Sersi | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | The Eternals #3 (September, 1976) |
Created by | Jack Kirby |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Sersi |
Species | Eternal |
Team affiliations |
Eternals Avengers Heroes for Hire New Breed God Squad |
Notable aliases | Circe, Sylvia Sersi, Mesmer, Sorceress |
Abilities | Superhuman strength and durability Molecular and atomic manipulation Psionic powers Immortality Flight |
Sersi is a fictional character, a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as an Eternal.
Sersi was created by Jack Kirby and first appeared in The Eternals #3 (September 1976). Although the comic book was published by Marvel Comics, the Eternals were not treated as part of the Marvel universe, but as a stand-alone series. The characters were incorporated in it later, and Sersi was used in The Avengers comic book for a long time as a member of the team. Sersi and the Black Knight, as with other Marvel characters, were incorporated into the short-lived Ultraverse imprint, when Malibu Comics was bought by Marvel.
The character was redesigned by Neil Gaiman during the 2006 relaunch of the Eternals.
Sersi is a fourth generation member of the Eternals, an evolutionary offshoot of the human race. Sersi is the daughter of the Eternals Helios and Perse, and was probably born in Olympia, Greece, some time after the Great Cataclysm that destroyed the continents of Atlantis and Lemuria, during an extended ice age known as the Hyborean Age. At a young age, Sersi differed from her fellow Eternals in her desire to live amongst humans. It was during her time in ancient Mesopotamia that Sersi first met Captain America, who had traveled back in time. While Sersi still had the appearance of a child at this time, she was already thousands of years old.