Who Is Tribunal? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Tribunal is a Marvel comic book character, with over 12 comic issue appearances. A mysterious cosmic force dedicated to fixing the universe's problems...unless it isn't.

Who is Tribunal?

Character Evolution The Tribunal originally appeared in a single unexplained issue of the Defenders, written by Ed Hannigan , as a seemingly rogue government agency conducting an inquiry into the Defenders . Years later, J.M. DeMatteis tied the Tribunal and the equally-never-explained Elf with a Gun into a grand retcon that gave both a complex backstory. Years after that, in Peter David 's Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #370 , Dr. Strange claimed that DeMatteis's story was all a cosmic hoax but did not elaborate on the subject. The current state of the truth about the Tribunal is unknown. Major Story Arcs The Tribunal is a mysterious cosmic hive mind, claiming to be the antibodies of the Universe.

Key facts

Tribunal is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "Inquest". The character is published by Marvel. With 12 recorded issue appearances, Tribunal ranks among the most featured characters in comics.