Zom
| Zom | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Strange Tales #156 (May 1967) |
| Created by |
Stan Lee (writer) Marie Severin (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Zom |
| Species | Demon |
Zom is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a gigantic semi-humanoid demon who has clashed with Doctor Strange.
Zom first appeared in Strange Tales #156-157 (May–June 1967), and was created by Stan Lee and Marie Severin.
The character subsequently appeared in Doctor Strange #20 (August 1990), World War Hulk #3-4 (October–November 2007), Incredible Hulk #111 (December 2007), World War Hulk #5 (January 2008), and New Avengers Annual #2 (March 2008).
Created "long ago" by unknown forces, Zom is a massively powerful mystic entity who exists only to destroy. Possessing enough evil energy to disrupt the balance of the multiverse, it took the combined efforts of both Dormammu and Eternity to successfully banish him; Zom was fitted with the "Crown of Blindness" and the "Manacles of Living Bondage" before being imprisoned within a small mystic amphora in what Eternity described as a "world beyond all worlds" and a "time beyond all time".
In Dormammu's absence, his sister Umar assumed the Flames of Regency and all the powers of the Dark Dimension, and as she was not bound by the pact that prevented Dormammu from entering the 616-Universe, she transported herself to Earth with the intention of destroying Dr. Strange along with the planet. Knowing he had little chance against Umar in a straight mystic battle (as she was wielding power equal to that of Dormammu), he made the risky gambit of intentionally releasing Zom in the hopes that the two evil entities would battle one another. Zom furiously attacked Strange and pursued him to Earth after being released, and Umar hastily retreated back to the Dark Dimension upon seeing Zom set foot on Earth. As Dr. Strange attempted to battle the menace alone, the Living Tribunal eventually appeared and banished Zom to prevent his evil energy from leaking into other dimensions.
When faced with the unstoppable rage of the Hulk during "World War Hulk", Doctor Strange resorted to invoking Zom's essence into himself by drinking the contents of the amphora. In the following issue seven S.H.I.E.L.D.-employed mystics stated that he did channel Zom's powers, and he severely battered and damaged the Hulk, but began to lose control. He restrained Zom long enough for the Hulk to recover and knock him unconscious.
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