Universal Church of Truth

Universal Church of Truth
The ankh is the symbol of the Universal Church of Truth.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Strange Tales #178
Created by	Jim Starlin
In-story information
Member(s)	Magus Matriarch

The Universal Church of Truth is a fictional star-spanning religious empire appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Composed of diverse alien species, it first appeared in Strange Tales vol 1 #178 (February 1975), written by Jim Starlin.

In the original stories, its seat of government was Sirus X, also called Homeworld, in the Hercules star cluster.

The head of the Church and object of its worship was Adam Warlock's evil self, the Magus. The assistant to the Church leader is the Matriarch.

Doctrine is enforced through the Church's Black Knights, and matters of law are subject to a Grand Inquisitor.

A different version of the Universal Church appeared in the second volume of Guardians of the Galaxy, The Thanos Imperative mini-series, and Annihilators: Earthfall miniseries. The church was responsible for resurrecting Thanos and the Magus.

The Church appeared in a Guardians of the Galaxy storyline that took place on Earth-691. It was governed by the Protégé and controlled a large portion of the Milky Way. The Skrull heroine Replica was a devout member. She would later give herself to Protégé in order to save the Guardians.

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