The Origin of Annihilus and the Negative Zone

History of the Marvel Universe No. 260
The Origin of Annihilus

Sources:
Annihilus and the Tyannans
- Fantastic Four 140 (1973)
- Fantastic Four Unlimited 003 (1993)
First Appearance of Annihilus
- Fantastic Four Annual 006 (1968)
The Negative Zone
- Fantastic Four 051 (1966)
- Fantastic Four 061-062 (1967)
- Fantastic Four 110 (1971)
- Fantastic Four 318-319 (1988)
Blastaar, The Living Bomb Burst
- Fantastic Four 061-063 (1967)
- Fantastic Four 215-216 (1980)
- Marvel Two-In-One 075 (1981)
- War of Kings: Warriors 001 (2009)
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Bane of Blastaar (2023)
The Microverse
- Fantastic Four 075-077 (1968)
Invasion of Sub-Atomica
- Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man 005-006 (1999)
The Nega-Bands
- Captain Marvel 016-018 (1969)
- Avengers 089 (1971)
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Comic Magazine 009 (2001)
Rick Jones versus Annihilus
- Avengers 097 (1972)
- Captain Marvel 035 (1974)
Janus, the Nega-Man
- Fantastic Four 108-110 (1971)
- Fantastic Four (Vol. 3) 043 (2001)
Another Attempted Invasion of Earth
- Marvel Team-Up 002 (1972)
Cosmic Control Rod Restored
- Fantastic Four 140-141 (1973)
Counter-Earth and the Brute
- Marvel Premiere 001-002 (1972)
- Fantastic Four 178-179 (1977)
The Monster Android
- Fantastic Four 070-071 (1968)
- Fantastic Four 181-183 (1977)
The Super-Adaptoid
- Captain Marvel 050 (1977)
- Marvel Two-In-One 075 (1981)
The FF's Exploration Mission & Annihilus' Gambit
- Fantastic Four 251-256 (1983)
Annihilus Reborn
- Fantastic Four 289-290 (1986)

Additional information from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.

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[joeldeeter]

hope you do more of Annihilus, he's a very underrated FF villain

[mueezadam]

Love these silver era comic origins. It was a weird time where creators like Jack Kirby would add eclectic themes ranging from gnostic to hyborian to their work.

That’s why G.O.D.S and Immortal Thor are my favourite series right now.

[chriscripplercruz]

Now this is going to be outstanding and I'm definitely going to learn something I didn't know. Everyone that voted for this video deserves a big pat on the back lol

[MisterDTwenty]

A fantastic villain I was always really fascinated with, so alien and dangerous he really stood out to me

[Hulkzilla]

This was really fun! I would love to see more of Annihilus and the Negative Zone.

[christopherulichney]

This was much more than just the history of Annihilus. The Negative Zone is such an interesting and important part of the Marvel Universe. My second favorite realm right behind the Savag Land. (Maybe a video on the Savage Land is on the horizon?)

My suggestion for a future video is the Alpha Flight member SASQUATCH.

As always, MAKE MINE THE MERRY MARVELITE!!!!

[BlackHart]

The Annihilation story arc was amazing

[sylph]

Only in comics can the ruler of an entire dimension build a device, lose it and not even consider just building an other

[Insane-Howl-Cowl]

There is much more to Annihilus backstory and the Negative Zone than I realized. Thank you

[charlesjohnson]

THIS CHANNEL IS 'EXCELSIOR' 👍 ..

[Joseph_Drew_III]

Note about the Microverse: If you shrink to get there, it’s smaller. What’s that, multiversal travel also led there? Cool, some multiversal travel must have size-altering properties.

[bigspaghettiman]

You have no idea how often I check your account for a video on Annihilus. Finally!!!

[briang]

I agree with Johnny.
Mantracora looks like a place worthy of thorough... investigation.

[KGBookkeeping]

you knew exactly where to stop on this one!!! The second video is gunna be soooo good! Can’t wait for it!

[Cyklopz]

This is exactly the video I needed today! So happy I stumbled across your channel recently! Amazing stuff dude!!!!

[quentinfogger]

How many of you remember seeing Annihilus in the Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Fantastic Four world's greatest heroes and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H?

[robphoenix]

That was well done! Definitely enjoyed the deep dive.

[dfailsthemost]

Awesome. I wanted exactly this kind of history. I'd definitely be interested in more.

[trexadvent]

Can you do history of the characters mentioned in this video?

Speaking of which, Are you going to do history of Sam Alexander as Nova who fought against Annihilus in the comics?

[mikez]

This is cool. I like hearing the Negative zone history