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The Shaper of Worlds is a fictional character appearing in
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s published by
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Publication history

The Shaper of Worlds was created by writer Archie Goodwin and artist
Herb Trimpe Herbert William Trimpe (; May 26, 1939 – April 13, 2015) was an American comics artist and occasional writer, best known as the seminal 1970s artist on '' The Incredible Hulk'' and as the first artist to draw for publication the character Wol ...
, and first appeared in '' Incredible Hulk'' #155 (September 1972). Its origin was first revealed in '' Captain America Annual'' #7 (1983).


Fictional character biography

The Shaper of Worlds is initially a
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created by
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scientists before developing sentience. It forms a partially robotic Skrull-like body and a personality based on the Skrull Emperor. In subsequent appearances, the Shaper creates worlds based on specific themes, such as the cultures of the 1940s and 1950s. He also takes in Glorian and Kubik as his apprentices and battles the
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and the
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. In ''
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'', the
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meets with Glorian and the Shaper and learns that they intend to rebuild the
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following its destruction. However, Glorian manipulates the Surfer into helping him kill the Shaper to gain his power.


Powers and abilities

The Shaper of Worlds is an alien matter-energy construct with potentially incalculable physical power. He can restructure finite pockets of reality and alter the molecular configuration of persons and objects. He is also capable of intergalactic and interdimensional teleportation, and empathic perception. The Shaper's intelligence is immeasurable, but lacking a creative imagination, he must use the mind of another sentient being as a conduit. Additionally, he cannot create new worlds, only reconstruct existing ones.


Other versions

The Shaper of Worlds appears in the crossover ''
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vs. the Incredible Hulk''.'' DC Special Series'' #27 (September 1981)


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