Nova (Richard Rider) is a teenager from New York who was randomly selected by a dying alien to receive the full power of the Nova Corps — essentially the Marvel Universe's police force. Created by Marv Wolfman and John Buscema in 1976, Richard Rider's story peaked in the catastrophic Annihilation War arc, where he was the last Nova standing against a universe-threatening invasion. His sacrifice and resurrection cemented him as one of Marvel's greatest cosmic heroes.
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