Nova, Silver Surfer, and other heralds stepped up to to protect the worlds. After she said yes he revealed that he’d taken her back in time to Earth.īecause Nova had started to care again, Galactus replaced her with Morg. In an attempt to help her, Surfer showed her a world and asked if she’d choose it for Galactus. She struck a friendship with Silver Surfer who recognized how desensitized and apathetic she had become. In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Hulks Rick Jones is Nova, the chosen herald of the Watchers chosen to protect the universe from an impending threat. Because her duties meant the death to billions of beings she became numb to the suffering of others. The Coolest Version of Marvels Nova Will Never Join The MCU. As herald Nova was sent to find new worlds for Galactus to consume. She was given a nearly limitless amount of freedom. She got the Power Cosmic and became Nova. Galactus agreed to her proposal, naming Frankie his herald. She rationalized that the loss of a single world in all of the galaxy would be inconsequential. Frankie offered to become his herald so that he’d continue to avoid harming Earth, despite Reed Richards’ warning that Galactus could only consume planets that could support life, which meant that she’d be helping to extinguish intelligent life.

During the attack, Rick blew a 'hole between universes' and appeared outside Earth-1610. Captain Marvel proceeded to transport himself and Galactus away, and activated the armor's weapon which would kill the cosmic entity. With his augmented powers, Rick defended the Kree arks for evacuation. Galactus had struck a bargain to spare Earth, but he was weakened and therefore felt that he was out of options. Rick wore the suit and became the new Captain Marvel. For a short time, Frankie helped the Fantastic Four, until she volunteered to become Galactus’ new herald. Once she regained her memory, Frankie also gained access to her repressed powers. She had been accidentally covered in chemicals that granted her Torch-like powers. Her fear of fire was eventually given merit when she broke through a mental block that her stepfather, Phineas Horton had set up. She met Johnny Storm and they started dating, even though she was afraid of fire. Before becoming a superpowered being, Frankie was an interpreter for the United Nations. The character, who was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist George Pérez was initially a minor character who came to the forefront as the herald of Galactus.įrankie Raye was introduced in Fantastic Four #164 (November 1975). Nova, aka Frankie Raye, went from being a seemingly normal woman to a being of extraordinary power.

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