Nova

  • Real name: Richard Rider
  • Status: Founder
  • Approximate age: 21
  • Known relatives: Charles (father), Gloria (mother), Robert (brother), Ralph (uncle - deceased)
  • First appearance: Man Called Nova #1
  • Created by: Marv Wolfman, (?) Len Wein & John Buscema
  • Number of appearances: 309

Checklist

Chronology:

  1. Man Called Nova #1 “Nova”
  2. Man Called Nova #2 “The First Night Of… The Condor”
  3. Man Called Nova #3 “The Deadly Diamondhead Is Ready To Strike!”
  4. Man Called Nova #4 “Nova Against The Mighty Thor”
  5. Man Called Nova #5 “Evil Is The… Earth-Shaker!”
  6. Daredevil #142 “The Concrete Jungle!”
  7. Man Called Nova #6 “And So… The Sphinx!”
  8. Man Called Nova #7 “War In Space!”
  9. Man Called Nova #8 “When Megaman Comes Calling — Don’t Answer!”
  10. Man Called Nova #9 “Fear In The Funhouse!”
  11. Man Called Nova #10 “Four Against The Sphinx!”
  12. Man Called Nova #11 “Nova No More!”
  13. Man Called Nova #12 “Who Is — The Man Called Photon”
  14. Amazing Spider-Man #171 “Photon Is Another Name For…?”
  15. Man Called Nova #13 “Watch Out World, The Sandman Is Back!”
  16. Man Called Nova #14 “Massacre At Truman High!”
  17. Man Called Nova #15 “The Fury Before The Storm!”
  18. Man Called Nova #16 “Death Is — The Yellow Claw”
  19. Man Called Nova #17 “Tidal Wave!”
  20. Man Called Nova #18 “The Final Showdown!”
  21. Man Called Nova #18 “Beginnings!”
  22. Man Called Nova #19 “Blackout Means Business, And His Business Is Murder!”
  23. Marvel Two-In-One Annual #3 “When Strike The Monitors!”
  24. Thor #271 “…Like A Diamond In The Sky!”
  25. Man Called Nova #20 “At Last — The Inner Circle!”
  26. Man Called Nova #21 “Is The World Ready For The Shocking Secret Of Nova”
  27. Defenders #62 “Membership Madness!” Dollar Bill’s Documentary Disaster Part 1
  28. Defenders #63 “Deadlier By The Dozen” Dollar Bill’s Documentary Disaster Part 2
  29. Defenders #64 “D-Day!” Dollar Bill’s Documentary Disaster Part 3
  30. Man Called Nova #22 “The Coming Of The Comet!”
  31. Man Called Nova #23 “From The Dregs Of Defeat!”
  32. Man Called Nova #24 “The New Champions!” Worlds’ War 1 Prologue
  33. Man Called Nova #25 “Invasion Of The Body Changers!” Worlds’ War 1
  34. Fantastic Four #206 “The Death Of… The Fantastic Four!”
  35. Fantastic Four #208 “The Power Of The Sphinx!”
  36. Fantastic Four #209 “Trapped In The Sargasso Of Space!”
  37. Rom #24 “No Place Like Home!”
  38. What If? #36 “What If Nova Had Not Given Up His Powers?”
  39. New Warriors #1 “From The Ground Up!”
  40. Thor #411 “The Gentleman’s Name Is Juggernaut!” Acts Of Vengeance
  41. Thor #412 “Introducing… The New Warriors!” Acts Of Vengeance
  42. Namor The Sub-Mariner #5 “All The Rivers Burning!”
  43. Damage Control v3 #1 “The Sure Thing”
  44. Damage Control v3 #2 “Edifice Wrecks”
  45. Amazing Spider-Man #337 “Rites And Wrongs” The Return Of The Sinister Six Part Four
  46. Marvel Super-Heroes v2 #3 [Fall 1990] “How Speedball’s Powers Work!”
  47. New Warriors #2 “Mirror Moves”
  48. New Warriors #3 “I Am, Therefore I Think”
  49. New Warriors #4 “Broken Break-Ins”
  50. Damage Control v3 #4 “Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness”
  51. New Warriors #5 “The Man Who Stole Tomorrow”
  52. New Warriors #6 “The Inhuman Condition”
  53. New Warriors #7 “The Heart Of The Hunter” Hard Choices Part One
  54. New Warriors #8 “Devils At The Doorstep” Hard Choices Part Two
  55. New Warriors #9 “Following The Line Along The Middle” Hard Choices Part Three
  56. New Warriors #10 “Rumble”
  57. Web Of Spider-Man #75 “Cold Hands Warm Art” Art Attacks Part 3
  58. New Mutants Annual #7 “Pawns Of Senescence” Kings Of Pain Part 1
  59. New Warriors Annual #1 “Errant Knights” Kings Of Pain Part 2
  60. Uncanny X-Men Annual #15 “Queens of Sacrifice” Kings Of Pain Part 3
  61. X-Factor Annual #6 “King Of Pain” Kings Of Pain Part 4
  62. Avengers #332 “The Many Faces Of Doom”
  63. New Warriors #11 “Days Of Present Past” Forever Yesterday Part One
  64. New Warriors #12 “A Betrayal Of Hope” Forever Yesterday Part Two
  65. New Warriors #13 “A World For The Winning” Forever Yesterday Part Three
  66. Silver Surfer v3 #52 “The Hero In Absence”
  67. Silver Surfer v3 #54 “Cages”
  68. Infinity Gauntlet #3 “Preperations For War”
  69. Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #33 “The Alexandria Quatrain”
  70. Infinity Gauntlet #4 “Cosmic Battle On The Edge Of The Universe”
  71. Guardians Of The Galaxy Annual #1 “Vance Astro Versus Marvel Boy”
  72. Fantastic Four #356 “War With The New Warriors”
  73. New Warriors #14 “The Breeze Of An Underwater Wind”
  74. New Warriors Annual #1 “Origins Of The New Warriors: Kid Nova”
  75. Captain America: Drug Wars #1 “Druglords”
  76. Amazing Spider-Man #351 “The Three Faces Of Evil!”
  77. Amazing Spider-Man #352 “Death Walk!”
  78. New Warriors #15 “The Sushi People”
  79. New Warriors #16 “Ground War”
  80. New Warriors #17 “Sore Winners”
  81. Quasar #28 “Mating Dance”
  82. Amazing Spider-Man #354 “Wilde At Heart!” Round Robin: The Sidekick’s Revenge! Part Two
  83. Amazing Spider-Man #355 “Total Eclipse Of The Moon… Knight!” Round Robin: The Sidekick’s Revenge Part Three
  84. Amazing Spider-Man #356 “After Midnight!” Round Robin: The Sidekick’s Revenge Part Four
  85. Amazing Spider-Man #357 “A Bagel With Nova!” Round Robin: The Sidekick’s Revenge Part Five
  86. Amazing Spider-Man #358 “Out On A Limb!” Round Robin: The Sidekick’s Revenge Part Six
  87. Slapstick #4 “Nuclear Waste”
  88. New Warriors #18 “Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Taylor Foundation But Were Afraid To Ask”
  89. New Warriors #19 “Sympathy For The Devil”
  90. New Warriors #20 “The Breaking Point”
  91. Spider-Man #20 “Showdown”
  92. New Warriors #21 “The Folding Circle”
  93. New Warriors #22 “The Stolen Children” Nothing But The Truth Part One
  94. New Warriors #23 “Passed Lies” Nothing But The Truth Part Two
  95. New Warriors #24 “The Cheating Corner” Nothing But The Truth Part Three
  96. New Warriors #25 “Justifiable Homicide” Nothing But The Truth Part Four
  97. Spider-Man #23 “Confrontation”
  98. New Warriors #26 “The Next Step”
  99. Amazing Spider-Man Annual #26 “Fortune And Steel” The Hero Killers Part 1
  100. Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #12 “Down And Downer” The Hero Killers Part 2
  101. Web Of Spider-Man Annual #8 “The Dark At The End Of The Tunnel!” The Hero Killers Part 3
  102. New Warriors Annual #2 “Questions Of Power” The Hero Killers Part 4
  103. New Warriors Annual #2 “The Man Called Nova” Days And Knights Part 2
  104. Infinity War #1 “Chthonic Maneuvers”
  105. Infinity War #2 “Ethereal Revisionism”
  106. Fantastic Four #367 “By Reed… Betrayed!” [page 22-30; simultaneous w/Infinity War #2]
  107. Marc Spector: Moon Knight #41 “The Dark Doppelgangers Descend” [page 1-14; simultaneous w/Infinity War #2 page 32-47]
  108. Wonder Man #13 “Into Infinity” [page 1-3; simultaneous w/Infinity War #2 page 42-47]
  109. Infinity War #3 “Nefarious Rhapsodies” [page 1-5]
  110. Wonder Man #13 “Into Infinity” [page 4-6; simultaneous w/Infinity War #3 page 1-5]
  111. Marc Spector: Moon Knight #41 “The Dark Doppelgangers Descend” [page 15; simultaneous w/Infinity War #3 page 1-5]
  112. Infinity War #3 “Nefarious Rhapsodies” [page 6, panel 1-4]
  113. Fantastic Four #368 “Day Of The Dark Side!” [page 6, panel 2-page 8]
  114. Infinity War #3 “Nefarious Rhapsodies” [page 6, panel 5-page 18]
  115. Fantastic Four #368 “Day Of The Dark Side!” [page 15, panel 2-6]
  116. Silver Sable And The Wild Pack #4 “My Dinner With Doom?” [page 12-14]
  117. New Warriors #27 “Dark Sides”
  118. Infinity War #3 “Nefarious Rhapsodies” [page 19-47]
  119. Marc Spector: Moon Knight #41 “The Dark Doppelgangers Descend” [page 16-18; simultaneous w/Infinity War #3 page 32, panel 7-page 41]
  120. Quasar #38 “Whose War Is This Anyway?” [page 4-8, panel 6; simultaneous w/Infinity War #3 page 32, panel 7-page 35]
  121. Fantastic Four #368 “Day Of The Dark Side!” [page 29-30; simultaneous w/Infinity War #3 page 32, panel 7-page 35]
  122. Wonder Man #13 “Into Infinity” [page 30; simultaneous w/Infinity War #3 page 32, panel 7-page 35]
  123. Warlock And The Infinity Watch #8 “Interlude” [page 28-29; simultaneous w/Infinity War #3 page 43, panel 4]
  124. Quasar #38 “Whose War Is It Anyway?” [page 12-29]
  125. Infinity War #4 “Mortiferous Artifice”
  126. Fantastic Four #369 “With Malice Toward All” [page 1-24; simultaneous w/Infinity War #4 page 1-41, panel 3]
  127. Wonder Man #14 “Infinite Memory” [page 1-10; simultaneous w/Infinity War #4 page 12-25]
  128. Silver Sable And The Wild Pack #5 “Double Jeapardy” [page 30; simultaneous w/Infinity War #4 page 28]
  129. Wonder Man #14 “Infinite Memory” [page 14-30; simultaneous w/Infinity War #4 page 28-42]
  130. Quasar #39 “To Be Or Not To Be” [page 1-4]
  131. Infinity War #5 “Psychomachia!” [page 1-39]
  132. Fantastic Four #369 “With Malice Toward All!” [page 25-28, panel 1]
  133. Infinity War #5 “Psychomachia!” [page 40-47]
  134. Fantastic Four #369 “With Malice Toward All!” [page 28, panel 2-page 30; simultaneous w/Infinity War #5 page 40, panel 4-page 47]
  135. Wonder Man #15 “Shadow Of The Infinite” [page 1-3; simultaneous w/Infinity War #5 page 41, panel 3-page 47]
  136. Infinity War #6 “The Animus Engagement”
  137. Fantastic Four #370 “Forever Evil” [page 12-25; simultaneous w/Infinity War #6 page 10-34]
  138. New Warriors #28 “Heavy Turbulence”
  139. Night Thrasher: Four Control #2 “Money” Four Control Two
  140. New Warriors #29 “This Land Must Change” World War One
  141. New Warriors #30 “… Or Land Must Burn” World War Two
  142. New Warriors #31 “Ruins”
  143. New Warriors #32 “Crawling To The Shadows” Forces Of Darkness, Forces Of Light Act One
  144. New Warriors #33 “The Soul Canyon” Forces Of Darkness, Forces Of Light Act Two
  145. New Warriors #34 “Breaking The Back Of Light” Forces Of Darkness, Forces Of Light Act Three
  146. New Warriors Annual #3 “The Unbearable Darkness Of Being” Forces Of Darkness, Forces Of Light Act Four
  147. New Warriors #35 “Hawks And Doves”
  148. Marvel Holiday Special 1993 “Present Tense”
  149. Darkhawk #26 “The Fury Of Time” Shattered Fates Part 1
  150. Darkhawk #27 “The Future Is Prologue” Shattered Fates Part 2
  151. Darkhawk #28 “Time To Kill” Shattered Fates Part 3
  152. Darkhawk #29 “Past Shock” Shattered Fates Part 4
  153. Infinity Crusade #1 “Epiphany”
  154. Infinity Crusade #2 “Enlightenment”
  155. Warlock And The Infinity Watch #18 “Power Play” [page 28-29; simultaneous w/Infinity Crusade #2 page 6]
  156. Web Of Spider-Man #104 “Infinity Crusader” Crisis Of Conscience Part 1 [page 6, panel 1-2; simultaneous w/Infinity Crusade #2 page 12, panel 2-3]
  157. Warlock And The Infinity Watch #19 “True Believers” [page 14-30]
  158. Web Of Spider-Man #105 “Soul Gauntlet” Crisis Of Conscience Part 2 [page 22]
  159. Infinity Crusade #3 “The Damned” [page 11-47]
  160. Infinity Crusade #4 “Mortal Sins”
  161. Web Of Spider-Man #106 “Judgment Day” Crisis Of Conscience Part 3 [page 1, panel 1-2; simultaneous w/Infinity Crusade #4 page 12, panel 3-4]
  162. Infinity Crusade #5 “Holy War!”
  163. Infinity Crusade #6 “Rapture”
  164. New Warriors #37 “Family Values” Poisoned Memories Part One
  165. Night Thrasher #1 “Family Ties” Poisoned Memories Part Two
  166. New Warriors #38 “Family Honor” Poisoned Memories Part Three
  167. New Warriors #39 “Family Viewing”
  168. Amazing Spider-Man #383 “Judgement Night” Trial By Jury Part One
  169. New Warriors #40 “Power Tools” The Starlost Part One
  170. New Warriors #41 “Power Plays” The Starlost Part Two
  171. New Warriors #42 “Power Full” The Starlost Part Three
  172. Nova #1 “Heavy Mettle”
  173. Starblast #1 “Once In A Blue Moon” Starblast Crossover 1
  174. Quasar #54 “Search Party” Starblast Crossover 2
  175. Secret Defenders #11 “Speed-lines” Starblast Crossover 3
  176. New Warriors #43 “And Justice For All?”
  177. Nova #2 “Tailhook”
  178. New Warriors #44 “Underwater Fire”
  179. X-Force #32 “With A Roll Of The Dice” Child’s Play First Move
  180. New Warriors #45 “Sleeping With The Enemy” Child’s Play Second Move
  181. X-Force #33 “Rules Were Made To Be Broken” Child’s Play Third Move
  182. New Warriors #46 “(untitled)” Child’s Play Fourth Move
  183. New Warriors Annual #4 “Powerless”
  184. Nova #3 “Corrupting Influences”
  185. Nova #4 “Countdown To Zero”
  186. Iron Man #302 “Oil And Gold”
  187. Iron Man #303 “Kids These Days”
  188. Iron Man #304 “The Sound Of Thunder!”
  189. Nova #5 “Birds Of Prey” Freshmeat Part One of One
  190. New Warriors #47 “Like Flies In Amber” Time And Time Again Part 1
  191. Nova #6 “All That Was & Never Will Be” Time And Time Again Part 3
  192. Nova #7 “All That Was & Never Will Be Act II” Time And Time Again Part 6
  193. New Warriors #49 “Cornerstones” Time And Time Again Part 7
  194. New Warriors #50 “Till Death Do Us Part!” Time And Time Again Part 8
  195. Quasar #60 “The Long Goodbye”
  196. Nova #8 “Enter: Chaos!”
  197. Nova #9 “Enter: Chaos! Part Two”
  198. New Warriors #51 “Another Think Coming”
  199. New Warriors #53 “Basic Arithmetic”
  200. Nova #10 “Fists Of Diamond, Heart Of Stone”
  201. Nova #11 “Those Who Would Destroy Us”
  202. Nova #12 “Novas In Collision”
  203. Nova #13 “Shadows Aflame” Deathstorm T-Minus 3
  204. Darkhawk #45 “A Rage In Space”
  205. Spider-Man: Friends & Enemies #1 “Power Meetings” Friends And Enemies Part 1
  206. Spider-Man: Friends & Enemies #2 “Targets” Friends And Enemies Part 2
  207. Spider-Man: Friends & Enemies #3 “Stolen Lives” Friends And Enemies Part 3
  208. Spider-Man: Friends & Enemies #4 “Fire Of Freedom” Friends And Enemies Part 4
  209. Darkhawk #50 “Glory!” A Hawk Supreme Part III
  210. Nova #14 “Shadows Asunder” Deathstorm T-Minus 2
  211. Nova #15 “World Killer” Deathstorm T-Minus 1
  212. Nova #16 “Ground Zero!” Deathstorm Ground Zero
  213. Night Thrasher #16 “In For A Penny…” Money Don’t Buy Part Two
  214. New Warriors #54 “Might Makes Wrong”
  215. New Warriors #55 “Unacceptable Losses”
  216. New Warriors #56 “Payback’s A Real Switch”
  217. New Warriors #57 “Breaking Points!”
  218. Night Thrasher #20 “Beating And Beaten” The Heart Of Rage Part One
  219. Cosmic Powers Unlimited #1 “The Silver Surfer”
  220. Nova #17 “Dishonorable Discharge”
  221. Nova #18 “Alienation”
  222. New Warriors #60 “The Only Constant”
  223. New Warriors #61 “Everyone Hates A Clone” Maximum Clonage Prologue
  224. New Warriors #62 “Captives”
  225. New Warriors #65 “Slave Machine”
  226. New Warriors #68 “Just Yesterday” Future Shock 1
  227. New Warriors #69 “Some Time To Kill” Future Shock 2
  228. New Warriors #71 “The Fire In Which We Burn” Future Shock 4
  229. New Warriors #73 “Damn The Torpedoes”
  230. New Warriors #74 “Surprise…”
  231. New Warriors #75 “Sweet Sorrow”
  232. Ultragirl #2 “Playing With Fire”
  233. Ultragirl #3 “Rock My World”
  234. Thunderbolts #1 “Justice… Like Lightning!”
  235. Thunderbolts #8 “Songbird: Alone”
  236. Thunderbolts #10 “Heroes’ Reward”
  237. Hawkeye: Earth’s Mightiest Marksman #1 “Trounced By Taskmaster!”
  238. Avengers v3 #13 “Lords & Leaders”
  239. Thunderbolts #25 “Saving The World!”
  240. Nova The Human Rocket #1 “Starting Over”
  241. Nova The Human Rocket #2 “Shattered Lives”
  242. Nova The Human Rocket #3 “Lo, There Shall Come — A Really Big Robot!”
  243. Nova The Human Rocket #4 “The Condor Strikes!”
  244. New Warriors v2 #0 “(untitled)”
  245. Nova The Human Rocket #5 “Lo, There Shall Come A Spider”
  246. New Warriors v2 #1 “One Good Reason”
  247. Nova The Human Rocket #6 “The Dying Game”
  248. Contest Of Champions II #3 “Culling The Herd”
  249. New Warriors v2 #2 “Artificial Lives”
  250. Nova The Human Rocket #7 “The End Of Nova The Human Rocket”
  251. New Warriors v2 #3 “Loyalties”
  252. New Warriors v2 #4 “Betrayal”
  253. Generation X #59 “Artie & Leech’s Day Off!”
  254. Ant Man’s Big Christmas #1 “Ant Man’s Big Christmas”
  255. New Warriors v2 #5 “Responsibility”
  256. Fantastic Four v3 #27 “Say — What?!”
  257. Avengers v3 #25 “Ninth Day”
  258. New Warriors v2 #6 “Trust”
  259. New Warriors v2 #7 “Change Of Heart”
  260. Wolverine #149 “Resurrection”
  261. New Warriors v2 #8 “Rite Of Passage”
  262. New Warriors v2 #9 “One Good Deed…”
  263. New Warriors v2 #10 “Judgement Day”
  264. Maximum Security #1 “Illegal Aliens”
  265. Thunderbolts #56 “Beyond Redemption!”
  266. Thunderbolts #57 “Storm Clouds Gathering”
  267. Avengers/JLA #4 “His Name Is Krona…”
  268. Marvel Universe: The End #5 “Omnipotence”
  269. Avengers/Thunderbolts #3 “Three: Nerves”
  270. She-Hulk #5 “More Than A Handful” The Big Picture Part One
  271. Marvel Team-Up v3 #2 The Golden Child Part 2
  272. Marvel Team-Up v3 #4 The Golden Child Part 4
  273. New Thunderbolts #6 “City of Heroes?”
  274. Marvel Team-Up v3 #7 [untitled]
  275. New Thunderbolts #12 “Living Lies” Purple Reign Part Three
  276. Marvel Team-Up v3 #11 “Titannus War Part One”
  277. Marvel Team-Up v3 #12 “Titannus War Part Two”
  278. Marvel Team-Up v3 #13 “Titannus War Part Three”
  279. New Warriors v3 #1 “Pilot”
  280. New Warriors v3 #2 “Animal House”
  281. New Warriors v3 #3 “How Many Super Heroes Does It Take…?”
  282. New Warriors v3 #4 “Nütown, Nücar, Nümember…”
  283. New Warriors v3 #5 “The New Warriors’ Excellent Adventure”
  284. New Warriors v3 #6 “The Valley of the Jerks”
  285. She-Hulk 2 #3 “Time of Her Life”*
  286. Annihilation Prologue #1 “Annihilation Day”
  287. Annihilation: Nova #1 “All For One”
  288. Annihilation: Nova #2 “And One For All”
  289. Annihilation: Nova #3 “Safety in Numbers”
  290. Annihilation: Nova #4 “Ten Minutes and Counting”
  291. Annihilation #1 “Blood and Thunder”
  292. Annihilation #2 [untitled]
  293. Annihilation #3 “Desperate Measures”
  294. Annihilation #4 “Revelation”
  295. Annihilation #5 “Ascension”
  296. Annihilation #6 “Finale”
  297. Nova v5 #1 “What’s Next
  298. Nova v5 #2 “Alienation”
  299. Nova v5 #3 “Home Truths”
  300. Annihilation: Conquest Prologue “Conquest”
  301. Nova v5 #4 “Alone” Annihilation: Conquest
  302. Nova v5 #5 “Together” Annihilation: Conquest
  303. Nova v5 #6 “Inside” Annihilation: Conquest
  304. Nova v5 #7 “Out” Annihilation: Conquest
  305. Nova v5 #8 “Knowhere Part One”
  306. Nova v5 #9 “Knowhere Part Two”
  307. Nova v5 #10 “Vore”
  308. Nova Annual #1 “(untitled)”
  309. Nova v5 #11 “Terminal”

*She-Hulk 2 #3: The exact placement of this issue for Nova is unknown. Nova serves on a panel of character witnesses pulled from different points in time to testify on behalf of She-Hulk. Nova is only seen about three times in crowd shots, with no clear depiction of his costume, and never speaks. As such, it’s impossible to accurately determine from what point in time Nova is pulled. I’ve decided to place it in the present until information indicates otherwise.

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