Franklin Richards (character)

Franklin Richards
Franklin Richards. Art by Barry Kitson.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Fantastic Four Annual #6 (November 1968)
Created by	Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Franklin Benjamin Richards
Species	Human Mutant (originally) Depowered human mutate (retconned)
Place of origin	New York City, United States of America[1]
Team affiliations	Future Foundation Fantastic Four Fantastic Force Power Pack Generation X Daydreamers
Notable aliases	Powerhouse Psi-Lord Ego-Spawn Avatar Tattletale Franklin Benjamin Richard Franklin
Abilities	Reality warping Matter and energy manipulation Energy projection Psionic abilities such as telekinesis, telepathy, astral projection, and precognition Teleportation Immortality Pocket universe creation

Franklin Benjamin Richards is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a supporting character in Fantastic Four. He has been portrayed as a child and as a novice superhero.

Franklin is an immensely powerful being with vast reality-manipulating and psionic powers beyond most Omega level mutants. He is the son of Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman of the Fantastic Four, the older brother of Valeria Richards, and the nephew of Invisible Woman's younger brother, the Human Torch. His parents named him Franklin Benjamin Richards; his middle name is taken from his godfather Ben Grimm, the Thing. Franklin's first name comes from Franklin Storm, his maternal grandfather. He has started using the code name Powerhouse.^[2][3] Franklin restricts the use of his powers to once a year in order to give himself a normal, healthy childhood.^[4]