Zarrko

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Zarrko. Art by Jack Kirby (1964).
Zarrko

Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Journey Into Mystery #86 (November 1962)
Created by Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
Characteristics
Alter ego Zarrko
Affiliations Hyperstorm
Notable aliases Boris, The Tomorrow Man
Abilities Super-genius, Controls an arsenal of advanced futuristic weaponry

Zarrko, the Tomorrow Man is a Marvel Comics supervillain, most commonly associated with Thor.

The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Journey into Mystery #86 (November, 1962). Zarrko is an evil scientist from the future, who built a time machine to escape from his peaceful 23rd century and visit more primitive periods, like USA in the 1960s, where nuclear weapons could be stolen easily.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

In one of the last story arcs of Thor vs Zarrko, Zarrko's plot was revealed to be a plan to save humanity. In his future, Thor, had separated from his human self, Jake Olson, and lost his ability to understand humanity. Because of this, Thor became more and more oppressive and imposing, and believed that ruling humanity was the only just thing to do. Zarrko knew that in his future, Thor would become a tyrant, so he had to travel back in time and stop him before the Odin Force made him invicibile and near-omnipotent. When the Governments of Earth launched a massive assault on Asgard, Zarrko was seen trying to escape with his time machine, only to be stopped by Thialfi. Zarrko's attempted time travel was instrumental for Thor to create for himself a new future in which he would never be the tyrant he would have been without his human self.