Who Is Prime? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Prime is a Malibu comic book character, the alter ego of Kevin Green, with over 194 comic issue appearances. Kevin Green is a teenage boy who transforms into the extremely muscular and powerful superhero known as "Prime."

Who is Prime?

Background Prime was one of the characters created for Malibu's Ultraverse, as one of the main characters of that imprint. He appeared in his own title, Prime and in the team group Ultraforce. Later, after Marvel acquisition of Malibu, he appeared in Power of Prime , until the cancellation of the line in 1995. Because of Marvel refusal to publish new Ultraverse content, to present day most appearances of Prime are parodies and non canon cameos, as in Spider-verse. Origin The two Kevins Prime protects the innocent and expose the guilty. That is the Prime directive! He considers a protector, an avenger. He don't want people be afraid of him. Prime is actually a young teen-ager whose Ultra-Power allows him to create a "goo" that encases him, changing not only his appearance into that of an extremely muscular grown man, but giving him numerous super-human powers as well.

Key facts

Prime is of mutant origin. The character is published by Malibu. With 194 recorded issue appearances, Prime ranks among the most featured characters in comics.