Franklin Richards

A mutant child capable of creating and sustaining entire pocket universes, generally treated as beyond Omega classification.

First appearance: Fantastic Four Annual #6 (1968), Marvel Comics

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First appearance · 1968
Fantastic Four Annual #6 Marvel Comics
Debut of the Richards' son.

Created and sustained an entire pocket universe

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Creates and sustains entire pocket universes

Feat Fantastic Four Volume 1 · Earth-616shown, no figure stated

Stated to be capable of rewriting reality at a level beyond any adult mutant

Statement Fantastic Four Volume 1 · Earth-616figure stated in the work

Reads and projects thought from early childhood

Feat Fantastic Four Volume 1 · Earth-616shown, no figure stated

Moves matter directly without touching it

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Recreates a destroyed universe and hides it inside a toy ball

Feat Fantastic Four Volume 1 · Earth-616shown, no figure stated

His power is repeatedly suppressed by his parents, which is the stated reason he is not a constant plot solution

Statement Fantastic Four Volume 1 · Earth-616figure stated in the work

Power output is tied to his age and grows as he does

Statement Fantastic Four Volume 1 · Earth-616figure stated in the work

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