Conversation so far:
What was Human Torch's biography about?
Growing up in Glenville, New York, a fictional Long Island suburban town, Johnny Storm lost his mother in a car accident from which his father, surgeon Franklin Storm, escaped unharmed.
What else was written about Human Torch besides losing his mother in a car accident?
Franklin Storm spiraled into alcoholism and financial ruin, and was imprisoned after killing a loan shark in self-defense. Johnny Storm was then raised by his older sister, Sue Storm.

Question: Why did he spire into alcoholism?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did Franklin Storm spiral into alcoholism?