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'''Primus''' is the name of three characters appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]].

==Publication history==
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Arnim Zola's Primus first appeared in ''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]'' #209 and was created by [[Jack Kirby]].

The alien Primus first appeared in ''[[Marvel Spotlight]]'' vol. 2 #4 and was created by [[Archie Goodwin (comics)|Archie Goodwin]] and [[Steve Ditko]].

The Flb'Dbi version of Primus first appeared in ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #221 and was created by [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]].

==Fictional character biography==
===Arnim Zola's Primus===
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|species=[[Android (robot)|Android]]
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
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|creators=[[Jack Kirby]]
|alliances=[[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]]
|aliases=Steve Rogers
|powers=Shapeshifting
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The first Primus is a shapeshifting [[android (robot)|android]] created by [[Arnim Zola]]. It possesses superhuman strength and can harden its body to stone-like consistency. Zola later fuses Primus with [[Doughboy (character)|Doughboy]], another of his creations.<ref name=cap210 /><ref name=cap276 />

Primus has been a foe of [[Captain America]],<ref name=cap209>''Captain America'' #209 (May 1977)</ref><ref name=cap210>''Captain America'' #210 (June 1977)</ref><ref name=cap276>''Captain America'' #276 (December 1982)</ref> and the [[New Warriors]],<ref name=nw3>''[[New Warriors]] Vol. 1 #3'' (September 1990)</ref> and an ally of the [[Mad Thinker]].<ref name=nw3 />
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===Alien Primus===
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|debut=''[[Marvel Spotlight]]'' vol. 2, #4 (January 1980)
|creators=[[Archie Goodwin (comics)|Archie Goodwin]]<br>[[Steve Ditko]]
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Being born to alien parents of the planet Archko, Primus spent most of his childhood living there. At one point, he got attacked by the Screamers who killed his parents and wife Stara. Primus was revealed to have trained in the use of shadow powers originating from the Shadow Realm. He fled to Earth where he was found by the first [[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|Captain Marvel]].{{Issue|date=January 2011}} Together they defeated the evil Screamers, and Mar-Vell offered to help Primus get his life back in order, but Primus preferred to live alone.<ref>''Marvel Spotlight'' #4</ref>
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===Flb'Dbi's Primus===
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|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|debut=''[[Fantastic Four]]'' #221 (August 1980)
|creators=[[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]]
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|powers=Telepathy
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Primus led an exploratory colonization for the Flb'Dbi race which arrived on Earth over half a million years ago. After some time on Earth, a phenomenon occurred which reversed the Earth's magnetic poles, rendering the Flb'Dbi's technonology inoperative. This meant that the Flb'Dbi would not be able to leave Earth until the polarity was restored. While the Flb'Dbi drones worked to find a way to restore the polarity, Primus and the rest of the Flb'Dbi placed themselves in hibernation. 500,000 years later, the drones finally found a way to fix the polarity. Upon awakening from their hypno-sleep, Primus and the Flb'Dbi had no idea what had happened on Earth while they were sleeping. The Flb'Dbi then programmed their drones to construct a tower to accomplish the polarity reversal which started to have untold effects on the Earth. The [[Fantastic Four]] encounter the Flb'Dbi and fix their technology, enabling them to leave Earth.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #221</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [[marveldatabase:Primus_(Android)_(Earth-616)|Primus I]] at Marvel Wiki
* [http://www.comicvine.com/primus/4005-2132/ Primus I] at Comic Vine
* {{Marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/primusshadow.htm|Primus II}}
* {{Marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/primus1.htm|Primus III}}

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