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In the 1978 storyline ' The Korvac Saga', after Thanos was defeated by Earth's superheroes, the Collector foresees another major threat: Korvac the Machine Man, a cyborg monstrosity from the 31st century of a divergent timeline, taking the form of a man named Michael in 20th century New York. For several seconds silence reigns both within the ship and without-' The Korvac Saga The lines from the comic book are 'What the Glob wants here is quite simple: He wants the Collectors life! The Collector's anguished scream fades long before it can filter through the museum-ships long corridors. The Glob remains aboard the ship and though it is not shown, it is suggested that the Glob kills the Collector. Man-Thing also escapes disappearing into the Swamp.

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The newly free exhibits die from old age because they are no longer artificially preserved by the power of the Collector's ship. The Hulk escapes freeing several of the Collectors exhibits. After capturing the Hulk, the Collector muses on capturing the rest of the original Avengers. 2 issues #197 ('.And Man-Thing makes three!') and #198 ('The Shangri-La syndrome!'), the Collector uses the previously captured Man-Thing and the Glob to capture the Hulk. He attempted to 'collect' the Avengers once more, in Rutland, Vermont.

He next compelled Iron Man to serve as his pawn against the warrior Val-Larr. He restored Goliath's size-change powers, but was then defeated by the Avengers again. He later enslaved Thor, then captured the Wasp and the other Avengers. He captured the Wasp and sought to 'collect' the other Avengers with help from the Beetle, but was defeated by them. In the modern era, the Collector eventually traveled to Earth. He often refers to these fellow elders as brothers though they usually only work together if they have a common goal. Īt some point over his billions of years of life he came into contact with other beings who, like him, are the sole survivors of the first species in the universe. For a time, he even possessed one of the six Infinity Gems, unaware of its true power, until Thanos took it. To protect life in the universe, the Collector created a massive museum of countless life forms to keep them safe from Thanos. The Collector also had the power of prophecy, allowing him to foresee the rise of a being powerful enough to pose a threat to the Elders: Thanos. As such, he has a wide variety of rare or unique items at his disposal. Eventually, his obsession reached such heights he collected anything he considered rare or valuable often just for the sake of collecting. Over three billion years ago, when his wife, Matani Tivan, lost the will to live and relinquished her immortality, the Collector realized he would need a hobby to maintain his own sanity, and began collecting interesting artifacts and life forms from around the universe. įor millions of years, the Collector lived on an unknown world with his wife and child, spending his days in thought and contemplation. He is an enormously powerful being who wielded the Power Primordial and, though at first he took the appearance of an old human, his true form is a powerful alien. He apparently came to self-awareness billions of years ago, on the planet Cygnus X-1. Taneleer Tivan is one of the Elders of the Universe and is close to his fellow Elder En Dwi Gast (the Grandmaster). The Collector first appeared in The Avengers #28 (May 1966), and was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck.

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In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the character was portrayed by Benicio del Toro in the films Thor: The Dark World (2013), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), and Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and in the Disney+ television series What If.? Publication history Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck, the character first appeared in The Avengers #28 (May 1966), during the Silver Age of Comic Books, and has been a recurring antagonist in various storylines over the course of the ensuing decades.ĭifferent versions of the character have been adapted into various feature films, animated television series, video games, and other properties. Art by John Romita, Sr.Ĭontrols the Power Primordial to create virtually unlimited effectsĬollector ( Taneleer Tivan) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Collector (bottom center) on the cover of The Avengers #119 (January 1974).

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