Supernova (Marvel)

Supernova is the name of several characters in the Marvel Universe.

Super-Nova (Garthan Saal)

Main Article: Garthan Saal

Garthan Saal

As Super-Nova, Saal sought vengeance on Nebula leading to him encountering Starfox and Firelord who were also tracking the space pirate. When they could not tell him where Nebula was he attacked them savagely. Firelord was captured, though Starfox escaped, taking Firelord's staff with him. Nova flew his ship into orbit around Earth., believing that Nebula had taken refuge there as a member of the Avengers. Starfox arrived on Earth and told the Avengers of Super-Nova. They flew Reed Richards' ICBM into space and swiftly located and docked on his immense ship. After fighting their way past the Brain Leeches, they located and freed Firelord, but were then confronted by Super-Nova. He demanded they turn over Nebula and then, refusing to listen to their explanations, released his Nova Force, blowing up his own ship as he departed and flew to Earth, vowing to leave it a smoldering cinder unless he received Nebula. (Avengers v1 #301) Super-Nova arrived in Chicago and began assaulting it to force humanity to deliver Nebula to him. His arrival was detected by Quasar who confronted him but was unable to stand up to his power. The West Coast Avengers contingent also flew to confront him, and Super-Nova smashed Wonder Man into the ground. Hawkeye tried to talk to Super-Nova to delay him, but Super-Nova quickly suspected treachery. Meanwhile, the East Coast Avengers who had survived the explosion via Sue Richards' force field came to return to Earth. (Avengers v1 #302) Super-Nova tired of Hawkeye's delay tactics and subsequent taunts, releasing a burst of energy to destroy him, but Quasar transported Hawkeye away in time to save him. As Super-Nova resumed his rampage, demanding Nebula, the Fantastic Four arrived and attacked him, though he smashed the Thing and Ms. Marvel together and tossed them to the ground. Quasar and the Human Torch combined their efforts against Super-Nova, and the Army's General Akord prepared a back-up attack, just as the East Coast Avengers and Firelord arrived. The heroes combined their forces in assault on Super-Nova, successfully knocking him to the ground, but this only angered him so that he prepared to again unleash his Super-Nova force. However, Reed Richards had -- with Quasar's aid -- retrieved Dr. Doom's time machine, and he succeeded in getting Super-Nova's attention to convince him to calm down. Reed formally introduced himself and explained how he could use the time machine to enter the timestream to pursue Nebula, as that's where she had been trapped when last they had seen her. As Reed Richards was known as an honorable man on Xandar, Super-Nova accepted his word and entered the timestream. (Avengers v1 #303)

Trapped within the timestream, futilely searched for Nebula, growing even more insane over time. Within the timestream, the Supernova Saal glimpsed Richard Rider regaining his power and retuning to the role of Nova. Infuriated that a coward possessed a sliver of the Nova Corps power, Saal vowed to return to Earth and tear away Nova Power from Rich Rider so that only Supernova would remain to perpetuate the glory of Xandar. Shortly thereafter, Supernova appeared in the atmosphere above New York, demanding that Nova be brought to him. Nova confronted him and the two fought. Saal told Rider that he needed the full power to gain vengeance on Nebula as well as for Xandar to live. When Saal threatened Rider's life, Rider released a gravimetric pulse, actually hurting Saal. Realizing that Rider was more powerful than he thought, Saal grabbed him, telling him that he could relinquish the power willingly or have it torn from him, which would have the consequence of permanently scarring Earth's electromagnetic field and possibly of destroying all life on Earth. The exhausted Rider agreed to surrender his power, and Saal drained it all, leaving Rider dead. (New Warriors v1 #40) The return of Garthan Saal to the universe, coupled with the now reawakened powers of Rich Rider, brought the Nova-Force to a synchronous plane of reality for the first time since the destruction of Xandar. The energy activated a failsafe in the World-Mind, which triggered the cloning baths aboard Xandar. (New Warriors v1 #42) Within the remnants of Xandar, a 'nutrient cloning-bath' was activated, and the robotic Air-Walker was affected by energies released on Xandar, screaming in pain as he sensed activity of Xandar's Worldmind and the Nova-Force. Air-Walker and Firelord departed to investigate the Nova-Power, which they tracked to Earth. (New Warriors v1 #40)

Supernova (Estrella Lopez)

Main Article: Estrella Lopez

Estrella Lopez was a female human born in the modern age where she came to study at Empire State University. She came to be a PhD candidate who also interned at the Future Foundation. Looking for a job as a lab assistant, she came to learn that Spider-Man was looking from an assistant after Peter Parker posted an advert for the position. Following the instructions, she went to the abandoned Atomic Research Center that was the secret lair of the Superior Spider-Man. He hired Estrella to help him in uncovering a formula that would allow for the stabilisation of an artificial miniature sun to serve as a source of limitless power. (Superior Spider-Man Returns v1 #1)

Notes

• The concept of Supernova was created by Mark Gruenwald, Ralph Macchio and Bob Hall where it made its first appearance in Avengers v1 #301 (November, 1988).

Appearances

• Avengers v1: (1988)
• Superior Spider-Man Returns v1: (2023)

External Links

• Marvel Database Entry

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