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Delphan Brothers
The Eternals are a fictional race of cosmic beings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The following is a list of known Eternals in the Marvel Universe. Characters Earth The following Eternals reside on Earth: * Ikaris''The Eternals'' #1 – A Polar Eternal, son of Virako and Tulayn, father of Icarus. Ikaris' birth name was Daedalus; he adopted the name "Ikaris" after his son, the Icarus of legend, was killed. He became Prime Eternal after challenging Thena. Under the alias of "Sovereign" he introduced the Eternals to the world as a team of super-heroes called the "New Breed." * Ajak – Polar Eternal born to Rakar and Amaa, brother of Arex. With Arex, they were known in Greece as Ajax the Greater and Ajax the Lesser. He disintegrated himself after he discovered he had killed many sets of human twins in ''Eternals: The Herod Factor'' while seeking Donald & Deborah Ritter. * Sersi – Manipulates molecules and atoms. Daughter of Helios and Perse. Sersi i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eternals (comics)
The Eternals are a race of humanoids appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They were created by Jack Kirby, making their first appearance in ''The Eternals'' #1 (July 1976). In the Marvel Universe, the Eternals are an offshoot of humanity known as ''Homo immortalis'' which were created one million years ago by the enigmatic Extraterrestrial life, alien Celestial (comics), Celestials to defend Earth with their superhuman powers and abilities. Their primary adversaries are the Deviant (comics), Deviants, who share a similar origin and pose a regular threat to humanity. Due to their virtual immortality, Eternals have largely secluded themselves from humans, with their god-like status forming the basis of various mythological figures around the world. Since their appearance, the Eternals have had several of their own series, in addition to crossing into other titles, such as ''Thor'' and ''X-Men''. They made their debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Evolutionary
The High Evolutionary (Herbert Edgar Wyndham) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is depicted as a scientist who seeks to evolve different life forms such as the New Men. The High Evolutionary's goals have often put him at odds with different superheroes. Originally introduced as an antagonist in the Thor comics, the High Evolutionary would go on to feature prominently in storylines involving the Fantastic Four and the Silver Surfer. His backstory was later connected to the X-Men villain Mister Sinister, while the High Evolutonary became integral to the origin stories of the Avengers heroes Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, and Spider-Woman. Chukwudi Iwuji portrays the High Evolutionary in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'' (2023). Additionally, Richard Newman, Jonathan Frakes, Corey Burton, and Nolan North have voiced the character in animation. Creation Co-creator Stan Lee stated the chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes For Hire
Heroes for Hire are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team first appeared in ''Power Man and Iron Fist'' #54 (December 1978), and was created by Ed Hannigan and Lee Elias. The team continued to appear in comics regularly over the years, and has made guest appearances in television productions and game environments featuring other superheroes. Publication history and original concept The Heroes for Hire concept originated with solo series titled ''Luke Cage, Hero for Hire''. As a "hero for hire", Cage tried to merge the usually pro bono world of superheroics with the bill-paying practicality of private investigation. Although the title changed to ''Luke Cage, Power Man'' in issue #17, Cage continued with his for-hire activities. Initially, Heroes for Hire, Inc. was a small business licensed by the state of New York that offered a full line of professional investigation and protection services. Heroes for Hire was owned by Luke Cage a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the List of urban areas in the European Union, eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU). The Municipality of Athens (also City of Athens), which constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 (2021) within its official limits, and a land area of . Athens is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BCE. According to Greek mythology the city was named after Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athena (Marvel Comics)
Athena is a fictional deity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is based on the Greek Goddess of the same name. Publication history Athena first appeared in '' The Mighty Thor'' #164 (May 1969), and was adapted from Greek mythology by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Fictional character biography Athena is the daughter of Zeus and Metis, having emerged fully formed from her father's brow after Zeus consumed Metis in hopes of avoiding a male child who would succeed him, as he had his father. She took the place of the goddess of wisdom, war, and heroic endeavor in the Olympian pantheon. Her grey owl companion is named Pallas, a reference to her own name. In her first appearance, Athena stood alongside Zeus when he forbade Pluto from interfering on Earth. She then observed Pluto's later conflict with Zeus. Athena later accompanied Zeus to a meeting with Odin, who had requested Olympian aid in opposing the Eternals. As a result, she participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cybele
Cybele ( ; Phrygian: ''Matar Kubileya, Kubeleya'' "Kubeleya Mother", perhaps "Mountain Mother"; Lydian: ''Kuvava''; ''Kybélē'', ''Kybēbē'', ''Kybelis'') is an Anatolian mother goddess; she may have a possible forerunner in the earliest neolithic at Çatalhöyük. She is Phrygia's only known goddess, and likely, its national deity. Greek colonists in Asia Minor adopted and adapted her Phrygian cult and spread it to mainland Greece and to the more distant western Greek colonies around the sixth century BC. In Greece, Cybele met with a mixed reception. She became partially assimilated to aspects of the Earth-goddess Gaia, of her possibly Minoan equivalent Rhea, and of the harvest–mother goddess Demeter. Some city-states, notably Athens, evoked her as a protector, but her most celebrated Greek rites and processions show her as an essentially foreign, exotic mystery-goddess who arrives in a lion-drawn chariot to the accompaniment of wild music, wine, and a disorderl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuras
Zuras is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a member of the Eternals who is the uncle of Thanos and Starfox. Created by Martin A. Bursten and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared as Jupiter in ''Red Raven Comics'' #1 (August 1940), but was later reintroduced as Zuras in '' The Eternals'' #5 (November 1976). Publication history Zuras first appeared in '' The Eternals'' #5 (November 1976), and was created by Jack Kirby. Marvel Comics continuity was later retconned so that the character presented as the mythological god Jupiter, introduced in ''Red Raven Comics'' #1 ("Mercury in the 20th Century" by artist Kirby and writer Martin A. Bursten; August 1940), was, in fact, Zuras. Fictional character biography Zuras was born in Titanos, the first city of the Eternals, and is the son of the Eternals Kronos and Daina, and brother of A'Lars (Mentor). With his wife Cybele, he has a daughter Thena and is als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dreaming Celestial
Tiamut is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Eternals'' vol. 1 #18 (December 1977). He is a renegade member of the race of god-like Celestials. He rebelled against Arishem the Judge after believing that his fellow Celestial had violated protocol. In response, the other Celestials of the Fourth Host subdued him, leading to his exile deep within the Earth. In modern times, the Dreaming Celestial awakened and selected the Eternal Makkari as his prophet. The character is known under the codenames The Communicator and The Dreaming Celestial. Publication history The Dreaming Celestial debuted in ''Eternals'' vol. 1 #18 (December 1977), and was created by artist Jack Kirby. He later appeared in ''Eternals'' vol. 2 #9 (June 1986), #11-12 (August–September 1986), ''Silver Surfer Annual'' #2 (1989), ''Fantastic Four'' #340 (May 1990), ''Fantastic Four'' #25 (January 2000), ''Heroes R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Line (comics)
The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several fictional teams and organizations and this page lists them. 0–9 198 A A-Force A-Next A.I. Army The A.I. Army is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Because of his revelation that he is now a simulated A.I., Tony Stark became Mark One and started to establish the A.I. Army. The team also consists of Albert, Awesome Android, Egghead, H.E.R.B.I.E., M-11, Machine Man, Machinesmith, Quasimodo, Super-Adaptoid, Walking Stiletto, the Dreadnoughts, a Sentinel, several Constructo-Bots, several Nick Fury LMDs, and an unnamed bomb disposal robot. This group wants to obtain equal rights with organic beings through whatever way possible. Acolytes The Acolytes is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Acolytes are a group of mutants and students/soldiers of the mutant Magneto, chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kro (comics)
Kro (sometimes referred to as the Warlord Kro) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Kro appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Eternals'' (2021), voiced by Bill Skarsgård. Publication history Created by Jack Kirby, Kro first appeared in '' The Eternals'' #1 (July 1976). Fictional character biography In the Marvel Universe, Kro is a military leader and sometimes acts as the leader of the Deviant race, an evolutionary offshoot of the human race created by the Celestials. He is one of the first Earth Deviants created. Besides being a shapeshifter, he is immortal. He hides this from his fellow Deviants by pretending to be a long line of fathers/sons. Also hidden from the Deviants is his long-standing (100,000 years) on-off relationship with Thena, leader of the Eternals and mother of their twin children, Donald & Deborah Ritter. This relationship unravels during the course of the story. In the past, Kro has disgui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Hunters
The Monster Hunters are a fictional group appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. This group exists in Marvel's shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. The team was created as a retcon to explain some events in the history of the Marvel Universe that were no longer plausible due to previous retcons. Their adventures are set during the late 1940s and 50's, a time when (in real life) Marvel/Atlas was mostly printing stories about strange monsters and alien invaders. Publication history The Monster Hunters first appeared in ''Marvel Universe'' #4 (September 1998) and consisted of Ulysses Bloodstone, Makkari the Eternal (who organized the group using the alias Hurricane), the psychic and mystic known as Doctor Druid, and Zawadi, a skilled huntress and warrior from Wakanda. They were later joined by Namora, cousin of the Sub-Mariner, in '' Marvel: The Lost Generation'' #2 (January 2001). Fictional team history When countless monsters began appearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
