Human Torch

Fantastic Four #214, it looks like the Human Torch is the only surviving member of the group, as the others have all died of old age.

TIME.com: Top Stories Douglas Wolk 2011

Issue No. 600, out Wednesday, marks the first time since January the classic team created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby is back to its original roster: Mr. Fantastic, The Thing, the Invisible Woman and Johnny Storm, aka the Human Torch, who was last seen perishing in what looked to be an all-out brawl against the minions of the Negative Zone.

The Seattle Times 2011

Two weeks ago came the news that Marvel was extinguishing the Human Torch.

QUICK POST: And the FF's new Human Torch replacement is...Spidey! [UPDATED] Michael Cavna 2011

That's right: As Comic Riffs "wagered" Monday, it's the Human Torch whose life has been extinguished -- at least for the foreseeable future, given the superpowers of comic resurrection -- by writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Steve Epting, Marvel Entertainment tells Comic Riffs.

Here be spoilers: The FANTASTIC FOUR member who dies today is... [UPDATED] Michael Cavna 2011

"There was relatively little deliberation about it being Spidey who joins the new FF, in that he's got a long-standing history with the Fantastic Four, and a long-storied friendly rivalry with the now-dead Human Torch," Brevoort tells Comic Riffs.

QUICK POST: And the FF's new Human Torch replacement is...Spidey! [UPDATED] Michael Cavna 2011

The best thing I can say about Evans here is that he completely took ownership of a deceptively complex role, and I never once thought "Hey, what's the Human Torch doing dressed like Captain America?"

Zaki Hasan: Zaki's Review: Captain America: The First Avengers Zaki Hasan 2011

The best thing I can say about Evans here is that he completely took ownership of a deceptively complex role, and I never once thought "Hey, what's the Human Torch doing dressed like Captain America?"

Zaki Hasan: Zaki's Review: Captain America: The First Avengers Zaki Hasan 2011

This after a half-century of the Human Torch burning bright.

Here be spoilers: The FANTASTIC FOUR member who dies today is... [UPDATED] Michael Cavna 2011

The best thing I can say about Evans here is that he completely took ownership of a deceptively complex role, and I never once thought "Hey, what's the Human Torch doing dressed like Captain America?"

Zaki Hasan: Zaki's Review: Captain America: The First Avengers Zaki Hasan 2011

The best thing I can say about Evans here is that he completely took ownership of a deceptively complex role, and I never once thought "Hey, what's the Human Torch doing dressed like Captain America?"

Zaki Hasan: Zaki's Review: Captain America: The First Avengers Zaki Hasan 2011