Don’t let her antennae fool you, this hero doesn’t squash so easily. Welcome to WatchMojo.com and today we will explore the comic book origin of Avengers alumnus and Guardians of the Galaxy member Mantis.



As with most comic book characters, there are often re-imaginations and different versions to a character’s past. We have chosen primarily to follow the storyline which unfolded in 1973 “Avengers” #112-114, which was expanded upon in 1974’s “Avengers” #121 -125 and 1975’s “Avengers” #133-135.