Stranger (Marvel Comics)
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The Stranger | |
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Fantasy Masterpieces #5 (Apr. 1980). Art by John Buscema. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | The Uncanny X-Men #11 (May 1965) |
Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
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Abilities | Immortality Power cosmic |
The Stranger is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The Stranger first appeared in X-Men #11 (May 1965) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.[1]
Fictional character biography
The character is a cosmic entity and principally a scientist and surveyor of worlds, first visiting Earth out of curiosity.[2] After an encounter with the X-Men and Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, who first think he is a powerful mutant,[3] the entity departs, taking the supervillain Magneto and his servant Toad off-world for further study after encasing them in special cocoons. The same title depicts Magneto's escape and return to Earth using a spaceship he repairs when the Stranger leaves the planet (leaving Toad behind). However, the Stranger recaptures the villain after Professor X telepathically alerts the Stranger.[4]
The Stranger reappears in the title
In the title
The Stranger also appears in the self-titled
The character reappears in the third volume of the Silver Surfer, where the entity known as the Living Tribunal reveals the fourth side of its head to be a void and claims that it could have represented the face of the Stranger.[14]
The Stranger also joins the Avengers in battle against the space pirate
In the title
In the limited series "
In the limited series
In the limited series X-Men Forever, the character is revealed to have subtly manipulated and accelerated the evolution of human mutants for a long time, in a plot to harness their potential to gain control of all higher cosmic entities.[21]
He next appears in
The Stranger prominently features in the limited series Beyond!, posing as the Beyonder wherein he captures several heroes and villains and forces them into battle for the purpose of study.[23]
Powers and abilities
The Stranger possesses the ability to channel and manipulate cosmic power on a scale comparable to that of
In other media
The Stranger appears in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill! (Six Against Infinity, Part 1)", voiced by John Barrowman.[28] This version enslaved the Korbinites, though Beta Ray Bill escaped and became a janitor. The Stranger eventually locates Bill, but is eventually defeated by him and Thor.
References
- ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ISBN 978-1465455505.
- ^ X-Men #11 (May 1965)
- ^ X-Men #18 (Dec. 1965)
- ^ Tales to Astonish #89 (April 1967)
- ^ Silver Surfer #5 (April 1969)
- ^ Fantastic Four #113–116 (Aug.–Nov. 1971)
- ^ Thor #178 (July 1970)
- ^ The Avengers #137–138 (July–Aug. 1975)
- ^ Captain Marvel #42 (Jan. 1976)
- ^ Marvel Team-Up #55 (March 1977)
- ^ The Champions #12–13 (March & May 1977)
- ^ Marvel Two-In-One Annual #5 (Jan. 1980)
- ^ Silver Surfer vol. 3 #31 (Dec. 1989)
- ^ The Avengers #317–318 (May–June 1990)
- ^ Quasar #14–16 (Sep.–Nov. 1990)
- ^ Infinity Gauntlet #1-6 (July-Dec. 1991)
- Starblast#1–4 (Jan.–April 1994)
- ^ Professor Xavier and the X-Men #15 (Jan. 1997)
- ^ Marvel Adventures #5 (Aug. 1997)
- ^ X-Men Forever #1-6 (2001)
- ^ Marvel Universe: The End #4–6 (June–Aug. 2003):Marvel Universe: The End #1–6 (March–Aug. 2003)
- ^ Beyond! #6 (Feb. 2007): Beyond #1–6 (Sep. 2006–Feb. 2007)
- ^ Thanos Annual #1 (2014)
- ^ X-Men #11 (May 1965)
- ^ Silver Surfer #5 (Aug. 1969)
- ^ Beyond #1–6 (Sep. 2006–Feb. 2007)
- ^ The Super Hero Squad Show: Three New Baddies
External links
- Stranger at Marvel.com