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,
Cypher (Marvel Comics) storyline. In an issue that asks "What If the X-Men Had Stayed in Asgard," Cypher devoted himself to studying long-forgotten texts and lore, written in languages forgotten to the Asgardians, gaining respect as a scholar amongst the population for doing so. He later became Storm's vizier after she is crowned Queen of Asgard, helping bring a new renaissance to Asgard by using the forgotten wisdom of Asgard's past that he had translated to shape its future. Cypher (Marvel Comics) Cypher (Douglas "Doug" Ramsey) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appears usually