Marvin the Martian is an extraterrestrial character who stars in the Looney Tunes cartoon series created by Warner Bros. The character of Marvin was created by Chuck Jones and first appeared in the cartoon ‘Haredevil Hare’ in 1948. Originally, Marvin was called Commander X-2 and Mel Blanc voiced it. Over the years, Joe Alaskey, Bob Bergen, and Eric Goldberg voiced it. .

Marvin hails from the planet Mars and has a companion space dog named Commander K-9. He wears a red and green Roman soldier uniform and carries a small pistol throughout his endless battle for space territory within the universe. Marvin the Martian has planned and attempted to blow up and destroy Earth on many occasions with his Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator mainly because it blocks his view of Venus, however he is constantly outsmarted by Daffy Duck or Bugs Bunny.

Marvin is well known for his oft-used quotes ‘Greetings earthlings’ and ‘Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be a momentous kaboom!’ The alien character has made appearances in many Looney Tunes animated television series and movies, including ‘The Hasty Hare’, ‘Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century’, ‘Hare-Way to the Stars’, ‘Mad as a Mars Hare’, ‘Spaced Out Bunny’, ‘The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show’, ‘Marvin the Martian in the 3D’, ‘Space Jam’, ‘Looney Tunes: Back in Action’ and ‘Bah Humduck!: Christmas of the Looney Tunes’.

Marvin the Martian has been a popular character in the Looney Tunes series of cartoons and movies and continues to entertain and amuse audiences today.