| Tempus | |
|---|---|
 Tempus battlesThor on the cover ofThor #282. (1979) | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Giant-Size Fantastic Four #2 (August 1974) |
| Created by | Gerry Conway andJohn Buscema |
| In-story information | |
| Team affiliations | Immortus |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and endurance Control over time Immortality |
Tempus is the name of two characters appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
The first Tempus initially appeared inGiant-Size Fantastic Four #2 (August 1974) and was created byGerry Conway andJohn Buscema. He is an enormous humanoid who dwells inLimbo and servesImmortus. An immortal creature created from the essence of Limbo, Tempus views his undying nature as a curse, and often remarks that he would consider execution a suitable reward for his services to Immortus.
The second Tempus first appeared inAll-New X-Men #1 (November 2012) and was created byBrian Michael Bendis andStuart Immonen. Eva Bell is anAustralian teenager, who can create time-freezing bubbles and teleport people through time. Tempus is a new member of theUncanny X-Men.
On his master's behalf, the first Tempus has fought many different superheroes, including theFantastic Four and theWest Coast Avengers.[1][2] He was fought and defeated byThor as part of a plot by Immortus to rob Thor of his ability to travel in time usingMjolnir.[3]
TheDestiny War is ignited when Immortus sends Tempus to killRick Jones on the moon. He is defeated byKang the Conqueror,[volume & issue needed] but rejuvenated by Immortus and sent to fightHawkeye.[volume & issue needed] Tempus' plan to defeat the hero by regressing him backwards through time to the point of non-existence backfires when Hawkeye regains his lostsize-changing abilities, granting him enough power to defeat Tempus again.[volume & issue needed]
Eva Bell is a goth-punk teenager fromGold Coast, Queensland. When hermutant powers manifest,Cyclops appears and asks her to join his newX-Men. She at first does not want to and prefers a normal life, but then theAvengers come to recruit her and she decides she will not have a normal life and Cyclops's team will be cooler. She then creates a time bubble that freezes the Avengers so they can escape.[4]
Eva uses her time travel to kill Matthew Malloy, a reality-warping mutant who threatens Earth, by preventing his parents from meeting.[5]
InHouse of X and Powers of X, the X-Men establishKrakoa as a mutant nation. Tempus becomes part ofthe Five, a group of five mutants who combine their powers to resurrect dead mutants through a process called the "transcendent", which recreates their bodies and restores their memories at the time of their deaths. This was first shown whenProfessor X has the Five resurrectArchangel, Cyclops,Husk,Marvel Girl,Mystique,Nightcrawler,Penance, andWolverine after they are killed battlingNimrod.[6][7]
The first Tempus possesses immense strength, allowing him to trade blows with Thor and the alien monsterAlioth. His body is composed of the essence of Limbo, which Immortus can control and use to summon an army of trillions. As a temporal energy being, he is able to manipulate time.The Eva Bell incarnation of Tempus is a mutant who can create time bubbles that freeze anybody within them. It is later revealed that she can also teleport others into the future.