Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)

Quasar
Cover art for Annihilation: Nova #3
Art by Gabriele Dell'Otto.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceAs Marvel Boy:
Captain America #217 (Jan. 1978)
As Quasar:
The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #234 (April 1979)
Created byDon Glut
Roy Thomas
John Buscema
In-story information
Alter egoWendell Elvis Vaughn
SpeciesHuman
Team affiliationsThe Avengers
Project: Pegasus
"Defenders for a Day"
S.H.I.E.L.D.
Star Masters
Annihilators
Notable aliasesMarvel Boy
Marvel Man
Abilities

Quasar (Wendell Elvis Vaughn) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is one of Marvel's cosmic heroes, a character whose adventures frequently take him into outer space or other dimensions. However, Quasar deviates from the archetype of the noble, dauntless alien set by such Silver Age cosmic heroes as the Silver Surfer, Adam Warlock and Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) in that he is an everyman. He starred in an eponymous monthly ongoing series written by Mark Gruenwald that ran for sixty issues beginning in 1989 and has served as a member of The Avengers.