Nova (Sam Alexander)

Nova (2020) art by Luciano Vecchio

Nova
the new human rocket

Real name: Samuel “Sam” Alexander
Membership status: Inactive
Known relatives: Jesse (father), Eva (mother), Kaelynn (sister)
First published appearance: Point One #1 by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness
Total canon appearances: 248

Checklist

Recommended Reading Order:

1. Marvel 75th Anniversary Celebration #1 “Anniversary”
2. Nova v5 #1 “Nova”
3. Nova v5 #2 “Believe”
4. Nova v5 #3 “Train”
5. Nova v5 #4 “Betrayal”
6. Nova v5 #5 “Victory”
7. Point One #1 “Harbinger”
8. Avengers vs. X-Men: Infinite #1 “[untitled]”
9. Avengers vs. X-Men #1 “[untitled]”
10. Avengers vs. X-Men #12 “[untitled]”
11. Uncanny X-Men v2 #19 “The Passion of Scott Summers” [simultaneous with Avengers vs. X-Men #12]
12. Marvel Now! Point One #1 “Diamondhead”
13. Nova v5 #6 “Home Field”
14. Nova v5 #7 “Away Game”
15. Avengers: Heroes Welcome #1 “Heroes Welcome”
16. Nova v5 #8 “Infinity” Infinity
17. Nova v5 #9 “Infinity²” Infinity
18. Nova v5 #10 “Land and Launch”
19. A+X #17 “Iron Man + Broo”
20. New Warriors v5 #1 “[untitled]”
21. New Warriors v5 #2 “[untitled]”
22. New Warriors v5 #3 “[untitled]”
23. New Warriors v5 #4 “[untitled]”
24. Amazing Spider-Man v3 #1 “Kaine” [simultaneous with New Warriors v5 #4]
25. Nova v5 #10 “Adventure Time”
26. Nova v5 #11 “Pawn Takes Night”
27. Nova v5 #12 “Help Wanted”
28. Nova v5 #13.NOW “The Punch-Out at the Carefree Corral”
29. Nova v5 #14 “Road to Knowhere”
30. Nova v5 #15 “Can We Keep Him?”
31. Nova v5 #16 “Battle Skaarns”
32. Original Sin #0 “Who is the Watcher?” Original Sin
33. Nova v5 #17 “Home Alone”
34. Nova v5 #18 “Dia de los Muertos” Original Sin
35. Original Sin #2 “Bomb Full of Secrets” Original Sin [simultaneous with Nova v5 #18 page 7-17]
36. Amazing Spider-Man v3 #4 “[untitled]” Original Sin [simultaneous with Nova v5 #18 page 14-17]
37. Daredevil v4 #6 “[untitled]” Original Sin [simultaneous with Nova v5 #18 page 17]
38. Original Sin #3 “Trust No One, Not Even Yourself” Original Sin [simultaneous with Nova v5 #18 page 17-20]
39. Deadpool v4 #30 “The Brave and the Blonde” Original Sin
40. Nova v5 #19 “Original Sin Part II” Original Sin
41. Nova v5 #20 “The Truth About the Black Hats” Original Sin
42. Iron Man Special #1 “Faking It” No End in Sight Part 2 of 3
43. Nova Special #1 “[untitled]” No End in Sight Part 3 of 3
44. New Warriors v5 #8 “[untitled]”
45. Nova v5 #21 “Moving Day”
46. New Warriors v5 #9 “[untitled]”
47. New Warriors v5 #10 “[untitled]”
48. New Warriors v5 #11 “[untitled]”
49. New Warriors v5 #12 “[untitled]”
50. Amazing Spider-Man v3 #9 “The Gathering” Spider-Verse Part One
51. Amazing Spider-Man v4 #21 “Live Another Day” The Clone Conspiracy
52. Nova v5 #22 “Children of the Candy Corn”
53. Avengers & X-Men: Axis #1 “We Will All Be Dead Tomorrow” The Red Supremacy Chapter 1 AXIS
54. Avengers & X-Men: Axis #2 “Theme to a Desperate Scene” The Red Supremacy Chapter 2 AXIS
55. Avengers & X-Men: Axis #3 “Good News for Bad People” The Red Supremacy Chapter 3 AXIS
56. Avengers & X-Men: Axis #5 “Something Clearly Went Wrong” Inversion Chapter 2 AXIS
57. Nova v5 #23 “Wouldn’t Mama Be Proud” AXIS
58. Nova v5 #24 “Stupidity Tries” AXIS
59. Nova v5 #25 “The Super-Saver Club Card” AXIS
60. Nova v5 #26 “Look What the Bus Dragged In”
61. Nova v5 #27 “Mr. Carnage Goes to Carefree”
62. Nova Annual v2 #1 “The Adventures of Doc & Sammy”
63. Guardians of the Galaxy v3 #24 “The Black Vortex Chapter 2”
64. Legendary Star-Lord #9 “The Black Vortex Chapter 3”
65. All-New X-Men #38 “The Black Vortex Chapter 4”
66. All-New X-Men #39 “The Black Vortex Chapter 5”
67. Guardians Team-Up #3 “The Black Vortex Chapter 6”
68. Guardians of the Galaxy v3 #25 “The Black Vortex Chapter 7”
69. Nova v5 #28 “The Black Vortex Chapter 8”
70. Legendary Star-Lord #10 “The Black Vortex Chapter 9”
71. Cyclops v3 #12 “The Black Vortex Chapter 10”
72. Legendary Star-Lord #11 “The Black Vortex Chapter 12”
73. Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex – Omega #1 “The Black Vortex Chapter 13”
74. Avengers Presented by Western Union #1 “The Connection”
75. S.H.I.E.L.D. v3 #1 “Perfect Bullets”
76. Nova Annual v2 #1 “Leggo My Nova”
77. Nova v5 #29 “A Sort of Homecoming Part 1”
78. Nova v5 #30 “A Sort of Homecoming Part 2”
79. Nova v5 #31 “A Sort of Homecoming Finale”
80. Free Comic Book Day 2015: Secret Wars #0 “[untitled]”
81. All-New, All-Different Avengers #1 “You’re a Jerk!”
82. All-New, All-Different Avengers #1 “Assemble!”
83. All-New, All-Different Avengers #2 “[untitled]”
84. All-New, All-Different Avengers #3 “[untitled]”
85. Free Comic Book Day 2015: Avengers #1 “[untitled]”
86. Daredevil v5 #19 “Purple Part 3”
87. Ms. Marvel v4 #1 “Super Famous Part 1 of 3”
88. Spider-Woman v6 #1 “[untitled]”
89. Nova v6 #1 “[untitled]”
90. Nova v6 #2 “[untitled]”
91. Nova v6 #3 “[untitled]”
92. Nova v6 #4 “[untitled]”
93. Nova v6 #5 “[untitled]”
94. Nova v6 #6 “[untitled]”
95. All-New, All-Different Avengers #4 “[untitled]”
96. All-New, All-Different Avengers #5 “[untitled]”
97. All-New, All-Different Avengers #6 “[untitled]”
98. All-New, All-Different Avengers #7 “[untitled]” Standoff
99. Captain America: Sam Wilson #7 “[untitled]” Standoff
100. Uncanny Avengers v3 #8 “Student Debt” Standoff
101. All-New, All-Different Avengers #8 “[untitled]” Standoff
102. Captain America: Sam Wilson #8 “[untitled]” Standoff
103. Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Omega #1 “[untitled]” Standoff
104. Vision v2 #6 “P vs. NP”
105. Thanos: The Infinity Finale “The Infinity Finale”
106. Year of Marvels: June Infinite Comic #1 “[untitled]”
107. Silver Surfer v8 #3 “I Stand with Earth!”
108. Silver Surfer v3 #4 “Homeworld”
109. New Avengers v4 #11 “[untitled]”
110. All-New, All-Different Avengers #9 “[untitled]” [last page occurs simultaneous with the last page of Nova v6 #7]
111. Nova v6 #7 “[untitled]”
112. All-New, All-Different Avengers #10 “[untitled]”
113. All-New, All-Different Avengers #11 “[untitled]”
114. All-New, All-Different Avengers #12 “[untitled]”
115. Vision v2 #10 “All Will Return to Normal”
116. Vision v2 #11 “You and I Were Born for Better Things”
117. Marvel Tsum Tsum #4 “Tsum Raider”
118. Ms. Marvel v4 #7 “The Road to War” Civil War II
119. Invincible Iron Man v2 #10 “[untitled]” Civil War II
120. Invincible Iron Man v2 #11 “[untitled]” Civil War II
121. Amazing Spider-Man v4 #14 “Avengers Assembled” Power Play Part 3
122. Amazing Spider-Man v4 #15 “Suit Yourself” Power Play Conclusion
123. Civil War II #1 “[untitled]”
124. New Avengers v4 #12 “What’s Coming Next” A.I.M. vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. Part I / Civil War II
125. Civil War II: Gods of War #1 “Gods and Monsters”
126. Civil War II: Choosing Sides #1 “Night Thrasher”
127. Captain America: Steve Rogers #4 “[untitled]” Civil War II
128. Nova v6 #8 “[untitled]” Civil War II
129. Spider-Man v2 #6 “[untitled]” Civil War II
130. Civil War II #2 “[untitled]”
131. Captain America: Sam Wilson #10 “[untitled]” Civil War II
132. Uncanny Avengers v3 #13 “Don’t Do the Crime” Civil War II
133. Spider-Man v2 #8 “[untitled]” Civil War II
134. Civil War II #3 “[untitled]”
135. Nova v6 #9 “[untitled]” Civil War II
136. Nova v6 #10 “[untitled]”
137. Nova v6 #11 “[untitled]”
138. Civil War II #4 “[untitled]”
139. Civil War II #5 “[untitled]”
140. Civil War II #6 “[untitled]”
141. Captain America: Steve Rogers #6 “[untitled]” Civil War II
142. Spider-Man v2 #9 “[untitled]” Civil War II
143. Civil War II #8 “[untitled]”
144. Civil War II: The Oath #1 “The Oath”
145. Champions v2 #1 “[untitled]”
146. Jessica Jones v2 #1 “[untitled]”
147. Power Man and Iron Fist v3 #10 “[untitled]”
148. Champions v2 #2 “[untitled]”
149. Champions v2 #3 “[untitled]”
150. Champions v2 #4 “[untitled]”
151. Champions v2 #5 “[untitled]”
152. Spider-Man/Deadpool #12 “The Spider-Man/Deadpool Ho-Ho-Holiday Special!”
153. Champions v2 #1.MU “[untitled]”
154. Monsters Unleashed v2 #1 “[untitled]”
155. Monsters Unleashed v2 #2 “[untitled]”
156. Monsters Unleashed v2 #3 “[untitled]”
157. Monsters Unleashed v2 #4 “[untitled]”
158. Monsters Unleashed v2 #5 “[untitled]”
159. Nova v7 #1 “[untitled]”
160. Nova v7 #2 “[untitled]”
161. Nova v7 #3 “[untitled]”
162. Nova v7 #4 “[untitled]”
163. Nova v7 #5 “[untitled]”
164. Nova v7 #6 “[untitled]”
165. Nova v7 #7 “[untitled]”
166. Spider-Woman v6 #17 “[untitled]”
167. All-New Wolverine #19 “Immune Part 1”
168. Invincible Iron Man v3 #6 “[untitled]”
169. Champions v2 #6 “[untitled]”
170. Champions v2 #7 “[untitled]”
171. Champions v2 #8 “[untitled]”
172. Champions v2 #9 “[untitled]”
173. X-Men: Gold v2 #6 “Techno Superior Part 3”
174. Secret Empire #3 “[untitled]”
175. Secret Empire #7 “[untitled]”
176. Secret Empire #8 “[untitled]”
177. Secret Empire #9 “[untitled]”
178. Secret Empire #10 “[untitled]”
179. Champions v2 #12 “[untitled]”
180. X-Men: Blue #13 “[untitled]” Mojo Worldwide Part 2
181. Invincible Iron Man v3 #593 “[untitled]” The Search for Tony Stark Part One
182. Invincible Iron Man v3 #595 “[untitled]” The Search for Tony Stark Part Three
183. Avengers v7 #672 “[untitled]” Worlds Collide Part 1
184. Champions v2 #13 “[untitled]” Worlds Collide Part 2
185. Avengers v7 #673 “[untitled]” Worlds Collide Part 3
186. Champions v2 #14 “[untitled]” Worlds Collide Part 4
187. Avengers v7 #674 “[untitled]” Worlds Collide Part 5
188. Champions v2 #15 “[untitled]” Worlds Collide Part 6
189. Champions v2 #16 “[untitled]” Champion for a Day Part 1
190. Champions v2 #17 “[untitled]” Champion for a Day Part 2
191. Champions v2 #18 “[untitled]” Champion for a Day Part 3
192. Avengers v7 #675 “[untitled]” No Surrender Part 1
193. Avengers v7 #689 “[untitled]” No Surrender Part 15
194. Venomized #1 “[untitled]”
195. Venomized #2 “[untitled]”
196. Venomized #3 “[untitled]”
197. Venomized #4 “[untitled]”
198. Spider-Man v2 #239 “[untitled]” Sinister Six Reborn Part 6
199. Spider-Man v2 #240 “[untitled]”
200. Despicable Deadpool #300 “[untitled]” The Marvel Universe Kills Deadpool Part Four
201. Deadpool v6 #2 “[untitled]”
202. Champions v2 #19 “[untitled]” Northern Lights Part 1
203. Champions v2 #20 “[untitled]” Northern Lights Part 2
204. Champions v2 #21 “[untitled]” Northern Lights Conclusion
205. Infinity Countdown: Champions #1 “[untitled]”
206. Infinity Countdown: Champions #2 “[untitled]”
207. Champions v2 #22 “Give and Take Part 1”
208. Champions v2 #23 “An Adventure Into Fear!”
209. Champions v2 #25 “[untitled]” Warriors of the Weird Part 1
210. Champions v2 #26 “[untitled]” Warriors of the Weird Part 2
211. Champions v2 #27 “[untitled]” Warriors of the Weird Conclusion
212. Unstoppable Wasp v2 #7 “Happy Birthday, Nadia!”
213. Champions v3 #1 “[untitled]” Beat the Devil Part 1
214. Champions v3 #2 “Free and Clear” Beat the Devil Part 2
215. Champions v3 #3 “The Saved and the Damned” Beat the Devil Part 3
216. Champions v3 #4 “No Choice” Beat the Devil Part 4
217. Champions v3 #7 “Break and Enter”
218. Champions v3 #8 “Give and Take”
219. Champions v3 #9 “While You Were Away”
220. Champions v3 #10 “The Road Ahead”
221. Doctor Strange v5 #15 “[untitled” Herald Supreme Part Four
222. Doctor Strange v5 #16 “[untitled]” Herald Supreme Part Five
223. Amazing Spider-Man v5 #35 “Doom’s Day”
224. Annihilation: Scourge Omega #1 “[untitled]”
225. Incoming! #1 “[untitled]”
226. Outlawed #1 “[untitled]”
227. Champions v4 #1 “[untitled]” Outlawed
228. Champions v4 #2 “[untitled]” Outlawed
229. Champions v4 #3 “[untitled]” Outlawed
230. Champions v4 #4 “[untitled]” Outlawed
231. Champions v4 #5 “[untitled]” Outlawed
232. Champions v4 #6 “Killer App Part One”
233. Champions v4 #5 “Killer App”
234. Champions v4 #7 “Killer App Part Two”
235. Champions v4 #8 “Killer App Part Three”
236. Champions v4 #9 “Killer App Part Four”
237. Champions v4 #10 “Killer App Finale”
238. Devil’s Reign #4 “Devil’s Reign Part 4”
239. Devil’s Reign #5 “Devil’s Reign Part 5”
240. Devil’s Reign #6 “Devil’s Reign Part 6”
241. She-Hulk v4 #4 “[untitled]”
242. Marvel’s Voices: Comunidades v2 #1 “A Small Mercy”
243. Marvel’s Voices Infinity Comic #20 “Restoration Part 1”
244. Marvel’s Voices Infinity Comic #21 “Restoration Part 2”
245. Marvel’s Voices Infinity Comic #22 “Restoration Part 3”
246. Marvel’s Voices Infinity Comic #23 “Restoration Part 4”
247. Marvel’s Voices Infinity Comic #24 “Restoration Part 5”
248. Marvel’s Voices Infinity Comic #25 “Restoration Part 6”