Marvel Released December 1990

Quasar #17

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Published December 1990
Pages 36

The Runner challenges Earth's fastest to a race, forcing Makkari to push himself beyond his limits in "Reborn To Run". Squadron Supreme, Black Racer, Speed Demon, Super Sabre, Quicksilver, Captain Marvel. Appearance by the yellow-and-red-clad 'Buried Alien', an homage to Barry Allen, aka the Flash, the fastest man alive.

Key Facts

  • 1st appearance of 'Buried Alien,' appears once more in a Marvel comic as Fast Forward in Quasar #58
  • The Runner challenges all of Earth's speedsters to a race that is won by a stranger who bursts through a dimensional rift, crowning him 'the fastest man alive'
  • The stranger has amnesia but vaguely remembers his name sounds something like 'Buried Alien' - Barry Allen, The Flash