Groot

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Groot

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Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Tales to Astonish vol. 1 #13
Created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers
Characteristics
Affiliations S.H.I.E.L.D.
Howling Commandos

Groot (also known as the Monarch of Planet X) is a fictional character, an extraterrestrial who appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Groot first appeared in Tales to Astonish Vol.1 #13.

[edit] Fictional character biography

Groot is an extraterrestrial plant monster who initially came to Earth seeking humans to capture and study. However he was seemingly destroyed by termites by Leslie Evans.

Through unknown means, he was later captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. and assigned to their Howling Commandos team.

In Incredible Hulk Annual #5, Xemnu made a duplicate of Groot and was used to fight the Incredible Hulk, however the Hulk destroyed him.

The real Groot will play a part in Annihilation Conquest.

[edit] Bibliography

  • Marvel Monsters: Monsters on the Prowl
  • Nick Fury's Howling Commandos #1-6
  • Tales to Astonish vol. 1 #13

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