Tempus (comics)
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Giant-Size Fantastic Four #2 (Aug 1974) |
Created by | Gerry Conway and John Buscema |
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Alter ego | Tempus |
Team affiliations | Immortus |
Abilities | Superhuman strength and endurance Control over time Immortality |
Tempus is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The first Tempus initially appeared in Giant-Size Fantastic Four #2 and was created by
The second Tempus first appeared in All-New X-Men #1 and was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen. Eva Bell is an Australian teenager, who can create time-freezing bubbles and teleport people through time. Tempus is a new member of the Uncanny X-Men.
Fictional character biography
Servant of Immortus
On his master's behalf, the first Tempus has fought many different superheroes, including the
The
Eva Bell
Eva Bell is a goth-punk teenager from Gold Coast, Queensland. When her powers newly manifest, Cyclops appears and asks her to join his new X-Men. She at first doesn't want to and prefers a normal teenage life, but then the Avengers come to recruit her and she decides she will not have a normal life and Cyclops's team will be cooler. She then creates a time bubble that freezes the Avengers, so they can escape.[4]
Eva uses her time travel to erase the threat of Matthew Malloy, a mutant that was obliterating the Earth. She travels back in time to a younger Professor Xaiver. Matthew's parents never quite meet, thus erasing the threat from the timeline.[5]
In the pages of
Powers and abilities
Endowed with enormous strength and wielding a club, the first Tempus could trade blows with enemies such as Thor and the alien monster
Eva Bell has the ability to create time bubbles that freeze anybody trapped inside. She can also create time bubbles that freeze lasers and bullets. She also learns later that she can teleport others into the future, like when during a training session she teleports Magik 10 seconds into the future. As a young mutant she does not know the extent of her powers.
References
External links
- Tempus (Eva Bell) at Marvel Wiki
- Tempus (Servant of Immortus) at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe