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Firelord (comics)
Firelord (Pyreus Kril) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Firelord first appears in Thor #225 (July 1974) and was created by writer Gerry Conway and penciler John Buscema. Fictional character biography Pyreus Kril is a Xandarian who was born on the planet Xandar, in the Andromeda Galaxy. He is a graduate of the Nova Corps Academy, the military and exploratory force of the planet Xandar. During his commission, he served aboard a Xandarian ship under the command of Gabriel Lan. Gabriel and Pyreus became friends, until Gabriel was abducted by the cosmic entity Galactus and transformed into the herald the Air-Walker. Pyreus assumes command as captain and begins an obsessive search for Gabriel. Pyreus eventually locates Galactus' vessel and confronts the entity, only to discover that Gabriel was killed in combat. Galactus tells this to Pyreus only after the Xandarian agrees to serve him as his latest herald. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avengers (comics)
The Avengers are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in '' The Avengers'' #1 (cover-dated Sept. 1963), created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby. Labeled "Earth's Mightiest Heroes", the original Avengers consisted of Iron Man, Ant-Man, Hulk, Thor and the Wasp. Captain America was discovered trapped in ice in issue #4, and joined the group after they revived him. The Avengers are an all-star ensemble cast of established superhero characters from the Marvel Comics portfolio. Diegetically, these superheroes usually operate independently but occasionally assemble as a team to tackle especially formidable villains. This in contrast to certain other superhero teams such as the X-Men, whose characters were created specifically to be part of their team, with the team being central to their identity. The Avengers were created to create a new line of books to sell and to cross-promote Marvel Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destroyer (Thor)
The Destroyer is a fictional magical character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Usually depicted as an opponent of the Thunder God and hero Thor, it is in fact a suit of Asgardian armor created and animated by magic. The character first appears in ''Journey into Mystery'' #118 (Jul. 1965) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the Destroyer is featured in over four decades of Marvel continuity and other Marvel-endorsed products such as animated television series, live-action films, video games, and merchandise such as action figures and trading cards. Due to trademark issues, at least one toy version of this character is marketed as Marvel's Destroyer. The Destroyer appears in the 2011 live-action film ''Thor''. Fictional history The Destroyer is an enchanted suit of armor forged by the King of the Norse gods, Odin. When it first appeared it was hinted that the Destroyer had been created as a weapon to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Shift (comics)
Galactus () is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Formerly a mortal man, Galactus is a cosmic entity who consumes planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the Earth-616, primary Marvel continuity. Galactus was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' #48 (March 1966). Lee and Kirby wanted to introduce a character that broke away from the archetype of the standard villain. In the character's first appearance, Galactus was depicted as a god-like figure who feeds by draining living planets of their energy, and operates without regard to the morality and judgments of mortal beings. Galactus's initial origin was that of a Taa-an space explorer named Galan who gained cosmic abilities by passing near a star,''Thor'' #168–169. Marvel Comics. but writer Mark Gruenwald further developed the origin of the character, pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annihilation Wave
"Annihilation" is a 2006 Fictional crossover, crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics, highlighting several outer space-related characters in the Marvel Universe. The central miniseries was written by Keith Giffen, with editor Andy Schmidt. Publication history A 48-page One-shot (comics), one-shot issue, ''Annihilation: Prologue'', was released on March 15, 2006. It was followed by four concurrent 4-issue Limited series (comics), miniseries, ''Silver Surfer'' (April 1, 2006), ''Super-Skrull'' (April 12, 2006), ''Nova (Richard Rider), Nova'' (April 19, 2006), and ''Ronan the Accuser'' (April 26, 2006). ''Annihilation'' was published as a six issue miniseries beginning in August 2006. It was followed by two issues of ''Heralds of Galactus, Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus'' and a new volume of Nova. While not published with the ''Annihilation'' banner, ''Drax the Destroyer: Earthfall'' #1–4 (Sept 2005) and ''Thanos'' #7–12 (2004) were preludes to the event. Plot summ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supernova (Marvel Comics)
Supernova, also known as Nova Omega and Garthan Saal, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. His first appearance was as an antagonist in '' The Avengers'' #301 in 1988. As a Nova Corps officer, he was played by Peter Serafinowicz in the Marvel Cinematic Universe 2014 film in ''Guardians of the Galaxy.'' Publication history Supernova first appeared as the main antagonist in '' The Avengers'' Vol 1, #301-303. He later returned in ''The New Warriors'' Vol 1, #40-42 and ''Nova'' Vol 4. Fictional character biography Garthan Saal, a member of the Xandarian Nova Corps, was one of the few Xandarians who survived the destruction of Xandar at the hands of Nebula the space pirate. Garthan Saal contained the power of the entire Nova Corps within his body which increased him to the size of a giant and drove him mad. Supernova's desire for revenge against Nebula led him on a quest to track her down and exact his revenge. He had heard that Nebu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangog
Mangog is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The character first appeared in ''Thor'' #154 (July 1968) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comic book artist, writer and editor, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He gr .... Fictional character biography The character was described in his debut as being the sum total of the hatred of "a billion billion beings" - an alien race that once attempted to invade Asgard (comics), Asgard (thwarted by Odin, the ruler of Asgard and the Norse mythology, Norse gods). Imprisoned beneath Asgard, Mangog is freed by the rock troll Ulik, in a failed bid to secure an ally against the gods. Mangog storms Asgard, intent on drawing the Odinsword from its scabbard which will end the universe. Thor battles Mangog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanos
Thanos is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, and first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 ( cover date February 1973). An Eternal– Deviant warlord from the moon Titan, Thanos is regarded as one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe. He has clashed with many heroes including the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Fantastic Four, the Eternals, and the X-Men. In creating Thanos, Starlin drew inspiration from Jack Kirby's '' New Gods'' series for DC Comics, particularly the character of Darkseid. Thanos is usually portrayed as a villain, although many stories depict him as believing his actions to be justified. Perhaps the character's best-known storyline is '' The Infinity Gauntlet'' (1991), the culmination of several story arcs that see him gather the six Infinity Gems and use them to kill half of the universe's population, including many of its heroe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morg
Morg is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a herald of Galactus. He was created by Ron Lim and Ron Marz and first appeared in ''Silver Surfer'' (vol. 3) #69 (August 1992). Fictional character biography Origin Morg served as a herald of Galactus after Galactus' previous herald, Nova, was expelled for sparing suitable but inhabited planets from his hunger. Subsequently, prior to consuming his latest planet, Galactus was confronted by Morg, a court executioner who had betrayed his own race by executing his own people for those that had defeated them. In the presence of the world-devourer, Morg showed no fear; instead exhibiting a respectful defiance. Impressed with Morg's demeanor and wary after losing several heralds to attacks of conscience, Galactus decided to employ this most brutal and remorseless specimen as his latest herald. Morg gladly accepted the task of being Galactus' herald. As a w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first appeared in the comic book ''Fantastic Four'' #48, published in 1966. The Silver Surfer is a humanoid alien with metallic skin who can travel through space with the aid of his surfboard-like craft. Originally a young astronomer named Norrin Radd on the planet Zenn-La, he saved his homeworld from the planet devourer, Galactus, by serving as his herald. Imbued in return with some portion of Galactus' Power Cosmic, he acquired vast power, a new body and a surfboard-like craft on which he could travel faster than light. Now known as the Silver Surfer, he roamed the cosmos searching for planets for Galactus to consume. When his travels took him to Earth, he met the Fantastic Four, who helped him rediscover his nobility of spirit. Betraying Galac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nebula (comics)
Nebula is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Roger Stern and John Buscema, the character first appeared in ''The Avengers (comic book), The Avengers'' #257 (July 1985). Originally depicted as a supervillain, Nebula was later depicted as an antihero and member of the Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team), Guardians of the Galaxy. Nebula has appeared in various adaptations of the character in other media, including animation, animated television series and video games. Karen Gillan portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films ''Guardians of the Galaxy (film), Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), ''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' (2017), ''Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018), ''Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), ''Thor: Love and Thunder'' (2022) and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special (2022 television film) as well as voicing alternate timeline versions in the Disney+ ani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superhero
A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses ''superpowers'', abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically using his or her powers to help the world become a better place, or dedicating themselves to protecting the public and fighting crime. Superhero fiction is the genre of fiction that is centered on such characters, especially, since the 1930s, in American comic books (and later in Hollywood films, film serials, television and video games), as well as in Japanese media (including kamishibai, tokusatsu, manga, anime and video games). Superheroes come from a wide array of different backgrounds and origins. Some superheroes (for example, Batman and Iron Man) derive their status from advanced technology they create and use, while others (such as Superman and Spider-Man) possess non-human or superhuman biology or study and practice magic to achieve their abilities (such as Zatanna and Doctor Strange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the Silver Age of Comic Books. He has since been featured in films, television shows, novels, video games, and plays. Spider-Man is the alias of Peter Parker, an orphan raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben in New York City after his parents Richard and Mary Parker died in a plane crash. Lee and Ditko had the character deal with the struggles of adolescence and financial issues and gave him many supporting characters, such as Flash Thompson, J. Jonah Jameson, and Harry Osborn; romantic interests Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane Watson, and the Black Cat; and foes such as Doctor Octopus, the Green Goblin, and Venom. In his origin story, Spider-Man gets superhuman spider-powers and abilities from a bite from a radioactive spider; these include clinging t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
