There’s no doubt that those sharing this article such as Andrew Dyce from ScreenRant are likely hear people trying to figure out just how this could be so and there might even be those that will be looking in the archives, taking the whole thing out of context, to deny that a T. Rex was ever the first superhero in the Marvel universe. But if you’ll notice the ‘out of context’ quip, you should be able to reason that a lot of people will skate right past what a thinking person would be considering and taking this from a completely literal sense. The trick here isn’t to go searching in the archives for who was really the first hero on the page since that’s kind of obvious if you just do a quick Google search, but instead to think about how Marvel and other companies love to go back in time within their various titles and mess with things continuously in an effort to dig up new story lines and create new opportunities that they haven’t yet tapped. That’s what this is all about, so those of you that might have been getting ready to write a vicious rebuke to those that don’t seem to know any better can calm down just a bit and take a breath, and realize that it’s simply a new story within the Marvel universe that could entertain some but might still vex others.
The idea is that the earth actually drew the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs to itself in order to crack open the wellspring of power that it contained. Of course the devastation was felt throughout the entire globe, and the destruction was widespread and killed off pretty much everything, but the power that came forth actually took a host for itself as a means of defending from other celestial threats that had been perceived. If you can recall, earth has almost always been seen as a backwater planet by many species since we seem to be so woefully underdeveloped by comparison to so many many other worlds. From one race to another those that exist in the Marvel universe seem to regard earth as one of the youngest and less technologically-advanced worlds throughout the vast expanse that is to be seen. But apparently the earth chose its champion and created the Starbrand using one of the most dominant creatures of the time, a beast that was driven more by instinct than reason and logic as humans would think of it, and yet might still be a better protector for it.
This premise is kind of ridiculous in a way but at the same time is fairly innovative since it invites an idea that the earth knows how to protect itself and has been doing so for a long, long time. This idea does kind of mirror that of Avatar, the James Cameron movie not the cartoon, in that the natural, planetary defenses that the earth possesses can be brought to bear if it takes drastic action. But it would appear that the earth might have to cause a cataclysm to make this happen, which means that it’s not a perfect system but is at the very least a measure that can be taken. With that in mind though it would kind of argue just how the power is being used and where it might go once the threat is negated or driven off. When you think of the power of a single world focused into one being you get the idea that this individual is going to be insanely powerful, not to mention imbued with a great number of abilities since this seems to be how the comics work at times. It could be an interesting story, so long as it’s told in a way that people are going to respond to and won’t tear apart any current stories with any flawed logic. Of course given how often stories change in the comics it could be that it’s an alternate earth where this happened and the other dimensions have never experienced it. Sometimes dealing with the comics can be a very dizzying experience to be honest.
If you did want to know who the first heroes of the Marvel universe were after it became Marvel, Namor the Submariner and Ka-Zar look to be likely prospects, and from there it just seemed to roll on and on as the roster began to be created. The idea of a dinosaur being imbued with the power of a planet can’t be any more hokey than a young man gaining powers from a spider bite that should have killed him, or a group gaining powers from cosmic rays that should have burned them to a crisp. When you look at it, the story is actually a little more believable than some that have come along. Ryan Scott of MovieWeb has more to say on this subject.
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