Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst
First appearance: Fantastic Four #62

The mad Monarch of the planet Baluur in the outer-worldly Negative Zone, Blastaar the living bomb burst has become a steady foe of the heroes of the Marvel Universe, particularly the Fantastic Four and, of course, the Amazing Spider-Man. Eight years ago when Dr. Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four discovered a portal into the Negative Zone, Blastaar's existence was discovered and as a ruthless monarch he fought the heroes who tried to help the persecuted denizens of Baluur. Blastaar went on to encounter the X-Men and the Avengers in time, but his main adversaries continued to be the Fantastic Four. Blastaar's tyrany came at great personal cost to him though, when his wife Nyglar was killed in action and when he had his mind taken over by the sinister Paxton Pentecost.

When Blastaar's son Burstaar came of age, he took up his father's goal of total rule in the Negative Zone, while Blastaar himself ran into resistance on the planet Tarsuu, a world he wished to add to his rule. Tarsuu was protected by the being called Dusk, and a fight ensued that opened a portal in New York city. When three teenagers wre accidently sucked in to the portal, Spider-Man went in to save them and encountered Dusk, who was struck down in battle and died. Spider-Man put on Dusk's suit and helped defeat Blastaar, who recovered to fight the heroic Adam Warlock, and then found a way to Earth via a loose Negative Zone portal. Blastaar was only defeated by the members of the disbanded New Warriors, who ended up a team once more after their reunion. Blastaar was sent to a world where he wouldn't be able to hurt anyone anymore, but in time he found a way back to Tarsuu and continued his takeover plans. Spider-Man fought Blastaar again alongside a new bearer of the mantle of Dusk, and Blastaar was defeated again and the resistance on Tarsuu given new hope to bringing down Blastaar.

Powers and Abilities: Blastaar is the ruler of several planets in the Negative Zone, and has superhuman strength, speed, and stamina, and can emit blasts of energy from his eyes and hands.

REFERENCES: Fantastic Four #62-63, Uncanny X-Men #53, Marvel Team-Up #18, Inhumans volume one #1-2, Thor #269-270, Fantastic Four #215-216, Marvel Two-In-One #75, Fantastic Four #289-290, Fantastic Four #318, Avengers #309-310, The Incredible Hulk Annual #18, Peter Parker: Spider-Man #90, Warlock volume two #3-4, New Warriors volume two #1, Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #13-14, Captain Marvel volume four #23-25

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