Who Is Vulcan? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Vulcan is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Gabriel Summers, with over 353 comic issue appearances. The forgotten third Summers brother, he was raised by the Shi'ar as a slave after the murder of his mother and later became a tyrannical emperor. He is an Omega-level mutant with the ability to manipulate all known forms of energy.

Who is Vulcan?

Origin When the parents of Scott and Alex Summers were kidnapped by the alien race, Shi'ar , it appears that Katherine Summers was pregnant. The unborn child was seemingly killed along with Katherine by D'Ken , the Majestor of the Shi'ar Empire. The child survived however, and was aged to adolescence in an incubation accelerator and subsequently enslaved. Gabriel was sent to Earth to serve a Shi'ar agent named Davan Shakari (who would later use the guise of Erik The Red ). Gabriel managed to escape and was found by geneticist Moira MacTaggert ., and she invited him to join a group of young mutants that were under her tutelage. He accepted and took the name Vulcan. Professor X recognized Vulcan's relationship with Cyclops, and reunited the brothers. Creation Vulcan was created by Ed Brubaker and Trevor Hairsine .

Key facts

Vulcan is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Sinistre Viking". The character is published by Marvel. With 353 recorded issue appearances, Vulcan ranks among the most featured characters in comics.