A key issue noted for First appearance of 'Buried Alien. Quasar #17 was published by Marvel Comics on December 1, 1990, as part of a series that began in 1989. Mark Gruenwald writes, and art comes from George Roussos, Mike Manley and Paul Becton. This 36-page issue features Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Monica Rambeau, Hyperion and Quasar, among 22 characters cataloged on VerseDB.