History
The Compassion Gem is one of the five stones that make up the Abundant Glove. The Skrull Talos the Untamed set out to assemble the glove in order to enslave the Earth and prove his worth to the Skrull Empire.
He retrieved the Compassion Gem at some point before getting his hands on the final two gems, the Respect and the Laughter Gem.[1] Once he assembled the Abundant Glove, Talos wreaked havoc throughout New York City using sentient constructs made from the glove.[2] Talos was eventually defeated after Howard the Duck managed to snatch the glove from the villain's hand. The Compassion Gem, together with the rest of the Abundant Glove, was given by Howard to Mister Fantastic.[2]
Doctor Strange later gave Howard the Compassion Gem when he showed his desire to find home. According to Strange, the Compassion Gem could be used with the Nexus of All Realities to direct Howard to whichever place he imagined, in this case, his home reality. When Howard entered the Nexus, the Compassion Gem vanished, and he became bonded with the Nexus.[3]Notes
- While depicted with a light-purple color in Howard the Duck (Vol. 5) #4, the Compassion Gem appeared pink in Howard the Duck (Vol. 6) #1.