Brain-Child
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Brain-Child is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
.
#86 (March 1971), and was created by Roy Thomas
and Sal Buscema
.
When the Avengers
were attempting to return home from another dimension, they were accidentally shunted to the Squadron Supreme
's Earth. Discovering that the world was about to be destroyed by an overactive sun, the Scarlet Witch
was able to send the Avengers back in time by a week.
At that point in time, Brain-Child had designed a rocket to cause the sun to go super-nova, although he had duped the world into believing the rocket was a simple probe designed to circle the sun. The Avengers, having knowledge of the immediate future, convinced Nighthawk
of the Squadron Supreme of what they had seen, so the two teams travelled to Brain-Child's tower to investigate. Brain-Child attacked the heroes with his numerous technological devices, but Hawkeye
, in his Goliath form, used Hyperion
as a "arrow" in a makeshift giant "bow" to knock Brain-Child off his throne. Brain-Child, exhausted from the strain on his mind, collapsed to the ground crying for his mommy. Doctor Spectrum
removed Brain-Child's advanced intellect and memories and returned him to a normal form, and the Squadron Supreme vowed to give him a normal life this time around.
Marvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
.
Publication history
Brain-Child appeared in AvengersAvengers (comics)
The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
#86 (March 1971), and was created by Roy Thomas
Roy Thomas
Roy William Thomas, Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics, with a series that added to the storyline of Robert E...
and Sal Buscema
Sal Buscema
Silvio "Sal" Buscema is an American comic book artist, primarily for Marvel Comics, where he enjoyed a ten-year run as artist of The Incredible Hulk...
.
Fictional character biography
Brain-Child was a mutant boy from the Earth-712 alternate-Earth. He has unusually high intelligence and psionic abilities.When the Avengers
Avengers (comics)
The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes, appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics. The team made its debut in The Avengers #1 The Avengers...
were attempting to return home from another dimension, they were accidentally shunted to the Squadron Supreme
Squadron Supreme
The Squadron Supreme is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Squadron Supreme first appeared in Avengers #85 - 86 The Squadron Supreme is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Squadron Supreme first...
's Earth. Discovering that the world was about to be destroyed by an overactive sun, the Scarlet Witch
Scarlet Witch
The Scarlet Witch is a fictional comic book character that appears in books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in X-Men #4 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby...
was able to send the Avengers back in time by a week.
At that point in time, Brain-Child had designed a rocket to cause the sun to go super-nova, although he had duped the world into believing the rocket was a simple probe designed to circle the sun. The Avengers, having knowledge of the immediate future, convinced Nighthawk
Nighthawk (Marvel Comics)
Nighthawk is the name of several fictional characters that appear in publications published by Marvel Comics. There have been five versions of the character: a supervillain-turned-superhero from the mainstream Marvel Universe continuity, Kyle Richmond, who belonged to the team Squadron Sinister;...
of the Squadron Supreme of what they had seen, so the two teams travelled to Brain-Child's tower to investigate. Brain-Child attacked the heroes with his numerous technological devices, but Hawkeye
Hawkeye (comics)
Hawkeye , also known as Goliath and Ronin, is a fictional character that appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Tales of Suspense #57 and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck. Hawkeye joined the Avengers in Avengers Vol. 1 #16 Hawkeye...
, in his Goliath form, used Hyperion
Hyperion (comics)
Hyperion is the name of several fictional characters that appear in publications published by Marvel Comics. The first character debuted in The Avengers #69 Hyperion is the name of several fictional characters that appear in publications published by Marvel Comics. The first character debuted in...
as a "arrow" in a makeshift giant "bow" to knock Brain-Child off his throne. Brain-Child, exhausted from the strain on his mind, collapsed to the ground crying for his mommy. Doctor Spectrum
Doctor Spectrum
Doctor Spectrum is the name of several fictional characters that appear in publications published by Marvel Comics. There have been five versions of the character to date - three supervillains from the mainstream Marvel Universe belonging to the team Squadron Sinister and two heroes from different...
removed Brain-Child's advanced intellect and memories and returned him to a normal form, and the Squadron Supreme vowed to give him a normal life this time around.