| Vision | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Mystery Comics #13 (November 1940) |
| Created by | Joe Simon (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Aarkus |
| Team affiliations | Battle-Axis InvadersAvengers |
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Vision (Aarkus) is asuperhero appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. Created by the writerJoe Simon and artistJack Kirby, the character first appeared during theGolden Age of comic books inMarvel Mystery Comics #13 (Nov. 1940), published by Marvel predecessorTimely Comics.[1]
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The Vision debuted in a short comic story inMarvel Mystery Comics #13 (Nov. 1940), and continued as a regular feature in that superheroanthology through issue #48 (Oct. 1943).[2] He also starred in an eight-page story inKid Comics #3 (no month given; previous issue dated Summer 1943).
Five decades later, he appeared in aflashback story in the superhero-team seriesThe Invaders vol. 2, #3 (July 1993), set duringWorld War II. He returns with the other Invaders in the miniseriesInvaders Now!, beginning with issue #1 (Nov. 2010). He appeared in several issues of theMarvel NOW! relaunch ofX-Men: Legacy, before appearing in theAll-New Invaders series in 2014.
The Golden Age Vision, also known as Aarkus, is an alienlaw enforcement officer from a dimension called Smokeworld.[3] While Aarkus is looking for a suitable place to exile a prisoner, he is accidentally contacted by Earth scientist Markham Erickson. Leaving the prisoner on the planet Jupiter, Aarkus accepts Erickson's invitation to fight crime on Earth.[4] Aarkus does so for several years, although during World War II he is briefly manipulated by theAxis powers into fighting theAllies. The superhero team theInvaders help Aarkus realize his mistake.[5]
InThe Avengers #97 (March 1972),Rick Jones summons Vision, among other Golden Age heroes, to assist theAvengers during theKree–Skrull War.[6]
A later story presents the character as inhabiting the sewers under New York, taking care of aCosmic Cube that is feeding off the feelings of people affected by the death ofCaptain America.[volume & issue needed] Following a period in which he traveled through time, he is seen with the newly resurrectedToro.[7] He plays a supporting role in 2012'sX-Men: Legacy, first opposing and later aiding main characterLegion. During the story, he falls into a coma and is confined to the medical wing of theJean Grey School for Higher Learning.[volume & issue needed]
After waking from his coma, Aarkus is approached by theWinter Soldier for help in getting the surviving members of the Invaders to theKree home world to rescueNamor. The story presents events from World War II, portraying Aarkus as erasing the memories of the Invaders (with their consent) to hide the location of an ancient Kree weapon called the God's Whisper, that had grantedBaron von Strucker the power to control gods. The Invaders then attack Kree to free Namor and recover the weapon.[8] A later story presents Aarkus as working with the Eternals on using the God's Whisper to manipulateGalactus.[9]
The Vision can generate illusory images of himself, fly, generate ice and extreme cold, and teleport wherever there is smoke.[citation needed]
Some of the original stories of the original Vision have been reprinted in other publications.
Vision appears as a playable character inMarvel Contest of Champions.[10]
