So it turns out that not only were Deviants featured in the very first comic book of the Marvel Universe, but they were the main villains in the second.
Fantastic Four #2 featured the weird menace of the shape-changing Skrulls, who hearkened from the depths of space. These are just regular Skrulls in this adventure, beings who are able to invade and infiltrate a culture because they can become almost anything to disguise themselves.
Turns out they are a variation of the Deviant stock created by the Celestials for a world far far away from our humble Earth. One of my favorite baddies is Super-Skrull who turns up first in
Fantastic Four #18 and in addition to his natural Skrull shape-changing abilities he is gifted with the powers of the Fab 4 itself.
Sometime later we learn that the Dire Wraiths, the malicious aliens battled by toy-gone-comic hero ROM are yet another variation of the Skrull line. Those nutty Celestials sure were busy in the Marvel Universe.
That's news to me. I didn't know that The Skrulls had been incorporated into The Eternals history/continuity, so ta for that little snippet.
ReplyDeleteGlad to be of service. You've educated me many a time amigo.
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