| Tempus | |
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 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 |
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| Alter ego | Tempus |
| Team affiliations | Immortus |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and endurance Control over time Immortality |
Tempus is the name of two fictional 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, Tempus joins theFive, a group of mutants who live onKrakoa and combine their powers to resurrect dead mutants.[6][7][8]
The villainous Tempus possesses vast superhuman abilities. As a temporal energy being, he can manipulate time and regenerate if damaged or killed.
The Eva Bell incarnation of Tempus can create time bubbles that freeze anything trapped inside them. She can additionally travel through and accelerate time.
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