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Iceberg Ike    (see:  Ikaris)  GA:  UCWF
            First appearance:  ETN LTD #1

Iceberg Missile    The first device employed by Gen Thunderbolt Ross to stop the Hulk.  When fired, it deploys a special gas which hardens into ice around its target.
            First appearance:  IH1 #4

Ice Giants    (see:  Ymir)  Race of Asgardian Giants.
            First appearance:  JiM1 #101

Iceman    (Robert 'Bobby' L. Drake)  Mutant with the ability to create incredible cold at will, allowing him to freeze the moisture in the air into unlimited shapes, and to cover himself with ice for protection.  Early on, Iceman had a long time girlfriend named Zelda.  REL:  Son of William and Madeline Drake.  GA:  X-Men, Champions, Defenders, X-Factor.
            First appearance:  UXM #1

Ice World of Ikthalon    Frozen mystical realm.
            First appearance:  MSL #14

Id Machine    A hypnotic device created by the Wizard to take control of victim's minds.
            First appearance:  FF1 #41.

Idol World    One of Hulk's crossroad realities.
            First appearance:  IH1 #313

Idunn    (Freia, Freya)  Norse Goddess of Immortality, keeper of the Apples of Immortality.  REL:  Sister of Frey.   
            First appearance;  JiM1 #114

Igor    A baboon that was exposed purposefully to cosmic rays which gave him the power to transform his body into any object.  GA:  Red Ghost's Super Apes.
            First appearance:  FF1 #13

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

Igraine    (Deceased)  6th century duchess.  REL:  Mother of Morgan Le Fey, Arthur.  Ex-wife of Gorlois. 

Igron    An Asgardian magician working for Loki who makes a potion and a mask that will enable his master to switch powers and faces with his brother, Thor I.
            First apperance:  TH1 #179

Ikaris    (see:  Ike 'Iceberg' Harris)  Love interest of Margo Damian.  GA:  Eternals.
            First appearance:  ETN #1

Ikaris    (Deceased)  REL:  son of Ikaris.

Ikonn    Demon.
            First appearance:  DrST2 #47

Ikthalon    Demon from the Ice World.
            First appearance:  MSL #14

 Ikthon    (Deceased)  Chief scientist of Atlantis.
            First appearance:  SUB #7

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

Immortus    (see:  Kang, Rama Tut, Scarlet Centurion)  Ruler of Limbo.  Final incarnation of the time traveler known as Kang.  Often swung between good guy and bad, whatever served his ultimate purposes.
            First appearance:  AV #10

Impact Inducer    A device, evidently similar to a nuclear bomb, employed by the Collective Intelligence on their home world when their rebellion against their rulers faced defeat and who's deadly effects lasted for twenty years.  When it was detonated, it allowed the CI to open a portal and escape safely to Earth.
            First appearance:  NFAS #6

Imperial Guard of Shi'ar    The multi-race company that serves as the bodyguard and enforcers for the Majestrix of the Shi'ar Empire consisting of:  Gladiator, electron, Oracle, Tempest, mentor II, Hobgoblin II, Starbolt, Smasher, Impulse, Titan, Fang, Midget, Nightside, Astra, magic, Quasar II {original members}, Manta, WarStar, Hussar, Earthquake [UXM #137]
            First appearance:  UXM #107

Imperial H(ydra)    (Deceased)  The highest leader of the terrorist organization, Hydra.  (see:  Arnold Brown)  REL:  Father of Laura Brown (Agent H).
            First appearance:  ST1 #135        Died:  ST1 #141

Imperial Studios    (form. SM Studios)  The Hollywood movie studio owned by the Sub-Mariner.  They hire Sue Richards (via Mr. Tyde) during the period that the Fantastic Four had disbanded.
            First appearance:  FF1 #193      

Impet    (see:  Impossible Woman) 

Impossible Man    (Impy)    Citizen of Poppup who comes to Earth for amusement, can change his body into any shape and even mimic powers.  Not an evil being, but causes great trouble due mostly to his lack of understanding for how things work on Earth. 
            First appearance:  FF1 #11

Impossible Woman    (Impet)  Citizen of Poppup, came to Earth with the Impossible Man, can change her body into any shape. 
            First appearance:  MTO #60

Impulse    GA:  Imperial Guard
            First appearance:  UXM #107

Impy    (see:  Impossible Man) 

Imsety    REL:  Son of Horus.

In-Betweener    Cosmic entity, agent of Lord Chaos and Master Order.
            First appearance:  WAR #10

Indestructible    ?
            First appearance:  TH1 #132

Inertia    (Edith Freiberg)  GA:  Squadron Supreme, Redeemers.
            First appearance:  SqS LTD #10

Infant Terrible    The juvenile Elan that came to Earth and, unknowingly, used its reality altering powers and caused chaos in downtown NYC.  It was even coerced with candy by Big Joe into a life of crime.  Finally, Mr. Fantastic realized that it was a child and summoned its parents, who came and took the child away with them into space.
            First appearance:  FF1 #24

Infectia    Mutant who can induce mutations in living beings by kissing them, leader of the Anti-Bodies.
            First appearance:  XFAC #28

Inferno    Demon.
            First appearance:  GHR #8

Inferno Island    The volcanic island where Namor was exiled when Byraah briefly gained control of Atlantis, home of an enormous fiery creature which the Sub-Mariner defeated.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #91

Inferno, the    A multi title mini-series where Sy'm the demon sent N'astirh and his minions to Earth to seek the Darkchild to open a portal from Belasco's Limbo.
            Began:  ?

Infinity Productions    A movie studio in Hollywood owned by Cyril and William Lucas.  They tried to produce a movie starring Captain America.
            First appearance:  CAP1 #106

Ingar, Princess     (Deceased)  One of the royal house of the Gortokian Subterranens.  Killed by radiation poisoning caused by the surface world.  REL:  Daughter of King Krono, wife of Prince Gortok (Grotesk).
            First appearance:  UXM 341  

Inheritor    (?)
            First appearance:  IH1 #149

Inhumans    An evolutionary off shoot of humanity created by the Kree twenty-five thousand years ago, who later developed the Terrigen Mist to alter their forms further, primarily lived in Attilan (Great Refuge) and then in the blue area of the Moon, the term Inhuman was first coined by Sentry 459 after their first king, Randac, used the Mists.  Their number consists mainly of:  Medusa [First seen member], Gorgon [first seen member as a race], Blackbolt, Triton, Karnak, Crystal, Lockjaw [FF1 #45], Seeker [FF1 #46], Maximus, Aireo [FF1 #47], Falcona, Leonus, Stallior, Timberius, Nebulo, Romnar [ IH1 An. #1], Makoth [TH1 #146], Randac [TH1 #147], Agon, Rynda [TH1 #148], Phaeder, Nadar, Budan [MTO #71], Kaliban [FF1 #99], Asmodeus II, Chiron, [FF1 #117],  Avius, Flaidermaus, Pinyon [FF1 #129], Piskas, Dominus, Dominor, [FF1 #131], Glytra, Marak [FF1 #240], Thraxton [FF1 An. #12],
            First appearance (Medusa only):  FF1 #36    As a race (w/Gorgon-unnamed ):  FF1 #44   Named:  FF1 #45
            Origin:  FF1 #46

Inhumans    The Royal House of the Inhumans race, usually the movers and shakers in their defense and welfare, including a short stint of self imposed exile in the world of man to learn their ways, consisting of:  Black Bolt, Medusa, Crystal, Karnak, Gorgon, Triton, and their faithful pet LockJaw [first seen members],
            First appearance (as a team):  FF1 #45       

Inner Circle    The governing caste of the Hellfire Club led by Sebastian Shaw (Black King), consisting of White Queen {original members}, Black Queen I, Black Bishop, White Bishop [UXM #132], Black Rook [NM #22], Black Queen II, White Rook [NM #23], White King [UXM #?]
            First appearance:  UXM #129

Interdites    Race of blue humanoids form the planet Interdis.
            First appearance:  WAR #15

Intergalactic Sentry    (see:  Sentry)

Interlocking Technologies, Unlimited    (see:  Inter-Related Technocracies, Unlimited, Inter-Politan Thermo-Dynamics, Unlimited)  The Earth version of the company run by Arkon and operated by Albert DeVoor with the single goal of fomenting nuclear war between this Earth, the Earth of the 5th Dimension, and Earth-A to generate power for his failing planet, Polemachus.  They purchased Fantastic Four Inc and used Doctor Doom's Time Platform to cause chronal anomalies (dinosaurs, Vikings, etc) in NYC of Earth-A.
            First appearance:  FF1 #160

Interloper    Dragon Slayer.  GA:  Eternals, Defenders, Dragon Circle.
            First appearance:  DEF #147

Inter-Politan Thermo-Dynamics, Unlimited    (see:  Interlocking Technologies, Unlimited and Inter-Related Technocracies, Unlimited)  The 5th Dimension version of the company run by Arkon and operated by Albert DeVoor with the single goal of fomenting nuclear war between the 5th Dimension Earth, Earth, and Earth-A to generate power for his failing plane, Polemachus.  They provided the weapons for the 5th Dimension's army so they could invade Earth.
            First mention:  FF1 #161

Inter-Related Technocracies, Unlimited    (see:  Interlocking Technologies Unlimited, Inter-Politan Thermo-Dynamics Unlimited)  The Earth-A version of the company run by Arkon and operated by Albert DeVoor with the single goal of fomenting Nuclear war between Earth-A, Earth, and the 5th Dimension Earth to generate power for his failing planet, Polemachus.  They bought up Reed Richards Robotics and began mass producing Andrones to invade the 5th Dimension.
            First mention:  FF1 # 160

'Invader'    (see:  Zorr II)  The only name given to the alien warlord when he destroyed Xandar.
            First appearance and origin:  FF1 #204

Invaders    WW II super hero team working together to defeat the various Axis powers, first seen when they are pitted against the modern Avengers in the contest between Kang and the Grand-Master for the life of Ravonna, consisting of:  Sub-Mariner, Human Torch I, Captain America I, [first seen members], Toro, Whizzer I, Miss America,  Bucky II, Union Jack I, Union Jack II [INV #34], Spitfire, Dyna-Mite {INV #?]
            First modern appearance:  AV1 #71

Invaders, Alternate    The same team of Word War II heroes 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 these Invaders and the Fantastic Four to set things right.  Members include:  Captain America-Alt, Sub-Meriner-Alt, Human Torch-Alt, Bucky-Alt, and Toro-Alt.
            First appearance:  FF AN #11

Invincible Man I    (see:  Super-Skrull)  An alias taken on by the Super Skrull, once believed to be Dr. Franklin Storm.  In the end, the Fantastic Four use IM to trade for the real Dr. Storm, who was being held on the Skrull Homeworld. 
            First appearance and origin:  FF1 #31

Invincible Man II    (see:  Reed Richards)    Mr. Fantastic is brainwashed by Doom's Hypno-Persuadeer and provided with an imitation of the original armor and pitted against the rest of the Fantastic Four.
            First appearance:  FF1 #196

Invincible Man III    (see:  Dr. Doom)

Invisible Girl    (Susan 'Sue' Storm/Richards, 'Sue Benjamin' see:  Invisible Woman)  Accidentally exposed to cosmic rays which originally gave her the power to turn invisible, late she developed the ability to affect other objects and to create invisible shields and objects which she could use defensively or offensively and to use these different applications in tandem.  Later becomes the Invisible Woman.  Long time love interest of Mr. Fantastic, whom she later marries.  REL:  Wife of  Mr. Fantastic. Sister of Human Torch II.  Mother of Franklin Richards.  Daughter of Franklin and Mary Storm. GA:  Fantastic Four.
            First appearance:  FF1 #1

Invisible Woman    (Susan 'Sue' Richards, form.  Invisible Girl, Susan Storm, see:  Malice)   Invisible Girl updates her name and starts to play a more serious role in the team becoming possible the most powerful member of the FF, including becoming team leader in Mr. Fantastic's absence. REL:  Wife of Mr. Fantastic.  Sister of Human Torch II.  Mother of Franklin Richards.  Daughter of Franklin and Mary Storm.  GA:  Fantastic Four, Avengers.
            First appearance:  FF1 #?

Iowerth, Dafydd Ap    Professor at the University of Swansea.  GA:  Dragon Circle.
            First appearance:  DrST3 #3

Irma    (deceased)  A German agent during WW II who wins the trust of the Howlers by posing as a member of the German resistance, breaking them out of a prison hospital, and looking remarkably like Nick Fury's old flame, Pam Hawley.  She is killed when she is recognized by Frenchie and is killed in the trap she had led the others into.
            First appearance and death:  SgtF #55

Ironclad    (Michael 'Mike' Steel)  GA:  U-Foes.
            First appearance:  IH1 #254

Iron Fist    (Daniel Thomas Rand (Rand-Kai))  Martial arts master raised in K'un-L'un, can make his fist 'like unto iron', long time partner or Power Man II. REL:  Son of Heather and Wendell Rand-Kai.  Brother of Miranda Rand-Kai.  GA:  Heroes for Hire.
            First appearance:  MPRM #15

Iron Man I    (Anthony 'Tony' Edward Stark)  Wealthy industrialist (Stark Industires/International, Circuits Maximus, and Stark Enterprises), inventor, and arms manufacturer is forced to build an armored battle suit to save his life because of a near fatal injury to his heart, begins to lead the secret life of a hero, posing as his own bodyguard as he continues to upgrade his armor as the state of the art improves, most common weapon are the repulsor rays in his hands. Twice he has had a bout with alcohol addiction.  Has been romantic with Black Widow, Bethany Cabe, Madame Masque and many others.  REL:  Son of  Howard and Maria Stark.  Cousin of Morgan Stark.  GA:  Avengers, West Coast Avengers.
            First appearance:  ToS1 #39

Iron Man's Armor    The original armor of Iron Man was created by Tony Stark using his newly invented miniature transistors to help him escape from Viet Cong insurgents and to keep his damaged heart functioning, but over the years he has altered its design for either streamlining or for specific application.  Gray, boiler armor [original version], becomes collapsible to fit in a suitcase [ToS1 #40], 2nd copy of the gray, boiler room armor [ToS1 #43], paints the armor gold [ToS1 ?], first red and gold [ToS1 #48], first replacement armor [ToS1 #57], adds 15 minutes of emergency air [ToS1 #58], redesign of the helmet [ToS1 #62], installed master transistor [ToS1 #63], adds thermo-couplers [IM1 #4], rated for underwater use and can recharge from expose to extreme temperatures [IM1 #9],
            First appearance:  ToS1 #39

Iron Man II    (form. James R. 'Rhodey' Rhodes, see:  War Machine)  Tony Stark's private pilot, assistant, and friend is left with the responsibility of being Iron Man when Stark falls off the wagon the second time.  GA:  West Coast Avengers.
            First appearance:  IM1 #170

Iron Man Robot    A remarkable replica of Iron Man's armor created and animated by Quasimodo with the abilities of the real Iron Man.  It was originally created to be Quasimodo's arms and legs after he was frozen in place by the Silver Surfer (FF1 AN #5), but soon after it was pitted agaisnt the Fantastic Four and the real Iron Man and overloaded.
            First appearance:  FF1 #202

Iron Monger    (Obadiah Stane)  Powerful armor created by Stane Intenational,based on Iron Man's original designs, and worn by Stane himself .
            First appearance:  IM1 #200

Iron Mask    An old west blacksmith who turned to a life of crime, using a bulletproof helmet and chest plate to hide his identity.  He was always bested by Kid Colt, including the time he, Bennington Brown, Dr. Danger, and the Fat Man, calling themselves the Circus of Crime, planned to rob the governor of Arizona's house.
            First appearance:  KC Outlaw #110

Isaac    An inhabitant of Morvania befriended by the Hulk.  REL:  Brother of Rachel.
            First appearance:  IH1 #133

ISDAI    Infra-Beam Spacecraft Detection And Identification. The long distance, radar-like equipment used by the Skrulls to identify incoming spacecraft.
            First appearance:  FF1 #205

Ishanta    REL:  Cousin of Black Panther.

Isis    Egyptian Goddess of Fertility.  REL:  Widfe of Osiris.  Mother of Horus.  Sister of Seth and Nephthys. 
            First appearance:  TH1 #280

Island Prison    A prison located off the coast of New York City, a rename of Ryker's Island.
            First appearance:  ASM1 #4

Isle of Silence    One of the places in Asgard where Loki has been banished.
            First appearance:  AV1 #1

Isle of the Exiles    The island HQ in the Sargasso Sea, surrounded by Killer Kelp, for Red Skull and his team of Exiles, who had been hiding there since WW II.  Site of the defeat of the 4th Sleeper.  Infiltrated by Captain America I and Agent X, also the site where Cap first met the Falcon, who had been marooned there.
            First appearance:  CAP1 #102

ISO-36    A radioactive isotope that is the only substance that will save May Parker's life when she begins to suffer from the radiation poisoning received from a transfusion from her nephew, Peter (Spider-Man).  The only sample of it in NYC is stolen by the Master Planner's Gang.
            First appearance:  ASM #32 

Isotope 16    Another radioactive substance craved by Dr. Octopus, this time he has an amnesiac Spider-Man steal it from Ft. Tyson.
            First appearance:  ASM #56

Itobo, Joshua    REL:  Cousin of Black Panther.     

It, the Living Colossus    Giant animated statue built by Boris Petrovski, given spirit of Robert OBryan.
            First appearance:  ToS1 #14        First appearance in the MU:  ?      Died:  IH1 #244

It, the Silent One    (deactivated)  An ancient robot which was buried on the bottom of the ocean but revived by an accidental radiation leak, his consequent havoc was at first blamed on Namor by the surface dwellers.  He is larger than human, extremely strong and fast, and appears to be made of stone and, because of the leak, strongly radioactive.  It is mortally damaged in a fight with Namor when it is smashed through the hull of a submarine.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #92    Deactivated TtA1 #93

Ivan    ?
            First appearance:  FF1 An. #5

Ivan and Sonia    Married Russian couple commenting about the Apollo moon landing.
            First appearance:  FF1 #98

Ixar the Invincible    The Sirian ruler who, after a millennia old war in his home system, came to Earth seeking super beings in order to use their powers to bolster his Ultroid army.  Posing as the Burgomeister of  a village in Transia, he kidnapped the Avengers, starting with the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, and attempted to transfer their powers into his Ultroid robots Ultroid Robots using his Ability Assimilator.  Hawkeye discovered Ixar's true identity, and assisted by Ultrana, was defeated by the Black Widow, and the Sirian fled the Earth.. 
            First appearance:  AV1 #36        Origin:  AV1 #37

Ixchel    The primary goddess of Terra Verde, impersonated by Crystal while under the control of Diablo to try to dseize power from the local dictator.
            First appearance as Crystal:  FF1 #117

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Jackal    (Deceased)  (see:  Prof. Miles Warren)  ESU Professor turned criminal.  Creates Spider-Man and Gwen Stacy clones. 
            First appearance:  ASM #129        Died:  ASM #149

Jack Frost II    (Gregor Shepanka,  see:  Blizzard)  Criminal who tried to steal the secret of Tony Stark's transistors, developed a cold ray and went into the costumed crook game.
            First appearance:  ToS #45

Jackhammer    Member of the engineering corps for Hydra.
            First appearance:  DD1 #123

Jack O'Diamonds    (Deceased)  (form. Jack Winters, see: Living Diamond) Nuclear power plant employee turned criminal to cover gambling debts, who tries to recruit Scott Summers to a life of crime.  Claims to be a mutant because of his super human powers, ie:  he can mentally tell if someone is approaching and can mentally cloak himself and other people, and his hands are made of diamond, but it is shown that his abilities weren't from birth but a freak accident when he stole some radioactive isotopes.
            First appearance and origin:  UXM #40        Died:  UXM #42

Jack of Hearts    (Jack Hart)  Accidentally exposed to Zero Fluid and imbued with super powers.  REL:  Son of Philip Hart. 
            First appearance:  DHKF #22

Jack O' Lantern    (Jason Philip Macendale Jr., see:  Hobgoblin III)  Freelance terrorist.
            First appearance:  MM #19

Jackson, 'Crackajack'    (Deceased)  REL:  Father of Hammer.

Jackson, Leroy    (Deceased)  (see:  Hammer)  REL:  Son of 'Crackajack' Jackson.

Jackson, Paula    The love interest that pressed the WWI pilot, Karl Kaufman to be the Phantom Eagle.
            First appearance:  MSH1 #16

Jade Dragon    (Dei Guan)  Chinese mutant who can transform himself into an enormous green dragon, 'liberated' from his country by Alpha Flight.
            First appearance;  ALF #59

Jager    ?
            First appearance:  UXM #60

Jaguar    (Ramon DeRico)
            First appearance:  DD1 #120        Killed by Scourge:  CAP #319

Jakarra    REL:  Half Brother of Black Panther.

Jakar's World    An alien world struck down by a galactic plague.
            First appearance:  CAP1 #150

Jake    A janitor at the NY Armory at Lexington and 34th St.  Accidentally splashed prisoner, Sub-Mariner, with water, allowing him to escape from military captivity.
            First appearance:  SUB #19

Jaketch    A Skrull apprentice executioner who has high ambitions of becoming the Lord Executioner, used the Metabolic Booster on the Fantastic Four to cause their rapid aging.
            First appearance:  FF1 #206

James, Mr.    One of the network officials responsible for the TV show, the Twelfth Hour.
            First appearance:  ST1 #129

Jameson, J. Jonah    Outspoken editor and owner of the Daily Bugle and Now Magazine.  Has great dislike for Spider-Man, which was at first attributed to SM showing up his son and often led him to create anti-Spidey articles and editorials in his paper.  He is not really a bad person, but his pig-headed single mindedness often leads to trouble for those around him and has on several occasions caused him to step beyond the law in his crusade against Spidey.  Long time friend of Norman Osborn and long time member of the Midtown Business Executives Club.  REL:  Widower of Joan Jameson.  Husband of Marla Jameson.  Father of Col. John (Man-Wolf/Stargod) Jameson.
            First appearance:  ASM #1

Jameson, Joan    (Deceased)  REL:  First wife of J Jonah Jameson. Mother of Col. John (Man-Wolf/Stargod) Jameson.
            First appearance:   ?

Jameson, Lt. Col. John    (see:  Man-Wolf, Stargod)  Astronaut who is exposed to different elements in space that grant him various (good and bad) super powers.  The first was alien spores that gave him uncontrolable super powers, but could be dampened by a special environmental suit (created by Stark Industries) before the spores were destroyed, and the second was the Moonstone which caused him to become the Man-Wolf (Stargod).  Later becomes the love interest of Dr. Kafka when he takes over as the head of Security at her asylum.  REL:  Son of J Jonah and Joan Jameson.
            First appearance:  ASM #1

Jameson, Marla    (form.  ?)  REL:  Second wife of J Jonah Jameson.

James, Prof. Randolph    (see:  Futurist)

Janus    (see:  Nega-Man) (Deceased)  A scientist acquaintance of Reed Richards who had been doing research into negative Energy and accidentally split himself into two beings, his evil half becoming the Nega-Man. Shortly after shooting his counterpart (who then dissipated), Janus sneaks into the Negative Zone through Reed's lab, becomes the Nega-Man himself, but, in a bid for more power with Annihilus, he is lost to the Anti-Matter Zone.
            First appearance:   FF1 #107        As Nega-Man and his death:  FF1 #109    

Jarlson, Sigurd    (see:  Thor III) The second secret ID of Thor I, this time as a steelworker instead of a doctor.

Jarella    (Deceased)  Empress of the micro world of K'ai, wanted to make Hulk her Emperor.  Only love interest for the Hulk that wasn't also Banner's.
            first appearance:  IH1 #140        Died:  IH1 #205

Jarvis, Edwin    Formerly the butler for the Howard Stark family mansion, stayed on when it was converted to the HQ of the Avengers, was once briefly thought to be the Crimson Cowl.  Father figure for most of the younger Avengers staying at the mansion, unswervingly faithful to his duties.  REL  Has a mother in the city known only as Mrs. Jarvis.
            First appearance:  ToS1 #59

Jarvis, Mrs.  The beloved mother of the Avenger's butler, Edwin.  He visits her regularly at her apartment in the city, and she has been used as leverage to get at the team through her son.  REL:  Mother of Edwin Jarvis
            First mention:  AV1 #55

Jasmine    (Deceased)  Insectivorid warrior, consort of Bug.  GA:  Micronauts.
            First appearance:  MIC #13        Died:  MIC #17

Jason, Jerry    The stand in for Ross Archer in his Brother Brimstone part in the gothic TV series "Strange Secrets".
            First appearance:  DD1 #65

Javelin    (Darin)  One of the Space Knights.
            First appearance:  ROM #26

Jaxon, Jerome 'Jerry'    (Deceased)  (see:  Box II)  Executive Vice president of Roxxon Oil.  Died in an attempt to kill Guardian.  GA:  Omega Flight.
            First appearance:  ALF #3        Died:  ALF #12

Jeffries, Lionel    (see:  Scramble)  Insane mutant who is able to alter people's appearance by touch.  REL:  Brother of Madison Jeffries.
            First appearance:  ALF #?

Jeffries, Madison    (see:  Box IV)  Mutant with the ability to create even the most complicated machines with just a thought.    Love interest for Vindicator II during the absence of Guardian, later becomes the love interest of Diamond Lil.  REL:  Brother of Scramble.  GA:  Gamma Flight, Omega Flight, Alpha Flight.
            First appearance:  ALF #16

Jemiah the Analyzer    One of the Celestials that came to judge the Earth in the Fourth Host.
            First appearance:  ETN #7

Jenkins, Abner    (see:  the Beetle) 

Jerry    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

Jerry    Central Park police officer who encounters Gorr.  Partner of Joe.
            First appearance:  FF1 #171

Jersey Devil    (Don Remming)  GA:  UCWF.
            First appearance:  TNG #29

Jester    (Jonathan Powers)  Costumed super criminal, usually pitted against Daredevil.  He wears a multi-colored jester costume, complete with bells, and usually pulls hideous practical jokes, like getting DD convicted of his murder.  GA:  Trio of Doom.
            First appearance:  DD1 #42

Jester's Robot Miniatures    ?
            First appearance:  DD1 #44

Jester II    Swordsman.  GA:  Crazy Gang.
            First US appearance:  EXC #4

Jetstream    (Haroun ibn Sallah al-Rashid)  Student at the Massachusetts Academy.  GA:  Hellions.
            First appearance:  NM #16

Jhd'Btt    Home world of the Flb'Dbi which is the fourth planet of the Star Beta Lyrae.
            First mention (unnamed):  FF1 #221

Jigsaw    (?)
            First appearance and origin:  ASM #188

Jimus, 'Sad Sam'    Hired muscle working for the Owl.
            First appearance:  DD1 #3

Jinku    Lava Man witch doctor and priest who pushed their king into war with the surface world.  Has a three horned mask made of the same molten material as his body and carries a radio-active rod as a weapon.
            First appearance (unnamed):  AV1 #5

Jinni Devil    A mystical creature that Mogul used to attack Thor and the Warrior's Three, but it turned to smoke when it failed to defeat them by nightfall.
            First appearance:  TH1 #?

Jocasta    (Deceased)  Female robot built by Ultron as a consort, but she turns against him in favor of the Avengers and is made a provisional member.
            First appearance:  AV1 #162        Died:  MTO #93

Joe    ?
            First appearance:  UXM #48

Joe    Pilot of the airplane carrying the Fantastic Four that was downed by the Hulk.
            First appearance:  FF1 #166

Joe    Central Park police officer who encounters Gorr.  Partner of Jerry.
            First appearance:  FF1 #171

Joe the Gorilla    Small time muscle, part of the Split-Second Squad.
            First appearance:  AV1 #77

Joey    A boxer who was fighting at Madison Square Garden when his event was interrupted by a bout between the Thing, Hulk, and Thundra.
            First appearance:  GS FF #1

Johnson, Clarence 'Kelly'    Designer of the X-Men Black Bird.

Johnson, Jack    REL:  Father of Right-Winger.

Johnson, Jerome 'Jerry'    (see:  Right-Winger)  Given super strength by the Power Brokers.  REL:  Son of Jack Johnson  GA:  UCWF, Buckies.
            First appearance:  ?

Johnson, 'Slugger'    (Deceased)  (see:  Brain II, Warhead)  Small time crook hired as one of Gregory Gideon's thugs who gets caught in the explosion of the Eternity Machine which enervates him to the point of drawing the attention of the Shaper of Worlds, who creates a mini-universe, the Nation, from his dreams.  He becomes the resident genius, modeled after Einstein, and then dies when the Shaper changes him into the Warhead to protect his stronghold.
            First appearance (unnamed):  FF1 #134    Named:  FF1 #136        Died (as Warhead):  FF1 #137

Johnson, Tilda    (see:  Nightshade)

Johnson, Tyrone    (see:  Claok)

Jonas, Abner    (see:  Organizer)

Jones, Angelica    (see:  Firestar)  REL:  Daughter of Bartholomew Jones.

Jones, Ann, Tammy, and Daniel    REL:  Children of Torpedo and Lorraine Jones.  Nieces and nephew of Maggie Jones.

Jones, Armand    (deceased)  The brother of the original Thing Imposter, he recreated his brother's power stealing technology in order to get revenge on the Fantastic Four, who he blamed for his brother's death , but he was killed testing the equipment in an altercation with the Hulk and Spider-Man.
            First appearance:  ?

Jones, Arcanna    (see:  Arcanna)

Jones, Bartholomew    REL:  Father of Firestar.

Jones, Bill    (Deceased)  REL:  Uncle of  Gabe Jones.

Jones, Brock    (see:  Torpedo)   REL  Husband of Lorraine Jones.  Brother of Maggie Jones.  Father of Ann, Tammy, and Daniel Jones.

Jones, Gabriel 'Gabe'    (see:  Number Nine)  One of the original Howling Commandoes, Special Field officer of SHIELD, posed as Number 9 when he infiltrated and brought the downfall of the Secret Empire.  Becomes a love interest of Peggy Carter.  REL:  Nephew of Bill Jones.
            First appearance:  SgtF #1        Modern appearance:  ST1 #135

Jones, Hugh    Ex-president of Roxxon Oil, one of the people who has worn the Serpent Crown.
            First appearance:  CAP1 #180

Jones, Lorraine    REL:  Wife of Torpedo.  Mother of Ann, Tammy, and Daniel Jones.  Sister-in-law of Maggie Jones.

Jones, Maggie    REL:  Sister of Torpedo.  Sister-in-law or Lorraine Jones.  Aunt of Ann, Tammy, and Daniel Jones.

(Jones), Polly     Relative of Rick Jones that allowed him and the Hulk to stay at her house while they were on the run from the military.  REL:  Aunt of Rick Jones.
            First appearance:  IH1 #3

Jones, Ricardo    (see:  Thing Imposter)

Jones, Richard 'Rick' M.    (see: Bucky IV)  Side kick of Hulk, then Captain America I, then Captain Marvel I, later became a rock musician, was the one who originally single-handedly defeated the Kree Supreme Intelligence during the Skrull/Kree War.  Started off as the usual unpleasant teenager type, but developed into a reasonably responsible adult. REL:  Nephew of Polly Jones.  GA:  Avengers (honorary member), Teen Brigade.
            First appearance:  IH1 #1

Jord    (see:  Gaea)

Jormungand    (see:  Midgard Serpent)

Josh    One of the Empire State University students who were demonstrating at the Exhibition Hall over its use to house the Ancient Clay Tablet, later stolen by Kingpin.
            First appearance:  ASM #68

Josten, Eric    (see:  Power Man I)  In later continuity, he is one of the soldiers working for Baron Zemo I at his South American compound.
            First appearance:  AV1 #16

Jotunheim    Norse home of the giants in Asgard.
            First appearance:  JiM1 #112

Joyboy    An alien who can psionically transform a person into their greatest desire.  GA:  Technet.
            First appearance:  EXCSPED #1

Joyce, Madeline    (see:  Miss America, Madeline Frank)

Juarez, Bonita    (see:  Firebird)

Jubilee    (Jubilation Lee)  Mutant who can create 'fireworks' of varying degrees at will.  GA:  X-Men, Generation X.
            First appearance:  UXM #244

Judans    An alien race with ovoid body and six limbs from the planet Dyofor.
            First appearance:  ST1 #180

Judd, Eugene    (see:  Puck)

Juggernaut    (Cain Marko, 'Cain Biggs')    Super villain who gained his powers from a ruby in the Temple of Cyttorak, giving him near invulnerability and super strength.  His armor gives him further protection, the helmet of which prevents psionic attacks.  Early on, often the partner Black Tom Cassidy.  Sworn enemy of Prof. X and any of his followers.  REL:  Half-brother of Prof. X.  Son of Dr. Kurt and Marjory Marko.  Stepson of Sharon Marko.  GA: 
            First mention:  UXM #11        First appearance and origin:  UXM #12 

June   A sightseer in NYC who visit the Marvel Comics offices just when the Impossible man storms them to get his own book.
            First appearance:  FF1 #176

Juniper, Jonathan "Junior"    (deceased)  The ivy league graduate who volunteered during WWII as a tail-gunner in a B-17 and was chosen as one of the original members of the First Attack Squad of Able Company, in fact it was his brainstorm that earned the group it's nick name of Howlers.  Junior was shot and killed when the group was attempting to bring Lord Ha-Ha from Berlin.
            First appearance:  SgtF #1

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Kaggor    Asgardian Storm Giant.
            First appearance:  TH1 #193

Kagle, Henry    (see:  Hannibal King)

Kahn, Gene    (see:  Mandarin)

K'ai    The microscopic world where Jarella was the Empress.
            First appearance:  IH1 #140

Kala    Beautiful queen of the Atlantean Netherworlders,  cannot maintain her youthful appearance above the ground, once made a play for Tony Stark to be her king, becomes the consort of Mole Man.  Part of the three way struggle for mastery over Subterranea with Tyrranus and Mole Man.  REL:  Widow of Baxu.
            First appearance:  ToS1 #43

Kalahia    Alien world discovered by Thin Man in the 40's.
            First modern appearance:  MPRM #29

Kale, Andy    REL:  Brother of Jennifer Kale.  Grandson of Joshua Kale.
            First appearance:  FEAR #11

Kale, Jennifer    Young woman who becomes a student sorceress under Dakimh in the Everglades swamp.
            First appearance:  FEAR #11

Kale, Joshua    REL:  Grandfather of Jennifer and Andy Kale.
            First appearance:  FEAR #11

Kaliban    An Inhuman guardsman of Attilan who resembles the abominable snowman and is loyal to Maximus.  Twice he tried to keep Johnny out of the Great Refuge.
            First appearance (unnamed):  FF1 #99        Named:  FF1 #117

Kali-Ma    (see:  Apocalypse)

Kaliph, Rama    The wise man whom Dr. Strange consulted about the identity of Eternity.
            First appearance:  ST1 #136

Kallusians    An advanced humanoid race from the planet Kallu, led by Ogor, that attempted to invade the Earth but were thwarted by the Avengers. 
            First appearance:  AV1 #14

Kalthea, Queen    The alien monarch with whom the Watcher falls in love, but is refused when she asks him to be her King.
            First appearance:  ToS1 #56

Kaluu    Possibly the most powerful living human black magician, accidentally released into this dimension by Dr. Strange.  He attacks the Sanctum Santorum with the Demons of Denak.
            First part. appearance and origin:  ST1 #147        Full appearance:  ST1 #148

Kalya    One of Madame Macabre's servants.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #66

Kamado    An advanced, bulky, humanoid race from the planet Mikkaz.
            First appearance:  DEF #125

Kaminski, Dr.    One of Reed Richard's co-workers at Cynthian Associates.
            First appearance (unnamed):  FF1 #193        Named:  FF1 #195

Kamo Thamn    (see:  Possessor)

Kan    (Deceased)  REL:  Ancestor of Wong.

Kane, Garrison    (see:  Weapon X III)    Prime covert operative for the Canadian Secret Espionage Division Department K.  Some time partner of Cable across time.
            First appearance:  ?

Kane, Harry    (see:  Hurricane)

Kangaroo    (Deceased)  (Frank Oliver)  An ex-Boxer turned criminal using devices that allowed him to hop great distances.  His first run in with Spidey was when he attempted to steal an experimental virus.
            First appearance:  ASM #81        Died:  ASM #126

Kanga Khan    A Mongolian communist tyrant who captures Dr. Banner after fleeing the Russians, defeated by Hakun Gantu.
        First appearance:  TtA1 #67

Kang the Conqueror    (see:  Immortus, Ram-Tut, Scarlet Centurion)  Megalomaniac from an Alternate 30th century Earth, who uncovered the secrets of time travel, and with it, and the advanced weaponry of the 40th century, works toward world domination by attacking various time periods, often the 20th.  He is encased in a protective cryogenic suit.  Creator of the Growing Man.  Romantically devoted to Ravonna, who almost gave her life to save his.
            First appearance and origin:  AV1 #8

Kang's Anti-Matter Shield    The power shield created by Kang, powerful enough to deflect Thor's hammer, but collapses under constant extreme pressure.
            First appearance:  AV1 #8

Kang's Neutrino Missile    A doomsday device released by Kang  as a failsafe that would destroy everyone on Earth but him.  It was diverted by Iron Man I where it exploded harmlessly in the atmosphere.
            First appearance:  AV1 #8

Kang's View Screen Monitor    A device through which Kang could view different timelines.
            First appearance:  AV1 #11

Kanto    Luigi Cantalope's assistant on the schlock Fantastic Four move by Lorenzo.
            First appearance:  FF1 AN #12

Kariooq, the Corrupter    One of the Great Beasts.
            First appearance:  ALF #24

Karkas    Former Deviant Gladiator, now a scholar., often partners with Ransak (Reject).
            First appearance:  ETN #8

Karma    (Xian Coy Mahn)  Mutant with psychic abilities, ends up working for her uncle in Madripoor where she ends up gaining incredible amounts of weight while possessed by Amahl Farouk.  REL:  Niece of Gen. Coy.  GA:  New Mutants.
            First appearance:  MTU #100

Karnak, the Shatterer    Inhuman priest, able to find the one defect in anything and shatter it with a single blow of his hands.  Has an almost oriental look about him, wears mainly green with a very tall helmet-like head piece as his costume of choice.  Member of the Royal House, often pairs off with Gorgon.  REL:  Cousin of Blackbolt, Medusa, Gorgon, and Crystal.  GA:  Inhumans.
            First appearance:  FF1 #45

Karnilla    (Norn Queen)  Asgard Queen of Nornheim.  The powerful sorceress who, early on, often worked with Loki in his plots against Thor, later fell in love with Balder and became a shirt-tail good guy. 
            First appearance:  JiM1 #107

Karnopolis    An exclusive resort owned by Don Caballero located in the Sahara that was used as the first home base when Hydra emerged for the second time under the new Supreme Hydra (Baron Strucker).  This was also where the Overkill Horn was developed for use against SHIELD.
            First appearance:  ST1 #150

Karthon the Quester    ?
            First part. appearance:  SUB #9        First full:  SUB #10

Karygmax    Deviant priest.
            First appearance:  ETN LTD #1

Kasloff, Prof. Orson    (see:  Asbestos Man)

Ka Stone    (destroyed)  A mystic amulet that allows the wearer to manipulate vast amounts of energy, used primarily by the Sphinx.  Crushed by Galactus in their battle over possession of the Earth.
            First appearance:  NOV #6        Destroyed:  FF1 #213

Katharta    Alien world of barbarism and Sorcery.
            First appearance:  GSMANT #3

Kaufman, Karl    (see:  Phantom Eagle)  Barnstormer turned military test pilot during WW I.

Kaxton, Carl    Industrial inventor, creator of the Molecular Condenser, was sued by Wilbur Day (Stilt Man) for the theft of his patented hydraulic lift.
            First appearance:  DD1 #8

Ka-Zar    (Lord Kevin Plunder)  English lord turned jungle man, Lord of the Savage Land, almost always in the company of Zabu.  Basically a blond Tarzan.  REL:  Husband of Shanna the She Devil.  Brother of Parnival the Plunderer.  Son of Lord Robert and Lady Blanche Plunder.
            First appearance:  UXM #10        Origin:  DD1 #24

Kearns, Lee    FBI Agent who worked with Ant-Man I and the Wasp, he is rescued by Giant-Man I from East Berlin when he was investigating the Beasts from Berlin.
            First appearance (voice only):  TtA1 #42        First in person:  TtA1 #60?

Keaton, Christopher 'Kris'    (see:  Foreigner)

Keefer, Gordon 'Monk'     ('Gort'  see:  Ape-Man I)  Hired muscle.
            First appearance (unnamed):  AV1 #12

Keeper    Them agent who is the keeper of the Comic Cube, betrayed by Red Skull and sent to another dimension after he leads Captain America to his Island HQ.
            First appearance:  ToS1 #80

Keeper of the Flame    The leader of the Flame of Life cult who is seeking to dethrone Prince Rey, the true leader of El Dorado.  Defeated by the Avengers.
            First appearance:  AV1 #30

Keewazi Indians    A tribe of American Indians from Oklahoma whose ancestral lands are rich with oil deposits, which the Red Star Oil Company tried to steal.  Their primary deity of protection is Tomazooma, and their way of life is a mixture of the old and new.  Later, they were attacked by the Miracle Man for their association with the  Fantastic Four  The primary members are:  Wyatt Wingfoot [First seen member], Silent Fox (Chief), Black Deer (unnamed) [First seen as a tribe], Rebecca Rainbow [MTO #8], Nicky [FF1 #192],
            First appearance:  FF1 #50        Named as a tribe:  FF1 #80

Kehl    Taurian pirate, led by Nebula.

Kelly, Senator Robert    Mutant hating senator, who started  Project Wideawake.
            First appearance:  UXM #?

Khanata    REL:  Cousin of the Black Panther.

Khoryphos    (see:  Orpheus)  Eternal musician.
            First appearance:  ETN LTD #1

Khrull    REL:  Uncle of Mantis.

Kiana    (see:  Moonstalker)

Kiber the Cruel    (Deceased)  (Frederick Kiber)  Absorbs psionic energy.
            First appearance:  BP #11        Died:  BP #13

Kid Colt    (Blaine Colt)  Old west gunfighter.  REL:  Son of Dan Colt.
            First appearance:  KC #1

Kid Commandoes    Junior super team consisting of:  Toro, Bucky I,
            First appearance:  INV #?

Kid Gawaine    A middle weight boxing contender that is purchases by Phoenix with the intent of having him lose his championship fight against Slugger Sloan.  With the help of Daredevil, they mop up the syndicate.  His trainer, Pop Fenton, happened to be the same as Daredevils' father.
            First appearance:  DD1 #68

Kid Nova    GA:  New Warriors.
            First appearance:  TH1 #412

Kieros, Abraham    (see:  War)

Kierrok    A Demon.
            First appearance:  UXM 396

Killebrew, Dr.    The geneticist brought in by Banshee to cure Black Tom's wooden viral infection.  Kidnapped by Juggernaut toward that same end.
            First appearance:  DP LTD #1

Killer Shrike    (Simon Maddicks, Harold Simmons, Donnie Gardner)  Ex-agent of Roxxon.
            First appearance:  RMPH #1

Killgrave, Kara   (see:  Purple Girl, Persuasion)  REL:  Daughter of Purple Man and Melanie Killgrave.

Killgrave, Melanie     (Deceased)  REL:  Wife of the Purple Man.  Mother of the Purple Girl (Persuasion).

Killgrave, Zebediah    (Deceased)  (see:  Purple Man)  REL:  Husband of Melanie Killgrave.  Father of  Purple girl (Persuasion)

Killraven    (Johnathan Raven)  Gladiator in 21st century alternate Earth based on War of the Worlds.  REL:  Son of Maureen Raven.  Brother of Joshua Raven.  GA:  Freemen.
            First appearance:  AA2 #18

Kim    A girl from the Vietnamese village where Thor was seeking the missing Norn Stones.
            First appearance:  JiM1 #117

Kimball, Jason    GA:  Young Gods
            First appearance:  TH1 #202

Kingdom of Tazza    Mystical realm, twilight kingdom of Tazza.
            First appearance:  ST1 #144

King, Hannibal    ('Henry Kagle')  Private investigator, ex-vampire, partners with Blade and Drake.
            First appearance:  ToD #25        Restored to human:  DrST2 #62

King Cobra    The name Cobra assumes when he becomes the leader of the Serpent Society.
            First appearance:  CAP1 #?

King, Miss    Mr. Regal's secretary.
            First appearance:  UXM #36

King, Silas    (see:  Solarr)

Kingo Sunen    Eternal samurai and an actor.
            First appearance:  ETN #11

Kingpin    (Wilson Fisk, 'Harold Howard',  see:   Brainwasher)  A crime boss who moves into NYC  taking advantage of Spider-Man's absence, slowly works his way to being the King of crime of the city and a major player crime-wise internationally.  Although originally a nemesis of Spidey, his downfall was brought about by Daredevil after Fisk destroyed his life.  Kingpin is grotesquely large, but it is all muscle and he is unbelievably strong and fast.  He is a ruthless man, but has an odd code of ethics, usually doing whatever is best for himself.  He is also fiercely protective of his wife.  REL  Husband of Vanessa Fisk.  Father of Richard Fisk (the Rose).  GA:  Hydra.
            First appearance:  ASM #50    First name revealed:  ASM #83

Kincaid, Dr. Keith    The handsome West Coast doctor who, through Odin, serves as the surrogate for Thor as the center of Jane Foster's romantic inclinations when she fails as a newly made goddess of Asgard.  Later they are married.  REL:  Husband of Jane Foster Kincaid.
            First appearance:  TH1 #136

Kincaid, Jane Foster    (form.  Jane Foster)  REL:  Wife of Dr. Keith Kincaid.

Kincaid, Oscar Jr.    (see:  the Osprey)

Kinross, Lord    (Deceased)  REL:  Father of Moira MacTaggart.  Grandfather of Proteus II.

Kismet    A mystical combination of possibilities.
            First appearance:  WAR #11

Klaw    (Ulysses Klaw)  A criminal prospector, who kills King T'Chaka while trying to steal Wakandan Vibranium and loses a hand to a young T'Challa.  Years later, he returns with a Force Glove where his missing hand should be and with the ability to create Solid Sound animals,  but is thwarted again by the adult Black Panther and the Fantastic Four. In the process, to save his own life, Klaw enters his own Sound Transformer and is transformed into living sound.  Now, he is able to create Solid Sound Creatures with his Force Glove and is the sworn enemy of Panther and the FF.  GA:  Masters of Evil II, Frightful Four.
            First appearance (as a human):  FF1 #53        (As solid sound) and origin:  FF1 #56

Klaw's Force Glove    Bull horn shaped device used by Klaw in place of his missing right hand to create various sound weapons, including his Solid Sound Creatures.
            First appearance:  FF1 #53

Klaw's Solid Sound Creatures    Creatures, usually in the form of oversized wild animals, created by Klaw from soundwaves from his Force Glove.  These creatures appear to be alive in everyway, but are always uniformly the color red.  They include:  gorilla, elephant [first seen animals],
            First appearance:  FF1 #53

Klaw, Ulysses    (see:  Klaw)

Klevano, Jack
    (see:  Cancer I)

Klklk    An advanced insectoid race from the planet La'kll.
            First appearance:  IH1 #259

Klyne, Jack    The host of a TV talk show, one where Gen Ross, Maj. Talbot and Rick Jones were brought on to discuss the Hulk.  It was on his show that Rick finally decides that the Hulk is a menace and must die.
            First appearance:  IH1 #103

Knapp, Whitman    (see:  Manikin)
            First appearance:  ALF #44

Knave    Criminal with super human strength.  GA:  Crazy Gang
            First US appearance:  EXC #4

Knickknack    (Nick Grossman)  GA:  Death Throws.
            First appearance:  CAP1 #317

Knight, Misty    Private investigator with bionic right arm, partners with Colleen Wing.  GA:  Daughters of the Dragon.
            First appearance (unnamed):  MTU #1        Named:  MPRM #20

Knights of Wundagore    (see:  New Men)  Chivalric order of New Men, with which the High Evolutionary tried to overcome the natural savage nature of the core animals.  Consisting of:  Sir Porga [First seen member], Count Tagar [TH1 #133], Sir Lepard, Sir Lyan, Sir Ossilot [TH1 #134], Sir Ram I [TtA1 #94], .
            First appearance (unnamed):  TH1 #132        Named:  TH1 #134

Knorda    Queen of the Asgardian mountain giants, attacked Thor when he was briefly banished to Jotunheim.
            First appearance:  JiM1 #109

Kobar     An alien world which uses sorcery instead of science.
            First appearance:  DrST2 #65

Kodabaks    Primitive humanoid-porcine race from the planet Kodaba.
            First appearance:  MTO An. #2

Koenig, Eric    Originally a German pilot who fought in WW II on the side of the allies as one of the early Howling Commandoes, later became Regional director of SHIELD.
            First appearance:  SgtF #9        First modern:  ST1 #? 

Kofi    (Lord KofiWhitemane)  Kymellion who gave Power pack their powers.  GA:  Power Pack 
            First appearance:  PP #16

Kolomaq, the Beast of the Snows    The living embodiment of Winter, one of the Great Beasts.
            Fist appearance:  ALF #6

Kone, Joe    Member of the patriot Party in the Nation and the leader of its enforcers, the Protectors.  Captured and helped to brainwash the Thing and Mr. Fantastic.
            First appearance:  FF1 #136

Korath    (Deceased)  REL:  Father of Gorgon.  Uncle of Blackbolt.  Husband of Milena.

Korbinites     An advanced, semi-humanoid race from the planet Korbin.
            First appearance:  TH1 #337

Korgon    (Harek Korgon)  A Viking youth from 1000 years ago who was exposed to the Darkfield Illumination, which blinded him, mutated him into a gigantic stature, and gave him great power, for which many of his people thought him a god and followed him into the Arctic where he created the Crystal World.  Ten centuries later, his World was due for its hundred year recharge, but Korgon's powers were fading after a 'heart attack'.  His people capture the Fantastic Four to help him, which they do, but due to a error made by one of his less loyal followers, he got too much power and went insane.  Only by a timely intervention by Odin did he finally accept his godhood.
            First appearance and origin:  FF1 #224

Kor-Konn    ?
            First appearance:  SUB #4

Kormok    High Priest of Atlantis' most ancient and sacred mysteries.  Wants to wrest control of Atlantis from Namor and makes a deal with the alien, Dynorr the Stalker to accomplish it.
            First appearance:  SUB #17

Koro     One of the Latverian Freedom Fighters who was guarding Reed Richards after they captured him.
            First appearance:  FF1 #198

Kort, Dr. Karl    (see:  Wrecker I)

Korvac    (Deceased)  (Michael Korvac)  31st century cyborg, would be master of the universe, often clashing with the Guardians of the Galaxy.
            First appearance:  AV1 #148        Died:  GSDEF #3

Kosmosians    An advanced, reptilian-amoebaid race from the planet Kosmos, one of which was accidentally drawn to Earth by Vernon Van Dyne and subsequently defeated by Ant-Man I and the Wasp with Formic Acid..
            First appearance:  TtA1 #44

Koto  One of the Mandarin's underlings.
            First appearance:  ToS1 #61

Kozy Kampus Koffee Shop    Local hang-out for the students of Metro College.
            First appearance:  FF1 #51

Kraawl    Sacred mount of Kala, a giant cross between a caterpillar and a snake.  The Thing killed one when he was duped into believing that it was attacking its mistress.
            First appearance:  FF1 #127

Kragg    The leader of the extremist group known as Phoenix who tried to strongarm the DA (Foggy Nelson) but also tried to fix a championship fight between Kid Gawaine and Slugger Sloan, only to be beaten by Daredevil in the end.
            First appearance:  DD1 #68

Kragoff, Ivan    (see:  Red Ghost)

Kraki    A member of the patrol that was sent out from the Crystal World by Korgon to capture the Fantastic Four.
            First appearance:  FF1 #224

Kral    The outermost planet of the Skrull Galaxy that, in the 1930's (Earth time) modeled itself after a captured human slave, Machine Gun Martin, so that it still appears to be in that prohibition/gangster period, from the mode of dress to the fact that the planet is divided into warring, mob owned territories.  Home of the Great Games, where the ownership of those territories is decided.  This is where the Thing was kidnapped to by the Skrull Slave Master.  Principle inhabitants:  Boss Barker, Lippy Louie, Napolean G. Robberson [first seen members].
            First appearance:  FF1 #91

Kral Training Center    This is the holding and training facility on the planet Kral used to prepare all new slaves for the Great Games.  It is operated by Napoleon G. Robberson, also known as the Slave-Keeper, and was the establishment where the Thing was held when he was kidnapped by the Skrull Slave Master to fight Torgo II.  Slaves who have been trianed:  the Thing, Torgo II, Taxtor [first seen slaves], Magno-Man, Rhinogon, Cat-Man II, Primitoid [FF1 #92].
            First appearance:  FF1 #91

Krang, Warlord    Exiled Atlantean warlord, enemy of Sub-Mariner, hot after Dorma, one of the people who has worn the Serpent Crown.  GA:  Serpent Squad II
            First appearance:  FF1 An. #1

Kranton, Dr.    Creator of the Doomsday Man, killed by his own creation.
            First appearance:  SS1 #13

Krask, Kronin    An eccentric who kidnaps Jane Foster to force Dr. Jim North to perform an operation that would put his mind in the body of Thor I.  North performs the procedure, but Thor's ego battles for dominance and wins, killing Krask in the process.
            first appearance and death:  TH1 #172

Kratos    ?  GA:  Olympian God.
            First appearance:  AV1 #50

Kraus, Karl    Double agent for Hydra.
            First appearance:  NF #14

Kraven the Hunter    (Deceased)  (Sergei Kravinoff)  Professional game hunter and mercenary, often uses herbal potions to overcome his prey.  Became obsessed with defeating Spider-Man, developed a drug that overcame his Spider-sense.  Identified by the lion skin he used as a vest to his costume.  GA:  Sinister Six  REL:  Father of:
            First appearance:  ASM #15        Died:  ASM #294

Kravinoff, Sergei    (see:  Kraven the Hunter)

Kree    An blue skinned, alien,  humanoid race who created a vast Empire in the Greater Megellanic Cloud, often clashing with the Skrulls and the Shi'ar, responsible for the creation of the Inhumans, the construction of the Blue area on the moon, and the series of Sentry robots set throughout the galaxy.  Their first discovered base was on a South Pacific island, found by Daniel Damian and accidentally destroyed by the Fantastic Four.  Primary members are:  Supreme Intelligence, Ronan the Accuser [first seen members], Zarek, Captain Marvel I, Medic Una, Col. Yon-Rog [MSH #12], Lt. Tir-Zarr [CM1 #8], Zo the Ruler [CM1 #11], Morag [AV1 #133], Fer-Porr, Sro-Himm [CM #37], Bel-Dann [UXM #137], Bun-Dall [CM #45], Minerva, Mac-Ronn [CM #49], Falzon, Shatterstar [INH #3],
            First mention:  FF1 #64        First appearance:  FF1 #65    First full appearance:  MSH1 #12

Kristoff    (see:  Dr. Doom II)  Adopted child of Dr. Doom to use as his replacement.
            First appearance:  FF1 #247

Kro    (Brother Kro)  Warlord of the Deviants, resembles  the devil, love interest of Thena.
            First appearance:  ETN #1

Kroda    One of the ringer henchmen Loki brings along against Thor in the Odinsword Quest.
            First appearance:  JiM1 #119

Krogg    (Deceased)  A Slig criminal who tries to steal the Nova-Prime from the Fantastic Four and is killed by HERBIE.
            First appearance and death:  FF1 #209

Kronans    (Stone Men)  Advanced stone-like semi-humanoid race from the planet Ria, invasion plans foiled by Thor I.
            First appearance:  JiM1 #83

Kronar    One of the Latverian Freedom Fighters who was left behind to keep an eye on Doctor Doom during his 'son's' coronation ceremony.
            First appearance:  FF1 #199

Krono, King    (Deceased)  One time leader of the Gortokian Subterraneans, killed by a radiation leak from the surface world.  REL:  Father of prince Gortok (Grotesk) and Princess Ingar.
            First appearance:  UXM #41

Kronos    (Deceased)  (Chronos)  Titan Eternal, creator of Drax the Destroyer.
            First appearance:  IM1 #55

Kronus    (Wilkins)  The secretary of Cornelius Van Lunt who poses as the head of the Split-Second Squad.  Van Lunt forced him out of business to work for him which caused him to want revenge, and he tried by attempting to frame Van Lunt for the death of the Avengers.
            First appearance:  AV1 #77

Krueger, Gustav    (see:  Rattler)

Krueger, Harlan    (see:  Hangman)

Kruger, Heinz    (Deceased)  The Nazi spy that had infiltrated the top-secret program Project Rebirth that made Steve Rogers into Captain America.  Responsible for the death of Dr. Abraham Erskine (Prof. Reinstein).  He was accidentally killed by Cap when, while trying to escape, he was thrown into some machinery that exploded.
            First modern appearance and death:  CAP1 #109

Kruger, Baron Klaus    The dictator of the small Eastern European nation Lichtenbad, was the cause of the famous Dr. Van Eyck's death, was defeated by Daredevil.
            First appearance:  DD1 #9

Kruhl, Irma    (see:  Sharon Carter, Agent X, Agent 13)  Alias taken by Sharon when she had infiltrated a secret enemy base in Wakanda, operated by the Baron Zemo impostor, that had developed a Solar Heat Projector.  GA:  SHIELD.
            First appearance:  ToS1 #98

Krupp, Roderick    (see:  Digger)

Krushki    One of the Red Skull's Chiefs of State.  A large, powerful  Russian soldier from WWII who has a penchant for wrestling.  He can be identified by his wild facial hair.  GA:  Exiles.
            First appearance (unnamed):  CAP1 #103        Named:  CAP1 #104

Krustatos    ?
            First appearance:  SUB #12

Krylenko, Nicolai    (see:  Vanguard)

Krylorians    An advanced, pink, semi-humanoid race from the planet Krylor.
            First appearance:  IH1 #269

Krylova, Marya    (Deceased)  REL:  Mother of Darkstar and Vanguard.  Wife of Presence.

Krylov, Sergei    (see:  Presence)  REL:  Father of Vanguard and Darkstar.  Husband of Marya Krylova.

Kubik    One of the most powerful beings in the universe, who was once a Cosmic Cube.
            First appearance:  AV1 #289

Ku, Chandra    (see:  Splice)

Kuei, Shen    (see:  Cat II)

Kukulkan    (Juan Miroz, form.  El Tigre)  The powerful ancient South American god who is reincarnated in the body of El Tigre after he rejoins the two halves of an amulet, giving him incredible magical and mental powers.  He returns to his home in San Rico and is beaten and his new empire overthrown by the X-Men and handed over to authorities.
       First part. appearance:  UXM #25        First full and last:  UXM #26

Kulla    (deceased)  The villainous despot of Slave World who kidnapped scientists from Earth to help him create his electro-death ray weapon to defeat his besieging enemies.  One of those he kidnapped was Henry Pym, the Ant-Man I, and in chasing this new threat, Kulla ran in front of his own activated death ray and was killed.  Kulla was large and green and wore a purple cape.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #41

Kumalo, Nathan    Small time thief who stole the Vibrotron from Wakanda for Klaw.  Partner of Jeth Robards.
            First appearance:  FF1 #119

K'un-L'un    A mystical realm dominated by sentient plant life, where Iron Fist received his martial arts training.
            First appearance:  MPRM #15

Kurrgo    Conqueror from Xantha.  Lured the Fantastic Four to his planet to save his people, was killed by his lust for power when he was left behind on his doomed planet.
            First and final appearance:  FF1 #7

Kurse    (see:  Algrim)  Dark Elf warrior.
            First appearance:  SW2 LTD #4

Kurtz    Dr. Doom's assistant.
            First appearance (unnamed):  FF1 #5            Named:

Kurtz, Jared    Hydra agent.
            First appearance:  MSL #32

Kwan, Jimon    (see:  Silver)  REL:  Sister of Auric.

Kwan, Zhao    (see:  Auric)  REL:  Brother of Silver.

Kylon, Commander    The Skrull officer who was ordered by Emperor Dorrek to attack the Nova-Prime Ship while they were invading Xandar.
            First mention:  FF1 #205

Kymellians    (see:  Kofi)  An advanced humanoid-equestrian race from the planet Kymel.
            First appearance:  PP #1

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Lady Deathstrike    (Yuriko Oyama)  Changed into a cyborg by Spiral, deeply hates Wolverine because of his Adamantium skeleton.  REL:  Daughter of Lord Dark Wind.  GA:  Reavers I.
            First appearance:  DD1 #197

Lady Gelva    REL:  Consort of Attuma.  Mother of Andromeda.

Lady Lark    (Linda Lewis)        GA:  Squadron Supreme.
            First appearance:  AV1 #85

Lady Liberators    The team of female heroes put together by Valkyrie I (Enchantress) under the guise of a woman's liberation movement, but in truth was a means for the powerless Enchantress to steal the Parallel-Time Projector in a bid to regain her powers.  The team consisted of:  Valkyrie I, Medusa, Black Widow, Scarlet Witch and the Wasp.
            First appearance:  AV1 #83

Lakani    A tropical island in the South Pacific that is the home to one of the Stark Industry's factories.  The factory was strongly opposed by the locals at first because they believed it would disrupt their island paradise, and was nearly destroyed by the Smashers.  Residents include:  Maj. Hubert Ffoulkes, Kathy Ffoulkes, Kevin O'Brian, Mr. Bowers [only named residents].
            First appearance: IM1 #31 

Lamprey    (Deceased)  (Donald McGuiggin)  GA:  Squadron Supreme, Redeemers. 
            First appearance:  SqS LTD #5        Died:  SqS LTD #12

Landers, Bob    Husband of Carol Landers, host to Sue and Franklin Richards while she is on the outs with the Fantastic Four.
            First appearance:  FF1 #133

Landers, Carol     Childhood friend of Sue Richards, in whose home she stays after her break-up with Mr. Fantastic.  REL:  Wife of Bob Landers.
            First appearance:  FF1 #133  

Landlaks     A primitive race from the planet Birj who are very humanoid except that the tops of everyone's heads are bald, including the women.  Their ruler at one time was the despot Tyros, until he was recruited to by Galactus' fifth Herlad, Terrax.
            First appearance:  FF1 #211     

Land of Shades    Mystical realm where the Olympian Gods were banished.
            First appearance:  AV1 #49

Land Within    Mystical realm where the Cat People dwell.
            First appearance:  AiF #22

Lang, Cassandra Eleanor    Love interest of Kristoff.  REL:  Daughter of Ant-Man II and Peggy Rae Lang.  Niece of Ruth and Carl (Lang).

Lang, Peggy Rae    REL:  Wife of Ant-Man II.  Mother of Cassandra Lang.  Sister-in-law of Ruth and Carl (Lang).

(Lang), Ruth and Carl    REL:  Aunt and uncle of Cassandra Lang.  Sister and brother-n-law of Ant-Man II, Peggy Rae Lang.

Lang, Scott    (see:  Ant-Man II)  Ex-con who goes to work for Stark International.  REL:  Husband of Peggy Rae Lang.  Father of Cassandra lang.  Brother of Ruth and Carl (Lang).
            First appearance:  AV1 #187

Lang, Dr. Steven    Designer of the Mark III Sentinels.

Langkowski, Veronica    (Deceased)  Wife of Sasquatch.

Langkowski, Dr. Walter    (see:  Sasquatch, Box III)  Research scientist who exposed himself to a burst of gamma radiation to become Sasquatch.  REL:  Ex-husband of Veronica Langkowski.

Lanie    Student of Security University who was hypnotized to lure Johnny Storm into the clutches of the Monocle.
            First appearance:  FF1 #204

Lansky, Dr. Edward    (see:  Lightmaster)

LaPointe, Jacques    (see:  Scorpio III)

LaRoquette, Samuel J.  (see:  Rock)  Ex-college professor turned explorer.  GA:  Hulkbusters.

Lassiter, Marcus    (see:  Aries I)

Last, Charles    (see:  Ringleader)

Latham, Jorge    Friend of Hawkeye that built his skycycle.
            First appearance:  HWK LTD #?

Lathrop, Ned    (see:  Lifter)             

Latveria    Balkan nation that is the place of birth of Dr. Doom and is often ruled by him.  Her people have a love/hate relationship with their ruler.  He is an unrelenting despot, but he keeps them safe; and, if not exactly happy, everyone is cared for and there is almost no crime. Inhabitants include:  Dr. Doom, Kurtz [first seen inhabitant], Werner Von Doom, Latverian Baron and Baroness, Boris, Gorzenko [FF1 An. #2],  Ambassador [SUB #20], Hauptmann [FF1 #85], Victor Von Doom II [FF1 #193], Hauptmann II [FF1 #196], Prince Zorba, Koro, Brechner, Sancha, Heinrich [FF1 #198], Kronar [FF1 #199], Gustav Borg [FF1 #200], Starn, Lt. Borgo, Agent-2 [FF1 AN #15]
            First appearance:  FF1 #5

Latveria, Ambassador of    ?
            First appearance:  SUB1 #20

Latverian Baron and Baroness  The original ruling caste of the Balkan nation, when Werner Von Doom was unable to cure the Baroness, the Baron had him hunted down and killed.  Later Werner's son, now Dr. Doom returned as an adult and usurped the control of the country.
            First appearance:  FF1 An. #2

Latverian Freedom Fighters    The underground movement, in the small Balkan nation, led by Prince Zorba with the single goal of removing Doctor Doom from the throne and placing on it the rightful heir.  They accomplished their goal with the help of the Fantastic Four when Doctor Doom temporarily lost his mind and his heir, Victor Von Doom II, was killed.
            First appearance (unnamed):  SVTU #10        Named:  FF1 #198

Laufey    (Deceased)  Giant of Jotunheim, killed by Odin, when he and his fellow giants attacked Asgard, who then adopts his son, Loki.
            First appearance and death:  JiM1 #112

Laufeyson, Loki    (see:  Loki)  REL:  Son of Laufey.  Father of Hela, Fenris Wolf, Midgard Serpent. 

Laughton, Ebenezer    (see:  Scarecrow)  REL:  Brother of Ralph Laughton.

Laughton, Ralph    REL:  Brother of Scarecrow.

Lava Men    Subterraneans with molten skin who have, for various reasons, often attacked those who dwell on the surface starting with a brawl with Thor I and trying to dispose of the explosive Living Rock by pushing it to the surface.  They later attacked Project Pegasus and destroyed Hydro Base, consisting of:  Molto {first seen member} Jinku, Lava Men King [AV #5], tribe beneath Project Pegasus [AV1 #236].
            First appearance:  JiM1 #97    As a race:  AV1 #5

Lava Men King    Leader of the Lava Men who often leads his people on misguided forays against the surface world starting with the attempt to dispose of the explosive Living Rock by pushing it to the surface at the instigation of Jinku.  he wears a crenulated head piece and carries a molten scepter.
            First appearance:  AV1 #5

Lavell, Edward    (see:  Eel II)

Lawson, Ed    Hollywood screenwriter who wrote the scripts for the gothic TV series, "Strange Secrets" starring Brother Brimstone.
            First appearance:  DD1 #65

Lawson, Dr. Walter    (deceased)  A scientist who had been assigned to the Cape, but was killed.  Upon later investigation, he was working for the Organization supplying them with advanced weaponry, including the Eon Ray and Cyberex.
            First appearance and death:  MSH #13

Lawson, Dr. Walter    (see:  Captain Marvel I)  Identity stolen by Mar-Vell to infiltrate Cape Canaveral in his mission to test Earth's defenses. 
            First appearance:  MSH #13

Laxidazians    (see:  Pip)  A small, humanoid race from Laxidazia, sometimes known as Trolls.
            First appearance:  ST1 #179

Layla    New Orleans voodoo queen who brought Zombie back to life.

Lazarus    (see:  Garokk)

Leader    (Samuel Stern)  A janitor who is exposed to gamma radiation which causes his skin to turn green and his head and brain to swell, making him a criminal super genius, has a hate on for the Hulk because he's also gamma spawned, creator of the Humanoids.
            First appearance (face unrevealed):  TtA1 #62        Full appearance:  TtA1 #63

Leader's Agent (unnamed)    (deceased)  The agent that the Leader sent to Gamma Base to steal Dr. Banner's Indestructible Robot, who also builds a missile in one of Dr. Banner's hidden labs, presumably died when Hulk dropped the robot (and the agent inside) down a bottomless pit.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #60        Died:  TtA1 #61

Leaper, the    (see:  Batroc)

Leap-Frog    (Retired)  (Vincent Patilio)    Small time criminal who invents a costume that allows him to leap great distances which resembles a humanoid frog.  Captured originally by Daredevil, and represented in court by Nelson and Murdock.   REL:  Father of Frog-Man II.  Husband of Rose Patilio.
            First appearance:  DD1 #25

Leatherneck Raiders    The WWII squadron of pilots led by Capt. Savage.
            First appearance:  CS #1

LeBeau, Remy    (see:  Gambit)

LeBlanc, Francois    (see:  Frog-Man I)

Ledger, Joseph 'Joe'    (see:  Doctor Spectrum I)

Leech    Deformed mutant child with the involuntary ability to dampen other mutants' powers, usually in the company of Artie Maddicks.  GA:  Morlocks, X-Factor, X-Terminators.
            First appearance:  UXM #179

Leeds, Elizabeth 'Betty'    (form. Elizabeth Brant)  REL:  Widow of  Ned (Hobgoblin I) Leeds.
            First appearance:  ASM #?

Leeds, Edward 'Ned'    (Deceased)  (see:  Hobgoblin I)  Reporter for the Daily Bugle, long time rival of Peter Parker for Betty Brant's attention.  Killed by the Foreigner who was hired by Jack O' Lantern.  REL:  Husband of Betty Leeds.
            First appearance (unnamed):  ASM #18        Named:  ASM #19        Died:  SMvsW LTD #1

Lee, Jubilation    (see:  Jubilee)

LeFarge, Cosette    A young woman first encountered by Dr. Don Blake while there was a demonstration picketing the Latverian Embassy.  She reveals that she was being held by Dr. Doom to force her father to build a new missile system for Latveria, and that she had escaped and come to NYC.  Blake promises to help rescue her father as his alter ego, Thor.  REL:  Daughter of Prof. Pierre Lefarge.
            First appearance:  TH1 #182

Lefarge, Prof. Pierre    (Deceased)  A scientist working for Dr. Doom building a new missile system for Latveria.  It was first believed that he was doing it because his daughter was being held hostage, but it later revealed that he is doing it for the money promised him by the Latverian dictator.  He is killed by one of his own ricocheted bullets when Thor tries to rescue him.
            First appearance:  TH1 #182        Died:  TH1 #183

Left-Winger    (form.  Hector Lennox)  Strength increased by the Power Brokers.
            First appearance:  CAP1 #341

Legion    (David Charles Haller, 'Jack Wayne', 'Cyndie')  Vastly powerful schizophrenic autistic telepath, kept on Muir Island. REL:  Son of Prof. X and Gabrielle Haller.
            First appearance:  NM #25

Legion of the Living Lightning    (disbanded)  The subversive organization led by the Lord of the Lightning that used an enormous lighting weapon to guard the main entrance to their mountainside hideout.  Their main order of business was to destroy Gamma Base, for which they recruited the Hulk, by convincing him they were trying to abolish war.  They are wiped out when Hulk gets savvy and destroys their base.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #97        Final:  TtA1 #99

Leighton, Rachel    (see:  Diamondback)  REL:  Sister of Ricky and Danny Leighton.

Leighton, Ricky and Danny    REL:  Brothers of Diamondback.

Leila    (see:  Leila Taylor)

Leila    (Deceased)  Step-daughter of Shanna the She-Devil.

Leir    Celtic God of lightning and spear of Avalon.
            TH1 #386

Leland, Harry    (see:  Black Bishop)

Lemurans    A medieval race from the Savage Land.
            KAZ #1

Lemuria    Small underwater continent in the Pacific (counter part of Atlantis) originally built by the Deviants.  Originally ruled by Naga under the serpent got Set.  The people that encased the Serpent Crown in the Helmet of Power casing.
            First appearance:  SUB #9

Lennox, Hector    (see:  Left-Winger)  GA:  Buckies, UCWF.

Lenny    One of the Wild Ones that helped kidnap Human Torch II and Medusa.   
            First appearance:  FF1 #136

Leo I    (Deceased)  (Daniel Bradford)  GA:  Zodiac I
            First appearance:  AV1 #72        Died:  WCA #26

Leo II    GA:  Zodiac II

Leonus    Renegade Inhuman in the service of Maximus, who, because of his golden, mane-like head of hair and beard and the fact that his preferred weapons are clawed gauntlets and boots, has a very distinct leonine appearance.  GA:  Evil Inhumans.
            First appearance:  IH1 A.n #1

LeSabre    (Paul Richarde)  Small time costumed criminal swordsman that once fought Black Knight III when he first received the Ebony Blade.
            First appearance:  MSH1 #17

Letha    (Deceased)  (Hellen Feliciano)  Agent of Roxxon.  GA:  Grapplers.
            First appearance:  MTO #54        Killed by Scourge:  CAP1 #319

Lethal Legion I    Team of super criminals, consisting of:  Swordsman, Grim Reaper, Nekra.

Lethal Legion II    Team of super criminals, consisting of:  Count Nefaria, Living Laser, Poerman I, Whirlwind.

Levan    Sark pirate led by Nebula.

Levians    An advanced, blue-skinned humanoid race from the planet Levia.
            First appearance:  TH1 #256

Leviathan I    A creature created by Plant Man and sicced on London, destroyed by Sub-Mariner and Triton.
            First appearance:  SUB #3

Leviathan II    Name given to various undersea monsters (including the Son of Giganto) that are controlled with the Proteus Horn.  A handful of them were brought to NYC by the Sub-Mariner as part of Project Revival, but the balance of them were sicced on the city by Cap'n Barracuda and driven back by Mr. Fantastic's Sonic-Gun.
            First appearance (unnamed):  FF1 #149        Named:  FF1 #219

Leviathan III    (Deceased)  (form. Marrina)  Marrina's plodex genes take control and she becomes a sea serpent who is destroyed by Sub-Mariner, her new husband.
            First appearance:  AV1 #?

Levine, Sidney E.    ("Gaffer")  SHIELD technician, the inventor of many of their gadgets.
            First appearance:  ST1 #159

Levitation Ray Beam    A device used originally by the Masked Marauder to kidnap Daredevil, it picks the target up and bodily moves him, similar to the device used on the SHIELD Helicarrier.
            First appearance;  DD1 #23

Lewandow, John    (see:  Little John)

Lewis, Judge    The NYC magistrate that originally had Owl incarcerated, kidnapped by him and put on trial, saved by Daredevil when they bring Matt Murdock in as the defense attorney.
            First appearance:  DD1 #20

Lewis, Linda    (see:  Lady Lark)

Lewis, Nick 'Lucky'    (see:  Crime-Master I)

Lianda    (Deceased)  A 15th century gypsy healer turned vampire.
            First appearance:  DL #1        Died:  BIZADV #33

Liberators    Very liberated team of super powered women controlled by Valkyrie I (the Enchantress) to overcome the Avengers, consisting of Medusa, Black Widow, and the Wasp.
            First appearance:  AV1 #83

Liberty Legion    Super hero team of the 1940's, consiting of:  Whizzer I, Red Raven, Miss America, ?
            First appearance:  INV #?

Libra I    (Deceased)  (Gustav Brandt 'Lloyd Willoughby') Blind super criminal.  REL:  Father of Mantis.  GA:  Zodiac I.
            First appearance:  AV1 #72        Died:  WCA #26

Libra II    GA:  Zodiac II.

Lichtenbad    The small Eastern European nation that was ruled by Baron Klaus Kruger, home of the famous Dr. Van Eyck.
            First appearance:  DD1 #9

Lieber, Frau    Member of a village in Bavaria saved by Dr. Strange.
            First appearance:  ST1 #118

Life Model Decoys    Highly sophisticated robots developed by SHIELD to use in place of suspected assassination targets and other potentially lethal duties, originally used to safeguard Nick Fury but later was used throughout the MU, including a long time use from Tony Stark.
            First appearance:  ST1 #135

Lifter    (Ned Lathrop)  GA:  Mutant Force.
            First appearance:  CAP1 An. #4

Light Dimension    An alien world filled with photonic light.
            First appearance:  ASM #203

Lighthorse    (Deceased)  The chief of the Cheemuzwa Tribe of American Indians, taught Miracle Man the art of mind over matter and then was killed by him along with the rest of his people.  However, he came back as a spirit and took charge of his mistake.
            First appearance and death:  FF1 #138        Returned as a spirit:  FF1 #139

Lightmaster    (Dr. Edward Lansky)  Ex-vice chancellor of Empire State University turned criminal.
            First appearance:  SSM #3

Lightningbolt    (Deceased)  One of the Space Knights.
            First appearance and death:  ROM #73

Lightspeed    (Julie Power, see:  Molecula)  Mistress of Density.  REL:  Sister of Gee, Energizer, Massmaster.  Daughter of Dr. James and Margaret Power.  GA:  Power Pack.
            First appearance:  PP #1

Lilandra    (Princess Majestrix Lilandra Neramani)  Deposed empress of the Shi'ar empire, love interest of Prof. X.  REL:  Sister of Deathbird.  GA:  Starjammers.
            First full appearance (unnamed):  UXM # 102        Named:  UXM #105

Lilith    (Deceased)  ('Angel O'Hara', 'Lilith Drake')  Vampire.  REL:  Daughter of Dracula.
            First appearance:  GSCHILL #1        Killed by Dr. Strange:  DrST2 #62

Limbo (Belasco's)    A mystical realm where Magik gained her power, home of Belasco and Sym.
            First appearance:  UXM #160

Limbo (Rom's)    A mystic place of Banishment where Dire Wraiths are sent.
            First appearance:  ROM #1 

Limbo (true)    A timeless realm where all events occur simultaneously, ruled by Immortus, to where the Space Phantom sent the people he impersonated, and to where Rick Jones and Captain Marvel changed places using the Nega Bands for a short period .
            First appearance:  AV1 #2

Limbo (?)
            First appearance:  FF1 #13

Lincoln, Lonnie    (see:  Tombstone)

Lincoln, William 'Willie'    An ex-soldier who lost his sight in Viet Nam, becomes a good friend of Daredevil (who helps him out with some trouble with a local hood, Biggie Benson) and eventually an assistant to Foggy Nelson when he was the DA of New York.
            First appearance:  DD1 #47

Lindsay, Mayor John    The mayor of NYC, who, while under the control of the Over-Mind, ordered the Fantastic Four to disband and sued them for the damage done in the fight between the Thing and the Hulk.
            First appearance:  FF1 #113

Lindy, Daniel    Member of Maggia.
            First appearance:  SSM #21

Ling, Col.    (Deceased)  Black Widow's contact behind the bamboo curtain, while still brainwashed by Dr. Yen, she delivered an X-76 Verti-Jet to him.  Suspecting her to be a double agent, Ling and Yen run experiments on her and eventually reveal that her husband is still alive.  Tries to kill BW, but her husband steps in the way and take s the bullet.  Dies in the explosion of Gen. Brushov's base.
            First appearance:  AV1 #41     Death:  AV1 #44

Ling, Mei    ?
            First appearance:  IM1 #9

Link, Damian    REL:  Brother of Gemini I

Link, Joshua    (see:  Gemini I)  REL:  Brother of Damian Link.

Lin, Sun    GA:  Sons of the Tiger
            First appearance:  DHKF #1

Lippy Louie    One of the mob bosses on Kral who is championed by his slave, Torgo II, and uses him in the Great Games in a direct bid to steal Boss Barker's territory.
            first appearance:  FF1 #91

Little John    (John Lewandow)  GA:  UCWF
                First appearance:  TNG #34

Live Wire    (Rance Preston)  GA:  Circus of Crime.
            First appearance:  FF1 An. #5

Live World    Pocket dimension created by Nightmare for Dreamqueen, where Goblyn and Laura Dean trade off.
            First appearance:  ALF #54?

Living Brain    The thinking robot that ICM brings to Peter Parker's high school that deduces his secret ID and then runs amok before being disabled by Spider-Man.
            First appearance:  ASM #8

Living Cage    Using his Humanoid technology, the Leader created a means to restrain the Hulk permanently by forming a lump of living protoplasm that stretches absorbs any attempt to escape.
            First appearance:  IH1 #115

Living Colossus    (see:  It, the Living Colossus)

Living Diamond     (Deceased)  (see:  Jack Winters, form Jack O'Diamonds)  A super powered criminal who exposed himself to the power of a cyclotron and was transformed into a being of solid diamond, instead of just his hands.  Before he gets too far, he is stopped by Prof. X and a very young Cyclops whom Winters had forced into being his accomplice.
            First appearance:  UXM #41     Died:  UXM #42

Living Laser    (Arthur Parks) Costumed mercenary.  One of the people who have worn the Serpent Crown.  GA:  Batroc's Brigade I, Lethal Legion II, Mandarin's Minions.
            First appearance and origin:  AV1 #34

Living Monolith    (Ahmet Abdol, form.  Living Pharaoh.  see:  Living Planet)  Pharaoh uses the power from Havok and becomes the Living Monolith an enormous incredibly powerful almost god-like being.  REL:  Uncle of Plasma.  Husband of Filene Abdol.  Father of Salome Abdol.
            First appearance:  UXM #56

Living Mummy    (N'Kantu)  Three thousand year old mummy come to life.  REL:  Son of T'Chombi.
            First appearance:  SNT #5

Living Pharaoh    (Ahmet Abdol, see:  Living Monolith, Living Planet)  Mutant Egyptology fanatic who kidnaps Alex Summers (Havok) and tries to use his latent plasma powers to increase his powers.  Head of the Cult of Living Pharaoh.  REL:  Uncle of Plasma.  Husband of Filene Abdol.  Father of Salome Abdol.
            First appearance:  UXM #54

Living Planet    (Ahmet Abdol, form.  Living Monolith, see:  Living Pharaoh)  REL:  Uncle of Plasma.  Husband of Filene Abdol.  Father of Salome Abdol.
            First appearance:  MGR #17

Living Rock    (destroyed)  A supposedly living organism that came from the core of the Earth into the realm of the Lava men, when it began to grow.  In examining it, they found the organism to be explosive to an extremely dangerous level, so they disposed of it by pushing it to the surface to let the humans deal with it.  It was destroyed by the Avengers when they tricked the Hulk into punching it, causing the creature to implode.
            First and final appearance:  AV1 #5

Living Talisman    ?
            First appearance:  TH1 #143

Living Tribunal    Ancient three-faced, vastly powerful entity that safeguards the multiverse from imbalance.  He first appeared when Dr. Strange brought Zom into this dimension to chase Umar back to the Dark Dimension.  Strange was given one hour to save the Earth from destruction and times with the Glass of Doom.  he often uses the In-Betweener as his muscle.
            First appearance:  ST1 #157

Lizard    (Dr. Curtis Connors)  One armed research scientist who, while looking for a restorative for his missing limb, accidentally created a serum that changes him into a reptilian menace, one that can mentally control other reptiles, often needs Spider-Man to administer the antidote.  Later, as Connors, becomes a research scientist at ESU.  REL:  Husband of Martha Connors.  Father of Billy Connors.
             First appearance:  ASM #6

Llhasa Principality    A small Asian country ruled by the Red tyrant, Gen. Fang, freed by the Hulk and Rick Jones.
            First appearance:  IH1 #5

Llyna    (deceased)    ?
            First appearance (posing as Dorma):  SUB #12        As herself, and death:  SUB #13

Llyra    (Laurie Morris)  Former empress of Lemuria, daughter of a human mother and Atlantean father who is able to change her shape to human at will and can control all sea creatures mentally, killer of Dorma, partners with Ghuar in the Atlantis Attacks mini-series.  REL:  Daughter of Llyron and Rhonda Morris.  Husband of Prince Merro.  GA:  Frightful Four.
            First appearance and origin:  SUB #32

Llyron    (Deceased)  A Lemurian who was years ago caught in the nets of an oceanographic vessel, fals in love and marries the scientist, and dies protecting her from a shark attack.  REL:  Father of LLyra.  Husband of Rhonda Morris.
            First appearance and death:  SUB #32

LMD    (see:  Life Model Decoy)

Lobo    The wolf companion of Red Wolf III that he found as a cub.
            First apparance:  AV1 #80

Lobo, Carlos    Mutant with the ability to turn himself into a werewolf, short term love interest of Glory Grant.  REL:  Brother of Eduardo Lobo.
            First appearance:  SSM #143

Lobo, Eduardo    (Deceased)  REL:  Brother of Carlos Lobo.

Lobo, Lucky    A small time mob boss whose gang was nearly commandeered by the first Green Goblin before he and his whole crew were turned over to the police by Spider-Man.
            First appearance:  ASM #23

Lo, Chi    (see:  Harvest)

Locke, Miss    Assistant of Arcade.
            First appearance:  MTU #65

Lock 41    The area beneath the citadel of Science where Him was created.  Alicia masters was brought there by Dr. Jerome Hamilton in an effort to study the god like being still in his cocoon.
            first appearance:  FF1 #66

Lockheed    The alien creature from Broodworld that resembles a small dragon, can breathe fire, connected itself with Kitty Pryde almost exclusively.
            First appearance:  UXM #166

Lockjaw    A large dog-like creature that is able to transport himself and others not only through space but across dimensions, companion of the Royal house of the Inhumans, particularly Crystal.  He will eat nearly anything that he can get his mouth on, organic or inorganic.  GA:  Inhumans.
            First appearance:  FF1 #45

Lockjaw's Food World    Alien world where plants grow that are necessary for creatures to traverse dimensions. 
            First appearance:   FF1 #56

Lockley, Jake    (see:  Moon Dragon)

Locust     (Prof. August Hopper)  A one shot wonder super villain who wears a locust costume and breeds giant using his Magna-Ray, defeated by the X-Men when the professor at Metro College sees the error of this ways.
            First part appearance:  UXM #23        First full:  UXM #24

Logan    (see:  Wolverine)

Logan, Mr.    The manager of the motel where Captain Marvel I was staying while posing as Dr. Walter Lawson and working at the Cape.  Logan figured out who CM was, and had his memory removed by a Kree Mind Eraser while hospitalized in Hayes City.
            First appearance (unnamed):  MSH #12?

Logar    Parnival the Plunderer's hefty right hand man.  Abandoned when P's sub is struck and scuttled by depth charges.  He wears a white and purple costume like the rest of P's men, but his covers his hair like that of P.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #98?

Loki     (Loki Laufeyson)  Norse god of Mischief, master of deceit, usually is striving for the throne of Asgard, usually directed at Thor, often, in his early career, paired with Karnilla, Enchantress, and the Executioner.  Very powerful wizard, master of misrepresentation.  REL:  Son of Laufey.  Foster son of Odin.  Foster brother of Thor.  Father of Hela, Fenris Wolf, Midgard Serpent.  Husband of Sigyn.
            First appearance:  JiM1 #85

London, Barbara    (form.  Barbera Blaire)  REL:  Mother of  Dazzler II and Katherine Blaire. Stepmother of Lois London.

London, Lois    REL:  Stepdaughter of Barbara London.  Stepsister of Dazzler II.

Lonestar, William and Peg    REL:  Parents of Mirage.
            First appearance:  NM #?

Longfellow, Kristine 'Krissy'    (see:  Madame Masque)

Longhorn, Thaddeus P. 'Col.'    Mayor of a small Oklahoma Town and guest of honor at the Dade County Drag Race.
            First appearance:  FF1 #192   

Longshot    Escaped warrior/slave of Mojo, creates unlikely probability events to save his life.  GA:  X-Men
            First appearance:  LNGS LTD #1 

Looter    (Norton G. Fester, see:  Meteor Man)  Small time burglar that crosses with Spider-Man and is sent to jail.
            First part. appearance (unnamed):  ASM #35        First full appearance and origin:  ASM #36

Lopez, Manuel 'Manny'    'Little brother' of the Prowler under the Big Brother program.
            First appearance:

Lord Chaos    Cosmic being embodying the principles of randomness, disorder, and formlessness.
            First appearance:  MTO An. #2

Lord Dark Wind    (Deceased)  (Kenji Oyama)  Japanese scientist who developed the process of bonding Adamantium to bone, used the process on Bullseye.  REL:  Father of Lady Deathstrike.
            First appearance:  ?

Lord of the Lightning    (deceased)  The head of the Legion of the Living Lightning, determined to destroy Gamma Base, smooth talks the Hulk into doing the job for them.  Wears a black and orange costume, with a black pointed helmet with an eagle emblem and goggles.  Killed when Hulk figures out the Legion's true intentions and destroys their base.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #97      Death:  TtA1 #99

Lorelei    Beautiful mutate genetically produced by the Creator (Magneto) able to paralyze men with her voice.  GA:  Savage Land Mutates.  Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
            First appearance:  UXM #63

Lorelei II    (Melodi)  Beautiful Asgardian seductress who falls in love with and tries to possess Thor I.  REL:  Sister of the Enchantress.
            First appearance:  TH1 #339

Lorenzo    A Hollywood movie producer creating a schlock Fantastic Four movie.
            First appearance:  FF1 AN #12

Lorrie    A girl at a racing event in New Jersey who hits on Johnny Storm.
            First appearance:  FF1 #222

Lorvex    An Atlantean barbarian.
            First appearance:  SUB #54

Lost Lagoon    One of the Fantastic Four's vacation spots, with a beach and an Oceanarium.  The sight of several mysterious ship sinkings, and the site where a Quon space Craft crash landed some time in the past.
            First appearance:  FF1 #97

Louie    One of Crime-Wave's henchman at his secret hideouot.
            First appearance:  DD1 #59

Louise, Wanda    REL:  Daughter of the Blonde Phantom.  Sister of Earl Paynter.

Lowry, Deb    (se:  Cowgirl)

Lucas, Cyril    (deceased)  One of the heads of Infinity Productions, the evil brother of William Lucas.
            First appearance and death:  CAP1 #106

Lucas, William    (deceased)  One of the heads of Infinity Productions, tries to produce a movie starring Captain America.  REL:  Brother of Cyril Lucas.
            First appearance and death:  CAP1 #106

Lu, Dr. Chen    (see:  Radioactive Man)

Lucifer    (Deceased)  Quist advance agent, able to generate ionic energy, being that caused Prof. X the loss of the use of his legs.  Employed Blob and Unus briefly to discredit the X-Men.  Under the direction of the Supreme One.
            First mention:  UXM #8        First appearance:  UXM #9        Died:  CAP1 #178

Lucifer's Stronghold    The secret base in the mid west at Buchanan's Butte where Lucifer created Dominus I, defended by Lucifer's Ultra-robots.
            First appearance;  UXM #21

Lucifer's Ultra-Robots    The robots created by Lucifer to defend his Stronghold, also used to capture Prof. X.  Defeated by the X-Men.
            First appearance:  UXM #21

Ludi    Demon.
            First appearance:  DrST2 #35

Lugman, Ulysses X.    (see:  Slug)

Luis    Head of the secret police under Gen. Robles in Terra Verde.
            First appearance:  FF1 #117

Luke    One of the Smashers who attacked the Stark Industries branch on Lakani, and was later turned over to island authorities by Iron Man after their plan to destroy the plant fails.
            First appearance:  IM1 #31

Luminia    An alien world surrounded by darkness.
            First appearance:  IM1 #25

Lumpkin, Frederick 'Freddie'    REL:  Nephew of Willie Lumpkin.  Father of Timothy Lumpkin.

Lumpkin, Timothy 'Timmy'    REL:  Grandnephew of Willie Lumpkin.  Son of Freddie Lumpkin.

Lumpkin, William 'Willie'    Mailman for the Baxter Building and consequently a long time friend of the Fantastic Four, later a short lived love interest for May Parker.  His main claim to fame is the ability to wiggle his ears.  REL:  Uncle of Freddie Lumpkin.  Granduncle of Timmy Lumpkin.
            First appearance:  FF1 #11        First name revealed:  FF1 #130.

Luna    (Luna Maximoff)  The human daughter of Crystal and Quicksilver.  REL:  Granddaughter of Magneto.  Niece of Blackbolt and Medusa.
            First appearance: FF1 #240

Lunatic League    Kree organization, primarily consisting of:  Fer-Porr, Sro-Himm,
            First appearance:  CM #37

Lunatik    Other dimensional being that exists by inhabiting human bodies.
            First appearance:  DEF #53

Lundquist, Dr. Norman    A Nobel prize winning physicist, once the star pupil of Einstein, working at the Cape on a giant, solar powered laser called the Solam Project.  He proceeded with the experiment, despite warnings from his coworker, Dr. Walter Lawson (Captain Marvel I), and accidentally created the creature, Solam.
            First appearance:  CM1 #6

Lupo    One of the Savage Land Swamp People who was genetically altered by the Creator (Magneto) to be able to psionically command animals.  GA:  Savage Land Mutate.
            First appearance:  UXM #62

Lycos, Dr. Karl    (see:  Sauron)  The eminent physician who has the mutant ability to draw the life force from other living beings.  When he had Havok placed under his care, he found he could draw enough energy to become the winged creature, Sauron.
            First appearance:  UXM #59

Lyles, Bettmen P    (see:  Red Skull)

Lynn, Monica    The girl who is rescued from the Sons of the Serpent by the Black Panther and convinces him to get more involved with the plight of the African Americans in NYC.
            First appearance:  AV1 #73

Lyons, Phil    REL:  Brother of Vagabond.

Lyons, Priscilla    (see:  Vagabond)  REL:  Sister of Phil Lyons.
            First appearance:  CAP1 #325            

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