The Nova Legacy

3 heroes have worn the Nova mantle.

The originalheld the mantle from 1976

Richard Rider

Nova #1 (1976) · 308 appearances

Powers. Cosmic powers via the Nova Force (Xandarian Worldmind/Nova Corps): superhuman strength and durability, energy projection/blasts, flight, faster-than-light spaceflight, gravimetric manipulation.

Origin

Ordinary Long Island teenager Richard Rider was randomly chosen by the dying Nova Centurion Rhomann Dey to receive his power — the vast cosmic energy of the Nova Force — along with his rank and mission, transforming Rider into Earth's first Human Rocket.

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Successorheld the mantle from 2012

Samuel "Sam" Alexander

Point One #1 (2012) · 122 appearances

Powers. Wears a Nova Corps Black Nova helmet channeling the Nova Force: flight, superhuman strength/durability, energy projection, space survival, helmet-based navigation/translation.

Origin

Teenager Sam Alexander discovered that his absent father was secretly a member of an elite Nova Corps black-ops unit, and inherited his father's legendary black helmet — unlocking the vast Nova Force and launching Sam into life as a cosmic-powered hero.

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Successorheld the mantle from 1982

Nova

Hercules #4 (1982) · 49 appearances

Origin

Frankie Raye, a young woman with a mysterious connection to the Human Torch, voluntarily became empowered by Galactus and serves as one of his heralds, granted the Power Cosmic to scour the universe and locate worlds for him to consume.

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