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Oneg The Prober

Oneg The Prober

5 appearances · Bronze Age · 1980–2017
Who is Oneg The Prober?

Oneg the Prober is one of the Eternals of the universe — cosmic beings who serve Galactus as his Heralds or attendants, dedicated to the examination and cataloguing of worlds and lifeforms on a universal scale.

Few characters wear their cosmic purpose as boldly in their very name as Oneg The Prober, a Marvel creation who stepped out of the Bronze Age in 1980's What If? #23, courtesy of Peter Gillis and Herb Trimpe. Operating in the rarefied atmosphere of Marvel's grandest cosmic mythology, Oneg keeps extraordinary company — sharing pages with the likes of Silver Surfer, Daredevil, and fellow enigmatic figures Ziran the Tester, Nezarr the Calculator, and Hargen the Measurer — names that suggest a universe of vast, inscrutable purpose. Though appearances in the catalog are select and rare, Oneg has proven quietly enduring, surfacing across nearly four decades in titles like Earth X and Marvel Comics Presents. For collectors drawn to Marvel's deep cosmic corners, that scarcity and longevity together make Oneg The Prober a genuinely intriguing find.

★ First appearance
What If? #23
Oct 1980

Top series

Covers through the years — 1980–2017

What If? #23 1980
What If? #23
Marvel Comics Presents #102 1992
Marvel Comics Presents #102
Earth X #[nn] 2000
Earth X #[nn]
Ultimates 2 #4 2017
Ultimates 2 #4

Appearances

What If? (1977)
#23
Marvel Comics Presents (1988)
Marvel Vision (1996)
#22
Earth X (2000)
Ultimates 2 (2017)
#4