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Gaard (Johnny Storm-A) The Johnny of Earth-A who never accompanied Reed Richards and Ben Grimm into space so never acquired the Torch powers of his counterpart, was nearly killed in Viet Nam, was reconstructed by Arkon, and used as a guard for the nexus to Polemachus. His costume is mostly red and he resembles most a cosmic hockey goalie. he is defeated when the Thing destroys the nexus, his reason for existing.
First appearance (cameo): FF1 #162 1st full: FF1 #163

Gaea (Mother Earth, Mother Nature, Jord, Nertha, Aditi, Coatique, Rangi) The embodiment of the Earth created by Demiurge with her brothers, Set and Chthon as first life on the planet. While her brothers spent their time in procuring power and producing demons that ran rampant over the planet, Gaea became life's protectress. When the war of the demons threatened to wipe out all life on the planet, she called upon the god of creation and they produced Atum, who, with the power of the sun, proceeded to slay all of demons and drove her brothers to flee into other dimensions. She is usually represented in a voluptuous female form. REL: Sister of Chthon and Set. Mother of Atum and Thor. GA: Elder Gods
First appearance DrST2 #7

Gaffer Name fondly used by Nick Fury for SHIELD agent, Sidney Levine.
Name first used: ST1 #162

Gagnor One of the men of Machus who encounters the Fantastic Four when they follow Mahkizmo and Thundra to the alternate 23rd century Earth.
First appearance: FF1 #152

Gahagan, Moxie Small time criminal that crossed the path of the Human Torch II.
First appearance: ST1 #112

Galactic Command Center Baron Karza's mobile command center when he is away from his tower in the Body Banks of Homeworld. It was first seen when used to investigate Prof. Phillip Prometheus after he entered the Microverse through the Prometheus Pit, and later used to observe the invasion of Spartak.
First appearance: MIC1 #6 Destroyed by the Acroyear: MIC1 #11

(Galactic) Cruiser One of Baron Karza's Dog Soldiers' mobile weapons, essentially a three wheeled cycle with a Puls-Cannon mounted on top. One of the many Microverse do-dads based upon the Mego line of toys.
First appearance: MIC1 #1

Galactic Cruiser (see: Battle Cruiser) The name erroneously given to the Microverse space vehicle upon its first appearance but corrected with its second appearance.
First appearance: MIC1 #2

Galactic Defender (Deceased) The last of the xenophobic race on the planet Paradise III who has sworn to keep any outside impurities from infecting his dead planet. He had defended his home alone for over a million years, sealed and preserved inside his Aerobionic Helmet. When Commander Rann and Biotron came to explore the planet, he of course attacked them, and his helmet was cracked in the battle, causing him to rapidly age and eventually die.
First appearance, origin, and death: MIC AN #1

Galactic Warrior (see: Bug) The toy tie-in designation for the Insectivorid member of the Micronauts which is dropped after the first few issues.
First appearance: MIC1 #1

Galactus (Galan) (The Planet Devourer) The oldest creature in the universe (having survived from the last universe) who, as a force of nature created as a balance between Eternity and Death, must travel around the universe in his Worldship and, with special equipment, drain the life force from living planets to sustain himself. He is not evil, being above the concept of right and wrong, but over the millennia, he has destroyed countless civilizations, for which many have sought revenge, but never successfully. He is immortal and it is been said that if he were to die, the universe would die with him. Centuries ago, after doing this solo for so long, he took on his first Herald from the planet Zenn-La, a deal he struck with Norrin-Radd to save the peaceful world, granting the man the power cosmic and creating the Silver Surfer. From then on, he allowed his Herald to scout out planets to sate his appetite, but when the Earth was approached as the next on his menu, the Surfer reconnected with his humanity and turned against his master. Galactus imprisoned him on Earth and soon after found his second Herald, Gabriel, and a series of others, but none were ever as capable as the original. His final choice, Nova II, his first female Herald, awoke in him a bit of his long lost humanity and he has a special relationship with her that he had with no other. His normal MO is, when he reaches a planet chosen for his consumption, he assembles his equipment, that is designed to break the planet down into digestible energy, and feeds until the planet is devoid of life energy, sometimes destroying it and sometimes leaving it a lifeless ball. If there is any opposition which can't be handled by his current Herald, he sends his cyborg, Punisher, to soften them up. On his first attempt on Earth, he set his equipment up on the Baxter Building, but was faced by the combined might of the Surfer, the Watcher, and the Fantastic Four, and was sworn to leave the planet be when the Ultimate Nullifier was stolen from his ship and used to threaten him.
First appearance: FF1 #48 Origin: TH1 #162/169 Seen in his true form: SS3 #10

Galactus' Heralds Those beings chosen and granted the power cosmic by Galactus to seek out suitable planets for his consumption. The concept was presented to the Devourer by Norrin Radd in an attempt to save his home world of Zenn-La, and he became the first, and who Galactus always considered his best. Members consisting of: Silver Surfer [original herald], Gabriel (Air-Walker) [FF1 #120], Firelord [TH1 #225], Destroyer [FF1 #172], Terrax [FF1 #211], Nova II [FF1 #224], Morg [SS3 #70],
First appearance: FF1 #48

Galactus' Invisible Barrier The barrier placed around the Earth to keep his traitorous herald (he turned against his master in favor of the humans) from leaving the planet, stripping him of his space-time powers. The Silver Surfer spent years trying to penetrate the obstacle not only imprisoning him, but keeping him from his love, Shalla-Bal, helped by some of the greatest minds in the Marvel Universe, but he finally escaped utilizing a plan put forth by, of all people, the Thing, when it was suggested that it was only the Surf board that was keeping him from passing it. Soon after, the Surfer rescued his ex-master from servitude to the Skrulls who had kidnapped his current herald, Nova II, and, as a reward, the Barrier was dissolved entirely.
First put in place: FF1 #50 First discovered: FF1 #60 Dissolved: SS3 #1

Galactus' Visi-Cloud A mist that penetrates the fibers of one's body and the inner reaches of one's brain so that a person can actually see what Galactus is relating while exposed to the gas. The substance was used on Thor I while the planet devourer related his origin story.
First appearance: TH1 #168

Galactus' Visi-Sphere A clear bubble that extends from his World Ship through which he can better view his surroundings, and is an extension of his main control panel. Galacuts used it to study the novel phenomenon of Ego before the two got into a huge scuffle that involved Thor.
First appearance: TH1 #160

Galactus' World Ship The gigantic space ship that is Galactus' home as he traverses the Universe in search of planets to consume. The craft is full of alien devices including the Ultimate Nullifier.
First appearance: FF1 #49

Galactus' Zoo The glass caged menagerie Galactus keeps on his World Ship made up of a multitude of different species from countless worlds.
First appearance: FF1 #210

Galadorians Advanced humanoid race from Galador that created the Space Knights.
First appearance: ROM #1

Galaxy Master (Deceased) A massively powerful alien invader who attacked and enslaved Berhert and became the supreme leader of the Sagittarians. He is able to change his shape at will, even to divide into multiple parts and attain even a gaseous state. Appears at first, giving his Warlord orders, as a glowing nimbus, but takes on the appearance of a giant mouth when he faces the Hulk for the first time, then a giant, one-eyed monster with sledgehammer fists, hundreds of worm like creatures, and finally a cloud of choking mist. In the end, while trying to put down a rebellion, he leaves his true being open to the Hulk, who tears him apart.
First appearance: IH1 #111 Dies: IH1 #112

Gallante, Manuel Henrique (see: Darkling) A mutant who has the latent ability to summon and control the darkforce power. He was at the prestigious Smythers Drug Rehabilitation Clinic recovering from some addiction when his powers manifested themselves. The darkness, in his demented state, came and spoke to him, and eventually he spoke back. He took the dark power within himself and became the creature Darkling [NW #33].
First appearance: NW #32 First name revealed: NW #34

Galp The Asgardian warrior, known as the Steel Arm, with a club-like mace who challenged Hogun in the Tournament of Titans. Cheating, he and his friends, Brok, Tyr II, and Drom, overcome Thor I and the Warriors Three in combat.
First appearance: TH1 An. #2

Galton, 'Big' Jim The large but not too bright henchman of the Enforcer (presumably from the corral of the last crime boss killed by Enforcer). He helped in two attempts to kill the Ghost Rider IV. In the first, he and his boss strapped Johnny Blaze to a motorcycle and sent it off a cliff to make his death look like an accident. In the second attempt, he tried to brain the demon cyclist with a lead pipe after the defeat of his boss and his temporary partner, the Water Wizard, but was knocked out himself by the Enforcer's forced scientist, the Professor.
First appearance: GHR2 #24

Gambit (Remy LeBeau) Southern mutant with the ability to place a charge into throwing objects, often uses playing cards. There is a conflict between him and Bishop because of what he might become in an alternate future and a conflict with the X-Men for what he's done in the past.. GA: Marauders?, X-Men.
First appearance: UXM #266

Gamelan IV A planet known to the Titan Eros on which lives two twins that have a 'thing' for fire. After his heated confrontation with Nebula, he invites Firelord there for female accompaniment to diffuse the situation.
First mention: SS3 AN #5

Gamesmaster A supremely powerful mutant whose telepathic abilities are in tune with every living mind on the planet and he strives to to maintain his sanity by entertaining himself with their antics. Leader of the Upstarts.
First appearance: UXM #281

Gamma Base (Los Diablos Missile Base. see: Hulkbuster Base) The military base in the New Mexico desert originally used for missile testing and later became dedicated to the destruction of the Hulk before it was destroyed by the U-Foes. Staffed by Gen. Thunderbolt Ross (long time commander) [First seen member], Capt. Nelson [FF1 #12], Maj. Glenn Talbot (Gen. Ross' adjutant) [TtA1 #61],
First appearance (unnamed): IH1 #1

Gamma Bomb Powerful explosive device created by Dr. Bruce Banner which later, during a detonation test in the new Mexico desert, turned him into the Hulk.
First appearance: IH1 #1

Gamma Flight Reservist members in training for Alpha Flight (who's original members became most of Omega Flight), consisting of Diamond Lil, Smart Alec, Madison Jeffries, Wild Child, Flash Back {original roster}, Persuasion, Auric, Silver,
Fist appearance: ALF #1

Gammenon the Gatherer The Celestial of the Fourth Host that gathers the specimens of study for the other Celestials. He converts them into Life Seed Capsules with his specially designed power Rod and passes them to Jemiah to examine. His armor is golden colored with a rounded helmet and he carries a device on his back that resembles a protractor or some sort of musical instrument.
First appearance (unnamed): ETN #4 Named: ETN #6

Gamora Former assassin of Thanos, she is known as the most dangerous woman in the universe, with artificially enhanced strength and agility, and later becomes a long time compatriot and love interest of Adam Warlock. Her appearance is very distinctive, with the green fishnet body suit open from the waist, very long black hair, and yellow mask pieces around either eye. As a child on Zen Whoberis, her entire race, including her parents were wiped out by the Badoon, but she was saved by the mad Titan, Thanos. For the first few years of her life with him, she was raised as close to a normal child as he could muster, even growing attached to her over time. Then he began her training to be his astral samurai, schooling her not only in the ways of the martial arts but in formal education as well. At the age of fifteen, disobeying her master at a spaceport, she was brutally attacked and raped by a gang of aliens. Thanos killed them and returned her broken body to the Sanctuary II where his mechanized doctors replaced much of her physique to save her life, including most of her skeletal and respiratory systems. When the work was complete and she had recovered, she became stronger and more resilient than before, but vowed never to be used or abused by anyone ever again. After serving Thanos faithfully for years, she eventually broke away and became a mercenary on her own, and it was at this time that she encountered Adam Warlock in his first attempt to destroy the Magus. They became long time compatriots, and, after her death, he absorbed her soul into the Soul Gem where she resided in Soul World until the Silver Surfer informed them of Thanos' resurrection and rise to power. Warlock found suitable host bodies for himself, her, and Pip to inhabit, and he enhanced hers so that she would be even stronger and faster than before. After the Infinity Gauntlet affair, she and four others others were approached by Warlock to form a team to safeguard the Gems from future misuse, and she was given the care of the Time Gem (WARI #2), with which she began to receive telepathic premonitions. GA: Infinity Watch.
First appearance: ST1 #180 Died: AV1 An. #7 Last appearance as a spirit: MTO An. #2 Revived: Origin: WARI #8 & #11

Gannon, Officer In an alternate reality, the police officer who is ordered to bring Helen Taylor home after the murder of her husband.
First appearance: WI?1 #15

Ganymede The last surviving member of an ancient order of female warriors who forsake the pleasures of the flesh to train in the ways of war and to hone themselves into formidable fighting machines with unparalleled skill. She is extremely fast and gifted in the martial arts, but she has no visible super human abilities. Her primary weapon is the customary energy staff of her clan, and she wears the traditional garb of her order, the head wrap, the flying belt, a dagger tattoo on her chest, and very little else. After driving the Tyrant, their sworn enemy and reason for existence, beyond the boundaries of known space a millennia ago, she and her sisters went into hibernation sleep only to be awakened if the threat should resurface. It finally did, and she was revived, but none of the others survived the centuries in space. After first mistaking the Silver Surfer for an agent of her sworn enemy, the two teamed up Beta Ray Bill, Jack of Hearts, Gladiator II, Terrax, Morg, and Galactus to send him on his way again. After the fight, she paired off with Jack and nearly gave up he sworn vows to be with him, but recanted at the last moment to continue the hunt of Tyrant and his minions. Ganymede is of an alien race, but appears human except for the lack of pupils in her eyes. GA: Spinsterhood.
First appearance (unnamed): SS3 #80 Named and origin: SS3 #81

Garcia, Sgt. Manuel When Johnny Blaze goes on sabbatical after dealing with the Orb in Hollywood, he decides to go south of the border, and he has to bribe this crooked border guard to cross.
First appearance: GHR1 #16

Gardener (Ord Zyonyz) One of the Elders of the Universe whose obsession ran to plants, not only with the ability to communicate with flora of every kind but to control their actions as well. When he got his hands on one of the Soul Gems (the one left on the grave of Adam Warlock), his power was increased exponentially. He appears as an older, bearded man in a robe, usually carrying a crooked staff.
First appearance: MTU #55

Gargan, MacDonald 'Mac' (see: Scorpion) Private detective hired to follow Peter Parker, is changed into the Scorpion in ASM #20.
First appearance: ASM #19

Gargantos (Deceased) One of the Questers in ancient Lemuria, killed by Naga.
First appearance and death: SUB #13

Gargantus (deceased) A monster robot with hypnotic abilities that takes over the town of Granville, controlled by aliens who had not visited Earth in 80,000 years and so modeled their creation after the Neanderthals. He was pulled apart by magnets set up by Iron Man I, causing his masters to halt their plan of world conquest. His image was later used by the Dream master in an attempt to destroy Iron Man I (ToS1 #67).
First and last appearance: ToS1 #40

Gargoyle I (Deceased) A brilliant Russian scientist who performed secret atomic tests which mutated into a twisted but super intelligent creature. As a KGB agent, he kidnapped the Hulk, after a report from Igor Starsky, with the intent of creating an army of Hulks. Bruce Banner, taking pity on him, helped him regain his humanity, so he freed the doctor and Rick Jones and blew up his laboratory, killing himself and his superiors. REL: Father of the Gremlin.
First appearance and death: IH1 #1

Gargoyle II (Isaac Christians) REL; Son of Ezekial and Mary Christians. Brother of Jeremiah Christians. GA: Defenders.
First appearance: DEF #94

Gargoyle II FY In the Forever Yesterday alternate reality, he has the same appearance so presumably the same powers and origin as his counterpart in our reality. He was among the heroes gathered together by Magneto FY and the Mutant Resistance Force as an army to overthrow the tyrannical empress, Sphinx II.
First appearance: NW #12

Garokk, the Petrified Man ('Lazarus', 'Kirk Marston') 15th century sailor who, when his ship was sunk in the Antarctic, found himself stranded in the Savage Land. Entering the first village he found, he stumbled into the temple of Garokk and accidentally drank the Elixir of Life, thinking it was water, making him immortal However, immortality had a price, slowly, as the years went by, he was transformed into the stone-like image of their sun-god. Years later, he returned to the Savage Land when the high priestess of the sun god, Zaladane, began a campaign of conquest in the name of Garokk. Other than his rock-like skin, he is able to emit energy beams from his eyes. After his demise, he is later resurrected by Zaladane in the body of Kirk Marston, and together they begin another campaign, but based upon peace instead of conquest. They force slave laborers to build a gigantic city around their Temple, and then force the people of the Savage Land to either join them in peace or die. When Ka-Zar and the X-Men get involved, their plans unravel and as his city comes apart, he falls into an active volcano and is assumed dead [UXM #116].
First appearance (as PM): AST #2 Origin: AST #3 Resurrected and named as Garokk: UXM #115

Garrett Castle The ancestral home of the Garrett family in England, later brought piece by piece and reassembled in America, the actual home of Black Knight III.
First appearance: ToS1 #73 First seen in US: AV1 #47

Garrington, Lady Rosamund Eobar Consort of Black Knight I. REL: Distant relation to Black knight II and III.

Garson A lower agent of Department H who had a big mouth and a beef with Wolverine when he was a Canadian agent. He was one of those sent to collect Logan in a special armored vehicle when he surrendered to Alpha Flight on their second attempt to capture him after joining the X-Men.
First appearance: UXM #121

Garth The family servant of Dr. Paxton and Mrs. Page. Turns out to be a government agent keeping tabs on the good doctor.
First appearance: DD1 #56

Gateway The mysterious mutant Aborigine who has the power to create transdimensional teleportation gates with his bullroarer. He originally served the Reavers II, but later helped the X-Men when they took over their base in Australia.
First appearance: UXM #227

Gatecrasher Alien telepath, leader of Technet, always with Yap.
First appearance: EXCSPED #1

Gaza A blind Savage Land Swamp person who was genetically altered by the Creator (Magneto) to be able to 'see' mentally. GA: Savage Land Mutate.
First appearance: UXM #62

Gazelle (Deceased) One of the New Salem Witches who was transformed by Nicholas Scratch into a being with excessive speed and acrobatic agility, to battle the Fantastic Four. REL: 'Daughter' of Nicholas Scratch. GA: Salem's Seven.
First appearance: FF1 #186 Died: V&SW2 LTD #3

GBC A television station affiliate who employs the reporter Walter Reasoner.
First mention: ETN #15

Geatar The large fiercely loyal humanoid bodyguard and lover of Nebula with artificially enhanced strength on par with the Hulk. He was killed when Thanos, in a plot to get the Silver Surfer off his back, had him surgically made to look like him and tricked the Surfer into a fight which ended with him replacing himself with this duplicate, and Geatar took the full brunt of the Surfer's full cosmic power and was reduced to a charred skeleton. It wasn't until Eros discovered the bio-mechanical enhancements that the ruse was discovered, and from these remnants Mentor had him reconstructed from the DNA matrix in his cell structure. Once recovered, he acted as the caregiver for the catatonic Nebula, until he could orchestrate an escape and bring his captain to the one being that could fix her, Dr. Mandibus, the one that had installed his own bio-metric enhancements.
First appearance: AV1 #257? Died: SS3 #38 Reconstructed: SS3 #67

Geb Egyptian god of the Earth. REL: Husband of Nut. Father of Osiris, Seth and Isis
First appearance: TH1 #241

Gee (Alexander 'Alex' Power, see: Destroyer) REL: Brother of Lightspeed, Energizer, Massmaster. Son of Dr. James and Margaret Power. GA: Power Pack.
First appearance: PP #1

Geirrodur (Weaponsmith) King of the Trolls of Asgard. Sworn enemy of Thor (since his boyhood), Odin, and all the inhabitants of Asgard. He was involved in one of Loki's earliest plots to bring the downfall of Asgard when he and his compatriots tried to sneak in through a whole in the golden city's defenses created by the god of lies. Here he wasn't identified as the king of the trolls, that title came later when he was shown as the ruler of the Rock Trolls. REL: Father of Rodi.
First appearance: JiM1 #101

Gemini I (Deceased) (Joshua Link) A costumed criminal who wore a costume that was divided up the center as his interpretation of his namesake. REL: Brother of Damian Link. GA: Zodiac I
First appearance: AV1 #72 Died: WCA #26

Gemini II An advanced lifelike android created by Scorpio I based upon the original from the first Zodiac. His costume is similar to the first, with black on one side of the body suit and white on the other, but capped with a metallic helmet. His power is the ability to duplicate himself, creating a twin like his namesake. GA: Zodiac II.
First appearance (in shadow): DEF #49 Full appearance: DEF #50

Gemini, Vera A half blood demon who orchestrated a cult to return the elder demons, the Chained Ones, to Earth (known as the Xenognesis) not out of obeisance to them as it first appears (with plans to put them, in human guise, in the seats of power around the world) but so that she can trick them and seize their power for herself (as revenge for what they did to her and her mother) in a rigged game of roulette. In her human form, she appears to be a normal attractive woman with considerable sorcerous powers, but in her demon form, although still essentially humanoid, she has a more reptilian look to her skin (with lizard eyes and sharp teeth and her hair as become a cluster of horns), and even has a membrane beneath her arms and fins along her legs that allow her to fly, and she is able to emit rays from her eyes and has increased strength. She manages to bring the demons through and dupes the demon lords out of their power, but her plans are thwarted by the appearance of the Defenders, who reverse the spell she had wrought with the Eye of Agamotto, and she herself is teleported away in the Shadow Cloak stolen by Hellcat. GA: Agents of Fortune Cult.
First appearance: DEF #58 Last name revealed and first seen in demon form: DEF #59

Genegineer (Dr. David Moreau) Head of Genoshan genetic engineering operations who incurred his son's wrath when he committed his girlfriend, Jennifer Ransome, to enslavement after she tested 'gene positive'. REL: Father of Phillip Moreau.
First appearance: UXM #235

General, the An Asian dictator that captured a US Pilot (Jim Baker) and was defeated consequently by Captain America I.
First appearance: ToS1 #61

General, the II (Deceased) One of the officers in the military force holding a small South American country for an unnamed dictator. He is in an explosion when the Silver Surfer intercedes on behalf of the revolutionary forces.
First appearance and death: SS1 #11

General Electronics A high tech research firm that Mister Fantastic joined briefly when the Fantastic Four was split by the Mad Thinker.
First appearance: FF1 #15

Genetech A relatively new company that specialized in superhuman genetic research whose primary facility is located in Sayville, Long Island. They were hired by the Dept. of Environmental Protection to investigate a contaminated piece of property in Queens (owned by Stane International) using their new AILEAC, and they uncovered the remains of Terrax, which reanimated and began tearing up the site until he was defeated by the New Warriors. This raised Genetech's interest in the new teenage team, and they hired the Mad Thinker to collect samples from each of the members. They had been experimenting with revolutionary techniques to artificially enhance super human potential in relatively normal humans (producing Psionex), and they planned to use the extra info from the Warriors to begin their plans to produce a race of super humans. After their first attempt was such a disappointment, they agreed to be more responsible in their future work. Staff members include: Walter Rosen (Administrator of Business Affairs), Roger (Technician) [first seen staff], Harmon Furmintz (CEO), Jinkens (Board of Directors) [NW #2], Holly (Board of Directors) [NM AN #7],
First appearance (as company): NW #1 Research Facility: NW #2

Genetech's AILEAC ('Tuff Trough') Ambient Ionic Energy Locator and Collator. The newest toy from Genetech, a computerized rover that resembles a huge bug on treads, affectionately known as Tuff Trough, which travels around a contaminated site, pinpoints any and all forms of radioactive contamination in the soil, isolates only the tainted material, collects and contains it in its spectro-analytical casing, and runs it through a series of multi-band electromagnetic resonating transmissions. One was used at the site in Queens owned by Stane International that was the future site of Tomorrow Townhouses and accidentally dredged up the remains of Terrax.
First appearance: NW #1

Gene Transmuter A machine built by Annihilus to tap Franklin Richard's latent powers and re-channel them back into himself , in doing so, he caused a psychic build up in the boy that was only halted by his father, who was forced to shut the boy's mind down.
First appearance: FF1 #141.

Genii (form: Jason Kimball) Artist of the Young Gods.
First appearance: TH1 #203

Genosha A technocratic nation whose economy is based on slave labor of superhuman mutants, primary inhabitants consist of: Pipeline, Punchout, Hawkshaw {first seen inhabitants}, Chief Magistrate Anderson, Phillip Moreau, Jennifer Ransome, Wipeout, Genegineer [UXM #236].
First appearance: UXM #235

George A motorist who becomes involved in the battle between the Micronauts and Prince Shaitan on I-45 in Daytona Beach.
First appearance: MIC1 #3

George A guard at a military base near the Security University campus, saved by Spider-Man from hypnotized students.
First appearance: FF1 #207

Georgi One of the scientists that created the Rhino, partnered with Igor II.
First appearance: ASM #43

Georgianna (Georgianna Sue Castleberry Hebb) REL: Wife of Wrench. GA: Thunderiders, Team America.
First appearance: TA #2

Georgie A young boy who walks in on Karkas and gets he and his babysitter involved in the affair where the Eternals are trying to find Zakka the Deviant.
First appearance: ETN AN #1

Georgie One of the roustabouts at the Mr. Mike's One-Ring Traveling Tent Show who helped to hunt down and capture Beast when he came to try and free his friends who had been hypnotized by Mesmero into working there.
First appearance: UXM #111

Gezdbadah, Mr. An agent of Tolliver who was entrusted with a computer disc containing information that would help a competitor in the Circle Chase.
First appearance: DPCC LTD #2

Ghaidor The horned Inhuman whose job it was to sound the Gong of Sovereigns as an alarm system for Attilan.
First appearance: INH #2

Ghan Asgardian Storm Giant, was rescued from Thor's army by Loki, who entered his first evil alliance with the giant.
First appearance: JiM1 #115

Ghaur (Deceased) Priest lord of the Deviants who, after Brother Toad's defeat in IM1 AN #7, seized control of the Deviant empire, and, taking upon himself the power of the Dreaming Celestial, tried to lead his people to victory over the Eternals. They, however, formed the Uni-Mind and boiled his soul from his body and blasted it into space (ETN LTD #12). While a helpless cloud, he was contacted by the entity Set, and he set in motion a plot to bring the Elder God into our reality in the Atlantis Attacks crossover event. He tricked the Silver Surfer into applying his cosmic power to reassemble his form and then he sought out the Lemurian, Llyra, to be his partner in the conspiracy (SS3 AN #2).
First appearance: ETN LTD #2

Ghazandi A legendary musician in India who teaches Trago the art of musical hypnosis.
First appearance: TtA1 #47

Ghost An industrial saboteur with a multi-functional battlesuit.
First appearance: IM1 #219

Ghost Rider IV (see: Johnny Blaze, Zarathos, 'Frank Ryder') The flaming skeletal embodiment of the vengeance obsessed demon, Zarathos who was bonded to the soul of the stunt cyclist, Johnny Blaze. He has increased but not super human strength and he is able to create hell-fire at will. He usually appears in Johnny's riding leathers, and, although not impervious, he is able to survive any injury (courtesy of Mephisto in MSL1 #9). At first his simply rode a very normal but suped-up chopper, but later he learned to created a motorcycle using his Hell-Fire, and shortly after that he produced his own special Skull Cycle. His existence began with Blaze selling his soul to Mephisto to save the life of his step-father, and, when the lord of the Netherworld came to collect, he didn't intend to just whisk the soul to Hades. He had bigger plans. Intended as the next of a long line of engines of vengeance he had created through the ages by bonding his personal whipping dog, Zarathos, to various hosts, the process was interrupted by Blaze's love, Roxanne Simpson, and never completed. So, instead of the amnesiac demon of destruction that he normally created, he got one tempered by the conscience of Blaze, who at first maintained control over the Ghost Rider (and at first switching back and forth to his alter ego at the rising and setting of the sun). Later, as the demon came more and more into his own, the control got less and less, and the switch over became a battle of wills between the two, who had become mortal enemies. For the first part of his existence, Ghost Rider worked for the Crash Simpson Daredevil Cycle Show and was even billed as one of its star performers. But later, after the show fell on hard times and folded, and after Rocky was duped into renouncing her protection of GR, losing him his invulnerability and his ability to produce objects with his Hell-fire (although an unexpected appearance of Christ made M renounce his claim on his soul) [GHR2 #9], he set out on his own and ended up in San Francisco. There he befriended the Stunt-Master and for a time acted as his stunt stand in at Delazny studios, at which time his powers altered so that GR only appeared when danger was present [GHR2 #13]. About this time, while running an errand on UCLA campus, he is out of necessity forced to join with some other heroes and formed the short lived group, the Champions [CHM #1]. After running Challenger's gauntlet against the images of his past, he regains his ability to form objects with his Hell-fire [GHR2 #19]. Shortly afterward, he develops the ability to change back and forth at will [GHR2 #22], and after he is exposed by Dr. Druid to be a real demon (and his two love interests, Roxanne and Karen Page have seemingly found others), he leaves LA and starts a solo career [GHR #26]. After experiencing a growing loss of control over his GR side, he was used as a pawn by Dormammu against Dr. Strange, and with extra power, the demon was for the first time able to take full control [GHR2 #29]. Soon after, they become so separate, that they begin thinking of one another in the third person [GHR2 #40]. Later, his titles are challenged by an upstart named Flagg Fargo, (during which he uses a new costume, a white jumpsuit with his initials on the chest) and because he hasn't been seriously practicing for months, he is beaten, and most of his records are broken, including his number of cars jumped and his triple somersault [GHR2 #46]. Later he attaches himself to the Quentin Carnival for which he does a stunt riding act [GHR2 #63], and remains as a member of the 'family' for quite a stint. During which, after he'd been temporarily ousted by Steel Wind, he encountered the soul stealing menace of Centurious [GHR2 #74], who, after Johnny had been reunited with Roxanne, tried to get his revenge in the small town of Holly, where he was using the Soul Crystal to steal the citizens' souls. He nearly kills GR, but with the help of Soul Eater, the spirits of both Centurious and Zarathos were trapped in the crystal, finally freeing Johnny from his curse. GA: Champions
First appearance and origin: MSL1 #5 Final: GHR2 #81

Ghost Rider's Flame Cycle The flaming chopper made of Hell-fire that GR can produce, absorb and reproduce at will, and where it's a mystical manifestation, it is not subject to our normal laws of physics, so it can be driven straight up a sheer wall or used to jump across impossible spans. GR first produced it when he and the Witch-Woman were stranded in the middle of the desert with no transportation, and she showed him how to manipulate his power to create Hell-fire into producing specific shapes simply by concentrating on them. Although the bike remains unless he consciously removes it, it is at first insubstantial to any but him, so he is the only one who can ride it.
First appearance and origin: GHR2 #3

Ghost Rider's Flame Skull Cycle After running the infernal gauntlet posed by the Challenger, GR's powers kick back in full force and he's able to form objects with his Hell-fire again. He produces another flaming cycle, but this time in the form of his Skull Cycle, and, unlike the last incarnation, this version is able to support riders other than him.
First appearance: GHR2 #19

Ghost Rider's Skull Cycle After his power to create objects out of Hell-fire is removed by Mephisto, Johnny Blaze creates another bike modeled after the Stunt-Master's cycle, but with a face plate with double headlights that resembles a skull.
First appearance: GHR2 #11

Ghost Rider's Hell-Fire The mystical flames accessed by most of the infernally rooted beings, it not only surrounds his head in a corona of fire, he is able to use the flame offensively either shooting it from his hands in varying amounts or by simply pointing to an area and causing it to spring forth. At first, GR could only use them as flames, but later, as Zarathos became more and more adept, he was able to use it to produce a flaming motorcycle, and could access the cold flames which can burn an impure soul.
first appearance: MSL1 #5

Ghost Rider V (Dan Ketch) Much like the last Ghost Rider, an other worldly being was bonded to a human host, only this time, instead of a demon, it was one of the spirits of vengeance. Also similar in appearance, with the flaming skull and the riding leathers, this GR not only makes use of Hell-fire, but has a weighted chain that it also uses as a weapon. It was created when an innocent bystander whose sister was gunned down by Deathwatch, and, covered in her innocent blood, he found the Ghost Rider motorcycle in a nearby junk yard and, touching the mystic gas cover, was transformed into the Spirit of Vengeance. GA: Fantastic Four.
First appearance: GHR3 #1

Giant Amoeba (deceased) A huge mutated amoeba that was created when, in the town of Kyshtym in late fifties, geneticist Sergei (Presence) Krylov, while conducting nuclear experiments, made a fatal mistake with radioactive waste disposal, causing a reaction with his genetic engineering project. It is a large, grayish green blob with arm-like pseudo pods and a rudimentary mouth. Returning to the site of his greatest crime against humanity, Sergei, now the nuclear powered Presence, sought to right the mistake he'd made years before by destroying the monstrosity, which had in that time grown to enormous proportions. Unfortunately, he remembered that he had engineered it to absorb all kinds of energy, and instead of being affected by his nuclear blasts, it consumed him. He was only rescued by the timely appearance of Red Guardian II, who not only pulled him from his doom, but, joining her power with his, were able to defeat the monster by creating a controlled nuclear blast.
First appearance and origin: DEF #63 Destroyed: DEF #65

Giant Man I (Henry 'Hank' Pym, form. Ant-Man I, see: Goliath I, Yellowjacket I.) Hero with the ability to increase his body size for limited time periods with his own growth serum that he invented as Ant-Man While testing his new improved growth serum, he grew uncontrollably to enormous size, destroying his lab and leading him to the conclusion that he shouldn't grow to beyond 12 feet or his body would stop supporting its own weight. It was at the same time that he changed to his red and black costume (which was lined with his cybernetic doo-dads), and when he and Jan began using pre-measured capsules of his growth and reducing serums. A short time later, he was able to change his size mentally, at which time he created a shrinking and enlarging weapon which prompted Jan designing a whole new costume for him, (blue and red with a triangular shaped shoulder piece that hid his cybernetic controls-TtA1 #65). Shortly afterward, he lost the ability to shrink to ant size (TtA1 #67) and even to make it difficult to change sizes at all, so he settled on one size to be the most efficient, 35 feet, and preset his helmet for that height alone (TtA1 #68). Shortly thereafter, he begins down the road of mental instability when he changes costumes and names again. REL: Husband of Wasp. GA: Avengers.
First appearance: TtA1 #49

Giant Man I's Converti-Car A chemically powered glassed in flying vehicle designed by Hank Pym and built by Stark Industries which he and the Wasp use for everyday transportation. Although not stylish, Hank refers to it as better than flying around on the backs of insects.
First appearance: TtA1 #61

Giant Man I's Cybernetic Helmet The helmet invented by Ant-Man I to communicate with insects adapted to his new size when he becomes the first Giant-Man and eventually works the mechanism in as part of his head piece (the blue stripes on the sides).
First appearance: AV1#2

Giant Man I's Miniature Carbon Dioxide Power Rocket A tiny vehicle, powered by simple CO2, that provided super sonic transportation for Hank at his insect size, but is only good for one brief use before its power is expended. It was first used in the New Mexican desert when he and the Wasp were looking for the Hulk and he needed to get ahead of the rampaging creature to evacuate the town he was approaching.
First appearance: TtA1 #59

Giant Man I's Remote Controlled Ant A giant robotic ant created by Hank Pym with the express idea of getting first hand data to better understand the life and world of ants. He then shrunk the creature down to normal ant size.
First appearance: TtA1 #64

Giant Man I's Ultra-Cybernetic Headgear    A secondary helmet that is designed to fit over the first and is equipped with a ray weapon that is capable of either shrinking or enlarging other objects and is controlled mentally. Hank created it to be a more efficient member of the Avengers, and, after testing it on his cat, Tabby, he got to field test it on a spider that had been exposed to his growth serum. The new helmet was the catalyst for the Wasp designing a whole new costume for him.
            First appearance: TtA1 #65
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Giant-Man II (Retired) (Dr. Bill Foster, form. Black Goliath) Hero who can increase his body size using the original Giant-Man's serum.
First appearance: MTO #55 Retired: MTO #85

Gibbon    (?) Costumed criminal in an ape suit. Has an exo-skeleton built in that gives him super strength and other ape-like abilities.
            First appearance: ASM #110
Gideon    And extremely powerful mutant who is able to siphon off the powers of other people and usually use them more effectively than they could. He is aggravatingly urbane, and does much of his criminal action simply to amuse himself. Although clearly a villain, he skirts the edge of the law and prefers to use his corporation, Ophrah Industries to enact most of his underhanded stuff. Although a long term enemy of the X teams, he has clashed with other heroes including the New Warriors on several occasions (The Kings of Pain affair [NW AN #1], and his connection with the Taylor Foundation [NW #19]).   GA: Externals
            First appearance: XFOR #?

Gideon, Claire Woman who dies from exposure to a nuclear test that dooms her son and husband. REL: Wife of Gregory Gideon. Mother of Thomas/Glorian.
First appearance: FF1 #34 Death 1st mentioned: FF1 #134

Gideon, Gregory Hungerford (Deceased) A reformed, ruthless, multi-billionaire financial wizard who turns criminal in his pursuit to own everything. Sees the error of his ways when his son gets caught up in the trap he set for the Fantastic Four. Later, after he and his son are exposed to a nuclear test and dying from radiation, his mania returns, and he captures the FF with the intention of siphoning off their power with his Eternity Machine and using it as a cure. Ironically, he is killed in the explosion caused by Dragon Man impacting the machine. REL: Husband of Claire Gideon. Father of Thomas.
First appearance: FF1 #34 Died: FF1 #135

Gideon, Thomas (see: Glorian) Great fan of the Fantastic Four who saves their life from his misguided father. Later, he is terminally ill with radiation poisoning, but cured and taken under the wing of the Shaper of Worlds. REL: Son of Gregory and Claire Gideon.
First appearance: FF1 #34

Giganto Giant anthropomorphic whale that Sub-Mariner commands to attack New York using the Proteus Horn for control. Put out of commission by a small nuclear device delivered on the back of the Thing.
First appearance: FF1 #4

Giganto, Son of Another anthropomorphic whale, not quite as large as his 'father', which the Sub-Mariner sics on NYC, this time as part of Project Revival to bring the estranged Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Girl back together.
First appearance: FF1 #149

Gigantus (destroyed) A vastly huge, peaceful planet that was invaded and then blown up by the Eternians and their Reaction Bombs. (Hinted that pieces of the giant were to become the origin of our solar system.) However, before their destruction, the people of Gigantus used the Eternian technology to deliver the death stroke on the planet Eternus. Those that survived he end of Gigantus placed their collective minds, much like Eternus, into a single being, he who became known as the Stranger.
First appearance: FF1 #115.

Gila Villain created by Dominus II from a Gila monster. GA: Dominus' Minions.
First appearance: WCA #17

Gilbert, Gary    (see: Firebrand) REL: Brother of Roxanne Gilbert. Son of Simon Gilbert.

Gilbert, Prof. Gregson    Scientist who worked in some disrepute as a professor at State University, creator of Dragon Man.
            First appearance: FF1 #35

Gilgamesh (form. Forgotten One, Samson, Hero) One of the Olympian Eternals, was an agent of the Celestials. GA: Avengers.
First appearance: ETN #?

Gillis, Holly (see: Holly Jackson) An art student at ESU who becomes interested in Hector Ayala until she learns that he is in actuality the White Tiger and then decides that she never wants to speak with him again. They first met when she and a fried were playing frisbee and playfully aimed a shot at the heads of Flash Thompson and Sha-Shan, and hector stopped the impact. She begins to show a definite squirrelly nature toward super heroes when the Enforcers hold them and the other patrons of the Coffee Bean hostage and Spider-Man shows. She is later mistakenly called Holly Jackson. When the two finally get together, they end up leaving ESU and starting a mobile school in the Bronx [SSM #32].
First appearance: SSM #18

Gilroy One of the police officers patrolling Central Park who tried to arrest the sight impaired Spider-Man after he had just saved the city from the Maggia's attempt to blow it up with a nuclear device. The police were halted by the timely appearance of Daredevil, who had been working with the web slinger.
First appearance: SSM #28

Gimlet Lieutenant under the Top Man in the Maggia, was the head of the operation to evict the Fantastic Four from the Baxter Building, but when the deal went sour, was shot by his own boss.
First appearance and death: FF1 #101

Gimpy, Rock Small time hood. Had minor dealings with Mac Gargan before he became the Scorpion.
First appearance: ASM #19

Ginny An NYC socialite who tried to get in through Kyle Richmond's defenses after the loss of his true love, Trish Starr, but the millionaire playboy wasn't very receptive, even before the mood was broken by the appearance of Harold Holliman.
First appearance: DEF #22

Glade of Crystals An area in Gundershelm that is covered with crystal formations, including a tuning fork that can produce the note which can summon the Unknown. Thor I is sent there by Odin to guard against such a happening, and he meets the Lady Sif for the first time.
First appearance: TH1 #136

Gladiator I (Melvin Potter) A mentally unstable tailor who, because of his extreme hatred for superheroes, creates his own costume modeled after Roman gladiators to tear them down. He wears an ornamented chest plate, boots made of nylon with tungsten alloy blades, a helmet with an oxygen regenerator built in, and most significantly, the tungsten alloy wrist shields which are powered by miniature transistors to spin with deadly speed. After spending some time in Europe after his fight with Daredevil that carried them both there, he returned to the US at the behest of Electro who was putting together a team of costumed villains, all with a beef against the man without fear. Unfortunately for them, when they had DD at their mercy, they didn't follow Electro's carefully laid plans and got their butts kicked and left for the police [DD AN #1]. Later, he is cured of his mania with psychiatric help, but occasionally has lapses back into his criminal life. GA: Maggia, Emissaries of Evil.
First appearance: DD1 #18

Gladiator II Praetor of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard. Probably the most well known of the Guard, sporting a blue Mohawk, a red and black costume, and a bright red and yellow cape. He is super strong (to the point of being able to lift buildings) and is nearly invulnerable, although his abilities seem to be enhanced with Shi'ar technology and a certain level of psionic ability. When he is not aware of something or not concentrating, certain things have got under his guard, like particular wavelengths of radiation and even the Invisible Woman's force shields. As the leader of the elite guard, he follows the precepts of whomever happens to be in charge of the empire at the time. In his first appearance, he and his team fought to protect Emperor D'Ken Neramani from the X-Men and Starjammers, even though he found out that his leader's plans could spell the end of the universe. Just that singleminded.
First appearance: UXM #107

Gladiators A large group of superhuman mutants which illegally participate in blood sports, consisting of: Dazzler II,
First appearance: ?

Gladiatrix (Robbin Braxton) Female wrestler. GA: The Grapplers.
First appearance: TNG #33

Glaktu, Captain An officer in the space fleet of Ergonar who was sent in pursuit of the Impossible Man for insulting their queen. Before he caught up with the Imp, however, he ran across the Silver Surfer, who would not allow them to attack the Poppupian. He ordered his men to open fire anyway, and the peeved Surfer easily disabled all of their ships and sent them home in disgrace.
First appearance: SS3 #33

Glamor (Glynis Zarkov) Partner and wife of Illusion. Next door neighbor to the Vision and Scarlet Witch.
First appearance: V&SW2 LTD #4

Glamour Girls Inc. The modeling empire owned and operated by the ex-model Millie Collins. Via the Avengers, she invites her old pal, Patsy (Hellcat) Walker to her office to rekindle their friendship and to offer her a job as a model.
First appearance: DEF #65

Glass of Doom The hour glass which the Living Tribunal used to time Dr. Strange when he was given the chance to right the wrong of bringing Zom into this dimension.
First appearance: ST1 #158

Glatzer, Jennifer A ditzy Satan worshipper who got her college roommate, Linda Littletree, involved in her cult under the pretense that it was al just a lark for laughs, until she lured the unsuspecting girl to her first black mass and sacrificed her to her master.
First appearance: MSL1 #11

Glaxton, Blackie Small time criminal who was broken out of jail by Doctor Octopus.
First appearance: ASM #11

Glenn, Heather Girlfriend of Daredevil. REL: Daughter of
First appearance: DD1 #?

Glenridge Hospital The medical facility and nursing school located at the intersection of Poplar St. and Glenridge Ave. in Montclair, NJ. This was the hospital that was treating Dorothy Walker before she passed away.
First appearance (unnamed): DEF #88 Named: DEF #89

Glenville The home town of Human Torch II and the Invisible Girl (Woman), later to be their short term home when the Fantastic Four moves from California back to New York (before they move into the Baxter Building after her marriage to Mr. Fantastic)..
First appearance: FF1 #3

Glenville Gazette The local paper in the home town of the Human Torch II and Invisible Girl run by Charles Stanton (Destroyer).
First appearance: ST1 #101

Glider Pack The name given to variously designed and sized retractable wing packs in the Microverse used by primarily the Space Gliders and the Acroyears that to allow them to fly with fan-like hover jets.
First appearance: MIC1 #1

Glob A large, super strong but almost mindless creature made up of swamp mire and the remains of a man who had escaped from a Florida prison to see his dying wife, but died in the Everglade swamps. He was reanimated when the Hulk accidentally spilled some radioactive waste at the site of his death. The creature actually bested the Hulk, who was suffering from a hurt leg, but was first dissolved by some anti-radiation fluid meant to kill the Hulk. The origin is kind of a precursor to the Man-Thing.
First appearance and origin: IH1 #121

Global Head The political party started by Ruby Thursday and the Headmen in their bid to get her elected the president of the US. It was directed as the grass roots voter and the woman vote. Her candidacy, although she was ahead in the polls, was upended by Jack Norris who infiltrated her California based operation.
First appearance: DEF #40

Glob World of Floating Things One of Hulk's crossroad realities.
First appearance: IH1 #313

Gloom Room A-Go-Go (Closed) A club in NYC owned by the Brainwasher (Kingpin) and used briefly as his base of operations. Short time employer of Mary Jane Watson a s a dancer. Where Capt. George Stacy was hypnotized and made an obedient pawn of the Kingpin.
First appearance: ASM #59 Closed: ASM #61

Gloria A prostitute in Omaha who runs for cover when the next available john turns out to be Ghost Rider IV.
First appearance: GHR2 #37

Gloriole (Deceased) One of the Space Knights.
First appearance and death: ROM An. #1

Glunno One of the Champions of K'ai who has wings and is able to fly..
First appearance: IH1 #156

Glx An advanced silicon based humanoid race from the planet Glyxx.
First appearance: IH1 #182

Gnaan, Dr. Ruhart (Dr. Arthur Nagan, See: Gorilla Man) An alias used by the evil scientist when he and his Headmen were trying to seize control of the world ahead of Nebulon and his Celestial Mind Control. As Ruhart, he had assumed control of the investment company Compagnie De Lux and was using its power to stick a knife in the Bozeaux movement sweeping Paris and the world. It was Nighthawk I who figured out for whom it was an alias and informed their public relations officer.
First mention: DEF AN #1

Gnome The physically stunted but criminally brilliant man who was the true controller of Dragorr. Lured Namor to his small nation in the Caribbean, took control of his mind, and pitted him against the rebels that would depose him. After Dragorr's defeat by Namor, he tries to commit suicide but is captured by the rebel.
First appearance: TtA1 #94

Gnomes, Giant Mystical creatures created by the wizard Chandu in the 12th century as guards to the Arab stronghold where Richard the Lionhearted was being kept captive. They are better than eight feet tall with oversized heads and are stronger even than the Hulk, but with one fatal weakness. They dissolve when exposed to water. Members include: Temax [only named member],
First appearance: DEF #11

Goblin Queen (Madelyne Summers) The wife of Scott Summers who was revealed to be a pawn of Mr. Sinister and showed her true colors and became an ally of N'astirh during the Inferno. REL: Wife of Cyclops. Mother of Nathan (Cable) Summers.
First appearance: UXM #?

Goblyn Mutant animalistic sister of Laura Dean kept in Live World since birth. REL: Sister of Laura Dean. Daughter of Darby and Susan Dean. GA: Derangers, Beta Flight.
First appearance: ALF #53

Gogo Madame Macabre's dwarf servant and gifted sculptor who fashioned miniature 'toys' for her that were made of a special plastic that was affected by her size altering technology, including a fully functioning bull dozer. And, although he warned her about facing Giant Man I, he helped her in her plans to steal his size changing technology.
First appearance: TtA1 #66

Goldbug (Jack Smith) A costumed criminal and near genius inventor whose only goal in life is to make himself the most wealthy man in the world. His first foray into this was to form the small time crime syndicate, the Thunderbolts, from behind the scenes, but it was thwarted by Daredevil, Black Panther, and the ex-green beret, William Carver. Not forgetting old debts, he took a hit out on William and his young brother, in which the boy was killed and the older, now an assistant to DA Tower, became the costumed vigilante, Thunderbolt. He ends up stealing a gold shipment and frames not only Thunderbolt for the heist, but Power Man II as well. His costume is a brown and yellow body suit, and he created a specialized flying craft that he also calls the Goldbug.
First appearance: PM1 #41

Golden Bull A large golden statue in the shape of a bull that was the target of the Circus of Crime when their key player in the gambit, the Strongman, strained himself trying to lift an elephant. They got a replacement, who happened to Thor I who had just been stripped of all his powers except his Asgardian strength, and the Ringmaster II hypnotized him into doing the dirty work.
First mention: TH1 #145 First appearance: TH1 #146

Golden People One of the tribes of the Savage Land, led by Saygr, keepers of the Anti-Metal (Plunderstone). Captured by Quor and the Reptile Men, under the guidance of the Plunderer, to steal this precious metal, until they were freed by Ka-Zar.
First appearance: MSH #19

Golden Shoe Hotel The small hotel, clerked by Teddy, in which Johnny Storm stayed when attending the Dad County Drag Race.
First appearance: FF1 #192

Goldin, City Controller The NYC administrator involved with the city budget, and during their fiscal crisis was involved in the shortfall to ESU because he was one of those kidnapped by Lightmaster. The costumed criminal, after kidnapping him and Richard Gorman (and made an attempt on the life of the Mayor) he intended to kill the two administrators as well, but was stopped by Spider-Man before he could carry out his plans.
First appearance: SSM #3

Goliath I (Henry 'Hank' Pym, form. Giant-Man I, see: Ant-Man I, Yellowjacket I) Giant-Man changes his name and costume (to blue and yellow) when he returns to the Avengers, but uses he same growth powers. Reveals his secret ID to the team when he changes IDs. Long time love interest and partner of the Wasp. Is supposedly killed by Yellowjacket I, but it is later revealed that he switched identities again. GA: Avengers.
First appearance: AV1 #28 Final: AV1 #59

Goliath II (Clinton 'Clint' Barton, form. Hawkeye I) Hawkeye, losing confidence in his archery abilities, borrows the growth serum from Goliath I in order to rescue the Black Widow from Egghead, the Mad Thinker, and the Puppetmaster. He retains this new ID and ability for a short time then returns to being the original Hawkeye. REL: Brother of Barney and Lucy Barton. Son of Harold and Edith Barton.
First appearance: AV1 #63

Goliath III (Erik Josten form. Power Man I see: Smuggler) GA: Lethal Legion, Masters of Evil IV.
First appearance: IM1 An. #7

Golden Archer II (Wyatt McDonald, see: Hawkeye II, Black Archer.) Hawkeye's counterpart from Squadron Earth. GA: Squadron Supreme.
First appearance: AV1 #141

Golden Gate Trust A bank in downtown San Francisco which housed in a safety deposit box documents that would be detrimental to Cornelius Van Lunt if they were to become public. Aquarius I, with the powers and appearance of Taurus, broke into the branch with a special motorcycle to steal the info to undermine his old boss' current court proceedings. Employees: Samuel Phillips (security guard) [only seen member].
First appearance: GHR2 #6

Gomath The capitol city of the 5th Dimension Earth.
1st appearance: ST1 # 103

Gomi Cyborg with artificial psionic powers, controls Bill and Don. GA: Fallen Angels
First appearance: FA LTD #2

Gong of Sovereigns The large metal gong in Attilan that has served as its alarms system for ages, manned most recently by Ghaidor. Its true purpose was as the final component of the Somnotherm to wake the Kaptroids, left behind eons ago by the Kree.
First appearance: INH #2

'Goon' Man One of the races o Tunnel World who are allowed, as merchants, into the capital city of Ogeon to trade their wares. The name of the race was never given, but they are an obvious homage to the characters from the Popeye series by Segar with their long noses and hairy forearms and shins. Members include: Noog (Goon backward) [only named member of his race].
First appearance (unnamed): DEF #81

Goozot The emperor of the hedonistic world beholden to the Badoon Empire who halts his drinking and womanizing long enough to sentence the Hulk and Yondu to participate in the gladiatorial contest that is set up like a game show. he not only sends the two heroes to their doom, he also includes an ex-wife of his who became enamored with the Hulk, being one of the few real men she had ever seen.
First appearance: DEF #27

Gorge, the A mystical realm where man can confront hidden inner truths.
First appearance: IM1 #195

Gorgolla (The Living Gargoyle) The evil ruler of Stonus 5, has tried often to conquer the Earth.
First appearance: ST1 #74

Gorgon The Royal Administrator of Attilan, one of the Royal Family of the Inhumans, has hooves instead of feet with which he can create earthquake effects. Started his career as an unwitting agent of Maximus, but quickly redeemed himself as one of the good guys. He normally wears brown, roughly stitched leather, has a beard, and always wears a mask. REL: Cousin of Blackbolt and Karnak. Son of Korath and Milena. GA: Inhumans.
First appearance: FF1 #44

Gorilla Man (Dr. Arthur Nagan, see: Dr.Ruhart Gnaan) Criminal scientist whose obsession with organ transplant led him to create intelligent gorillas who rebelled and grafted his head on a gorilla body. He continued his criminal work when he teamed up with Shrunken Bones and Chondu to form a new team whose first gambit was to drive all the sleepers in NYC temporarily insane just so they could go in and loot the place. Although they ran afoul some of the Defenders, they were not stopped in their enterprise until the serum given to the mystic wore off. Later his transplant technology led to the necessity of his other teammates to create a body for Chondu, whose mind had been transplanted from Nighthawk I (where he had put it) and then to the body of a deer (where Dr. Strange put it). the body was hideous, and the Mystic never forgave them for it. GA: Headmen.
First appearance: MYSTERY TALES #21 (9/54) First modern appearance: DEF #21

Gorilla Man's Encepalo-Transmogrifier A device invented by Nagan that was designed to perform a subtle alteration to the thought processes of the subject. It was used by him on the Defenders to make them see things more his way. It caused Dr. Strange to doubt his abilities when his magic began to fluctuate and even to pull childish pranks. The Hulk began to do things that were astray from his normal behavior, like breaking up a rally picketing a questionable movie. And Valkyrie III began to be more controlled by her emotions than before. All of it to make the team unwittingly cooperate in their bid for world domination.
First appearance: DEF #33

Gorilla-Man (Ken Hale) A golden age adventurer whose obsession with the idea of a gorilla man drove him to seek the legendary creature in Kenya. After slaying the creature, he himself become cursed and changed into a gorilla. In an alternate reality, he joined the members of the 50's Avengers as a reluctant hero.
First appearance: MEN'S ADVENTURES #26 (1954) First modern: WI?1 #9

Gorki The Secret Empire spy who sends Rick Jones to NYC with his car, which has a giant robot hidden in the back designed to pop out and take control of the Orion Missile. Captured by the military.
First appearance (unnamed): TtA1 #84 Named: TtA1 #85

Gorlois (Deceased) 6th century duke in England. REL: Father of Morgan Le Fey. Grandfather of Mordred.

Gorman, Richard Rotund Chancellor for ESU who thought the financial crisis in the country was just a ploy by politicians to get his school to cut back on their budget demands. He was kidnapped by Kraven and Tarantula at the behest of Edward (Lightmaster) Lansky in an attempt to rectify the whole budget dilemma. The pudgy administrator was rescued by Spider-Man.
first appearance: SSM #2

Gorr Leader of the original Kronan invasion force that was defeated by Thor I.
First appearance: JiM1 #83

Gorr II An intelligent golden gorilla created by the High Evolutionary as a trusted assistant and sent to Earth to enlist the aid of the Fantastic Four against Galactus who threatens to consume Counter-Earth. An unfortunate side effect to the treatments that created the ape was that, when he reached Earth, he began to grow at an alarming rate, halted when the Invisible Girl surrounded him with a force field.
First appearance: FF1 #171

Gort (deceased) One of Doctor Doom's henchmen who he suspected of being a traitor. So Doom exposed him to the Vibration Bomb and had him kill his partner, Harrison, who killed him in turn.
First appearance and death: FF1 #143

Gortmund The small German city where Von Kimmer was stationed to awaken the first Sleeper.
First appearance: ToS1 #72

Gortokians (Gortokian Subterraneans) A Subterranean race that revolted against the Deviants and created their own massive underground civilization. Supposedly, their underground battles were what caused the volcanoes around the world and they were eventually wiped out by exposure to atomic radiation from the surface world. Their numbers include: King Krono, Princess Ingar, and Prince Gortok (Grotesk) [only seen members].
First appearance: UXM #41

Gortok, Prince (Deceased) (see: Grotesk) Last remaining member of the royal house of the Gortokian Subterraneans. Due to radiation which killed his entire race, he was transformed into a hideous sub-human creature who wanted revenge on the surface world. REL: Son of King Krono, husband of Princess Ingar.
First appearance: UXM #41 Presumed death: UXM #42

Gort, Yarro (deceased) A one of the Council of Scientists of Zenn-La who convinced Norrin Radd that there was no hope for the planet against Galactus and built him a craft to go and confront the planet eater. At first he heralded him as a hero, but grew to hate the Silver Surfer because he also loved Shalla-Bal, and went to great lengths to discredit and kill the new Herald of Galactus. He is killed in an explosion when he aids the military of a small South American country in revolt against the Surfer and tries to take a pot shot at his enemy trying to take Shalla Bal to safety.
First appearance (unnamed): SS1 #1 Named: SS1 #10 Died: SS1 #11

Gotron the Agile The most nimble warrior in all of Asgard, claiming to have defeated 7 Storm Giants in one year. One of the candidates chosen by Odin for the position of sentry on the Rainbow Bridge.
First appearance:

Grady Gang A small time gang of thieves who were in the process of robbing a warehouse first encountered by the Avenging Angel during his short solo career before joining the X-Men. Members include: Big Albert.
First appearance: UXM #55

Grak The Rock Troll in charge of the base located below Bifrost from which their invasion shaft was dug for the war against Asgard. He was sent the unconscious body of Sif and sent her on with Ulik to Midgard to lure Thor away from the battle.
First appearance: TH1 #137

Gramps The elderly man who owned and operated a pawn shop in Las Vegas and ended up hiring Omega the Unknown (Sam) who was trying to earn money to help his counterpart, James-Michael Starling. he was later brought in to identify the body of his employee after he was gunned down by Foolkiller II [DEF #75].
First appearance: OMU #8?

Gramosians Advanced race of blue-black humanoids from the planet Gramos.
First appearance: TH1 #208

Grand Commissioner The supreme leader of the Rigellian race, arranged to have Thor battle Ego for the sake of his people.
First appearance: TH1 #132

Grand Director (Deceased) (see: Captain America IV) Posed as a school teacher named Steve Rogers and as Captain America during the 1950's.
First appearance: CAP1 #155 Died: CAP1 #236

Grandmaster (En Dwi Gast) One of the Elders of the Universe whose obsession ran toward games and making elaborate high stake wagers (usually involving lives) on such. He has pitted hero against hero, and even tricked Death and made he and his brothers immortal. He is a slim humanoid with blue skin and peeked white hair.
First appearance: AV1 #69

Granny Gardenia (Mrs. Garden) ? REL: Hinted that she is the mother of Slugger Sykes.
First appearance: TH1 #141

Grant, Amber The room mate of Ruth Hart ( who was caring for James-Micheal Starling after the death of his parents) and close friend of Richard Rory and the Foolkiller II. She had accompanied Foolkiller to the city while he looked up the Lunatik, and ended up clashing with the Defenders. She stayed to help the others find the missing Starling, who she always referred to as the 'punk' although in a favorable way. They enlisted the help of the Defenders and eventually found him only to find that he was an organic construct of the Protars (the creatures that plagued he and Omega all this time) and he commits suicide to keep from harming the planet he'd adopted as his own. Afterward, she and Ruth are affected by the powers of the Mandrill and are forced to participate in an attempt on a federal repository. They are rescued by the Defenders and the Wasp and Yellow Jacket I [DEF #80].
First appearance (unnamed): OMU #1

Grant, Gloria 'Glory' Fellow student at ESA, fellow tenant of Peter Parker's building, and free spirit, the two became friends and he got her foot in the door at the Bugle where she finessed her way into J Jonah Jameson's good graces and landed her the job as his secretary.
First appearance: ASM #140

Grant, Steven (see: Moon Knight) The affluent play boy secret identity of the Fist of Khonshu who lives in a mansion and is the supplier of funds for Moon Knight's do-dads.
First appearance: SSM #23?

Grappler (destroyed) A machine of unknown purpose being featured at the Advanced Machine Exhibit that, by trickery of Cobra and Mr. Hyde takes hold and swallows the hammer of Thor I. When his sixty seconds are up and he reverts to Dr. Blake, he tricks the felons into retrieving his walking stick from the machine's innards in exchange for the whereabouts of the missing thunder god. When even Cobra's limber body cannot reach the stick, Hyde tears the machine to shreds.
First appearance: JiM1 #105 Destroyed: JiM1 #106

Grappler (Deceased) (?)
First appearance: SH #18 Killed by Scourge: CAP1 #319

Grapplers Women's wrestling team in the UCWF consisting of: Titania, Poundcakes, Screaming Mimi, Letha {founding members}, Aunti Freeze, Battleaxe, Sushi, Butterball, Vavavoom, Magilla, Gladiatrix, Cowgirl [TNG #33], Ms. Marvel II [TNG #35].
First appearance: TNG #33

Graviton (Franklin Hall) Canadian physicist turned criminal when he gained control over gravitational forces.
First appearance: AV1 #158

Gray Panthers A group of elderly people in NYC who, in the spirit of civil unrest, hold rallies and such promoting senior citizen power. Members include: May Parker, Anna Watson,
First appearance: SSM #7?

Grayson, Dr. Matthew Horace (Deceased) Discoverer of the Quantum Bands used by the Golden Age Marvel Boy, later used by Quasar. Took his son to Uranus by a rocket of his own invention because of the WW II tensions building on Earth and after the death of his wife and daughter at the hands of the Nazis. He was killed on Uranus when the colony's protective dome shattered. REL: Father of GA Marvel Boy/Crusader I.
First appearance: MARVEL BOY #1 (1951) First modern and revealed death: FF1 #165

Grayson, Robert (Deceased) (see: GA Marvel Boy, Crusader I) REL: Son of Dr. Horace Grayson.

Great Barrier An impassible negative zone placed around the Great Refuge by Maximus when he reversed his Atmo-Gun. Long time foil for Johnny Storm's romance with the Inhuman Crystal, later destroyed by Blackbolt.
First appearance: FF1 #48 Destroyed: FF1 #59

Great Beasts Powerful, mystical creatures who inhabit a planet in the Realm of Beasts, consisting of: Tundra, Ranaq, Kolomaq, Kariooq, Somom, Tanaraq, Tolomaq.
First appearance (as a group): ALF #24

Great Gambinos (see: Great Gambonnos) During the Circus of Crimes' scam to steal the giant Golden Bull, the two Gambonno brothers were erroneously called Gambinos.
First used: TH1 #145

Great Gambonnos (Ernesto and Luigi Gambonno, 'Great Gambinos') Two criminal acrobats in the Tiboldt Circus who turned their tumbling abilities into an offensive weapon, which, where there are two of them working in unison, is doubly lethal. The two brothers speak with a heavy Italian accent, and they wear simple purple body suits as their costume of choice. GA: Circus of Crime, Masters of Menace.
First appearance: ASM #16

Great Games The gladiatorial contest held on the Skrull planet Kral where slave champions are pitted against one another for entertainment and territorial gain, started decades ago in place of gang wars between the 1930's period inhabitants. To encourage the combatants to fight, the home planets of the slaves are threatened with annihilation if they get any ideas of insurrection against their masters. This is to where the Thing was kidnapped by the Skrull Slave Master to fight for Boss Barker against Lippy Louie's champion, Torgo II.
First mention: FF1 #91 First appearance: FF1 #92

Great I An alien creature that appears to be a giant eye ball on a tree trunk like stalk which was the founder of Dynamo City and is still keeping everything functioning though wires to which it is connected to the city's computer system. Unfortunately, it is blind, deaf, and mute to the graft and corruption going on implemented by his underlings that set policy for the city. The Silver Surfer, caught in the city by a bizarre rule forcing anyone leaving the city to pay 50 credits, went to great lengths to get in to see the Great I and laid his heart out to him in a plea for himself and the others caught like him, only to realize that that it wasn't even aware that he was in the same room.
First mention: SS3 #41 First appearance: SS3 #42

Great Lakes Avengers Hawkeye and Mockingbird try to start a third branch of the Avengers franchise consisting of: Dinah Soar, Mr. Immortal, Doorman, Flat Man, Big Bertha.
First appearance: WCA #46

Great One (deceased) A vastly powerful alien entity whose true body is in the shape of an enormous brain with facial features on the front. It travels from galaxy to galaxy offering planets utopia and immortality by transforming them into mental energy patterns to be stored within its mind as part of its mental cosmos. Life goes on as before, but the inhabitants are made virtually prisoners on their own planet. Silver Surfer sought out this entity when he learned that it had absorbed Zenn-La, but was unable to contact it because most of its existence is in a deep alpha state, essentially an incredibly powerful dreamer. With Moondragon's help, the Surfer is able to penetrate the creature's mind and not only does he find that everything is well on his home planet, but he decides to stay to be with Shalla. Unfortunately, when the Great One, taking a human shape for convenience sake, comes to visit his newest acquisition, he perceives the Surfer as a threat and attacks him. During the fight, the Surfer inadvertently destroys a small uninhabited planet and causes brain damage to the entity. His death meaning the end of all the planets in his cosmos, Surfer and Moondragon form a plan using her Mind Gem and utilizing the power of a nearby sun, they replace all the heavenly bodies to where they originated. But, before they could extract Shalla Bal, who had been acting as their conduit, the entity finally died and took her with him.

First appearance and death: SSH GN

Great Pit The incredibly powerful power source of the Body Banks on Homeworld in the form of a seemingly bottomless pit. Also the source of power for Baron Karza's Mind Shock.
First appearance; MIC1 #11

Great Refuge (see: Hidden Land, Attilan) The hidden, remote home of the Inhumans, originally placed in the Andes Mtns. but later in the Himalayas (FF1 #55). For a short period, it was encased in an impassable dome created by Maximus called the 'Negative Zone' (Great Barrier).
First mentioned: FF1 #46 First appearance: FF1 #47

Great Video A golden age costumed criminal who, from a lab explosion, was given the power of X-Ray vision, and the power to kill with a prolonged stare.
First appearance: MARVEL BOY #1 (1951) First modern: WI?1 #9

Great Vincenzo The resident magician at the Quentin Carnival who at first was only capable of sleight of hand parlor tricks (including making a rose appear from nowhere) until he was captured and altered by the Freak Master, who tried to give him real telepathic powers. He got the powers (which had been intended to lure Ghost Rider IV to his doom), but without the control, he was unable to turn off all the 'noise' in his head and for a time worked at a diminished mental capacity. The process also left him with weird finger-like growths on top of his head. After some time, he did begin to recover his ability to interact with other people, but the telepathy remained. His regular mode of dress is a white turban with red trim and a white robe with red trim, and sporting a Mandrake moustache.
First appearance: GHR2 #75?

Green, Dr. One of the scientists who appeared on the show "The Twelfth Hour" trying to disprove the existence of black magic, rescued from the Sixth Dimension by Dr. Strange.
First appearance: ST1 #129

Green Goblin I (Deceased) (Norman Osborne) Oscorp president who has a secret life of being a costumed criminal, uses various 'Pumpkin bombs' and rides a rocket 'broomstick', nemesis of Spider-Man, one of the few villains who knew his secret ID, luckily inflicted with bouts of amnesia. Killed by his own 'Broomstick' after having caused Gwen Stacy's death. GG's augmented abilities were created by a serum invented by Prof. Mendell Stromm. REL: Father of Harry Osborn.
First appearance: ASM #14 Origin: ASM #40 Died: ASM #122

Green Goblin's Glider The device created at Oscorp which allows the GG to fly. It started as a "flying broomstick" [ASM #14], but later was modified to the more familiar bat shaped glider [ASM #23] .
First appearance: ASM #14

Green Goblin's Pumpkin Bombs The powerful explosives created by Norman Osborn in the shape of small jack-o-lanterns, carried by GG in a shoulder pouch. Later, they were adapted to contain a psychedelic hallucinogen [SPEC #2].
First appearance: ASM #14?

Green Goblin II (Retired) (form. Harold 'Harry' Osborn) Harry uses his father's equipment to take revenge on Spider-Man who he thinks was responsible for his father's death. Also knows Spider-Man's secret ID, but also beset by handy bouts of amnesia. Retires after he helps Spider-Man against the third Green Goblin. REL: Son of Green Goblin I. Husband of Elizabeth Allen Osborn. Father of Normie Osborn.
First appearance: ASM #136 Retired: ASM #180

Green Goblin III (Deceased) (form. Dr. Barton Hamilton) Harry Osborn's psychiatrist uses his patient's equipment to become the new Green Goblin. He is defeated by both Spider-Man and Green Goblin II and doesn't survive the process.
First appearance: ASM #176 Died: ASM #180

Green Ray The projectors used by the Hidden Man in his attempt at world domination. It drains the knowledge and abilities from the victim and transfers them to HM. It was used to steal Giant-Man I's powers.
First appearance: TtA1 #67

Green, Sally A student at ESU, one of the first to break the ice with Peter Parker when everyone else was snubbing him.
First appearance: ASM #36

'Greenskin' (destroyed) A lifelike remote controlled robot of the Hulk built for a stunt by two MIT engineering students, Rusty and Arthur, that was exposed to cosmic energy when the Uni-Mind returned to Earth and came to life. With strength on par with the real Hulk, it went on a rampage in a Maryland city, and, as its power grew and grew, Ikaris, Makkari and Sersi were unable to stop it. Eventually, Zuras drained the cosmic power from it, and the robot blew up when it came in contact with a leaking gas main. This explosion exposed the ancient crypt of Dromedan.
First apperance: ETN #14 Destroyed: ETN #16

Greer, Miss The often unseen secretary of Tony Stark who replaced Pepper Potts when she married Happy Hogan.
First appearance: IM1 #3

Greg (deceased) A young boy who was hired by Kyle Richmond to deliver papers to the riding academy in Queens which was the secret HQ of the Defenders, despite the fact that no one was evidently collecting them. During one of his deliveries, with his dog Patch by his side, he ran afoul of the Elf with a gun.
First appearance and death: DEF #46

Greg One of Magnus Moses' henchmen who arranged the attack on Yashida Manor by several Mandroid suits, when it was learned that Sun-Fire and his compatriots, Misty Knight, Colleen Wing, and the X-Men, where looking to stop their boss' plan to hold the whole country ransom. He and his partner Jake were caught by Colossus while trying to flee the scene.
First appearance: UXM #118

Gremlin (see: Titanium Man II) Deformed Soviet scientist. REL: Son of Gargoyle I. GA: Soviet Super Soldiers.
First appearance: IH1 #163

Greshkov, Gen. (Deceased) A high ranking Soviet officer who pressed the Kremlin to use nuclear force against the Celestial, Nezzar, who has entered the borders of Siberia. He is vehemently opposed by Gen. Vulcanin (Valkin), but the First Secretary of the Presidium puts the matter in his hands. He dies of heart failure when the space god sends a realistic illusion of the missile returning to its origin.
First appearance and death: ETN #11

Grey Gargoyle (Paul Pierre Duval) French super criminal with the ability to turn people to stone for one hour with the touch of his bare hand. Originally traveled from Paris to the US in order to steal Thor's immortality. GA: Masters of Evil IV.
First appearance: JiM1 #107 Origin: JiM1 #113

Grey, Jean (see: Marvel Girl) Mutant telepath and telekinetic. After years serving on the team, she eventually dropped her heroine codename and got on with her life, leaving the X-Men and taking up an apartment wit Misty Knight in Greenwich Village [UXM #94]. However, because of her ongoing relationship with Cyclops and because she was still a mutant, she was drawn into the whole affair with Steven Lang and the Mark III Sentinels, which ended with her making the ultimate sacrifice on the shuttle trip home to save her team mates and her lover [UXM #100]. It was assumed that she perished in the radioactive hell and then arose as the Phoenix, but it is later revealed that an alien being replaced her for a time, and placed her in a recuperative cocoon in the river near Kennedy Airport where the shuttle had gone down. She was later found and revived, and she and the original X-Men formed a new team. REL: Daughter of John and Elaine Grey. Sister of Sara Grey. GA: X-Factor.

Grey, John and Elaine For the longest time, the couple was unaware of their daughters extracurricular activities as one of the X-Men. It wasn't until after the 'death' of their daughter and the appearance of Phoenix II that they were exposed to the world of the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters when Eric the Red II kidnapped Lilandra neramani form her apartment and she and the team chased after him through a star-gate [UXM #105]. Phoenix later sat them down and revealed her full nature and her history at the school [UXM # 109]. REL: Parents of Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) and Sara Grey.
First appearance: UXM #5

Grey Oasis One of the few verdant areas in the Syanite Desert in the Desert Zone of Homeworld. It was the site of the major encampment of the Centauri and where Shaitan was holed-up for a brief period before he killed the Centauri chieftain, Karsh.
First appearance: MIC1 #23

'Grey', Paul The little known husband of Sara Grey who was first seen at the funeral of Phoenix II and greatly resembles her father, John. REL: Husband of Sara 'Grey'. Father of Tommy 'Grey'. Brother in law of Marvel Girl. Son in law of John and Elaine Grey.
First appearance (unnamed): UXM #138 Named: BIZADV #27

'Grey', Sara The older sister of the telepathic X-Man who is married with two children but her married name has not been revealed. Shortly after discovering her sister's ability, she had been embroiled in and adventure with Phoenix II against the forces of Attuma, and so concerned was she over the thought of her own children inheriting the mutant curse, 'Jean' put a block on the memory of the event only to resurface after the death of Phoenix [BIZADV #27]. In her first appearance, she had been visiting her parents when Dark Phoenix came home to say goodbye to her family and was horrified along with John and Elaine at what her sister had become. REL: Sister of Marvel Girl. Daughter of John and Elaine Grey. Wife of Paul 'Grey' and Mother of Tommy 'Grey'.
First appearance: UXM #136

'Grey', Tommy REL: Son of Sara and Paul 'Grey'. Grandson of Elaine and John Grey. Nephew of Marvel Girl.
First mention: BIZADV #27

Grieder (deceased) One of Reptyl's Space Pirates who served as his communications officer on the Serpent's Tooth. He is humanoid with emaciated features, long hair, and an eye patch. It is assumed that he was killed when the traitor, Clumsy Foul-up, blew up the flagship with the entire crew aboard.
First appearance; SS3 #28 Assumed death: SS3 #29

Griffin (Johnny Horton) Transformed by the Secret Empire into a creature resembling a Griffin, which continued to mutate and become more animalistic and wild as time progressed. In his heyday, while still under control of his mutation, he was hired in by he Soviets to help Outcast, Titanium Man I, and Darkstar to capture the defectors Black Widow and Ivan Petrovitch and was himself captured when the caper fell apart [CHM #7-10]. This set the ground work for his eventual induction into the Soviet version of the Avengers. GA: Soviet Super Soldiers.
First appearance and origin: AA2 #15

Griffin, Lt. Rex (Deceased) The WWI pilot, stationed at the Hampton, Virginia airbase, who gives his life taking on Capt. Carlson and Gen. Von Ronstadt when Karl Kaufman when Karl Kaufman (Phantom Eagle is unwilling to do the job yet. Also a love interest of Paula Jackson.
First appearance and death: MSH1 #16

Griffith, DW Hippie who is a close friend of Luke Cage.
First appearance: PM #?

Grimm, Alyce (Deceased) REL: First wife of Jacob Grimm. Aunt of the Thing, Daniel Grimm Jr.

Grimm, Benjamin 'Ben' Jacob (see: the Thing, "Dr. Josiah Verpoorten") REL: Son of Daniel and Elsie Grimm. Nephew of Jacob, Alyce, and Petunia Grimm. Brother of Daniel Grimm Jr.

Grimm, Daniel and Elsie (Deceased) REL: Parents of the Thing and Daniel Grimm Jr. Brother and sister-in-law of Jacob, Alyce, and Petunia Grimm.

Grimm, Daniel Jr. (Deceased) REL: Brother of the Thing. Son of Daniel and Elsie Grimm. Nephew of Jacob, Alyce, and Petunia Grimm.

Grimm, Jacob and Petunia REL: Uncle and aunt to the Thing and Daniel Grimm Jr. Brother and sister-in-law of Daniel and Elsie Grimm. Widower of Alyce Grimm.

Grimm, Sue Storm-A Wife of the Mr. Fantastic from Earth-A. She never accompanied that world's Reed Richards and Ben Grimm into space so never received her invisibility powers.
First appearance: FF1 #118

Grim Reaper (Deceased) (Eric Williams) Super criminal who uses a scythe, which can cause anything from a coma to death, as his main weapon, blames the Avengers for his brother's death, has a special hate on for Wonder Man and the Vision. After his death, Nekra raises him as a zombie to continue his revenge. REL: Brother of Wonder Man and partially the Vision. Son of Sanford and Martha Williams. GA: Hydra, Lethal Legion I.
First appearance: AV1 #52 Died: V&SW2 LTD #2 Died (as a zombie): V&SW2 LTD #12

Grimsby One of the workers at Kyle Richmond I's Long Island Aerospace plant who got careless when mooning over the visiting Hellcat. He nearly fell to his doom, but was narrowly saved by his boss, who was luckily wearing his Nighthawk jetpack at the time.
First appearance: DEF #88

Grinx A planet that obtained one of the Soul Gems after they were scattered after Thanos' first attempt to join them all together. Champion won it from them in a contest, defeating their ablest sentients, for the big plan of the Elders of the Universe to join the six Gems to destroy Galactus and remake the universe.
First mention: SS3 #7

Grizzly (see: R-2) An agent of AIM who was posing as a student at Manning College and helping to egg on student activist, Mart Baker, fomenting a riot on campus, all to cover the real plot, which was to kidnap one of the mathematics professors. He went by the name Grizzly presumably because of his bushy hair and beard. Parnters with R-1.
First appearance: CAP1 #120

Grizzly Criminal that has a battlesuit which makes him resemble a bear.
First appearance: ASM #139

Groggar A Slig police officer pursuing Krogg and the other Slig criminals. he dies shortly after meeting the Fantastic Four.
First appearance and death: FF1 #209

Grog, the God-Crusher Leader of the armies of Seth.
First appearance: TH1 #390

Grokko One of Attuma's men who was supposed to be guarding his prisoners, but when he tried to cozy up to Valkyrie III, he paid the price. Through a double team effort between Val and Hawkeye, he was taken out and they escaped.

Grom (see: Overmind) The Champion of Champions on Eternus who was chosen to become the Overmind.
First appearance: FF1 #115

Grotesk (see: Prince Gortok) The last remaining member of the royal house of the Gortokian Subterraneans, transformed by atomic radiation from the surface world into a hideous sub-human creature who lives to get revenge on the the people that wiped out his civilization, particularly his wife. Tries to steal the Oscillotron to destroy the world with earthquakes, but is prevented by the X-Men. He is assumed killed when the machine blows up, also taking the life of the Changeling, who was impersonating Prof. X.
First appearance and origin: UXM #41 Assumed death: UXM #42

Grotto A Grund who was used as one of the Prime Mover's playing pieces when he was vying with the Grandmaster for dominion over the Earth. He was pitted against the Hulk, and using the psychokinetic abilities of his people, he was kicking the Defender's butt. However, he didn't take into account how much of his solar power it took too fend off the brute's attacks and was quickly drained. Hulk beat him then with a flick of his finger.
first appearance: GS DEF #3

Grover Cleveland National Bank The NYC bank that some years ago refused a loan to Richard Grayson (GS Marvel Boy) for medical supplies for the colony on Uranus, who, some years later, returned as Crusader I for revenge, not only on the bank but of the president, Pearson Morgan.
First appearance: FF1 #165

Growing Man A stimuloid created by Kang and buried in the past on Earth to use against his enemies in the future, but it was inadvertently uncovered early in the 20th century by a scientific expedition. By the time it was brought to a prominent professor for study, it had already grown from doll size to man size, and when it activated it went on a rampage looking for its master to give it a purpose. Kang arrived by the time it was huge and used his De-Energizer on it, shrinking it back to doll size, and would have taken it with him to the future except for the arrival of Thor I. He sicced the Growing Man on him, but he soon discovered the secret of its growth, how it absorbs kinetic energy. Kang tried to put him on ice with a charge of cobalt energy so he could slide off in his time machine, but Thor recovered and sent them both to a place beyond time and space.
First appearance: TH1 #140

Grubervelt, Hans Alias adopted by the Executioner in order to fool the Avengers.
First appearance: AV1 #7

Grundroth (Deceased) Leader of the ice giants of Jotunheim.
First appearance: TH1 #378

Grunds (see: Grotto) A primitive imp-like race from the planet Grundar. They are yellow and tiny with antennae which channels solar energy into their bodies and allows them to create impenetrable shields or transmute it into a powerful psychokinetic force with which they can move objects many times their own size. Their only weakness is if they drain their solar batteries too quickly they are left pretty much defenseless.
First appearance: GSDEF #3

Grunning One of Red Skull's men on the Isle of Exiles. A German officer from WWII whose weapon of choice was a long bullwhip. He also sported a full length cape. GA: Exiles.
First appearance: CAP1 #104

Guard 18 (deceased) One of the Collective Intelligence (also know as the Others) stationed in the Andes Mountains. Killed when one of their sleeper agents crashed their space craft into the planetoid meant to destroy Earth.
First and final appearance: NFAS #6

Guardian I (James McDonald Hudson, form Vindicator I. see: Weapon Alpha) Vindicator I, leader of Alpha Flight, becomes Guardian, using the same multi functional electromagnetically charged battle suit that he developed for Weapon Alpha. He is 'killed' when his battle suit power source is damaged in a battle with Omega Flight and he can't fix it before it went critical. It is later revealed, that the resultant blast didn't kill him but transported him into a parallel dimension, where aliens repaired his damaged body with mechanical replacements. REL: Heather Hudson (Vindicator II).
First appearance: ALF #2 Killed by Box II: ALF #12 Resurrected: ALF #89

Guardians of the Galaxy A team of star spanning heroes in the year 3001 from various planets who were initially thrown together when they individually threw off the bonds of slavery from their Badoon masters and eventually freed Earth. Later their primary purpose was the hunting of Korvac across the galaxy and across time, and the safeguarding of Vance Atrovik. Their 31st century is an alternated future that stems from the alternate 21st century where Martians invade the Earth (War of the Worlds). Team consisting of: Charlie 27, Martinex, Vance Astro, Yondu [founding members] Starhawk [DEF #28] Nikki [MCP #4], .
First appearance: MSH1 #18

Guardsman I (Deceased) (form. Kevin O'Brien) One of Stark International's security people testing out their new battle armor. REL: Brother of Guardsman II.
First appearance: IM1 #43 Died: IM1 #46

Guardsman II (form. Michael O'Brien) Started as a bad guy wanting revenge on Iron Man for his brother's death using the same battle armor, became the head of security for Project Pegasus, later became the head guard for the Vault. RE: Brother of Guardsman I.
First appearance: IM1 #97

Guardsmen The security force working for the government as guards for high security installations particularly where super powered individuals were involved, including the Vault and Project Pegasus. The suits of high tech body armor were designed by Stark Industries modeled after the suits for the original Guardsman I and II, and the soldiers were led at first by Michael O'Brien, the second Guardsman. Members include: Michael O'Brien [first seen member], [Conrad, Scott [NW #25],
First appearance: MTO #?

Guardsmen of Gomath The military force of the 5th Dimension Earth safeguarding their capitol city.
First appearance (unnamed): ST1 #103 Named: FF1 #161

Gudrun REL: Wife of Volstagg. Mother of Gunnhilde, Flosi, and Rolfe.
First appearance (unnamed): JiM1 #120

Gulgol Creature image used by Nightmare to trick Doctor Strange into returning his powers.
First appearance: ST1 #122

Gullin The mightiest of the Boar gods in Asgard, essentially a giant anthropomorphic boar who tried to stop Thor I on his mission to the land of King Mirmir to create the first humans on Midgard. The thunder god beat him with sheer might of arms, smashing the boar's mace with his Uru hammer.
First appearance: JiM1 #103

Gumm, Artie (deceased) A down on his luck cabby in NYC who happened to stumble across the Wakandan Sound Absorber after the thief, Carl Raner, who had just stolen the stolen technology, was his by a bus because he couldn't hear it. Artie used the device to block out the sounds of his noisy neighbors and accidentally fell asleep while smoking because of the uncustomary silence. He was killed in the fire, and the device passed to the young son of another tenant.
First appearance and death: DEF #86

Guna An advanced reptilian-humanoid race from the planet Gunava, including the Sun Stealer.
First appearance: ToS1 #55

Gundershelm The Asgardian home of the Rock Trolls, ruled by Gierorodur. The location of the Troll Wars, where the Glade of Crystals is located. It was first seen when Thor I was sent by Odin to stop the Unknown from reentering Asgard, and he meets Sif for the first time. The whole land is riddled with tunnels dug by Trolls.
First appearance: TH1 #136

Guntharr A rather hairy Asgardian warrior who had been sent into Nornheim but never returned and was thought dead, but in fact he and his compatriots had been frozen in suspended animation by Karnilla and used as decoration in her fortress until they were used against Balder when he spurned her affections. When his bravery broke the spell that held them in thrall, the Norn Queen teleported them all back to golden city in time for Mangog's attack. Guntharr fought by Balder's side and even attacked the powerful creature to save a wounded Thor.
First appearance (unnamed): TH1 #155 Named: TH1 #157

Gunther, Lou A snitch in the Bronx who was questioned extensively by the White Tiger about the death of his family. He was at first located by Black-Byrd and handed over to the Tiger, who beat the snot out of him to get him to tell the truth. He didn't know who exactly just that they were out of town muscle and they were either holed up in an old candy store on Davidson or in a vacant storefront on Tremont.
First appearance: SSM #49

Guthers, Woody (deceased) An old gold prospector who was living peacefully in Last Chance, Nev. when he accidentally received incredible telekinetic powers when he stumbled on the hidden base of Nathan Beame, and from then on spent his time trying to escape the clutches of the Dark Rider henchmen of the mutant child and using his new power to located deposits of gold. When Johnny Blaze was left by the Bounty Hunter (after trying to take his soul), he mistook him at first for one of the bad guys, but the pair soon teamed-up against the forces form the giant space ship. They are both captured by Beame, and while GR is simply incarcerated, Woody is changed into a carnivorous tree (a clever twist on his name) and used as a weapon against GR. In the end, the base was destroyed by an oil fire and Woody perished with all the others, putting his soul finally to rest.
First appearance: GHR2 #33 Origin and death: GHR2 #34

Gyrich, Henry Peter US National Security operative, former government liaison with the Avengers, whose anti-mutant and anti-superhuman beliefs were almost fanatical. GA: Project Wideawake, Commission on Superhuman Activities.
First appearance: AV1 #168

Gyro-Cruiser An all-terrain transportation device provided by Black Panther for Human Torch II and Wyatt Wingfoot in their quest to find the Great Refuge to rescue Crystal. Resembles a large, transparent gyroscopic sphere. The cruiser later on ends up in Wyatt's care.
First appearance: FF1 #54

Gyro-Ship A flying vehicle provided by the Inhumans for the Fantastic Four to travel home after just returning Black Bolt to the throne of the Great Refuge. It has five spheres (in which the passengers ride) connected at the center by the flying/navigating apparatus. It was left for safe keeping with SHIELD.
first appearance: FF1 #84

Haag the Seeress A magical old crone in the employ of Karnilla who aids the Norn Queen in her 'romance' of Balder. She at first, with her Space Pool, located and tried to kidnap the Asgardian warrior, and then she produced a voodoo doll of him out of Enchanti-Clay.
First appearance: TH1 #165

Haag's Enchanti-Clay The mystical substance with which the seer can produce an effigy of a person, who, in real life will be effected in any manner the doll is, much like a voodoo doll. The seer made one of Balder for Karnilla to further her romances, but it was stolen by Loki in a plot to lure Thor I into a scenario where he could steal his hammer.
First appearance: TH1 #166

Haag's Space Pool A magical viewing screen created by the old seer that can locate a person anywhere, and once locked on, will follow them wherever they go. At the proper time, the screen can be transformed into a portal through which she can pass her arm and draw back that person. Haag used it for Karnilla to locate her unreciprocating love, Balder, and when he and Thor were trying to rescue Sif from Him (Warlock), she tried to pull him back through to Nornheim. The spell is incredibly powerful and it took a great deal of effort on thunder god's part to prevent the abduction and close the portal.
First appearance: TH1 #165

Haakun the Hunter The Asgardian warrior that originally defeated Fenris Wolf by casting him into Varinheim.
First appearance: JiM1 #114

Hadrib One of the small planets near the Kree base on Sandomar II that was used, in conjunction with Yikk, to string an Ethernet to slow the Skrull fleet's approach to the Kree outpost.
First mention: SS3 #6

Hagar (deceased) The Norse warrior, with a broken horn on his helmet, serving under Harokin in Valhalla when Ollerus tried to overthrow the forces of Hela. He was on the cliff side with his captain when they first saw the wizard's stronghold (a whole mountain) move past their routed army.
First appearance: DEF #57

Hagar, Judge A High Judicator on the Skrull Homeworld, found the Fantastic Four guilty of treason and sentenced them to death by the Metabolic Booster.
First appearance: FF1 #206

Hagen II Giant swordsman from Trondgarrd in Asgard.
First appearance: BtB LTD #2

Haimir the Hermit The Ancient One's faithful attendant, much like Wong is to Dr. Stange. Was left by Strange in charge of his wounded master after Mordo, boosted with Dormammu's power, attacked the Ancient One's Himalayan retreat.
First appearance (unnamed): ST1 #130 Named: ST1 #141

Haines, Dr. One of the scientists at the Project (Institute of computer Robotics) that created the X-Model robots, assistant of Dr. Broadhurst.
First appearance: 2001 #8

Hako Gantu The Mongolian leader that defeats the communist tyrant Kanga Khan.
First appearance: TtA1 #67

Hal The Thing's booking agent, turned his back on Ben for the extended period he turned human.
First appearance: FF1 #168

Hal One of the justice department agents who signed off on Ron Rice investigating Kyle (Nighthawk I) Richmond for stock manipulation, fraud and tax evasion as head of Richmond Enterprises, figuring his top man, Pennyworth was just a dupe to take his fall.
First appearance: DEF #66

Hala (destroyed) The Kree Homeworld, the location of their primary seat of government of the whole Kree Empire, and home of the Supreme Intelligence. It rotates around the giant sun, Pama. Often referred to in oaths by the Kree people.
First appearance: MSH1 #12 As a whole planet: CM1 #16

Half Face A Vietnamese scientist working for the Reds with half of his face hideously scarred, increased Titanium Man's power and sent him to destroy a local village for which he would blame the Americans, including Tony Stark who was there testing weapons for the military. Saves Iron Man from TM when he recognizes his wife and child among the villagers.
First appearance: ToS1 #92 Origin: ToS1 #93

Half Fulls A unit of American soldiers during the Vietnam war, who, while looking to create a landing base on the Plateau Dus Bolovens in Cambodia in '66, instead found the Temple of the Dragon's Breadth Cult and were forced into the Pact by the high priestess, Tai, where they married and mated the final product of centuries of genetic manipulation in order to produce offspring that would be powerful enough to harness the power of the Well of All Things. In the prophesies, the final generation must join with mates from the west, and they just happened to stumble into the last step of the process. Everyone except Lt. Taylor acquiesced and the children who would later become the Folding Circle were produced. Members include: Lt. Daryl Taylor, Sgt. Andrew Chord, Lt. Mark Conroy, Pvt. Diego Casseas, Lt. Go Vin Ng, and Pvt. Mack Collier.
First appearance: NW #23

Halfghanaghan, Nico (Nyko) Mercenary brother of Pico, who, through Courier, hires Bashur and the Executive Elite to kill Deadpool, Cable, and Copy Cat for killing his brother.
First appearance: DDCC LTD #1?

Halfghanaghan, Pico (Deceased) Right hand man and valet of Tolliver who was killed by Cable, Deadpool, and Copy Cat (posing as Domino).
First appearance: ? Killed: XFOR #14

Halflife An alien that can accelerate the aging process n others.
First appearance: WCA #12

Half-Man (deceased) A four armed troll-like creature that was Supremus' first experiment in genetic manipulation. Once a man, the treatment turned him partially back to a basic amoebic form. He was killed when Nick Fury was trying to infiltrate his master's hidden base, and the director of SHIELD killed him with his own spear.
First appearance and death: NFAS #8

Hal-Konn, Colonel (deceased) A pink skinned Kree officer who did not agree with Nenora's ascension to the throne as Supreme Leader of the Empire and with Col. Hon-Sann and one other, tried to assassinate her in her palace on Kree-Lar. Their plan failed when they were intercepted by Ronan the Accuser and were all executed.
First appearance and death: SS1 #13

Halladah, Gen. (deceased) The leader of the Sabalian military when they fractured from the government after Jalfaha Dahn seized control of Trans-Sabal after the death of his dictator cousin, Farnoq Dahn. His was one of the several factions operating in the country, including the the People's Armed Forces Front, and Force of Nature, all working against each other for control, with the New warriors caught in the middle. When the separate forces all clashed, Halladah was shot and killed by the leader of PAFF, Araq Mezdbadah, and Namorita blamed herself for her inaction to stop the murder.
First appearance: NW #29 Death: NW #30

Haller, David Charles (see: Legion) REL: Son of Prof. X and Gabrielle Haller.

Hall of Absolutes In a parallel reality, a storehouse for all the truths in the universe, where, once a person passes the Doors of Perception, the only entrance, all is laid bare in their life. Not permitted to leave until the job is done, the caretaker, Virtual Reality, leads a person through a series of memories-the content governed by that person's self image- until that person faces the absolute truth of their existence. Once at this dark place, the person is left to deal with their personal guilt, denial, and doubt and can either face it and come to terms with it and eventually leave, or not come to terms with their truths and remain a prisoner there forever. The main entrance hall is a huge edifice lined with countless doors, with a black and white checkered floor, without any furniture and decorated in Rorschach test prints. Once through one of the doorways begins a maze of passages from which there is only one exit. the Silver Surfer, during the battle to stop Thanos and his Infinity Gauntlet, was sent there by the mad Titan and he had to face up to some of the worse memories of his past. He came out not only forgiving himself, but having a less black and white perception of the world.
First appearance: SS3 #57

Hall of Heroes A great columned hall in Attilan which is lines with statues of the Inhuman's greatest heroes.
First appearance: INH #1

Halls of Fear A mystical realm which is the home to the Dweller in the Darkness.
First appearance: DrST2 #32

Halsey, Sheriff The police officer in charge of the small station where Mister Machine reported the attack by Mr. Hotline's Hover Squad.
First appearance: 2001 #10

Hama, Capt. The senior officer on the Jinguchi Maru who, when his ship discovered the marooned X-Men in the waters off Cape Horn, he went against orders and rescued them, believing the laws of the sea came first. Despite his superiors and their undisclosed super secret mission, he delivered them safe and sound ashore near Osaka, Japan.
First appearance: UXM #117

Hamilton, Dr. Barton 'Bart' (Deceased) (see: Green Goblin III) Harry Osborn's psychiatrist who learns the secrets of the Green Goblin and makes less than ethical use of them.
First appearance: ASM #174 Died: ASM #180

Hamilton, Gen. Ethan J. (deceased) One of the mindless inhabitants in the southern plantation house occupied by Centurious who has been feeding him with his soul for the past uncounted years. He was dressed as a southern gentleman from the nineteenth century, but it was uncertain whether he was truly from that era or his garb was simply part of Centurious' game. He was killed when Old Adam set fire to the house.
First appearance and death: GHR2 #74

Hamilton, Dr. Jerome (Deceased) Misguided biologist, one of the creators of Him. He was the agent that first sought out Alicia Masters and brought her to the Enclave in an effort to study Him. Killed when Him emerges from his cocoon. GA: Enclave.
First appearance (face unseen): FF1 #65 First full appearance: FF1 #66 Killed by Him: FF1 #67

Hamilton, Mr. One of the staff members of Metro College?
First appearance: UXM #24

Hammer (Deceased) (Leroy Jackson) Super powered criminal, partners with Anvil. REL: Son of 'Crackajack' Jackson.
First appearance and origin: IH1 #182 Killed by Scourge: MFAN #29

Hammer, Capt. The caustic leader of the military contingent that was sent by the UN to seize control of Monster Island to place it under Security Council mandate until the rightful owner of the property can be established. When they invaded the beach, they were approached by Gamora, who tried to deal with them in a peaceful manner until Hammer insulted her terribly. She proceeded to pull his command apart in less than eight minutes , leaving him a disbelieving wreck.
First appearance: WARI #14

Hammerhead Second string hired muscle recruited by the Mad Thinker and given a high tech helmet that he could both use as a shield or to smash through most materials. GA: Triumvirate of Terror.
First appearance: AV1 #39

Hammerhead Head of the Hammerhead Maggia family. His head is flat and can be used like a battering ram.
First appearance: ASM #114

Hammond, Dr. The wealthy founder of the Hammond Research Center and the owner of a castle in the town of Springvale.
First mention: SPB #1

Hammond Research Center The facility that, among other things, did experiments on alternate power sources. It was during one of these experiments, conducted by Dr. Benson, that an extra-dimensional energy source broke free of their controls and infected after school worker, Robbie Baldwin and gave him his Speedball powers.
First appearance: SPB #1

Hampton, Col. (deceased) One of the mindless inhabitants in the southern plantation house occupied by Centurious who has been feeding him with his soul for the past uncounted years. He is dressed as a decorated civil war officer, but it is uncertain whether he was from that era or was part of Centurious' set dressing. He was killed when Old Adam set fire to the house.
First appearance and death: GHR2 #74

Hangman (Deceased) (Harlan Krueger) Vigilante using a noose and scythe.
First appearance: WW #11 Died: BIZADV #31

Hank An NYC police officer who was ordered to put his revolver away when the Inhumans sought entrance to the UN Building.
First appearance: INH #12

Hanklin, Robert The less than morally upstanding project coordinator for the Stane Industries launch site located in the Babyun Islands in the Philippines which had been intended to launch a payload of hazardous waste to the moon to wipe out the Inhumans so that Stane could make use of the Blue Area they are currently inhabiting. The plan was ruined by the unexpected arrival of Star Thief and the New Warriors, on which he sicced several Mandroid guards, but when Star Thief and several of the Warriors got aboard, Hanklin launched the rocket anyway to save his own corporate butt. The rocket was eventually destroyed before it could deliver its deadly payload, and the rest of the Warriors, who had helped save the site from the subsequent fires of their battle, Hanklin's own men turned against him in favor of the heroes.
First appearance: NW #5

Hankock, Phil The ex-agent of Karen Page with whom she had an affair after she broke off with Daredevil and went to Hollywood. The affair turned sour and added to her period of shutting off toward an romantic advances.
first mention: GHR2 #14 First appearance: GHR2 #17

Hanley A soldier at the Project (institute of Computer Robotics) whose voice was emulated by X-51 to bypass security.
First appearance: 2001 #9

Hans One of the Transylvanian woodcutters who witnessed Diablo's escape from his prison sealed by the Fantastic Four in FF1 #30.
First appearance: FF1 #35

Hans A citizen of Doomstadt who runs cowering from Dr. Doom.
First appearance: AST #1

Hans In an alternate reality, a peasant child living in Latveria under a non-evil Dr. Doom.
First appearance: WI?1 #22

Harada, Kenuichio (see: Silver Samurai) REL: Son of Shingen Harada. Cousin of Sunfire.

Harada, Shingen (Deceased) Japanese crime lord. Master of the martial arts. REL: Father of silver Samurai. Uncle of Sunfire.
First appearance:

Hardol the Healer The Asgardian apothecary who possessed a healing potion that would heal Jane Foster when she was hurt in the House of Traps. Could only be reached by passing through three hideous pitfalls.
First appearance: JiM1 #111

Hardy, Walter Retired cat burglar. REL: Father of Black Cat. Husband of Lydia Hardy.

Hargen the Measurer One of the Celestials of the Fourth Host who was sent to study Switzerland. His armor is green and gold with a bullet shaped helmet and shoulder pads.
First appearance (unnamed): ETN #7 Named: ETN #9

Hargrove One of the staff members of Security University who was hypnotized to be the lackey of the Monocle.
First appearance: FF1 #207

Harker, Edith (Deceased) Modern vampire. REL: Daughter of Quincy Harker. Granddaughter of Jonathan and Mina Harker.
First appearance: ToD #7 Died: ToD #12

Harker, Jonathan and Mina (Deceased) REL: Parents of Quincy Harker. Grandparents of Edith Harker.

Harker, Quincy (Deceased) Paraplegic vampire hunter. REL: Father of Edith Harker. Son of Jonathan and Mina Harker.
First appearance: ToD #7 Died: ToD #70

Harkness, Agatha (Deceased) The very powerful and very old retired witch whom the Fantastic Four retain as the nanny for Franklin Richards. After many years of keeping the child safe from harm with her magic, she became the tutor of the Scarlet Witch to teach her control over her magical powers. Agatha resides at Whisper Hill and seldom goes anywhere without her familiar, Ebony. REL: Mother of Nicholas Scratch. Grandmother of the Salem's Seven.
First appearance: FF1 #94 Died: V&SW2 LTD #3

Harkov, Dr. Anson Director of research for Project Pegasus.
First appearance: MTO #57

Harlem Boys Club A club house in Harlem where the local kids can go to play games and be safe from the streets. It was attacked by the Wrecking Crew when they came looking for a lost miniature gamma bomb which one of the boys had picked up as a ball. When the Defenders arrived to save the day, Hulk did some substantial damage to the structure, and would have done more if not for the intervention of Dr. Strange, who saw the potential for loss of life. members include: Joey [first seen member],
First appearance: DEF #19

Harley Baggs Cycle Shop (destroyed) A motorcycle shop owned by 'Harley' Baggs in the middle of nowhere that was stumbled across by Johnny Blaze when Ghost Rider IV left him without transportation in the middle of the desert after saving Karen Sterling from the Cult of Death. When the stunt rider fixed an unfixable bike for a customer, he was hired on as the new mechanic. It was a short live job when the Death Cyclist came to question Baggs about his new employee and not only killed him but burned down the shop for good measure.
First appearance and destruction: GHR2 #38

Harmon, Judy The girlfriend of Bobby Drake (pre-X-Men) until she discovered that he was a mutant.
Firs appearance: UXM #44

Harness (Erika Benson) A self serving and abusive mutant who has the ability to manipulate energy gathered by her son and redirect it via various weapons installed on her body armor, which has a distinct Shi'Ar appearance. Her first outing was working side by side with the Alliance of Evil for the IDIC Corporation using her son to collect the various energy signatures left behind by Proteus II when he was destroyed. She quickly got the idea to gather the energy for herself rather than for her employers, and this led to her clashing with with the New Mutants, the X-Men, X-Factor, and the New Warriors, and her son overdosing on the energy and joining with Proteus. Mother of Piecemeal and an unnamed mutant daughter.
First appearance: NM AN #7 Real name revealed: XFAC AN #6

Harokin (deceased) The warlord in Muspelheim who is imitated by Thor in the Warlock's Eye Quest. The oppressor is killed and is fetched by the Stallion of Doom. After his death, he becomes the leader of Hela's armies in Niffleheim and helps her battle the attack of Ollerus who sought to become the new god of the dead.
First appearance: TH1 #129 Died: TH1 #133

Harold The chaufeur of Kyle Richmond I. he was the one driving he car when Kyle received the call from Ledge that the Defender's HQ was being destroyed by Foolkiller II.
First appearance: DEF #75

Harold, Harold H. (Deceased) Originally a shlock horror writer who was often entangled with the vampire killing affairs of Frank Drake and Rachel Van Helsing. He wrote a tell-all book about his experiences, but placed himself as the hero.
First appearance: ToD #37 Killed by the Montessi Fomual: DrST2 #62

Harper, Al B. (deceased) A physicist and geology enthusiast who finds the unconscious body of the Silver Surfer after his latest attempt to bridge the barrier bounding him to Earth. He builds a machine that will disguise the Surfer's molecular structure and hopefully get him though the barrier, but the device attracts the attention of the Stranger, who decides it's high time to use his Null-Life bomb again. While the Surfer kept the Stranger busy, Harper used his Geiger Scope to locate the bomb and successfully deactivated it, but only at the cost of his own life.
First appearance and death: SS1 #5

Al Harper's Geiger Scope A handheld device designed by the gifted physicist to react to foreign, unearthly substances for when he was searching for meteorites in his geological hobby. He used it to locate the hidden Null-Life bomb placed on Earth by the Stranger.
First appearance: SS1 #5

Harper, Minnie A neighbor of Tabitha Arcanne in the small mid western town who reported to the police that she'd been abducted by the giant Hell-Bats that had been plaguing the area.
First mention: GHR2 #48

Harpies The actual winged creatures from Greco-Roman mythology employed by by Pluto in his plan to seize control of Olympus by eliminating the only two that could prevent it, Venus and Hercules. In the plan, the lord of the underworld had sent armies of his minions to kidnap them so they could be forced to marry Ares and Hypolyta, tying their hands, by Olympian law from interfering. When they entered the UCLA campus, however, it was not the two Olympians they found but two inactive X-Men (Angel and Iceman) currently enrolled at the school. Although, in the final show down, they were defeated by a blast of Hell-fire from ghost Rider IV in the forming of the Champions.
First appearance: CHM #1.

Harpoon Mutant who can transform longitudinal objects into energy harpoons. GA: Marauders.
First appearance: UXM #211

Harpy (form. Betty Talbot, see: Betty Ross and Betty Banner) Betty is mutated by the leader with gamma radiation into the semblance of a Harpy. She was soon returned to her human state. REL: Wife of Maj. Glen Talbot. Daughter of Gen. Thaddeus and Karen Ross.
First appearance: IH1 #168

Harriet A woman whose car almost gets dusted by the Hulk because she didn't take the Lincoln Tunnel out of NYC like her husband had suggested.
First appearance: DEF #1

Harrigan, Col. The army colonel that arranges Doctor Don Blake's 'defection' to the Reds.
First appearance: JiM1 #87

Harris A Denver police officer who was pursuing Ghost Rider IV when he rolled through town breaking every traffic law.
First appearance: GHR2 #36

Harris, Bernard One of the civic leaders in NYC chosen by the Organization under the banner of the Reform Party to be their candidate for Borough President. REL: Father of Debbie Harris.
First appearance: DD1 #10

Harris, Deborah 'Debbie' (see: Deborah Nelson) An old flame of Foggy Nelson from his days at Fillmore Junior High School who comes back into his life when he was asked by the Reform Party to run for DA. She sweeps him off his feet only to be revealed that she's working for the Organization led by the man she really loves, Abner Jonas, alias the Organizer. When their plot turns to murder, she sees the error of her ways and helps Daredevil set the group up for a downfall. She later comes back into Foggy's life (DD1 #39) as a real romantic interest, and it's her ambition that pushes him into politics again and eventually into the DA seat. After they are married, she is also instrumental in breaking up Nelson and Murdock. GA: Member of the Reform Party and repentant member of the Organization. REL: Daughter of Bernard Harris. Eventual wife of Foggy Nelson.
First appearance: DD1 #10

Harris, Ike (see: Ikaris, 'Iceberg' Ike) Alias used by Ikaris when he posed as a human guide for the archeologist Dr. Daniel Damian when he led him to the Chamber of the Gods in the Andes Mountains. Later he used the name while involved with the UCWF.
First appearance: ETN #1

Harris, Joe One of the technicians at the Sac NORAD Valhalla Base in Colorado Rockies who is sent a mysterious package which looks like a single button remote control. When he activates the button, that reads 'press me', he finds out too late that it is the other end of a teleporter which brings the Ani-Men I to the base.
First appearance: UXM #94

Harrison (deceased) One of Doctor Doom's henchmen who he suspected of being a traitor. So Doom exposed him to the Vibration Bomb and had him kill his partner, Gort, who killed him in turn.
First appearance and death: FF1 #143

Harry An NYC policeman who responded to the bank robbery that was pinned on Daredevil by the Organization and did his best to only try to wing him as the hero escaped the scene.
First appearance: DD1 #10

Harry One of the technicians almost killed when the SHIELD "Wild Bill" Robot went out of control.
First appearance: ST1 #142

Harry A fisherman in the lake near the lab of Drexel Cord who witnessed the abduction of Tony Stark, Janice Cord, and Vincent Sandhurst by the Gladiator and the Maggia. REL: Husband of Blanche.
First appearance: IM1 #7

Harry One of the guards at the Cape who was about to take Dr. Walter Lawson (Captain Marvel I) into custody on suspicion of treason, when the good doctor simply vanished in front of him and his fellow soldiers.
First appearance: CM1 #12

Harry A police officer who tries to arrest Captain America I outside a top secret testing site when he is Avenger is teleported there by the Red Skull after trading bodies with him via the Cosmic Cube.
First appearance: CAP1 #116

Harry Helicopter pilot for WABA News who was accidentally downed by the Hulk.
First appearance: GS FF #1

Harry A drunken hunter in the Ozarks who shot the mother of Bambi while in a game reserve and paid the consequences when the Hulk, who had been watching the deer, didn't take kindly to what they had done.
First appearance: DEF #31

Harry A regular at Manny's Bar and Grille who assists Wilbur in beating the snot out of Ben Grimm when he no longer has the power of the Thing.
First appearance: FF1 #169

Harry In an alternate reality, an ambulance driver who brought Peter Parker to the hospital after being bitten by a radioactive spider. Partner of Jack.
First appearance: WI?1 #15

Harry A worker at a fuel storage depot in the mid-west who entered Harry's Bar all covered in soot and grime and informed the patrons that the installation had been set afire 'like a stack of old newspapers'.
First appearance: GHR2 #43

Harry (deceased) A small time boss who, after seeing the death of Big Louie, agreed to steal a jade statue from Chinatown to prove his loyalty to Vulture I. He had his hands on the statue when he was gunned down by some of Black Alfred's men.
First appearance and death: SSM #44

Harry One of Professor Thatcher's henchmen who helped in his scheme to steal the new computer built by Hank Pym that was on loan to Dartmouth College. He and his cohorts were bested by the unexpected appearance of the Iceman on campus and sent off to jail.
First appearance: BIZADV #27

Harry (deceased) An NYC police officer working in Chinatown who was killed by Midnight's Fire while investigating a tip on the protection racket gang with his two partners, Joycie andKeith. Fire left a note on their bodies to attract the attention of his old foe, Night Thrasher.
First appearance and death: NW #2

Harry S. Truman High School The school located in Hempstead attended by Richard Rider, Ginger Jaye, Mike Burley,
First appearance: NOV #1

Harry's Bar A small greasy spoon and tavern and the local hang-out in the mid western town where Ghost Rider IV, after being separated from his human host, began to wreak his unfettered vengeance, (burning down a fuel depot and setting fire to the stock yards and such). Johnny Blaze was getting a drink there when he heard the news about the fuel depot from some of the workers.
First appearance: GHR2 #43

Hart, Philip (Deceased) Inventor with his wife of the super fuel 'Zero Fluid'. REL: Father of Jack of Hearts.

Hart, Ruth The nurse at the Barrow Clinic that got along so well with patient James-Michael Starling, that when the hospital refused to keep the boy, Dr. Barrows asked her to watch after him and paid out of his own pocket. She lived in Hell's Kitchen with her room mate, Amber Grant. After the boy and his friend ran away, she sought the help of the Defenders in finding her missing charge, and they discovered that the creatures that had been hunting him all these years were his creators and that he was a sophisticated organic robot. The boy, upon finding the truth killed himself rather than endanger the people and planet he'd come to love. Afterward, before she could return to some semblance of a normal life, she and her friend where taken under the influence of Mandrill and forced to participate in an operation to rob a federal repository of its gold. They were rescued by the Defenders who also had members under the influence [DEF #80].
First appearance: OMU #1

Hartford, Dr. One of the scientists around the world that registered the deadly battle in space between the Silver Surfer and his Replica built by the Heir of Frankenstein.
First appearance: SS1 #7

Harv One of the trio who tried to mug Nick Fury on Christmas Eve. His partners were Dolly and Luke, and, after kicking their butts, the director of SHIELD allowed them to go.
First appearance: NFAS #10

Harv One of the security guards at the United States Maximum-X Security Penitentiary who was on duty when the Blob decided to break out of jail to join the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
First appearance: UXM #140

Harvey One of the police officers who tried their best to follow Ghost Rider IV after he sped by their hidden patrol car They followed him through a truck stop and up the side of a mountain, only losing them when he jumped across a collapsed bridge. Partner of Barney.
First appearance: MSL1 #7

Harvey The driver of the souped-up Mercedes van for the gang of thieves led by Blinky. With his team mates, they spread a wave of crime over the town while everyone was busy at Claremonte Arena watching the contest between Johnny Blaze and Flagg Fargo. He and his partners were eventually caught by Ghost Rider IV in their own secret hideout.
First appearance (unnamed): GHR2 #45 Named: GHR2 #46

Hashid One of the minions of Cyrus Black who attacks Valkyrie II outside of Dr. Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum because they owed the Sorcerer Supreme a debt of blood. They wore green coveralls with lighter green pointed hoods. Val took care of two of the attackers and Strange took care of the other. This was a prelude to Black's larger plans.
First appearance: DEF #5

Hassab, King A visiting dignitary from Irabia that is kidnapped by the Red Skull to lure Captain America I into a death trap.
First appearance: CAP1 #129

Hate, Master A deity who is supposedly the personification of Hate. He appears as a sinister but handsome armored man in a cape, or in his true form with a less human appearance with his wild hair pushed back away from his head and face resembling a voodoo priest. His actual powers are uncertain, but he is able to augment and warp the gifts already bestowed by his enemy, Mistress Love. After the goddess of love had transformed the Princess Alaisa Pethnan into the Avatar, Hate lured her down his dark path with the promise of honing her new powers, tempering it to razor sharpness, to win over the heart of the Silver Surfer. She agreed, promising him some service to be agreed upon in the future as repayment, and was further altered with powers that didn't surface until she was again jilted by the Surfer, making her powers over in his dark image. REL: Brother of Mistress Love.
First appearance: SS3 #66

Hate-Monger I (Deceased) Criminal who has the ability to incite hatred in single people or large crowds by using his patented "Hate Ray", when unmasked was revealed to supposedly be Adolf Hitler (or a clone).
First appearance: FF1 #21 Died: SVTU #17

Hate-Monger II (deceased) (form. Man-Beast, see: Mentor III) Man-Beast assumes the guise of the Hate-Monger including his costume and his Hate Ray technology (which like the original is able to make people feel insane hatred toward others) along with his Nazi-esque propensities toward racial purity through genocide. After being defeated by Nick Fury and SHIELD in his first outing, he develops a chip on his shoulder about the director of SHIELD. His second outing, he lures him up to his Space Station so that he can strap him into his Germ Bomb and kill two birds with one stone. In his final outing, He builds a giant version of his hate ray and turns America's youth against the older citizen, singling out Fury, who was attending a concert with Laura Brown at the time. Fury returns to the Space Station, and, after a brief fight, Hate-Monger escapes into what he thinks is the security of his private chambers, but is set adrift in the vacuum of space through an air lock and presumably dies [NFAS1 #11]. Later it is revealed how, as Man-Beast, he had come to Earth from Counter-Earth, and, by granting a local smuggler, Achmed Korba, power, started the Legion of Light cult. Letting that germinate on it's own, collecting disciples and hypnotizing them with the power of the light, until he had enough to subvert them with his hate powers into an army with which he could conquer the world. When the operation was uncovered and thwarted by Spider-Man, Razorback, and Flash Thompson, he was knocked into his hate amplifier, causing an explosion and was again presumed dead [SSM #15].
First appearance: NFAS1 #9

Hate-Monger II's Germ Bomb A weapon that was designed to deliver a payload of harmful biological matter that would wipe out a large urban area. The bomb was part of a capsule that could either be piloted to its intended destination or could be sent by a preprogrammed flight plan. When Nick Fury tried to intervene in the plot to drop the device from HM's Space Station on NYC, he was captured and placed inside the cockpit. On the way down, an unknown force knocked one of MH's Tracking Craft off course and into the bomb, causing it to detonate harmlessly in the upper atmophere.
First appearance: NFAS #10

Hate-Monger II's Hate Amplifier A machine built for the Man-Beast which was able to increase his hate casting abilities to the point where he is able to affect not only the whole crowd at Yonkers Coliseum but is able to transmit it via the television cameras to the whole viewing audience. he was also able to use it to create an energy image of himself and stir the already frenzied crowds further, giving the machine even more raw material to absorb and use. It was destroyed when his inner sanctum was invaded by Spider-Man, and during the ensuing battle, he was thrown onto the machine, causing it to explode and presumable taking its creator's life along with it.
First appearance and destruction: SSM #15

Hate-Monger II's Space Station A great wheel in orbit around the Earth which is the second Hate-Monger's base of operations. With the command center in the hub of the wheel, the outer arms are equipped with various armaments, including a giant version of the Hate Ray. Twice the Hate-Monger launched attacks on Earth from the platform, using the Hate Ray to turn America's youth against their elders and to launch a Germ Bomb on NYC, and both attempts were thwarted by the personal attention of Nick Fury.
First appearance: NFAS #10

Hate-Monger II's Tracking Craft The two one man flying vehicles (designated HM-5 and HM-9) that were sent out from the HM's Space Station to keep an eye on the descent of his Germ Bomb with Nick Fury aboard. While doing one last fly-by, HM-5 was deflected by an unknown force and crashed into the bomb, detonating it, and freeing Fury.
First appearance: NFAS #10

Hate-Monger III (Deceased) (H M Unger) A shape changing android created by Psycho Man.
First appearance: FF1 #279 Killed by Scourge: SW2 LTD #2

Hati One of the Asgardian wolf gods who assisted Loki in one of his first plots to undermine Asgard. Partner of Skoll.
First appearance: JiM1 #101

Hauptman, Iron Hand (Butcher of Bavaria) One of the Red Skull's Chief's of Staff. A German officer from WWII who wears a steel glove on his right hand as his weapon of choice, and he can be identified by the tall lancers hat that he also wears. he was driven insane by the Skull using the power of the Cosmic Cube. GA: Exiles.
First appearance (unnamed): CAP1 #103 Named: CAP1 #104

Hauptmann (Deceased) The bald, ex-Nazi scientist in the employ of Dr. Doom. His primary function is assisting Doom in the operation of his Hypno-Persuader on the Fantastic Four. He is killed by Doom himself, using his new Hyper Sound weapon, when he unwittingly ruins his master's plan to destroy the FF. REL: Brother of Hauptmann II.
First appearance: FF1 #85 Dies: FF1 #87

Hauptmann II The bald scientist who operated the Hypno-Persuader when Doctor Doom brinewashed Reed Richards into thinking he was the Invincible Man. REL: Brother of Hauptmann I.
First appearance: FF1 #196

Haverhill, Mr. The arrogant prosecuting attorney speaking for the Justice Dept. over the case involving Kyle Richmond I. He, with a little help from an appearance by Mandrill and the Fem-Force, Banner becoming Hulk, and a whole lot of chaos, convinced the judge that Kyle (Nighthawk) was a menace and should be held until the trial without bail.
First appearance: DEF #90

Havok (form. Alexander 'Alex' Summers) A mutant with the latent ability to channel vast amounts of plasma energy through his body to the extent that, once it started, he is unable to control its flow and so has to wear a special containment suit (his black costume). His powers did not appear until they were brought to the surface after his graduation from Old London College by Prof. Ahmet Abdol in his bid for world conquering power when he tried, several times, to use Alex as a living battery. Long time love interest of Polaris. After serving on the team for several years, he and Polaris temporarily retired from the super hero biz (following the events with Krakoa) to pursue a simpler life of working the Diablo Range in the mid west [UXM #94] until they were captured by the second Eric the Red and used as tools against their old team mates to get at Prof. X [UXM #97]. After he and Polaris are released, they go to live with Moira MacTaggert helping out at Muir Island {UXM #119]. REL: Brother of Cyclops. Brother in law of Madelyne Pryor Summers. Uncle of Nathan (Cable) Summers. Son of Corsair and Katherine Summers. Grandson of Philip and Deborah Summers. GA: X-Men, X-Factor.
First appearance (unnamed): UXM #58

Havok FY In the Forever Yesterday alternate reality, he has the same appearance as his counterpart in our reality (although minus the containment suit) and evidently the same cosmic energy absorbing powers. He was a member of the army of super powered heroes gathered by Magneto FY and the Mutant Resistance Force to overthrow the tyrannical empress, Sphinx II.
First appearance: NW #12

Hawkeye (Clinton 'Clint' Barton, Golden Archer, see: Goliath II) Originally working for Carson's Carnival of Traveling Wonders as a failing trick archery marksman (trained by the Swordsman), who became jealous of Iron Man I when his exploits in saving some people on Coney Island drew more of a crowd than he did. He created his fanciful archer costume and invented several trick arrows and embarked on a career of being a hero to show up all the others. His first time out, he was blamed for the bank robbery he had just routed and went on the lam, pairing up with the Black Widow (when she was a Russian spy). Falling in love with her, she duped him into several times confronting Iron Man I, and even helped him create more complicated trick arrows. About the time the Widow defected to the US, Hawk became a member of the second team of Avengers, and, although he at first clashed with Captain America I often, he became one of the longer running members of the team. Later, dissatisfied that he wasn't endowed with a super power like many of the others, he tried his hand at being the second Goliath, using Hank Pym's growth pills, but his true calling always came back to archery. Clint had a short solo career after being bumped from the Avengers [AV1 #109] where he was duped into working for Champion and clashed with Daredevil and Black Widow [DD1 #99], before joining the Defenders briefly [DEF #7], and for s short stint he kicked around with the Two-Gun Kid in Arizona after returning from the old west (courtesy of Kang) and helped Ghost Rider IV and the Champions halt an alien invasion [CHM #11], and afterward working with him as a hand at the Cheery-O's Dude Ranch, teaming up with GR again to defeat the Manticore [GHR2 #27]. After trying a short stint with a solo career, working for a time at Cross Technologies, he was chosen to start a second team of Avengers in California. There he met another ex-SHIELD agent turned costumed hero, Mockingbird, and eventually married her. When things turned sour with the West Coast team, he tried his hand at starting a third team but failed miserably. REL: Husband of Mockingbird. Brother of Barney and Lucy Barton. Son of Harold and Edith Barton. GA: Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Great Lakes Avengers.
First appearance and origin: ToS1 #57

Hawkeye's Signal Ring The device worn like a ring that enables the Avengers to contact Hawkeye.
First appearance: AV1 #26

Hawkeye's Sky-Cycle Hawkeye's preferred means of transportation in his later career, built at Cross Technological Enterprises by Jorge Latham when Hawk worked there in his brief solo career.
First appearance: HWK LTD #1

Hawkeye's Trick Arrows Earlier in his career, the modern day Robin Hood used many trick arrows to accomplish his heroic duties. Some were invented by him and others with the help of the Black Widow. They include: Rust arrow, Demolition arrow, Tether arrow, Bolo arrow [first seen], Acid arrow, Sonic arrow [ToS1 #64], disruptor arrow [GHR2 #27],
First appearance: ToS1 #57

Hawkeye II (Wyatt McDonald, see: Golden Archer II, Black Archer) GA: Squadron Supreme.
First appearance: AV1 #85

Hawley, Evelyn Mother of Pamela Hawley and Lord Ha-Ha. Wife of Lord peter Hawley.
First appearance: SgtF #4

Hawley, Pamela (deceased) The daughter of a British noble during WWII who joined the Red Cross to do her bit for the war effort. During an air raid in London, she was assisted in helping a wounded boy by a gruff sergeant by the name of Nick Fury. When she met him again after he was brought in to rescue her brother, she and he began a fairly long term relationship, during which she tried her best to refine his rougher edges, until her untimely death. REL: Daughter of Lord peter and Evelyn Hawley. Sister of Lord Ha-Ha.
First appearance: SgtF #4 Died: SgtF #18

Hawley, Lord Peter A wealthy English noble who lived near London and owns an unnamed international paper with offices around Europe including Berlin, where his son was stationed during WWII and captured by the Nazis. Using his considerable influence, he asks Nick Fury and the Howlers, through military channels, to retrieve his son home. REL: Husband of Evelyn Hawley. Father of Pamela Hawley and Lord Ha-Ha.
First appearance: SgtF #4

Hayes City A small town that sprang up near the Cape in Florida, where the county hospital is located.
First appearance: CM1 #5

Haywire (Harold Danforth) Alternate Earth hero. GA: Squadron Supreme, Redeemers.
First appearance: SqS LTD #10

Headmen Team of super criminals with an abnormal head theme. They originally came together in a gambit to produce temporary insanity in all sleepers in NYC so that Nagan could go in and loot the place at his leisure. And, although they ran afoul of some of the Defenders, they weren't stopped until the Black Rain formula wore off, and even then they were not brought to justice. Team consists of: Chondu, Gorilla Man, Shrunken Bones [original members], Ruby Thursday [DEF #32].
First appearance: DEF #21

Healer Mutant who can induce rapid healing of injury or sickness. GA: Morlocks.
First appearance: UXM #179

Heatwave (Deceased) One of the Space Knights
First appearance: ROM #73 Died: ROM #75

Heavenly Hair Spray The hair care product that NY adman, Montgomery G. Bliss, tried to hire Medusa to sell.
First appearance: ASM #62

Heimdall Sentry of Asgard, posted at the end of Bifrost. It is said that nothing can get past him while he is on duty because of his diligence and his famed hearing and eyesight. Centuries ago, after another attack on the golden city by the Storm Giants, Odin decided to post a sentry to prevent further transgressions. he had three likely candidates, but when Heimdall proved he could hear a plant growing in the distant, barren Hidden Hills and that he could spot, with vision that can look across both time and space, a war party approaching from 2 day's ride away, he got the job and has held it since. Briefly becomes the love interest of the Enchantress and the regent of Asgard during one Odinsleep. He can be identified by his fur tunic or long horned helm or simply the fact that he's always standing guard over the Rainbow Bridge. REL: Brother of Sif.
First appearance: JiM1 #85 Origin: JiM1 #104-105

Heinrich An older member of the Latverian underground who wasn't too enthused with prince Rudolfo coming in and taking over their operation to overthrow the monarch, Dr. Doom
First appearance: AST #1

Heinrich One of Doctor Doom's guards positioned in one of the spy-eyes around his castle in Latveria.
First appearance: FF1 #198

Heir of Frankenstein (Deceased) Supposedly a relative of Victor Frankenstein who tries repeatedly to duplicate his ancestor's work, but always unsuccessfully. Then he realizes their mistake was to search for the secret of life, and he decides instead, with Experiment X, to steal that life instead, by creating a replica of the Silver Surfer and draining off his power cosmic to animate it. When the villagers, whom he sent the replica to terrorize, stormed his castle to stop his infernal work, he opened fire on them with a rifle, and Borgo, his faithful servant up to that point, tried to stop him from killing anyone and they both went out the window to their death.
First appearance and death: SS1 #7

Hela Norse goddess of death, ruler of Hel. Often a foil for Thor and the other gods of Asgard. Although the personification of death, she follows her own strict moral code. REL: Daughter of Loki. Sister of Fenris Wolf and the Midgard Serpent. In her first appearance, having been traded the life of Sif to make King Rugga immortal and traded for the life of the youthful Thor to save her, her appearance was much different, primarily that her costume was maroon instead of green, but that her costume didn't have the chaotic symmetry that it later has.
First appearance: JiM1 #102

Helen A young girl who lives in Saugerties, NY who possesses special telekinetic powers, with which she is able to animate simple objects, such as her dolls. It is uncertain whether or not she is a mutant. She used her powers to punish the Micronauts for invading her dollhouse.
First appearance: MIC1 #18

Helena (see: Shalla Bal) The long time love of the Silver Surfer with her memory wiped by Mephisto, sent to Doctor Doom as a peasant girl with false memories in place, and thrown up as bait to lure the Surfer to Latveria to power Doom's latest Doomsman, all so Mephisto can get his jollies over the grief it would cause, particularly when the Surfer leaves not realizing she's the real McCoy.
First appearance (unnamed): FF1 #155 Named: FF1 #157

Helion The Kree starship that was the advanced craft for an invasion fleet investigating the Earth, her crew includes Col. Yon-Rogg (captain), Capt. Mar-Vell (scout), Una (medical officer), [first seen members], Sar-Torr [CM1 #12],
First appearance (unnamed): MSH1 #12

Heliopolis City of the Egyptian pantheon of gods.
First appearance: TH1 #240

HELL (Human Engineering Life Laboratories) The research facility located at the Cape directed by Prof. Phillip Prometheus. It is unspecified what work or service they perform on site, but the Prof. has been working diligently on how to perfect the half human half machine synthesis of his body by tapping into the resources of the Microverse, to which he had made an untested gateway called the Prometheus Pit. It is to this facility that Ray Coffin brings the remnants of the dogfight involving the Micronauts that took place in his backyard.
First appearance: MIC1 #4

Hell-Bats (deceased) A giant species of vampire bat bred by Dalton Cartright in his plan to form a vampiric empire n a small mid western town. He used the bats, which he housed in the silo near his broken down ranch, as his foot soldiers and were a plague to the local inhabitants. The were first encountered by Johnny Blaze on the desert, and he killed the leader as Ghost Rider IV. Later, after he'd been locked in their aerie as Blaze, he destroyed not only them but the entire operation with Hell-fire.
First appearance and death: GHR2 #48

Hellcat (form. Patricia 'Patsy' Walker, see: Patricia Hellstrom) During an Avengers mission, Patsy finds and uses the suit once used by the Cat and joins the Avengers, but because she was lacking in any sort of hero training and had been relying on her acrobatic skill to get her through, she was later sent with Moondragon to Titan to receive the much needed training with the idea that she would be immediately reaccepted when this was complete [AV1 #151]. When she returned, her first trip wasn't to Avenger's Mansion, but the Sanctum of Dr. Strange where she encountered the female members of the Defenders facing the crisis of the Red Rajah and joined in [DEF #44]. Shortly afterward, while helping the team to defeat the Agents of Fortune Cult, she personally takes out their Reaper of Souls and captures his Shadow Cloak for herself [DEF #60]. Shortly afterward, she begins to display her demonic powers when the team is trying to clean up the membership drive mess created by Dollar Bill and had to save herself from the Blob [DEF #44]. Later finds her soul has been promised to the devil by her step-mother. REL: Ex-wife of Mad Dog. Wife of Son of Satan. sister-in-law of Satana. Daughter of Joshua and Dorothy Walker. Step-daughter of Bea Walker. GA: Defenders.
First appearance: AV1 #144

Hellcat Mobile (destroyed) (see: Lola MK 1) The expensive European automobile brought back to the states by Kyle (Nighthawk I) Richmond and usurped by his team mate on the Defenders as her own private means of transportation after he allowed her a test drive. Right from the beginning, she drove it with wild abandon, a style which eventually caused her to eventually take it over a cliff to its destruction.
Becomes Hellcat Mobile: DEF #61 Named: DEF #63

Hellen One of the Maggia scientist commissioned by Count Nefaria to create the genetically altered members of the Ani-Men.
First appearance (unnamed): UXM #94

Hell-Fire The mystical flame that can be accessed by most infernally rooted beings including the Ghost Riders and Son of Satan. Because of its nature, it has more of an effect on those with a supernatural bent, and has less of an effect on those that are pure of heart.
First appearance: MSL1 #5

Hellfire Club A powerful and very prestigious NY social club pandering to the wealthiest and most influential people and dating back to the colonial days, filled with decadent, very rich, and very powerful people, ruled over by the Inner Circle, who operates clandestinely within its walls. Lavishly decorated in old world style and elegance, its emblem is a single H emblazoned with stylized pitchforks. They were in the midst of their anniversary celebration when the X-Men began their assault on the club after the trouble in Chicago with the White Queen [UXM #132]. Membership consisting of: Black King, White Queen, Jason Wyngarde, Black Bishop, White Bishop, [first seen members] Black Queen I (Phoenix II), Tessa, Angel, Candy Southern, Hugh Hefner, [UXM #132], Black Rook [NM #22], Black Queen II, White Rook [NM #23], White King [UXM #?], Black King II [?],
First appearance (Inner Circle's offices): UXM #129 First full appearance: UXM #130

Hellfire Club Mercenaries The soldiers of the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club who dress in blue and red body suits with red gloves and boots and flesh colored face masks with slits for mouth, nose and eyes. Their function is to do anything their masters tell them and pray they get it right because punishment for failure can be lethal. In their first appearance, three of them, in specialized power damping armor, attacked some of the X-Men and were bested when Storm, Colossus, and Wolverine switched opponents. The White Queen needed to intercede, and while others in their regular uniforms collected the unconscious X-Men, she blew up the ones in armor for failing. Members include: Cutler [first named member], Rodi [UXM #130], Salvatore, Elton, Skipper, Cam, Jacko, Mancusi [UXM #131], Macon, Cole, Murray, Angelo, Rosen [UXM #133],
First appearance: UXM #129

Hellfire Club Minions The various servitors working at the prestigious NYC club. The men are dressed in serving garb from the 18th century and the women are dressed in either little French maid outfits or in leather bodices, thigh high boots and Gibson Girl hairdos. Attendants include: Tessa [UXM #132], Lou, Mary [UXM #133],
First appearance: UXM #129

Hellions Team of super powered mutants from the Massachusetts Academy (an evil version of the New Mutants), led by the White Queen. The remaining members of the team were killed by Trevor Fitzroy. Members consisting of: Roulette, Jetstream, Tarot, Thunderbird II, Empath, Catseye.
First appearance: NM #16 Killed: UXM #282

Hellrazor (Deceased) (?)
First appearance: MTU #87 Killed by Scourge: CAP1 #319

Hellstrom, Patricia 'Patsy' (form. Patricia Walker, see: Hellcat) REL: Ex-wife of Mad Dog. Wife of Son of Satan. Sister-in-law of Satana. Daughter of Joshua and Dorothy Walker. Step-daughter of Bea Walker.

Hellstrom, Satana (see: Satana) REL: Daughter of Satan. Sister of Son of Satan. Sister-in-law of Hellcat.

Hellstrom, Victoria (deceased) The mother of the Son of Satan who is buried in a small cemetery in New England. She passed away in August of 1953 at the age of 25.
First mentioned: GHR2 #1 First seen: GS DEF #2?

Helmet of Power (see: Serpent Crown) In ancient Lemurian history, the Serpent Crown was encased in a red box-like head peice to disguise it, but is released in SUB #9. Used by Destiny I to destroy the original Atlantis, killing Emperor Thakorr and Princess Fen, and to wipe the memory of the Sub-Mariner before he turned up in FF1 #4. The Helmet was recovered for Destiny I by Mentallo, who was the mission director on the Oracle.
First appearance: TtA1 #101

Hempstead Home town of Richard (Nova) Rider, location of Harry S. Truman High School.
First appearance: NOV #1

Hendershoot, Col. US Army officer under Gen. Fredericks at a NY military base.
First appearance: UXM #2

Henderson, Adam A musician who was forced to take a job as a high school English teacher to make ends meet, and was so dissatisfied with his life and so bitter, it left him wide open to possession from the entity Null, who had been wandering the Earth since his defeat by the Defenders. Together they began cutting a trail of destruction and death which eventually led them to the Quentin Carnival. Worse yet, it seemed to be using some of Adam's memory to focus its attacks, so after kidnapping and shrinking Pastor Matheson at the carnie, he returned to terrorize his wife. It was at this point that Ghost Rider IV entered the story and drove the possessed man from his house, and in the ensuing battle, she is nearly killed. It is her brush with death, however, that brought Adam back in control of his body long enough for GR to exorcize the entity with Hell-fire.
First appearance: GHR2 #71

Henderson, Maureen The wife of a high school English teacher who is taken over by the entity Null, and her life is thrown upside down, especially when he comes back to torment her. Ghost Rider IV drives him from their house, but in the ensuing battle, she is nearly killed by a toppled statue, but her brush with death allows her husband's human side to surface long enough for GR to exorcize the entity. REL: Wife of Adam Henderson.
First appearance: GHR2 #71

Hennessey The toll collector on the bridge slated by the Mad Thinker for destruction, but saved by the Human Torch II and the Thing.
First appearance: ST1 #131

Henry A young boy living in NYC who is steeped in everything to do with super heroes, deep to the displeasure of his father. So, when he spots the Silver Surfer and Spider-Man duking it out over the city skyline, he goes up on his roof to get a better view and finds the Surfers board. Upon the arrival of the military, the Surfer calls for his board, and the boy is caught on it. The only way the Surfer can save him is to lower his own defenses to attack. He saves the boy and is hit with gunfire, but in the end all laud him as a hero for a change.
First appearance: SS1 #14

Henry A cynical old man who was passed by Ghost Rider IV while being pursued by the LA police. he made the joke to his wife that in this town, that could be our next mayor. REL: Husband of Myrtle.
First appearance: GHR2 #22

Henry In an alternate reality, the owner of an orphanage where Jesse (Nova) came to stay briefly before saving the Earth from Skrull invasion. REL: Husband of Catherine.
First appearance: WI?1 #15

Henry, Clara An announcer at the Claremonte Arena who interviews Flagg Fargo after he'd just successfully completed a triple somersault on his special Harley to match the record held by Johnny Blaze. She gets the full story of his self-aggrandizing tirade about the old record holder being through.
First appearance: GHR2 #45

Hephaestus (Vulcan) Weapon maker of Olympus. REL: Son of Zeus. Brother of Hercules and Ares.
First appearance: TH1 An. #5

Hepzibah Tryl'sartian (Mephitisoid) who had been condemned to the slave pits of the Shi'ar, until her soon to be lover, Corsair, and several of their friends staged an escape, stealing a star ship and turning to piracy, plundering the Shi'ar space ways in revenge. She has the usual white and black fur of her kind, making her remotely resemble a skunk, and also possesses superhuman night vision, and sense of swell and retractable claws. She is an excellent marksman and excels at hand to hand combat. When the team learned of Emperor D'Ken Neramani's plan to access the Neutron Galaxy, their captain got them involved and they fought side by side with the X-Men against the corrupt emperor and his Imperial Guard. GA: Starjammers.
First appearance: UXM #107

Her (form. Paragon) God-like female being created by the Enclave. REL: Sister (?) of Adam Warlock.
First appearance: MTO #61

Hera (Juno) Queen of Olympus. REL: Wife of Zeus.
First appearance in MU (unnamed): TH1 #129

Herald Comet A comet-like occurrence traversing the heavens over Spartak that heralded the birth of both Acroyear and Shaitan, and marked the death of Shaitan. It is revealed to be no more than a Time Traveler marking the events.
First appearance: MIC1 #12

HERBIE (Destroyed) (see: Roberta) Humanoid Experimental Robot B-type Integrated Electronics (a link to the television cartoon series character which replaced the Human Torch II), created by Mr. Fantastic for routine computational tasks, linked to the Living Computer of Xandar, through which Dr. Sun was able to take control. In the end, HERBIE gives his life to stop Sun and save the Fantastic Four. 1st used by the Fantastic Four to locate Galactus. Later, Reed rebuilds him as Roberta.
First appearance: FF1 #209 Destroyed: FF1 #217

Herbie The large, jovial bald headed owner of Big Herbie's Tavern, where Johnny Blaze first heard the challenge from Flagg Fargo to compete for his old records and titles.
First appearance: GHR2 #45

Hercules (see: 'Mr. Powers) Olympian God with super strength and who's nearly invulnerable, originally carried a war mace, usually on the outs with his father. Very headstrong (although not the brightest bulb on the marquee), a womanizer, and often drinks to excess. He usually wears a leather headpiece and most of the time is sporting a full beard. In between stints on the Avengers, he was a part of the short lived west coast heroes, the Champions [CHM #1]. REL: Son of Zeus. Husband of Hebe (separated). Brother of Ares and Hephaestus. GA: Olympian Gods, Avengers, Champions.
First appearance: JiM1 An. #1

'Here' and 'There' An alien world reminiscent of Dr. Suess children's books.
First appearance: DEF #115

Herman A friendly NYC cab driver who drove Doctor Strange and Clea back to her apartment, and it was through him that the Sons of Satannish were able to locate and kidnap her.
First appearance (unnamed): DrST1 #175 Named: DrST1 #176

Herman A youth in Harlem who was a known associate of Black Alfred and was instrumental in leading some of Vulture I's men (including Mancini) to their doom during Alfred and V's battle to see who would be the top banana crime boss in NYC.
First appearance: SSM #44

Hermes (Mercury) Herald of Zeus, Olympian god of speed. GA: Olympian Gods
First appearance in MU: TH1 #129

Herms (see: Klaatu) An aquatic-humanoid race from the Andromeda Galaxy.
First appearance: IH1 #136

Hero(es) for Hire Essentially super heroes for rent company, where you can purchase the services of Power Man II and later the services of Iron Fist, his partner, as well.

Hidden Hills A barren area near the golden city of Asgard that was blasted by dragon fire. it was all the way from there that Heimdall was able to hear a small plant growing in the contest to see who would win the spot of sentry on the Rainbow Bridge.
First appearance: JiM1 #104

Hidden Isle Island where the Fantastic Four were lured by Namor's S M Studios to kill them while making a movie.
First appearance: FF1 #9

Hidden Man (Supramor) A space alien who attempted to conquer Earth using his "green ray" to steal knowledge and abilities from the humans, with the help of his accomplice, Loko. He attacked Giant-Man I and Wasp, stealing GM's powers, but was eventually captured by Pym, only to be arrested by authorities from his own planet. Hidden Man is humanoid, but his face was hidden under a large, medieval looking helmet.
First appearance: TtA1 #67

Higgins SHIELD agent on the Helicarrier who was on watch when the Human Torch II popped in unannounced looking for Tony Stark.
First appearance (voice only): FF1 #214

High Astronomer One of the surviving officials on a planet once rescued by the Silver Surfer from Galactus' appetite who first spotted the hero's return when he and his people set out the beacons calling for help against the Dragon that was plaguing them.
First appearance: SS3 #23

High Brow The thin, tall intellectual part of Manikin's four part personality. GA: Beta Flight.
First appearance: ALF #49

High Evolutionary (Herbert Edgar Wyndham, see: Ultimate) Brilliant geneticist that worked with Jonathan Drew at Wundagore Mountain (created Spiderwoman I) who thought he could vastly improve the human condition by bringing them to the next evolutionary level. Although his original intentions were good, after he and Drew parted ways, he began to build what he believed to be a utopian society by accelerating the evolutionary process in animal creating his New Men and even trained them in a rigid moral code and made them his Knights of Wundagore. He makes the duel mistake of kidnapping Jane Foster to help teach his new students, incurring the wrath of Thor, and creating the Man-Beast, who became the antithesis of his goals. Shortly thereafter, he took his people into space with the rocket which had been designed into his Citadel of Science and formed a new society on a new satellite which he called Wundagore II. Soon afterward, he began importing more and more animals through agents he had on Earth, trying to perfect the process, but the animals eventually all revolted. In the final revolt, which was held at bay only by the captured Hulk, Wyndham was wounded and the only way to save himself was to accelerate his own evolutionary process and he became an ethereal being. Later, redonning his his red an white armor, he rescued Adam Warlock from space, gave him his Soul Gem, and with his help created a new planet on the opposite side of the sun from Earth which he again intended to be a utopia, but the idea was spoiled by the presence of the Man-Beast (MPRM #1). Later, in an attempt to create an evolutionary answer to the gods, he used some genetic material from Thor and produced the being Nobilus. Soon after he was witness to the birthing of a Celestial and the event destroyed his mind, leaving him completely insane, from which he never recovered fully shown in his attempt to use his process on the whole human race during the Evolutionary War affair.
First mentioned: TH1 #133 First appearance: TH1 #134 Origin: TH1 #135

Highnote (Raoul Hernandez) Musician for the Young Gods.
First appearance: TH1 #300

High Priest of Atlantis The ranking religious leader of Atlantis, the one who crowned Namor as King.
First appearance: FF1 An #1

High Shadow Priest The leader of the Shadow Priests whose seat of office is in the Shadow Temple on Homeworld.
First appearance: MIC1 #6

High Sheriff One of the surviving officials on the planet once saved by the Silver Surfer from the appetite of Galactus who pointed the returning hero in the direction of the Dragon that was now plaguing their humanoid people. He offers to show the Surfer the way to the sot called Klingsor Crag.
First appearance: SS3 #23

Hi-Jacker, the (Deceased) (Howard Mitchell) Armored car fleet owner who decided to start robbing his own company, originally caught by Ant-Man I.
First appearance: TtA1 #27 Killed by Scourge: CAP1 #319

Hilary One of the technicians onboard the Starcore satellite. She is one of the techs that reported a massive solar flare [UXM #99].
First appearance: AV1 #102

Hillary The girlfriend and athletic partner of Dr. Jeff (anything Man) Colt who, more than anything, was frightened by his new powers.
First appearance: DEF #69

Him (see: Adam Warlock) God-like male being genetically created by the Enclave in Lock 41 of the Beehive (Citadel of Science), where he emerges from his cocoon and starts to destroy everything evil in sight. Killer of Dr. Jerome Hamilton, one of his creators, and destroyer of the Citadel.
First mention and origin: FF1 #66 First appearance: FF1 #67

Hindi A town near the home land of Hogun the Grim, where lived Wazir the Prophet.
First appearance: TH1 #?

Hindsight Lad (see: Carlton LaFroyge) GA: New Warriors II.
First appearance: ?

Hindstrom (deceased) One of the Las Vegas casino bosses who ordered the demise of welsher, stock car promoter, Duke Jensen, for unpaid gambling debts. He was he first to die when infernally revived Jensen returned as Roulette I and began tearing up the strip, starting with Hindstrom's casino.
First appearance and death: GHR2 #6

Hinkerson, Mr. Robbie Baldwin (Speedball)'s algebra/trig teacher and who he lists as his #1 most frightening foe.
First appearance: NW AN #2

Hippolyta The queen of the Greco-Roman Amazons who was in league with Pluto. Later, she was helping the lord of the underworld in his plan to take control of Olympus by removing the threat of the only two who could stop the ploy. By teaming up with the other gods of the underworld in the other pantheons, he forced Zeus to order Venus and Hercules to marry Ares and Hypolyta. By Olympian law, once wed, they couldn't raise a hand against their spouses and would be powerless to stop the take over. When their plan fell apart, in thanks to the Champions, they were, by Venus' direction, left to live with themselves and what they have done as punishment [CHM #1-3].
First appearance: TH1 #127

Hitman A high level contract killer whose ability and resources (including his own private plane) seem to be on par with the Punisher. His costume is gold with brown boot and gloves and a brown stripe in the center of his cowl, and he is armed to the teeth with pistols at either hip and on his boot, and bandolier straps of ammo criss-crossing his chest. He was hired in by Mr. Morgan to eradicate Spider-Man, but when he misses his target and takes out Vulture instead (wrecking the power pack of his flying suit), he just disappears rather than try again.
First appearance: SSM #4

Hive (Destroyed) The HQ of Computo and the Cybertrons, destroyed when Quasimodo flooded it to escape the attack of Marvel Girl and Cyclops.
First appearance: UXM #48

Hlavac's Disease A rare viral ailment which causes dizziness, fever, and hallucinations and the only known cure is a certain radioactive ore found only on the planet Aedi. The Silver Surfer was infected with it by Mephisto, and he did a lot of damage, mostly aimed at the Pheragot who were trying to aid him in finding a cure, but he eventually cured himself by expelling the virus from his body with the power cosmic.
First appearance: SS3 #32

HM-5 (destroyed) One of Hate-Monger II's Tracking Craft that was keeping an eye on his master's Germ Bomb as it and Nick Fury were launched from space to destroy NYC. While doing one last fly-by, an unknown force pushed it off course and into the bomb, detonating it and freeing Fury, and was destroyed in the process.
First appearance and destruction: NFAS #10

HM-9 One of Hate-Monger II's Tracking Craft that was keeping an eye on his master's Germ Bomb as it and Nick Fury were launched from space to destroy NYC.
First appearance: NFAS #10

Hnang The girlfriend of Kimieko who tries to talk him out of trying to get revenge on Night Thrasher with his gang the Poison Memories.
First appearance: NW AN #3

Ho, Li Muan A venture capitalist from Hong King who was recruited for his financial knowledge as one of Omar Barrenos' eco-terrorists. After their criminal plans to stop the deforestation of the Brazilian rainforest were thwarted by the New Warriors, he and his partners escaped justice in their helicopter. GA: Project: Earth.
First appearance: NW #8

Hobbs, Harris A reporter that originally pursues Thor to the point of kidnapping Jane Foster to get his attention, but is eventually shown to be a good guy and is even allowed to bring a film crew into Asgard.
First appearance: JiM1 #114

Hobgoblin I One of the Shi'ar elite guard who not only has the power to change his body into any other form at will, he also automatically takes on the abilities of the creatures he imitates. He wears a blue and light blue costume and has antennae on his head (for no revealed purpose) and has purple skin with pointed ears. In his first appearance, he and his team mates were protecting Emperor D'Ken Neramani from The X-Men and the Starjammers, who were trying to stop him from destroying the universe. During the battle, he became a huge Barrach'an Shovel Beast, and was nearly unstoppable, only bested when he faced another created by Nightcrawler with his Image Inducer. GA: Imperial Guard.
First appearance: UXM #107

Hobgoblin II (Deceased) (form. Edward 'Ned' Leeds) REL: Husband of Betty Leeds.
First appearance: ASM #238 Killed by Foreigner: SPvsW LTD #1

Hobgoblin III (Jason Philip Macendale Jr. form. Jack O' Lantern, see: Hobgoblin Demon) jack O' Lantern had Hobgoblin I killed by the Foreigner and stole his costume and weapons. Later becomes Hobgoblin Demon.
First appearance: ASM #289

Hobgoblin Demon (Jason Philip Macendale Jr. form. Hobgoblin III, see: Jack O' Lantern) Hobgoblin III is granted extra powers by N'astirh during the Inferno and his costume became a real part of him.
First appearance: ?

Hobomokko A gigantic winged serpent monster of American Indian mythology that was summoned by the Manitou to defeat Ghost Rider IV when he invaded the Comanche sacred burial ground. When it lifted him off his flame cycle by its prehensile tail, he subjected it to blast after blast of Hell-fire until its vitals shredded and it fell to the earth dead.
First appearance: GHR2 #50

Hodge, Cameron (Deceased) (see: Commander II) Posing as a friend to Angel, the accountant helped set up the team X-Factor and served as their PR man, but he soon showed his true colors when he stole the Worthington fortune (after Angel's apparent demise) and set up the mutant hating organization, the Right. After being decapitated by Archangel, he struck a deal with N'Astirh, and returned as the scorpion-like cyborg in Genosha. GA: The Right.
First appearance: XFAC #1

Hodges One of the board members of Imperial Industries Inc. who could be easily swayed by other members. Vincent Vandergill was hoping to use him in his bid to overthrow the chairman, Leslie Farrington.
First appearance: ST1 #138

Hodges, Mr. A thug and inventor who, after the death of Tapping Tommy's parents, raised the boy and swung him some parts as extras in some theater productions. As an adult, his charge, to get revenge on Kyle Richmond, associated himself with the Maggia and kidnapped the millionaire, and he helped in the caper employing his Manipulator to run all of the robots afforded them by their mob connection. he was taken down along with the other thugs when Kyle's team mates, the Defenders, arrived to rescue him. GA: Maggia.
First appearance: DEF #30

Hodgkins The faithful butler of Sir Nigel and Sybil Carruthers and as such a member of their coven of witches who were attempting to conjure forth a demon, and accidentally teleported the Abomination from his prison on the Stranger's world.
First appearance: SS1 #12

Hogan One of Inspector Fisher's men on the NYPD facing down Kro and his Deviant hoard when they were attacking NYC.
First appearance: ETN #6

Hogan, 'Crusher' Wrestler pitted against Peter Parker at the beginning of his career as Spider-Man.
First appearance: AF #15

Hogan, 'Gramps' Elderly farmer in Shannon, Ireland who is visited by his grandson when he quits his job at Stark Industries when he felt he had stopped being useful to his friend and boss, Tony Stark. The old man walks with a cane and owns a cottage where Iron Man I was attacked the second time by the Dream Master.
First appearance: ToS1 #67

Hogan, Harold 'Happy' (see: Freak) Ex-Boxer, chauffeur and close friend of Tony Stark. Early on, he was the only one who knew Iron Man I's secret identity and once briefly posed as Iron Man during a run in with the Mandarin. Before marrying his current wife, he was a long term rival with Tony Stark for her affection. Very often, because Stark was so self sufficient and had Iron Man on call all the time, Happy felt less than useful on the SI payroll, although he was always one of the few people that Stark could rely on and would risk life and limb to accomplish even the most simple of tasks for his boss, like fetching his latest invention to save Iron Man against the likes of Titanium Man. REL: Husband of Pepper Hogan. Grandson of 'Gramps' Hogan.
First appearance: ToS1 # 45

Hogan, 'Nails' The head of the Hogan Gang, hired muscle for Kraven to capture Spider-Man.
First appearance: ASM #34

Hogan, Virginia 'Pepper' (form. Pepper Potts) After Stark's driver proposed to her, she quit her job as his secretary and became a home maker. REL: Wife of Happy Hogan.
First appearance: ToS1 #91

Hogarth, Jeryn Iron Fist's lawyer. He once sent his two pilots, Annie and Jill, to take the X-Men home from Japan courtesy of Iron Fist and Misty Knight. The plane was waylaid by Alpha Flight in the second bid to recapture the errant Wolverine [UXM #120].
First appearance: ?

Hogun Asgardian warrior god, compatriot of Thor. Has a slight Mongolian look and caries a large round mace as his weapon of choice. GA: Warriors Three.
First appearance: JiM1 #119

Holden, Samuel An anthropology professor at City College who, because he was a colleague of Dr. Daniel Damian, was chosen to be the first academic to hear the real story of humankind and their relationship with the Eternals, Deviants and Celestials. Sersi takes a shine to him for a while and he accompanies her and the other Eternals through some of their contemporary adventures, including the ritual of the Uni-Mind.
First appearance: ETN #6

Holempathic Matrix Crystal A spherical device created by the Shi'ar, much in the way we have photographs, that can be programmed with not only the three dimensional image of a person, but also contains a recording of their essence, making it much more personal than a two dimensional photo. When first seen, it was one in the bed chamber of Empress Lilandra and was of her lover, Charles Xavier. Later, one containing the essence of Phoenix II was given by Lilandra Neramani to John and Elaine Grey after her death [UXM #138].
First appearance (unnamed): UXM #135 Named: UXM #138

Holi One of the trusted nobles in the court of Jarella on K'ai.
First appearance: IH1 #156.

Holiday, Mr. and Mrs. Rage's parents. REL: Daughter and son in law of Mr. Staples.
First appearance: NW #34?

Holliman, Harold A slum lord in NYC who was profiting from the fires being set by the Sons of the Serpent to drive the 'undesirables' out of the city, the first of which was one of his properties. He was aware that the fire was going to occur because prior to the event, he shut off all the heat and utilities. When it was learned that he intended to put luxury hotels where the buildings used to be, it was suspected that he was the new Serpent Supreme, but Dr. Strange discovered that he had no connection with the Sons of the Serpent.
First appearance: DEF #22

Hollis, Bobby Sue A dissatisfied youth in Texarkana, Arkansas who ended up getting involved with the Legion of Light cult run by Brother Power and Sister Sun. Becoming one of the hypnotized disciples, she traveled with them across the country recruiting new members until their path brought them to NYC. Here, the combined efforts of her brother (who had followed her all the way there), Spider-Man, and Flash Thompson, she was rescued and the spell on her was broken when the cult leader, Hate-Monger II/Man-Beast perished in the resultant fire. However, when released, she still decided not to return home with her brother, realizing that the dissatisfaction was still with her, and decided to stay in the city. REL: Sister of Razorback.
First appearance: SSM #13

Holly A small idyllic town that was nearly over run by the forces of soul stealing Centurious working through the pastor Donblue (Sin-Eater), forming the First Church of the Mortal Redeemer. They nearly sucked the town dry, having taken the souls of nearly everyone in town, but they were stopped by the combined efforts of Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider IV, Roxanne Simpson, and Charlie Winslow, and the souls were returned to their rightful owners.
First appearance: GHR2 #80

Holly One of the Board of Directors of Genetech who questioned whether the project their company was working on, the development of certain genetic material, was not on the up and square. She and the others were assured by CEO Furmintz that the mysterious company that hired them (IDIC Corporation) had nothing but noble intentions.
First appearance: NM AN #1

Hollywood Wax Museum The wax museum in LA that was torched by Malice I as the first job in his crime spree to catapult himself into the public eye. Unfortunately, there was a young woman inside, and was trapped by the high heat of the melting wax, which even kept the firemen at bay. She was rescued by Ghost Rider IV, who jumped across from another building and took her out through a hole he made in the wall. It can only be assumed that the building was a complete loss after the uncontrollable blaze.
First appearance: GHR2 #25

Holmes, Gen. The high ranking government official who was first notified of the nuclear disaster on the horizon being caused by the Miracle Man's new power of mind over matter.
First appearance: FF1 #139

Homeworld The seat of government in the civilized Microverse, originally the home of the Royal Family and then the seat of power for Baron Karza and the site of his Body Banks. It is in actually not a single planet but a chain of connected planets that make up what resembles an atomic molecule, each referred to as a Zone, including: First Zone [MIC1 #1], Industrial Zone, Farm Zone, Sea Zone (Oceania), Subzero Zone (Polaria), Tropica, Sand Zone (Aegyptia) [MIC1 #23], Primal Zone and the Dead Zone. Her primary unit of money is the Xat. Her citizens include: Commander Arcturus Rann, Prince Argon, Princess Mari , Microtron, Baron Karza [first seen citizens], Duchess Belladonna [MIC1 #3], Major D'Ark, Slug II, Tril [MIC1 #4], High Shadow Priest [MIC1 #6], Dallan , Sepsis [MIC1 #7], Imperial Gamesman, Maccabee, King and Queen of Homeworld [MIC AN #1], Prince Pharoid, Margrace [MIC1 #23], Spyder [MIC1 #24],
First appearance: MIC1 #1 Map of Homeworld: MIC1 #24

Honcho (James MacDonald) GA: Thunderiders, Team America.
First appearance: CAP1 #269

Honir the Hunter Asgardian spear champion, one of the weapons masters who was ordered to run the Test of Mortal Death on Balder. He reluctantly tossed his mighty spear true at the unflinching Balder, but Odin caused roots to arise and stop its flight. REL: Brother of Odin?
First appearance: JiM1 #106

Hon-Sann, Colonel (deceased) A pink skinned Kree officer who did not agree with Nenora's ascension to the throne as Supreme Leader of the Empire and with Col. Hal-Konn and one other, tried to assassinate her in her palace on Kree-Lar. Their plan failed when they were intercepted by Ronan the Accuser and were all executed.
First appearance and death: SS1 #13

Hood, the (see: Baron Strucker) A hooded subversive agent on the west coast who was believed to be working for Baron Strucker and who tries to get Captain America I to turn the US against its youth over national TV, but the plan fails when Cap doesn't stick to the script and even Batroc's Brigade can't pull his fat out of the fire. In revenge, he finds a Bucky I ringer to lure Cap into a death trap in San Francisco, not realizing that he's a dupe in a larger plot orchestrated by MODOK. He reveals that he is in fact really Strucker himself and captures the Star Spangled Avenger, but in the end, Cap bests him with the help of the ringer (who turns out to be a robot) and is turned over to the authorities.
First appearance: CAP1 #130

Hope, Brittany A classmate of Robbie Baldwin (Speedball) who is impressed enough by his maturity in handling the school bully that she agrees to go out with him.
Firs appearance: NW AN #3

Hopkins, Steve A biophysics major at ESU working under a science scholarship who was a part of the same assistant teacher program under Dr. Morris Sloan that Peter Parker was. Although a serious undergrad, he was compelled to play childish practical jokes on those around him, many of which seemed to be directed at Chip Martin.
First appearance: SSM #36

Hornetroid A half beast/half machine synthesis created for the gladiatorial games on Homeworld. It resembles a huge hornet with six legs, wings, and enormous mandibles.
First appearance: MIC AN #1

Horst Nazi scientist who was frozen in suspended animation with the Red Skull during WWII, revived by Them, creator of the Hypno-Helmet.
First modern appearance: ToS1 #79

Horst II The leader of the Latverian underground who were eager to overthrow the tyrant Dr. Doom, but was less than enthused with the methods prince Rudolfo was employing toward that end. When he confronted the rightful heir to the throne with his misgivings, he was struck down and replaced by the prince.
First appearance: AST #1

Horton, Dr. Phineas Thomas (see: 'Thomas Raye') Scientist, creator of the Human Torch I and of Nova II. REL: Stepfather of Nova II.
First appearance: Marvel Comics #1 First modern appearance: FF1 An. #4

Horton, S. S. The cruise ship that was sunk by Attuma's Atlantean followers, led by Worta, in order to get Sub-Marnier blamed for the attack and the kidnapping of the passengers, including Diane Arliss.
First appearance: SUB #31

Horus Egyptian god of the Sun. REL: Son of Osiris and Isis.
First appearance: TH1 # 240

Horus FY In the Forever Yesterday altered reality, he is their counterpart of Thor. Also a member of their Avengers and with a similar disposition as the thunder god, that's where the similarities stop. He is of African descent, wears a costume reminiscent of the the Egyptian God Horus, and instead of a mystic hammer he carries a large Ankh but with powers similar to Mjolnir. Another major difference is that he is married to the Storm of that reality. Although not inherently evil, he does serve on the team that is the right hand of the evil Sphinx II, and in her service he kills that worlds version of Wolverine. REL: Husband of Storm FY. GA: Avengers FY.
First appearance: NW #11

Horusians Race of advanced humanoids from the planet Horus IV)
First appearance: IH1 #145

Hosni One of Shpinx II's underlings working from Cairo who helped her set up the archeological dig in Egypt where she hoped to find her own burial chamber where the Scepter of Ka was entombed.
First appearance: NW #5

Host, First First visit of the Celestials to prehistoric Earth where they took the savage humanoid race that was present and, in their grand experiment, genetically altered some to form two new offshoot races, Eternals, and the Deviants. In the humans, they planet dormant DNA that would eventually surface millennia later in the form of the super powered beings. Included in this host were: Gammenon, Ziran, Nezzar, Oneg, Tefral, Eson, Hargen, and an Unnamed Celestial.
First mention (unnamed): ETN #1 First appearance (named): WI?1 #23

Host, Fourth The fourth and final visit of the Celestials concerning the progress of humankind triggered by the activation of a dormant gene they implanted millennia ago that surfaced as the appearance of all the super powered beings. This time they came to start their 50 year study of man to decide whether they were worthy to continue to exist. They landed in the same pre-arranged area in the Andes in Peru as the last time and sealed the area. Eventually, in a lot less time than fifty years, Arishem, the leader of this Host and the ultimate judge, gave humankind a big thumb's up. Included in this Host were: Arishem [ETN #2], Gammenon [ETN #4], Jemiah, Tefral, Nezarr, Hargen, Eson [ETN #7], Oneg, [ETN #9] Ziran [ETN #18], and the One Above All.
First appearance: ETN #1

Host, Second The second visit of the Celestials occurred about 25,000 years ago when they came to inspect the progress of the ongoing experiment form their first visit. They found the technological progress of the Deviants counter-productive, and, when the tyrannical monstrosities fought back, the Celestials sank their home continent of Lemuria, which in turn eventually sank the sister continent of Atlantis. Included in this host were:
First mention (unnamed): ETN #2 First named: ETN #18 First appearance: ?

Host, Third The third visit of the Celestials occurred about 1000 years ago when they came to inspect the progress of the human race, landing in the site in the Andes in Peru arranged by the Eternals and the Incans. This Host was met with a contingency of the leaders of the existing Pantheons of Gods on Earth, including Odin and Zeus, who challenged the Celestials right to interfere in humankind's affairs, and ended with the major races of gods swearing to forgo any active involvement in the destiny of mankind. Included in this Host were:
First mention (unnamed): ETN #1 First appearance: ?

Hotchkiss, Bessie The Principals secretary at Andrew Jackson High School, has the socks scared off her by the Vision in his new 'human' mask, when he arrives in her office to forward excuses for the absence of 'Luke Charles'.
First appearance: AV1 #79

Hotel Velvet A sleazy hotel on one of the main thoroughfares of Calculex.
First appearance: SS3 #72

Hotline, Mr. A member of the Brotherhood of Hades who had been charged by the Mind Monitor with the task of capturing Mister Machine for the furtherance of their organization's goals. Used his Hover Squad to test the robot to see whether he was a real X-Model.
First appearance: 2001 #9

Mr. Hotline's Hover Squad Three egg shaped, single man hover craft equipped with force cannons sent by Hotline to test Mister Machine, all wrecked by the true X-Model robot.
First appearance: 2001 #9

House of Traps The device created by Human Cobra and Mr. Hyde to defeat Thor, literally a house full of traps.
First appearance: JiM1 #110

Howard the Duck A stogie smoking anthropomorphic duck from another universe.
First appearance: FEAR # 19

Howie One of the officers in the sheriff's department who bring Karen Sterling home after she was rescued by the Ghost Rider IV from the Cult of Death. He and his partner Pete, however, rather than reporting the truth, say that they found her on the highway.
First appearance: GHR2 #38

Howling Commandoes The First Attack Squad of Able Company. Crack military team from WWII (most of whose members eventually join SHIELD), who earned the reputation of always completing their missions no matter how ridiculously difficult. They got their name from their patented war whoop, "Wah-Hoo!" Eventually they became a priority to Adolf Hilter after all of their stinging victories over his machinations, and has on several occasions sent people (such as Baron Strucker) to kill and discredit the team. They broke up after the war, but were reunited during Korea, and later many of their members were recruited by Fury as members of SHIELD. They were led by: Lt. Sam Sawyer (Executive officer) and Sgt. Nick Fury and their number consisted of: Dum Dum Dugan, Gabriel Jones, Junior Juniper Izzy Cohen, Rebel Ralston, Dino Manelli [original members], Percival Pinkerton [SgtF #8], Eric Koenig [SgtF #35], Jerry Larkin, Duane Wilson, Fred Jones, Captain Flint.
First appearance: SgtF #1

Hoy, Maj. The leader of the small communist Asian country of Sin-Cong in the guise of the Commisar, exposed by the Scarlet Witch and the Avengers.
First appearance: AV1 #18

Hrolf One of Korgon's faithful followers, acted as his second in command particularly when the god was ailing and his powers were failing.
First appearance: FF1 #224

Hrond One of the Champions of K'ai who is larger and stronger than the average inhabitant.
First appearance: IH1 #156

Hudak, Mr. The manager of the Food Acres grocery store in Montclair, NJ, who, after the Hulk and Valkyrie III had just thwarted a hold up in his establishment, let a fifteen dollar shortfall of money slide in Hulk's big bean order, partially out of gratitude, and partially because he feared trying to get the extra money out of the green goliath.
First appearance: DEF #89

Hudson, Heather McNeil (see: Vindicator II) The executive secretary of Yukon Oil and wife of the scientist working for Department H as their premiere super hero who starts working closer and closer with his team, Alpha Flight, until, after his death, she takes over his battle suit and the leadership of the Canadian Avengers. After they were first married, she and James found Wolverine after he had escaped from the Weapon X program and had been instrumental in bringing him back to humanity, for which he remained their life long friend. In her first appearance, Wolverine came to see her as the stepping stone to her husband so that he could bury the hatchet finally with the people from Department H, and she sent him north to where Jamie with his team were hunting down the Wendigo. REL: Wife of Guardian. Daughter of Ransey and Claire McNeil.
First mention: UXM # 120 First appearance: UXM #139

Hudson, James MacDonald (see: Weapon Alpha, Vindicator I, Guardian I) Petro-chemical engineer working for Roxxon who developed an armored suit for excavating that eventually was streamlined into the Weapon Alpha battlesuit when he joined Canada's Department H. REL: Husband of Vindicator II.
First appearance: UXM #109

Huff, Agent The feisty secretary of Nick Fury on the Heli-Carrier, although her loyalty for her boss often bridges into the romantic. GA: SHIELD.
First appearance: NFAS #14

Hugo (see: Controller) An alias and disguise adopted briefly by the Controller when he was taking over Pinewood Sanitarium in his second rise to power. He posed as an enormous orderly when Tony Stark came to visit a friend.
First appearance: IM1 #28

Hugo II The henchman of Mr. Markham II in his gambit to wreck the Earth's ecosystem with his Molecular Polluter.
First appearance: SUB #30

Hugo, Baron The lord of the small village in Transylvania near where Diablo was first imprisoned.
First appearance: FF1 #30

Hujah A primitive snake-like race from the planet Huj.
First appearance: AV1 An. #7

Hulk (Dr. Robert Bruce Banner, see: Joe Fixit, Mr. Green) The green, half-ton creature that was created when Dr. Banner was accidentally exposed to a blast of gamma radiation, gets stronger as he gets angrier, nearly invulnerable, after initially making their change governed by day to night, later changes with extremes in their pulse rate. Because of the great strength in his legs, he is able to leap great distances at a time. Originally side-kicked with Rick Jones, later with Jim Wilson. Hulk usually has a very limited intellect, but has a soft spot for Betty Ross and Jarella. REL: Husband of Betty Banner. Uncle of She-Hulk. Son of Brian Banner. GA: Avengers, Defenders, Fantastic Four (briefly).
First appearance: IH1 #1

Hulk FY In the Forever Yesterday altered reality, he has the same appearance and evidently the same powers that he has in this reality and is also evidently still an outsider, but on the side of good still. He is one of the heroes recruited by Magneto FY to battle against the tyranny of the Sphinx II.
First appearance: NW #11

Hulkbuster Base (see: Gamma Base) The missile base in New Mexico which was the center of the military operation to find and stop the Hulk, usually led by Gen. Thunderbolt Ross.

Hulkbusters Team originally assembled to find and destroy the Hulk, later to contain him, consisting of: Gen. Thunderbolt Ross, Maj. Glenn Talbot {original members}, Bruce Banner, Craig Saunders Jr. Carolyn Paramenter, Samuel LaRoquette, Armand Martel, Hideko Takata [IH1 #317].
First appearance: IH1 #?

Hulk-Killer An incredibly powerful and intelligent Humanoid created by the Leader to take on the Hulk, activated by Gen. Ross when it is believed that the Hulk sabotaged the Orion Missile. He initially beats the Hulk, but is short circuited by a high voltage invention of Dr. Banner.
First appearance: TtA1 #86

Human Cannonball (Jack Pulver) One of the original criminal performers in the Tiboldt Circus who turns the art of being successfully fired from a cannon into an offensive weapon. Protected by a bullet-like steel helmet and steel shoulder protectors, when fired from his special cannon, he can inflict incredible damage, like a living projectile, without sustaining any injury in the process. Often referred to as just 'Cannonball'. GA: Circus of Crime, Masters of Menace.
First appearance: IH1 #3

Humanoids Super resilient androids created by the Leader, could be grown from microscopic 'spores', have no real intelligence but could go toe-to-toe with the Hulk. Reduced to microscopic size and able to emit sleep gas [TtA1 #68], 500 foot tall version [TtA1 #70], Camouflaged and amphibious [TtA1 #72], Hulk Killer [TtA1 #86], Living Cage [IH1 #115], Super Humanoid [IH1 #116],
First appearance (as an unidentified figure): TtA1 #62 First full appearance: TtA1 #63

Human Pin Cushion (see: Renaldo) One of the first of Freak Master's new attractions for the expanded freak show at the Quentin Carnival. He is grotesquely fat to the point of barely being able to move, he's unable to speak, and there appears to be something wrong with him mentally. It is revealed that he was the first in a planned long line of freaks that would be produced by FM's special machines, which would also include other members of the carnival after they were changed into hideous twisted versions of themselves. The only sign that he still had any cognizance of his past existence was when he reacted to Johnny Blaze due to his one time morbid fear of Ghost Rider IV.
First appearance: GHR2 #79

Human Robot A robot from the golden age who, due to sabotage, originally turned on his creator and then on the saboteur before falling into the water and short circuiting. In an alternate reality, he was rewired by Marvel Boy to join in a 50's version of the Avengers.
First appearance: MENACE #1 First modern: WI?1 #9

Human Top (David Cannon see: Whirlwind) Criminal and inventor who has the mutant ability to spin himself at incredible speeds, and he has created costumes to both cut down on the wind resistance and to enhance his already incredible powers. After his defeat by Giant Man I and the Wasp, when his Tornado Funnel failed to best the 12 foot tall Avenger (TtA1 #55), he discarded his bulky costume and went after the pair in street clothes, having developed another weapon, his Speed Blasts (TtA1 #59), following them to New Mexico and even siccing the Hulk on them. He returns, and after an aborted attempt on Giant Man, he ditches his old costume all together and creates one with glider wings and hundreds of little cells filled with helium that allow him to fly using his spinning power (TtA1 #68). Later he changes his costume and name, and, although his defeats were at the hands of both Hank and Jan, his hatred directs itself more toward the Van Dyne heiress.
First appearance: TtA1 #50

Human Top's Laser Impulse Beam A weapon developed by the Top that emits an undetectable ray that saps a person's strength, making them groggy and slowing their reflexes. He used it to slow Giant Man I down enough for him to easily knock him into his flash freezer trap.
First appearance: TtA1 #69

Human Top's Speed Blasts When rotating at full speed, Top found that he could direct some of the powerful wind currents created into a concussive blast that was strong enough to break through a brick wall.
First appearance: TtA1 #59

Human Top's Tornado Funnel By spinning at incredible speeds, he is able to create a tornado like vortex that can lift even very large objects like its namesake and toss them. It was used to kill Giant Man I, but the Top underestimated the Avengers' agility.
First appearance: TtA1 #55

Human Torch I (Jim Hammond) Android created by Dr. Phineas Horton that burst into flame when exposed to the air, later, he was able to control his flame and started to fight crime, usually partnered with Toro, at one time thought to be the being reworked into the Vision. Was brought into the MU when he was briefly reactivated by the Mad Thinker. GA: Invaders, All-Winners Squad, West Coast Avengers.
First appearance: Marvel Comics #1 First modern appearance and origin: FF1 An. #4

Human Torch II (Jonathan 'Johnny' Spencer Storm, see: "Doug Brown") Accidentally exposed to cosmic rays which gave him the power to ignite any part of his body at will, allowing him to generate and control immense amounts of heat for limited periods of time (up to a nova blast) and to fly (being lighter than air). Started his career as the average empty headed teenager character, but later developed a fairly level head. Is a longtime foil for the Thing who is more than often a butt for his practical jokes. REL: Brother of Invisible Girl (Woman). Brother-in-law of Mr. Fantastic. Husband of Lyja (as Alicia Masters Storm). Son of Franklin and Mary Storm. Uncle of Franklin Richards. GA: Fantastic Four, Torrid Twosome.
First appearance and origin: FF1 #1

Human Torch II FY In the Forever Yesterday altered reality, he is similar in appearance and evidently in power as his counterpart in this reality. His body, while in flame, is a little more simplified than our Johnny Storm, but he is still fighting on the side of the angels, being one of the recruited heroes in the final battle against the tyrannical Sphinx II. He is a member of their Fantastic Four.
First appearance: NW #11

Human Torch-Alt The same Word War II hero 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

Hunt, Dr. One of the professors at Archer College, the inventor of the Oscillatron.
First appearance: UXM #41

Hunter, Stevie Once a great dancer, she, after a permanent knee injury, found herself physically restricted to being only able to instruct, which she did not only for Kitty Pryde but for the New Mutants as well. Owner of the Ms. Hunter Dance Academy, she soon becomes a close friend to Sprite II and after some initial coolness to Storm.
First appearance: UXM #139

Huntress (form. Barbara 'Bobbi' Morse see: Mockingbird)
First appearance: MSA #1?

Huntsman of Zeus The magical being who has the uncanny knack of being able to hunt down anything. In his first appearance, Zeus set him to hunt down his son, Hercules. He carries an enchanted staff which he can take control of other's minds, drain the power from someone, and even create realistic solid illusions. Later, when Zeus was forced by Pluto to order Hercules and Venus to marry Hippolyta and Ares, the Huntsman was ordered to Earth to collect the two errant Olympians, but, even with the added might of Menoetius, he couldn't get past the scion of Olympus' new friends, the Champions. He finally beat them by casting a spell with his staff that made some of the members look like the bad guys, and in this way got them to defeat themselves [CHM #2].
First appearance: KAZ1 #1

Hurani, Sheik Abdul The head of Saudi Arabia's largest crime combine who tried to take over the entire country when he managed to wrangle the Water Wizard on his side, convincing him of his ability to control all liquids with his monstrous constructs, not just water. He had him attack the Al Khubar Oil Refinery with his Oil Jinns as a distraction so he could ride into the capitol pretty much unmolested and seize control of the country. He didn't count on the appearance of Ghost Rider IV (although he'd snatched WW from GR's very hands) or the Arabian Knight, or worse yet they would team up against him. His plans failed and his troops were bested, and to rub his nose into it, Knight took his favorite ruby necklace and gave it to GR in thanks so he could pay off his loan from Flagg Fargo back in the states.
First appearance: GHR2 #61

Hurricane (Harry Kane) A train robber from the old west, who stole a speed potion from an Indian and was imbued with superhuman speed and reflexes. He became a costumed gunfighter, but was captured by the Two-Gun Kid, who used his lazy draw to shoot both of his hands. Hurricane broke his ankle while trying to escape.
First appearance: TGK #70

Hurricane Inducer A weapon that was going to be employed by the Atlantean Armada under Lord Seth against the surface world when it was believed that a US sub knowingly attacked their city. The weapon was destroyed by Namor, but never used.
First appearance: TtA1 #99

Hu-Sak (deceased) Communist sympathizer who attacked the Vietnamese village where Thor was seeking the missing Norn Stones.
First appearance: JiM1 #117

Husk (Paige Guthrie) A mutant with the ability to strip off her outer skin and assume different bodily compositions, such as wood or steel. GA: Generation X. REL: Sister of Cannonball.
First appearance: ?

Hussar One of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard who doesn't possess any known super abilities but wields a neuro-whip which affects her targets' nervous system. Although she appears basically human, her skin is red, she has no pupils, and she has cloven feet. She was one of those chosen to face the X-Men in the duel of honor for the life of Phoenix II down in the Blue Area on the Moon. Later, she was one of those that turned traitor and joined Deathbird, Lord Samedar, and the B4ood against their Empress [UXM #162]. GA: Imperial Guard.
First appearance: UXM #137

Hutton, Prof. The professor of sociology at ESU that was asked by Peter Parker for information concerning the Legion of Light. He filled in most of the origin of Brother Power and the cult from his rise in Vietnam at the hands of mentor III, to his arrival in the US recruiting members.
First appearance: SSM #12

Hyborean Age Also known as the Age of Conan, the semi-mythical, barbaric age of magic and adventure placed between the falling of Atlantis (known as the Cataclysm) and the dividing of the continents from our pre-history. In the MU, it is an alternate history that does not involve the coming of the Celestials or the Kree to influence human kind, although there are overtones from the ancient time, including the origins of the sunken city that would both be home to the Inhumans (As Attilan) and to homo mermanus (the Atlanteans of today), and to the Elder God, Set (more specifically his cult and the Serpent Crown).
First appearance: CON #1

Hyboria The post-cataclysmic (after the sinking of Atlantis) land mass envisioned by Robert E. Howard as the world of Conan that was the single continent before breaking up into the geography we know today. In the MU, it is a semi-mythical place from a distant, alternate past. It's major countries include: Cimmeria, Nordheim (Vanaheim and Aesgaard), Brythunia, and Hyperborea (which includes all of the north eastern wastes) to the north; Aquilonia, Zingara, Zamora, Corinthia, Argos, Ophir, Koth, and Pictland to the west; Hyrkania, Khitai, Kambuja, Uttara Kuru, Vendhya, Kosala, Ghulistan, Meru, Iranistan, and Turan to the east; and to the south, Shem, Stygia, Kush, Darfar, Keshan Punt, Zembabwei, and several smaller states ending at the southern tip with the Land of No Return. It is bordered by the Western Sea and the Southern Ocean and has a large inland sea between Turan and Hyrkania called the Vilayet Sea. Between Hyrkania and Khitai is the Great Desert, and between Turan and Iranistan and the southern countries is the Eastern Desert.
First appearance: CON #1

Hydra Worldwide subversive organization dedicated to global domination. The ultimate guiding force behind such organizations as Them, A. I. M., and the Secret Empire. The main troop costume is a customary, hooded, green uniform with goggles. Their first outing was to force the United States to surrender with their Betatron Bomb poised in orbit, and the second, under their new leader, Strucker, was to use their new Overkill Horn weapon to cause global destruction by setting off all Atomic Piles around the world. Membership consists of: Imperial Hydra (Arnold Brown) and Laura Brown (Agent H and Special Hydra Agent G) [original members], Section Leader B [ST1 #136], Fox Divisional Leader [ST1 #138], Mentallo, Fixer [ST1 #141], Supreme Hydra (Baron Strucker as Don Caballero) [ST1 #150], Batroc [hired ToS1 #85], Anton Trojak (Annil-Agent 47) [ST1 #155], Madame Hydra (Viper II) [CAP1 #110], Robert Rickard (Agent U) [NF #12], Dr. Karl Kraus, Number 72 [NF #14], Bull's-Eye, Number 94, Number 84 [NF #15], Richard Fisk [CAP1 #145], Kingpin [CAP1 #147], Red Skull [CAP1 #148], Chameleon [IH1 #154], Blackwing [DD1 #118], Silvermane, El Jaguar [DD1 #120], Commander Kraken, Fox, [DD1 #121], Jackhanner, Man-Killer [DD1 #123], Space Phantom, Grim Reaper [AV1 #106], Count Otto Vermis, Jared Kurtz, Spiderwoman I/Arachne [MSL #32], Wllm Darvin [TA #1], Elsie Carson, James and Nancy Winderfield [TA #11], Ralph Sanzetti [TA #12].
First appearance: ST1 #135

Hydra Automatic Strait-Jacket A device developed to completely incapacitate an opponent. It starts as a torso sized board that belts the opponent to itself and then wraps them in a full body cocoon from the knees up, even covering the mouth. One was used by the Tiger Division to kidnap Nick Fury when he stood between them and their goal at Stark Industries of stealing the anti-Hydra weapon (Braino-Saur) that Tony Stark was developing.
First appearance: ST1 #138

Hydra Battle Plan Apache The prearranged combat formation of Skate Board Unit A of Tiger Division where they circle their opponents like the Indians of the old west. It was used against the invasion of SHIELD when their Electro-Jab weapon began to make headway. Some of these Tigers had special pole hooks that lifted the SHIELD device up and made it ineffective.
First appearance: ST1 #140

Hydra Betatron Bomb An incredibly powerful bomb created by Hydra and launched into orbit from its base in the Balkans to use as leverage in order to make the US government surrender to them. It was deactivated when Tony Stark took his Braino-Saur into space and removed the missile's firing mechanism.
First appearance: ST1 #137 Deactivated: ST1 #140

Hydra Divisional Staff The different departments of Hydra who were given the names of different animals under the Imperial Hydra to furnish a feeling of identity and pride to each division. The divisions were as follows: Diplomacy-Fox; Assassins-Tiger; Heavy Weapons-Rhino [1st seen divisions]; Naval Action-Sea Dragon; Administration-Mole; Air Action-Falcon; Reconnaissance-Leopard; Supply-Camel; Engineers-Beaver; and Planning Staff-Owl. Their emblems were placed on a round board in Hydra HQ below the Imperial Industries Inc. main offices.
First mention: ST1 #138

Hydra Fox Divisional Leader The Hydra agent under the Imperial Hydra who specialized in diplomacy and was sent, with his staff, to the nation's capitol to present terms of surrender once they had launched their Betatron Bomb into orbit.
First appearance: ST1 #138

Hydra HQ East America The command base under the Supreme Hydra located on the Eastern Seaboard from where the first Dreadnought was launched.
First mention: ST1 #154

Hydra Hover Limousine A futuristic hover car used by the Don Caballero (Supreme Hydra) in Karnopolis, for not only short distances but over long journeys as well. He used it to travel from the Hydra base in the Sahara to the one in Egypt.
First appearance: ST1 #152

Hydra Hunter An armored, wheeled mechanized drone with various weapons designed primarily to incapacitate its target, including whip-like tendrils and an ultra-sonic stunner, and is able to emit large amounts of Coma Gas. One was sicced on Nick Fury when he and Agent H were trying to escape from her father, the Imperial Hydra. Fury bested it by overloading its stabilizers.
First appearance: ST1 #139

Hydra Hunter Missile A projectile fired like a mortar shell that hunts its target by its heat. One was used by Madame Hydra in an attempt to kill Captain America I and Bucky IV, but when they ducked into an empty grave, the missiles doubled back and nearly killed her.
First appearance: CAP1 #113

Hydra Island The first primary base for Hydra, HQ or the Supreme Hydra, where the Death Spores were developed, where Laura Brown was brought after being kidnapped from SHIELD. Destroyed when Nick Fury destroyed the Death Spores.
First appearance: ST1 #156 Destroyed: ST1 #158

Hydra Operation Last Resort A contingency plan that would allow the Imperial Hydra the to activate the self destruct mechanism that would destroy the Hydra base located under Imperial Industries Inc. to be used in the event of imminent failure and or capture. It is activated by a single button in the hidden Destruct Room in the offices upstairs. Imperial Hydra, his mind beginning to teeter as assured victory with their Betatron Bomb begins to slip through his fingers thanks to Nick Fury of SHIELD and Tony Stark, enacts the plan which ultimately results in his death.
First mention: ST1 #140 1st enacted: ST1 #141

Hydra Overkill Horn (destroyed) A devastating weapon created by Hydra that not only destroys its localized target with incredibly powerful sonic waves and in activating would set off all the atomic piles around the world. Employed against SHIELD by the Supreme Hydra by using Nick Fury as the unwitting delivery system (it was hidden as one of the engines on the plane in which Fury was allowed to escape). SHIELD's only defenses were a less than successful Anti-Shock Seat and the untested Strato-Mine. Fury directed the plane back toward its point of origin, Karnopolis, and bailed out, and the Strato-Mine destroyed not only the plane and the Horn but the whole city as well.
First appearance: ST1 #150 Destroyed ST1 #152

Hydra Plan D The operation prearranged by the Supreme Hydra where the first Dreadnought would be released form their East America HQ and gain access to the SHIELD Heli-Carrier to kill Nick Fury, and had to be timed for when John Bronson (Supreme Hydra) lowered their defensive shields.
First appearance: ST1 3154

Hydra Rhino Division The heavy weapons division of Hydra named after the armored animal by the Imperial Hydra. Their first appearance was to use a heavily armored 'Rhino' Tank to evacuate the Tiger Division team that had infiltrated Stark Industries to steal the anti-Hydra weapon (Braino-Saur) they were developing.
First appearance: ST1 #138

Hydra 'Rhino' Tank A heavily armored assault vehicle operated by the Rhino Division of Hydra with a double barreled rotating turret, several smaller gun emplacements around the body. It also carries a Sky Missile Jet in its belly between its two tread tracks. It was first used to evacuate the Tiger Division team that was sent to Stark Industries to steal the anti-Hydra weapon (the Braino-Saur) they were developing. The vehicle is powerful enough to break easily through a reinforced concrete wall ,and the armor is strong enough to repel rifle, machine gun, and even bazooka fire.
First appearance: ST1 #138

Hydra Skate-Board Unit A and B Under the Imperial Hydra, two Tiger units were equipped with skate board like motorized platforms that were used primarily for speedy personal transport. But, in the case of Unit A, they were used to circle invading SHIELD agents (led by Dum Dum Dugan and Gabe Jones) in Battle Plan Apache and counter act their Electro-Jab with special pole hooks. Unit B was sent to recapture their escaped prisoner, Nick Fury, and, when they encountered the Coma Gas proceeded on foot.
First appearance: ST1 #140

Hydra Sky Missile Jet The silver, missile shaped aircraft mounted in the belly of the 'Rhino' Tank. It starts as a tube that is used for troop transport, but it can transform into the missile shape and be launched like a projectile. Once in the air, it is uncertain whether the missile is guided or by its name whether it is piloted like a jet. One was used to evacuate the Tiger Division sent into Stark Industries to steal the anti-Hydra weapon (the Braino-Saur) being developed there.
First appearance: ST1 #138

Hydra Spy-Craft H-17 A low altitude stealth shuttle sent by Agent 2 (72) to keep an eye on Nick Fury (who was on a date in Central Park with Laura Brown) and Bull's-Eye (who had been sent by them to kill Fury). When the job had been done, Number 84 was ordered to remain until they were sure the assassin couldn't escape the SHIELD cordon that went up around the park.
First appearance: NFAS #15

Hydra Tiger Division The specially trained assassins of Hydra who were named after the fierce animal by Imperial Hydra. Their first mission was to infiltrate Stark Industries and steal the new anti-Hydra weapon (the Braino-Saur) they were building to stop the Betatron Bomb. They were unsuccessful in stealing the weapon, but they did kidnap Nick Fury, using an Automatic Strait-Jacket, who was trying to defend Tony Stark and the new weapon. The were evacuated by a 'Rhino' Tank and escaped with their prisoner in the Sky Missile Jet. Some of their division operate on specially designed skate boards for transportation.
First appearance: ST1 #138

Hydro Base Floating island base built by Dr. Hydro, used by the Avengers temporarily.
First appearance: SUB #61

Hydro-Copter A small one man helicopter of sorts that can also run on water with a torpedo shaped motor and side mounted paddles. It is another of the vehicles stored in the Endeavor. It was first used by Biotron to battle the Man-Thing in the Everglades.
First appearance: MIC1 #7

Hydro-Man (Morris 'Morrie' Bench) Criminal with the ability to transform his body into water which he is able to fully control. GA: Sinister Syndicate, Frightful Four.
First appearance: ASM #212

Hydron (Deceased) A new Salem Witch transformed into a fish-like warrior by Nicholas Scratch to battle the Fantastic Four. He can create powerful jets of water from the nozzle where his left hand used to be. REL: 'Son' of Nicholas Scratch. GA: Salem's Seven.
First appearance: FF1 #186 Died: V&SW2 LTD #3

Hydro-Rifle An Atlantean weapon that uses high pressure water and can be set at varying degrees of intenity.
First appearance: TtA1 #94

Hyper-Activator An experimental ray developed by Russian scientists that would, when given in a series of exposures, would increase the bodily strength of the subject exponentially and would make the person almost invulnerable, but with one major side effect, it drastically shortened that person's lifespan. The scientists used the Unicorn, whom they thought to be a brain-washed traitor to his country, as their first Guinea pig, and the treatments had the expected results and one extra, it reversed his brain-washing. When the newly outfitted Unicorn wrecked the lab, he also destroyed the Activator along with the scientists present.
First appearance: IM1 #4

Hyperion I (Deceased) (Zhin-Ran, 'Mr. Kant') A super powered criminal with the same powers and costume of the hero of the same name (red and yellow costume with super strength and near invulnerability). He came from a microscopic world which was the first atom split by a man-made cyclotron. Somehow he survived and was drifting in space, when he was awakened by the Grandmaster and given his powers to do battle with the Avengers. The battle ended with his being shrunk, encased in a bubble and launched into the void of space by Thor I. he was later rescued by Nebulon and the two struck a deal that would give the alien the Earth [DEF #14]. GA: Squadron Sinister.
First appearance: AV1 #69 Died: SqS LTD #8

Hyperion II ('Mark Milton') Super strong hero from Squadron Earth, who later becomes blind. GA: Squadron Supreme.
First appearance: AV1 #85

Hypno-Gun An giant, unlimited range weapon created by Maximus that would spread its rays across the whole planet, bringing everyone under his control. Destroyed by Crystal before it can be activated.
First appearance: FF1 #82 Destroyed: FF1 #83

Hypno-Helmet Device created by the Red Skull's henchman, Horst, which can produce very realistic illusion, used to discredit Captain America with SHIELD.
First appearance: ToS1 #79

Hypno-Hustler A small time musician who turned to a life of crime when he discovered that his special hypnotic goggles, when combined with the sibilant sounds of his back up singers, the Mercy Killers (who were under the spell of his lenses), could completely mesmerize whole crowds of people. He and the trio traveled to different venues and while they were there, they would use their special gift to not only rob the box office but the patrons as well. Included in his all white costume, looking like a futuristic space suit, are a series of home made gimmicks, including a force blast from the belt and spike and gas jets in the boots. He was stopped by Spider-Man, who had a certain degree of immunity to their power, and, after circumnavigating all his gimmicks, managed to remove his special headphones so he too fell prey to the song of his back up singers and was left mesmerized. he was left webbed up to the mirror ball in the Beyond Forever Disco for the police to collect.
First appearance: SSM #24