Hyperion (comics)

Hyperion
Art by Tom Grummett
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceZhib-Ran:
The Avengers #69
(October 1969)
Mark Milton:
The Avengers #85
(February 1971)
Squadron Supreme's Mark Milton:
Supreme Power #1
(October 2003)
(Marcus Milton):
Avengers vol. 5 #1
(December 2012)
Created byRoy Thomas (writer)
Sal Buscema (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoZhib-Ran
Mark Milton
Marcus Milton
SpeciesEternal
Team affiliations(Zhib-Ran)
Squadron Sinister
(Mark Milton)
Squadron Supreme
Thunderbolts
(Marcus Milton)
Avengers
Squadron Supreme
Abilities(All)
  • Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, reflexes, agility, and senses
  • Heat vision
  • Flight

(Earth-712)

  • Regeneration
  • Atomic vision
  • Longevity
Marvel Comics alternate universes
Marvel stories take place primarily in a mainstream continuity called the Marvel Universe. Some stories are set in various parallel, or alternate, realities, called the Marvel Multiverse.
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes 2005 designates the mainstream continuity as "Earth-616", and assigns other Earth numbers to each specific alternate reality.
In this article the following characters, or teams, and realities are referred to:
Character/team Universe
Zhib-Ran Interdimensional Space
Mark Milton Earth-712
Mark Milton Earth-31916
Hyperion Earth-13034

Hyperion is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, of which there are several notable versions. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Sal Buscema, the original Hyperion made his debut in The Avengers #69 (October 1969).[1] The alternate versions are each from a different dimension of the Marvel Multiverse, and consist of both heroes and villains. Thomas says that the character was intended as a pastiche of DC's iconic hero Superman.[2][3]

The first Hyperion, Zhib-Ran, was a member of Squadron Sinister, a team created by the Grandmaster to fight against a team of Avengers gathered by the time travelling Kang. Two years after the character's first appearance, a heroic version appeared as a founding member of the alternate-reality Squadron Supreme. This incarnation of the character was a major character in the 1985 series Squadron Supreme, which fleshed out the characterization of Hyperion and the other Squadron Supreme members. In 2003, Marvel Comics launched Supreme Power, a new take on the Squadron Supreme universe, where Hyperion is raised by the United States government to be a super-powered operative. Yet another alternate Hyperion joined the Avengers and later the Earth-616 version of the Squadron Supreme.

  1. ^ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
  2. ^ Eury, Michael (2005). The Justice League Companion. TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-1893905481.
  3. ^ McCoy, Joshua Kristian (2022-11-22). "Thunderbolts: Who Is Hyperion?". Game Rant. Retrieved 2023-01-06.