Mobius Mobius Mobius is a

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appearing in American comic books published by

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. Various versions of Mobius from different points in time (and clones of him) make up the bureaucratic leadership and middle management of the timekeeping organization the

Time Variance Authority The Time Variance Authority (TVA) is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is depicted as a group of timeline monitors. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Chronicoms, based on the lower-ran ...

, including Mr. Tesseract, Mr. Orobourous, and Mr. Paradox. Mobius appears in the

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series '' Loki'' (2021) and in a post-credits scene cameo in the film '' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'' (2023), portrayed by

Owen Wilson Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor. He has had a long association with filmmaker Wes Anderson with whom he shared writing and acting credits for '' Bottle Rocket'' (1996), '' Rushmore'' (1998), and '' The Royal ...

Publication history

Mobius M. Mobius first appeared in '' Fantastic Four'' #353, cover date June 1991.

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managers for the

that resemble

Mark Gruenwald Mark Eugene Gruenwald (; June 18, 1953 – August 12, 1996) was an American comic book writer, editor, and occasional penciler known for his long association with Marvel Comics. Biography Early career Gruenwald got his start in comics fa ...

— and, later,

Tom DeFalco Tom DeFalco (born June 26, 1950) is an American comic book writer and editor well known for his association with Marvel Comics, with long runs on ''Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thor'', and ''Fantastic Four''. Career While in college, DeFalco "wrote fo ...

— both longtime

writers. The most frequent recurring manager is Mobius M. Mobius, a Gruenwald clone.''Fantastic Four Annual'' #24 (1991).

Fictional character biography

Mobius M. Mobius is a bureaucrat and middle management for the

, who attempted to discipline the Fantastic Four for violations of the TVA's laws. Mr. Tesseract in Junior Management is a past version of and subordinate to Mobius; he was assigned to reconstruct the lost data from Earth-616.''Fantastic Four Annual'' #27 (May 1994) Justice Might, Justice Truth, and Justice Liberty are three officers who aided Mobius in recapturing the Fantastic Four while they were running loose inside the Null-Time Zone.

In other media

* Mobius M. Mobius appears in the

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(MCU) series '' Loki'', portrayed by

. Like his comics counterpart, this version is a member of the

(TVA). Series star

Tom Hiddleston Thomas William Hiddleston (born 9 February 1981) is an English actor. He gained international fame portraying Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), starting with ''Thor'' in 2011 and most recently in the Disney+ series ''Loki'' in 2021 ...

helped Wilson prepare for the role by explaining and showing him moments from the MCU, which Wilson felt was useful for when Mobius is interviewing Loki. Mobius' look in the series is meant to resemble

editor

, who was Marvel's "top continuity expert". Additionally, each member of the TVA was meant to be a clone of Gruenwald in the comics. * Mobius makes a cameo appearance in the post-credits scene of the MCU film '' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'', portrayed again by an uncredited Owen Wilson.

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