Stranger (Marvel)
The Stranger is a male comic supervillain who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
The Stranger
Many galactic revolutions ago, when the Stranger had first begun collecting specimens for experiments regarding the nature of life in the universe, he encountered an organic sac floating in space and containing the gestating of the last Gigantian. Sensing the being to be far more advanced than anything he had heretofore discovered, perhaps a member of the long-lost race that had sired him, the Stranger investigated the gestating being. In his youthful exuberance, the Stranger unintentionally fatally injured the being in the process of extricating him. Before it expired, the being communicated to the Stranger its history, nature, and purpose; it was intended to develop into a form that could seek out and thwart the last Eyungian survivor known as the Over-Mind was a composite of the minds of all the Eyungians and who planned to enslave the galaxy, if not the universe. Unable to determine if the being was indeed one of his ancestors, the Stranger nonetheless vowed to carry on its mission and to remain vigilant for the great menace it had described. (Quasar v1 #16) The Stranger encountered at least one renegade Watcher, whom he considered dangerous and unpredictable. (Quasar v1 #15) The Stranger's existence was known to the people of Zenn-La, although his name was only spoken in whispers. (Silver Surfer v1 #5) Seeking to create a living planet, the Stranger applied to the Elder of the Universe known as the Collector to loan to him certain instruments and formulae existing only in the Collector's possession. The Collector agreed, with the stipulation that they should create two such planets and to provide the second for the Collector's museum. Seeking to eventually challenge the two as a test of whether captivity or freedom bred the stronger will. In creating the free planet, the Stranger gave it his own character and force of will and named it Ego. The captive planet was named Alter Ego. (Astonishing Thor v1 #3) The Stranger obtained the Infinity Union, a combination of three devices of enormous power that, when combined, has the ability to channel all forms of ambient energy into the user. The Stranger stored the device deep within his 'homeworld'. (Avengers v1 #317)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Equipment used by the Stranger included:
- Infinity Union :
Notes
- The Stranger was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby where he made his fist appearance in X-Men v1 #11 (May, 1965).
In other media
Television
Appearances
- X-Men v1: (1965)
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