Kronos (comics)

Kronos
Kronos (far left) with the cosmic pantheon on the cover of Infinity Gauntlet #5. (Nov. 1991) Art by Ron Lim.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Iron Man #55 (Feb. 1973)
Created by	Jim Starlin (writer/artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Chronos
Team affiliations	Eternals
Abilities	Power Cosmic

Kronos (UK: /ˈkroʊnɒs/, US: /ˈkroʊnoʊs/), also spelled as Chronos, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Iron Man #55 (Feb. 1973) and was created by Jim Starlin.

Kronos first appears in the title Iron Man, saving the soul of Arthur Douglas, killed by a barrage from the ship of the Titan, Thanos. Kronos subsequently uses Douglas' soul to create Drax the Destroyer, a being intended to kill Thanos, his own grandson. A back-up story in the alternate universe title What If reveals in flashback that many millennia ago the character was originally one of the immortal Eternals, and led a rebellion against his tyrannical brother Uranos. After a successful coup, Kronos fathered the Eternals Zuras and A'lars (also known as Mentor, the present leader of the Titanian Eternals), before being accidentally atomized during a botched experiment. The character's spirit survives, continuing to exist in astral form with amplified powers and abilities.