Gaea (Marvel Comics)
| Gaea | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Doctor Strange #6 (February 1975) |
| Created by |
Steve Englehart (writer) Gene Colan (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Gaea |
| Team affiliations |
Elder Gods Young Gods |
| Notable aliases | Aditi (Sanskrit name), Akka (Finnish), Ala (Yoruba), Ammavaru (Vedic), Citlalicue (Olmec), Coatlique (Aztec), Danu (Celtic), Eithinoha (Iroquois), Erce (Russian), Gaia (alternate spelling), Great Mother, Hou-Tou (Chinese), Jord (Norse/Asgardian), Mother Earth, Mother Nature, Nana (Dahomey), Neith (Egyptian/Heliopolitan), Nertha (German), Ninhursag (Sumerian), Nokomis (Algonquin), Pachamama (Incan), Papa-Tu-A-Nuku (Polynesian), Prakriti (Brahmanic), Rangi (Oceanic), Tiamat (Mesopotamian), Vaat (Siberian/Mongolian), Yo (Japanese), Haumea (Hawaiian), possibly others. |
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Gaea is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is based on the Gaia of Greek mythology and Jörð of Norse mythology. She is a primeval Earth goddess, who has enfused her life essence into those of all Earth's living beings. She is the embodiment of the spirit of life, growth, harvest, and renewal on Earth. She is the biological mother of Thor.
Gaea first appeared in Doctor Strange (vol. 2) #6-8 (February–June 1975), and was created by Steve Englehart and Gene Colan. Her origin was revealed in Thor Annual #10 (1982).
The character made subsequent appearances in Giant-Size Avengers #4 (June 1975), Avengers vol. 1 #187 (September 1979), Thor vol. 1 #300-301 (October–November 1980), Thor Annual #10 (1982), Thor Annual #11 (1983), Dr. Strange vol. 3 #2 (January 1989), Marvel Graphic Novel: Spider-Man: Spirits of the Earth (1987), Captain America vol. 1 #337 (December 1987), Classic X-Men #20 (April 1988), Thor Annual #14 (1989), Iron Man Annual #10 (1989), Silver Surfer Annual #2 (1989), Fantastic Four Annual #22 (1989), Uncanny X-Men Annual #13 (1989), Uncanny X-Men #262 (June 1990), Quasar #24-25 (August–September 1991), Defenders vol. 2 #1-10 (March–October 2001), Thunderbolts vol. 1 #55 (November 2001), Defenders vol. 2 #11-12 (January -February 2002), Order #1-6 (April–September 2002), and Hulk vs. Hercules: When Titans Collide #1 (June 2008).
Gaea received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #4.
Gaea is one of the Elder Gods who were born when the entity called the Demiurge spread his essence over the Earth, at a time when life was starting to evolve on the planet. Gaea felt empathy for the lesser lifeforms and decided to watch over them.
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