While theFantastic Four’sSue Storm is best known for being theInvisible Woman, for a brief moment she was Malice. Thanks to Psycho-Man’s abilities, he brought forth a dark side of Sue Storm, one who was a more than a worthy threat to the rest of the Fantastic Four. This version of Sue embodies a lot of her repressed, negative feelings and insecurities, but eventually she returns to herself.
This is not the only other life Sue Storm has led outside the Fantastic Four; however, another former endeavor of hers did not put her at odds with her family likeMalicedid. In the Invisible Woman’s first solo series,Invisible Womanby Mark Waid, Mattia De Iulis, and Joe Caramagna, it’s revealed that Sue Storm was a spy for S.H.I.E.L.D. for a period of time while still being a member of the Fantastic Four.
Between her time as a spt and her brief time as Malice,Sue Storm has proven she is the most powerful and dangerous member of the Fantastic Four.
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In 2019, the Invisible Woman received her first solo series, fifty-eight years after her first appearance in Marvel Comics. In this five-issue series, Sue Storm is alerted that her former S.H.I.E.L.D. partner from a past espionage mission has been kidnapped by international terrorists. While not officially on the books, Sue Storm accepts this mission to save her former friend and ally, forcing her to get back into the spy game.
Invisible Womanlets Sue Storm shine on her own, and it puts her in a unique position.
Invisible Womanlets Sue Storm shine on her own, and it puts her in a unique position. Instead of her traditional acts of heroism, which already prove thatInvisible Woman deserves to be an Avenger, Sue Storm is thrown into the world of espionage, and she is great at being a spy. Along with her abilities lending themselves to espionage, she has the wits of a great spy.This series also emphasizes how dangerous and deadly Sue Storm can be; however, she often holds herself back to save and spare lives.
Invisible Woman Is the Most Dangerous Member of the Fantastic Four
Sue Storm Could Be a Deadly Threat - If She Wanted to Be
Sue Storm can control what is and isn’t visible, andthe Invisible Woman can generate force fieldsthat are beyond god-level. While these powers are excellent for stealth missions, like during herInvisible Womanseries, they have the potential for a lot more than that. Her force fields, for instance, are excellent defense, but they can be brutal offense as well, if used in a certain way. By the end ofInvisible Woman, Sue lays it all out there, expressing how easy it would be to kill anyone who crossed her or threatened humanity, but she chooses not to go down such a dark path.
Sue is not just talk, though, andInvisible Woman’s true poweris not something to mess with. When she is Malice and giving in to a darker side of herself,she fully shows off how dangerous her powers can be. In fact, Psycho-Man wants to destroy the Fantastic Four, and the member he uses to do so is none other than Sue Storm. TheFantastic Fouranimated series even adapted the Malice storyline, showing how much of a threat Sue Storm could be, proving to be more than a match for each member of her beloved team.
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Even beyond these other personas, Sue Storm is recognized in-universe as the most dangerous member of the Fantastic Four. For instance, when Black Cat attempts to break into the Fantastic Four’s home inBlack Cat#4 by Jed MacKay and Travel Foreman, the member she fears the most is Sue Storm.Invisible Womanis a force to be reckoned with, whether that is when she is serving a hero for theFantastic Four, working as a spy for S.H.I.E.L.D., or walking a dark path as her villainous alternate persona, Malice.
Fantastic Four
TheFantastic Fouris a superhero franchise centered on Marvel Comics' first family of superheroes. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the team made its comic book debut in 1961 and quickly became a cornerstone of Marvel’s success. The franchise follows four astronauts—Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm—who gain superpowers after being exposed to cosmic radiation. Over the years,Fantastic Fourhas been adapted into several live-action films, animated series, and video games. The films have seen multiple reboots, with varying levels of success, and are now set to be integrated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), with a new film slated for release in 2025.
