Read more about Nova (Frankie Raye) at: Wikipedia Official Site: Marvel Comics Nova is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared as Frankie Raye in Fantastic Four #164 (Nov. 1975); Nova in Fantastic Four #244 (July 1982). Frankie Raye worked for the United Nations as an interpreter. She met Johnny Storm and became his girlfriend, despite her fear of fire. Her fear was eventually explained to be the result of a mental block induced by her stepfather, Phineas Horton, after she was accidentally doused with the chemicals which caused the android original Human Torch (his creation) to burst into flame, in an attempt to prevent her using the Torch-like powers granted to her by the accident. After breaking through the block, she regained her full memory and discovered her previously repressed superhuman powers, and became the third person to take the name the Human Torch. She aided the Fantastic Four for a short time, until she volunteered to become the new herald of Galactus. She took the name "Nova". Having previously demonstrated what the Fantastic Four deemed an alarming willingness to kill opponents, she claimed to have no compunction about leading him to sentient populated planets and proved that when she led the Devourer of Worlds to the Skrull home-world to consume it. Nova later attended the trial of Reed Richards by the Shi'ar Empire. When Richard Rider resumed his Nova identity alongside the New Warriors, he was briefly called "Kid Nova" to distinguish him from Raye. Nova was later rescued from Skrull imprisonment by the Silver Surfer, whom she met for the first time. She then battled the Elders of the Universe. She was sent by Galactus to locate one of the Elders, the Contemplator, and was joined by the Silver Surfer. She journeyed to the Coal Sack Nebula in search of the Contemplator and was captured by Captain Reptyl. She battled Captain Reptyl, and rescued the Silver Surfer from Reptyl. She then battled Ronan the Accuser. She battled a Skrull duplicate of the Silver Surfer, and then romanced the real Silver Surfer. She then battled the In-Betweener. She aided Galactus in battle against the In-Betweener. She then romanced Firelord.
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Nova (Frankie Raye)
