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Religion: wants to replace humans with plants 
Name: The Union
Alter Ego: Owen Candler
Other Names: Salvation Seed
Classification:
villain
scientist
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: (mentioned) Hulk #4 (July 1999); (full) Hulk #6 (Sep. 1999)
Creators: John Byrne, Ron Garney, Dan Green
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 3
Enemy of: The Hulk, Man-Thing, The Avengers
Gender: male
Note: Bruce Banner's former botany professor
Botanist, created the Union, a plant-based merging of himself, a Betty Banner simuloid and others. Its spore was the Salvation Seed, which Candler planned to use to spread across Earth and replace humanity with plant simulacrums.
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.reocities.com/sputnik67/hulk2-6.html
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/calcao.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/unuq.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/salsan.htm
- http://incredible-hulk-library.com/superhero-library/incredible-hulk/incredible-hulk-comic-details.aspx?id=TIH3&issue=6
- http://www.marvel.com/universe/OHOTMU:Bibliography-Hulk_2007
- http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Theodore_Sallis_(Earth-616)
- https://www.comics.org/issue/65538/
- https://www.comics.org/issue/65540/