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===Heroes Reborn===
In the [[Heroes Reborn (1996 comic)|Heroes Reborn]] history of the Marvel Universe, created after a battle with [[Onslaught (Marvel Comics)|Onslaught]], Johnny is an owner of a popular casino and part financial backer of Reed Richards' plan to go into space. His handprint is one of two — the other being his sister's — needed for launch. His rivalry with Ben Grimm now extends into much more dangerous areas, such as a potentially deadly game of 'chicken' without thought to the life of the woman in his passenger seat.<ref name=":2" />

After being attacked by agents of [[Doctor Doom]], Johnny ends up going up into space on Reed's spacecraft prototype as he really had nowhere else to go. The entire launch base had been overtaken by enemy forces and it was miles to civilization. It is during the flight a cosmic anomaly imbues him and the others with their powers. After the crash of the prototype, Johnny would prove more reliable, recovering Reed Richards and rescuing his own sister.<ref name=":2" />