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Goom
Goom's first appearance inTales of Suspense#15. Art by Jack Kirby.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceTales of Suspense#15 (March 1961)
Created byStan Lee
Jack Kirby
Dick Ayers
In-story information
Team affiliationsS.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Paranormal Containment Unit
AbilitiesMental powers
Immense head
Arsenal of advanced technology

Goomis a fictionalextraterrestrialcreated byStan Lee,Jack Kirby,andDick Ayers,appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.He first appeared in theanthologycomic bookTales of Suspense#15 (March 1961) in theSilver Age of Comic Books.He is depicted as the father ofGoogam.[1][2]

Publication history

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Goom first appeared inTales of Suspense#15[3]and was created byStan Lee,Jack Kirby,[4]andDick Ayers.

Fictional character biography

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Goom is an alien from Planet X who attempted to conquer the Earth. He was defeated and returned to his home planet by other aliens from Planet X.[4][5]His sonGoogamsoon followed in his father's footsteps.[4][6]

Xemnulater created a duplicate of Goom which theHulkdestroyed.[7]

At some point, Goom was captured by the alienCollectorand imprisoned alongside other monsters. These captives were freed by theMole Man,but were defeated by theBeast,Giant-Man,the Hulk and theThing,andMister Fantasticexiled them into theNegative Zone.[volume & issue needed]

Somehow, Goom and other monsters returned to Earth and took up residence on Monster Isle. On a Valentine's Day, Goom attempted to find a human mate on Earth, but the goddessVenusinstead set him up (somewhat against his will) with the alien Shivoor.[volume & issue needed]Goom vanished afterwards, leaving his son Googam alone on Earth.[volume & issue needed]

The microscopic dictatorTim Boo Baatook advantage of Googam's search for his father to manipulate Googam into bringing him to Earth, where he was defeated by Googam's allies, the "Fin Fang Four".[8]

Goom was later captured byS.H.I.E.L.D.and placed in the custody of theirHowling CommandosMonster Force.[volume & issue needed]Goom later appeared on Monster Isle whenShadowcatandMagikappeared to look for a mutant girl named Bo. Goom was among the monsters that attacked the three until Magik teleported herself, Shadowcat, and Bo to the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning.[9]

During theMonsters Unleashedstoryline, Goom was among the monsters seen falling from the sky nearSan Diego.It turned out that Goom and the other monsters that were dubbed "Goliathons" were summoned by the Inhuman kid Kei Kawade where they helped to fight the Leviathon Tide.[10]In one of these battles, Goom mocked his son Googam for struggling in his battle against anInsectoidLeviathon.[11]

Powers and abilities

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Goom has mental powers and an immense head. He had advanced technology which was seen inTales of Suspense#15 including a spaceship, a disintegration-inducing "Neutron Ray", and a time machine, which had the ability to change the age of others.

Other versions

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Marvel Adventures

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In theMarvel Adventurescontinuity, Goom is depicted as an alien from theNegative Zonewho monitors Earth through television transmissions. He ends up absorbing phrases from 2000s rap culture after theHuman Torchaccidentally switches his feed toMTV.

In other media

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References

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  1. ^Cotter 2008,p. 17.
  2. ^Rhett Thomas 2015,p. 32.
  3. ^Magnett, Chase (May 24, 2019)."The 10 Best Kaiju to Ever Appear in Superhero Comics".ComicBook.com.RetrievedNovember 21,2019.
  4. ^abcPeters, Mark (October 16, 2015)."12 Awesome Jack Kirby Monsters with Ridiculous Names".Paste.RetrievedNovember 21,2019.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^Tales of Suspense#15
  6. ^Tales of Suspense#17
  7. ^The Incredible Hulkvol. 2 Annual #5
  8. ^Fin Fang Four#1
  9. ^The Uncanny X-Menvol. 3 #33
  10. ^Monsters Unleashedvol. 2 #2
  11. ^Doctor Strangevol. 4 #1.MU
  12. ^"The Super Hero Squad Show #217 - Six Against Infinity, Part 3: This Man-Thing, This Monster! (Episode)".Comic Vine.RetrievedFebruary 21,2024.
  13. ^"Momma Monster Voice - Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (TV Show)".Behind The Voice Actors.RetrievedFebruary 21,2024.A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  14. ^"Little Monster (1) Voice - Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (TV Show)".Behind The Voice Actors.RetrievedFebruary 21,2024.A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  15. ^"Little Monster (2) Voice - Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (TV Show)".Behind The Voice Actors.RetrievedFebruary 21,2024.A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
  16. ^"Little Monster (3) Voice - Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (TV Show)".Behind The Voice Actors.RetrievedFebruary 21,2024.A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.

Further reading

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  • Goomat Marvel Wiki
  • Goomat The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
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