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Appearances of Mantis

Created by Steve Englehart and Don Heck. First appearance of Mantis in The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #112 (June 1973). Origin in issue #123 (May 1974) and Giant-Size Avengers (Marvel, 1974 series) #4 (June 1975). Mantis was revealed to be the Celestial Madonna in Giant-Size Avengers (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (November 1974). Her marriage to the Prime Cotati, who possessed the reanimated body of the Swordsman, took place in issue #4 (June 1975). Mantis later gave birth to the Celestial Messiah, as shown in flashback in Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1987 series) #4 (October 1987). When writer Steve Englehart left Marvel Comics, he continued Mantis' storyline at other companies. She first appeared as [Willow][32073] in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #142 (May 1977). She appeared next as [Lorelei][32074] in Scorpio Rose (Eclipse, 1983 series) #2 (November 1983). The Scorpio Rose series was cancelled with that second issue before the story arc concluded, but a plot summary of the third issue was printed in Coyote Collection (Image, 2005 series) #1 (2005). [32073]: https://www.comics.org/character/32073/ [32074]: https://www.comics.org/character/32074/

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Annihilation: Conquest (2008 Series) -

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Annihilation: Conquest (2008 Series) -

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Avengers (1996 Series) -

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Avengers (1996 Series) -

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Avengers (1998 Series) -

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Avengers (1998 Series) -

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Avengers Assemble (2011 series) #1 [February] 2011

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Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection (2017 Series) -

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Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection (2020 Series) -

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Avengers Classic (2007 Series) -

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Avengers Epic Collection (2013 Series) -

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Avengers Forever (1998 Series) -

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Avengers Forever (1998 Series) -

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Avengers vs. Thanos (2013 series) 2013
Avengers: Celestial Quest (2012 Series) -

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Avengers: West Coast Avengers - Zodiac Attack (2012 Series) -

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Captain Marvel (2019 Series) -

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Deadpool (2013 Series) -

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Doctor Strange (2023 Series) -

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Drax: Guardian of the Galaxy (2016 Series) -

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Essential Captain Marvel (2008 Series) -

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Essential Defenders (2005 Series) -

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Essential Silver Surfer (2001 Series) -

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Evolutionary War Omnibus (2011 Series) -

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Fall of the House of X (2024 Series) -

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Fantastic Four (1961 Series) -

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Fantastic Four (1961 Series) -

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Fantastic Four (1961 Series) -

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Fantastic Four (1961 Series) -

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Fantastic Four Annual (1963 Series) -

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FOOM Magazine (1973 Series) -

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Giant-Size Avengers (1974 Series) -

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Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex (2016 Series) -

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 Series) -

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2013 Series) -

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2013 Series) -

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2013 Series) -

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2015 Series) -

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2020 Series) -

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2020 Series) -

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2023 Series) -

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2023 Series) -

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2023 Series) -

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2023 Series) -

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Guardians of the Galaxy (2023 Series) -

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Guardians of the Galaxy: Best Story Ever (2015 Series) -

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Guardians of the Galaxy: Galaxy's Most Wanted (2014 Series) -

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Heroes Reborn Omnibus (2019 Series) -

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Infinity Gauntlet (2011 Series) -

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Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus (2014 Series) -

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Marvel Age Annual (1985 Series) -

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Marvel Age Annual (1985 Series) -

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Marvel Comics (2019 series) #1000 October 2019
Marvel Graphic Novel (1982 series) #[1] - The Death of Captain Marvel [April] 1982
Marvel Legendary Collection (2022 Series) -

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Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2003 Series) -

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Marvel Vision (1996 Series) -

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Marvel's Voices: Identity (2022 Series) -

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Marvel-Verse: Wanda & Vision (2020 Series) -

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New Avengers Annual (2006 Series) -

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Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Avengers 2004 (2004 Series) -

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Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Avengers 2005 (2005 Series) -

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Paradise X Special Edition (2001 series) #[Regular Edition] 2001
She-Hulk by Peter David Omnibus (2021 Series) -

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She-Hulk: Cosmic Collision (2009 Series) -

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Silver Surfer (1987 Series) -

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Silver Surfer (1987 Series) -

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Silver Surfer (1987 Series) -

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Silver Surfer (1987 Series) -

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Silver Surfer (1987 Series) -

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Silver Surfer (1987 Series) -

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Silver Surfer (1987 Series) -

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Silver Surfer (1987 Series) -

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Silver Surfer Annual (1988 Series) -

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Silver Surfer Annual (1988 Series) -

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Silver Surfer Epic Collection (2014 Series) -

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Silver Surfer Epic Collection (2014 Series) -

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Silver Surfer Epic Collection (2014 Series) -

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Solo Avengers (1987 Series) -

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The Avengers (1963 Series) -
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The Avengers (1963 series) #131 January 1974 [January 1975]
The Avengers Annual (1967 Series) -

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The Avengers Annual (1967 Series) -

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The Avengers Annual (1976 Series) -

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The Defenders (1972 Series) -

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The Defenders (1972 Series) -

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The Defenders (1972 Series) -

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The Infinity Gauntlet (1991 series) #3 [Direct] September 1991
The Life of Captain Marvel (1990 Series) -

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The Thanos Imperative (2010 Series) -

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The Thanos Imperative (2010 Series) -

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The Thanos Imperative (2010 Series) -

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The Thanos Imperative (2010 Series) -

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The Thanos Imperative (2010 Series) -

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The Thanos Imperative (2010 Series) -

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The West Coast Avengers Annual (1986 Series) -

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Thor (1966 Series) -

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True Believers: Annihilation - Mantis (2020 Series) -

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Ultimate Universe: One Year In (2025 series) #1 February 2025
West Coast Avengers (1985 Series) -

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West Coast Avengers (1985 Series) -

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Wizard Presents Open Space (1999 Series) -

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X-Men: Inferno Crossovers (2010 Series) -

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