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Thornn

Thornn

12 appearances · Bronze Age · 1977–2025
Who is Thornn?

Thornn is a member of Salem's Seven, a group of supervillains with mystical origins tied to the town of Salem. He debuted as an antagonist in the Fantastic Four's world, allied with fellow Salem's Seven members Hydron, Vakume, Gazelle, Vertigo, and Reptilla.

Born in the Bronze Age pages of Fantastic Four #186 (1977) — courtesy of the legendary creative team of Len Wein, George Pérez, and Joe Sinnott — Thornn is a Marvel character whose roots run deep in one of comics' most iconic franchises. A member of both the Fantastic Four's world and the sinister Salem's Seven, Thornn occupies a genuinely fascinating corner of Marvel mythology, sharing adventures with the likes of Hydron, Vakume, Gazelle, Vertigo, and Reptilla. Nearly five decades of appearances across Fantastic Four and Marvel Knights 4 speak to a quiet but stubborn staying power, and for collectors who love digging into the rich, weird Bronze Age tapestry that Pérez helped define, Thornn is exactly the kind of find worth chasing down.

Teams & affiliations
Fantastic FourSalem's Seven
★ First appearance
Fantastic Four #186
Sep 1977

Top series

Covers through the years — 1977–2015

Fantastic Four #186 1977
Fantastic Four #186
The Vision and the Scarlet Witch #3 1985
The Vision and the Scarlet Witch #3
Marvel Knights 4 #25 2006
Marvel Knights 4 #25
Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Fantastic Four #[nn] 2015
Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Fantastic Four #[nn]

Appearances

Fantastic Four (1961)
Fantastic Four Annual (1963)
#14
The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985)
#3
Avengers 2000 (2000)
Marvel Knights 4 (2004)
Mystic Arcana: The Book of Marvel Magic (2007)
Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Fantastic Four (2015)