Fantastic Four's Most Powerful Hero Can Destroy Mephisto in Seconds
The Fantastic Four’s most powerful hero, Franklin Richards, can destroy the villain Mephisto in a matter of seconds. As perhaps the ultimate embodiment of evil in the Marvel Universe, Mephisto is one of its most powerful entities, but as seen during John Byrne’s run on Fantastic Four, he cowers before an even more powerful being: Franklin Richards, the super-powered son of Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman.
It has been speculated Franklin Richards is one of the most powerful beings in the universe, possessing seemingly unlimited powers, including the ability to rewrite reality. Such power in the hands of a child is a terrifying prospect, and in a bid to give their son some semblance of a normal life, Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman relocated to the suburbs of Connecticut, attempting to pass themselves off as normal, everyday people. Their best attempts went awry, and as seen in 1985’s Fantastic Four #276, written and illustrated by John Byrne, they attracted the attention of a neighborhood busy body, who were convinced Reed and Sue were “witches.” The neighbor hired Elspeth Cromwell, a witch hunter who was able to use dark magic without being corrupted by it; Cromwell would unleash an attack on the Richards’ and in the process, injured Franklin. The spilling of innocent blood summoned the actual source of Cromwell’s powers: Mephisto!
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In the following issue, Mephisto imprisoned the Richards in his domain, subjecting them to intense torture; he placed a sleeping Franklin into a special, diamond-like cage. And, Mephisto’s return to Earth attracted the attention of Doctor Strange, who came to the aid of the Richards. Strange sensed Mephisto
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