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This article is about the New Gods character; for information on the (unrelated) LSH character with a similar name, please see Infinite Man. This article is about the LSH character for information on the (unrelated New Gods character with a similar name please see Infinity-Man.

Publication information
Infinity-Man
Infinity-Man from Forever People #2, artist Jack Kirby
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	Forever People #1, (February 1971)
Created by	Jack Kirby (writer & artist)
In story information
Alter ego	- Astorr - Drax
Species	New God
Place of origin	Adon, formerly Apokolips
Team affiliations	Forever People
Notable aliases	Himon
Abilities	Super-strength, Invulnerability, Flight, Phasing, energy manipulation, magnetokinesis, 'Infinity-Beams', accelerated healing, teleportation, telepathy

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Fictional character biography

Infinity-Man was a man named Astorr, a powerful warrior from another planet. Astorr came across Drax (Darkseid's brother) who was horribly burnt. Darkseid is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. After nursing Drax back to health, he died from old age. Before he died, Astorr was able to pass the role of Infinity-Man to Drax. It took Drax years of study before he was ready to assume the title of Infinity-Man. Drax (Infinity-Man) eventually came to serve Highfather on New Genesis, where he was acquainted with The Forever People and became a protector. Highfather is a fictional Comic book character in the DC Comics universe. New Genesis is a Fictional planet in the (or rather in a parallel dimension adjacent to it The Forever People are a Fictional group of Extraterrestial Superheroes published by DC Comics. Whenever Infinity-Man was needed, all the Forever People would touch the mother boxes and recite the word Taaru, thus tossing them into limbo until Infinity-Man returned the power to them. Mother boxes are fictional devices in Jack Kirby's Fourth World setting in the DC Universe.

Darkseid saw Infinity-Man as a threat and figured out a way to place him in another dimension, where Infinity-Man made a planet called Adon his home. The Forever People were able to free him from this prison. Devilance the Pursuer had a personal vendetta against the Forever People and especially the Infinity-Man. Devilance the Pursuer is a Fictional Extraterrestrial Hunter in the DC Comics universe Devilance tracked down Infinity-Man and the two battled, which resulted in the island they were fighting on exploding. The two appeared to die, but Infinity-Man returned due to the effort of the Forever People and Maya to defeat Darkseid.

In DC's year-long weekly event, Countdown to Final Crisis, and the monthly title, Death of the New Gods, Infinity Man is suspected by Superman, Mr. Countdown to Final Crisis, known as Countdown for its first 25 issues is a Comic book Limited series published by DC Comics Death of the New Gods is an eight-issue Comic book Limited series published in 2007 by DC Comics. Miracle, and Orion to be the mystery killer behind the recent deaths of the New Gods. However, the Mother Box used to summon him appears to have been destroyed and the Forever People murdered. Later it is revealed that Infinity-Man is, in fact, the killer of New Gods, posing as Himon to avoid detection, and collecting the dead gods souls in a second Source Wall, surrounding the original one and preventing the slain gods to reunite with the Source. Himon is a Fictional character. Created by Jack Kirby, the character is one of the New Gods, a fictional race of gods in publications from The Source Wall is a fictional structure in the DC Comics universe

Gog challenges him to battle as a "false god", Infinity Man teleports away mid-battle, not willing to deal with the powerful lunatic. Gog is the name of several different Fictional characters all of which are Supervillains and have been published by DC Comics. His motive in killing the New Gods remains unclear, however he claims to be acting on behalf of the Source itself, revealed as the "good" half of an entity that previously encompassed the Source and the Anti-Life Equation, and his killing were aimed to reunite both aspects. The Source was a metaphysical concept created by writer/artist Jack Kirby for his Fourth World series of comic books The Anti-Life Equation is the fictional equation that the DC Comics villain Darkseid is searching for in the Jack Kirby's Fourth World setting

The "Source" itself, or at least the physical representation of it, appears to back his claimings, leading Infinity Man to battle Mister Miracle, now empowered with the Anti-Life Equation itself, near the Source Wall. Mister Miracle ( Scott Free) is fictional Superhero published by DC Comics. Infinity Man then pushes Miracle Man into battle, duping him to blast away the Second Wall, and letting the Source and the Anti-Life reuniting.

The fate of Infinity Man after this point is unknown, as the Source-entity mercy kills Mister Miracle and from now one uses Orion as a new agent. Orion is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics.

Powers and abilities

Seemingly limitless strength and endurance, invulnerability, flight, ability to "phase" through matter, vast energy and matter manipulation, magnetic powers, and Infinity-Beams.
In the relatively few comics Infinity Man appeared in, he portrayed many amazing abilities. He sums up his powers on his first appearance when he says that he comes from a place where all natural law bends. In the first issue of the Forever People, Darksied's minions have Superman pinned deeper and deeper into the ground with their power to transmit the gravity of the universe into one person. The Forever People summon Infinity Man, and he quickly and effortlessly throws them high into the air away from the area saying, "The answer to gravity is anti-gravity. "
In the Glorious Godfrey issue, Infinity Man infiltrates his tent by manipulating the ground's atomic structure so he can "swim through it like the blue sea. Glorious Godfrey is a DC Comics Villain created by Jack Kirby, originally as part of The Fourth World series of Comic books in " In the same issue, he is shot at with lasers from Apokolips, but Infinity Man just stops the lasers in mid shot and sends them back at the firers. He has shown some form of advanced healing. When he faces Mantis, Infinity Man shows his manipulation powers again by changing the atomic structure of the ice he was trapped inside. In the same issue, he survives being touched with anti-matter and finally defeats Mantis with Infinity-beams; they effectively removed all of the energy from Mantis and he was defeated. Other powers include him fighting and defeating shadow monsters on Adon and telepathy.

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