Nova (Marvel)

Nova's in Nova v7 #1.

Nova is the name used by several characters in the Marvel Universe.

Nova (Richard Rider)

Main Article: Richard Rider

Richard Rider was the eldest son of Charles Rider and Gloria Rider with him having a younger brother named Robbie Rider. (Nova v1 #1) He came to be chosen by a dying member of the Nova Corps named Rhomann Dey who sought a successor to defeat the villain Zorr. Upon arriving at Earth's orbit, he randomly chose a denizen to continue the fight with this being Richard who was struck by energy that left him in a temporary coma. He was empowered with the abilities of the Nova-Prime with him being briefed remotely by Dey of the coming danger. Initially, he did not notice any overt changes to himself until suddenly he manifested the power of being a Nova Centurion. Whilst testing his powers, he received a police report and encountered the villains Zorr rampaging in the city. He struggled to fight the extraterrestrial conqueror whilst trying to save people that were in the way of his rampage. The villain was only stopped by Rhomann Dey used the last of his powers to slay his foe with him perishing in the process on-board his ship. Rider then resolved to continue operating as the superhero now known as Nova and to protect the people of Earth. (Nova v1 #1)

Nova (Sam Alexander)

Main Article: Sam Alexander

One day, an angry Sam was resentful over his missing father leading to him seeking out Jesse Alexander only to fall off his skateboard leading to him being admitted into hospital. When he regained consciousness, he was shocked to discover Gamora and Rocket Raccoon in front of him with a Black Nova helmet of his father with Sam learning that all the stories Jesse had told him were true. (Nova v5 #1) Sam came to panic at the encounter with the two and fled only to return to find them gone. He discovered his fathers helmet at the hospital which he initially attempted to throw awa as junk. This was until he saw it emitting a light and when he wore it he transformed into Nova. He then encountered a recording of his father who told Sam that he was sorry and that the Nova helm was him to use. Afterwards, Sam tried to come to terms with the fact that his father told the truth and wore the helmet leading to his transformation into Nova. He tried to control the powers of Nova which briefly saw him crash into the Moon. (Nova v5 #2)

Nova (Frankie Raye)

Main Article: Frankie Raye

Frankie Raye was a red-headed female human born in the modern age. At some point, her mother re-married to a man named Phineas Horton. She was still a baby by this point and sometime afterwards her mother died leaving her in the care of her step-father. Horton felt trapped as he had to care for an infant daughter but ultimately was a good man who never raised his voice or used physical force against her. When Frankie was 14 years old, the Fantastic Four first debuted as a team of heroes with one of their members taking the name the Human Torch. This angered Phineas who was a bit forceful with his step-daughter when holding her hands but never hurt her. He then took her to an abandoned warehouse where he revealed that he was no mere repairman as he had been the inventor of the android Human Torch though the project was shut down by the government. At first, Frankie could not believe him but ultimately decided to help him as he gathered his own equipment. Whilst carrying some chemicals, the floor gave way causing the content to fall on Frankie who caught on fire. However, the compound resulted in her being unharmed and able to generate flames at will. Horton was worried with grief and came to blame himself for her new ability. He initially used hypnosis in an attempt to see the extent of the damage to her mind but this was a pretext to him planting mental blocks to make Frankie forget this incident along with a fear of fire. This was in order to prevent her from ever finding out about her powers. A year later, he provided her with a bodysuit that would manifest whenever her powers were active but reactivated the memory block in the hope that she could lead a normal life. (Fantastic Four v1 #238)

Notes

• The concept of Nova was created by Marv Wolfman and John Romita Sr. where it made its first appearance in Nova v1 #1 (September, 1976)

Appearances

• Nova v1: (1976)
• Nova v5:

External Links

• Marvel Database Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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