The "Kree–Skrull War" is a
story arc
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that was written by
Roy Thomas
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, and drawn by
Sal Buscema
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,
Neal Adams
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, and
. The story was originally published in the
Marvel Comics
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comic book
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title ''
Avengers
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* Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes
**Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of ...
'' #89–97 (June 1971 – March 1972).
The "
Kree
The Kree, briefly known as the Ruul, are a fictional scientifically and technologically advanced militaristic list of fictional extraterrestrials, alien race appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are native to the p ...
–
Skrull
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War" is notable for its cosmic scope of interstellar warfare, enormous cast of characters, use of metaphor and allegory (for instance, to
Joseph McCarthy
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and
HUAC
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and the
Arab–Israeli War), and the introduction of the
Vision
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–
Scarlet Witch
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romance, which became an ongoing theme for the characters (and the Avengers) for years to come. The "Kree–Skrull War" is considered by critics to be a highlight of its era, and is the culmination of a string of notable Thomas–Adams collaborations from this period, which began with their run on ''
X-Men
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'' in 1969.
Publication history
Writer Thomas admits he had no "master plan" in writing the storyline other than that the two "rapacious, galaxy-spanning races ... would be at war in the far reaches of space, and that their conflict would be threatening to spill over onto the Earth, turning our planet into the cosmic equivalent of some Pacific island during
World War II
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". In this regard, Thomas was inspired by
Raymond F. Jones
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Personal life
Jones w ...
' 1952 novel, ''
This Island Earth
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''.
In 2000, almost thirty years after the "Kree–Skrull War"'s original publication, Marvel produced a trade paperback collection of the entire story arc.
As part of 2020's ''Empyre'' event, a prelude one-shot called ''Road to Empyre: The Kree/Skrull War'' #1 details the origins of the millennia longstanding conflict between the two species.
Plot
The
Kree
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hero
Captain Marvel, arriving on Earth after an extended stay in the alternate dimension the
Negative Zone
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, is captured by several members of the superhero team the
Avengers
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—
Quicksilver, the
Scarlet Witch
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, and the
android hero the
Vision
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— with aid of Mar-Vell's (the hero's true Kree name) sometime companion
Rick Jones, and Mar-Vell himself. It is later revealed that he conceived a child with the Skrull princess Annelle during this period of time. This is necessary, as Mar-Vell has inadvertently absorbed a lethal amount of
radiation
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* ''electromagnetic radiation'', such as radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visi ...
from spending weeks in the Negative Zone, and it will prove fatal unless treated. With the aid of a scientist, the Vision drains the excess radiation from Mar-Vell.
A
flashback sequence explains that the Avengers detect an alarm from the
Baxter Building
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Publication hist ...
, the headquarters of the
Fantastic Four
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. The Avengers arrive at the building and find Mar-Vell using the portal to the Negative Zone — created by
Reed Richards
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— to try and free Rick Jones from their need to "share
molecules
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" (alternating between the same space, one on Earth and one trapped in the Negative Zone until swapping). Mar-Vell is successful, although while the portal to the Zone is open, the Avengers are forced to drive back the entity
Annihilus
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, who attempts to escape the Zone. Mar-Vell takes advantage of the distraction to steal an Avengers
quinjet
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, which is tracked once the Avengers realize that the Kree hero has absorbed a lethal amount of radiation. The flashback ends and the group are then attacked by a
robot
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Sentry
Sentry or The Sentry may refer to:
Comics
*Sentry (Kree)
*Sentry (Curtis Elkins)
*Sentry (Robert Reynolds)
*Senator Ward (comics) or Sentry
Vehicles
*Sentry (AUV), an autonomous underwater vehicle used to measure deep-ocean data
* E-3 Sentry AWAC ...
, who captures Mar-Vell and escapes. The Avengers are questioned by Mar-Vell's former colleague,
Carol Danvers
Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, Danvers first appeared as an officer in the United States Air Force and a colleague of the ...
.
The Avengers respond to a call from fellow member
Goliath
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, who advises that he is answering a distress call from Avenger Janet Pym, also known as the
Wasp
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. With husband and fellow member
Henry Pym
Dr. Henry Jonathan "Hank" Pym () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by penciller Jack Kirby, editor-plotter Stan Lee and writer Larry Lieber, the character first appeared in ''Tales to ...
, the pair were en route via ship to a research base in the
Arctic Circle
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The Arctic Circle marks the southernmost latitude at w ...
, there to study the effect of oil exploration on the environment. The pair apparently found a lush island, and investigate as the Wasp and Yellowjacket. Yellowjacket guesses the truth and pushes the Wasp away before reaching the island. When he disappears, the Wasp in turn summons Goliath.
The Avengers arrive and are attacked once again by the Sentry, now aided by a
hypnotise
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d Goliath. The Avengers defeat Goliath but cannot stop the Sentry, who captures all but Quicksilver. The culprit is revealed to be
Ronan the Accuser
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, now a Kree outlaw. Ronan begins "Plan Atavus", intending to devolve Earth to a
prehistoric
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time to use as a base in the war against the
Skrull
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s. Ronan shows the heroes how the research scientists at the base and Henry Pym have devolved into
cavemen
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, who now lust after Janet Pym. Quicksilver arrives and attacks, and Ronan ends the battle when contacted and advised of an impending attack by the Skrulls on the Kree homeworld of Hala. Lacking purpose, the Sentry self-destructs. The Avengers and Mar-Vell recover and find that Pym and the other scientists, like the environment, have reverted to normal.
Mar-Vell's existence is revealed when the scientists advise the authorities as to what they witnessed, and the "Alien Activities Commission" is formed, led by Senator H. Warren Craddock. The Avengers agree to participate in a
hearing
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, but this is abandoned when the Avengers refuse to hand over Mar-Vell. The Avengers encourage Mar-Vell to go with Danvers to a private farm, and although pursued by
Nick Fury
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of
S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage, special law enforcement, and counter-terrorism agency appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in ''Strange Tales'' #135 (August 1965), it often deals ...
escape. The Avengers deal with frustrated members of the public, who
picket Avengers Mansion and then force their way in to vandalize the building.
Avengers
Captain America
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,
Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...
and
Thor
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apparently return to the Mansion and announce that, due to the behaviour of the team, it is now disbanded forever. Quicksilver, the Scarlet Witch and the Vision decide to leave and check on Mar-Vell, but while there they are attacked by what at first appear to be three
cow
Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult ma ...
s. The cows fire energy beams that cripple the Vision who, while able to turn intangible, cannot move. Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch are captured when the cows turn into three members of the Fantastic Four, and then reveal they are in fact
Skrull
The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Skrulls first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #2 and were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. They originated fro ...
s, the ancient enemies of the Kree. At the same time, Danvers has led Mar-Vell to a Skrull vessel she claims to have found, and persuades Mar-Vell to build an "Omni-Wave Projector", a communications device that in the hands of non-Kree is a deadly weapon. Mar-Vell, however, sees through the deception (as no humans, only Skrulls, know his true name) and destroys the device, but he is captured by Danvers (now revealed to actually be the
Super-Skrull
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) and, along with Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch, is taken off Earth.
Although injured, the Vision is able to return to Avengers Mansion, where founding members
Captain America
Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
,
Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...
,
Thor
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and Henry Pym (now in his original identity of
Ant-Man
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) have gathered. Ant-Man reduces himself to
microscopic
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size and enters the Vision, and is able to repair the android. Ant-Man departs and on questioning the recovering Vision, the Avengers determine it was the Skrulls – previously disguised as cows – that dissolved the team. The four Avengers find and capture the Skrulls for interrogation, and determine that the aliens are in fact three of the four members of the original exploration team that once visited Earth and battled the Fantastic Four. The Avengers are then attacked by a team of three
Mandroid
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s, sent by Senator Craddock to apprehend the heroes for failing to cooperate. Iron Man (secretly
Tony Stark
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) designed the Mandroids and overloads their armour with an electrical discharge.
At the same time
Triton
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* Triton (moon), a satellite of Neptune
Triton may also refer to:
Biology
* Triton cockatoo, a parrot
* Triton (gastropod), a group of sea snails
* ''Triton'', a synonym of ''Triturus' ...
of the
Inhumans
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arrives, and unable to locate the Fantastic Four, asks the Avengers for aid in locating their ruler
Black Bolt
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, needed as his brother
Maximus the Mad has seized power in their homeland
Attilan
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. The Avengers aid Triton and, after locating Black Bolt, accompany the Inhumans to Attilan. Maximus is revealed to have entered into an alliance with the Kree, and in exchange for rulership uses Kree technology to control the population, intending to use them as soldiers against the Skrulls. The Avengers defeat Maximus and his minions, and after restoring Black Bolt to power leave (with Goliath) for Skrull space, intent on rescuing their comrades.
Mar-Vell is taken to the heart of the Skrull Empire and, after being advised that the captive Avengers will be executed, is forced to build another Omni-Wave Projector. The Avengers arrive in Skrull space, and hold off the alien fleet while Mar-Vell is forced to use the Projector, which casts a temporarily freed Rick Jones back into the Negative Zone. Jones is rescued from the Zone by the Kree ruler the
Supreme Intelligence
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The Supreme Intel ...
, who unlocks hidden mental powers (the Destiny Force) in Rick Jones himself, Rick then sends a wave of
Golden Age
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heroes with the Avengers against the Skrulls, ending the war. The Destiny Force also reverts Senator Craddock on Earth to his true Skrull form, revealing he was the fourth Skrull from the Earth expedition, and he is subsequently killed by an angered mob. The heroes return to Earth to discover that the real Senator Craddock has been found, and the Avengers' reputation has been restored.
The secret superhero group the
Illuminati
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are eventually revealed to have visited both the Kree and Skrull Empires and advised the aliens that involving Earth in their war would not be tolerated.
Sequels
A supplemental story appeared in ''
New Avengers: Illuminati'' (vol. 2) #1 – 5 (Feb. 2007 – Jan. 2008), recounting the adventures of a team that Iron Man assembled after the war consisting of himself,
Black Bolt
Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appears in '' Fantastic Four'' #45 (December 1965). Black Bolt is the ...
,
Mister Fantastic
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,
Professor X
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,
Namor
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and
Doctor Strange
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, feeling that all of them together possessed information that could have averted Earth's involvement in the war if they had worked together. Issue #1 recounts the group's ill-fated confrontation with the Skrull emperor Dorrek, shortly after the Kree–Skrull War. In issue #5, Iron Man brings the
Elektra Skrull's corpse to the group. Subsequently, they are attacked by a group of
Super-Skrulls, including one who had been impersonating
Black Bolt
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. This issue tied the Kree–Skrull War with the ongoing crossover storyline ''
Secret Invasion
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''.
Tie-ins
The nature of Rick's strange power at the story's conclusion is revealed in ''
Avengers Forever
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'', where it is identified as 'the Destiny Force', the ultimate manifestation of human potential, with various other Avengers manifesting the power during the crisis.
During ''
Captain America Reborn'', when Captain America was sent bouncing randomly through time by a weapon devised by the
Red Skull
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, during a brief visit to the time of the Kree–Skrull war, he took advantage of the opportunity to isolate himself and the Vision from the conflict long enough to give the Vision a message that the Vision would subsequently 'delete' from his conscious memory until the time came for him to recall it, allowing Captain America to communicate with the present without changing history.
In ''
Marvel Team-Up
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'' #5,
Spider-Man
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and the
Vision
Vision, Visions, or The Vision may refer to:
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* Visual perception, the sense of sight
* Visual system, the physical mechanism of eyesight
* Computer vision, a field dealing with how computers can be made to gain un ...
learn that a Skrull scout from the Kree–Skrull War is interfering with the Vision's brainwaves.
Collected editions
The ''Avengers'' storyline was collected in a
trade paperback:
* ''The Avengers: Kree-Skrull War'' (208 pages, August 2000, , May 2008, )
In other media
Television
* The Kree–Skrull War was going to be adapted in the ''
Silver Surfer
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'' animated series, but after the show was cancelled in 1998, the war never appeared.
* In season two of ''
The Super Hero Squad Show
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'', Captain Marvel went missing during a peace conference between the Kree and the Skrulls, forcing the Squad to investigate. After the Squad was captured by the Skrulls, the Falcon's trump card, in the form of the
Scarlet Witch
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Her first appearance was in ''The X-Men'' #4 (March 1964) ...
, ended the war between the Kree and the Skrulls and defeated the real
Thanos
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, but Thanos escaped.
* The Kree–Skrull War was adapted for the second season of ''
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' animated series.
Film
* ''
Captain Marvel'' features the mythology of the Kree–Skrull War.
In the film, the conflict is depicted as one-sided, with the Skrulls being the victims of the Kree's genocidal war. The Kree Mar-Vell goes against her people and travels to Earth to help Skrull refugees escape from Kree forces.
Carol Danvers
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, who was brainwashed by the Kree to fight the Skrulls, when she discovers the truth, she rebels against her former masters and helps the Skrulls find a new homeland.
References
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