Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Secret Wars ====== ===== Part 1: The Dossier: An At-a-Glance Summary ===== * **Core Identity: Secret Wars is Marvel Comics' quintessential, multiverse-altering mega-event, most often initiated by an omnipotent cosmic entity known as the Beyonder, which forces heroes and villains into a cataclysmic conflict on a patchwork planet called Battleworld.** * **Key Takeaways:** * **Role in the Universe:** Secret Wars serves as a recurring crucible for the Marvel Universe, testing its greatest champions and villains on an unimaginable scale. It is the narrative mechanism used for universe-shattering stakes, character-defining moments, and periodic continuity resets or realignments. The original 1984 event established the template for the modern, line-wide comic book crossover. * **Primary Impact:** Its most enduring legacy includes the introduction of the alien symbiote that would become [[venom]], the elevation of [[doctor_doom]] to a cosmic-level threat capable of stealing godlike power, and the 2015 version's complete destruction and subsequent rebirth of the entire Marvel [[multiverse]]. * **Key Incarnations:** In the comics, there are two primary, distinct events: the 1984 original, a relatively straightforward "cosmic game" on a single planet, and the 2015 epic, a complex saga born from the collapse of all reality. The upcoming [[marvel_cinematic_universe|Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)]] adaptation is poised to be the climatic finale of the "Multiverse Saga," drawing heavily from the 2015 comic's themes of multiversal incursions and likely featuring [[kang_the_conqueror]] and his variants in a central antagonistic role. ===== Part 2: Origin and Evolution ===== ==== Publication History and Creation ==== The genesis of the first Secret Wars is a fascinating intersection of creative