Nova Corps
| Nova Corps | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance |
Cameo: Fantastic Four #204 (March 1979) Full appearance: Fantastic Four #205 (April 1979) |
| Created by | Marv Wolfman (writer - artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Type of ? | Military/law enforcement |
| Base(s) | Nova Corps Starship Xandar |
| Roster | |
| See: Known members | |
The Nova Corps is a fictional intergalactic military/police force appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics, and related media. Created by writer Marv Wolfman, the Corps first appeared in Fantastic Four #204 (March 1979). They have since appeared in numerous other Marvel stories set in outer space, and media adaptations, such as the animated TV series The Super Hero Squad Show and the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy.
The concept was created by writer Marv Wolfman. The first member appeared in Nova #1 in September 1976. The Corps first appeared in a cameo in Fantastic Four #204 and had their 1st full appearance in Fantastic Four #205 in 1979.
The Nova Corps was originally a space militia and exploration group for the planet Xandar. It consisted of 500 soldiers ranging in rank from Corpsman up to Centurion and its leader Centurion Nova Prime. The source of the Nova Corps power is called the Nova Force which is an unlimited energy generated by a living computer called the Xandarian Worldmind. The Nova Corps police the known universe.
The Nova Corps and Xandar were destroyed three times: once by the alien Zorr, once by the space pirate Nebula, and once by the Annihilation Wave. They also had a costly war with the Skrulls.
During the Skrull's Secret Invasion of Earth, the Nova Corps were formed a fourth time to help Nova Prime Richard Rider defend the Project Pegasus building from the Skrulls. Their base of operations was inside Ego the Living Planet, rechristened "Nu-Xandar".
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