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![]() Goom makes his dramatic first appearance. From Tales of Suspense #15
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Tales of Suspense vol. 1 #15 (Mar 1961) |
Created by |
Stan Lee Jack Kirby Dick Ayers |
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Team affiliations |
S.H.I.E.L.D. S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Paranormal Containment Unit |
Abilities | Mental powers Immense head Arsenal of advanced technology |
Goom is a fictional character, an extraterrestrial appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Goom first appeared in Tales of Suspense vol. 1 #15 and was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers.
Goom is an alien from Planet X who attempted to conquer the Earth. He was defeated and returned to his home planet by other aliens from Planet X. His son Googam soon followed in his father's footsteps.
At some point, he was captured by the alien Collector and imprisoned alongside other monsters. These captives were freed by the Mole Man, but were defeated by the Beast, Giant-Man, the Hulk and the Thing, and Mister Fantastic exiled them into the Negative Zone.
Somehow, Goom and other monsters returned to Earth and took up residence on Monster Isle. On a Valentine's Day, Goom attempted to find a human mate on Earth, but the goddess Venus instead set him up (somewhat against his will) with the alien Shivoor.
Goom vanished afterwards, leaving his son Googam alone on Earth.
The microscopic dictator Tim Boo Baa took advantage of Googam's search for his father to manipulate Googam into bringing him to Earth, where he was defeated by Googam's allies, the "Fin Fang Four".
Goom was later captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. and placed in the custody of their Howling Commandos Monster Force.