

ĭuring the Original Sin storyline, Sam learned from the eye of the murdered Uatu the Watcher that the membership of the Supernovas consisted of thieves and killers.

It was later revealed that there was a black ops version of the Nova Corps called the Supernovas (AKA the Black Novas). X-Men storyline, a new centurion named Sam Alexander arrives to help the Avengers stop it. When the Phoenix Force returns to Earth in a lead-up to the Avengers vs. Richard apparently dies before returning it, leaving the Nova Corps powerless. ĭuring the war with the Cancerverse, Richard takes the Nova Force from the other recruits to use against Thanos. Afterwards, Richard agrees to train the remaining recruits, which also includes his younger brother Robert. After most of the new recruits are slaughtered by the Shi'ar's Imperial Guard, Ego is discharged from the Nova Corps and Richard is reinstated. Richard is stripped of his rank and discharged from the Nova Corps. Upon learning that Ego the Living Planet is one of the Nova Corps, Richard speaks against this to the Xandarian Worldmind.

ĭuring the Kree-Shi'ar War, the Xandarian Worldmind starts recruiting new members to the Nova Corps without telling Richard. Their base of operations was inside Ego the Living Planet, rechristened "Nu-Xandar". ĭuring the Skrull's Secret Invasion of Earth, the Nova Corps were formed a fourth time to help Nova Prime Richard Rider defend the Project Pegasus building from the Skrulls. They also had a costly war with the Skrulls. The Nova Corps and Xandar were destroyed three times: once by the alien Zorr, once by the space pirate Nebula, and once by the Annihilation Wave. The Nova Corps police the known universe, under the directive of the Pans World Treaty. The source of the Nova Corps power is called the Nova Force which is an unlimited energy generated by a living computer called the Xandarian Worldmind. It consisted of 500 soldiers ranging in rank from Corpsman up to Centurion and its leader Centurion Nova Prime. The Nova Corps were originally a space military and exploration group for the planet Xandar. The Corps first appeared in Fantastic Four #205 (April 1979) Richard Rider, the first member, appeared in The Man Called Nova #1 (September 1976). The team was created by writer Marv Wolfman.
