Secret Wars

Secret Wars (full title Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars) is the name of a twelve-issue Marvel Comics' comic book limited series produced between 1984 and 1985, and a Mattel toy line that reflected the series. more...

The series, which was conceived to launch the toy line, was written by Marvel's then-Editor-in-chief Jim Shooter and primarily pencilled by Mike Zeck. The story was a large scale crossover, in which many of Marvel's most popular super-heroes and super-villains were transported to an alien planet and pitted against each other in an all-out battle.

Although the toy line was discontinued in 1985, the miniseries was a hit for Marvel, breaking sales records for a monthly comic at the time of its release and spawning an almost immediate sequel: Secret Wars II.

Premise

The first issue of Secret Wars introduced an all-powerful, godlike character called the Beyonder to the Marvel Universe. The story explained that the Beyonder had been observing the universe for some time. At the series' start the entity is shown drawing various superhumans to specific locations and then abducting them by means of transportation.

All were transported to "Battleworld", a planet created by the Beyonder in a distant galaxy and stocked with alien weapons and technology. There, the Beyonder issued the following message:

"I am from beyond! Slay your enemies and all that you desire shall be yours! Nothing you dream of is impossible for me to accomplish!"

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