Who Is Gilgamesh? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Gilgamesh is a Marvel comic book character, with over 142 comic issue appearances. His true name lost in the mists of time, The Forgotten One is a member of the immortal race called the Eternals. He has been known by many names but he is once more who he must ever be: The Forgotten One.

Who is Gilgamesh?

Origin A member of the immortal race of god-like super-humans the Eternals , Gilgamesh spent much of his early life wandering the Earth . During this time he was often mistaken for and regarded as various figures from legend or myth, such as Hercules , Atlas and Samson . Eventually, the leader of the Eternals, Zuras , sentenced Gilgamesh to be confined in the Eternals home city, Olympia , ostensibly because of Gilgamesh's prideful meddling in the mortal world. He remained in exile for decades, shunned by his fellow Eternals. Creation Gilgamesh was created by Jack Kirby and first appeared in The Eternals #13. Character Evolution Initially a minor character in Jack Kirby's Eternals series, Gilgamesh returned in larger roles in the sequels to the original Eternals series told in Thor and the second Eternals series which were written by Mark Gruenwald and Peter B. Gillis respectively. John Buscema's redesign Still one of the minor Eternals, Gilgamesh was revamped by Walt Simonson and chosen by the writer to join the cast of The Avengers .

Key facts

Gilgamesh is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "Astronauts". The character is published by Marvel. With 142 recorded issue appearances, Gilgamesh ranks among the most featured characters in comics.