Goom is an alien from Planet X who attempted to conquer the Earth. He was defeated and returned to his home planet by other aliens from Planet X.[4][5] His son
Googam soon followed in his father's footsteps.[4][6]
Xemnu later created a duplicate of Goom which the
Hulk destroyed.[7]
Somehow, Goom and other monsters returned to Earth and took up residence on Monster Isle. On a Valentine's Day, Goom attempted to find a human mate on Earth, but the goddess
Venus instead set him up (somewhat against his will) with the alien Shivoor.[volume & issue needed] Goom vanished afterwards, leaving his son Googam alone on Earth.[volume & issue needed]
The microscopic dictator
Tim Boo Baa took advantage of Googam's search for his father to manipulate Googam into bringing him to Earth, where he was defeated by Googam's allies, the "Fin Fang Four".[8]
Goom was later captured by
S.H.I.E.L.D. and placed in the custody of their
Howling Commandos Monster Force.[volume & issue needed] Goom later appeared on Monster Isle when
Shadowcat and
Magik appeared to look for a mutant girl named Bo. Goom was among the monsters that attacked the three until Magik teleported herself, Shadowcat, and Bo to the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning.[9]
During the Monsters Unleashed storyline, Goom was among the monsters seen falling from the sky near
San Diego. It turned out that Goom and the other monsters that were dubbed "Goliathons" were summoned by the Inhuman kid Kei Kawade where they helped to fight the Leviathon Tide.[10] In one of these battles, Goom mocked his son Googam for struggling in his battle against an
Insectoid Leviathon.[11]
Powers and abilities
Goom has mental powers and an immense head. He had advanced technology which was seen in Tales of Suspense #15 including a spaceship, a disintegration-inducing "Neutron Ray", and a time machine, which had the ability to change the age of others.
Other versions
Marvel Adventures
In the Marvel Adventures continuity, Goom is depicted as an alien from the
Negative Zone who monitors Earth through television transmissions. He ends up absorbing phrases from 2000s rap culture after the
Human Torch accidentally switches his feed to
MTV.
In other media
Goom makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in The Super Hero Squad Show episode "This Man-Thing, This Monster! (Six Against Infinity, Part 3)".[12]
Goom appears in Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., voiced by
Dee Bradley Baker.[13] The version is female, lacks mental powers, and can breathe fire, ice, and acid. After
Arkon causes him to crash-land on Monster Isle, Hulk encounters Goom's hatchlings (voiced by
Clancy Brown,
Benjamin Diskin, and
Eliza Dushku)[14][15][16] and rescues them and their mother after Arkon captures them. Afterwards, he leaves behind a drone to monitor Goom and her children. In the series finale "Planet Monster", Goom assists the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and the
Avengers in fighting the
Supreme Intelligence's invasion of Earth.
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Further reading
Cotter, Robert Michael "Bobb" (2008). The Great Monster Magazines: A Critical Study of the Black and White Publications of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
McFarland & Company.
ISBN978-0786433896.