Elders of the Universe

Elders of the Universe
Elders of the Universe
	The Elders of the Universe surround Silver Surfer and Mantis on the cover of Silver Surfer vol. 3 #4 (Oct. 1987). Art by Marshall Rogers.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Collector:; The Avengers #28 (May 1966); Elders of the Universe:; The Avengers #174 (Aug. 1978)
Created by	Collector:; Stan Lee (writer); Don Heck (artist); Elders of the Universe:; Jim Shooter, Bill Mantlo (writers); David Wenzel (artist)
Characteristics
Notable members	List of members

The Elders of the Universe are a group of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Collector was the first Elder to appear, and featured in The Avengers #28 (May 1966),^[1] but the idea that he was a member of a group known as the Elders was not introduced until The Avengers #174 (Aug. 1978).

^ 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. 121. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.

[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. 121. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.

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