The Delphan Brothers are fictional character

Fictional character

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s, members of the Eternals

Eternals (comics)

The Eternals are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe. They are described as an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth. The original instigators of this process, the alien Celestials, intended the Eternals to be the defenders of Earth which...

, a race in the Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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 universe

Marvel Universe

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Publication history

The Delphan Brothers first appeared in The Eternals vol. 1 #11 (May 1977), and was created by Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

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The characters subsequently appear in Eternals vol. 1 #12-14 (June-August 1977), and Avengers vol. 1 #246-248 (August-October 1984).

Fictional character biography

The Delphan Brothers are a team of boxers

Boxing

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 and were used for combat by the leaders of the Eternals. For some unknown reason they resented the Polar Eternals.

They were temporarily turned into armadillo

Armadillo

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s by Sersi

Sersi

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 when they were sent by Domo

Domo (comics)

Domo is a fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics, a member of the immortal race known as the Eternals.-Publication history:Domo first appeared in Eternals vol. 1 #5 , and was created by Jack Kirby....

 to force her to return to Olympia

Olympia (comics)

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