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Abomination
Abomination is one of the main enemies of the Hulk. He first appeared in Tales to Astonish #90 as a KGB agent who infiltrated an Air Force base, only to be transformed by exposure to gamma rays, eventually turning into a green-skinned abomination himself.Absorbing Man
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Abyss
Abyss is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.Nils Styger
Abyss is a mutant and the half-brother of Nightcrawler. He was created by Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, Roger Cruz, and Steve Epting, and he first appeared in Age of Apocalypse: Alpha, which takes place in an alternate reality.The Age of Apocalypse version of the character is a Horseman of Apocalypse and a living portal who can send others to another dimension.
Years after the Age of Apocalypse event ended, the character was introduced in the main Marvel Universe. This version is Nils Styger, a native of Genosha who possesses the additional ability to transform parts of his body into elastic tendrils.
Abyss first appeared as a protector for Genoshan researcher Renee Majcomb whom he had been assisting with research into the Legacy Virus from which Abyss suffered. However, he did not die due to the actions of Colossus, who sacrificed himself to release an airborne cure to the virus which had taken his little sister Magik's life several years prior.
Abyss was later seen in Berlin, Germany battling the former Gene Nation member known as Fever Pitch. Both mutants were captured by Banshee's X-Corps. While being held by the X-Corps, Abyss witnessed Sunpyre's murder by Mystique. When Mystique revealed herself to X-Corps, the wounded Banshee freed Abyss from his confinement, allowing him to suck Mystique through his interdimensional void, and, unable to shut off his power, almost swallowed Banshee also. The timely arrival of some other members of X-Corps stopped that however. Abyss admitted that he had no idea where Mystique was transported to or if she would ever return.
Abyss later resurfaced when his father Azazel psychically summoned his many children to attempt to release his army from the Brimstone Dimension that he had been banished to hundreds of years before. In an attempt to free himself and his comrades, Azazel had traversed the dimension barrier many times and sired children in the hopes that one of them would be able to breach the dimensional barrier. Abyss joined forces with the X-Men to avert Azazel's attempt to bring his army into Earth's dimension and succeeded in foiling his father's efforts. He was subsequently revealed to be Nightcrawler's half-brother, as both were sons of Azazel.
Abyss is one of scores of mutants who lost their powers after the events of the House of M as he was shown to be among a list of other mutants who lost their powers in New Avengers.
Abyss later joins X-Cell. He was repowered by Quicksilver. When the side effects of the Terrigen Mist began to take effect, he flung Fatale and Reaper into the Brimstone Dimension and followed them.
It was later discovered that the three of them were frozen within the Brimstone Dimension. A.I.M. scientist Dr. Terrence Hoffman later used a machine to extract Abyss, Fatale, and Reaper from the Brimstone Dimension and drained them of their Terrigen energies. After the three ex-mutants were rescued and Hoffman was defeated, Abyss remained silent as Fatale and Reaper vowed to make Quicksilver pay for their near death through the Terrigen Crystals.
Abyss (sorcerer)
The second Abyss is a sorcerer who is the archenemy of the Luminals of Xarth Three and first appeared in Nova #8 and was created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Wellinton Alves. The Luminals have thwarted Abyss's plans many times and he always returned. In a last ditch effort to rid themselves of Abyss, the Luminals used a spell that cast Abyss to the ends of the universe. Abyss ended up sealed away in Knowhere, a small city contained below the severed head of a dead Celestial. When Abyss was threatening to break out, he managed to make a crack in his prison where his magic started to turn its inhabitants into zombies that obey his every command. A high-grade telepathic dog named Cosmo who serves as the chief of security on Knowhere ordered any survivors to get into the dimension envelope on his tab. Cosmo managed to seek out Nova and tell him of Knowhere's plight.Cosmo tells Nova all about Abyss and what he can do. While evading Abyss' zombies, Nova and Cosmo head towards Knowhere where they find Abyss' prison slowly breaking down. While Cosmo projects a psychic barrier to block off the incoming zombies, Nova dealt with Abyss. Nova used the Transmode Virus in his possession to interface with Abyss' prison which repaired it and sealing Abyss away once again. Once Abyss was sealed away, the zombies disintegrated and life on Knowhere returns to normal.
Abyss (alien)
Abyss debuted in The Avengers #1, and was created by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opeña. She is an alien who is composed of living gas and can manipulate the minds of others. Abyss comes into conflict with the Avengers before eventually joining them to stop the Incursions and being killed in battle with the Beyonders.Abyss in other media
A variant of the alien incarnation of Abyss appears in Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, voiced by Maya Hawke. This version possesses teleportation capabilities and is the latest in a long line of generational female supervillains. However, she begins to reconsider villainy after encountering Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur and eventually reforms after attending Moon Girl's Good Word Program.Achebe
Adam
Adam is the first human created by God. The character is derived from the biblical Adam. He was a recurring character in Ghost Rider volume 7 and Man-Thing volume 5. The biblical Adam first appeared in Bible Tales for Young Folk #1 and was created by Jerry Robinson.When the Serpent was freed in "Fear Itself", Adam saw this as a sign and offered to Johnny Blaze to remove the curse of Ghost Rider from him, instead giving it to one of his students Alejandra Jones.
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Aegis
Aegis is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.Aegis (Lady of All Sorrows)
Aegis, or Lady of All Sorrows, is a primordial being who wields the Power Cosmic. Aegis was created by writer Keith Giffen and artist Andrea Di Vito, and she first appeared in Annihilation: Silver Surfer #3, dated August 2006. Aegis is a member of the Proemial Gods who build and maintain the universe. She is the Proemial responsible for eliminating aberrations. After a war among the Proemials, Aegis and Tenebrous were captured by Galactus. She and Tenebrous aligned with Thanos and Annihilus to fight Galactus and the Silver Surfer. The two successfully defeated Galactus for Annihilus. Outlasting the events of the Annihilation Wave, Aegis and Tenebrous pondered what to do. Recognizing their threat, the Silver Surfer attacked the two, but was outclassed until he used the energies of the Crunch, a barrier between the universe and the Negative Zone, to kill both primordials.Aegis (Trey Rollins)
Aegis is a superhero created by Jay Faerber and Steve Scott who first appeared in The New Warriors #0 in June 1999. Trey Rollins is a child from Brooklyn who found a magic breastplate. He became the superhero Aegis and joined the New Warriors. When Hercules learns that Rollins has the breastplate, he takes Rollins to Olympus and battles him, accusing him of stealing the breastplate. Rollins earns the right to keep the breastplate, and he learns that it was a gift from Athena.During the superhero civil war, an unregistered Aegis is being pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives. He is offered sanctuary with X-Factor, but declines. He later complied with the Registration Act. Aegis is killed during a fight with the Huntsman when the breastplate fails to protect him after jumping out of a 12-story window. He later appears in Erebus, a casino where souls try to win a chance at resurrection. He helps Hercules save Zeus from his imprisonment by Hades and accompanies Amadeus Cho to the Elysian Fields.