Protector (Marvel Comics) Protector (Marvel Comics) Protector is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Universe. Protector first appeared in "Fantastic Four" #205–206 (April–May 1979), and was created by Marv Wolfman, Keith Pollard, and Joe Sinnott. The character subsequently appears in "Fantastic Four" #208 (July 1979), and "ROM" #24 (November 1981). Protector appeared as part of the "Champions of Xandar" entry in the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition" #16. Thoral Rul was the Prime Thoran of Xandar, whose duty was to protect the Xandarian's Living Computers (aka Worldmind). To defend them against the Skrulls, he effected a mind-meld with the Worldmind,
Crusader (Marvel Comics) alter reality within a radius of roughly 15 feet (4.6m) around him, giving him a sphere of reality he can alter. Crusader (Marvel Comics) Crusader is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Two have made significant appearances and other are minor characters or aliases. The first Crusader first appeared in "Thor" #330 (April, 1983) and was created by writer Alan Zelenetz and penciller Bob Hall. The second is a Skrull superhero that first appeared in "Marvel Team-Up" vol. 3 #23 (Aug. 2006) and was created by Robert Kirkman and Andy Kuhn.