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Other Appearances
The TVA began in the comics nearly 35 years before Loki. This file covers its life on screen beyond the series, on the page, and in games.
SPOILER WARNING
This archive file covers Loki seasons 1 and 2, Deadpool & Wolverine and later appearances in full. Expect spoilers.
01In the Films
- 2023
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- No TVA on screen, but Kang is a variant of He Who Remains, and the Council of Kangs appears. A post-credits scene shows Loki and Mobius watching Victor Timely.
- 2024
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Mr. Paradox (Matthew Macfadyen), a TVA agent acting without his superiors' knowledge, tries to end Earth-10005 early with his Time Ripper. Introduces anchor beings. Hunter B-15 (Wunmi Mosaku) returns and arrests him.
- 2026
- Avengers: Endgame Encore
- Reported new scenes: Loki in his TVA outfit visits Peggy Carter and Steve Rogers; Mobius, Casey, O.B. and Miss Minutes watch an incursion between Earth-10005 and Earth-1127.
- 2026
- Avengers: Doomsday
- Scheduled for 18 December 2026. Loki is confirmed; the TVA's role is not.
02In the Comics
The TVA was created by Walt Simonson with Sal Buscema, debuting across Thor #371–372 (1986). The name comes from the Tennessee Valley Authority.
- BASE
- The Null-Time Zone
- Endless desks in the Hall of Chronometry, where time has no meaning and trials are a major part of the job.
- STAFF
- Chronomonitors & Managers
- Faceless, artificially made clerks; cloned middle managers modelled on Marvel editor Mark Gruenwald.
- MOBIUS
- Mobius M. Mobius
- A stuffy middle manager, later executive manager. His variants include Mr. Paradox, a judge.
- JUSTICE
- The Justices
- TVA lawmen: Justice Peace (patterned on Judge Dredd), Love, Might, Truth, Liberty and Mills.
- BOSS
- Mr. Alternity
- Upper management and Mobius' boss.
- HWR
- He Who Remains
- The TVA's last director at the End of Time, who created the Time-Keepers. In the comics he is not a Kang variant.
| Issue | Year | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Thor #371–372 | 1986 | First appearances: Justice Peace and the TVA. |
| Fantastic Four #352–354 | 1991 | The Fantastic Four are put on trial; Mobius gives a tour of the TVA. |
| Fantastic Four Annual #27 | 1994 | Mr. Alternity; Mobius promoted. |
| She-Hulk vol. 2 #1–3 | 2005–06 | Jennifer Walters takes TVA cases and ends up on Time Trial. |
| Web of Spider-Man #1 | 2024 | Mobius and Ouroboros redrawn to look like their MCU versions. |
| TVA #1–5 | 2024–25 | By Katharyn Blair and Pere Pérez. The TVA recruits from erased timelines; first comics appearance of Miss Minutes. |
03Comics vs. Screen
| Subject | Comics | Screen (MCU) |
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Monitors many timelines; erases dangerous ones. | Guards one Sacred Timeline for He Who Remains. |
| Staff | Faceless clerks and cloned managers. | Variants with wiped memories. |
| Time-Keepers | Real beings. | Androids. |
| He Who Remains | Unrelated to Kang. | A Kang variant. |
| Ravonna | A Kang character, no TVA role. | A TVA judge. |
| Miss Minutes | Arrived only in 2024. | Created for the show. |
| Mr. Paradox | A Mobius variant and judge. | A rogue agent. |
04In Games
- Marvel Snap — a Sacred Timeline location (2023) and the "Loki For All Time" season, with Mobius, Ravonna Renslayer and Alioth cards.
- Fortnite — a Loki set (2024) with Sylvie, Miss Minutes back bling and a TVA Time Stick pickaxe.
- Marvel Future Fight — a Loki season 2 update (2023) with Sylvie playable.
- Marvel Strike Force — a TVA-themed event with Sylvie.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Variance_Authority
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobius_M._Mobius
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravonna
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadpool_%26_Wolverine
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant-Man_and_the_Wasp:_Quantumania
- www.thewrap.com/creative-content/movies/whats-in-avengers-endgame-encore-new-footage-doomsday
- www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/777695/tva-for-all-time-always-by-katharyn-blair
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