Richard Rider

Richard Rider is a teenage New Yorker who receives the powers and uniform of a dying Nova Centurion, becoming Nova — a human rocket with superhuman strength and the ability to fly at incredible speeds, serving as Earth's sole member of the intergalactic Nova Corps.

Few characters carry the cosmic ambitions of the Bronze Age quite like Richard Rider, who burst onto the scene in 1978's Nova #1, brought to life by the legendary team of Marv Wolfman, John Buscema, and Joe Sinnott. Spanning an remarkable arc from 1978 all the way to 2026, this is a figure with genuine staying power in the comics landscape, with two key collector-significant issues anchoring their legacy. In the pages of Strange and Nova, Richard Rider keeps extraordinary company — sharing adventures with the likes of Peter Parker, Iron Man, and Ben Grimm — a roster that signals a character firmly woven into the fabric of Marvel's wider universe. Whether you're a Bronze Age devotee or a newcomer hunting for a character with real depth and longevity, Richard Rider is absolutely worth your time.