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Ba-Bani An Earthlike humanoid race from the planet
Ba-banis.
First appearance: AV1 #219
Badlands A mystic realm created by Demon-Bear.
First appearance: NM #20
Badoon (Brotherhood of) An advanced humanoid race from the planet Lotiara, first thwarted by Silver Surfer trying to take over the Earth.
They are very lizard-like in appearance and are very very conquest oriented.
In the future, they have taken over the solar system and are using the humans,
in various adapted forms, as slave labor. Their number includes: Brother Royal (leader) [first seen member],
Supreme Commander Drong, Maz, Yur (from year 3001) [MSH #18],
First appearance: SS1 #2
Badoon, Monster of A
creature that was sicced on Silver Surfer when he thwarted their first invasion
of the Earth.
First
appearance: SS1 #2
Bailey, Shorty
Co-owner of the Bones and Bailey Circus.
First
appearance: FF1 #15
Bain, Gunther (see: Unus)
Baker, Jim A
downed US pilot captured by the General, freed by Captain America.
First
appearance: ToS1 #61
Baker, William (see: Sandman)
Balder the Brave The Norse god of light.
Often compatriot and loyal backer of Thor. Invulnerable except to mistletoe. Love
interest of Karnilla.
First partial appearance: JiM1 #85
First full appearance: JiM1 #?
Baldini One of Red
Skull's Chiefs of Staff. An Italian officer from WWII who ensnares his
victims with a whip-like scarf. A large man who often wore a fez. GA: Exiles.
First
appearance (unnamed): CAP1 #103
Named: CAP1 #104
Baldwin, Justin REL: Father of Speedball.
Baldwin, Robert (see: Speedball)
Ballinger, Lenny Head Foreman of Damage Control.
Ball of Doom The
ultimate weapon created by the Mad Thinker as revenge toward the Thing and Human
Torch II for thwarting one of his earlier plots. It is heat proof and
nearly indestructible (being constructed of the same material as the nose-cone
of a missile), but it couldn't survive the Torch's nova heat.
First
appearance and destruction: ST1 #131
Baltag
(deceased) One of Ravonna's underlings in the 31st century, the one that
fired the fateful shot at Kang that hit his Princess.
First
appearance and death: AV1 #24
Baluurians (see:
Blastaar) Warlike humanoid race existing in the Negative Zone, placed
Blastaar out in the Debris Belt to die.
First appearance:
FF1 #62
Banner, Brian (Deceased) REL: Father of Hulk. Uncle of She-Hulk.
Banner, Bruce-A
The Dr. Banner of Earth-A who never became the Hulk.
First
mention: FF1 #162.
Banner, Elizabeth ('Betty' form. Betty
Ross, and Betty Talbot) REL: Daughter of Gen. Ross. Wife of
the Hulk. Ex-wife of Maj. Glenn Talbot.
First appearance: IH1 #319
Banner, Rebecca (Deceased) (see: Rebecca Walters) REL: Mother of the Hulk. Aunt of the She-Hulk. wife of Brian Banner.
Banner, Dr. Robert Bruce (see: Hulk, Mr. Fix-it) GA: Hulkbusters.
Dr. Banner's Gamma Ray Machine
Device created by Dr. Bruce Banner to change himself back and forth to the Hulk
by bathing himself with Gamma Rays. The original one was kept in his hidden lab,
but a second one was built at Gamma Base [TtA1 #90] where it is accidentally used to create the Abomination.
First
appearance: IH1 #4
Dr. Banner's Hidden Lab
The laboratory, hideaway, and restraining facility for the Hulk built by Dr.
Bruce Banner out in the New Mexico desert near Gamma Base. It is later
discovered by Gen. Thunderbolt Ross.
First
appearance: IH1 #2
Dr. Banner's Indestructible Robot
Not really a robot, more an armored battle suit created by Dr. Banner at Gamma
Base, stolen by the Leader's Agent, who was operating it when it was destroyed
by the Hulk.
First
appearance: TtA1 #60 Dropped in
a bottomless pit: TtA1 #61
Dr. Banner's Infinite Weapon Ray
A weapon created by Dr. Banner for the purpose of repelling a Gamma Attack, but
modifies it to emit Infra-Gamma Beams to attract and weaken the Abomination.
First
appearance: TtA1 #91
Dr. Banner's T-Gun
Device created by Bruce Banner that can send someone through time, accidentally
sends the Hulk to the 25th century.
First
appearance: TtA1 #75
Bannon, Lance
Photographer for the Daily Bugle, always
giving Peter Parker stiff competition.
First appearance: ASM #208
Banshee (Sean Cassidy) A mutant with the
ability to create powerful sonic blasts that can either be used as a weapon or
to allow him to fly, started as a member of the British Secret Service, became a
reluctant agent of Factor Three before joining with Prof. X., later took up with
Moirq Mactaggert at Muir Island then as one of the headmasters at the Xavier
School. REL: Father of
Siryn. Cousin of Black Tom Cassidy. GA: X-Men,
Generation X.
First appearance: UXM #28
Retired from active duty: UXM #129
Baphomet A demon.
First appearance: MSL #15
Baptiste, Jean-Claude REL: Father of Aurora.
Baptiste, Jean-Marie (see: Auroroa)
Baran, Prince Ruler of Madripoor.
Barbarus
A Savage Land Swamp person who was genetically altered
by the Creator (Magneto) to have enormous strength. GA: Savage Land
Mutates.
First appearance: UXM #62
Barker, Boss One
of the mob bosses on Kral who purchases the Thing from the Skrull Slave Master
to compete in the Great Games against his rival, Lippy Louie's Champion, Torgo
II to defend his territory.
First
appearance: FF1 #91
Barney One of
Crime-Wave's henchmen at his secret hideout.
First
appearance: DD1 #59
Baron Blood
(Deceased) (Lord John Falsworth, 'Dr.
Charles Cromwell') A vampire. REL: Brother of Union Jack I,
Uncle of Union Jack II and Spitfire.
First appearance: INV #7 Died:
CAP1 #254
Baron Karza (Deceased) 1000 years ago, he
was the Chief Scientist of Homeworld and trusted friend and mentor of Commander
Arcturus Rann, but in that time, twisted by visions of power, he became the half
mechanical tyrant of the Microverse, subverting the people with promises of
immortality through his Body Banks. In his all black armor, he is nearly
invincible, and because he is more machine than human, he is super strong, can
launch his hands like missiles, and can join together with an equine lower half
and take on a centaur-like appearance. Always looking for new worlds to
conquer, the only thing he fears is the unknown, including the Enigma Force.
First appearance: MIC1 #1
Baron Mordo (Karl Amadeus Mordo) One time
pupil of the Ancient One. Arch nemesis of Dr. Strange. Often aligns
himself with otherworld allies to defeat his nemesis, particularly Dormammu. REL:
Grandson of Viscount Crowler Mordo.
First appearance: ST1 #111
Baron Strucker (Deceased) (Wolfgang Von
Strucker, see: Supreme Hydra, 'John Bronson', 'Don Antonio Caballero', Emir Ali Bey') WWII
villain obsessed with world domination or destruction, later Supreme Hydra
with the same moral guidelines, pitting himself against Nick Fury and SHIELD. REL: Father of Fenris.
First appearance: SgtF #5 First
appearance MU (as Supreme Hydra): ST1 #150 As
himself: ST1 #156
Baron Zemo I (Deceased) ( Heinrich Zemo)
WWII villain genius who was such a menace that he had to cover his face with a
mask to hide his true identity, went insane after having his mask fuse to his face when
Captain America I cracked open a vat of his Adhesive X during a fight, for which
he has sworn to destroy Cap. Killer of Bucky I. After WWII he set
himself up as a dictator down in the South American jungle, came out of
retirement when he got word that Cap had been revived from suspended animation.
formed the Masters to continue his evil work.
Was killed when he set off a landslide while battling Cap and was buried. REL: Father of Baron Zemo II. GA: Masters of Evil I.
First modern appearance (in flashback): AV1 #4 First
in current time: AV1 #6
Died: AV1 #15
Baron Zemo-Alt
The same Word War II villain as in our world, but in an alternate reality where
a sample of Vibranium had accidentally been sent back in time, and the Germans,
with the new technology, would eventually win the war without the Alternate
Invaders and the Fantastic Four to set things right. This Zemo is
stationed in a weapons lab in Castle Cherbelle and is also splashed with
Adhesive-X when it is destroyed.
First
appearance: FF1 AN #11
Baron Zemo's Pilot
(Deceased) (see: Baron Zemo Impostor) The unnamed pilot who
had been bringing Zemo I supplies in his South American retreat since the end of
WWII. Becomes his personal pilot (the Heli-Hovercraft) when Zemo formed
the Masters of Evil I. Later posed as his master after his death.
First
appearance: AV1 #6 Death:
CAP1 #100
Baron Zemo II (Helmut Zemo, form. the Phoenix)
Arch enemy of Captain America. REL: Son of Baron Zemo I. GA:
Masters of Evil IV.
First appearance: CAP1 #276
Baron Zemo Impostor
(Deceased) (from. Baron Zemo's Pilot) The man, who used to be Zemo's pilot, posed as Baron Zemoand set up a base in Wakanda
attempting to
hold the world ransom using his new Solar Heat Projector, but he was thwarted by
Captain America, Black Panther and Agent 13 of SHIELD.
First
part. appearance: ToS1 #98 First full app.: ToS1
#99 Death: CAP1 #100
Baron Zemo's Heli-Hovercraft
The bullet-shaped, four-legged aircraft created by Zemo and flown by Zemo's
Pilot that takes off and lands like a rocket but has helicopter blades on the
top that allows it to hover. Downed by Captain America I with a canister
of teargas.
First
appearance: AV1 #6
Barren World
One of Hulk's crossroad realities.
First appearance: IH1 #307
Barrett, Turk (see: Mauler II)
Bart, Ben REL: Adopted father of the Rawhide Kid.
Bart, Johnny (see: the Rawhide Kid)
Barton, Bernard 'Barney' (Deceased)
The ne'er do well brother of Clint Barton who signed on as hired muscle with
Egghead when he set up his space death ray, but Barney redeemed himself by
helping the Avengers against his boss before his death. REL: Brother of Hawkeye, Lucy Barton. Son of Edith and Harold
Barton.
First appearance and death: AV1 #64
Barton, Clinton 'Clint' (see: Hawkeye, Goliath II)
Barton, Harold and Edith (Deceased) REL: Parents of Hawkeye, Lucy Barton and Barney Barton.
Barton, Lucy REL:
Sister of Hawkeye and Barney Barton. Daughter of Harold and Edith Barton.
First
appearance: AV1 #34 Final
appearance: AV1 #35
Barton, Whitey
Friend of Willie Lincoln while in the Army.
First
appearance: DD1 #47
Bashur High
level hired Assassin, hired by Jacob GAvin Jr. to kill Deadpool, Cable, and Copy
Cat.
First
appearance: DPCC LTD #2 ?
Basilisk (Deceased) (Basil Elks)
Super powered criminal. SP:
Able to generate microwave energy.
First appearance: MTU1 #16
Killed by Scourge: FF1 #289
Baskerville, Sir
An ex-disciple of Baron Mordo who Dr. Strange consults about
the riddle of the word, Eternity. Although supposedly reformed, he betrays
Strange to his former master.
First
appearance: ST1 #135
Bast A microworld devastated by atomic fire.
First appearance: IM1 #51
Batroc
(Georges Batroc, the Leaper) A French costumed
criminal/mercenary who displays incredible gymnastic skills. Arch enemy of
Captain America. Wears a distinctive purple costume, handlebar moustaches,
and speaks with a very distinct French accent. GA: Batroc's Brigade I & II.
First part. appearance: ToS1 #75 First full: ToS1
#76
Batroc's Brigade I Criminal team originally
assembled by Batroc to find the Seismo-Bomb, consisting of: Batroc, Swordsman, Living Laser
[founding members], Porcupine {j ?}.
First appearance: CAP1 #105
Batroc's Brigade II
Criminal team consisting of:
Batroc, Zaran, and Machete.
First appearance: CAP1 #302
Batroc, Georges (see: Batroc the Leaper)
Bat-Seraph, Ruth (see: Sabra)
Battleaxe
(Anita Ehren) GA: the
Grapplers.
First appearance: TNG #?
Battle Cruiser (see:
Galactic Cruiser) One of the Microverse combat spacecraft that can
separate into four completely self sustained attack ships. One of these,
under the command of Prince Shaitan, followed the Endeavor through the Space
Wall to Earth where it was defeated by the Micronauts.
First
appearance: MIC1 #2 Correctly
named: MIC1 #3
Battlestar
(form. Bucky V) Powers boosted by Power
Brokers, Inc. GA: Buckies.
First appearance: CAP1 #341
Battleworld Planet created by the Beyonder for the
Secret Wars.
First appearance: SWI LTD #1
Baxi (see: Baxu) Accidental misspelling of Baxu's name.
Baxter Building
(see: Four Freedoms Plaza) Prominent building in
NYC whose top five floor become the home and HQ of the Fantastic Four when they
move to the Big Apple from California. The long time doorman was Sergius
O'Hoolihan [FF1 #21]. For a short period, Collins was the
landlord [Ff1 #111]. And other staff included: Donald [FF1 #177],
First appearance: FF1 #3
Baxter, Patricia 'Patsy'
(form: Patsy Walker, see: Hellcat, Patsy Hellstrom) former
teen fashion model has grown up and married her high school sweet heart Buzz
Baxter.
First appearance: AA2 #?
Baxter, Robert 'Buzz' (see: Mad Dog) The
Security head for the Brand Corporation. REL: Ex-husband of Hellcat.
First appearance: Miss America Magazine #2 (11/44) First
MU appearance: AA2 #13
Baxu (Deceased) (Baxi) Originally one of Kala's
staunches followers, suggested as a proper consort for her when Iron Man I
refused the spot. REL: Husband of Kala.
First
appearance: ToS1 #43 Death 1st
mentioned: FF1 #127
Bay City A mid
western city that was to put up a new community center at the behest of
Lyle Bradshaw, ones of its city councilmen and spurred great civil
demonstration.
First
appearance: IM1 #27
Bay City Construction Company
The company owned by Lyle Bradshaw slated to build a community center in a deal
also brokered by his real estate company and ratified by him as a city
councilman.
First
mention: IM1 #27
Beacher, Jalome (see: Slyde)
Beacon of the Brave
The huge flame lit beacon mounted on stilt legs atop the Mount of Eternity that
is used to call the heroes of Asgard together for the Tournament of Titans.
First
appearance: TH1 An. #2
Beame, Abe Mayor
of NYC when the Fantastic Four are being held by the Frightful Four for a
billion dollar ransom, and, after consulting with Jimmy Carter, Gerry Ford, and
Ronald Reagan, decides not to pay.
First
appearance: FF1 #178
Beasly, Rocky A
small time bully who pressed Bobby Drake (pre-X-Men) hard enough that he used
his Iceman powers in public for the first time.
First
appearance: UXM #44
Beast
(Henry 'Hank' Peter McCoy) A super intelligent
mutant with oversized feet that can find purchase on almost any surface, later
accidentally mutated himself into the furry Blue Beast. GA: X-Men,
Avengers, Champions, Defenders, X-Factor. REL: Son of Norton and
Edna McCoy. Nephew of Robert McCoy.
First appearance: UXM #1 As the
Blue Beast: AA1 #11
Beasts from Berlin
Gorillas made super intelligent by a ray that was accidentally discovered by
scientists in East Berlin and used to guard the facility. Defeated when
Giant-Man I destroys the ray that he has deduced is needed to constantly
maintain them.
First
appearance: TtA1 #60
Beaubier, Jeanne-Marie (see: Aurora)
Beaubier, Jean-Paul (see: Northstar)
Beautiful Dreamer A mutant who can psionically
alter memories. GA: Morlocks
First appearance: PP #12
'Beautiful Windrider' Africani name for Storm.
Beck, Quentin (see: Mysterio)
Beckley, Ann (Deceased) REL: Wife of Comet Man. Mother of Benny.
Beckley, Benny REL: Son of Comet Man and Ann.
Beckley, Col. Jack (Deceased) REL: Father of Comet Man.
Beckley, John (Deceased) REL: Brother of Comet Man.
Beckley, Rosemary REL: Sister of Comet Man.
Beckley, Dr. Stephen (see: Comet Man)
Beechman, Frederick and Emily REL: Parents of the Mandrill.
Beechman, Jerome (see: the Mandrill)
Beehive, the
(form. Citadel of Science) Base of operation for the Enclave,
where Him was
created.
First
appearance: FF1 #66 Destroyed by
Him: FF1 #67
Beeper Dogs An
electronic bloodhound created by the Yahonka Arms Research Center, and first
used to locate Captain America I who had infiltrated the facility.
First
appearance: ToS1 #86
Beetle, the (Abner Jenkins) Career
criminal who uses insect shaped battle armor to commit crimes. The suit
enables him to fly, and later he beefs up the strength and durability of the
suit. Originally, the suit was purple and green with suction cup fingers. GA: Masters
of Evil III, Sinister Syndicate.
First appearance and origin: ST1 #123 In
new battle armor: SSM #58
Beetle-City One
of the Stenth mobile cities, this one shaped like a gigantic beetle, the legs of
which are the ghettos of the city kept in perpetual squalor. It's only
purpose is to travel from water hole to water hole so they can take on water to
travel to the next water hole. Ruled by Skornn and his City Keepers, they
accidentally shot down the Inhuman Space Ark while in the middle of a civil
rebellion which is only conclude when one of the 'legs' is blown off, leaving
the city only capable of traveling in circles and therefore doomed.
Further immobilized by an attack from Spider-City for being loyal to the Kree.
First
appearance: INH #7
Behemoth The huge
amphibious creature, originally created as a last ditch weapon in case of
emergency, that attacks Atlantis and is defeated by Namor who reburies him
with a whirlpool. It is
red and scaly and faintly humanoid. It's first
attacks are thought to be quakes caused by Henry Pym's underwater laboratory.
First
mention: TtA1 #75 First
appearance (partial): TtA1 #77 First full: TtA1
#79
Belasco A sorcerer serving the Elder gods.
First appearance: KAZ #11
Belathauzer A demon.
First appearance: DEF #59
Bel-Dann
A colonel in the Kree military.
First appearance: UXM #137
Beliath An alien world that is home to the
Fire-Beasts.
First appearance: MTU1 #125
Belinsky, Dr. Andrei REL: Father of Red Guardian II.
Belinskya, Dr. Tania (see: Red Guardian II)
Belladonna, Duchess
An elderly of the Royal Family on Homeworld who is a staunch supporter of Baron
Karza after his promise to supply her with a new young beautiful body.
First
appearance: MIC1 #3
Bench, Morris 'Morrie' (see: Hydro-Man)
Benjamin, Sue (see: Invisible Woman)
Benson, Biggie
(deceased) A small time hood who tries to frame Willie Lincoln with a false bribery charge,
but he is caught and jailed by Willie's friend Daredevil. In an attempt to
escape, he is accidentally crushed under the weight of Starr Saxon's Plastoid
Robot.
First
appearance: DD1 #47 Died:
DD1 #51
Benson's Department Store
A prestigious store in NYC that carried a line of Wasp fashions.
First
appearance: TtA1 #58
Bentley, Sir Clive
(deceased) Old friend of Dr. Strange who lived in London. REL:
Father of Victoria Bentley.
Impersonated by Baron Mordo but no
actual appearance:
ST1 #114
Bentley, Victoria
The daughter of on of Dr. Strange's oldest friends, rescues him from a trap by
Baron Mordo, wants to be Strange's disciple. First romantic interest for Dr.
Strange, gives up the pursuit when she realizes that he loves Clea, not her. REL: Daughter of Sir Clive Bentley.
First
appearance: ST1 #114
Bentley, Darren (see: Aquarius I)
Benton, Mr. A
government agent who ruthlessly questions the captured Sub-Mariner about his
part in the Stalker affair, particularly about the alien's deadly Space Funnel
with which he was trying to drain Earth's oceans.
First
appearance: SUB #19
Berhert The home
planet of the Sagittarians, a desolate world with twin suns.
First
appearance (unnamed): IH1 #111
Bernard the Poet A
beat-nick who hangs out at the Coffee-a-Go-Go, friend of Zelda.
First
appearance: UXM #7
Berserkers
?
First appearance: XM&AF LTD #1
Bert The Owner
of Deadpool's favorite bar, Bert's.
First
appearance: DP LTD #1 ?
Bestia (Deceased) REL: Mother of Odin.
Beta Flight
Members in training for Alpha Flight,
consisting of: Puck, Box I, Marrina, Flashback, Laura Dean/Goblyn,
Persuasion, Manikin, Diamond Lil,
First appearance: ALF1 #1
Beta-Gun Device
used by Sentry #9163 to raise a hidden island in the Pacific where the
Stimulator was placed by the Kree.
First
appearance: FF1 #98
Beta Ray Bill
(Beta Ray Thor, Thor II) A bionic extraterrestrial
who cam to Asgard seeking help for his people. Defeated Thor I, and was
granted powers by Odin.
First appearance: TH1 #337
Beta Ray Thor
(Beta Ray Bill, Thor II) A bionic extraterrestrial, who, after defeating
Thor I, was granted the ability to return to his original form (taken from Thor
I) by Odin and given a mystical hammer, Stormbreaker. Briefly becomes the
love interest of Sif.
First appearance: TH1 #339?
Bey, Emir Ali
(see: Baron Strucker)
Beyonder (Deceased) A vastly powerful entity
which comprised all of the Beyonder Realm. Created Battleworld. GA:
UCWF.
First appearance (voice only): SWI LTD #1
(in physical form): SWII LTD #1
(in primary physical form): SWII LTD #3 Died: SWII LTD #9
Beyonders Extremely powerful extra-dimensional
creatures. It was Beyonder energy that was used to create the Cosmic Cube.
First mention: MTO #63
Beyonder Realm
An alternate reality, home of the
Beyonder.
First appearance: SWI LTD #1
Bezukhov, Ivan Petrovich One time partner and body
guard of the Black Widow.
First appearance: AA1 #1?
Bia ? GA:
Olympian God.
First
appearance: AV1 #50
Bi-Beast Extremely powerful creature with a
head that looks like two faces stacked one on top of the other.
First appearance: IH1 #169
Bifrost The
Rainbow Bridge between Asgard and Midgard (Earth) guarded by Heimdall.
First appearance: JiM1 #85
Big Bertha
(Ashley ?) A mutant circus fat lady.
GA: Great Lakes Avengers.
First appearance: ?
Big Brain (Reed
Richards) In an alternate reality the Fantastic Four received
different powers from the cosmic rays, and Reed became a giant bodiless brain
who could mind control others to do his bidding. He eventually took over
the body of Doctor Doom and assumed the name, Mr. Fantastic. His teammates
in the new FF are Ultra-Woman, Mandroid, and Dragonfly.
First
appearance: WI?1 #6
'Biggs, Cain' (see:
Juggernaut) Name used by Juggy to sneak aboard a Cairo airplane after
stealing a disc from Deadpool .
First
appearance: DPCC LTD #2
Big Joe Small
time criminal who kidnapped the Infant Terrible and caused it to go on a
rampage.
First
appearance: FF1#24
Big M
(Countess Giuletta Nefaria, see: Whitney
Frost, Madame Masque) Faceless crimelord, who took over as head of the Nefaria branch of
the Maggia after the incarceration of her father, once tried to take over Stark Industries through Morgan Stark,
later turns
out to be Tony Stark's girl friend.. REL: Daughter of Count Nefaria and the Countess Renata Nefaria. GA: the Maggia.
First Appearance: ToS1 #97
Big Man
(see: Frederick Foswell) Crime boss identity
briefly adopted by Foswell. GA:
Enforcers
First appearance : ASM #10
Big Rock A Maggia enforcer under the Top Man,
involved in testing the Maggia's bullet-proof clothing.
First appearance: FF1 #101
Big Turk One of the
gang leaders in NYC that voted to have Kingpin as their leader.
First
appearance: ASM #51
Bill A cyborg lobster belonging to Gomi. GA:
Fallen Angels.
First apearance: FA LTD #2
Bill An announcer at the first annual Dad County
Drag Race.
First
appearance: FF1 #192
Billy A sightseer in
NYC who visit the Marvel Comics offices just when the Impossible man storms them
to get his own book.
First
appearance: FF1 #176
Binary
(form. Carol Danvers, Ms. Marvel) GA:
Starjammers, X-Men.
First appeaance: UXM #164
Binns, Mrs. ?
First
appearance: FF1 #55
Bio-Fanatic (see: Arnim-Zola)
Biotron
(Deceased) A thousand years ago, he was the first in the 6000 series of
'thinking' roboids, designed to be the pilot, via a telepathic link with
Commander Arcturus Rann, of the millennia long exploration mission to study the
far reaches of the Mircroverse. He became one of the Micronauts when Rann
joined with the rebels of Homeworld, and, although obsolete, he was a valued
member of the team and more often than not the pilot of the HMS Endeavor. GA: Micronauts
First appearance: MIC1 #1 Died:
MIC1 #27
Biphasia An alien world divided into realms of
darkness and light, sustained by the Half Queen.
First appearance: WWGS #5
Birch, Dr. (see: Phantom)
Birch, Jason Hired
gun of Cornelius Van Lunt who killed Thomas and Rebecca Talltrees when they
refuses to sell him their property.
First
appearance: AV1 #80
Bird Beast ?
First
appearance: TH1 #159
Bird-Brain ('Bird-boy') Bird-like creature
created by the Ani-Mator. GA: New Mutants.
First appearance: NM #56
Bird-Man I (Deceased) (Henry Hawk)
Costumed criminal with abilities similar to a bird including flight. GA:
Ani-Men I, Organization, Unholy Three.
First appearance: DD1 #10 Died:
IM1 #116
Bird-Man II (Deceased) (Achille DiBacco)
GA: Ani-Men II.
First appearance: DD1 #157
Killed by Scourge: CAP1 #319
Bird People An
offshoot of humanity that developed many of the attributes of birds, including
wings and the ability to fly. After WWII they placed themselves in
suspended animation in an underwater complex that rises to the surface every
twenty years, guarded by Red Raven. It was accidentally uncovered by Angel
when trying to escape Magneto's Island. Their number includes:
Aerivar XVIII (their king), Red Raven [First seen members],
First modern
appearance: UXM #44
Birely, Douglas (see: Doctor Demonicus)
Birj Home planet
of the Landlaks. Terran is its capitol city, once ruled by Tyros the
Terrible.
First
appearance: FF1 #211
Black Archer (Deceased) (Wyatt McDonald, form.
Golden Archer II. see: Hawkeye II) GA: Squadron Supreme,
Redeemers.
First appearance: SqS LTD #10
Died: SqS LTD #12
Blackbird A Lockheed/SHIELD RS-150 designed by Clarence 'Kelly' Johnson which serves as the X-Men jet.
Black Bishop
(Harry Leland) GA: Hellfire
Club, Inner Circle.
First apperaance: UXM #132
Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) King of
the Inhumans who does not speak for fear of unleashing the devastating force
created by his voice. Possesses super strength and the ability to fly,
collects energy through the little tuning fork on his forehead. Dresses in
a black body suit with glider wings under the arm. Inadvertently caused
the insanity in his brother in their youth in an early use of his 'voice'. GA: Inhumans. REL: Husband of Medusa. Brother of Maximus.
Cousin of Gorgon, Triton, and Karnak. Nephew of Korath. Son of Agon
and Rynda.
First appearance: FF1 #45 First
full appearance: FF1 #46
Black Cat
(Deceased) (Felicia Hardy, 'Felicia
Harmon') Minor criminal turned short time partner and minor love interest
for Spider-Man . Through Kingpin, she gained her 'bad luck' powers.
REL: Daughter of Walter and Lydia hardy.
First appearance: ASM #194 Died:
AV1 #277
Black Crow (Jesse Black Crow)
First appearance: CAP1 #292
Black Deer One of the
Keewazi tribe of American Indians.
First
appearance (unnamed): FF1 #80
Named: FF1 #138
Black Dragons In
an alternate reality, a motorcycle gang in San Francisco in the 1950's under the
control of the Yellow Claw.
First
appearance: WI?1 #9
Black Eagle REL: Grandfather of Mirage II.
Black Fox Veteran jewel thief. Often
plays on Spider-Man's pity to escape.
First appearance: ASM #255
Blackie One of
the hot rod enthusiasts that is a rival of the Human Torch II, hit on Crystal in
Johnny's presence.
First
appearance: FF1 #68
Blackie II One of
Silvermane's hired thugs. GA: Silvermane Family of the Maggia.
First
appearance: ASM #74
Black Galaxy
(see: Black Nebula) The home of Ego, near Rigel-3. Thor
traveled there with the Recorder to stop the living planet.
First
appearance: TH1 #132
Black Goliath (form. Bill Foster, see:
Giant Man II) Hero who was able to enlarge his body using Henry Pym's
technology.
First appearance: PM #24
Black Heart
A new, shape changing creature of evil
learning the ropes from his dad. REL: Son of Mephisto.
First appearance: DD1 #270
Blackie Small
time criminal working with the Asbestos Man, captured by the Human Torch II in
his solo career.
First
appearance: ST1 #111
Black King
(Sebastian Shaw) High level
businessman, and chairman of the Hellfire Club. Sworn enemy of the X-Men
GA: Inner Circle.
First full appearance: UXM #130
Black Knight I (Deceased) (Sir Percy of
Scandia) 6th century knight in the service of Arthur. First owner of
the Ebony Sword. Died in the service of his king and passed the Sword to
Black Knight III. REL: Distant relative of Black Knight II and III.
First modern and final appearance: MSH1 #17
Black Knight II (Deceased) (Nathan
Garrett) Costumed criminal who dresses as a Medieval knight,
using a power lance as his choice of weapons (which contains various gimmicks
including power blasts and bolas), later acquired a flying mount
named Aragorn, accidentally killed by Iron Man I. REL: Uncle of Black Knight III
Distant relative of Black Knight I. GA: Masters of Evil I.
First appearance and origin: TtA1 #52
Death (unseen): ToS1 #73
Shown: AV1 #47
Black Knight III (form: Dane Whitman)
Scientist turned costumed hero, who at first was mistaken for a bad guy, dresses in helmet cape and armor like a
medieval knight. Inherited the Ebony Sword from Black Knight I and Aragorn
from BK II. Had a very brief criminal career posing as the second BK to
infiltrate the MoE II. REL: Nephew of Black
Knight II. Distant relative of Black Knight I. GA: Masters of Evil II, Avengers.
First
appearance and origin: AV1 #48
Blacklash (Mark Scarlotti, 'Mark Scott', form.
Whiplash.) Costumed criminal who uses a special bullwhip as his primary
weapon. REL: Son of Anthony and Barbara Scarlotti. GA:
Maggia
First appearance: IM1 #146
Black Leopard (T'Challa,
see: Black Panther) T-Challa was erroneously called the Black
Panther in his adventure in Rudyarda with Thing and Human Torch II trying to
recover the Vibrotron, stolen from Wakanda by agents of Klaw.
First called
the Leopard: FF1 #119.
Black Louie
(Deceased) In an alternate reality, a rug dealer who was killed by Helen
Taylor (as Nova) while looking for her husband's murderer.
First
appearance and death: WI?1 #15
Black Mamba
(Tanya Sealy, 'Tanya Sweet') GA:
Serpent Squad III, Serpent Society.
First appearance: MTO #64
Black Nebula (form.
Black Galaxy) The home of Ego, near Rigel-3.
Name changed:
TH1 #?
Blackout
(Marcus Daniels) GA: Masters of
Evil IV.
First appearance: NOVA #19 Died:
AV1 #277
Black Panther
(T'Challa, 'Luke Charles'. Black Leopard) King of
Wakanda, world class athlete and inventive genius on par with Tony Stark.
Costumed hero who worked only in his native country until he had contact with
the Fantastic Four, wears a simple black body suit and occasionally a mask. REL: Son of T'Chaka and N'Yami. Cousin of Ishanta, Joshua Itobo, Khanata. Half brother of
Jakarra. GA: Avengers.
First appearance: FF1 #52
Black Panther Impostor
The person hired by the Sons of the Serpent to commit several crimes while
wearing the costume of the real Black Panther, getting him branded a criminal
and a militant, but the impostor's ID was revealed on national TV, and the
panther's name was cleared.
First
appearance: AV1 #74
Black Priestess (see: Black Queen II)
Black Queen
('Jean Grey', see: Phoenix)
GA: Hellfire Club, Inner Circle.
First appearance: UXM #132
Black Queen II (Selena, form. Black Priestess)
GA: Hellfire Club, Inner Circle
First appearance: NM #9
Black Racer A minor villain that runs at super
human speeds. GA: Serpent Society.
First appearance: CAP1 #337
Black Rook
(Friedrich von Roehm) GA:
Hellfire Club, Inner Circle
First appearance: NM #22
Black Sea An other dimensional realm inhabited by
the once rulers of Atlantis.
First appearance: SUB #40
Blacksmith (Winslow Smith) GA: UCWF.
First appearance: TNG #29
Black Talon (Houngan [voodoo priest])
First appearance: ST1 #173 New:
AV1 #152 Final: ToZ #6
Black Widow (Natalia 'Natasha' Alianovna Romanova)
One time Russian spy and nemesis of Iron Man, now costumed hero. One time
love interest of Hawkeye I and Daredevil. Her costume changed drastically
over the years from the original fish net stockings and horn-rimmed mask to the
skin-tight black unitard and her Widow-Sting bracelets. REL: Widower of Red Guardian I.
GA: Liberators, Avengers, Champions.
First appearance: ToS1 #52
Blackwing (Joseph Manfredi, 'Joe Silvermane') GA:
Circus of Crime, HYDRA, and the Maggia. REL: Son of Silvermane.
First appearance: DD1 #118
Blackwood, Arthur (see: Crusader II)
Blackwood, Harold (Deceased) REL: Father of Crusader II.
Blade A private investigator and vampire hunter,
his mother was bitten by Deacon Frost making him a quasi-vampire.
First appearance: ToD #10
Blade Doppleganger
(Deceased) A duplicate
created by Deacon Frost.
First appearance: ToD #48 Destroyed by
Hannibal King: ToD #53
Blaire, Alison (see: Dazzler II) REL: Daughter of Carter and Katherine Blaire. Stepsister of Lois London.
Blaire, Carter (Deceased) REL: Father of Dazzler II. Husband of Katherine Blaire.
Blaire, Katherine (see: Barbara London) REL: Mother of Dazzler II. Widow of Carter Blaire
Blake A soldier
stationed at the Project who was ordered to shake Mister Machine's hand as he
was released from the facility.
First
appearance: 2001 #9
Blake, Dr. Donald
(see: Thor I) Thor's first
Earthly guise.
First appearance: JiM1 #83
Blandings, John
Scientist captured by the Reds, rescued by Thor I.
First
appearance: JiM1 #87
Blark, Mr. An
outpatient at East Side Medical Pavilion who thought he was cured of
hallucinations before he ran into the Thing.
First
appearance: FF1 #124.
Blastaar Former monarch of Baluur in the Negative
Zone before they place him out in the Debris Belt to die. Able to emit
repeated powerful 'bomb blasts' from his fingers, which also allows him to
'fly'. His costume is primarily blue and gray, and because his mane of
hair surrounds his whole face, he has a leonine appearance.
First appearance: FF1 #62
Blaze, Barton and Clara (Deceased) REL: parents of Ghost Rider IV.
Blaze, Johnny (See: Ghost Rider IV)
Blevins, Sally (see: Skids)
Bliss, Montgomery G.
A NY adman who hires Medusa to sell his agency's latest client, Heavenly Hair
Spray.
First
appearance: ASM #62
Blixen A flying ant
which Ant-Man II uses for transportation.
First
appearance: MIC1 #19?
Blizzard (Deceased) (Gregor Shapanka, form.
Jack Frost)
First appearance: IM1 #86 Died:
ASM An. #20
Blizzard II (Donald 'Donny' Gil) SP:
Uses a battle suit with cryogenic units.
First appearance: IM1 #223
Blob, the (Fred J. Dukes) Hugely fat mutant
who had once been a circus performer. Arch enemy of the X-Men. When
using his mutant power, the Blob can not be moved by any force and his skin is
resilient against most physical attacks GA:
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants I and II, Freedom Force, and Factor Three.
First appearance: UXM #3
Bloch, Raymond (see: Ox I)
Bloch, Ronald (see; Ox II)
Blockbuster (Deceased) A super strong mutant
assassin. GA: the Marauders.
First full appearance: XFAC #10
Died: TH1 #374
Blonde Phantom (see: Louise
Grant Mason) A
40's crime fighter. REL: Mother of Wanda Louise and Earl Paynter.
Wife of Mark Mason.
First modern appearance: SH2 #4
Blonsky, Emil (see: the Abomination)
Bloodarrow (see:
M'Shulla Scott) REL: Son of Dorian and Hortense Scott. GA:
Freeman.
First appearance: AA2 #?
Blood Feud An
ancient Acroyear ritual, essentially their version of trial by combat, which can
be invoked by a prisoner even if found guilty of high crimes by an Acroyear
tribunal. Shaitan invoked the right when found guilty of treason and
fought the king, his brother on the Shattered Plain on Spartak.
First
appearance: MIC1 #12
Bloodscream A mutant enforcer for Gen. Coy in
Madripoor. SP: Has powers similar to a vampire.
First appearance: WOLV #4
Bloodstone (Deceased) ('Ulysses Bloodstone')
An immortal warrior from the Hyborian Age.
First appearance: MCP #1 Died:
RMPH #8
Blow-Hard A mutant that can create strong winds.
GA: the Morlocks.
First and last appearance: XFAC #11
Blue City Ancient city built by the Kree in the
Blue area of the Moon. Also the site of the Watcher's HQ and later the
home of the Inhumans.
First appearance: FF1 #13
Blue Eagle
(Deceased) (James Dore, form. Cap'n
Hawk. see: American Eagle) GA: Squadron
Supreme, Redeemers.
First appearance: SqS LTD #2
Died: SqS LTD #12
Blue-Eyed Thing (see: the Thing)
Blue Streak (Deceased) Former SHIELD agent
turned criminal. SP: Uses rocket skates.
First appearance: CAP1 #217
Killed by Scourge: CAP1 #318
Blythmerc In an
alternate universe, the second in command of the Skrull invasion fleet sent to
Earth.
First
appearance: WI?1 #15
Bobby A boy in the Food World parking lot
terrorized by Odd John's insect army.
First
appearance: MIC1 #20
Bochs, Roger (see: Box I)
First appearance: ALF1 #11
Bodybag A reptillian alien. SP: Emits a
neuro-toxin that blanks minds. GA: Technet.
First appearance: EXCSPED #1
Body Banks The atomic
pits beneath the surface of Homeworld where Baron Karza and his people conduct
their genetic experiments, producing the Dog Soldiers and hybrid creations such
as the Deathtank, and where the replacement parts are created allowing the
inhabitants near immortality. The poor people of Homeworld can earn the
service offered by the Banks by either earning Life Credits through the Life
Machines or by selling them parts of their bodies. The facility is run by Karza's Shadow
Priests, and powered by the Great Pit.
First
mention: MIC1 #1 First
appearance: MIC1 #2
Boggs, Mr. The
owner of a Greenwich Village cafe where Rick Jones auditioned.
First
appearance: CM1 #22
Bohannan, Frank (see: Crimson Commando)
Boltagon, Blackagar (see: Blackbolt)
Bombshell (Wendy Conrad) GA:
Death-Throws.
First appearance: HWK LTD #3
'Bonebag' (see: Yap)
Bonebreaker Legless cyborg, leader of the Reavers II.
First appearance: UXM #229
Bong Quintuplets Cloned infants of Doctor Bong.
Bones Partners with Shorty in the Bones and Bailey
Circus. REL: Cousins with Human Torch II and Invisible Girl.
First appearance: FF1 #15
Bones and Bailey Circus
Circus run by Shorty Bailey and Johnny and Sue Storm's cousin Bones which Human
Torch II joined briefly when the group was split by the Mad Thinker.
First
appearance: FF1 #15
Boom Boom
(Tabitha Smith, see: Boomer) SP:
Able to create time bombs at will. GA: X-Factor, X-Terminators,
Fallen Angels.
First appearance: SWII LTD #5
Boomerang (Deceased) (Fred Meyers, 'Fred
Slade') Ex-baseball player turned hired assassin, originally worked for
the Secret Empire I to steal the Orion Missile. Wears a red and white costume
covered with small red throwing disks that have various properties, including
creating gas, explosions, and generally being razor sharp, and boomerangs that
are highly explosive, it also has
a jet-pack. He is unintentionally killed by the Hulk. GA:
Secret Empire I, Sinister
Syndicate. REL: Husband of Mrs. Myers.
First
appearance: TtA1 #81 Died:
TtA1 #88?
Boomslang SP: Throws snake boomerangs. GA:
Serpent Society.
First appearance: CAP1 #341
Bor (Deceased) REL: Father of Odin.
Borers Creatures
sicced on the Fantastic Four by Annihilus when they were trying to take the
Cosmic Control Rod.
First
appearance: FF1 An. #6
Borg, Gustav One
of Doctor's Doom's guards who was entrusted with the transport of the
statue of his master, carved by Alicia Masters, to the UN in NYC, the receiving
end of the Solartron Complex.
First
appearance: FF1 #200
Borgo (Deceased)
The assistant to the heir of Frankenstein when he created a Silver Surfer
Replica.
First
appearance and death: SS1 #7
Borgo, Lt.
Leader of Doctor Doom's underground army after Zorba came to power. He and
his team stole back Doom's armor sot that his master could be revived.
First
appearance: FF1 AN #15
Boris The gypsy
who was entrusted with the care of the young Victor Von Doom when his father was
hunted down and killed by the Latverian Baron.
First
appearance: FF1 An. #2
Boss, the Small
time crime leader in NYC who tries to use the death of the Masked Marauder as a
bid for more power. He absorbs the remains of MM's gang in an attempt to
kill Daredevil, but he and his men wind up behind bars.
First
appearance: DD1 #29?
Boswell An agent
of Feepers in an attempt to steal the Plunder family's secret supply of
vibranium (Plunder-Stone). He accidentally kills his boss while struggling
with Parnival the Plunderer.
First
appearance: DD1 #13?
Bottomless Fountain
The ornate fountain in the Great Refuge (Attilan) that supposedly has no bottom. Its
depths are plumbed by Triton and Black Bolt trying to discover the root of the
Somnotherm.
First
appearance: FF1 #159
Bowen, Father Michael REL: Uncle of Dagger.
Bowen, Tandy (see: Dagger)
Bowers, Mr. (the
Boss) The head of the Stark Industries branch in Lakani. Turns out
to the the head of the Smashers, who he is using to drive Tony Stark off the
island to cover the fact that he's been embezzling from the company. His
deceit is discovered and he is arrested by Lakani authorities.
First
appearance: IM1 #31
Box I (see: Roger Bochs) A powerful
robot created by Bochs into which he can phase his own body. GA: Alpha
Flight, Beta Flight.
First appearance: ALF1 #1
Box II
(Deceased) (see: Jerry Jaxon) Jaxon
takes over the Box robot in his successful bid to kill Guardian I.
GA: Omega Flight.
First and last appearance: ALF1 #12
Box III (Deceased) (Walter Langkowski, form.
Sasquatch) When Walter Langkowki is separated from his own body, his
spirit is placed in the vacant Box robot, and then later placed in the vacant
body of Snowbird. GA: Alpha Flight.
First appearance: ALF1 #24 Died:
IH1 #313
Box IV Robot created with Madison Jeffries
transmutative powers over metal. GA: Alpha Flight.
First appearance: ALF1 #?
Bova
(Deceased) Cow woman created by the High
Evolutionary, nursemaid of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.
First appearance: AV1GS #1 Died:
?
Braddock, Brian (see: Captain Britain)
Braddock, Elizabeth 'Betsy' (see: Psylocke)
Braddock, James and Elizabeth (Deceased) REL: Parents of Captain Britain, Psylocke.
Braddock, James Jr. REL: Brother of Captain Britain and Psylocke.
Braddock, Ted
Small time criminal who briefly turns the public against the Human Torch II.
First
appearance: ST1 #112
Bradford, Mr. The government agent in charge of
Station Four. Seems a bit overwhelmed by dealing with the Eternals first
hand and grasping the magnitude of the Celestials his people are studying.
First
appearance: ETN #18
Bradshaw, Lyle
A crooked city councilman of Bay City who was pressing for a new
community center for a predominantly African American neighborhood at great
personal gain being the head f the real estate company brokering the deal (Northside
Real Estate) and the construction company slated to build it (Bay City
Construction Company).
First
appearance: IM1 #27
Braggi An evil
bounty hunter hired by Loki whose spirit was the first used to activate the
Destroyer.
First
appearance: JiM1 #118
Brain Small time
criminal mastermind who was used, in part, by the Masked Marauder to power the
Tri-Man, defeated by Daredevil.
First
appearance: DD1 #22 Final
Appearance: DD1 #23
Brain II
(deceased) (Slugger Johnson, see: Warhead) Small time hired
muscle who is changed by the Shaper of Worlds into a "hybernetic genius"
resembling Einstein, in the mini-universe taken from his dreams. He
created the all-powerful weapon called the Warhead which was desired by both
factions, the Youth party and the patriot party in the Nation. he died in
the form of this great weapon when he was attacked by the Fantastic Four and
both parties.
First
appearance (cameo): FF1 #136
First full and demise: FF1 #137
Brainchild
Savage Land Swamp person genetically altered by the Creator (Magneto) to have
superhuman intelligence. GA: Savage Land Mutates.
First appearance: UXM #62
Brain Mine A
Deviant invention shaped like a spider that, when places upon the forehead of an
Eternal, shuts their mind down and renders them comatose.
First
appearance: ETN #4
Brainwasher
(Wilson Fisk, see: Kingpin) The alias used
briefly by the Kingpin, when, with the help of Dr. Winkler, he hypnotized Capt.
George Stacy and used hi as a pawn to get access to the NYC police records room.
His base of operations was the Gloom Room A-Go-Go.
First
appearance: ASM #59
Brand Corporation
The center of Roxxon's covert
activities division. At different times, has employed Buzz Baxter, the Beast, and Hawkeye I.
First appearance: AA2 #11
Brand, Lucas
(Deceased) Motorcycle gang leader
turned vampire.
First appearance: ToD #9 Killed
by Dr. Sun: ToD #21
Brandt, Gustav ('Lloyd Willoughby', see: Libra I)
Brandt, Lua (Deceased) REL: Mother of Mantis, Wife of Libra I.
Brant, Bennett (Deceased) Betty Brant's ne'er
do well brother who gets involved with organized crime, including Doctor
Octopus, involving his sister as well before he is killed for gambling debts. REL: Brother of Betty
Brant (Leeds).
First appearance and death: ASM #11
Brant, Elizabeth, 'Betty'
(see: Betty Leeds)
J Jonah Jameson's secretary at the Daily Bugle. Minor romantic interest
for Peter Parker, later marries Ned Leeds. REL: Sister of Bennett
Brant.
First appearance (last name only revealed): ASM #4
Full name revealed: ASM #5
Braun, Herr
Member of a Bavarian village saved by Dr. Strange.
First
appearance: ST1 #118
Brazier of Living Flame
The sacred fire in old Atlantis which is used to rekindle the Trident of
Neptune.
First
appearance: SUB #17
Breaker (Raak) GA: Space Knights.
First appearance: ROM An. #2
Brechner One of
Doctor Doom's guards located in the control room of his castle in Latveria.
First
appearance: FF1 #198
Brevlov, Col. Yuri A
blood and guts soviet officer who had command of the Soviets' version of
SHIELD's Helicarrier, sort of Nick Fury's opposite number. Captured the
Hulk and the Missing Link for study, but together they destroyed his ship.
After his capture by SHIELD, he teams up with Nick Fury against the Mandarin
when he threatens to tip the world over the brink of nuclear war.
First
appearance: IH1 #106
Brevlov's Helicarrier
(destroyed) A huge flying fortress created behind the Iron Curtain, which
greatly resembles the SHIELD Helicarrier. It has a Vortex Beam as does
it's opposite number, but is able to fly higher in the atmosphere than the
SHIELD version to evade detection. It was destroyed when the Hulk and the
Missing Link were brought aboard and they decided they didn't like being
studied. her crew consisted of: Col. Yuri Brevlov (captain), Alexi
[only named members].
First
appearance: IH1 #106
Brezukhov, Ivan
The Black Widow's Russian chauffeur and very loyal guardian. He is
extremely strong and very determined to naturalize his speech.
First
appearance: AA2 #1
Brewster, Prof. Tom
One of the faculty at Carter College who had some definite theories about
extraterrestrials.
First
appearance: DD1 #28
Brice, Jackson W. (see: Montana)
Bridges, Gen. The
Commanding Officer of the Cape.
First
appearance: MSH #13
Briggs, Foxy ?
First
appearance: ASM #31
Bright Sword (Carter Dyam) Warrior. GA:
Young gods.
First appearance: TH1 #203
Brimer
King of the Asgardian Storm Giants in Jotunheim.
Fierce enemy of Odin and the Asgardians. He is extremely ugly, and is bald
save for a long ponytail from the very top of his head. REL: Husband
of Queen Nedra.
First appearance: JiM1 #104
Brinkley, Bill One of
the passengers on the Teen cruise ship waylaid by Captain Barracuda.
First
appearance: ST1 #120
Brinkley, Chet One of the famous newscasters of Huntly/Brinkley. Often seen in the early MU.
Brito, Daniel (see: Fancy Dan)
Broadhurst, Dr. Oliver Chief scientist at the
Project (Institute of Computer Robotics) which produced the X-Model robots.
Responsible for the remote destruction of the malfunctioning robots that were
suffering from severe and violent identity crises. Gave the orders to
continue the experiment on the last, X-51, who was raised by Dr. Stack as a
human and didn't suffer the identity problems of the others.
First appearance: 2001 #8 First
name revealed: MM1 #?
Brock, Edward 'Eddie'
(see: Venom) Former
Daily Bugle journalist, sworn enemy of Peter Parker.
First appearance: ASM #298
Brock, Kyle (see: Earth Lord)
Brock, Marge REL: Wife of Earth Lord.
Brodar One of
Attuma's Atlantean men who served as second in command under Worta in attacking
the SS Horton.
First
appearance: SUB #31
Brogan, Bullwhip The
top hired henchman in the Smashers. Is forced by Iron Man I to disarm the
bomb he planted on the power reactor at the Lakani branch of Stark Industries.
After which he was turned over to island authorities.
First
appearance: IM1 #31
Brogin, Bull The
muscle for the group the Terrible Trio. He was a strong arm man who was
arrested for beating up 6 longshoremen for not joining his protection racket,
bailed out by Dr. Doom who increased his already prodigious strength a dozen
fold with his XZ-12 machine.
First
appearance: FF1 #23
Brok A bald
Asgardian strongman who challenges Thor I in the Tournament of Titans.
Cheating, he and his friends, Tyr II, Drom and Galp, overcome Thor and the
Warriors Three in combat.
First
appearance: TH1 An. #2
Bromwell, Dr. Family physician for Peter and May Parker.
First appearance: ASM #9
Brona One of the
three Enchanters in Ringsfjord, sought by Sif and Balder.
First
appearance: TH1 #143
Bronek Kree scientist who invented the Sentry robots.
Bronson, John
(see: Baron Strucker) An alias adopted by
the Supreme Hydra when he infiltrated the SHIELD Heli-Carrier crew in order to
kidnap Laura Brown.
First
appearance: ST1 #155
Brood An advanced insectoid race from the Brood
World that multiply by invading other entities' bodies. They also use the
Acanti as star ships.
First appearance: UXM #155
Brood World The home world of the alien race known as the Brood.
Broop Brother Tode's stunted jester GA: Deviants.
First appearance (unnamed): ETN #3
Brother Brimstone
(deceased) (Vince Sterling) Originally a character in a gothic TV series made famous
by Ross Archer, but the persona was adopted by a small time actor playing a
television magician when he killed the primadona. He was killed when he
sank into the La Brea Tarpits after a fight with Daredevil.
First
appearance: DD1 #65 Died:
DD1 #66
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants I A band of criminal mutants,
arch enemies of the X-Men and all non-mutant kind,
assembled by Magneto consisting of: Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver,
Mastermind, Toad [founding members], Blob (briefly) [UXM #7], Unus (as a
recruit) {UXM #8],
First appearance: UXM #4
Brotherhood of Evil Mutants II
(see: Freedom
Force) A band of criminal mutants assembled by Mystique, consisting
of Blob, Avalanche, Destiny II, Pyro [founding members], Rogue [AV1 An. #10].
Arch enemies of the X-Men.
First appearance: UXM #141
Brotherhood of Evil Sorcerers
A collection of evil magicians from Earth that have aided Mordo against
Dr. Strange.
First
appearance: ST1 #159?
Brotherhood of Hades
A subversive organization led by the Mind Monitor that was for the furtherance
of chaos, conflict, and disintegration with the ultimate goal of universal mind
control of the whole human race. It is to this end that they captured
Mister Machine and study the last of the X-Model robots. Other members
include: Mr. Hotline, Kringe.
First
appearance: 2001 #10
Brother Joshua (see: Miracle Man)
Brother Kro (see: Kro)
Brothers Grimm (Percy and Barton Grimes) GA:
Night Shift.
First appearance: SPW #3 New:
IM1 #188
Brother Royal The
leader of the Badoon, the first to lead an invasion attack on the Earth.
Defeated by the Silver Surfer.
First
appearance: SS1 #2
Brother Tode
(Deceased) The tyrannical ruler of the Deviants. He is green and
very toad-like with an oversized head and huge mouth and diminutive limbs.
First
appearance: ETN #1
Brother Voodoo (Dr. Jericho Drumm)
First appearance: ST1 #169
Brown, Abraham
GA: Sons of the Tiger.
First appearance: DHKF #1
Brown, Arnold
(Deceased) (see: Imperial Hydra)
REL: Father of Laura Brown.
First appearance: ST1 #137
Brown, Frank REL: 2nd cousin of Mary Jane Watson.
Brown, Hobie (see: the Prowler)
Brown, Laura
(see: Agent H, Special Hydra Agent G)
Originally, she was a bad guy working for her father, the Imperial Hydra, but
turned over a new leaf upon his death. Became a field
agent working for SHIELD, she helped in he downfall of the Supreme Hydra, and
was offered a position in the organization but she turned it down. REL: Daughter of Arnold
Brown.
First appearance: ST1 #135
Brown, Mindy (see: Mindy) REL: Wife of the Prowler
Brown, Nick REL: Step-father of Dazzler II.
Brown, Rev. The
minister that presided at the funeral of the Changeling (who was thought to be
Prof. X).
First
appearance: UXM #43
Brunhilda Kronin
Krask's assistant?
First
appearance: TH1 #172
Brunnhilde (see: Valkyrie II and IV)
Brushov, Gen. Yuri
(deceased) The Soviet officer stationed in Asia who questions Black
Widow's loyalty when she is working as an agent for SHIELD, springs her thought
to be dead husband on her, Red Guardian I. Died in the explosion of his
Asian base when Red Guardian is also killed.
First
appearance: AV1 #43 Died:
AV1 #44
Brutacus
(Deceased) A New Salem Witch that was transformed
into a super strong, leonine warrior by Nicholas Scratch to battle the Fantastic
Four. REL: 'Son'
of Nicholas Scratch. GA: Salem's Seven.
First appearance: FF1 #186 Died:
V&SWII LTD #5
Brute (Reed Richards-C) A gray, apish
powerhouse from Counter-Earth, who, because of a concussion in his human form,
began to lead a life of vicious crime. For a period, he impersonated the
Reed Richards of Earth, and, finally recovering from his head injury, gave his
life to save his counterpart. GA:
Frightful Four
First appearance: WAR1 #6
Origin: FF1 #178 Death:
FF1 #183
Brutivac The
ultimate piece of machinery to clear property owned by the Westman Construction
Company first intended to clear a park to build a factory. Westman himself
uses it to attack Sub-Mariner when he attempts to aid protestors of the project.
First
appearance: SUB #28
Bruto (see: Strongman)
Buchanan's Butte
The location in the mid west of Lucifer's Stronghold where he activated the
first Dominus.
First
appearance: UXM #21
Buckies
(Bold Urban Commandoes) A group of vigilante
heroes with enhanced abilities created by Power Broker Inc, led by Super
Patriot in a bid to discredit Captain America I. Team consisting of: Lemar Hoskins, Hector Lennox, and Jerry
Johnson.
First appearance: CAP1 #323
Bucky I
(Deceased) (James Buchanan 'Bucky' Barnes)
First partner of Captain America I during WWII. GA: Invaders.
First modern appearance: AV1 #4
Killed by Baron Zemo I: AV1 #4
Bucky I Robot A
robot built to look and act exactly like the original Bucky Barnes by Doctor
Doom and operated by MODOK, with the intent of having him kill Captain America
I, but his programming is too accurate, and he self destructs rather than hurt
his old partner.
First
appearance: CAP1 #131 Self
destructed: CAP1 #132
Bucky II
(Fred Davis) In an alternate reality, a former bat
boy for the New York Yankees who once stood in for the original Bucky (MPRM
#30), who, when Harry Truman commissioned the Invaders to continue their good
fight, asked Davis to stand in again for the missing original Bucky and
partnered him with the second Captain America. When he was killed, Davis
partnered up with the third Cap. GA: Invaders II, All-Winners Squad
II.
First
appearance: WI?1 #4
Bucky III
(Jack Monroe, see: Nomad III) 50's
Bucky, partner of Captain America IV, who after serving his duty was placed in
suspended animation for years. After being awakened (CAP #153) his
training under the fourth Cap led him into difficulty and into the hands of Dr.
Faustus. After a retraining and reorientation stint with SHIELD he was
turned loose on the public and he sought out the original Cap for help (CAP
#281), who gave him his original when he was Nomad I.
First modern appearance: CAP1 #153
Return: CAP1 #281
Bucky IV (Rick Jones) Brief modern side
kick for Captain America I before he teamed up with Captain Marvel I.
Although he switched side-kicking from the Hulk way back in AV1 #4, he didn't
officially partner up with
Cap until much later. He stopped being his partner when the Red Skull was
posing as Cap and gave him the royal brush off and becomes the sidekick of CM.
First appearance (briefly in costume): AV1 #7 First full as partner: CAP1 #110
Leaves: CAP1 #118
Bucky V
(Lemar Hoskins, see: Battlestar)
One time partner of Super Patriot as one of his Buckies, becomes an actual
Bucky when SP is made Captain America VI to replace the original by the
Commission. After being told by a coworker that the name wasn't exactly
kosher for an adult black man, he changed it to Battlestar. He is super
strong (from Power Brokers Inc.) and carries a shield much like the original
golden age Cap did. he and his partner operate out of Ft. George Meade in
virginia.
First appearance: CAP1 #334
Bucky-Alt The
same Word War II sidekick as in our world, but in an alternate reality where a
sample of Vibranium had accidentally been sent back in time, and the Germans,
with the new technology, would eventually win the war without the Alternate
Invaders and the Fantastic Four to set things right. GA: Alternate
Invaders
First
appearance: FF1 AN #11
Budan Technician for the Inhumans.
First appearance: MTO #71
Bug (Galactic Warrior) Insectivorid warrior and
master thief from the planet Kaliklak in the Microverse. His favorite
weapon is his Rocket Lance, wears carapace-like green armor, and is usually less than serious about any
situation he's in, no matter how dire. He became one of the Micronauts
when he, prince Acroyear, and Arcturius Rann staged a jailbreak from Prince
Karza's holding pens on Homeworld and escaped the planet with the Princess Mari.
On his home planet, he was the leader of a band of thieves, but was betrayed by
his own father to the Colonial Governor, which landed him in the holding pens to
begin with. GA: Micronauts. REL: Son of Warstaff.
First appearance: MIC1 #1
Buhkarov, Gregor (see: Mindsinger)
Bukharin, Dimitri (see: Crison Dynamo V)
Bukowski, Barth
LA Regional Director for SHIELD.
First appearance: SPW #13
Bulldozer
(Henry Camp) GA: Masters of Evil
IV.
First appearance: AV1 #?
Bullet
Government agent with super strength. GA:
Wildboys.
First appearance: DD1 #250
Bullit, Sam A
crooked politician, backed by J Jonah Jameson, who is running for DA against
Foggy Nelson on a platform of coming down harder on people like Spider-Man.
For a time, even Gwen Stacy backed him, until he kidnapped Robbie Robertson and
gets discredited in public.
First
appearance: ASM1 #91
Bull's Eye (deceased) A renowned assassin
hired by Hydra to kill Nick Fury. He used a specialized rifle that could
target on a recorded heartbeat and wore a costume with a bull's eye on the
chest. At the last minute, his employers cut him loose and he was killed
by Dum Dum Dugan. GA: Hydra.
First appearance: NFAS #15
Bullseye
Hired assassin who can use anything as a weapon
and who killed Electra. Had adamantium laced to his bones by Kenji Oyama,
and is now paralyzed. Arch enemy of Daredevil.
First appearance: DD1 #131
Bullski, Boris (see: Titanium Man I)
Bun-Dall Kree servitor to Supremor.
First appearance: CM #45
Burbank, Emil (see: Master Menace)
First appearance: TH1 #280
Burbank, LL. REL: Brother of Master Menace.
Burglar (deceased)
The unnamed criminal who was allowed to escape from a television studio by
Spider-Man and a short time later ends up killing Peter's Uncle Ben when he
attempts to rob their Forest Hills home, later revealed to be a search for Dutch
Mallone's hidden treasure. He later died of a heart attack while fleeing
from Spider-Man. REL: Father of Jessica Carradine.
First
appearance: AF #15
Buri (Deceased) (Tiwaz) REL: Grandfather of Odin.
Burke An officer
in the Florida Sheriff's department near the Cape who was alerted by the first
fight between Captain Marvel I and the Aakon scouts sent to kill him.
First
appearance: CM1 #9
Burley, Mike
School smart-alec at Harry S. Truman High in Hepstead who is often in
competition with Richard Rider. It was one of his pranks that put Rick in
line for the beam that gave him his Nova powers.
First
appearance: NOV #1
Burner (Byron Calley) GA: Mutant Force.
First appearance: CAP1 An. #4
Burning World One of Hulk's crossroad realities.
First appearance: IH1 #302
Burroughs, Mr. and Mrs. REL: Parents of Death
Adder.
First appearance: CAP1 #319
Burroughs, Roland (see: Death Adder)
Bushkin, 'Barney' Bernard
The Editor-in-chief for the Daily Globe. The antithesis of J Jonah
Jameson. Gives Peter Parker his first salary job when he switches from the
Daily Bugle.
First
appearance: ASM1 #27
Bushman
(Raoul Bushman) Former mercenary and
terrorist.
First appearance: MK #1
Bushmaster
GA: Serpent Society.
First appearance: CAP1 #310
Bushwacker
Ex-priest and CIA agent, mutant hunter.
SP: Right arm altered to function as a gun. GA: Wildboys.
First appearance: DD1 #248
Butch In an alternate
reality, one of the thieves who broke into the Guggenheim Museum and run afoul
of Conan who is trying to return to his own time.
First
appearance: WI?1 #13
Butte One of Dominus II's Minions created from
rock.
First appearance: WCA #17
Butterball
(Vivian Dolan) GA: Grapplers.
First appearance: TNG #33
Byrd, Sen. Harrington
The outspoken US Senator that has always had it out for Tony Stark and Stark
Industries (International), even to the point of accusing Stark of being a
communist.
First
appearance (unnamed): ToS1 #46?
Named: ToS1 #69
Byrnes, Gayle Watson REL: sister of Mary Jane Watson
Byrnes, Tommy and Kevin REL: Nephews of Mary Jane Watson
Byrnes, Timothy REL: Ex-brother-in-law of Mary Jane Watson.
Byrrah An Atlantean warlord who resembles the
original fishy appearance of the Atlantean people from the 40's and 50's.
Long time nemesis of
Sub-Mariner. Intent on usurping the throne of Atlantis from its
rightful prince. REL: Cousin of
Sub-Mariner, Namorita, Dorma.
First modern appearance: TtA1 #90
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