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Handbook of the Marvel: The Lost Generation Universe is a member of Marvel's Authorized Fan Site Agreement. |
| VENUS |
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| BIOGRAPHICAL DATA | |
| Codename: | Venus |
| Real Name: | Aphrodite |
| Sex: | Female |
| Race: | Greco-Roman Goddess |
| Occupation: | Goddess of love and beauty, occasional adventurer |
| Identity: | The general populace of Earth is unaware of Venus's existence except as a mythological character |
| Legal Status: | Citizen of the realm of Olympus with no criminal record |
| Other Aliases: | None Known |
| Place of Birth: | Olympus |
| Marital Status: | Widowed |
| Known Relatives: | Zeus - father, Dione - mother, Hephaestus - husband (deceased), Cupid - son |
| Current Group Membership: | The 50's Avengers |
| Former Group Membership: | Pantheon of Olympus |
| Base of Operations: | San Francisco |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Height: | 5' 6" |
| Weight: | 280 lbs (Olympian tissue is denser than human tissue) |
| Eyes: | Blue |
| Hair: | Blonde |
| Other Distinguishing Features: | Venus is extraordinarily beautiful, perfectly proportioned, and possesses no physical flaws whatsoever. By the standards of the western civilisation of Earth, she is the epitome of female beauty and one of the most aesthetically perfect female beings in existence |
| Strength Level: | Venus possesses the normal strength of a Goddess - enhanced human. |
| Known Superhuman Powers: | Venus has the conventional attributes of an Olympian goddess, enhanced physical properties, extraordinary vitality, virtual immortality and is master of the arts and sciences of physical love. |
| Other Abilities: | Venus also has a minimal ability at hand-to-hand combat. |
| PARAPHERNALIA | |
| Costume Specifications: | Conventional Romanesque attire |
| Personal Weaponry: | None |
| Special Weaponry: | None |
| Other Accessories: | A magical girdle named Cestus that enables the wearer to ensorcel anyone to become a love-slave and to neutralize or transform all weapons of war. |
| Transportation: | Various (usually chariots) |
| Design and Manufacture of Paraphernalia: | Hephaestus |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
| First Appearance: | Venus #1 |
| Origin Issue: | As yet, the Venus's origin is unrevealed |
| Significant Issues: | Pre What If (Vol I) #9 (in 1952 first met Effigy); What If (Vol I) #9 (recruited by Jimmy Woo, used her power to turn The Human Robot from a weapon into an instrument of peace, exploits with 50's Avengers recounted, battled Yellow Claw and superhuman minions, team asked to disband by President Dwight D. Eisenhower); Avengers Forever #4 and #5 (in one timeline which the 50's Avengers existed, battled Skrulls posing as Richard Nixon and Federal Agents alongside Wasp and Captain Marvel - this timeline was wiped by Immortus) Marvel: TLG #5 (fell under the power of Rumor, used by Rumor to recruit children to his crusade, used her power to seduce Thor, after being freed from Rumors control wondered if it really was Thor whom she'd met). |
(1) Venus and the likeness(es) thereof are Trademarks of Marvel Characters, Inc. and are used with permission.
(2) Copyright © 2001 Marvel Characters, Inc. All Rights Reserved
