Nova

Super Name: Nova
Real Name: Richard Rider
Publisher: Marvel
Creators: Marv Wolfman, John Buscema
Gender: Male
Character Type: Human

Origin:


Richard Rider was an average teenager. Not the class clown, neither the wallflower, nor the cool kid. He went to high-school, had girl troubles and tried to help out his parents and younger brother when he was at home. All seemed to go their normal way for the young Richard until he came into contact with the Nova Corps. The Nova Corps was a peace-keeping force that was based on the planet Xandar. The planet was destroyed by the space pirate known as Zorr. When Rhomann Dey, the Nova Prime, was dying he fled through the universe and went to earth. There he chose Richard Rider to receive his powers and granted him the Nova Force. He was asked by Rhomann Dey to use his powers for the good of earth and the universe and serve as it's protector. This was a lot for the teenaged Rider but he nonetheless started a superhero career with his new found powers as Nova, the Human Rocket!

Character Creation:

Richard Rider was created by Marv Wolfman and John Buscema and first appearance in Nova # 1 in 1976.

Major Stories:




The Human Rocket!
The New Warriors
Annihilation
Annihilation: Conquest
After Annihilation: Conquest
Secret Invasion and the Nova Corps
War Of Kings and Realm of Kings
Heroic Age: Secret Avengers
The Thanos Imperative
Phoenix Force






Powers and Abilities:

Nova derives his powers from a source known as the Nova Force, which is wielded by all members of the Nova Corps. Nova's small share of the Nova Force gives him abilities that include flight, super strength, speed, and durability, as well as the power to absorb energies directed at him and release it as gravimetric beams and pulses, either from single parts of his body or from his entire body surface.

Powers:

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Blast Power
Electronic interaction
Energy Absorption
Energy Manipulation
Energy Shield
Energy-Enhanced Strike
Flight
Gravity control
Heat Generation
Heat Vision
Invulnerability
Leadership
Light Projection
Power Item
Radar Sense
Stamina
Super Speed
Super Strength
Unarmed Combat