Gardener (comics)
| Gardener | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Team-Up #55 (Mar 1977) |
| Created by |
Bill Mantlo (writer) John Byrne (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Ord Zyonz |
| Species | from Seyfert galaxy M-77 |
| Team affiliations | Elders of the Universe |
The Gardener (Ord Zyonz) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as one of the known Elders of the Universe in the Marvel Universe.
The Gardener was once Ord Zyonz, a being who came into existence in the Seyfert Galaxy M-77. Like all the other Elders, he belongs to one of the first races to develop since the Big Bang and thus is nearly immortal and extremely powerful. He is absolutely obsessed with peace and quiet, and with his garden.
At one time he created an amazing lush garden in the Blue Area of the Moon using his Infinity Gem, the Time Gem. This was eventually brought to a halt when Adam Warlock, Spider-Man and the Stranger were caught up in a battle on the moon and he used his gem along with the Soul Gem of Warlock and successfully slowed down the Stranger enough to make him leave. After using his gem in battle it was corrupted and he believed he could no longer use it to make things grow; he left it behind in search of a new place for his garden (where it stayed until Thanos found it).
The Gardener was later revealed to possess Adam Warlock's Soul Gem. He journeyed to K'ai to create a paradise valley. There, he battled the Hulk, and briefly lost the gem, but he soon had it in his possession again.
The cosmic entity Grandmaster had, by proxy, lost a contest for the entity Death. Angered, she forbade him and his fellow Elders, including the Gardener, from entering her realm. Thus the Gardener became immortal.
The Gardener was seen among a group of abstract and near-omnipotent beings (including Uatu the Watcher, Eternity, the In-Betweener, the Living Tribunal, Lord Chaos, Master Order, and a Celestial) confronting the Beyonder.
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