Jim Hammond

Jim Hammond is the name given to the original Golden Age superhero character, the Human Torch. The character was created by writer/artist Carl Burgos and appeared in the first story in Marvel Comics #1, cover-dated October, 1939, making him the first superhero character in the Marvel Universe.

Overview
The Human Torch is an android invented by scientist Phinea T. Horton. He has the ability to ignite the outer shell of his body on fire, fly by way of self-generating thermal updrafts and project fireballs. During the Torch's heyday in the 1940s, he was partnered with the young mutant, Toro, and was a member of the Invaders and the All-Winners Squad. For a long time, it was believed that the modern-era robot hero, the Vision was a repurposed Human Torch, but it was later revealed that the original Human Torch was still intact and brought back to life where he briefly served as a member of the West Coast Avengers, Heroes for Hire and later, as the CEO of Oracle, Inc.

Notes & Trivia



 * The Human Torch is the first Marvel Comics superhero.


 * The Human Torch made a brief cameo appearance in the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger.