Editing Invisible Woman (section)

==Publication history==
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Created by writer [[Stan Lee]] and artist/co-writer [[Jack Kirby]], the character first appeared in ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|The Fantastic Four]]'' #1 (November 1961).

Since Stan Lee wanted ''The Fantastic Four'' to be driven by familial connections rather than action, the primary impetus for Susan Storm's creation was to not only be a full member of the team, but also the female lead (with Reed Richards a.k.a. Mister Fantastic being the male lead) of the series.<ref name=BatchelorPrologue>{{cite book |last1=Batchelor |first1=Bob |title=Stan Lee: The Man Behind Marvel |date=2017 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9781442277816 |pages=xiii-xiv}}</ref> He eventually emphasized this to readers explicitly, with a story in which the Fantastic Four read fan mail denigrating the Invisible Girl's value to the team, and respond by enumerating some of the occasions on which she played a key role in their victories.<ref>{{Cite comic | writer = Stan Lee | artist = Jack Kirby | story = A Visit with the Fantastic Four | title = the Fantastic Four | volume = 1 | issue = #11 | date = February 1962 | publisher = Marvel Comics | pages = 1-11}}</ref> Teammate Johnny Storm a.k.a. the Human Torch being Sue's little brother became one of several sources of tension within the group,<ref name=BatchelorPrologue/> and she also served as the center of a [[love triangle]] with Reed and the Fantastic Four's sometime ally, sometime enemy [[Namor]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Batchelor |first1=Bob |title=Stan Lee: The Man Behind Marvel |date=2017 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9781442277816 |page=75}}</ref> Sue was initially presented as the sole reason for Ben Grimm, a bad guy, remaining on the group, which was significantly toned down in the published series.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}

Lee did not want Sue to have super strength, "to be [[Wonder Woman]] and punch people", so eventually he came to [[invisibility]], inspired by works such as [[Universal Pictures]]' ''[[The Invisible Man (1933 film)|The Invisible Man]]''.<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zLmB3GprtboC&pg=PA179|title=Stan Lee: Conversations|editor=McLaughlin, Jeff|chapter=Stan Lee Looks Back: The Comics Legend Recalls Life with Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Heroes|page=179|year=2007|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi|isbn=978-1578069859|access-date=2015-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905212623/https://books.google.com/books?id=zLmB3GprtboC&pg=PA179|archive-date=2015-09-05|url-status=live}}</ref> His original two-page plot summary for the first issue of ''The Fantastic Four'', reprinted in the ''[[Marvel Masterworks]]'' and ''[[Marvel Epic Collection]]'' editions of the first ten issues, handled Susan's powers similarly to ''The Invisible Man'', which required her to take off her clothes, but noting concern that that might be "too sexy" for a comic book. It also noted that she could not turn visible again, and would wear a mask recreating her face when she wanted to be seen.<ref>{{cite book|last = Lee|first = Stan|title = Marvel Firsts: The 1960s|chapter= Snopses"(sic) The Fantstic Four July '61 Schedule (#)|publisher = Marvel Comics|year = 2011|pages = 484–485 |isbn = 978-0785158646}}</ref> By the time the first issue was written and drawn, both elements had changed: Susan could turn invisible and visible at will, and doing so affected the visibility of whatever clothing she was wearing.

Invisible Woman has primarily appeared in issues of ''Fantastic Four''. In issue 22 (January 1964), the creators expanded Sue's abilities, giving her the powers to render other objects and people invisible and create strong force fields and psionic blasts. Under [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]]'s authorship, Sue became more confident and assertive in her abilities, which became more versatile and impressive. She finds she can use her force field abilities to manipulate matter through the air, immobilize enemies, or administer long-range attacks. Susan changed her ''[[nom de guerre]]'' to Invisible Woman.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beard |first1=Jim |title=History of the Fantastic Four Part Three |url=http://marvel.com/news/comics/16898/history_of_the_fantastic_four_part_three |website=Marvel.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151013081207/http://marvel.com/news/comics/16898/history_of_the_fantastic_four_part_three |archive-date=October 13, 2015 |date=October 19, 2011}}</ref>

In April 2019, Marvel Comics announced that it will publish Sue Storm's first solo miniseries, ''Invisible Woman.'' It was written by [[Mark Waid]], drawn by Mattia De Iulis with covers by [[Adam Hughes]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/04/09/invisible-woman-series-marvel-comics-mark-waid/ |title=Marvel Announces 'Invisible Woman' Series |date=9 April 2019 |access-date=2019-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410172318/https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/04/09/invisible-woman-series-marvel-comics-mark-waid/ |archive-date=2019-04-10 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was later confirmed by [[Tom Brevoort]], editor at Marvel Comics, that the miniseries was produced for [[trademark]] purposes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brevoort |first=Tom |date=2022-07-10 |title=Not A Good Person |url=https://tombrevoort.substack.com/p/not-a-good-person |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Man With A Hat |archive-date=2022-07-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710160637/https://tombrevoort.substack.com/p/not-a-good-person |url-status=live }}</ref>