CAPTAIN UNIVERSE
Real Name: Unknown
Identity/Class: Presumably
human (brief recipient of cosmic powers)
Occupation: Superhero
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Alpha Flight
(Aurora, Northstar, Sasquatch, Shaman, Snowbird, Vindicator (James Hudson)),
American Eagle (Jason Strongbow), the Angel (Warren Worthington III), Ant-Man
(Scott Lang), Arabian Knight, the Avengers (Beast, Captain America (Steve
Rogers), Iron Man (Tony Stark), Scarlet Witch, Vision, Wasp, Wonder Man),
Black Knight (Dane Whitman), Black Panther (T'Challa), Black Widow,
Blitzkrieg,
Blue Shield, Brother Voodoo, Captain Britain (Brian Braddock), Captain Ultra,
Collective Man, Daredevil, Dazzler,
Defensor,
Devil-Slayer, Doc Samson, Doctor Druid, Doctor Strange, the Eternals of Earth
(Ajak, Ikaris, Sersi,
Titanis),
the Fantastic Four (Human Torch (Johnny Storm), Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic,
Thing), the Falcon (Sam Wilson), Firebird, Gargoyle (Isaac Christians), Guardsman
(Michael O'Brien), Hawkeye, Hellcat, Hercules, Heroes for Hire (Iron Fist,
Power Man), Hulk, Iceman, the Inhumans (Black Bolt, Crystal, Gorgon, Karnak,
Lockjaw, Medusa, Quicksilver, Triton), Jack of Hearts, Jocasta, Ka-Zar,
Living Mummy,
Machine Man, Makkari, Mockingbird, Moondragon, Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel (Carol
Danvers), Namor the Sub-Mariner, Nighthawk, Night Rider (Hamilton Slade),
Le Peregrine, Professor X, Quasar, Red Wolf (Will Talltrees), Rom: Spaceknight,
Sabra, Shamrock, Shanna the She-Devil, She-Hulk, Shooting Star, Shroud, Silver
Surfer, the
Son of Satan, the Soviet Super-Soldiers (Crimson Dynamo (Dmitri Bukharin),
Darkstar, Ursa Major, Vanguard), Spider-Man, Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew),
Sprite (Kitty Pryde), Stingray (Walt Newell), Sunfire,
Talisman, Texas
Twister, Thor, the 3D Man, Tigra, Time Traveler/Enigma
Force, Torpedo (Brock Jones), Union Jack (Joey
Chapman), Valkyrie,
Werewolf
(Jacob Russoff), the Whizzer, the X-Men (Colossus, Cyclops, Nightcrawler,
Storm, Wolverine), as well as others that were only behind-the-scenes during
the "Contest of Champions" conflict, including el Aguila, Aquarian, Banshee,
Biotron, Blue Diamond, Clea, the Comet, Crimson Cavalier, Drax the Destroyer,
Destroyer (Roger Aubrey), Eros (Starfox), the Fin, Firelord, Dominic Fortune,
Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze), Giant-Man (Bill Foster), Golden Girl (Gwenny
Lou Sabuki), Gorilla Man (Ken Hale), Havok, Her, Hero, the Human Robot, the
Human Top (David Mitchell), Human Torch (Frankie Raye), Jack Frost, Karkas,
Madame Masque, Madrox, Man-Wolf, Mantis, Mentor, the Micronauts (Acroyear,
Bug, Devil, Marionette, Microtron, Nanotron, Space Glider),
Modred the
Mystic, Namorita, Nova (Rich Rider), Paladin, Patriot (Jeff Mace), Polaris,
Powerhouse, the Presence, Razorback, Red Guardian (Tania Belinsky),
Reject,
Scarecrow (Straw
Man), Scarlet
Scarab (Abdul Faoul), Sir Steel, the Silver Squire, Spitfire, Sprite
(the Eternal), Star-Dancer, Tagak the Leopard Lord, Tamara Rahn, Thena the
Eternal, the Thin Man, Thundra, the Two-Gun
Kid, Venus,
the White Tiger (Hector Ayala), the Wraith, and Yellowjacket (Hank Pym)
Enemies: Death, Grandmaster
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations:
Presumably mobile
First Appearance: Marvel
Super-Hero Contest of Champions#1 (June, 1982)
Powers/Abilities: While
Captain Universe did not display any superhuman powers, it was probable that
she had all of the powers that the Uni-Power normally granted its recipients,
such as superhuman strength, durability, and the ability to manipulate cosmic
energy for various effects.
History: (Marvel Super-Hero Contest of
Champions#1) - The woman who was the current recipient of the Captain Universe
title and the Uni-Power that came with it was transported into space aboard
an orbiting athletic stadium by the Grandmaster and Death, who were playing
a game against one another for the life of the Elder of the Universe known
as the Collector. While in space, Captain Universe met with many of Earth's
superheroes.
(Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions#2 - BTS) - While four seperate
groups of Earth's heroes battled each other on behalf of Death and the
Grandmaster, the current wielder of the Uni-Power remained in orbiting athletic
stadium in outer space.
(Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions#3 - BTS) - Captain Universe
remained aboard the orbiting athletic stadium while the remaining battles
continued between the champions chosen by Death and the Grandmaster. When
the battle were finished, Grandmaster had won the wager and opted to return
the Collector to life. Unfortunately, Death drained the life from Grandmaster
to restore the Collector and all of Earth's heroes were sent back from whence
they were transported. Captain Universe presumably returned to Earth and
the Uni-Power left her body towards another recipient.
Comments: Created by Mark Gruenwald,
Bill Mantlo, Steven Grant, John Romita Jr., and Pablo Marcos.
I apologize for the picture in the profile. I know it doesn't show much
of the character's full body, but it was the ONLY pic of this particular
Captain Universe. She was only seen in the first issue of Contest of Champions
and only on the one panel I took the image from.
Clarifications:
Captain Universe has no known connections to
images: (not counting
ads) Appearances: Last updated: 02/14/13
Any Additions/Corrections? please
let me know.
Non-Marvel Copyright
info
Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions#1, p17, pan2 (Captain Universe,
only pic)
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions#1-3
(July-August, 1982) - Mark Gruenwald, Bill Mantlo & Steven Grant (writers), John Romita Jr. (pencils), Pablo Marcos (inks), Tom DeFalco (editor)
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