# Tempus (comics) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tempus_(comics) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tempus_(comics).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempus_(comics) > Source revision: 1343628704 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Tempus** is the name of two characters appearing in [American comic books](/source/American_comic_book) published by [Marvel Comics](/source/Marvel_Comics). ## Publication history The first Tempus initially appeared in *Giant-Size Fantastic Four* #2 (August 1974) and was created by [Gerry Conway](/source/Gerry_Conway) and [John Buscema](/source/John_Buscema). He is an enormous humanoid who dwells in [Limbo](/source/Limbo_(Marvel_Comics)) and serves [Immortus](/source/Immortus). An immortal creature created from the essence of Limbo, Tempus views his undying nature as a curse, and often remarks that he would consider execution a suitable reward for his services to Immortus. The second Tempus first appeared in *All-New X-Men* #1 (November 2012) and was created by [Brian Michael Bendis](/source/Brian_Michael_Bendis) and [Stuart Immonen](/source/Stuart_Immonen). Eva Bell is an [Australian](/source/Australians) teenager, who can create time-freezing bubbles and teleport people through time. Tempus is a new member of the [Uncanny X-Men](/source/Uncanny_X-Men#2013–2015:_Volume_3). ## Fictional character biography ### Servant of Immortus On his master's behalf, the first Tempus has fought many different superheroes, including the [Fantastic Four](/source/Fantastic_Four) and the [West Coast Avengers](/source/West_Coast_Avengers).[1][2] He was fought and defeated by [Thor](/source/Thor_(Marvel_Comics)) as part of a plot by Immortus to rob Thor of his ability to travel in time using [Mjolnir](/source/Mjolnir_(Marvel_Comics)).[3] The [Destiny War](/source/Avengers_Forever) is ignited when Immortus sends Tempus to kill [Rick Jones](/source/Rick_Jones_(character)) on the moon. He is defeated by [Kang the Conqueror](/source/Kang_the_Conqueror), but rejuvenated by Immortus and sent to fight [Hawkeye](/source/Hawkeye_(Clint_Barton)). Tempus' plan to defeat the hero by regressing him backwards through time to the point of non-existence backfires when Hawkeye regains his lost [size-changing abilities](/source/Goliath_(Marvel_Comics)), granting him enough power to defeat Tempus again. ### Eva Bell Eva Bell is a goth-punk teenager from [Gold Coast, Queensland](/source/Gold_Coast,_Queensland). When her [mutant](/source/Mutant_(Marvel_Comics)) powers manifest, [Cyclops](/source/Cyclops_(Marvel_Comics)) appears and asks her to join his new [X-Men](/source/Uncanny_X-Men#2013–2015:_Volume_3). She at first does not want to and prefers a normal life, but then the [Avengers](/source/Avengers_(comics)) come to recruit her and she decides she will not have a normal life and Cyclops's team will be cooler. She then creates a time bubble that freezes the Avengers so they can escape.[4] Eva uses her time travel to kill Matthew Malloy, a reality-warping mutant who threatens Earth, by preventing his parents from meeting.[5] In *[House of X and Powers of X](/source/House_of_X_and_Powers_of_X)*, the X-Men establish [Krakoa](/source/Krakoa) as a mutant nation. Tempus becomes part of [the Five](/source/The_Five_(comics)), a group of five mutants who combine their powers to resurrect dead mutants through a process called the "transcendent", which recreates their bodies and restores their memories at the time of their deaths. This was first shown when [Professor X](/source/Professor_X) has the Five resurrect [Archangel](/source/Warren_Worthington_III), Cyclops, [Husk](/source/Husk_(comics)), [Marvel Girl](/source/Jean_Grey), [Mystique](/source/Mystique_(character)), [Nightcrawler](/source/Nightcrawler_(character)), [Penance](/source/M_(Marvel_Comics)), and [Wolverine](/source/Wolverine_(character)) after they are killed battling [Nimrod](/source/Nimrod_(comics)).[6][7] ## Powers and abilities The first Tempus possesses immense strength, allowing him to trade blows with Thor and the alien monster [Alioth](/source/Alioth_(comics)). His body is composed of the essence of Limbo, which Immortus can control and use to summon an army of trillions. As a temporal energy being, he is able to manipulate time. The Eva Bell incarnation of Tempus is a mutant who can create time bubbles that freeze anybody within them. It is later revealed that she can also teleport others into the future. ## References 1. *[Avengers West Coast](/source/Avengers_West_Coast)* #62 (September 1990) 1. *Giant-Size Fantastic Four* #2 (August 1974) 1. *[Thor](/source/Thor_(comic_book))* #281 (March 1979) 1. *[Uncanny X-Men](/source/Uncanny_X-Men)* (vol. 3) #1 (April 2013) 1. *Uncanny X-Men* (vol. 3) #29 (December 2014) 1. Adams, Tim (September 21, 2019). ["The Five X-Men Behind House of X's Mutant Resurrection Machine"](https://www.cbr.com/house-of-x-five-x-men-resurrection-machine/). *[Comic Book Resources](/source/Comic_Book_Resources)*. Retrieved November 2, 2024. 1. *[House of X](/source/House_of_X)* #5 (November 2019) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tempus (comics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempus_(comics)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempus_(comics)?action=history)). 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