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In-Betweener
The In-Betweener is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The character first appeared in ''Warlock'' #10 (Dec. 1975) and was created by Jim Starlin. Fictional character biography By the In-Betweener's own admission, he represents duality itself, specifically in respect to concepts such as good and evil, reason and emotion, truth and illusion, and life and death. The In-Betweener is also an agent of the conceptual beings Master Order and Lord Chaos, although his loyalty is usually to himself rather than to them.''The Thanos Quest'' #1 (1990) In addition to being an incarnation of balance and duality, the In-Betweener is possibly a metaphysical counterpart of Galactus.''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #18 (Dec. 1988) The hero Adam Warlock is the first Terran meta-human to encounter the In-Betweener, and the entity reveals that it is destined to force Warlock to transform into his villainous future self the Magus. Warloc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elders Of The Universe
The Elders of the Universe are a group of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Collector was the first Elder to appear, and featured in '' The Avengers'' #28 (May 1966), but the idea that he was a member of a group known as the Elders was not introduced until ''The Avengers'' #174 (Aug. 1978). Fictional history The Elders of the Universe are the last survivors of otherwise extinct races. Each discovered that they had potentially infinite lifespans, dependent on maintaining the will to continue living. They are thus known for their personal obsessions (such as collecting, contests of strategy or strength, and various fields of study), each of which is pursued fanatically. While the characters are not truly cosmic entities, all have achieved some cosmic level of power and knowledge related to their particular pursuit. The first encounter with the heroes of Earth occurs when the Collector came to Earth seeking to expand his collection. Late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Chaos (Marvel Comics)
Lord Chaos is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The character first appeared in '' Marvel Two-In-One'' Annual #2 (1977), and was created by Jim Starlin. Fictional character biography Lord Chaos is an abstract entity that embodies disarray and confusion and is the opposing force to "brother" entity Master Order. The pair are rarely seen, but appear to manipulate events to prompt Spider-Man to solicit the Thing to join the Avengers and Warlock in the first war against the Titan Thanos and defeat him. Lord Chaos and Master Order were then seen observing King of the Norse Gods Odin and master villain Dormammu play a cosmic game of chess. Lord Chaos and Master Order next conspired with other metaphysical and "omnipotent" beings against the Beyonder. Lord Chaos and Master Order were then summoned by the Silver Surfer to regain control over their servant the In-Betweener. They imprisoned the In-Betweener for his trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punisher (Galactus)
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] |
Galactus
Galactus () is a fictional 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 primary Marvel continuity. Galactus was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in '' 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, presenting Galan as alive during the previous universe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |