10 Comic Characters You Won't Believe Joined The Fantastic Four
4. Nova (Frankie Raye)
First appearing in Fantastic Four #164, Frankie Raye later joined the Fantastic Four team (Fantastic Four #239) and took on the moniker of the Human Torch. As confusing as that sounds, her name came from the fact her stepfather built the original Human Torch and Frankie gained her powers from the same chemicals that gave the android his abilities.
To make things more complicated, she was also dating Johnny Storm at the time. During her time with the Fantastic Four, Frankie tried and failed to convince Marvel's First Family to change their name to the Fantastic Five. When Galactus came to Earth yet again (Fantastic Four #244), Raye left the team to become his Herald, taking the new name Nova - because clearly taking on one superhero's name wasn't enough for Frankie Raye.
As a Herald of Galactus, Frankie has gone on to have more fascinating stories alongside the all-powerful world-devourer and the Silver Surfer, battling the Elders of the Universe and attempting to make a difference in the cosmic side of the Marvel Universe.