Klaatu (comics)

Klaatu is a fictional alien appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #136-137 (Feb.-March 1971), a two-part story which credits Roy Thomas as sole writer, but was scripted alongside Gerry Conway and Herb Trimpe. Klaatu's character was a thinly veiled pastiche of Moby Dick. Cybor's first mate Xeron, irritated at the Hulk for causing him to lose his quarry, knocked him unconscious with an energy harpoon. Upon waking, the Hulk was attacked by the Abomination.
The Andromeda Starship later confronted Klaatu again, and Xeron and Cybor were able to mortally wound the creature before their own ship was severely damaged in the process. While Xeron tried to save the ship and its crew, Cybor fell onto the creature's back as it drifted into space and apparently into the sun, presumably to both their deaths, while the Andromeda Starship appeared stranded in space.
Years later it is revealed that Klaatu was not killed, but rejuvenated by the sun's energy, and had saved Xeron and Cybor and the Andromeda Starship. The Hulk encountered him again in the Crossroads, an interdimensional nexus in which the Hulk was then trapped. The Hulk, in a more feral state of mind, attacked Klaatu, again to no effect. Klaatu departs before the arrival of the Andromeda Starship, which is still pursuing Captain Cybor's vendetta, and which captures the Hulk, and then follows Klaatu into "Ocean World".
The Andromeda Starship confronts Klaatu again, but retreats when the Hulk wakes up and starts tearing the ship apart. The starship again finds Klaatu and injures it with several energy harpoons. Angered, Klaatu destroys the ship, killing its entire crew. However, the Hulk takes pity on Klaatu and removes the harpoons from its body.
Powers and abilities
Klaatu is a member of the extraterrestrial race called the Herm, and as such it is immensely powerful, and has been described as power incarnate. It possesses immense strength and durability and can drain energy from power sources.

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