixen

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0 Responses to The Women of Marvel Comics Part 2: Invisible Woman

  1. Jerry McMullen on August 16, 2010 at 9:27 am

    I know I am probably preaching to the choir here, but I would recommend the John Byrne Fantastic Four Visionaries TPBs. Byrne’s run really helped push up the potential of Sue Storm, expanding on her abilities and leading to the monicker change from Invisible Girl to Invisible Woman.

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  2. Jan Elvsén on August 18, 2010 at 6:36 am

    Sorry,

    but I do not know anything about a trade paperback collection of Before the Fantastic Four: The Storms miniseries. None of those three miniseries have been collected as far as I know.

    Best regards

    Jan Elvsén
    Sweden

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    • Collected Comics Library | Chris Mashall on August 20, 2010 at 7:59 pm

      Thx Jan. It may have been collected in an oversized 96 page “floppy”. Regardless it’s a decent series as is the Reed Richards and Ben Grimm/Logan series.

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