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Abraxas, sometimes called the Dark Man, is a cosmic entity who embodies the destruction of the Marvel multiverse. The existence of Galactus prevents him from emerging. The character, created by Carlos Pacheco, first appeared in "Fantastic Four Annual 2001" (September 2001). Nils Styger, a mutant who is the son of Azazel and the half-brother of Nightcrawler. An alternate universe's counterpart of the character first appeared in "X-Men Alpha", and the heroic Marvel Universe version of the character first appeared
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Uncle Marvel


Uncle Marvel (Dudley H. Dudley) is a fictional comic book character, originally created for Fawcett Comics, and today owned by DC Comics, who appears in stories about the Marvel Family team of superheroes. Created by Otto Binder and Marc Swayze, Uncle Marvel was created primarily as a supporting character of Mary Marvel and first appeared in "Wow Comics" #18 in October 1943. An old, rotund man named Dudley, Uncle Marvel did not have any real superpowers. He found Mary Batson's good deed ledger which she
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Nightmask


Nightmask is a name and identity used by several fictional characters who appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first character to bear the name, Keith Remsen, was created by writer Archie Goodwin, and first appeared in "Nightmask" #1 (November 1986), a series which was published under Marvel's New Universe imprint. Subsequent characters bearing the name were introduced in the 2006 series "newuniversal", and as part of Marvel's 2012 rebranding, Marvel NOW! The original Nightmask, Keith Remsen, was
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Zarathos


Zarathos (, ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is depicted usually as a villain in stories featuring the character Ghost Rider. A demonic being who tortures and devours souls, he first appeared in "Marvel Spotlight" #5 (August 1972), and was created by writers Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich, and artist Mike Ploog. He first appears in "Marvel Spotlight" #5 (August 1972). He was created by writers Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich, and
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Wolverine (Ultimate Marvel character)


Wolverine (James Howlett) is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. He is an alternative version of Wolverine who appears in the Ultimate Marvel imprint, in stories separate from the original character. Created by writer Mark Millar and artist Adam Kubert (based on the original character created by Roy Thomas, Len Wein and John Romita Sr.), Ultimate Wolverine first appeared in "Ultimate X-Men" #1 (February 2001). Wolverine suffered from amnesia. As a result, what little
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Blindspot (comics)


Blindspot is the name of multiple characters in Marvel Comics. The first Blindspot originated from Marvel's New Universe imprint in "DP7" #14 (December 1987) and was created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Ryan. The second Blindspot was a minor character named Kylie Kopelkin who appeared in "The Punisher Vol. 3" #15 (January 1997) and was created by John Ostrander and Tom Lyle. The third Blindspot is an unnamed Japanese mutant who was a member of the Brotherhood of Mutants. She first appeared in "
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Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics)


"Captain Marvel" title at least once every few years since, leading to a number of ongoing series, limited series, and one-shots featuring a range of characters using the Captain Marvel alias. The first Captain Marvel printed by Marvel Comics was created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan in "Marvel Super-Heroes" #12 (December 1967). This character is an alien military officer, Captain Mar-Vell of the Kree Imperial Militia, who is sent to observe the planet Earth as it is developing technology
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Black Widow (Marvel Comics)


Black Widow is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Most of these versions exist in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Claire Voyant is the first costumed, superpowered female protagonist in comic books. Created by writer George Kapitan and artist Harry Sahle, she first appeared in "Mystic Comics" #4 (Aug. 1940). She kills evildoers to deliver their souls to Satan, her master. The character is unrelated to the later Marvel Comics superheroines who
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Eitri (comics)


Eitri the Dwarf King is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Eitri is a Dwarf who lives on Asgard. He is a weapons forger and is notable for being the one who created Mjolnir for the Norse God Thor. He has also occasionally aided the New Mutants. Peter Dinklage portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "" (2018). The character, created by writer Alan Zelenetz and arist Bob Hall, first appeared in "The Mighty Thor Annual" #11 (November
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List of Marvel Comics characters named Iron Man


Iron Man is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first, and main, character is Tony Stark, who was created by writers Stan Lee and Larry Lieber and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. Other characters have adopted the alias over the years, using it both for good and bad (but mostly good). Tony Stark - A billionaire scientist and playboy, Stark created the first Iron Man armor when injured after being taken captive by terrorists, using it to escape
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published during the 1930s and 1940s period known as the Golden Age of Comic Books. Created by writer-artist Al Anders, he first appeared in the Timely Comics' anthology series "Marvel Comics" #1 (Oct. 1939), and ran through issue #12 (Oct. 1940) of the by-then retitled "Marvel Mystery Comics". The first Western character published by Timely, the predecessor of Marvel Comics, the Masked Raider is Jim Gardley, who with his horse Lightning dedicates his life to fighting the lawless
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and superhuman incidents. The character is most probably based on Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart of Doctor Who. During the time of his early appearances, Marvel was printing Doctor Who Magazine. Alysande Stuart and her brother Alistaire are the founding members of the Weird Happenings Organization in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Chris Claremont and Alan Davis, first appeared in "Excalibur" #6 in March 1989. Within the context of the stories, Alysande is part of a British Government organization which investigates supernatural and superhuman incidents. Sunder
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Max (comics)


uncensored content. The first series to be published under the Max imprint was "Alias", written by Brian Michael Bendis. Several limited series were then created specially for the Max imprint, such as "Apache Skies" and "Haunt of Horror", but the majority of its publications were based around existing Marvel characters, such as Howard the Duck and Devil-Slayer. One Marvel character who was revived by Max was "Rawhide Kid" who in 2002 became the first openly gay comic book character to star in his
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Kaecilius


Kaecilius () is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character who first appeared in "Strange Tales" Vol. 1, #130 (March 1965) was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. He is an enemy of Doctor Strange. The character made his live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "Doctor Strange", portrayed by Mads Mikkelsen. Kaecilius first appeared in "Strange Tales" Vol. 1, #130 (March 1965) and was created by
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J'son (comics)


J'son is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the father of Star-Lord. Emperor Jason of Spartax first appeared in "Marvel Preview" #11 and was created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Emperor Jason was the father of the Star-Lord character who had been introduced in "Marvel Preview" #4. In 2000, a character named Prince Jason of Spartax is introduced in "Inhumans" Vol. 3 #2. He was originally meant to be the same
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Age Human Torch as a supporting character. She later joined the Liberty Legion. In the "Avengers/Invaders" storyline, Spider-Woman (who was actually the Skrull queen Veranke) disguised herself as Silver Scorpion when the Avengers found themselves stuck in the WWII era. Jemma Simmons is a fictional character that originated in the Marvel Cinematic Universe before appearing in Marvel comics. The character, created by Joss Whedon, Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, first appeared in the pilot episode of "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (September 24
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after the movie had ended. Albert is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an ally of Wolverine and is a sapient automaton or android. Albert first appeared in "Wolverine" vol. 2 #37 suspended in a tank of liquid and officially appeared in "Wolverine" vol. 2 #38 where he was created by Larry Hama and Marc Silvestri. Albert is a robot double of Wolverine who was created along with his counterpart Elsie-Dee by Donald Pierce
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eliminated after being stabbed by one of Harpoon's harpoons. Varnae is a vampire in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Steve Perry and Steve Bissette, first appeared in "Bizarre Adventures" #33 in December 1982. Within the context of the stories, Varnae is the first vampire and is the one who created Dracula. At various times in his life, he is an enemy of King Kull, Frank Drake, and John Blaze. He eventually tired of his eternal life and committed suicide by walking into sunlight
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Volcana (Marvel Comics)


Volcana (Marsha Rosenberg) is a fictional character (a supervillainess turned superheroine) appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in "Secret Wars" #3 (July 1984). She was created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck. Marsha Rosenberg was born in Denver, Colorado. Marsha was a day care center employee who, along with her friend Skeeter, was a normal human resident of Denver who was spirited away to the Beyonder's "Battleworld" during Marvel Comics' "Secret Wars
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Marvel Boy (Robert Grayson)


Marvel Boy (Robert Grayson), also known as The Uranian, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is one of several to use the name "Marvel Boy". He was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Russ Heath, and first appeared in "Marvel Boy" #1 (December 1950). Robert Grayson is the 1950s Marvel Boy, created by Stan Lee and Russ Heath in "Marvel Boy" #1 (December 1950)
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Claire Temple (Marvel Cinematic Universe)


Claire Temple is a character portrayed by Rosario Dawson in the television series of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), based on the Marvel Comics characters Claire Temple and Night Nurse. A nurse who gives medical aid to vigilantes, she was created for the first season of "Daredevil" (2015). Dawson then signed a deal to return for the second season of the series (2016), as well as potentially appear in any other Marvel Netflix series. She has since reprised the role in "Jessica Jones" (
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This article lists Marvel characters beginning with the letter "H", with brief descriptions introducing the characters. Hamir the Hermit is a fictional sorcerer, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, who first appeared in "Strange Tales" #111. Hamir was the descendant of Kan, who started the tradition of assisting sorcerers who used their magic for good. Hamir brought his son Wong to meet the Ancient One, becoming one of his disciples in the process. Hamir was constantly outdone by evil sorcerers such as Baron Mordo and
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Angel (Thomas Halloway)


The Angel (Thomas Halloway, often shortened to Tom Halloway) is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by artist Paul Gustavson and an unconfirmed writer during the Golden Age of Comic Books, the Angel first appeared in "Marvel Comics" #1 (Oct. 1939), the first publication of Marvel Comics' predecessor, Timely Comics. The Angel is a non-superpowered detective who nonetheless wore a superhero costume. Created by artist Paul Gustavson and written either by him or
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Paragon (comics)


Paragon is the codename used by three unrelated fictional characters from Marvel Comics. The first was genetically engineered by the Enclave. The second was created as an original character for the video game "." The third is a superhero and a member of Nebraska's Initiative team. Paragon (Maya) is a fictional character from Electronic Arts who first appeared in "Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects". After a century-long search, a young Amazonian warrior, Maya, was chosen from an isolated, primitive, and
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Woodgod


Woodgod is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Woodgod is a genetically-engineered sentient life-form who physically resembles a satyr. He was created using cloning techniques by combining human and animal DNA. Woodgod first appeared in "Marvel Premiere" #31 (Aug 1976), and was created by Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen. Despite debuting as the starring feature in "Marvel Premiere" #31, he would make only a handful of appearances over the ensuing decades. Woodgod was created by
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changed his name to James Greary. Though he refuses to speak to Luke initially, he finally sees his son and asks how life is with the Avengers. Luis is a fictional character who originated in the Marvel Cinematic Universe before appearing in Marvel comics. The character, created by Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay and Paul Rudd, first appeared in the 2015 film "Ant-Man". Introduced in the 2015 film "Ant-Man" where he was portrayed by Michael Peña, Luis is Scott Lang's
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Vertigo (Marvel Comics)


Vertigo is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a native of the Savage Land who obtained superhuman powers at a young age by genetic engineering. Her powers enable her to render a person severely dizzy and even unconscious. Vertigo first appeared in "Marvel Fanfare" #1 (March 1982), created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Michael Golden. She was initially a member of the Savage Land Mutates, empowered by Magneto, with whom she first battled the X-
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Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics)


, as chronicled in Marvel's first large-format graphic novel, "The Death of Captain Marvel", published in 1982. The second Captain Marvel was created by writer Roger Stern and artist John Romita, Jr.. She first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man Annual" #16 (1982). The character is Monica Rambeau, a police lieutenant from New Orleans who possesses the power to transform herself into any form of energy. Her powers were briefly altered so that she cannot transform to energy, but
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Korath the Pursuer


Korath the Pursuer () (real name Korath-Thak) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Korath was a geneticist, who founded and led the Pursuer Project. He also was a member of the Starforce. Djimon Hounsou portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films "Guardians of the Galaxy" (2014) and "Captain Marvel" (2019). Korath first appeared in "Quasar" #32 (March 1992), and was created by Mark Gruenwald and Greg Capullo
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Molten Man


Molten Man (Mark Raxton) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A creature based on "Molten Man" appeared in the 2019 Marvel Cinematic Universe film "", which was actually an illusion created by a series of drones operated by Mysterio. The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko and first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #28 (September 1965). Mark Raxton was born in New York City. He was a scientist who could
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attention of the Adversary, who uses her fetus to return himself to the world, consuming Haven in the process. Pamela Hawley is a character in the Marvel Comics universe. The character, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appeared in "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" #4 (November 1963). Hawley was a Red Cross medic who helped soldiers during World War II. Nick Fury meets her, falling in love with her because of her determined and "stubborn" attitude, but not thinking
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an expert killer fighting in the gladiatorial arenas that became his home. Ransak has superhuman strength and durability sufficient to battle an Eternal in personal combat. He has a lifetime's experience in gladiatorial combat, and is thus a formidable fighter. He is prone to berserker-like rages during which he can ignore painful injuries and attacks. Raza is a fictional character who originated in the Marvel Cinematic Universe before appearing in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway, first appeared
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Brett Mahoney


Detective Brett Mahoney is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a strictly loyal police detective who finds himself involved in the activities of superhumans. He was portrayed by Royce Johnson in the Netflix Marvel Cinematic Universe series "Daredevil", an episode of "Jessica Jones", and both seasons of "The Punisher". The character, created by Marc Guggenheim and Dave Wilkins, first appeared in "Marvel Comics Presents" vol. 2 #1 (November 2007). Brett Mahoney is
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(who, at the time was posing as Professor X to the X-Men). Grotesk later encounters Ms. Marvel. He also sides with the Mole Man and Tyrannus in their war against the surface world and the Avengers. Grotto is a fictional character appearing in Marvel comics. He was created by Frank Miller and first appeared in "Daredevil" Vol. 1 #168. Grotto is a small-time criminal and the frequent partner of Turk Barrett. Like Turk, he works for Eric Slaughter and the Kingpin,
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Devil-Slayer


Devil-Slayer (Eric Simon Payne) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character exists in Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Devil-Slayer was created by David Anthony Kraft and Rich Buckler. According to Kraft, Devil-Slayer was a tweaked version of a character he and Buckler had created in "Demon Hunter" (1975) for Atlas/Seaboard Comics. On his first day back in the Marvel Comics offices after the collapse of Atlas/
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Spider-Man (Ultimate Marvel character)


Spider-Man (Peter Parker) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a modernized, alternate universe version of Spider-Man, a character first created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in 1962. The Ultimate version of the character originated in Ultimate Marvel, a line of books created in 2000 that are set in a parallel universe with a narrative continuity separate and independent from the main continuity of Marvel Comics stories that began in the 1960s. "Ultimate Spider-Man",
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Bill Parker (comics)


first letter of each as an acrostic for the word "Shazam." After Parker had fully developed Captain Marvel's character and backstory, artist Clarence "C.C." Beck was brought in to flesh out the character's look, to which Parker contributed the ideas for the Hessian cape and the lightning bolt logo. Captain Marvel's first appearance was in Whiz Comics #2, which went on sale in December 1939. In addition to co-creating Captain Marvel, Parker also co-created the other Fawcett characters that debuted in
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Holden Radcliffe


Holden Radcliffe is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is an enemy of Machine Teen. The character made his live action debut on "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." played by John Hannah. The character, created by Marc Sumerak and Mike Hawthorne, first appeared in "Machine Teen" #1 (July 2005). Within the context of the stories, Radcliffe is a businessman, scientist, and CEO of the Holden Radcliffe Corporation who is interested in developing androids as soldiers.
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Asmodeus (Marvel Comics)


Asmodeus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Asmodeus is an extradimensional demon, subordinate to Mephisto, who has clashed on numerous occasions with the first Ghost Rider. Asmodeus first appeared in "Ghost Rider" #53 (February 1981), and was created by Michael Fleisher and Don Perlin. The character subsequently appeared in "Ghost Rider" #64 (January 1982), and #76 (January 1983). In his first appearance, Asmodeus sends the demon Tabicantra to manipulate and otherwise
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Scott Lobdell


, who absorbs his life energy and creates a time portal. Lobdell had writing stints on Marvel's "Daredevil"," Alpha Flight" and "The Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix" mini-series with artist Gene Ha. He also wrote several of the first issues of the "Heroes Reborn" reboots of both Iron Man and Fantastic Four. Lobdell was responsible for having the Marvel Comics character Northstar come out as a homosexual. While the character's orientation had been hinted at previously by other writers, Marvel had a
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in-chief and publisher Stan Lee, who collaborated with penciler Charles Wojtkoski. In "Marvel Premiere" #29 (April 1976), he was retconned to have been a member of the stateside World War II-era superhero team the Liberty Legion. Jackdaw is a fictional character featured in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Dez Skinn, Steve Parkhouse, Paul Neary and John Stokes, and first appeared in "The Incredible Hulk Weekly" #57 (April 1980). A now-deceased hero,
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Bullet (Marvel Comics)


Bullet is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Existing within Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Bullet first appeared in the pages of "Daredevil" in 1988, created by John Romita Jr. and Ann Nocenti. Bullet (Buck Cashman) is a mercenary who serves as an agent of the United States government, assigned to perform covert activities. He is directed by government officials to assist in terrorist activities against environmentalists, on the behalf of Wilson Fisk. He first comes
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Gravity (comics)


Gravity is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Sean McKeever and Mike Norton, who wanted to create their own character inspired by the college-aged Spider-Man from the 1980s they grew up with. He first appeared in "Gravity" #1 (August 2005) and was created by Sean McKeever and Mike Norton. Gravity's first appearance was in his own limited series: "Gravity" #1-5 (2005), later released
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Frigga (comics)


Frigga is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appears in particular in those featuring the superhero Thor, who is Frigga's stepson. Based on Frigg of Norse mythology, she was created by writers Stan Lee and Robert Bernstein and artist Joe Sinnott, and first appeared in "Journey into Mystery" #92 (May 1963). Rene Russo portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films "Thor" (2011), "" (2013), and "" (2019
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Lance Hunter


Lancelot "Lance" Hunter is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in "Captain Britain Weekly" #19 (February 16, 1977) and was created by writer Gary Friedrich and artist Herb Trimpe. Hunter is a Royal Navy Commander who became Director of S.T.R.I.K.E. before later gaining the rank of Commodore and becoming Joint Intelligence Committee Chair. In the television series "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.", Nick Blood portrays the Marvel Cinematic Universe version of the character. Created by Gary Friedrich,
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Bikini in popular culture


artists depict Red Sonja, a Marvel Comics character created by Roy Thomas and Barry Windsor-Smith who frequented Conan the Barbarian books and was ranked first in "Comics Buyer's Guide's" "100 Sexiest Women in Comics" list, wearing a very brief bikini-like costume of scale armour, usually with boots and gauntlets. Ghita, another character created by Frank Thorne after he ceased work on Marvel Comics' Red Sonja, was drawn both in and out of her armored bikini in the "adults only" graphic novel
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Yellow Claw (comics)


The Yellow Claw is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Al Feldstein and artist Joe Maneely, the character first appeared in "Yellow Claw" #1 (cover-dated Oct. 1956), published by Atlas Comics, the 1950s predecessor of Marvel. While the short-lived espionage series named for him ran only four issues (Oct. 1956 – April 1957), it featured work by such notables as writer Al Feldstein and artist Joe Maneely, who created the character, Jack
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any advanced fighting skills. The Blood Spider (Michael Bingham) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #367 (October 1992). The character was created by writer David Michelinie and artists Mark Bagley and Jerry Bingham. Blood Spider is a mercenary trained by Taskmaster under contract by the Red Skull to create a team of mercenaries who would be capable of defeating Spider-Man. The trio were patterned after the superheroes Captain America,
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had multiple Zero androids working for them, but these probably were copies of the original. In "Ultimate Marvel" a version of Zero appears as a member of the Mutant Liberation Front. Under Stryfe, Zero is the resident young mutant teleporter, and here has blonde hair, gray skin and no mouth. Zom is a fictional character, a gigantic semi-humanoid demon who has clashed with Doctor Strange. Created by Stan Lee and Marie Severin, he first appeared in "Strange Tales" #156. Created long ago
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Crusader (Marvel Comics)


Crusader is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Two have made significant appearances and other are minor characters or aliases. The first Crusader first appeared in "Thor" #330 (April, 1983) and was created by writer Alan Zelenetz and penciller Bob Hall. The second is a Skrull superhero that first appeared in "Marvel Team-Up" vol. 3 #23 (Aug. 2006) and was created by Robert Kirkman and Andy Kuhn. Arthur Blackwood was born in Decatur
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Wraith (Marvel Comics)


Wraith is the codename of four unrelated fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is also the surname of the character John Wraith. The Brian DeWolff version of Wraith first appeared in "Marvel Team-Up" #48 and was created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema. The Hector Rendoza version of Wraith first appeared in "The Uncanny X-Men" #392 and was created by Scott Lobdell and Salvador Larroca. The Zak-Del version of Wraith first appeared in "Annihilation Conquest: Wraith
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Iron Monger


Iron Monger is an identity used by several fictional supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first character to use the alias is Obadiah Stane, who first appeared in "Iron Man" #163 (October 1982). The Iron Monger armor first appeared in "Iron Man" #200 (November 1985). Jeff Bridges portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "Iron Man". Created by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Luke McDonnell, Obadiah Stane debuted in "Iron Man" #163
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Moon Girl (Marvel Comics)


Moon Girl (Lunella Lafayette) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Lunella is a 9-year-old African-American girl who is described as the smartest character in the existing Marvel Universe. Somewhat replacing Moon-Boy, she is paired up with Devil Dinosaur, with whom she shares a mental link due to being an Inhuman. The character was created by Amy Reeder, Brandon Montclare and Natacha Bustos and first appeared in "Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur" #1 (January 2016)
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the group of adolescents who work for him as thieves, known as the Fallen Angels. She later allies herself with the X-Men. Aron the Rogue Watcher is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the nephew of Uatu. Aron first appeared in "Captain Marvel" #39 and was created by Steve Englehart and Al Milgrom. Aron originally dwelt upon the Watchers' homeworld with the other members of his race. He observed Captain Mar-Vell and Rick Jones battling Mad-
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. Ms. Thing (Darla Deering) is a famous celebrity in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Matt Fraction and Mike Allred, first appeared in Marvel NOW! Point One #1. She was a pop star who dated Johnny Storm. When Reed Richards announced that he and the Fantastic Four were going to travel through space and time, Richards told the other members to find suitable replacements in the case that they do not return after four minutes. She along with Ant-Man (Scott Lang), She-
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Primus (Marvel Comics)


Primus is the name of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Arnim Zola's Primus first appeared in "Captain America" #209 and was created by Jack Kirby. The alien Primus first appeared in "Marvel Spotlight" vol. 2 #4 and was created by Archie Goodwin and Steve Ditko. The Flb'Dbi version of Primus first appeared in "Fantastic Four" #221 and was created by John Byrne. The first Primus is a shapeshifting bio-android, an artificial humanoid created by the
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Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter


characters from the previous game return, with the exception of Cammy and Charlie (although Charlie is actually still in the game as a palette swapped secret character named "Shadow"), who are replaced by Dan and Sakura. The Japanese arcade and console versions of "Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter" include an exclusive character named Norimaro (). Norimaro is an original character created and owned by Japanese comedian Noritake Kinashi, who represents neither Marvel nor Capcom. Due to licensing issues involving the character, Norimaro is not available
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T'Chaka


T'Chaka is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the father of T'Challa and Shuri. He was the king of Wakanda and Black Panther before T’Challa, who inherited both titles following his father's death. John Kani portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films "" (2016) and "Black Panther" (2018) while Kani's son Atandwa portrayed a younger version of the character. T'Chaka first appeared in "Fantastic Four" #53 (1966) and was created by
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Knull (comics)


Knull is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with Venom and Carnage. The character is depicted as an evil deity, who created the weapon known as All-Black the Necrosword and the alien races known as the Klyntar and Exolons. The character would go on and have more major role in the Marvel Universe. The character was first introduced as an nameless being in "Thor: God of Thunder" #6, before making his full appearance in "Venom" #3
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Fantasia is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. She first appeared in "Captain America" #352-353 (April–May 1989), and was created by Mark Gruenwald and Kieron Dwyer. The character subsequently appears as Fantasma beginning in "Avengers" #319-324 (July–October 1990). Fantasia was a member of the Supreme Soviets. The team had been sent by the Soviet government to capture the Soviet Super-Soldiers, who were attempting to defect to the United States. Fantasia disguised the
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Taylor is a character in Marvel Comics. The character, created by David Michelinie and Mark Bagley, first appeared in "Venom: Lethal Protector" #1 (February 1993). He is the founder of The Jury. The father of Maxwell (Max) Taylor and Hugh Taylor, his oldest son was a guard at a prison for super powered criminals who was murdered during Venom's escape. Orwell recruited a number of Hugh's co-workers (Sentry, Firearm, Bomblast) as well as Ramshot (Samuel Culkin
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War (Marvel Comics)


War is the name of three fictional characters, who are supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Two are discussed here: both members of the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse. The first War (real name unknown) and Abraham Kieros. The title was also held by the mutant Gazer and, briefly, by Bruce Banner, the Hulk. War first appeared in "X-Factor" #11 (December 1986), and was created by Louise Simonson and Walter Simonson. The character subsequently appears in "
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Hijacker (comics)


Hijacker is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The two Hijackers were gimmick-laden villains who specialized in stealing technology for later resale in criminal auctions. The first Hijacker first appeared in "Tales to Astonish" #40 (February 1963), and was created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby. The character subsequently appears in "Marvel Two-In-One" #24 (February 1976), #96 (February 1983), and "Captain America
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of Greys" story arc, Doctor Grey is the first of his extended family to be killed by the Shi'ar Death Commandos. Devlin Greystone is a fictional Māori character in the Marvel Universe, who was part of the second incarnation of X-Factor. He was created by Howard Mackie, and first appeared in "X-Factor" #140. Greystone is from the same alternate future as Bishop, Archer, Fixx, and Shard. He is a member of the Xavier Underground Enforcers (XUE), a rogue branch
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Snowbird (comics)


Snowbird (Narya) is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by John Byrne, the character made her first appearance in "Uncanny X-Men" #120 (1979). Snowbird first appeared in "Uncanny X-Men" #120 (1979) and was created by John Byrne. Byrne later revealed that, unlike most of the Alpha Flight lineup, she was a "fan character" who he created years before he began professional work in comics. Several
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member of Heavy Mettle. The character, created by Karl Kerschl and Jay Faerber, first appeared in "New Warriors" Vol 2 #4 (January 2000). Riot's armor generates sonic energy which can be used in a concussive manner. Roberta is a fictional android in Marvel Comics. The character, created by John Byrne, first appeared in "Fantastic Four" #239 (February 1982). Roberta was created by Reed Richards when he realized that no one would apply to work as the Fantastic Four's receptionist
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Vision (comics)


Vision is the name of three fictional characters from Marvel Comics. The original character originated in Marvel's predecessor Timely Comics and is depicted as an extra-dimensional law enforcement officer; the latter two are humanoid androids. The original first appeared in "Marvel Mystery Comics" #13 in 1940. The original Vision first appeared in "Marvel Mystery Comics" #13 by Timely Comics by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. A character loosely based on the original that was created by Roy Thomas, Stan Lee and John Buscema. The
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Aldrich Killian


Aldrich Killian is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in "Iron Man" vol. 4, #1 (Jan. 2005) and was created by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov. Guy Pearce portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "Iron Man 3" (2013). Created by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov, the character first appeared in "Iron Man" vol. 4, #1 (Jan. 2005). Within the context of the stories,
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. Amphibian (Kingsley Rice) is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel multiverse, members of alternate versions of the fictional Squadron Supreme. The original character was created as a pastiche of Aquaman by Steve Engelhart and George Pérez, and first appeared in "The Avengers" (vol. 1) #148 (June 1976). The series Supreme Power featured a female version of the character, also named Kingsley Rice. This version was created by J. Michael Straczynski and Gary Frank, and first appeared in "Supreme
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Marvel Family


The Marvel Family, also known as the Shazam Family, are a group of superheroes who originally appeared in books published by Fawcett Comics, and were later acquired by DC Comics. Created in 1942 by writer Otto Binder and artist Marc Swayze, the team was created as an extension of Fawcett's Captain Marvel franchise, and included Marvel's sister Mary Marvel, their friend Captain Marvel Jr., and, at various times, a number of other characters as well. Because Marvel Comics trademarked their own Captain Marvel comic book during the
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chieftain in Africa, with no regularly featured Caucasian characters. Marvel Comics' first Black feature star, he was created by writer Don Rico and artist Ogden Whitney, succeeded by artist John Romita Sr. Waku, who predated mainstream comics' first black superhero, Marvel's Black Panther, by nearly a dozen years, headlined one of four regular features in each issue. It would take a decade for the first African-American series star, the Western character Lobo, to appear, and nearly two decades before the likes of
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Cyclone (Marvel Comics)


Cyclone is the alias of a number of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A creature based on "Cyclone" appeared in the 2019 Marvel Cinematic Universe film "", which was actually an illusion created by a series of drones operated by Mysterio. The original Cyclone first appeared in "The Amazing Spider-Man" #143 and was created by Gerry Conway and Ross Andru. The second Cyclone first appeared in "Marvel Comics Presents" #47 and was created by Sholly Fisch, Mark Bagley
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Black Widow (Claire Voyant)


Black Widow (Claire Voyant) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. An antiheroine who kills evildoers in order to deliver their souls to Satan, her master, she first appears in "Mystic Comics" #4 (cover dated Aug. 1940), published by Marvel predecessor Timely Comics. Created by writer George Kapitan and artist Harry Sahle, she is unrelated to Marvel's later superspy character called Black Widow. The Black Widow makes five appearances during the period fans and historians call the Golden Age
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's granddaughters eventually became the Japanese heroine Radiance. After being exposed to a scientific invention, the Golden Girl gained the power to generate light and energy. She can also project golden force beams from her hands. Lt. Rafael 'Rafe' Scarfe is a fictional New York City Police Lieutenant in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Chris Claremont and Pat Broderick, first appeared in "Marvel Premiere" #23 (August 1975). Rafe was a former Vietnam War veteran who returned to New York to become a police
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collaborator, writer Chris Claremont worked together on several issues of "Marvel Team-Up". Captain Britain, a character created for Marvel UK, made his first appearance in an American comic book in "Marvel Team-Up" #65 (January 1978). Karma, a character that later joined the New Mutants, was created by Claremont and artist Frank Miller in #100's lead story. A photo cover by Eliot R. Brown was used for the Spider-Man/Captain America team-up in issue #
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a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in "X-Factor" #28, published May 1988, and was created by Louise and Walt Simonson. Her mutant power allowed her to induce lethally unstable mutations in humans. She served as a minor adversary of the X-Force until she died of the Legacy Virus in "X-Men" #27 (December 1993), and has made no appearances since. Jason Ionello is a fictional character in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Kurt
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Maggie Murdock


Margaret Grace "Maggie" Murdock is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is the ex-wife of Jack Murdock and the mother of Matt Murdock who grew up to become the superhero known as Daredevil. Maggie Murdock was created by writer-editor Frank Miller and artist David Mazzucchelli. The character first appeared in "Daredevil" #229 (April 1986). Sister Maggie was played by Joanne Whalley in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a main character in the third season of "Daredevil"
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Juggernaut (comics)


Juggernaut (Cain Marko) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, who first appeared in "X-Men" #12 (July 1965), was created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby. He is the stepbrother of Professor X. Since his debut during the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character has appeared in over five decades of Marvel publications, featuring prominently in the X-Men titles and starring in two one-shot solo publications
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Rocket Raccoon


Rocket Raccoon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Keith Giffen, the character first appeared in "Marvel Preview" #7 (Summer 1976). He is an intelligent, anthropomorphic raccoon, who is an expert marksman, weapon specialist and master tactician. His name and aspects of his character are a nod to The Beatles' 1968 song "Rocky Raccoon". Rocket Raccoon appeared as a prominent member in the 2008 relaunch of the superhero team Guardians of
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Alternative versions of Doctor Strange


Doctor Stephen Strange (commonly known as Doctor Strange) is a fictional character, a superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in "Strange Tales" #110 (July 1963). Debuting in the Silver Age of comics, the character has featured in several self-titled series and Marvel-endorsed products including arcade and video games; animated television series; a direct-to-DVD film;
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Sarah Vale is a fictional character, a technopathic mutant who appears in the Marvel Comics series "New X-Men: Academy X" as a student at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. The character, created by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir, first appeared in "New X-Men: Academy X" #12. She is the sister of fellow student Preview. One of the many mutants to lose their powers on M-Day, she is killed on a bus of depowered former Xavier Institute students that is
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". Senator Stewart Ward is a fictional character in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Howard Mackie and John Romita Jr., first appears in Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol. 2 #4. Ward is a C.I.A. agent named Sentry who, with Seeker (Arthur Stacy) and Ranger, infiltrates HYDRA to destroy their alien experiments. Sentry is actually a double agent and Stacy and Ranger are forced to try and kill him. During the scuffle, Sentry is contaminated with an alien virus, the "Z'Nox"
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Outcasts (Marvel Comics Subterranea)


The Outcasts are a fictional group of characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Outcasts first appeared in "Fantastic Four Annual" #13 (1978). The superhuman members of the Outcasts first appeared in "Marvel Treasury Edition" #25 (1980) and were created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema. The Outcasts subsequently appear in "ROM" #28 (March 1982) and "Iron Man Annual" #12 (1991). The Outcasts are people who are ugly, deformed, or
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Supergirl


Book Heroes of All Time. In November 2013, the character placed 17th on IGN's list of the Top 25 Heroes of DC Comics. After positive fan reaction to Super-Girl, the first recurring and most familiar version of Supergirl debuted in 1959. Kara Zor-El first appeared in "Action Comics" #252 (May 1959). The story that introduced the character was drawn by Al Plastino and written by Otto Binder, who had also created Mary Marvel, Captain Marvel's sister and female spinoff. Like
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Jean Grey


Jean Grey-Summers is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been known under the aliases Marvel Girl, Phoenix, and Dark Phoenix. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in "The X-Men" #1 (September 1963). Jean is a member of a subspecies of humans known as mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. She was born with telepathic and telekinetic powers. Her powers first manifested when she saw her
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Static (DC Comics)


of Static was a group effort. Originally developed for Marvel Comics, Static would become a main staple of the Milestone line. Much of the inspiration for Static came from Marvel's Spider-Man. When initially creating the first five characters for Milestone Comics, it was decided that Static would be created as a teenage hero who was a contemporary version of Spider-Man. Static's civilian identity, Virgil Hawkins, was named after Virgil D. Hawkins, a black man who was denied entrance to the University of Florida's law
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called Skull Mesa founded by Taylor Prescott. He is aided by the Toad and an original mutant character named Chet. Candace "Candy" Southern is a former girlfriend of Warren Worthington III in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Roy Thomas and Werner Roth, first appeared in "X-Men" #31 in May 1967. Writer Roy Thomas created her name by combining the last name of author Terry Southern with the first name of the title character of Southern's novel "Candy". Within the context of
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Doctor Minerva


Doctor Minerva is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in "Captain Marvel" #50 (May 1977), created by writer Scott Edelman and artist Al Milgrom. Doctor Minerva is a Kree geneticist. She was an enemy of the original Captain Marvel and later Quasar. She became the partner of Captain Atlas and a member of Kree superteam Starforce. Gemma Chan portrayed the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "Captain Marvel" (2019). Doctor Minerva first appeared in
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Blue Marvel


Blue Marvel (Adam Bernard Brashear), is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Blue Marvel debuted in "Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel" #1 (November 2008) and was created by actor/writer Kevin Grevioux, who originally conceived the character as a child. Adam Brashear debuted in the five issue "Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel" mini-series created by Kevin Grevioux. A different version later appeared briefly in "What If? Secret Invasion" #
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Mary Marvel


Mary Marvel is a fictional character superheroine originally published by Fawcett Comics and now owned by DC Comics. Created by Otto Binder and Marc Swayze, she first appeared in "Captain Marvel Adventures" #18 (cover-dated Dec. 1942). The character is a member of the Marvel/Shazam Family of heroes associated with the superhero Shazam/Captain Marvel. In the traditional "Shazam!" concept, Mary Marvel is the alter ego of teenager Mary Batson (adopted name Mary Bromfield), twin sister of Captain Marvel's
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Destiny (Marvel Comics personification)


Destiny is a fictional cosmic character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Steve Gerber and George Tuska, and her first appearance was in "Marvel Two-in-One" #6. The character was re-imagined for "Tales of the Thing" #1. Destiny was intended to be the embodiment of Destiny, in much the way the DC character is. This character was apparently killed (though, being mystical in nature, there is some ambiguity on this point)
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Red Sonja (film)


Red Sonja is a 1985 Dutch-American sword and sorcery action film directed by Richard Fleischer. The film introduces Brigitte Nielsen as the title character with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sandahl Bergman, Ronald Lacey, Ernie Reyes, Jr., Paul L. Smith and Pat Roach in supporting roles. The film features the sword-wielding Marvel Comics character Red Sonja, created by Roy Thomas, who first appeared in Marvel's "Conan the Barbarian" series (#23) in 1973. The film's character of Red Sonja was based on Red
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Tawky Tawny


Mister Tawky Tawny is a fictional character, an anthropomorphic tiger who appears as a supporting character of Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family in superhero/funny animal comic book stories published by Fawcett Comics and later DC Comics. Created by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck in "Captain Marvel Adventures" #79, the traditional version of Tawky Tawny is a humanoid and well mannered tiger who wishes to be a part of human society. A friend of the Marvel Family, Tawny often participates in their adventures. Later versions introduced in the 2000s
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Ghost Rider


television series "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." and "Ghost Rider", set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Following the western comics character who originally used the name, the first superhero Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze, debuted in "Marvel Spotlight" #5 (August 1972), created by Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas, writer Gary Friedrich and artist Mike Ploog. He received his own series in 1973, with penciller Jim Mooney handling most of the first nine issues. Several different creative teams mixed-and-
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Enchantress (Marvel Comics)


The Enchantress is the common primary alias of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first of these is a powerful sorceress with the real name of Amora; she is one of Thor's greatest enemies. The second Enchantress is the young Sylvie Lushton, who was given great mystic powers by Loki when he created her as a tool for chaos. She models herself after the original Enchantress, Amora. Amora's first appearance in the Marvel Universe took place in "Journey into Mystery" #103
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Red Wolf (comics)


Red Wolf is a superhero identity used by several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Those who assume the identity are Native American heroes with mystical powers and a trusted wolf companion named Lobo. Red Wolf is Marvel's first Native American superhero. The William Talltrees version of Red Wolf first appeared in the story "The Coming of Red Wolf!" published in "Avengers" #80 (cover-dated Sept. 1970), and was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema. The character appeared also
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by Archie Goodwin and Gene Colan, who first appeared in "Tomb of Dracula" #3. She is the granddaughter of Abraham Van Helsing. Dracula turns her into a vampire. Overcoming his control, she asks Wolverine to kill her, which he does. Frank Drake later avenges her death by aiding Doctor Strange in destroying all vampires on Earth. Vanguard (Nikolai Krylenko) is a mutant in the Marvel Universe. Created by Bill Mantlo and Carmine Infantino, the character first appeared in "Iron Man" #109 in
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Daredevil (TV series)


to be used within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As explained by head of Marvel Television Jeph Loeb in 2015, Marvel Studios had "first dibs" on the character once the rights had reverted. Drew Goddard pitched a new "Daredevil" film to Marvel, but Marvel was not looking to create an R-rated film, and Goddard did not want a "watered down version" of the character, as he also explained in 2015: "I went into Marvel and talked to them about making it as a movie a
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Doomsday Man


Doomsday Man is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Primarily an enemy of Carol Danvers, the character exists within Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, the character first appeared in "Silver Surfer" Vol. 1, #13 (February 1970). The Doomsday Man was introduced in "Silver Surfer" Vol. 1, #13 and reappeared in "Ms. Marvel" Vol. 1, #3-4
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the creator of the original Human Torch and stepfather of Frankie Raye. He first appeared in "Marvel Comics" #1. (September 1939) created by Carl Burgos. The Human Top (or just the Top) is a fictional character, a Golden Age superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appeared in two stories published by Timely Comics (the predecessor of Marvel Comics) in 1940 and 1942, and not since then. His real name is Bruce Bravelle. He is called "the
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