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Destiny (Paul Destine) |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Tales to Astonish #101 (behind the scenes);Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1 (April 1968) (actual) |
| Created by | Roy Thomas Gene Colan |
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| Alter ego | Paul Destine |
| Notable aliases | Mentallo the Man of Destiny |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and telepathy |
Destiny (Paul Destine) is a fictional character, in the Marvel Comics Universe whose first appearance was in Tales to Astonish #101.
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Destiny's existence was foreshadowed in Tales to Astonish Vol. 1 #101 (March 1968), and he fully appeared in the one-shot Iron Man and Sub-Mariner #1 (April 1968).
The character subsequently appeared in Sub-Mariner #1 (May 1968), and #6-7 (October-November 1968). The character appeared posthumously in ROM #31-32 (June-July 1982), Marvel Team-Up Annual #5 (1982), and The Avengers Annual 18 (1989).
Destiny received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #17, and the The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Book of the Dead (2004).
Paul Destine was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He found the Helmet of Power in Antarctica. As a test of its power, he destroyed the Atlantean civilizations beneath Antarctica, killing the Sub-Mariner's mother and grandfather.
As Destiny he fought the Sub-Mariner and was a pawn of Set, who was instrumental in causing the Sub-Mariner's temporary amnesia prior to the Silver Age of Comic Books. He eventually went mad, and, years later, attempted to mentally enslave the American population. After failing to defeat Namor, Destine went mad with disbelief and, claiming he could levitate without the Helmet, leaped off a roof and fell to his death.[1]
Destiny possessed superhuman strength when wearing the Serpent Crown. He had telepathy and mental powers which were vastly enhanced by the Serpent Crown.
In a What If story (designated Earth-8310), Destine was defeated by Namor before he could destroy Atlantis[2].