Alva Xar was an enemy of Adam Strange.
History
A millennium before the arrival of Strange to Rann, there was a great war for domination between the city states of Ranagar and Zared. Xar was the dictator of Zared, bent on ruling the entire planet. Realizing the atomic war would destroy them all, he sealed himself in a hidden chamber in artificial sleep. Ranagar won the war and Zared was rebuilt atop the ruins. Xar slept for a thousand years, until the Arvese woke him.
He escaped with one of his inventions, a Cyberay, that gave him incredible powers when he charged it with zeta-beam energy. He brainwashed an Earth-woman, Betti Smythe, into thinking she was Alanna to keep Adam Strange busy. With Rann's hero out of the way, he easily conquered Shalimar and Balimoor, and planned to move on Klysteela and Ranagar next. Unable to withstand his cyberay, the armies of Rann surrendered to him.
Adam strange eventually caught up, and with a second Cyberay Xar had left behind on Earth, defeated him.[1]
Notes
- This version of Alva Xar, including all history and corresponding appearances, was erased from existence following the collapse of the original Multiverse in the 1985–86 Crisis on Infinite Earths event and later restored following the rebirth of the infinite Multiverse during the Dark Crisis of 2022-2023. Even though other versions of the character may have appeared, this information does not apply to those versions.
- Enemy of Adam Strange.
Related
- 6 Appearances of Alva Xar (Earth-One)
- 1 Images featuring Alva Xar (Earth-One)
- Quotations by or about Alva Xar (Earth-One)
- Character Gallery: Alva Xar (Earth-One)
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