Earth-616

Earth-616 is a planet that features in Marvel Comics.

History

Origin

Earth-616 was the name used by the Dimensional Development Court to refer to the "mainstream" Marvel universe.

The first Celestial arrived on Earth four-billion years into the past, fatally infected by the Horde, and its death contaminated the primordial planet with its cosmic energies and laid the groundwork for Earth to become a hotbed of superhuman potential. (Avengers v8 #5)

When life started to evolve on Earth, the Elder Gods were born from the planet's natural magical energies. However, most started devouring each other and devolved into demons. One who avoided this fate, Gaea the earth goddess, summoned the Demiurge, the planet's sentient biosphere, and mated with it, creating Atum, the sun god. Atum set about destroying the Elder Gods, but in doing so, he too became corrupted, and was transformed into the Demogorge, eater of gods. A small number of the Elder Gods, such as Chthon and Set, escaped by banishing themselves to other dimensions, and influenced mankind indirectly later on. Chthon left behind the Darkhold, a set of indestructible parchments bound in a book whose black magic caused much evil through history. Only Gaea remained on Earth, where she would guide the evolution of life. Gaea, under many different guises, later become the mother goddess of Earth's second generation of gods. Demogorge then released the energies he had absorbed, returning to his form as Atum; these energies later led to the birth of the later generation of demons, such as Mephisto. (Thor Annual v1 #10)

Age of Marvels

The world had lost sight of Captain America, whom cold seas had placed into suspended animations, to be found and worshipped by Inuits who, having no idea who he was, supposed him a deity of some sort. (Avengers v1 #4) His ex-partner, the Sub-Mariner, had been deprived of his memory by an adversary, and was now no more than pathetic derelict living on the streets of New York. (Sub-Mariner v1 #1) Nick Fury had become a colonel assigned to the C.I.A., but he longed to get out from behind a desk and to plunge back into action. Soon the C.I.A. would send inventor Tony Stark on a secret mission to a conflict in Afghanistan. But for now Stark revels in his life as a playboy, free of the burdens he will bear when he becomes Iron Man. (Tales of Suspense v1 #39) Another scientist, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner, finds himself labouring for the government on a secret test of a new weapon he has invented, the gamma bomb that will turn him into the monstrous Hulk. (Incredible Hulk v1 #1)

Testing faster-than-light space travel, scientist Reed Richards, sister and brother Sue and Johnny Storm, and pilot Ben Grimm sneak off into space in a rocket. In space, the four are bombarded by cosmic rays. The auto-pilot lands the ship back on Earth, where they find themselves physically transformed and possessing remarkable new abilities. Sue can turn invisible. Ben has transformed into an orange, muscular "thing" with super-strength. Reed's body became highly malleable, allowing him to stretch into any shape. Johnny's body bursts into flame, and he can fly. Thus these four friends become the first of a new generation of Super Heroes. (Fantastic Four v1 #1)

Overview

Locations on Earth included:

• Nexus of All Realities :
• Atlantis :
• Attilan :
• Olympia :
• Immortal City :
• Sin-Cong :
• Latveria :
• Symkaria :
• Sharzhad :
• Bagalia :
• Madripoor :
• Wakanda :
• K'un-Lun :
• Genosha :
• Tian :
• Krakoa :
• Savage Land :

Species native to the planet included:

• Humans :
• Atlanteans :
• Vampires :
• Eternals :
• Deviants :
• Inhumans :
• Mutants :
• Descendants :

Organizations and groups operating on Earth include:

• Captain Britain Corps :
• Brotherhood of the Shield :
• Shadow Council :
• S.H.I.E.L.D. :
• S.W.O.R.D. :
• A.R.M.O.R. :
• W.A.N.D. :
• Hydra :
• Hand :
• Advanced Idea Mechanics :
• Yashonka :
• Orchis :
• Weapon Plus :
• Weapon X :
• Roxxon Energy Corporation :
• Hades Incorporated :
• Olympus Group :
• Stark Industries :
• Fujikawa Industries :
• X-Corporation :
• Maggia :
• Aberrant Crimes Division :
• Americops :
• Daily Bugle :
• ACME Atomics Corporation :
• International Computing Machines Corporation :
• Yao-Ai Industries :

Inhabitants

• Imhotep :
• King Arthur :
• Leonardo da Vinci :
• Galileo Galilei :
• Isaac Newton :
• Phineas Horton :
• Namor :
• Destroyer :
• John Steele :
• Howard Stark :
• Nathaniel Richards :
• Brian Banner :

Notes

• Earth-616 was created by Bill Everett, Lloyd Jacquet, and Fred Schwab where it made its first appearance in Motion Picture Funnies Weekly v1 #1 (April, 1939).

Appearances

• Motion Picture Funnies Weekly v1: (1939)

External Links

• Marvel Database Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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