Who Is Charlie-27? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Charlie-27 is a Marvel comic book character, with over 275 comic issue appearances. Co-Founder of the 31st century superhero group, Guardians of the Galaxy, he is the last survivor of a race genetically engineered to live on Jupiter.

Who is Charlie-27?

Origin In the 31st century, Charlie-27 was the fifth generation of his family born on planet Jupiter , after space-migrating from Earth. Like all pioneers, Charlie-27's human body was adapted at birth to withstand Jupiter's conditions: Eleven times the mass and three times the gravity of Earth. He was descendant of a human subspecies genetically engineered as workers on gas-mining platforms suspended in the atmosphere of Jupiter. When the Solar System was invaded by the Badoon race, Charlie's people were wiped out, he then joined a small rebel group which became known as the Guardians of the Galaxy . Creation Charlie-27 was created by writer, Arnold Drake , and artist, Gene Colan , in his first appearance in Marvel Super-Heroes vol 1 #18 (1/1969). Mike Esposito was the inker for this issue. Major Story Arcs Forming the Guardians After six months of solitary space-militia duty, Charlie-27 has rocketed joyously home, and into a universal nightmare from which no human may ever return alive and free. Charlie-27 first met Martinex as he was escaping from Badoon soldiers.

Key facts

Charlie-27 is of alien origin and first appeared in "Origin of the Guardians of the Galaxy". The character is published by Marvel. With 275 recorded issue appearances, Charlie-27 ranks among the most featured characters in comics.