Tefral the Surveyor
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Tefral the Surveyor is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe
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#7 (January 1977), and was created by Jack Kirby
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The character subsequently appears in Thor #300 (October 1980), Eternals #12 (September 1986), Fantastic Four Annual #23 (1990), The Avengers #339 (October 1991), and Heroes Reborn: The Return #4 (December 1997).
Tefral appeared as part of the "Celestials" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition
#2.
that specializes in surveying the landscape. He is one of the few Celestials that actually explore the planet during the First Hosts.
Tefral created the capacity for mutation
in pre-human anthropoids. Tefral was also involved in the creation of the Brethren.
Marvel Universe
The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
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Publication history
Tefral first appeared in EternalsEternals (comics)
The Eternals are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe. They are described as an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth. The original instigators of this process, the alien Celestials, intended the Eternals to be the defenders of Earth which...
#7 (January 1977), and was created by Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium....
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The character subsequently appears in Thor #300 (October 1980), Eternals #12 (September 1986), Fantastic Four Annual #23 (1990), The Avengers #339 (October 1991), and Heroes Reborn: The Return #4 (December 1997).
Tefral appeared as part of the "Celestials" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe
The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is an encyclopedic guide which details the fictional universe featured in Marvel Comics publications...
#2.
Fictional character biography
Tefral is a CelestialCelestial (comics)
The Celestials are a group of fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters first appear in Eternals #1 and were created by writer-artist Jack Kirby....
that specializes in surveying the landscape. He is one of the few Celestials that actually explore the planet during the First Hosts.
Tefral created the capacity for mutation
Mutant (Marvel Comics)
In comic books published by Marvel Comics, a mutant is an organism who possesses a genetic trait called an X-gene that allows the mutant to naturally develop superhuman powers and abilities...
in pre-human anthropoids. Tefral was also involved in the creation of the Brethren.