Talisman is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe

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Publication history

Talisman first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes: Contest of Champions #1 (June 1982). He also appeared in issues #2-3 of the series (July-August 1982). The character also appeared in Quasar #23-25 (June-August 1991).

Talisman received an entry in the original Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

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#11.

Fictional character biography

Talisman is an aboriginal

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 hero from Australia

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. Talisman has various mystical powers, including the ability to enter "Dreamtime" by spinning a magical bullroarer

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He was teleported away by the Grandmaster, along with hundreds of other heroes of Earth, so that the Grandmaster and Death

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 could choose champions from among them. Talisman was chosen for the Grandmaster's team, fighting alongside fellow heroes Captain America

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, Darkstar

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, Captain Britain

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, Wolverine

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, Defensor

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, Sasquatch

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, Daredevil

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, Peregrine

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, She-Hulk

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, Thing

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, and Blitzkrieg

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. When the Grandmaster's team won the contest, the heroes were returned to Earth.

Some time later, as Maelstrom

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 attempted to halt the rotation of the Earth, Talisman joined with other mystics in assisting Doctor Strange

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 and Quasar

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in saving the Earth.