Infinity-Man
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This article is about the New Gods character; for information on the (unrelated) LSH character with a similar name, please see Infinite Man.
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Infinity-Man is a fictional extraterrestial superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Forever People #1, (February 1971), and was created by Jack Kirby.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Infinity-Man was a man named Astorr, a powerful warrior from another planet. Astorr came across Drax (Darkseid's brother) who was horribly burnt. After nursing Drax back to health, he died from old age. Before he died, Astorr was able to pass the role of Infinity-Man to Drax. It took Drax years of study before he was ready to assume the title of Infinity-Man. Drax (Infinity-Man) eventually came to serve Highfather on New Genesis,where he was acquainted with The Forever People and became a protector. Whenever Infinity-Man was needed, all the Forever People would touch the mother boxes and recite the word Taaru, thus tossing them into limbo until Infinity-Man returned the power to them.
Darkseid saw Infinity-Man as a threat and figured out a way to place him in another dimension, where Infinity-Man made a planet called Adon his home. The Forever People were able to free him from this prison. Devilance the Pursuer had a personal vendetta against The Forever People and especially the Infinity-Man. Devilance tracked down Infinity-Man and the two battled, which resulted in the in the island they were fighting on exploding. The two appeared to die, but Infinity-man returned due to the effort of The Forever People and Maya to defeat Darkseid. Devilance also returned in the series 52, where he was decapitated by the anti-hero Lobo.
[edit] Powers and abilities
- Seemingly limitless strength and endurance, Invulnerability, Flight, ability to Phase through matter, Vast energy and matter manipulation, Magnetokinesis, and Infinity-Beams.
[edit] Other versions
- During the 1988 Forever People miniseries, it was alluded that Maya, the daughter of Beautiful Dreamer and Big Bear, was the reincarnation of the Infinity Man who died fighting Devilance the Pursuer, but this was later retconned out of existence in the pages of Jack Kirby's Fourth World.
