Discovering that his father has been dead for some time, Quasar quits his job as Protector after learning that Eon had been impersonating Dr. Accepting the title, Vaughn leaves Earth for a time until a rift develops between himself and Eon. The Protector's role was to keep Eon alive, as assassins would attempt to kill him to attain Cosmic Awareness. The Bands were to be used by the Eon's champion, the Protector of the Universe, a title once held by Captain Marvel. Super-Agents, Vaughn later changes his name to Quasar after his father speculates that the Quantum Bands get their power from actual quasars: Quasi-Stellar objects.Īs Quasar, Vaughn learned the true origins of the Quantum Bands from the Cosmic Entity Eon. Now a charter member of the newly-created S.H.I.E.L.D. forces Vaughn to use the Bands in self-defense, the second Marvel Boy is born. Gilbert Vaughn, was experimenting with the Quantum Bands, two alien wristbands of great power left behind after the death of Crusader, the original Marvel Boy's evil duplicate. Academy, Wendell Vaughn was offered a job at a Stark International research facility where his father, Dr. Making his debut in Captain America #217 (January, 1978).Īfter being declared unfit for fieldwork, for not having a 'killer instinct', after graduating from S.H.I.E.L.D. Quasar is a Marvel Comics series created by Don Glut, Roy Thomas, and John Buscema.
