Quasar

During the devastating Annihilation Wave's assault on the universe, a warrior seized the legendary Quantum Bands, inheriting the mantle of Quasar and the immense cosmic power that came with it, stepping up as a defender against Annihilus's galaxy-threatening onslaught.

Blazing onto the cosmic stage in 2006's Annihilation #2 — courtesy of Keith Giffen and Andrea DiVito — Quasar is a Modern Age Marvel character forged in one of the publisher's most celebrated cosmic events. With a presence woven through Annihilation: Conquest and Guardians of the Galaxy, this character keeps remarkable company, sharing pages with the likes of Phyla-Vell, Peter Quill, Star-Lord, Ronan the Accuser, and Heather Douglas — the very heart of Marvel's cosmic renaissance. At least one of their appearances carries genuine key-issue weight, making Quasar a name collectors of Marvel's outer-space mythology will want on their radar. Twenty years of intermittent appearances across the catalog speak to a staying power that any fan of Marvel's grand cosmic tapestry should take notice of.