Nova: Richard Rider Omnibus

Plot

Collects Nova (1976-1979 1st Series) #1-25; The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998 1st Series) #171; The Defenders (1972-1986 1st Series) #62-64; Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #204-206 and 208-214, Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) Annual #12; Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) #91, Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) Annual #3; The Thing (1983-1986 1st Series Marvel) #34 and material from What If (1977 1st Series) #36. Cover by John Buscema.

Richard Rider is Nova, the original 1970s Human Rocket!

Struck by energy sent by a dying alien, Rich has inherited the mantle of an intergalactic Nova Centurion! The newly minted hero must somehow balance schoolwork, a social life and a constant string of villains - including Condor, Powerhouse, Diamondhead, Blackout and the dreaded Sphinx, who seeks a secret that Nova doesn't even know he's carrying!

Plus: Nova and Spider-Man unravel a murder mystery, Rich's father is ensnared in an underworld scheme and Nova joins...the dynamic Defenders? And when the Nova Corps' homeworld, Xandar, comes under attack, Rich and his new allies leave Earth behind to join the cosmic fray - while the Fantastic Four tackle the Sphinx!