Shalla-Bal
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Shalla-Bal | |
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Notable aliases | Helena |
Shalla-Bal is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
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The character first appeared in Silver Surfer #1 (August 1968).[1]
Fictional character biography
Shalla-Bal is the Empress of her
Eventually, the Surfer rebelled against Galactus, who trapped him on the planet
Meanwhile, Galactus consumed the life energies and ecosphere of Zenn-La because of Silver Surfer's betrayal, but spared the lives of its people by warning them of his coming beforehand, allowing them to return to the lifeless husk afterwards. When
Shalla-Bal later met the
Shalla was later taken captive by the Enslavers, and was then reunited with the Surfer.[12] Shalla was seen in flashback telling Norrin Radd about his father's suicide.[13] She was seen in flashback again at her first meeting with Norrin when they were children.[14] Shalla-Bal was later abducted with the planet Zenn-La by the Great One. Shalla was briefly reunited with the Silver Surfer, but disintegrated along with the Great One's pocket universe.[15] The Surfer later returned her to life after her soul had been imprisoned by Mephisto.[16]
After years of rejection, Shalla-Bal once became romantically involved with Fennan Radd, a man who claimed to be the Silver Surfer's half-brother by his father. Fennan claimed to have been born after Norrin's mother Elmar committed suicide.[17]
Powers and abilities
As a member of the race of aliens known as Zenn-Lavians, Shalla-Bal has an extraordinarily long life span. Hence, Shalla-Bal has lived for centuries although she is still physically a young woman.
Shalla-Bal was once able to restore life to Zenn-La's ecosphere due to a fragment of the Silver Surfer's
Shalla-Bal is accomplished in administering government.
In other media
Television
- Shalla-Bal appears in Silver Surfer, voiced by Camilla Scott.
Music
- Guitarist Joe Satriani recorded an instrumental rock song named "Back to Shalla-Bal" on his 1989 album Flying in a Blue Dream. Satriani's 1987 album, Surfing with the Alien, features the Silver Surfer and Galactus on the front and back of the album's artwork, respectively.
- Australian rock group Swoop recorded a song named "Shalla Bal (Ballad(e) Of The Silver Surfer)" on their 1995 album The Woxo Principle.
References
- ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ^ recounted in Silver Surfer #1
- ^ Silver Surfer #3
- ^ Fantastic Four #155-157
- ^ Silver Surfer (vol. 2) #1
- ^ Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #2
- ^ Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #7
- ^ Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #8-9
- ^ Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #20
- ^ Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #21
- ^ Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #25-31
- ^ Silver Surfer: The Enslavers
- ^ Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #50
- ^ Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #57
- ^ Silver Surfer: Homecoming
- ^ Silver Surfer/Warlock: Resurrection #1-4
- ^ Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #101
External links
- Shalla-Bal at Marvel Wiki