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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

Gabriel    (see:  Air Walker Automaton)

Gabriel II    (see:  Devil-Hunter)

Gabriel Lan    (see:  Air-Walker)

Gaea     (Mother Earth, Mother Nature, Jord, Nertha, Aditi, Coatique, Rangi)  REL:  Sister of Chthon.  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

Gaines, Albert    (see:  Nuke)  REL:  Son of Gilbert and Florence Gaines.

Gaines, Gilbert and Florence    (Deceased)  REL:  Parents of Nuke.

Galactus    (Galan)  The planet devourer.  Ancient creature which travels through space drawing its sustenance from the life force of planets, usually led there by his current Herald.  He is not an evil being, and is later recognized more as a force of nature in the ways of the Universe.  His usual M.O., he follows his herald to a likely planet in his World Ship, assembles his equipment to break the planet down into digestible energy, and he feeds until the planet is devoid of life force.  If there is any opposition, he sends his robot, the Punisher, to soften them up.  he was originally beaten by Mr. Fantastic when he was threatened by the Ultimate Nullifier.
            First appearance:  FF1 #48        Origin:  Thor1 #162

Galactus' Heralds    Those beings chosen and granted the power cosmic by Galactus to seek out suitable planets for his consumption, consisting of:  Silver Surfer {original herald}, Gabriel [FF1 #120], Firelord [TH1 #225], Destroyer [FF1 #172],  Terrax [FF1 #211], Nova II
            First appearance:  FF1 #48

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

Galan    (see:  Galactus)  His name before becoming the being known as Galactus.

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

Gallio, Marcus Domitius    (Deceased)  Husband of the Black Queen II.

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

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

Gambonnos, Luigi and Ernesto    (see:  Great Gambonnos)

Gamelin, John T.    President of Roxxon.
            First appearance:  MTU #87

Gamma 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

Gamma Ray Machine    (see:  Dr. Banner's Gamma Ray Machine)

Gammenon the Gatherer    The Celestial that gathers the objects of study for the other Celestials.
            First appearance:  ETN #6

Gamora    (Deceased)  Former assassin of Thanos, becomes Warlock's compatriot and love interest.
            First appearance:  ST1 #180        Died:  AV1 An. #7        Last appearance as a spirit: MTO An. #2

Gardener    (Ord Zyonyz)  GA:  Elders of the Universe.
            First appearance:  MTU #55

Gardener, Donnie    (see:  Killer Shrike)

Garden, Mrs.    (see:  Granny Gardenia)

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.
            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

Garner, Edward    President and founder of the UCWF.
            First appearance:  TNG #28

Garokk, the Petrified Man    ('Lazarus', 'Kirk Marston')  15th century sailor who was turned into a stone-like Sun god when he drank a liquid at the temple of the Sun-god in the Hidden Land, who uses energy eye beams as a weapon.  His  high priestess is Zaladane.
            First appearance:  AST #2        Origin:  AST #3

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

Garret, Nathan    (see:  Black Knight II)  REL:  Uncle of Black Knight III.

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

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

Garth, Miranda    REL:  Ex-wife of Zombie.

Garth, Simon William    (see:  Zombie)    REL:  Ex-husband of Miranda Garth.

Garthwaite, Dirk    (see:  Wrecker III)

Garvin, 'Gears'    Mechanic for Machine Man.

Gates, Gunner    ?
            First appearance:  ToS1 #95

Gateway    Mutant aboriginal transporter, originally served the Reavers II, but later helped the X-Men.
            First appearance:  UXM #227

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

Gavin, Jacob Jr.    Courier working for Nico Halfghanaghan who hires Bashur to kill Deadpool, Cable, and Copy Cat.
            First appearance:  DPCC LTD #2?

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

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.  REL:  Father of Rodi.
          
 First appearance:  JiM1 #101

Gemini I    (Deceased)  (Joshua Link)  REL:  Brother of Damian Link.  GA:  Zodiac I
            First appearance:  AV1 #72         Died:  WCA #26

Gemini II    GA:  Zodiac II.
            First appearance:  ?

Genegineer    (Dr. David Moreau)  Head of Genoshan genetic engineering operations.  REL:  Father of Phillip Moreau.
            First appearance:  UXM #236

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

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

Gentry, Alexander    (see:  Porcupine)

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

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

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, teamed up with Llyra to seize Atlantis in 'Atlantis Attacks'.
            First appearance:  ETN LTD #2        Killed by the Uni-Mind:  ETN LTD #12?

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 I    (see:  Phantom Rider I)

Ghost Rider II    (see:  Phantom Rider II)

Ghost Rider III    (see:  Phantom Rider III)

Ghost Rider IV    (John 'Johnny' Blaze)  Stunt cyclist who can change into an flaming skeleton form when evil needs correcting.   REL:  Son of Barton and Clara Blaze.  GA:  Champions
            First appearance:  MSL #5        Final:  GHR #81

Ghost Rider V    (?)  GA:  Fantastic Four.
            First appearance:

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 a growth serum.  REL:  Husband of Wasp.  GA:  Avengers.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #49

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.
            First appearance:  AV1#2

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, Claire    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

Gilbert, Roxanne    REL:  Sister of Firebrand.  Daughter of Simon Gilbert.

Gilbert, Simon    (Deceased)  REL:  Father of Firebrand and Roxanne Gilbert.

Gilded Lily    (?)  REL:  Aunt of Sasquatch.
            First appearance:  ALF #?

Gil, Donald 'Donny'    (see:  Blizzard II)

Gilgamesh    (Forgotten One, Samson, Hero)  One of the Olympian Eternals, was an agent of the Celestials.  GA:  Avengers.
            First appearance:  ETN #13

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

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)  Criminal who has delusions of being a Roman gladiator, wears full armor, his main weapons are the spinning blades on his wrists.  Is cured with psychiatric help, but occasionally has lapses back into his criminal life.
            First appearance:  DD1 #18 

Gladiator II    Praetor of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard.  Probably the most well known of the IG, sports a blue mohawk.
            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

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

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

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 #?

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

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

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

Glorian    (form.  Thomas Gideon.  The Dreamer)
            First appearance:  IH1 #191

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

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

Glytra    Winged citizen of Attilan.  GA:  Inhumans.
            First appearance:  FF1 #59

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

Goblin Queen    (Madelyne Summers)  Turned evil and became an ally of N'astirh during the Inferno.  REL:  Wife of  Cyclops.  Mother of Nathan (Cable) Summers.
            First appearance:  ?

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 who fashioned devices for her that were made of a special plastic that was affected by her size altering technology.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #66

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

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     (see:  Hawkeye I)

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

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

Gondolff    ?
            First appearance:  TH1 #159

Goodfellow, Robin    (see:  Sprite)

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

Gorgul    (Deceased)  Killed by Attuma. ?
            First and final appearance:  SUB #4

Gorilla Man    (Dr. Arthur Nagan)  Criminal scientist whose head is on a gorilla's body, gave Chondu his monster form.  GA:  Headmen.
            First appearance:  Mystery Tales #21 (9/54)        First modern appearance:  DEF #21

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.

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        Died:  UXM #42

Gort, Yarrow    (deceased)  A scientist from Zenn-La who grew to hate the Silver Surfer because he also loved Shalla-Bal, and went to great lengths to discredit and kill him.  He is killed in an explosion when he aids the military of a small South American country in revolt against the Surfer.
            First appearance (unnamed):  SS1 #1        Named:  SS1 #10        Died:  SS1 #11

Gorzenko    The US Ambassador from Latveria.
            First appearance:  FF1 An. #2

Gosamyr    An alien who can intensify human emotions.
            First appearance:  NM #66

Grady Gang    A small time gang of toughs first encountered by the Angel during his short solo career before joining the X-Men.
            First appearance:  UXM #55

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)  GA:  Elders of the Universe.
            First appearance:  AV1 #69

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

Grant, Gloria 'Glory'    J Jonah Jameson's long time secretary after Betty Brant left the Daily Bugle.
            First appearance:  ASM #140

Grant, Steven    (see:  Moon Knight)

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

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.  He was killed on Uranus when the colony's protective dome shattered.  REL:  Father of GA Marvel Boy/Crusader I.
            First modern appearance 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 Gambonnos    (Ernesto and Luigi Gambonno) Two criminal acrobats in the Tiboldt Circus.  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 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 Mother     (see:  Cybele)

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 Renegade    (see:  Dreaming Celestial)

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

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

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.  REL:  Daughter of John and Elaine Grey.  Sister of Sara Grey.

Grey, John and Elaine    Parents of Marvel Girl (Jean Grey) and Sara Grey.
            First appearance: UXM #5

Grey, Nate    (see:  X-Man)

Grey, Sara    REL:  Sister of Marvel Girl.  Daughter of John and Elaine Grey.

Grid    REL:  Mother of Vidar.

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.  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 #?

Grimes, Percy and Barton    (see: Brothers Grimm)

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

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

Grimm, Benjamin-A    (see:  Mr. Fantatic-A)

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

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

Grok    (Deceased)  Mutated clone of Andre Frost.  GA:  Freemen.

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

Gronk    (GA:  Maelstrom's Minions)
            First appearance:  MTO #71

Grossman, Nick    (see:  Knickknack)

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

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 that continues to grow larger when it comes in contact with kinetic energy.  Kang placed it in the past for safe keeping but it was accidentally uncovered, initially battling Thor before he deported it and Kang "Beyond all time..beyond all place."
            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    A primitive imp-like race from the planet Grundar.
            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

Guan, Dei    (see:  Jade Dragon)

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     (James McDonald Hudson, form Vindicator I.  see:  Weapon Alpha) Vindicator I, leader of Alpha Flight, becomes Guardian, using the same multi functional battlesuit that he developed for Weapon Alpha.  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. Team consisting of:  Charlie 27, Martinex, Vance Astro, Yondu [founding members]  Nikki [MCP #4], Starhawk [DEF #27]. 
            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 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 Dr. strange into returning his powers.
            First appearance:  ST1 #122

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

Gunnhilde 'Hildy'    REL:  Daughter of Volstagg.

Gunthar    Rigellian pirate, led by Nebula.

Guthrie, Josh and Jedidiah    REL:  Brothers of Cannonball.

Guthrie, Samuel    (see:  Cannonball)

Gypsy Moth    (Sybil Dvorak)  GA:  Night Shift. 
            First appearance:  SPW #10

Gyrich, Henry Peter    Former government liaison with the Avengers, leans very much toward being anti-mutant.  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

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

Hades    Olympian underworld ruled by Pluto.
            First appearance:  TH1 #130

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

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

Hala    (destroyed)  The Kree Homeworld.
            First appearance:  ?

Hale, Jonah    Roxxon operations chief.
            First appearance:  IM1 #120

Hale, Montague    (see:  Supreme Serpent III)

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

Halfghanaghan, Nico    Brother of Pico, who hires Bashur to kill Deadpool, Cable, and Copy Cat for killing his brother.
            First appearance:  ?

Halfghanaghan, Pico (Deceased)  Right hand man 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    A genetically engineered hybrid humanoid-amoeboid four armed slave created by Supremus.
            First appearance:  NFAS #8

Hall, Franklin    (see:  Graviton)

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

Haller, Gabrielle    Past love interest of Prof. X.  REL:  Mother of Legion.

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

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, 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

Hamilton, Paul    ?
            First appearance:  AA2 #2

Hamir    REL:  Father of Wong.

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

Hammerhand    One of the Space Knights.
            First appearance:  ROM #26

Hammer Harrison    (William Harrison)  GA:  Enforcers.
            First appearance:  MM #16

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

Hammer, Justin    Criminal industrialist.
            First appearance:  IM1 #120

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

Hanover, Melissa    (see:  Moonglow)

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

Hapi    REL:  Son of Horus.

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: 

Hardman, Howard G.    Warden of the Vault.

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, Felicia    (see:  Black Cat)  REL:  Daughter of Walter and Lydia Hardy.

Hardy, Lydia     REL:  Mother of Black Cat.  Wife of Walter Hardy.

Hardy, Morgan MacNeil    (see:  Forever Man)

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

Hargen the Measurer    One of the Celestials come to judge the Earth in the Fourth Host.
            First appearance:  ETN #7

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

'Harmon, Felicia'    (see:  Black Cat)

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

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.
            First appearance:  TH1 #129        Died:  TH1 #133

Harold, Harold H.    (Deceased)  Modern vampire, helped the vampire hunters.
            First appearance:  ToD #37        Killed by the Montessi Fomual:  DrST2 #62

Harper, Al B.    ?
            First appearance and death:  SS1 #5

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

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

Harris, Deborah 'Debbie'   (see:  Deborah Nelson)  Ambitious girlfriend of Foggy Nelson, later becomes his wife.  The one who gets him involved in politics and breaks up the partnership of Nelson and Murdock.  Member of the Reform Party and repentant member of the Organization.
            First appearance:  DD1 #39

Harris, Ike 'Iceberg'    (form.  Ikaris)  Alias used by Ikaris while involved with the UCWF.

Harris, Inspector    ?
            First appearance:  ASM #72

Harris, Maj.    ?
            First appearance:  JiM1 #90

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

Harrison, William    (see:  Hammer Harrison)

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

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   

Hart, Jack    (see:  Jack of Hearts)  REL:  Son of Philip Hart.

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

Harvest    (Chi Lo)  GA:  Young Gods
            First appearance:  TH1 #203

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

Hatap, King    (see:  Mad Pharaoh)

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    (form.  Man-Beast)  Man-Beast assumes the guise of the Hate-Monger including his Hate Ray.
            First appearance:  NFAS #9?

Hate-Monger II's Space Station    ?
            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

Hathor    REL:  Wife of Horus.

Hatros, Adrienne    (see:  Nekra)

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

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. 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

Hawkeye    (Clinton 'Clint' Barton,  Golden Archer, see:  Goliath II)  Carnival trick archer (Carson's Carnival of Traveling Wonders) eventually turned hero after some initial misunderstandings, initially thought to be trained by the Swordsman.  Early on, was the love interest of Black Widow, but later married Mockingbird.  At first used trick arrows much in the way of Green Arrow. 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:  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.  Rust Arrow [first seen],
            First appearance:  ToS1 #57

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

Hawk, Henry    (see:  Bird-Man I)

Hawk, Matt    (see:  Two-Gun Kid)

Hawkshaw    Leader of the Genoshan press gang.
            First appearance:  UXM #235

Hawk the Slayer    (Deceased)  Alternate Earth freedom fighter. GA:  Freemen.

Hawley, Pam    (deceased)  The old flame of Nick Fury who was killed during WW II.
            First appearance:  SgtF #?        Died:  SgtF #18

Hayakawa, Susan    (see:  Sushi)

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

Haywerth, Gen.    Member of the Commission on Superhuman Activities.

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, consisting 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

Healey, Alvin    (see:  Tenpin)  REL:  Brother of Oddball.

Healy, Elton     (see:  Oddball)  REL:  Brother of Tenpin.

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

Hebb, Georgianna    (see:  Georgianna)  REL:  Wife of Wrench.

Hebb, Leonard    (see:  Wrench)  REL:  Husband of Georgianna.

Hebe    REL:  Wife of Hercules (separated).
            First appearance:  KAZ1 #1

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.  Briefly becomes the love interest of the Enchantress and the regent of Asgard during one Odin-sleep.    REL:  Brother of Sif.
            First appearance:  JiM1 #85

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 continues the doctor's work by performing Experiment X on the Silver Surfer and creating a replica.
            First appearance and death:  SS1 #7

Hektu    (Deceased)  REL:  Father of Wundarr.

Hel    Norse land of the Dead ruled by Hela.
            First appearance:  TH1 #176

Hela    Norse goddess of death, ruler of Hel.  Often a foil for Thor and the other gods of Asgard.  REL:  Daughter of Loki.  Sister of Fenris Wolf and the Midgard Serpent.
            First appearance:  JiM1 #102

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

Helio    GA:  Maelstrom's Minions.
            First appearance:  MTO #71

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), Zarek [first seen members],
            First appearance:  MSH1 #12

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

Hell    Mystical realm ruled by Mephisto.
            First appearance:  SS1 #3

Hellcat    (form.  Patricia 'Patsy' Walker, see:  Patricia Hellstrom) During an Avengers mission, Patsy finds and uses the suit once used by the Cat, 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

Heller, Hayden    (see:  Pluto)

Hellfire Club    (Council of the Chosen)  A decadent collection of very rich and very powerful people, ruled over by the Inner Circle, membership consisting of:    Black King, White Queen, Mastermind {originally seen members}  Black Queen I (Phoenix II), Black Bishop, white Bishop, Tessa [UXM #132], Black Rook [NM #22], Black Queen II, White Rook [NM #23], White King [UXM #?]
            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, consisting of:  Roulette, Jetstream, Tarot, Thunderbird II, Empath, Catseye.
            First appearance:  NM #16

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

Hellstrom, Daimon    (see:  Son of Satan)  Demonologist working at a New England college.  REL:  Husband of Hellcat.  Son of Satan.  Brother of Satana.

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.

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

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

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

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

Hepzibah    Tryl'sartian pirate, love interest of Corsair.  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 of  a New Age    (see:  Aquarian)

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 

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. 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

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

Hermod    Norse god of Speed.
            First appearance:  TH1 #274

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

Hernandez, Raoul    (see:  Highnote)

Hero    (see:  Gilgamesh)

Heroes for Hire    Essentially super heroes for rent company,  where you can purchase the services of Power Man II and or Iron Fist.

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 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, although his intentions were good, took it a few steps too far, creating the New Men by accelerating the evolutionary process of animals.  Took the New Men (Knights of Wundagore) to a new satellite he created called Counter Earth.  Later in his career, his cheese really slipped and he tried to accelerate the process on the whole human race causing the Evolutionary War.
            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 Snark Jakal    Snark underling now housing the mind of Emperor Bhadsha.   

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

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 #?

Hippolyta    One of the Olympian Gods.
            First appearance:  TH1 #127

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

Hoag, Mrs. Anne Marie    Director of operations for Damage Control.

Hoan, Jessan    (see:  Tyger Tiger)
            First appearance:  UXM #?

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

Hobgoblin II    GA:  Imperial Guard.
            First appearance:  UXM #107

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:  ?

Hodiak    Eskimo god.  REL:  Father of Snowbird.

Hoder    Norse God of Winter.
            First appearance:  TH1 #274

Hodge, Cameron    (see:  Commander II)  Ex-accountant for Angel, Ex-PR man for X- Factor, sinister half-cyborg on Genosha.  GA:  The Right.
            First appearance:  XFAC #1  

Hodgkins    One of the members of a witches cult under Warlock Prime who are responsible for bringing the Abomination back to Earth from where he was the prisoner of the Stranger.
            First appearance:  SS1 #12

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

Hogan, Harold 'Happy'    Ex-Boxer, chauffeur and close friend of Tony Stark.  Once briefly posed as Iron Man.  REL:  Husband of Pepper  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)  Tony Stark's personal secretary in the early days of Stark International.  REL:  Wife of Happy Hogan.
            First appearance:  ToS1 #?

Hogarth, Jeryn    Iron Fist's lawyer.

Hoggoth    Ancient sorcerer, one of the Vishanti.
            First mention:  ST1 #116

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

Holiday, Elvin    (see:  Rage)

Hollis, Buford    (see:  Razorback)  Southern trucker turned superhero. REL:  Brother of Bobby Sue Hollis.

Hollis, Bobby Sue    REL:  Sister of Razorback.

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

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

Honir the Hunter    One of the Asgardians
            First appearance:  JiM1 #113

Hood, the    A subversive agent working for Baron Strucker 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.
            First appearance:  CAP1 #130

Hoodwink    (see:  Sister Dream)

Hopper, Prof. August    (see:  Locust)

Horgan, 'Ape'    Hired muscle working for the Owl.
            First appearance:  DD1 #3

Horgan, Bruno    (see:  Melter)

Horgan, Townshend    (see:  Cat-Man I)

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

Horton, Johnny    (see:  Griffin)

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

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

Hoskins, Lemar    (see:  Bucky IV, Battlestar)  GA:  Buckies.

Hotchkiss, Bessie    The secretary at Andrew Jackson High School.
            First appearance:  AV1 #79

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, Harold    (see:  Kingpin)

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

Howlers    (see:  Howling Commandoes)

Howling Commandoes    The First Attack Squad of Able Company.  Crack military team from WWII (most of whose members eventually join SHIELD), who earned their name on their first mission when they used a sound truck to amplify their cries and frighten off the Nazis that had them surrounded.  They were led by:  Lt. Sam Sawyer and Sgt. Nick Fury and their number consisted of:  Dum Dum Dugan, Gabriel Jones, Junior Juniper {original members}, Percival Pinkerton [SgtF #8], Eric Koenig [SgtF #9], Reb Ralston, Dino?
            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

Hoyster, Bernard    (see:  Sluggo)

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

Hudson, Heather McNeil    (see:  Vindicator II)  REL:  Wife of Guardian.  Daughter of Ransey and Claire McNeil.
            First appearance:  UXM #139

Hudson, James MacDonald    (see:  Weapon Alpha, Vindicator I, Guardian)  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.

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

Huitzilopochti    (see:  Apocalypse)

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

Hulk    (Dr. Robert Bruce Banner,  see:  Joe Fixit) 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

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 crimal performers in the Tiboldt Circus whose specialty is being fired from a cannon.  GA:  Circus of Crime, Masters of Menace.
            First appearance:  IH1 #3

Human Cobra    (see:  Cobra)

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 Top    (David Cannon  see:  Whirlwind)  Criminal who has built a costume that enables him to create powerful vortexes of wind by spinning around, allowing him to also move at fantastic speeds.  Long time enemy of Wasp.  Later changes his costume and name.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #50

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)  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-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, Robert    (see:  Nitro)

Hunter, Stevie    Dance instructor for the X-Men and New Mutants.  Close friend of Shadowcat and Ororo.
            First appearance:  UXM #?

Hunt, Jerry    London Regional Officer of SHIELD.
            First appearance:  SPW #1

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.
            First appearance:  KAZ1 #1

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

Hussar    GA:  Imperial Guard.
            First appearance:  UXM #137

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.  Membership consists of:  Arnold Brown (Imperial H) and Laura Brown (Agent H and Special Hydra Agent G) [primary members], Section Leader B [ST1 #136],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 [NF #12], Karl Kraus, Number 72 [NF #14], 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], Bull's Eye [NF #15], Count Otto Vermis, Jared Kurtz, Spiderwoman I [MSL #32], Wllm Darvin [TA #1], Elsie Carson, James and Nancy Winderfield [TA #11], Ralph Sanzetti [TA #12].
            First appearance:  ST1 #135

Hydra Agent U    (see:  Robert Rickard)

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

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

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

Hymie    ?
            First apperance:  UXM #47

Hymir, King    ?
            First apperance:  JiM1 #116

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

Hyperion II    (Deceased)  (Zhin-Ran, 'Mr. Kant')  Criminal with the powers of the original Hyperion.  GA:  Squadron Sinister.
            First appearance:  AV1 #69        Died:  SqS LTD #8

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

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