Who Is Charles Rider? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Charles Rider is a Marvel comic book character, with over 62 comic issue appearances. Richard Rider's (Nova) father.

Who is Charles Rider?

Origin Charles Rider is the father of both Richard and Robbie Rider. He was a real family man and helped his sons out whenever he could, he however had some trouble with adjusting to the fact that his son was a superhero named Nova. Creation Chalres Rider was created by Marv Wolfman and John Buscema and first appeared in Nova Vol.1 issue 1 in 1976. Major Story Arcs Support Over the years, Charles has been of great help to his son, advicing him but not always agreeing with one another. Death It was recently revealed that Charles had died due to an illnes. Richard Rider, who himself had just seemingly returned from the dead, had not been present at his funeral, which caused Richard much grief.

Key facts

Charles Rider is of human origin and first appeared in "Nova". The character is published by Marvel. With 62 recorded issue appearances, Charles Rider ranks among the most featured characters in comics.