He was originally the enemy of the Human Torch during his solo days, but he eventually started terrorizing the Fantastic Four and lives to prove to the world that he is superior to Mr. Fantastic.

Powers

The Wizard is incredibly intelligent and has made several devices in which to carry out his criminal schemes. Most notable is his anti-gravity disc which creates a field repulsing gravity's natural pull and therefore capable of lifting practically anything.

Solo Days

Wizard was a famous child prodigy and chess champion, but as he grew older, the novelty of his brilliance faded and he turned to stage magic to get back the attention he'd gotten used to as a child. When this also failed he decided to get attention as a super-villain, defeating the most visually flashy superhero at the time-- the Human Torch. (Basically, he has an advanced case of child-star syndrome.)

The Wizard put this plan into action and pretended to be a victim. Johnny saved him and Wizard let Johnny into his high-tech mansion. Easily, Johnny fell for the trap and was captured. Wizard then impersonated the Human Torch and started a crime spree. The Fantastic Four eventually came and stopped him and saved Johnny. Wizard tried again and again to defeat Johnny alone but to no avail. At one point one of his own anti-gravity discs sent him flying upward. Wizard could not get down and could not change direction. He was then saved by Sandman and Paste-Pot Pete. Wizard then got an idea, to make his own Fantastic Four with Sandman, Paste-Pot Pete, Medusa (who was suffering from amnesia at the time), and himself.

Frightful

The Wizard's Frightful Four raided the Baxter Building and attached anti-gravity discs to Reed, Sue and Ben. Johnny was not there at the time. Alicia Masters then took a flare gun and alerted Johnny. Johnny came and forced Wizard to use his anti-grav ship to save the Fantastic Four from drifting out into space. After being saved, the Fantastic Four defeated the Frightful Four. To create a distraction, The Wizard and Sandman made the Wizard's ship explode. The Frightful Four then escaped.

Their next attempt involved capturing the Invisible Woman and luring the Fantastic Four to a Pacific atoll whe the Frightful Four rigged a 'Q-Bomb' to detonate. The Fantastic Four narrowlly escaped. The third attempt had the Frightful Four capture Thing, and use a machine of the Wizard's creation called "Id Machine". It was used on The Thing causing Ben to obey The Wizard's commands. Still the Fantastic Four beat the Frightful Four.

The gloves are on!

The Wizard eventually broke out of jail and created a pair of gloves that would enhance his powers, yet again, he was defeated (even though the four were without Sue). Wizard then came up with another set of gloves, this time with the ablity to mimic the Fantastic Four's powers. Although these gloves were powerful, he was unprepared for Sue's replacement, Crystal, and was defeated. Other than that, the Wizard rarely ever worked outside the Frightful Four. He has recently been seen working with The Hood

Alternate Universes

Earth 982 In the MC2 universe, Wizard leads the Wizard's Warriors in an attempt to prove that he is intellectually superior to Reed Richards.