Editing Human Torch (section)

===Ultimate Marvel===
In the [[Ultimate Marvel]] Universe, Johnny Storm is the youngest child of Franklin Storm, but is not as intelligent as his sister and father. He spent time at the Baxter Building, but his rebellious nature meant that he learned little from his time spent there. Although he is portrayed as being very vain, [[narcissistic]], and displays some [[misogynistic]] tendencies, he is also shown to have a deep devotion to his friends and family. He is good friends with Spider-Man, and has a friendship/friendly rivalry with [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Bobby Drake]] due to each other's respective powers.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=February 2013}}

He is present at Reed Richards' test of the N-Zone Teleportation Device in the Nevada Desert. After a malfunction in the device, he wakes up in France in a hospital bed. He uncontrollably bursts into flames until he learns to control his powers by saying "Flame On" and "Flame Off.". When [[Mole Man]]'s creatures attacks, Johnny finds out he can fly while on fire. It is explained by Reed that Johnny's combustion makes him lighter than air. Johnny's body is covered with a microscopically thin film of transparent plates that make him impervious to flame. When he activates his powers, fat cells beneath his skin create clean nuclear fusion and jet out between the plates as plasma which then ignites on contact with air. Periodically, Johnny enters a hibernation where his old layer of skin peels off as ash while a new layer forms underneath. Unlike the mainstream Human Torch, Ultimate Johnny's power sometimes have detrimental effects on his health, specifically causing unhealthy levels of weight loss and exhaustion.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=February 2013}}

In ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man]]'', Johnny meets Spider-Man when his sister says he has to finish high school. Johnny picks a school in Queens which happens to be Midtown High. He quickly meets and becomes friends with Peter Parker, [[Mary Jane Watson|Mary Jane]] and [[Liz Allan]]. At a bonfire, he catches fire.<ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' Vol. 1 #68 (Nov. 3, 2004). Marvel Comics.</ref> This scares off Liz Allan and when he arranges to meet Liz, she does not show up.<ref name=":3">''Ultimate Spider-Man'' Vol. 1 #69 (Nov. 17, 2004). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Encouraged by Mary Jane, Spider-Man shows up instead and gives Johnny a heart-to-heart talk about great power and great responsibility. Together, they save people from a burning building when Johnny absorbs the flames. Spider-Man shows Johnny that they will not always be appreciated by the public.<ref name=":3" />

In issue #98 of ''Ultimate Spider-Man'', the Fantastic Four learn Spider-Man's identity, and Johnny recognizes Peter.<ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' Vol. 1 #98 (Aug. 2, 2006). Marvel Comics.</ref> In issue #101, Nick Fury and a regiment of [[Spider-Slayer|Spider Slayers]] try to arrest Peter but are stopped by Johnny and the rest of the Fantastic Four.<ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' Vol. 1 #101 (Oct. 25, 2006). Marvel Comics.</ref>

In the "Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends" story arc (beginning with issue #118 and concluding in issue #120) Johnny returns to Midtown High wanting to spend time with real friends after becoming frustrated on a date with a popular pop-star who only came for publicity. After some prodding, Johnny arranges for a group consisting of himself, Peter, Mary Jane, Kitty Pryde, Kong, Bobby Drake and Liz Allan (Johnny's apparent romantic interest) to have a somewhat normal day at the beach. During the evening bonfire, mirror his last visit, Liz Allan bursts into flame, exposing herself as a mutant. At the end of the arc, Liz returns to the Xavier Institute with Iceman.<ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' Vol. 1 #118-#119 (Jan. 30 & Feb. 27 2008). Marvel Comics.</ref>

In ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #129, Johnny attends another unsuccessful date with the same pop-star as before and after again becoming frustrated calls Peter Parker to give him an excuse to leave. Johnny laments that he does not know any nice girls and has no real way of meeting any, and wants Peter to set him up. After flying off, he encounters The Vulture mid-robbery. Johnny attempts to stop him, but is thwarted several times before being assisted by [[Spider-Woman]] (a female clone of Peter Parker who is still mentally Peter up to the point of her "birth" in the Clone Saga story arc, a fact not disclosed to Johnny). Johnny proceeds to follow her around asking her for details about who she is, going as far to flirt with her. The very embarrassed Spider-Woman swings off.<ref>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' Vol. 1 #129 (Dec. 24, 2008). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Throughout the first story arc of ''Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man'' (the continuation of ''Ultimate Spider-Man''), Johnny Storm appears at Peter Parker's door and passes out in his arms. When he wakes up he informs Aunt May that he does not wish to return to the Baxter Building. Aunt May decides to let him live with her, Peter and Gwen (later also adding Bobby Drake to the household as well). As to not raise suspicion and to not reveal Peters' secret identity, Aunt May comes up with the idea of coloring Johnny's hair black and changing his name to Johnny Parker, Peter's cousin. She then enrolls him and Bobby at Midtown High along with Peter and Gwen. The school is then attacked by a Spider-Slayer, created by Mysterio, to hunt down Spider-Man. Johnny runs away from the school before "Flaming On", as to not reveal his new secret identity, then returns to aid Peter in the fight, only to discover that the Shroud has already taken care of it. Johnny decides to melt the remains of the Spider-Slayer anyway.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=February 2013}}

Later, when Norman Osborn escapes alongside Vulture, Kraven the Hunter, Electro, Doctor Octopus, and Sandman, Johnny and Bobby find them at Peter's home. In the ensuing battle, Johnny manages to knock Osborn unconscious before Sandman incapacitates him. Spider-Man then wakes him up to fight Osborn again, but Johnny only succeeds in adding to Osborn's power before being knocked out yet again. Spider-Man is eventually killed after defeating Osborn and the other supervillains and Johnny is the one who checks to see if he truly is dead.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=February 2013}}

Johnny appears briefly in the first issue of ''[[Ultimate Fallout]]''. Distressed by Peter's death, he screams and releases most of his energy above New York City.<ref>''Ultimate Fallout'' #1 (Jul. 13, 2011). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Johnny eventually joins [[Kitty Pryde]]'s team of mutants in ''[[Ultimate Comics: X-Men]]''. He elects to stay behind and defend a group of younger mutants in the Morlock tunnels while Kitty, [[Iceman (Marvel Comics)|Iceman]], Jimmy Hudson, and Rogue decide to head to the Southwest to fight off the Sentinels.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=February 2013}} He is later rescued wandering the streets of New York, having been severely tortured. The only clue to the fate of the children is a garbled phone call to Kitty by one of the children lamenting Johnny's disappearance.<ref>''Ultimate Comics X-Men'' #18 (Sept. 2013)</ref>

Johnny also makes an appearance in the ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (video game)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' video game, in which he challenges Spider-Man to a series of races.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-01 |title=LongplayArchive {{!}} Longplay of Ultimate Spider-Man |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6LYkBg4k4A |url-status=live |website=YouTube |at=Timestamp: 10:25}}</ref>