Gladiator (Kallark) (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Gladiator is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in X-Men #107 (Oct. 1977) and was created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Dave Cockrum.The character Gladiator is Kallark, a member of the Strontian race, as well as the Praetor (leader) of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard, an elite corps of powerful beings that enforce Shi'ar Imperial law on all planets within the Shi'ar Galaxy. Gladiator first appears in The Uncanny X-Men issue 107. The Imperial Guard also protects and carries out the personal directives of the Majestor or Majestrix (emperor or empress) of the Shi'ar Empire. Together with the Imperial Guard, Gladiator battles the X-Men at the command of then-Shi'ar Emperor D'Ken.