First Steps revolves around Marvel’s first family and its newest addition, Franklin Richards – and in the comics, Franklin grows up to be ultra-powerful – and ultra-pansexual. Warning: Super-powered spoilers follow.

In a 1982 arc by John Byrne, Franklin gets frustrated trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube and uses his powers to age himself into an adult body, though he couldn’t actually gain more emotional maturity. He winds up going back to being a kid, placing restrictions on his own abilities to allow him to have something of a normal childhood.

First Steps, features Franklin Richards. Director Matt Shakman wanted to show the impact of a child on the family. Franklin is a powerful mutant in the comics. The stars are excited to explore this family dynamic.

First Steps introduces the world to Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and The Thing, but there's one other character of importance.

If you thought that the Fantastic Four were badass, then knowing about what Franklin Richards can do will horrify you beyond belief.

Marvel Studios is taking taking the MCU in a wild direction with The Fantastic Four: First Steps , and the biggest reveal yet is the introduction of Franklin Richards, one of the most powerful characters in Marvel Comics history.

Franklin’s powers allowed him to create the universe, dimensions, avoid mind control, and every other cool power you can think of. Franklin Richards is considered a Beyond Omega Level mutant, and he is the only one in that category, making him the most powerful mutant on Earth.

This weekend, the Franklin Institute opens “Marvel: Universe of Super Heroes,” an exhibit tracing the 80-year history of the comic book company and its blockbuster film franchises. Marvel Comics was the home of legendary characters including the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the Hulk.

Thom Carroll/PhillyVoice The first Marvel comic, with cover art by illustrator Frank R. Paul, was published in 1939. It is on display in the entrance to the exhibit at The Franklin Institute.

In Marvel Comics, Doom’s fixation on Franklin is legendary. He views the boy’s near-limitless powers as the key to creating and ruling Battleworld, a twisted reality of his own making as seen in Secret Wars.