it's rarely explained. but in the comic he had connections to an alien race he encountered during the pheonix saga through a chick he loves named Lilandra. the race was called the Shi'ar that pro...

Yeah..I knew about the Shi'ar, though I thought he came in contact with them halfway through the series, so where did the original stuff come from? If not..then that takes care of that aspect..but ...

I have a feeling he's a either cocain dealer, or he runs an extremely profitable lemonade stand