Nova-Prime

Nova-Prime
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Fantastic Four #204 (Mar 1979)
Created by	Marv Wolfman, Keith Pollard, and Joe Sinnott
In-story information
Alter ego	Tanak Valt
Species	Xandarian
Team affiliations	Champions of Xandar
Notable aliases	Centurion
Abilities	superhuman strength, endurance, and resistance to injury flight

Nova-Prime is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.

Publication history

Tanak Valt first appeared in Fantastic Four #204-206 (March-May 1979), and was created by Marv Wolfman, Keith Pollard, and Joe Sinnott.

The character subsequently appears in ROM #24 (November 1981).

Nova-Prime appeared as part of the "Champions of Xandar" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #16.

Fictional character biography

Tanak Valt was one of the founders of the Nova Corps, and was its high commander (Centurion) for several years. His wife Adora was the Suzerain (queen) of Xandar. He was made Nova-Prime upon Nova's return to Earth, and was also made leader of the Champions of Xandar.

Nova-Prime and Adora were killed when Nebula wiped out Xandar's population.^[1]

Adora was resurrected via cloning when Richard Rider (Nova) rebooted the Xandarian Worldmind computers.^[2] Her subsequent fate is unknown.

References

1. ^ as revealed in Avengers #260 (1985)
2. ^ New Warriors #40-42, Nova V2 #1