Tana Nile is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
| Tana Nile | |
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 Tana Nile as depicted in Annihilation: The Nova Corps Files #1 (August 2006) | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | (human form): Thor #129 (Jun 1966) (true form): Thor #131 |
| Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Rigellian |
| Team affiliations | Colonizers of Rigel Daydreamers Graces |
| Abilities |
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Publication history
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Tana Nile first appeared in Thor #129 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.[1]
Fictional character biography
editTana Nile, of the planet Rigel-3, is a female member of the Colonizers of Rigel. In her attempt to colonize the planet Earth, Tana Nile takes a human form as Jane Foster's roommate.[2][3][4] She attempted to take control of Earth, but was ordered to cease her attack.[5] Tana leaves Earth to be given a new assignment, and is told that the High Commissioner of Rigel has chosen her to be his wife.[6][7][8]
Tana Nile later encounters Sif, Hildegarde, and sailor Silas Grant on Blackworld as she is battling Ego-Prime, a fragment of Ego the Living Planet. After Blackworld is destroyed in a nuclear war, Tana moves to Earth and becomes an ally of Thor.[9]
Tana visits Charles Xavier's Massachusetts Academy to learn more about human beings. During an adventure in an alternate dimension created by Franklin Richards, she falls in love with Howard the Duck. After a spontaneous kiss, Howard tells her of his attachment to Beverly Switzler, and she accepts that romance with him is inappropriate.[10]
In the Annihilation storyline, Tana Nile frames Ronan the Accuser for the House of Fiyero in exchange for information on Ronan. He promises to hunt her down, along with others involved in the trial, to discover the true reason behind his dismissal.[11] Nile later joins Gamora's Graces before being killed by Annihilus' Annihilation Wave.[12]
Powers and abilities
editTana Nile is an alien with the ability to manipulate her own density and control the minds of others. She wields armor that enables her to disguise herself as a human, a "stasis gun" that can project concussive energy or intense heat, and a wrist-mounted communicator.
In other media
editTelevision
edit- Tana Nile makes a non-speaking appearance in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "Tremble at the Might of...M.O.D.O.K.!".[citation needed]
- Tana Nile makes a cameo appearance in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Guardians of the Galaxy", voiced by Grey DeLisle.[13]
- Tana Nile appears in Guardians of the Galaxy, voiced by Jessica DiCicco.[14] This version is the daughter of the Grand Commissioner of Rigel. After she flees from Rigel-3 to avoid the Rigellians' coming-of-age ritual called the Centering, which would strip her of emotions in exchange for enhanced psychic abilities, the Grand Commissioner hires the Guardians of the Galaxy to retrieve her. Eventually, she returns to Rigel-3 to lead the Rigellians into an era of compassion and better understanding.
References
edit- ^ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 258. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ^ Thor #129
- ^ Thor #130
- ^ Wells, John (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 90. ISBN 978-1605490557.
- ^ Thor #133
- ^ Thor #134
- ^ Comtois, Pierre (2015). Marvel Comics in the 1960s: An Issue By Issue Field Guide to a Pop Culture Phenomenon. TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 139–141. ISBN 978-1-60549-016-8.
- ^ Thor #160
- ^
- Thor #198
- Thor #201 - #204
- Thor #211 - #213
- Thor #217 - #218
- Thor #220 - #221
- ^ Generation X #23, 25; Daydreamers 1-3
- ^ Annihilation: Ronan #1
- ^ Annihilation: Ronan #4
- ^ "Tana Nile Voice - Ultimate Spider-Man (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 12, 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 credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ "Tana Voice - Guardians of the Galaxy (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 12, 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 credits or other reliable sources of information.
External links
edit- Tana Nile at Marvel.com
- Tana Nile Archived 2011-12-13 at the Wayback Machine at Comic Book Database