As with few other threads i have created, this is NOT a respect thread but rather the chronological appearances of Kubik. While most of his feats performed will be scanned under the thread, that was not the main objective but rather to put together hopefully a comprehensive history of Kubik and things he has done. I will be pulling scans from the comics he has appeared in and marvel handbook however i will not be drawing from his appearences outside of marvel universe 616, although if anyone is interested the only major reality that he has appeared that is not canon to 616 would be Earth 982 during Last Planet Standing story arc and even then all he does is appear as one of the captives of Galactus.
I will also not be pulling in scans from all the various appearences of cosmic cube, but rather appearences from the point Kubik gains sentience, should anyone require the appearences of Kubik before he gains sentience and appears as a cosmic cube created by AIM do let me know so i could try and post those too, for this thread and for now lets focus on Kubik.
So onto his chronology.
Captain America Annual , volume 1, 07: This issue explains how a cosmic cube is created (among other just picked this as a personal preference). Essentially energies are released from a gigantic universe that lies beyond the negative zone called the universe of the Beyonders, these energies are trapped in a container forming the cosmic cube. Point i was trying to make was, while the cosmic cube was made by AIM, AIM were not the creators of Kubik. Kubik essence comes from Beyonders universe, this is substantiated by marvel handbook as well.
Official Handbook of the Marvel Univese 1989 substantiates this
In the same issue, with a small portion of cosmic cube power Bernard Worrell remakes the planet earth on the image he always wanted, called "technopolis", and the cube also transforms him into a god
Because the cube can feel the fear of Bernard it stars changing into a small , spider like being starts going insane lucky for them Shaper of the World comes for the aid , clams down Kubik, takes him away to teach him evolve
Official Handbook of Marvel Universe 1989 explains in details the whole story arc
Defenders Volume 1, 150: Apparently stars in the universe are disappearing 1 after another because the Star Thief who has somehow , because of his desire, manage to tap the power of Kubik is transporting them into a pocket dimension. Kubik sends a living Nebula to earth to call heroes for help, but upon reaching earth she forgets what happened, then later remember and finally star thief is beaten, as Defenders using the cube reach Star theif's mind and calm her, and cube restores the star in their respective place.
Marvel Handbook 1989 vouches the whole instance
Avengers vol 1, 289: Super Adaptoid manages to copy the power of Kubik because he was created with a silver of cosmic cube inside him. It was said that the fight between (Kubik vs Super Adaptoid) would affect all of existence.
Avengers 290: Kubik gets BFRed into the largest black hole in the universe, he is unharmed. He confirms that a fight between him and super adaptoid would danger the multiverse.
Captain America vs Super Adaptoid and Captain America manages to beat him using a super plot, he claims human are and will always be superior to Super Adaptoid because human die and its the mortality that makes us special. Super Adaptoid tried to show he can do it, and well dies.
Marvel Handbook 1989 backs the whole stuffs
Fantastic Four 319: Kubik fights and beats Beyonder in his own realm.
The whole instance is referred to in Marvel Handbook 1989
Fantastic Four Annual 23: Kubik explains the whole marvel actuality and hierarchy of power to Kosmos
Fantastic Four 351:Kubik and Kosmos experiment with Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four Annual 26: Meeting with the Celestials, apparently Kubik and Kosmos are inferior to Celestials
Few additional stuffs i picked up from marvel handbooks.
Marvel Handbook 1989 attempts to puts Kubik's power in terms of marvel powerhouses. According to Handbook Kubik is likely more powerful than Odin, Zeus and the Watchers, how he compares with Galactus is unknown but Kubik likely is less powerful than most known Celestials and definitely less powerful than Exitar. Kubik is likely less powerful than the Beyoners, definitely less powerful than Eternity as well as Living Tribunal.
Marvel Handbook 1992 gives us a list of Kubik's power and attribute and as expected it looks pretty damn impressive :)
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