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Pace, David and Ellen Bio-engineers whose nerve gas project killed the town of Liberty. The creators of Woodgod.

Pacific-Asian Union In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, it was the gathering of the Asian nations of this reality to fight against the Egyptian, Assyrian, and Anglo-Saxon Confederation forces during the second Great War of that reality when those eastern nations were struggling for sovereignty. The people, referred to as Pacasians, developed the Atomic bomb first and dropped a bunch of them on the capital of the United States of Assyria, laying waste to the tri-state area of New Memphis, New Hebrides, and Aknatonicut. Afterward, the war was considered a stalemate. It is undetermined whether the nations gained their ultimate goal to be separate from Egypt.
First appearance: NW #11

Pacifier Robot Robot presented to Silver Surfer by Dr. Doom as an example of his goodness and magnanimity.
First and only appearance: FF1 #57

Pact The agreement under which six GIs, known as the Half Fulls, were forced by the high priestess of the Dragon's Breadth Cult into marrying the daughters of the Cult who were the final generation of centuries of selective breeding in order to produce offspring that would one day have enough power to harness the emanations from the Well of All Things and eventually rule the world. It was said in their prophesies that in order to produce the proper offspring, they daughters of the Cult must mate with men from the west. The Half Fulls just happened to stumble on the final step of the process. With the exception of Lt. Taylor, who refused to participate, all the unions produced children, but over the years there were a few stumbling blocks to the final realization of the power. The children of Chord, Tai's own grandchildren, were reported killed in an auto accident (for which she had to switch Chord's interest to Taylor's son, Dwayne (Night Thrasher)), Casseas' daughter was critically wounded in an accident, and before the whole plan was ready to come to fruition, Casseas usurped the power from his daughter and gathered the offspring together for his own purposes.
First mention: NW #23

Padriac One of the Leprechauns of Cassidy keep who rescued Nightcrawler from being captured with his team mates, the X-Men, by Black Tom Cassidy and Juggernaut. He also was the one to first call Wolverine by the name Logan.
First appearance: UXM #103

Page, Karen Long time secretary of the law offices of Nelson and Murdock, after a long term romance, threw Matt Murdock over for her acting career shortly after discovering his secret ID. After a short time in Hollywood, DD joins her on the west coast and they rekindle their romance, but it doesn't last. Still eager to be a big star, she gets involved with her agent, Phil Hickock, and when that falls through, she sort of shuts herself off to any romantic inclinations. About this time, she works on a television series with the Stunt-Master for Delazny Studios, and Death's Head II/ Death Stalker puts a million dollar bounty on her head (looking to extract info about her father's research) [GHR2 #13], and at the end of the affair manages to lay the fault of their breakup at DD's feet [GHR2 #20]. Much later, her movie career flags and she gets involved in the sleazier side of Hollywood, making porn and getting involved with drugs. Finally, down and out, she betrays DD to the Kingpin, causing his downfall. he forgives her and gets her clean and she becomes his assistant in Matt's legal counseling business in Hell's Kitchen. REL: Daughter of Death's Head I and Mrs. Page.
First appearance: DD1 #1

Page, Mrs. Wealthy mother of Karen page residing in Fagan Corners, VT. REL: Wife of Death's Head I.
First appearance; DD1 #56

Painter of 1000 Perils (Wilhelm Van Vile) Failed artist who took to a life of crime initially as a counterfeiter of paintings then making phony money, both times failed due to his carelessness in his art and he was imprisoned by the Human Torch II. He escaped and found alien magical paints which allowed him to almost instantly create images and scenes that he could solidify and control. With these paints, he joined the Scar Tobin gang and attempted to exact revenge on the Torch, but Torch recognized him for his lack of skill. He escaped the trap set for him and destroyed the paints, returning Vile to prison.
First appearance: ST1 #108

Palace of Tomorrow's Hope The monastery outside of Katmandu, Nepal that was the location of the ultimate weapon Adam-Unit Zero) mentioned in Tolliver's will (prompting the Circle Chase).
First appearance (unnamed ): DPCC (LTD) #3 Named: DPCC LTD #4

Paladin (Paul Denning) Dashing costumed PI and mercenary. Had a long time thing for the Wasp.
First appearance: DD1 #150

Pama The giant sun around which Hala, the Kree Homeworld, rotates. Often referred to in oaths by the Kree people.
First mentioned: ? First appearance: CM1 #16

Pan-Dimensional Publishing The publishing house that produced Lucien Aster's book, Spelling Made Easy. The offices were stormed by the re-teamed Defenders where they are attacked by some of the 666 Demons.
First appearance: IH1 AN #18

Pantheon The band of superhuman agents located at the Mount whose code names are based on Greek Mythology. Members include: Hulk, Ulysses, Hector, Prometheus, Atalanta, Ajax, Delphi [?],
First appearance: IH1 #368

Panther Island A small island off the coast of Wakanda where Black Panther discovered the errant Inhumans and the site of Psycho Man's first secret hideout.
first appearance: FF1 An. #5

Papp, Mrs. The kindly elderly landlady of Mr. Zachary (Zakka the Tool Master).
First appearance: ETN AN #1

Pap-Tonn, Master One of the chief Kree scientists on Kree-Lar. He was given the job of discovering how to destroy the Silver Surfer's surf board when the cosmic powered hero was captured by Supremor's Soul Gem. He also nearly caught the Skrull spy, Nenora, making a report to Aptak.
First appearance: SS3 #8

Paradise and the City of Death One of Hulk's crossroad realities.
First appearance: IH1 #302

Paradise III An ancient world in the Microverse what had reached its zenith of perfection, but became so xenophobic that they began to liquidate any impurities in their race, sealed themselves in Aerobionic containers, and eventually built the Force Nexus to keep away any outsiders, all of which eventually doomed the inhabitants. A million years later, the lone survivor of the race, Galactic Defender, was still keeping his vigil when Commander Rann and Biotron visited the planet during their 1000 year exploratory mission.
First appearance: MIC AN #1

Paradise Omega The planet created by the Goddess for her faithful followers and for her base of operations. The Silver Surfer was convinced by Thanos to absorb enough power to make himself a human bomb, capable of destroying the planet, in an attempt to thwart the Goddess' cursade.
First appearance: INFC LTD #?

Paragon (see: Her) A female version of Adam Warlock created by the Enclave.
First appearance: IH1 An. #6

Paragon Producers The movie company that brought Human Torch II and Spider-Man to Hollywood to film the movie "Torch Goes Wild", but the set was plagued by attacks from Mysterio and the Wizard.
First appearance: ASM An. #4

Parallel-Time Projector A machine created by Prof. T W Erwin for inter-dimensional transportation, which the Enchantress surmised would return her to Asgard and return her lost powers and tried to steal with the other Lady Liberators.
First appearance: AV1 #83

Paraxis A mostly deserted mud-ball on the rim of the Antares System, far away from the normal space lanes, it also has the distinction of being highly infested with all sorts of insect life. It was to this back woods planet that the consort of Captain Marvel I settled to raise their child, Genis, unmolested and undisturbed, until she decided it was time that her son knew of his power and she had Wristlets made modeled after his father's Nega-Bands, that triggered the latent energy lying dormant in his genetic structure. Ronan and some Kree soldiers, also interested in the bands, arrived but didn't stay long.
First appearance: SS3 AN #6?

Parker A laborer at the Long Island Stark Industries plant that was narrowly rescued by Iron Man I from being covered in molten steel.
First appearance: ToS1 #57

Parker, Benjamin 'Ben' (Deceased) Uncle of Peter Parker who raised him and taught him that with great power comes great responsibility, was killed by a thief who Spidey allowed to escape shortly after he got his powers. REL: Uncle of Spider-Man. Husband of May Parker. Brother of Richard Parker.
First appearance and death: AF #15

Parker, May Reilly (Deceased) The frail aunt of Peter Parker who raised him after the disappearance of his parents, always believes the worst of Spider-Man because of J Jonah Jameson's many negative editorials. On many occasions, her nephew wanted to reveal his secret ID, but because of her failing health and her intense dislike of Spidey, he was afraid that the shock might hurt or even kill her. After Peter left home for college, she turned her residence into a retirement home. REL: Aunt of Spider-Man. Wife of Ben Parker. Sister-in-law of Richard and Mary Parker.
First appearance: AF #15 Died: ASM #400

Peter Parker's Motorcycle For a short time period, Peter had a small motorcycle for inexpensive transportation back and forth to school. He gets J Jonah Jameson to recommend him for the loan.
First appearance: ASM #41

Parker, Richard and Mary (Deceased) US secret agents who were believed to be in league with the Red Skull II before being exonerated by Spidey. It was uncovered that they were in fact heroes that had infiltrated Skull's organization, and were killed by him. It was left in their will that Peter (an infant at the time), in case of an accident, was to be left with Richard's brother and his wife. REL: Parents of Spider-Man. Brother and Sister-in-law to Ben and May Parker.
First appearance and death: ASM1 An. #5

Parker, Terry An American astronaut sent into space to get more information on the orbiting Celestial space craft. They ran afoul the Deviant Astronauts in their mission to kill the Celestials with their Energy-Bomb, but were saved by the Forgotten One.
First appearance: ETN #13

Parks SHIELD agent who was part of the primary team sent to investigate the Celestial base camp in Peru. He and his partners were reduced to Life Seed Capsules by Gammenon the Gatherer.
First appearance (unnamed): ETN #6 Named: ETN #7

Parkwell, Nurse The nurse who first encounters Jane Foster when she is sent back to Earth by Odin after failing her test as a newly made goddess of Asgard. She is the one who first presents her to Dr. Keith Kincaid, her new boss and future husband.
First appearance: TH1 #136

Parnell, Eileen A woman who, while she and her family were camping in the Hudson Bay area, was taken by the Wendigo II after it killed her husband, and was saved for a later meal along with her baby. She and her baby were saved by Wolverine, Nightcrawler and Alpha Flight when they came to the remote area to capture the beast. REL: Wife of Joe Parnell. Mother of Tommy Parnell and an unnamed infant.
First appearance: UXM #139

Parnell, Joe (deceased) A man who, while camping with his family in the Hudson Bay area, was torn apart and eaten by Wendigo II. REL: Husband of Eileen Parnell. Father of Tommy Parnell and an unnamed infant.
First appearance and death: UXM #139

Parnell, Tommy The young boy who, after witnessing the horrific death of his father and abduction of his mother and baby sibling at the hands of Wendigo II, escaped from their destroyed campsite in the Hudson Bay area and was found two days later by a bush pilot, who found him wandering almost catatonic on the remote shore, half dead from exposure. His appearance brought the Canadian government into the picture and eventually Alpha Flight. REL: son of Joe and Eileen Parnell. Brother of an unnamed infant.
First appearance: UXM #139

Parnival the Plunderer (Parnival Plunder, see: Agent Parnival) Criminal adventurer and near genius inventor, always doing his best to live up to his name, starting with the Savage Land, trying to get rich from pirating just about anything, from Vibranium to undersea minerals with his crew of pirates. It wasn't until after he secured the family supply of Vibranium (by cheating his younger brother, Kevin), used it to create his deadly Vibro-Guns, and donned his green and white costume that he decided to become Monarch of the World. REL: Brother of Ka-Zar. Son of Lord Robert and Lady Blanch Plunder.
First appearance (as pirate captain): DD1 #12 In costume: DD1 #14

Parnival the Plunderer's Submarine The primary vehicle and often base of operations used by the Plunderer in his early career. It is an under water craft that is large enough to hold not only Parnival but his crew of pirates as well. It has the capability of being converted into what appears to be a schooner, with which, Captain Parnival, and his crew of pirates used it to loot other ships. Later it was used to attack a missile base in the North Atlantic.
First appearance: DD1 #12

Parnival the Plunderer's Vibro-Gun (Vibra-Gun, Vibro-Ray) A gun weapon that emits a beam of concentrated vibrations that will atomize (at first only metal and then later) anything it hits, it is powered by Plunder-Stone (Savage Land Vibranium).
First appearance: DD1 #14 Updated: TtA1 #95

Pass of Peril The pass located in a cleft in the Minotaur Mountains and leads into the wasteland and onto the halls of Valhalla chosen by Ollerus to spring his trap on Harokin's army in his bid to eventually overthrow Hela and become himself the god of death. He caused a great void to form across their path between the two armies which collapsed as Hela's forces traversed it, leading Valkyrie III, the head of the Valkior in the battle, to face her foes solo, allowing them to make the switch for their own Valkyrie.
First appearance: DEF #66

Paste Pot Pete (Peter Petruski, see: the Trapster) A long standing costumed criminal who uses various thicknesses of paste to entrap his victims delivered with his patented Paste Gun. Often not taken seriously by the superheroes he encounters. GA: Frightful Four.
First appearance: ST1 #104

Pat Woman in the back of a bus who spots Clea flying over traffic to reach the Sanctum Sanctorum and save Dr. Strange for the attack by Ghost Rider IV.
First appearance: GHR2 #30

Patch (see: Frederick Foswell, form. Big Man) Alias used by Foswell to infiltrate the underworld.
First appearance: ASM #26

Patch A small dog who accompanied his owner, Greg, on his paper route until the boy had a run in with the Elf with a Gun.
First appearance: DEF #46

Patch (Logan, see: Wolverine) Alias used by Wolverine, during the period that the X-Men are assumed deceased, while on solo adventures, co owner of the Princess Bar in Madripoor.
First appearance: ?

Patriot (Deceased) (Jeffrey Mace, see: Captain America III) WWII costumed hero. GA: Liberty Legion.
First appearance: MPRM #29 Died: CAP1 #285

Patriot Party The oppressive adult faction in the Nation, directly opposed to the Youth Party, particularly in their bid for the Warhead. It is led by Sen. McHammer and it's severe laws are enforced by Joe Kone and his Protectors. They captured the Thing and Mr. Fantastic and brainwashed them to be fanatically for their cause. In the end, they joined with the Youth Party to destroy the all-powerful Warhead.
First appearance: FF1 #136

Patten, Mr. A roust about at the Delazny Studio in Hollywood who was under the control of the Orb when he attacked Ghost Rider IV, Katy Milner, and Wendy and Richard Pini with a fork truck. After destroying several crates and menacing the quartet, GR put a stop to the matter by wrecking the truck with a burst of Hell-fire. Although not seriously hurt, Patten was brought to the infirmary by the Pinis.
First appearance: GHR2 #14

Paul Calgary resident who experienced the brutal cyclonic winds created by Shaman while he and Alpha Flight were battling the X-Men at the Stampede for the life of Wolverine. When the medicine man lost control of the storm, the deadly effects were felt all over the city, and concerned citizens like Paul were ready to help their fellow Canadians.
First appearance: UXM #121

Paul One of the gang members under Al who had just robbed a financial institution, killing the two guards, and were making their getaway when they ran afoul of Ghost Rider IV. The car was wrecked, and he was one of the three to escape the demon's vengeance and to fall into the hands of the wizard Azaziah. They helped the wizard in his plan to separate the demon from his human host and then went about their way. When his plan failed, GR hunted them down and caught up with them trying to make a getaway in a plane. A healthy dose of Hell-fire later and they were left for the state police.
First appearance: GHR2 #43

Payne, Cory The one time wife of a Vietnam vet who left her husband before he returned home and became a nurse in a NYC hospital. There, she is mistaken for the ex-wife of Deathlok I (Janice Manning), and the two husbands have a tussle over her which ends when creatures from the Other Realm get involved. They team-up and rescue her, and she returns to Simon, who forgives her for leaving him. REL: Ex-wife of Eric Simon Payne/Devil-Slayer.
First appearance: MSL1 #33

Pearson, Mr. The head of a NASA program which was working to place special magnets in space to aid satellites maintain their proper orbits. When the security of the program was compromised by the project designer, he came to the Fantastic Four for help.
First appearance: ST1 #132

Pearson, Ned (deceased) One of the partners and performers in the Sonny Tremont's Auto Circus Spectacular who, because he got cozy with one of the hands, Nora, he became a target for the jealous Shocks Marley (another driver who had his eyes on Nora). Marley rigged the steering column on his car to fail when he was doing his big pylon stunt, and Pearson was killed in the crash. However, his partner, Tremont, and one of the hands, Pete Catrone, testified against the murderer and sent him to the chair.
First appearance and death: GHR2 #57

Pecile One of Silvermane's thugs brought with him to the Cloisters in a plot to kill the Rapier, who had been targeting his operations for the start of his apparent vigilant career. They were one by one eliminated by the supposed hero, and he got his shot at revenge on the man who had him killed. GA: Maggia.
First appearance: SSM AN #2

Pecos A small time thug dressed as a cowboy, part of the Split-Second Squad.
First appearance: AV1 #77

Pedro    One of the revolutionaries in the small South American country freed by the Silver Surfer.
            First appearance: SS1 #11

Peeper    (Peter Quinn) A mutant with visual skills far beyond the normal human range. He is a small man with a bald head and oversized eyes, adn wears an orange overall bodysuit, and after getting out from under Magneto's thumb, he functions as the leader of the group. GA: Mutant Force.
            First appearance: CAP1 An. #4

Pegasusian Moving Company A disreputable alien company that specializes in moving entire planets. They were involved in the theft and resale of Counter Earth as a curiosity to the Beyonders, brokered by Sphinxor.
First appearance: MTO #?

Peggy One of Johnny Storm's early girlfriends, just before he starts dating Doris Evans.
First appearance: FF1 #15

Penelope The first heart throb of Dollar Bill from high school seen only in the home movie about his life.
First appearance: DEF #54

Pennysworth, JC The right hand man of Kyle Richmond who controls his assets in Richmond Enterprises. Not only does he handle day to day operation, he also deals with any special request his boss might have as the costumed crime fighter, Nighthawk I. It was later revealed that he was so loyal to the company, that he had begun funneling money into the Sons of the Serpent, risking civil war with the minorities, just so that some of RE's other stocks might be increased. After he helped the Defenders locate the HQ of the Sons, he was fired and Kyle took over the reins of the company.
First appearance (face unseen): DEF #15 Face seen and initials revealed: DEF #25

People's Armed Forces Front The rebel forces in Trans-Sabal who, led by Araq Mezdbadah, were working to unseat the dictator Jalfaha Dahn, who seized control of the country after the death of his cousin, Farnoq. While fighting the Sabalian army, funded by the US, they were joined by the New Warriors, who were in the country to find Force of Nature, and with their help, captured the villain. Only to learn that PAFF was funded by their 'friends to the east' (presumably the Russians) and that no one involved was fully a good guy or bad guy.
First appearance: NW #29

Peotor (deceased) An orangutan that was intentionally altered with cosmic rays by the Red Ghost and could afterward project magnetic fields. After his master lost his powers to turn intangible, the ape was euthenised by the Soviet State. GA: Red Ghost's Super Apes.
First appearance: FF1 #13 Reported deceased: IM1 #15

Percussion A musical group that specializes in polyrhythmic syntheses of jazz and rock, were playing at Madison Square Garden when the Inhumans returned to Earth and were attacked at their gig by the Pursuer.
First appearance: INH #11

Peregrine (Alain Racine) A French costumed hero who is able to fly with an anti-grav generator.
First appearance: CoC LTD #1

Perez, Donna Maria One of the revolutionaries in the small South American country, which is aided in their revolt by the Silver Surfer. She causes a temporary rift between Surfer and Shalla-Bal when he is caught kissing her. A kiss she bestowed on the Surfer thanking him for rescuing her from El Capitan.
First appearance: SS1 #10

Perez, Jorge One of the Jaguar Command pilots who intercepted a flying circus wagon (controlled by Magneto) at seventy thousand feet over the Andes and were worried what to report to their commanding officer. When the wagon ejected Mesmero, who floated down to the Amazon Jungle below, they lost track of the UFO hurtling south, and they decided to follow him down until the helicopters arrived then they would get very very drunk.
First appearance: UXM #112

Perkins The private in the New Jersey National Guard, serving under Col. Lear, who messed up the operation to subdue the Hulk when he had parked himself under one of their overpasses and changed back to Banner. The idea was to gas him while he was still asleep, but Perkins tripped and woke the doctor, giving him time enough to revert back to the Hulk.
First appearance: DEF #87

Perkins Farm The old dilapidated farm house used by the wizard Azaziah in his cover as the old hermit Azaziah Hornsby while he hatched his scheme to separate the demon Ghost rider IV from its human host and take possession of it himself.
First appearance (unnamed): GHR2 #43 Named: GHR2 #44

Perpetual Motion Machine A complicated device built by Maximus while incarcerated, which at first seemed harmless. but soon after Mr. Fantastic divined that it was channeling all of the Inhuman's racial hatred toward the Alpha Primitives (heightened by a second rebellion) into the ultimate Alpha Primitive, Omega.
First appearance: FF1 #131.

Persuasion (Kara Killgrave, form. Purple Girl) A mutant girl with purple skin with the power to sap people's will. Daughter of Purple Man and Melanie Killgrave. GA: Beta Flight, Gamma Flight.
First appearance: ALF1 #41

Pestilence (Deceased) The first of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse to make his power felt after they returned to Earth, causing widespread outbreaks of disease and rampant attacks of vermin in NYC. Winged, and wearing tatters of clothing over his desiccated body, he was destroyed when the Thing resisted his power and acted as an anti-body by clobbering him.
First appearance: GS FF #3

Pete A supply truck driver who makes frequent deliveries to Stark Industries Flushing Long Island plant. It was on his truck that Hawkeye sneaked into the facility to challenge Iron Man the first time.
First appearance: ToS1 #57

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

Pete One of the crime boss' henchmen who helped him kidnap Dr. Thurgood Vance and forced him to rob the Wichita Central Savings Bank as the Nuclear Man. They were caught when Ghost Rider IV intervened and pushed a steel door over on them, but the Dr. got clean away.
First appearance: GHR2 #40

Pete One of the modern highway men under the gang leader, Nate, who worked the back roads of the mid west. Although he avoided capture when the Ghost Rider IV interrupted their next to last job (robbing a semi and killing the driver), during their next caper, robbing an armored car, he and Jimmy were chosen to drive the mark vehicle when everyone else scattered at GR's arrival. The demon cyclist caught up with them and with a healthy dose of Hell-fire not only got information about their next planned job, but the location of their secret hideout. GA: Jackal Gang.
First appearance: GHR2 #41

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

Pete (deceased) One of Tarantula III's henchmen in the old west. He assisted him in robbing the bank in Bison Bend, fought off both Ghost Rider IV and Phantom Rider I, and even helped kidnap the daughter of the local medicine man for ransom. After this last, he and his pals were given a dose of Hell-fire that made them ready to confess anything to anyone the demon cyclist said.
First appearance: GHR2 #50

Pethnan, Princess Alaisa Ruantha (see: Avatar) The spoilt, childish, self centered daughter of the king of the second royal house of the Kharta'een Empire. She has the ability (later revealed that it was given her by Mistress Love) to use her great beauty to make others do her bidding, often disregarding their safety. While joyriding in the space craft given to her by her father, she encountered the Silver Surfer in battle with Reptyl Prime and decided she wanted the Surfer for a mate, and, despite protests of the danger by her Handmaiden, she directed her ship into the thick of it so she could use her power on her intended. She was rescued from death by the Surfer, but her personal guards weren't so lucky. Regardless of the cost, she tried to win the Surfer over, but he resisted her charms and refused her, saying that he was no longer mortal and that she was still simply human and that it could never be. Undaunted, the princess summoned Mistress Love and pledged herself to her service to make her more than human. Love granted her more power, giving her wings and the ability to survive in the vacuum of space, and making Alaisa her Avatar.
First appearance: SS3 #65

Princess Alaisa's Handmaiden The humanoid robot cast in a distinctly female form that serves as the Princess' primary servant and companion. She was programmed to resist the manipulating powers of her mistress and serves as the girl's voice of reason, which is more often than not disregarded. She is capable of piloting an interstellar space craft, and has vast knowledge of other civilizations, even their more obscure customs.
First appearance: SS3 #65

Petrie, Dr. The doctor who Shang-Chi was sent to kill by Fu Manchu when he has his change of heart for his great grand father.
First appearance: SME #15

Petrified Man (see: Garokk, the Petrified Man) He is not known as Garokk in his earliest appearances but only as the Petrified man because of his stone-like skin. After five hundred years of exile, he sought the aid of Ka-zar to help him return to the Savage Land.
First appearance: AST #2

Petrillo, Richie (deceased) A motorcyclist broken down in the Utah desert who was used by Death as a prize in a death race with Ghost Rider IV. When GR failed to reach the innocent man first, Death killed him out of hand, causing him to age rapidly.
First appearance and death: GHR2 #35

Petrovitch, Mrs The wife of a famous Soviet scientist, who, when her husband began to have difficulties with the state, was killed in a staged car accident when the government and Alexi Bruskin took possession of their son to make him an agent for mother Russian. REL: Mother of Outcast/Crimson Dynamo IV. Wife of Ivan Petrovitch.
First appearance and death: CHM #10

Petrovitch, Ivan The Black Widow's Russian chauffeur and very loyal guardian. He was a scientist in the old Soviet Union who found young Natasha as the last remaining member of the royal house, and hid her and raised her as an adoptive father, and so is very protective of his little Tzarina. After losing his family, he had nothing to keep him in the USSR and defected with his young charge. He is extremely strong and very determined to naturalize his speech. Later, after being a shirt tail member of the Champions, he learns that his son is not only still alive, but has become a soviet agent. After his boy and their team of super powered thugs tries to kidnap he, the Widow, and their mutual friend and trainer, Alexei Bruskin and was repelled, Ivan decided to, with the help of Nick Fury, return to his mother country to make amends [CHM #14]. REL: Father of Outcast/Crimson Dynamo IV.
First appearance: AA2 #1 Origin: CHM #10

Petrovski, Boris A Russian sculptor who created It, the living colossus.
First appearance: ToS #14?

Petty, Mr. The employee from ICM that introduces the Living Brain to Peter Parker's high school.
First appearance: ASM #8

Peyer, Daniel Ex-Interpol agent and ex-partner of Banshee who took a personal dislike of Deadpool when the merc with a mouth kills the informant, Almadovar, right out from under them, ruining both of their careers. Still holding a grudge some years later, Peyer has plans for revenge.
First appearance: DP LTD #2

Phae-Dor The Kree officer who is strongly prejudiced against any non-blue skinned members of his race. He considers them much in the was the Nazis considered the Jews during WW II. When Nenora is made Supremor's Chief Coordinator, he takes her place as a Fleet Commander (SS3 #6) at the beginning of the second Kree-Skrull War.
First appearance: CM1 #41?

Phaeder (Deceased) The exiled rival of Agon. REL: Father of Maelstrom. GA: Inhumans.
First appearance: MTO #71 Died: ?

Phantom (Dr. Birch) An electronics research scientist that worked for Stark Industries who felt that he was being slighted by Tony Stark so he embarked on a side career as a saboteur. Setting bombs and booby traps all over SI, he caused great trouble with the Defense Department and the Union Leaders. Before the end of 24 hours, he had been chased and cornered by Iron Man I, who had him arrested and jailed.
First appearance: ToS1 #63

Phantom Eagle (Deceased) (Karl Kaufman) WWI pilot at the Hampton, Virginia experimental airbase, reluctant hero. Doesn't take action against Capt. Carlson or Gen. Von Ronstadt until after the death of his romantic rival, Lt. Rex Griffin. Come to find out, it was the lives of his parents, still in Germany and threatened by the Bosch forces that kept him from fighting. He's killed by his old enemy, Herman Von Reitberger, who cravenly shot not only him while on the ground but also Kaufman's parents, who he was trying to rescue to safety. His ghost, after sixty years, finally caught up with his murderer and led him to his long deserved death. GA: Freedom's Five.
First appearance: MSH #16 Died: GHR2 #12

Phantom Rider I (Deceased) (Carter Slade, 'Ghost Rider I', 'Night Rider I') A school teacher in the old west who poses as a spectral hero wearing an all white costume made for him by Flaming Star and coated with a special substance gathered from a meteorite that makes him glow. Because of the nature of the glowing material and the fact that the inside of his costume is completely black, he is able to do some sleight of hand tricks making his body and his head disappear to frighten his enemies. When he first came from Ohio to begin a new life in the frontier, he was attacked by bandits and left for dead. He was rescued by the Comanche medicine man, Flaming Star, who was ordered by the Great Spirit to gather the dust from a nearby meteor fall and to make a costume for the wounded white man. Slade accepted the mission to become he who rides the night winds, the champion, and with the costume and his horse Banshee he lived up to their trust. Later, he rescues Johnny Blaze, who had been brought back in time by the medicine man's daughter, and together they defeat Tarantula III and his gang [GHR2 #49-50]. REL: Brother of Phantom Rider II. Grand uncle of Phantom Rider III.
First appearance: GHR1 #1 Died: WG #7

Phantom Rider II (Deceased) (Lincoln Slade, 'Ghost Rider II', Night Rider II') Old west hero who after the death of his brother, he took up his costume and his title and continued on as a champion to the people. REL: Brother of Phantom Rider I. Great great grandfather of Phantom Rider III.
First appearance: WG #7

Phantom Rider III (Hamilton Slade, 'Ghost Rider III', 'Night Rider III') An archeologist who when looking for the burial place of his great great grandfather, found himself taken possession by his spirit and becoming the modern incarnation of the champion and reunited with his ghostly steed Banshee. The spirit of Lincoln Slade took possession when Johnny Blaze was in peril nearby by the wizard Moondark. He helped the Ghost Rider IV defeat the soul stealing villain and then returned the body to Hamilton, who had no recollection of what happened. REL: Great great grandson of Phantom Rider II.
First appearance and origin: GHR2 #56

Phantoms An advanced semi-humanoid race of beings from the planet Phantus, including the Space Phantom.
First appearance: AV1 #2

Pharoid, Prince The dashing rebel leader of the Aegyptians and their army of Desert Demons. Strongly opposed to the dictates of Baron Karza, he and his men rescued Slug II from Shaitan and the mind controlled Force Commander in the Centauri camp in the Grey Oasis.
First appearance: MIC1 #23

Phaseworld A mystical realm embodied in the essence of the sisters Phaydra and Lectra.
First appearance: DrST An. #1

Pheragot A benevolent, advanced semi-reptilian humanoid race from the planet Arago-7. They are heavy set with blue skin and the males have a strip of black hair running along their skull like a Mohawk and straight down from either temple. Even when the Silver Surfer, in his dementia caused by Hlavac's Disease, destroyed the multi-trillion credit refinery satellite they had over the planet Ryas, they sent one of their United Aragonian Fleet out not to kill him but to assist him in finding a cure for the ailment. Members of the race include: Anthos, Kerjos [first seen members],
First appearance: HER1 LTD #1

Phil A plain clothes police officer assigned to the security of the World's Fair being held in Flushing, NY.
first appearance: ST1 #123

Phil One of the NYC policemen who was trying to hold back the crowds when Thor I was battling the Absorbing Man for the second time, during which Thor is defeated when he is distracted by saving a small child and gets cold cocked by his own power thrown back at him.
First appearance: JiM1 #121

Phil A small time thug working for the crime boss, Marty who was thwarted while robbing the Municipal Animal clinic in Dover, NH. and one of the vets (Jeff-Anything Man-Colt) returned and gave them a good thrashing with his newly developed powers.
First appearance: DEF #69

Phil A motorcycle policeman who found his fellow office, Bob Convy, stunned and without his bike on a back road after a run in with the supposed legend Ghost Rider IV.
first appearance: GHR2 #69

Phillips One of the LA police officers pursuing Ghost Rider IV under the orders of Officer Flannigan, who doesn't care much of the cyclist tearing up his town. He was told to arrest the menace using any trumped up charge he could think of.
First appearance: GHR2 #22

Phillips, Clare (deceased) The wife of an oceanographer who was training dolphins for the government to carry live explosives to predetermined targets. A freak accident, involving their daughter falling overboard, set off one of the charges, destroying their boat and killing her in the process. He whole ordeal caused her widower to come unhinged and begin killing dolphins with a rifle. REL: Wife of Frank Phillips. Mother of Nancy Phillips.
First appearance and death: GHR2 #16

Phillips, Dr. The doctor Spider-Man consults when he thought he was losing his powers, tells him that he has a bad case of the flu.
First appearance: ASM #87

Phillips, Frank A retired oceanographer who had been working with dolphins for the government along side his wife, training them to carry live explosives to predetermined targets. When a freak accident caused the life of his wife and nearly killed he and his young daughter, the cheese slipped off his cracker and he began a one man war on dolphins, preferring to stand on his deck and shoot them as the swam past his ocean front home in Baja, Mexico. One of his stray bullets hit the motorcycle of Johnny Blaze, involving the stunt rider in the ordeal. It ended with both Frank and Ghost Rider IV both in the water and being saved from a great white by the dolphins, bringing him back to his right state of mind. REL: Father of Nancy Phillips. Husband of Clare Phillips.
First appearance: GHR2 #16

Phillips, Gen. The ranking officer overseeing the first use of the Super Soldier Serum on Steve Rogers during WWII.
First modern appearance: ToS1 #63

Phillips, 'Handsome" Harry Arrested as a con man, he was bailed out by Dr. Doom who increased his already considerable hearing by a cozen fold with his XZ-12 machine and pitted against the Fantastic Four. GA: Terrible Trio.
First appearance: FF1 #23

Phillips, Dr. Joyce Supposedly the doctor of Mindworm from his psychiatric hospital who helps Spider-Man navigate through his personal mental labyrinth and help him come to terms with his powers. It is then revealed that the person in the 'dream' wasn't his doctor but his nurse, and it isn't specified what her true name or title was.
First appearance: SSM #35

Phillips, Nancy The attractive daughter of an oceanographer whose mind slipped when his wife was killed in a freak accident. He and his wife were training dolphins for the government to carry live charges to predetermined targets. When little Nancy fell overboard and was pursued by what was thought to be a shark, a live charge was set off by mistake, and the resultant explosion took her mother's life and unhinged her father. Now years later, she is protecting him as he wages his one man war on dolphins until a change run in with Ghost Rider IV caused him to finally forgive the water mammals. REL: Daughter of Frank and Clare Phillips.
First appearance: GHR2 #16

Phillips, Samuel A security guard at the Golden Gate Trust bank for 12 years, who was injured when Aquarius I, with the powers and appearance of Taurus, broke into the branch to steal papers detrimental to his old boss, Cornelius Van Lunt (Taurus I) who was currently on trial. He smashed in the front door with his motorcycle knocking the guard unconscious.
First appearance: GHR2 #6

Phineas Scientist and leader of the underground revolution against Warlord Zemu in the 5th dimension. Is appointed as Zemu's replacement. REL: Father of Valeria.
First appearance: ST1 #103

Phobos, Prof. Piotr Headmaster of the school for the Soviet Super Soldiers.
First appearance: IH1 #258

Phobos Units Armed robotic sentry towers posted as both offensive and defensive weapons in the Microverse, particularly around Baron Karza's Body Banks on Homeworld. They are manned by Dog Soldiers but they are self intelligent, the 7000 series roboids that replaced the outdated Biotrons.
First appearance (unnamed): MIC1 #4 Named: MIC1 #9

Phoenix An extremist group posing as a sports syndicate run by Kragg that purchases Kid Gawaine so they can fix championship fights. The organization is stopped by Daredevil and Gawaine.
First appearance: DD1 #68

Phoenix II (Deceased) ('Jean Grey' see: Ms. Destiny, Black Queen, Dark Phoenix) An alien entity which replaced Jean Grey, taking her appearance and her memories, when she was grievously wounded while saving the rest of the X-Men when she piloted the Starcore shuttle back to Earth after dealing with Steven Lang and the Mark III Sentinels. She placed the nearly dead Jean in a protective cocoon and 'rose from her ashes' in her yellow and green costume as the new Phoenix. At first believed to be Jean Grey by all, even fooling Wolverine's enhanced senses, it brought with it the devastatingly powerful entity known as the Phoenix Force, which seemed to mimic the real Jean's powers and to have inexplicably augmented them, including the ability to fly and to cast energy bolts from her hands. After a short hiatus to recuperated and to gather her seemingly scattered memory, she proved herself as a valid member of the team when they saved all of reality by stopping D'Ken Neramani from using the M'Kraan Crystal. During the process of healing the Crystal, she nearly lost herself to the Phoenix Force, but was saved by the presence of her friends [UXM #108]. After her team mates were thought to have perished in Magneto's Antarctic Base [UXM #113], she went on a long soul searching vacation in Greece (where she was scouted by Jason Wyngarde) and ended up in Scotland where Moira MacTaggert ran a series of tests on her to determine the extent of her new powers, and, while in Stornoway, she first encountered the disguised Mastermind [UXM #122]. The mutant villain, using the Mindtrap Mechanism, began the process of seducing and subverting her using the Timeslips to get her under his power, to be a willing member of the Hellfire Club as one of the Inner Circle, even to the point of turning against her old team mates, including Scott as the Black Queen. Later, after being sentenced to death by the Shi'ar for crimes she committed as Dark Phoenix, she gave her life rather than allow the Phoenix Force to take complete control of her again. She was buried in St. Stephen's Chapel at Bard College. REL: Mother of Phoenix III.
First appearance: UXM #101 Died: UXM #137

Phoenix III (see: Rachel Summers) An incredibly powerful mutant telepath from the Days of Future Past alternate future, who has possession of the Phoenix Force, an ex-'hound' who was used to hunt other mutants. REL: She is the daughter of Cyclops and Phoenix II from that alternate timeline. GA: X-Men, Excalibur.
First appearance: UXM #199

Phoenix Force (Tiphareth) The devastatingly powerful force that takes the shape of a large flaming bird when accessed and is generally feared throughout the universe as much as the coming of Galactus. As amoral as the planet devourer, it can consume whole stars to regenerate its power without giving any thought to the inhabitants of the planets it destroys in the process. It was first seen within the entity (Phoenix II) that had replaced Jean Grey in the X-Men, and slowly, with the help of the Hellfire Club, the real nature of the Force took control and seemed to be taking possession of the entity until it was driven out at the death of that entity. Later, it reappeared in the form of Rachel Summers, the daughter of Phoenix II and Scott Summers from the Future Past alternate reality.
first appearance (unmanifested): UXM #101 Manifested: UXM #105

Phosgene Gas A poisonous gas developed by Yashonka Arms Research Center, delivered in an explosive capsule.
First appearance: ToS1 #86

Piecemeal (Gilbert Benson) A mutant who has the ability to locate and 'swallow' vast amount of energy, which affects his physical form by making him grow more and more obese depending on how much he absorbs. The process, the more he absorbs, becomes increasingly painful, and he only does it when pressed by his abusive self serving mother. In such a manner, he was brought in by IDIC to absorb the energy signature left behind by the death of the mutant Proteus II and kept on a short leash by his mom, who soon got the idea to double cross their employers and keep the energy for herself. The idea backfired when he absorbed too much and he joined with Kevin MacTaggart and took revenge on both his 'mothers' and the hero teams of the New Mutants, X-Factor, X-Men, and the New Warriors. REL: son of Harness, and brother of an unnamed mutant girl.
First appearance: NM AN #7 Real name revealed: UXM AN #15

Pierce, Alexander Goodwin ('Anthony Duranti') Agent of SHIELD II.
First appearance: NFvsS LTD #3

Pierce, Donald (see: White Bishop) The deposed White Bishop of the Hellfire Club who developed a major hate for Wolverine when he tore through through the upscale NYC club to resacue his friends an bested Pierce by shredding his bionic arm. He became the leader of the mutant hating mercenary team. GA: Hellfire Club, Inner Circle, Reavers I.
First appearance (face and name unrevealed): UXM #129 First full and named: UXM #132

Pierre During WWII, a member of the French Underground who was shot warning his leader about the attacking Nazi's that would take Henri LaBrave captive and spur the first mission of the Howling Commandos.
First appearance and death: SgtF #1

Pierre The aide to Governor Jerry Brown at the inauguration ceremony for the Champions who was feeding him information about why there were only two of them in attendance.
First appearance: CHM #8

Pierre Co-owner in a men's clothing shop who was accused of running a sweat shop by the older brother of one of their alleged employees. The conflict was settled by the appearance of Namorita and Firestar, but because neither side presented a clear cut case, they were allowed to go their separate ways.
First appearance: NW #7

Piledriver Second string hired muscle working for the Mad Thinker to take on the Avengers. Later, he was hired by the Wrecker III to break him out of prison and reunite him with his mystical crowbar in return for getting apiece of the Asgardian power, increasing his strength and his invulnerability dramatically. He joined with them in the scheme to steal a miniature gamma bomb to hold the world hostage, but they were bested by the Defenders with a little help from Luke Cage [DEF #17]. His costume is a white and red body suit with a half cowl that exposes hi blond hair. GA: Triumvirate of Terror, Wrecking Crew.
First appearance: AV1 #39

Piledriver (Brian Phillip Calusky) A small time criminal recruited by the Mad Thinker and given high-tech gloves that enable him to strike things with incredible destructive force. GA: Triumvirate of Terror, Masters of Evil IV.
First appearance: AV1 #39

Pillars of Utgard The markers in Asgard marking the maelstrom in the Sea of Fear, two stone pillars said by legend to the the feet of the Dragon of Utgard, a legend that turns out to be true. They were first seen when Thor was on the Odinsword Quest and they very nearly drove his crew to mutiny.
First appearance: JiM1 #121

Pincers of Power The magical device used in the duel between Dormammu and Dr. Strange, which Strange loses because of interference from Baron Mordo, but wins the second time around [ST1 #141]. The devices actually fit on the wrist and are used to try and subdue your opponent.
First appearance: ST1 #140

Pincer Tank A large mobile weapon used by the Lemurians, which, instead of firing a projectile, fires pincer claws on the end of flexible tethers, and is used to subdue enemies. Used against Iron Man I when he upset Attuma's plan to fire a Nautilium shell into the atmosphere and make it impossible for surface worlders to breathe.
First appearance: ToS1 #66

Pinewood Sanitarium A hospital located i upstate NY where Basil Sandhurst was sent after the events in IM1 #12. Somehow he regains the use of his Controller armor and begins a second rise to power, rebuilding his Mental Wave Absorbatron and using the inmates and staff as human batteries, until he is stopped again by Iron Man I. Staff includes: Dr. Eric Thorne (director), Meredith McCall (therapist), Hugo (Controller in disguise as an orderly) [only seen staff].
First appearance: IM1 #28

Pini, Richard The real life co-creator of Elfquest becomes a character in the MU as a resident special effects and prop man for Delazny Studios in Hollywood and an avid swashbuckler. He and his wife, as friends of stunt person, Katy Milner, become embroiled in the affair when Mephisto uses Katy as an in to get at Ghost Rider IV, and they even become hosts to Johnny Blaze when he needs a place to live in California. REL: Husband of Wendy Pini.
First appearance: GHR2 #14

Pini, Wendy The real life co-creator of Elfquest becomes a character in the MU as a resident costume designer for Delazny Studios in Hollywood and the baker of the most delicious brownies on the west coast. She and her husband, as friends of stunt person, Katy Milner, become embroiled in the affair when Mephisto uses Katy as an in to get at Ghost Rider IV, and they even become hosts to Johnny Blaze when he needs a place to live in California. REL: Wife of Richard Pini.
First appearance: GHR2 #14

Pinkerton, Pvt. Percival 'Pinky' Stereotypical British soldier during WW II with the red beret and carrying an umbrella into combat. He had started his military career in a military academy following the long tradition of his family with officers in every war, but he flunked out and enlisted as a private in the army. He was transferred as a member of the First Attack Squad of the American Able Company, where he served under Sergeant Nick Fury. Although he wasn't one of the original members, despite his outward effete mannerisms, he proved himself time and time again to be the equal of anyone in the squad, and continued as a member through the end of the war and into the Korean Conflict. GA: Howling Commandoes
First appearance: SgtF #8

Pin-Stripe Small time criminal with a pencil moustache, goatee and wears a pin-stripe suit, part of the Split-Second Squad.
First appearance (unnamed): AV1 #77

Pinyon A wolf-like Inhuman guard with glider wings, one of the three who prevented the Human Torch II from entering the Great Refuge after it had been sealed in its protective dome.
First appearance: FF1 #129

Piper A Savage Land Swamp person who was genetically altered by the Creator (Magneto) to be able to mentally control animals with music. GA: Savage Land Mutates.
First appearance: UXM #62

Piper A mutant who can psionically control animals with music. GA: Morlock.
First full appearance: PP #12

Pip the Troll (Prince Gofern) A diminutive beer swilling, cigar smoking, woman chasing, and conniving troll who is considered to be a decadent, lecherous debaucher of the lowest order, and although those are considered his more endearing qualities and he and his people are generally disliked throughout the universe, he has proven to be a loyal and stalwart side kick to Adam Warlock over the years. At one time, he had been a prince on Laxidazia, but because of generations of inbreeding in the aristocracy, he was a cretin who enjoyed nothing better painting monotone starscapes. On one of his many art outings, he encountered some of the 'trolls' of his people and he spent the night reveling and drinking with them and in the morning found himself transformed into one of them, a process that was irreversible. Now stocky, pointed eared, two toed, with fur on his ankles, he set out from his home planet and began his career of carousing and drinking across the galaxy. It was during this time that he encountered Warlock and helped him to defeat the Magus the first time and became the hero's life long friend and compatriot. Later, after having earned Thanos' great displeasure, was lobotomized by the mad Titan, and Warlock rescued his soul and brought it to reside in Soul World. He, Warlock, and Gamora made a foray out as spirits to defeat the mad Titan when he had first gathered the Infinity Gems and reached for godhood (MTO AN #2). Some time later, when Thanos was resurrected by Death and formed the Infinity Gauntlet to wipe out half the universe, Warlock reanimated three dead bodies and reincarnated he his two friends back to reality, improving the forms so that now Pip has strength on par with Spider-Man. After the defeat of Thanos, and Warlock had taken possession of the Gauntlet, he was ordered by the Living Tribunal to divest himself of his godhood, and he gathered to together those he considered best for the job, and gave them each one of the Gems to safeguard from misuse. Pip received the Space Gem which allowed him to teleport over vast distances. GA: Infinity Watch.
First appearance: ST1 #179 Death: AV1 An. #7 Reincarnated: ?

Pisces I (Deceased) (Noah Perricone) A criminal who was the embodiment of the astrological sign, with green scaly skin and the ability to breathe under water. GA: Zodiac I
First appearance: AV1 #72 Died: WCA #26

Pisces II An advanced lifelike android created by Scorpio I based on the first fishy member of the original Zodiac. Unfortunately, because his creator was forced to activate them prematurely, he was one of those who as not ready to function outside of its gestation capsule. Like is predecessor, he is very fish-like in appearance with green skin, scales with an oversized fishy face. For a costume, he wears a simple blue body suit (like a one piece bathing suit) and blue boots. GA: Zodiac II.
First appearance: DEF #50

Piskas A fish-like Inhuman who was strongly opposed to the Alpha Primitives.
First appearance: FF1 #131

Pitt, Mrs. (Deceased) Desmond Pitt's wife was gravely ill, and this was why he originally sold military secrets to Doctor Doom. By the time of her first mention, she was already deceased.
First mention: FF1 #193

Plague A mutant who can infect others with just a touch. GA: Morlocks, Four Horsemen.
First appearance: UXM #169

Planes of Pohldark A mystical realm inhabited by demons.
First appearance: DrST2 #65

Planet Perilous An extra-dimensional world ruled by Nebulos, Dr. Strange is sent there by the Tribunal's Glass of Doom. It is ripped apart by the battle between the Tribune and Nebulos using his Staff of Polar Power.
First appearance: ST1 #161

Plan Omega The plan started by the Shi'ar Grand Council wherein the universal criminal, Dark Phoenix, would be summarily executed for her crimes. The other primary races of the universe, the Skrulls and Kree, were brought in as observers to make the whole matter official, but when the Phoenix was captured to face the charges, it was along with her team mates, the other X-Men. Prof. X called for an Arin'nn Haelar, a Shi'ar duel of honor, with her life as the stakes. It was accepted by all involved, and the X-Men were forced to fight the Imperial Guard in a trial by combat instead of a nice clean execution.
First mention: UXM #137

Plantman (Samuel Smithers) A gardener turned costumed criminal, created a ray that enabled him to mutate and control any plant life, former Maggia agent.
First appearance: ST1 #113

Plan W The Masked Marauders plot to pit Spider-Man and Daredevil against each other as a diversion so that he and his men could steal the plans for the XB-390 from the World Motor Center. The plan was a success when he used a bus with a hydraulic lift to get them up to the floor of the Advanced plans Vault. As an added bonus, DD and Spidey were implicated in the heist.
First mention: DD1 #16

Plasma (Leila O'Toole) Mutant with the ability to absorb cosmic energy and project it as destructive energy. REL: Niece of Living Monolith and Filene Abdol.
First appearance: MCP #24

Plastoid Drones Mindless robot workers created by the Flb'Dbi that could alter their form to adapt to nearly anything. Originally about 18 inches tall and remotely humanoid, but they could join together into larger forms (always with the same odd shaped head) or even reduce themselves to a formless jelly.
First appearance (unnamed): FF1 #220 Named: FF1 #221

Plateau Dos Bolovens The location of the Temple of the Dragon's Breadth Cult in Kampuchea, Cambodia. Deep within the jungle, it was first uncovered in '66 by a unit of GIs called the Half Fulls who were looking to create a landing base.
First appearance: NW #22 First named: NW #23

Plodex An advanced, amorphous race of world conquerors, who, once hatched, genetically take the form of that planet's dominant species, including: Marrina.
First appearance: ALF1 #1

Plucket, Col. Bradley A civil war officer who had fought at Gettysburg, and, afterward, when he decided to finally settle down, founded the small town of Plucketville. His statue adorned the town square and housed the ensorcelled Hulk until he was released by Dr. Strange.
First appearance (as statue): DEF #11

Plucketville A quickly growing small town founded by Col. Bradley Plucket that had been taken over by Xemnu the Titan. He used the populace to build him a star ship (hidden in the structure of their new town hall) in which he was going to take them all to his long dead homeworld to repopulate it. Upon the arrival of the Defenders, he even posed as the town mayor, Amos Moses.
First appearance: DEF #12

Plunder, Lady Blanche (Deceased) REL: Mother of Ka-Zar and Parnival the Plunderer. Wife of Lord Robert Plunder.

Plunder Castle The ancestral home of the Plunder family in Derbyshire, England, childhood home of Parnival and Kevin Plunder. It was later the European base of operations for the Plunderer and his band of pirates, but after his death its ownership has reverted to Ka-Zar, the current Lord Plunder.
First appearance: DD1 #13

Plunder, Lord Kevin (see: Ka-Zar) The actual name of the Lord of the Savage Land revealed to him when his brother, Parnival, came to the prehistoric land looking to secure the other half of the medallion key that would open the crypt holding their father's hidden treasure. Because of the early age at which he was left to fend for himself, he forgot what his original name and title were.
Name first used: DD1 #12

Plunder Medallion The special medallion made of Vibranium created by Lord Robert Plunder as the only key to open the special crypt where he hid his lode of that miraculous Anti-Metal. The medal was split in two and given to each of the explorer's sons when they were children, Kevin and Parnival Plunder. As an adult, Parnival, by hook and by crook attempted to rook his brother out of his share of the treasure, but kidnapping him and trying to frame him for murder.
First appearance: DD1 #13

Plunder, Lord Robert (Deceased) English lord and adventurer who discovered and explored the Savage Land. There, he also discovered the Anti-Metal (Plunderstone, Vibranium) for which it was rumored that he had nefarious ends in mind. To secure the lode of miraculous ore, he locked it away in a special crypt that could only be opened with a special medallion, which he split and gave to each of his sons. When foreign spies tried to steal the ore, he escaped back to the Savage Land with his youngest, but he was killed, leaving the youth to fend for himself in the prehistoric wild. REL: Father of Ka-Zar and Parnival the Plunderer. Husband of Lady Blanche Plunder.

Plunder, Lady Shanna (form: Shanna the She-Devil) The red-haired, leopard skin clad jungle girl, who was once in the wilds of Africa, but moved her interests to the Savage Land shortly before marrying it's leader. REL: Wife of Ka-Zar. Daughter of Gerald and Patricia O'Hara. Niece of Robert O'Hara. Step-mother of Leila. Ex-wife of Mele.
First appearance: KAZS #?

Plunder-Stone (Anti-Metal, see: Savage Land Vibranium) Name given to the secret Plunder family stash of vibranium by Parnival the Plunderer. Discovered by Lord Robert Plunder and locked away in the family crypt, unlocked only by both halves of the medallion worn by Parnival and his brother Ka-Zar.
First appearance: DD1 #14

Pluraris VI A verdant newborn unpopulated planet located far off the normal space lanes where the Silver Surfer marooned Terrax after he had taken a human host and lost his cosmic ability to fly. Although a water covered paradise, it served as a prison to Tyros for several months until the Surfer and the other ex-Heralds of Galactus had need of his power.
First appearance: NW #17

Pluto (Hades, 'Aidoneus', 'Dia', 'Haden P. Hellman', 'Mr. Pluto') The Olympian ruler of Hades, Lord of the Underworld. After an ignominious defeat involving Hercules, the bald sinister figure became a long time enemy of Thor I. he possesses magical powers that are slightly less than those of Zeus or Odin, but they are more than a match for the thunder god. REL: Brother of Zeus. Uncle of Hercules.
First appearance (unnamed): TH1 #126 Named: TH1 #127

Pluto's Eterna-Screen A viewing device that spans not only space but time. Pluto used it to locate the perfect henchmen to help him in his revenge against Thor I and found them in the post nuclear apocalyptic world where he found the race of Mutates.
First appearance: TH1 #163

Pluto's Time Funnel A swirling tower of energy created by the Lord of Hades not only as a teleporter to the future but as a one way gate that cannot be penetrated, even with the power of Thor, from the outside. Pluto used it to transport the Advanced Science Research Center to a post nuclear apocalyptic future and to kidnap Sif and to capture the thunder god himself.
First appearance: TH1 #163

Point Promontory A deserted beach in Maine where the Defenders first encountered and defeated Omegatron and later defeated him a second time, and Dr. Strange placed a spell of concealment on the area to keep anyone away from the remains of the giant robot construct. The spell failed when Jeff Colt stumbles onto the scene and is manipulated by the super computer in a bid to reactivate itself.
First appearance: MFT1 #1

Poison (Cecilia) Woman given the power to alter the shape of flesh of other people by Ylandris.
First appearance: WSM An. #4

Poison Memories A gang run by Kimeiko that was disrupted by Night Thrasher and was looking for revenge.
First Mention: NW AN #3

Poison World of Spine Creatures One of Hulk's crossroad realities.
First appearance: IH1 An. #13

Polaria (Subzero Zone) Homeworld's polar regions which never know sunlight of warmth.
First partial appearance: MIC1 #24

Polaris (form. Lorna Dane, 'Magneto II', see: Malice) Mutant hero who is able to manipulate magnetic fields to the point where she can negate gravity and fly. She appears perfectly human except for her green hair. In her first appearance, it was believed that she was the daughter of Magneto, but it was soon afterward disproved. Long time girlfriend of Havok after a great deal of attention from Iceman. After the events in the Krakoa affair, she and Havok left the team to pursue less heroic ventures [UXM #94] and ended up working Diablo Range in the mid west, where their semi-retirement from the hero biz was interrupted by the new Eric the Red, who hypnotized them and pitted them against their old team mates [UXM #97]. After she and Havok were released, they went to live with Moira MacTaggert helping out on Muir Island [UXM #119]. REL: Sister of Zaladane. Once believed to be Magneto's daughter. GA: X-Men.
First appearance (unnamed): UXM #57

Polaris FY In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, she has the same physical appearance and presumably the same powers as her counterpart from our reality, but, because of the lack of a team of X-Men, her costume is more rag tag than the other Polaris, however, she is a member of the team of rebel mutants trying to bring the downfall of the tyrant, Sphinx II. In this reality, she also appears to be romantically inclined toward Cyclops FY. She does fight in the final battle against Sphinx II next to Magneto FY, but her fate is lost to the larger story.
First appearance: NW #11

Poldark, Joe The owner of the Jerseygas station in Montclair, NJ.
First mention: DEF #89

Polemachus An alien world once surrounded by a natural energy field that produced light and life, but when that source failed, it was up to Arkon, their leader and greatest warrior, to find an alternate source to prevent the extinction of his whole race. In his first foray to the Earth, he clashed with the Avengers, a fight which ended with Iron Man I creating a device which, when charged by Thor I's hammer, restored the life giving ring. For a time, all was well until the machine failed, and Arkon returned to Earth looking for Thor for a recharge, and upon failing to locate the god of thunder, sought out Storm of the X-Men to do the job. Her powers channeled through Cyclops and through the repaired machine brought the energy field once more on line [UXM AN #2]. Inhabitants include: Arkon [first seen inhabitant], Old One [AV1 #76.], Arkon's Warlord, Sashia [UXM AN #2],
First appearance: AV1 #75

Pollard, Ed A man who is supposedly working on the Little Thunderbird Dam Project to benefit the Comanche people living nearby by forming some artificial lakes and control the flow of water, but his real plan is to blow the existing dam and use scuba equipment to loot the homes that would be flooded out below. While out on the desert, he nearly falls victim to a land slide and is rescued by Johnny Blaze, and while thanking him back at camp, he gets him identified by the local medicine woman as one of his cronies (getting him attacked by her summoned Manitou). Later, Johnny discovers the real plan and races as Ghost Rider IV to save the day, and he captures the bad guys but not in time to save the dam. After a trip to the old west, he returns to the present before he left, giving him a second chance to get the rescue right. The dam is saved, and Pollard and his crew are left for the authorities with a healthy dose of Hell-fire under their belt.
First appearance: GHR2 #49

Polyphemus The Cyclops once blinded by Odyddeus brought to life by the Huntsman of Zeus as a realistic illusion to capture Hercules.
First appearance: SUB #29

Pool of Peace The large royal bathing pool at the foot of a waterfall in Asgard where Odin performs his daily ablutions. It was first seen when the All Father took his evening royal bath after the end of the Troll Wars, and Thor I asked him permission to return to Earth.
First appearance: TH1 #140

Pop Danvers The establishment where Slugger Johnson hung out with his JD friends back in the 50's.
First appearance: FF1 #136

Poppo the Cunning The weaselly underling of Ollerus who dressed and acted like a wizard but most of his do-dads, including the Crystal of Eternal View seemed more mechanical than mystical in nature. It was he that came up with the plan of switching their Valkyrie for theirs when his master was on the verge of conquering Hela and Valhalla. His costume is green and yellow with a high pointed head piece and a flowing robe-like cape.
First appearance: DEF #66

Poppo's Crystal of Eternal View A device invented by the henchman of Ollerus that allowed him to spy on others at great distances. It was essentially a great crystal globe operated by an overhead machine which was controlled by two hand grip tendrils. he used it to spy on Hela's army that was preparing for their attack on Valhalla.
First appearance: DEF #66

Poppup The home planet of the Impossible Man. Was used as bait to get Galactus away from Counter Earth, and, when he consumed it, it nearly killed him.
First mention: FF1 #11 First appearance; FF1 #175

Poppupians Semi-humanoid, green race of shape-changers from Poppup, that actually turn out to be all one and the same. There is one Impossible man and they are all him. Their ability to mimic another can extend to that person's super human powers. Their number includes: Impossible Man [first seen member], Impossible Woman [MTO #60]..
First appearance: FF1 #11 As a race: FF1 #175

Porcupine (Deceased) (Alexander 'Alex' Gentry) Costumed criminal who wears a body suit which is covered with bristles resembling a porcupine. They are used as an offensive weapon, but they are also to protect and conceal the other weapons he has built into the suit, including a spray port that emits knock out gas and power blasters. Gentry has no special super human powers. Later in his career, he joins forces with Plant Man and Eel I. Shortly after that he and his cohorts join the Celestial Mind Control cult when they promise increased power. His power isn't increased, but his abilities become more focused after the mental therapy [DEF #37]. He is one of he many small time villains who were killed by Scourge. GA: Batroc's Brigade. Former Maggia agent.
First appearance: TtA1 #48 Died: CAP1 #315

Porky small time henchman of the Fixer, involved in the death of Jack Murcock.
First appearance: DD1 #1

Porter One of the gang members under Al who had just robbed a financial institution, killing the two guards, and were making their getaway when they ran afoul of Ghost Rider IV. The car was wrecked, and as most of the others got away, he and Jerry were caught and subjected to a healthy dose of Hell-fire.
First appearance: GHR2 #43

Porter, Cheryl The wife of one of the sailors who smuggled Titanium Man into the US, who, when she found out the cargo, contacted the authorities, causing a contract to be taken out on her life. She went to Tony Stark for help and he brought her to his retreat in the Adirondacks, but it proved to be unable to stop the Mercenary, who even put the kibosh to Iron Man. Her life was actually save by Vincent Sandhurst who end up killing the hired gun because he was dressed like the man he had himself come to kill, Tony Stark.
First appearance: IM1 #23

Porter, Geoff One of the sailors on the freighter that smuggled Titanium man into the US when he was looking to retrieve Alex Nevsky (Crimson Dynamo III) back to mother Russia. It was insinuated that he and his ship mates were incarcerated for their deed after Iron Man I sunk their ship. REL: Husband of Cheryl Porter.
First appearance: IM1 #23

Possessors Aliens from another dimension who came to Earth via a portal in the Bavarian Alps to test their abilities to take control of human bodies to pave the way for an invasion. One of those they tried to take over was Dr. Strange, who traveled back through the portal and confronted their leader. With the power of the Vishanti, he forced them to submit and return to their own dimension, and he sealed the portal.
First appearance: ST1 #118

Possessor (Kamo Thamn, 'Tale-er') One of the Elders of the Universe who has gathered all of the knowledge in the universe, and with the use of his lion head staff is able to take possession of the bodies of other beings. If he remains in their bodies too long, they expire from the strain. He appears to be a human with long blond hair and a blank mask over his eyes.
First appearance: TH1 #235

Potts, Virginia 'Pepper' (see: Pepper Hogan) Long time, fiery, red-headed secretary of Tony Stark in the early days of SI., was once in love with him but married Happy Hogan instead.
First appearance: ToS1 #45

Poundcakes (Marlan Pouncy) Female wrestler in the UCWF. GA: Grapplers.
First appearance: MTO #54

Powell, Captain The captain of the cruise ship that was attacked by Commander Kraken, and he mistakenly blames the Sub-Mariner for the sinking.
First appearance: SUB #27

Powell, Dr. Scientist who discovered and brought back to NYC a creature believed to be the Frankenstein Monster but it turns out to be an alien android.
First appearance: UXM #40

Power Brokers Inc. A covert company that specializes in the augmentation of physical strength to the level of super human, supplied many of the members of the UCWF.
First appearance: TNG #35

Powerhouse (Deceased) (Rieg Davan) Xandarian hero who was able to siphon power from other sources and use them for super strength. GA: Champions of Xandar.
First appearance: NOV #2 Died: ROM #24

Power, Dr. James and Margaret REL: Parents of Energizer, Gee, Lightspeed and Massmaster (Power Pack)
First appearance: PP #1

Power Man I (form. Erik Josten, see: Goliath II, Smuggler) Criminal granted super powers (incredible strength and near invulnerability) by the Enchantress much in the way that Wonder Man was, adopting a similar costume to WM's earlier clothing. GA: Lethal Legion II, Masters of Evil III.
First appearance: AV1 #21

Power Man II (Luke Cage, 'Hero for Hire') A costumed hero who, due to an experiment gone awry, has invulnerable skin, an augmented body density and augmented strength. Although his business it to sell his services like a mercenary, he very often takes cases on pro bono and is always on the side of the angels. His costume is very distinctive, yellow open-chested shirt, blue pants with swashbuckler boots, a steel headband and wristbands, and a length of chain for a belt. As a younger man, he was set up by an 'old friend' who was also in love with his girl, Reva Connors, and he was sent to Seagate Prison on the trumped up heroin possession charges (charges for which he was later exonerated). He didn't get along well with the guards, so, when he was approached by Noah Burstein to get involved with his experiments on cellular regeneration in exchange for a full pardon, he jumped at the chance. During one of the treatments, one of the guards, Rackham, altered the controls, and the overloaded machine altered his cellular make up and gave him his powers. He broke out of prison, changed his name and began his career as a Hero for Hire (with Jeryn Hogarth handling the business end) working out of his apartment over the Gem Theater, often with the fringe of society in and around Times Square. During his solo career, he met his first long term romantic entanglement with Dr. Clair Temple (later harmony Young), but soon after Cage, during the case involving John Bushmaster, took on his long term partner and friend, Iron Fist. GA: Fantastic Four (twice briefly), Defenders.
First appearance: HfH #1

Power, Maxine (Deceased) REL: Wife of Professor Power. Mother of Matthew Power.

Power Pack Group of children granted powers by the Aelfyre Whitemane, consisting of: Energizer (Starstreak), Gee (Destroyer), Lightspeed (Molecula), Massmaster (Counterweight) {original members}, Kofi {j PP #16}, Tattletale {j PP #?}
First appearance: PP #1

Power Princess (Zarda) Super powered hero from Other Earth. GA: Squadron Supreme.
First appearance: DEF1 #112

Power Ray Stimulator A device created by Mister Fantastic which taps into an unknown power source, used to return the powers of the Fantastic Four at various times.
First appearance: FF1 #37

Power-Rod Weapon used in Deviant gladiatorial events which emits a powerful force blast, but has limited number of rounds.
First appearance: ETN #8

Powers Arms A fashionable Soho apartment complex where Mrs. Desiree Vaughn-Pope lives when she and her friend Steve Daugherty were attacked by who they believed to be Spider-Man. Her bodyguard, Charlie McGuire went out the window trying to stop him and was killed. Peter Parker arrived, and, despite the fact that he found clues that pointed to the Prowler, the police found a ball of webbing on the roof from where he'd just swung in.
First appearance: SSM #47

Powers, Mr. (see: Hercules) An alias adopted by the Prince of Power when he was first chumming with Avengers, after being banned from Olympus by Zeus for a year.
First appearance: AV1 #39

Power Stones The form of currency used on Kral in the Skrull Galaxy, also the power source of Skrull space vehicles. Ten perfect stones were given in trade by Boss Barker to purchase the Thing from the Skrull Slave Master.
First appearance: FF1 #91

Prentiss, Betty (form. Betty Dean) The old flame of Namor during WWII 20+ years later. She is older and had married in that time but is still stuck on the Sub-Mariner. She ends up taking the Sub-Mariner's niece on as a ward and lending her her last name.
First mod. appearance: SUB #8

Prentiss, Namorita (see: Namorita) Name adopted by Namorita as her human secret ID.
First appearance: SUB #?

Presence (Sergei Krylov) Known as the most influential man in Russia, he is a mutant who feeds off of decaying radioatcivity, dying from an incurable disease and operates his business interests from a special shielded room in a secret bunker known as Codename: Sergei. He had discovered what he hoped to be a cure, extreme cobalt radiation treatments, and an avenue to reach a higher form of existence. Unfortunately, to accomplish the final treatment would require the detonation of a nuclear device that would rip apart half of Europe. Into this mix, add Dr. Tania (Red Guardian II) Belinsky, who he has worshipped from afar and has the KGB kidnap so she can be his mate and join him in the transmogrification. She tries to escape, but she is fitted with one of his Control Cowls, and goes along willingly. After the preliminary treatments, he sets of the bomb that does tear Europe apart with the after shock but does transmogrify him and his bride into incredibly powerful and incredibly radioactive beings. In his new state, he is essentially a living nuclear reaction held together with his armored containment suit and helmet, and is forced to move around in a flying control chair. He is now able to emit incredibly concentrated blast of radioactive energy from his hands to the magnitude that he effortlessly knocked Hulk away and actually destroyed The Behemoth from Below. When Tania regained her senses, she put herself between him and her friends, the Defenders (who had come with the Sub-Mariner to stop the nuclear testing that was poisoning the water) and he was told that he really didn't love her, just an ideal. He was crushed, but left his enemies to live and left the woman he thought he'd loved [DEF #55]. One of his next acts was to return to Kyshtym, the site of one of his earlier failures to deal with the Giant Amoeba he had created when an nuclear experiment had gone awry. He was nearly consumed by the creature (which fed off his radiation) but he was rescued when Red Guardian II stepped in to help [DEF #65]. REL: Father of Darkstar and Vanguard. Mate of Red Guardian II.
First partial appearance: DEF #51 First full (as human): DEF1 #52 First in final form: DEF #53

Presence's Control Cowl A device built into the radiation robes used in his Codename: Sergei complex which channel is mental energies into the minds of the wearers. In this way, he has the ability to mind control anyone within the range of his machines that amplify him thoughts. When Dr. Tania (Red Guardian II) Belinsky was brought to the complex against her will to be his mate, she tried her best to escape until one of these devices was used on her. A tiny device implanted in the hood of the robe, it removes any will she had resist even his suggestion of undergoing cobalt treatments to transcend to a higher form of life.
First appearance: DEF #52

Prester John 12th century crusader knight found in the North African desert by Human Torch II and Wyatt Wingfoot in their search for the Great Refuge. First owner and defender of the Evil Eye. When the Eye resurfaced years later, he searched throughout time to locate it and found it in the hands of Prince John during the 12th century, brought there by the Defenders while trying to cure the Black Knight III. He seized it from him, used it to punish both John and his partner Modred the Evil, and then sent the Defenders back to their own time, choosing to remain in the 12th century where he belonged [DEF #11].
First appearance: FF1 #54

Pretty Boy Cyborg criminal who has robotic arms that can extend and can project fiber-optic filaments from his eyes and reprogram someone's brain. GA: Reavers II
First appearance: UXM #229

Pretty Persuasions One of the psionic super beings created by Genetech who can stimulate the pleasure centers of any individual and can transform her own erotic impulses into a variety of psionic weapons, including an energy bullwhip. A one time exotic dancer, her costume is a suggestive design of scanty tights and fishnet with an S & M flair. GA: Psionex.
First appearance: NW #4

Primal Zone Homeworld as it existed at the planet's birth-torn by geologically active volcanoes and rocked by earthquakes.
First partial appearance: MIC1 #24

Prime Eternal (see: Zuras) The title used to refer to the eldest Eternal, first coined by Sersi when facing the press.
Title first used: ETN #16

Prime Mover (deactivated) A super intelligent sentient machine built by Dr. Doom to manipulate the agents of SHIELD in a game for his amusement. It is essentially a humanoid torso sitting on a glowing stalk with one fingered hand and the other an analyzer ray. Its head is surrounded by arcane circuitry, and on top of its featureless face is its glowing brain, looking like a turban of concentric circles. When he tired of the game, Doom left the machine to its own devices. It grew restless, and, after reprogramming itself, it left Doom's castle under its own power and went to seek bigger and better games elsewhere. It ended up in a contest with the Grandmaster, who answered its random beacon after years in space, and the prize was dominion over the Earth. It pitted its crew of villains form around the universe against GM's Defenders with Daredevil as his sixth. The good guys won, but weren't happy that GM now owned the Earth, so DD challenged him to flip for their home planet. He used one of the memory discs from Prime Mover as a coin, causing its 'brain' to explode.
First appearance: ST1 #167 Deactivated: GSDEF #3

Prime Ten The Skrull agents posing as various humans stationed around the Baxter Building ready to secure the Energy Transmitter that Reed Richards was completing and which the Skrulls believed would give them the edge over the Kree. They were defeated and tossed back through the transmitter gateway before Reed destroyed the invention.
First appearance: FF1 AN #15

Primitoid A cave-man like creature that is the first slave match in the Great Games in which the Thing is involved. His opponent was Cat-Man II.
First appearance: FF1 #92

Primus A humanoid construct, built by Arnim Zola, that is capable of altering its body shape and size to the point where it can even impersonate others. Its body, when in its natural form, is a perfect human physique, and its head, although it can produce any feature, remains blank, and will remain so by choice until he finds his place among mankind and becomes a complete person. Primus is intelligent, and, although in his natural form he doesn't have a mouth, he is able to speak. In its first appearance it used to imitate Steve Rogers, a ruse which is easily uncovered by Roger's alter ego, Captain America I. Later, after he leaves the employ of his creator, the Nazi geneticist, he goes out into the world in search of his humanity (CAP1 #279). Unfortunately, his intelligence didn't come with any sort of moral barometer and he ends up working with the Mad Thinker collecting DNA samples from the New Warriors for Genetech (NW #3).
First appearance: CAP1 #209

Primus II The leader of the Flb'Dbi exploratory colonization party that was trapped on Earth over 500,000 years ago when the planet's polarity reversed itself.
First appearance: FF1 #221

Prince Merro (Deceased) REL: Husband of Llyra. Son of Naga.
First appearance: SUB #32

Princess Bar A bar in Lowtown in Madripoor owned by Patch (Wolverine) and O'Donell.

Princess of the Sagittarians The young Sagittarian woman on the planet Berhert that could no longer stand being enthrall to the Galaxy Master, so she leads a rebellion when the Hulk comes to her planet. It nearly fails, but the Hulk destroys the GM, and, with the subsequent death of her uncle, she is made leader of their world. REL: Niece of the Warlord of the Sagittarians.
First appearance: IH1 #112

Princess Pearla The daughter of the original ruler of Doom's Micro-World who, after her world is freed by the Fantastic Four, falls in love with the Human Torch II.
First appearance: FF1 #16

Princess Python (Zelda DuBois) Criminal snake charmer who has an enormous python as a trained pet. GA: Circus of Crime, Masters of Menace, Serpent Squad, Serpent Society II.
First appearance: ASM1 #22

Prism (Deseased) A mercenary mutant who can reflect energy. GA: Marauders.
First and final appearance: XFAC #10

Pritchett, Linda (deceased) Wife in a granola couple who lived in a mobile home park in Woodlands, Ca. who were killed out of hand by an elf with a gun who showed up at their door one day. Wife of Tom Pritchett.
First appearance and death: DEF #25

Pritchett, Tom (deceased) The husband in a granola couple who lived in a mobile home park in Woodlands, Ca. who were killed out of hand by an elf with a gun who showed up at their door one day. Husband of Linda Pritchett.
First appearance and death: DEF #25

Procyonites A reptilian turtle-like race of beings from the planet Procyon.
First appearance: TH1 An. #6

Prodigals The sleeper agents sent out by the Collective Intelligence to infiltrate and learn about the humans on their newly adopted world. Their minds were blanked and new memories replaced, and they acted as living receiving sets for the Others. One of these, Cliff Randall, chose his loyalty to his country over that of his birth, destroying his race in order to save the Earth from destruction they had planned.
First appearance: NFAS #6

Professor An elderly scientist hired by the Enforcer to miniaturize Eel I's Disintegrator Ray. Twice he made the bulky device smaller, once to the size of a medallion and finally to the size of a ring, at which point, his employer decided that he, being the only one now who could build a device to counter his supreme weapon, was a threat to be removed. He was saved by Ghost Rider IV, and returned the favor when Enforcer's henchman, Galton, was about to take a crowbar to the demon cyclist from behind.
First appearance: GHR2 #22

Professor In an alternate reality, the leader of the gang of the thieves who broke into the Guggenheim Museum and ran afoul of Conan who is trying to return to his own time. He ends up shooting Danette, the girl helping Conan, deep to the barbarian's displeasure.
First appearance: WI?1 #13

Professor Jack One of Baron Mordo's allies against Dr. Strange.
First appearance: ST1 #32

Professor Power (Deceased) Head of the Secret Empire III with armored battlesuit. REL: Father of Matthew Power. Husband of Maxine Power.
First appearance: MTU #117 Died: CAP1 #338

Professor X (Charles Xavier, see: Entity) Powerful mutant telepath, creator of Cerebro, founder of the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, founder of the X-Men and New Mutants. Normally confined to a wheel chair after being crippled by Lucifer, for a short time he walked with flexible metal braces on his legs. For a time, while he studied the Z'Nox in secret, he was replaced by the Changeling, and even after his replacement's untimely death [UXM #42], he remained in secret until the critical point of the alien race's appearance [UXM #65]. Shortly afterward, when his original team of X-Men were captured by a mutant too powerful for them and even him to deal with (Krakoa) he sought out other mutants to rescue them, only to realize that he'd been manipulated by the island sized creature to provide more food [GS UXM #1]. After Krakoa's defeat at the hands of the old and new team of X-Men, his original roster left the Xavier School to pursue their own lives [UXM #94] and soon afterward, he began to be haunted by the telepathic images of Lilandra, causing the Shi'ar to begin hunting for him personally via the new Eric The Red [UXM #97]. She reached Earth, and the two immediately formed a romantic bond [UXM #105]. And, after his X-Men had stopped the mad plan of D'Ken Neramani, Lilandra and Xavier, while waiting for her call to serve as the Shi'ar's new empress, went on extended vacation [UXM #109] during which time the X-Men faced the rejuvenated threat of Magneto and were thought deceased, and Prof. X let himself be convinced to go with Lilandra back to her planet with nothing left here to keep him [UXM #117]. He returns to Earth when he realizes just what a burden that Phoenix II is shouldering [UXM #129], and soon afterward is captured by the White Queen and temporarily loses his powers [UXM #131]. REL: Son of Brian and Sharon Xavier. Step-son of Dr. Kurt Marko. Step-brother of Juggernaut. Consort of Lilandra. Father of Legion. GA: X-Men, Starjammers.
First appearance: UXM #1 Full name used: UXM #12 Origin: UXM #117

Professor X's Mind Probe A device the headmaster at the school for gifted youngsters had built before his faked death basing it on articles published by Henry Pym on the one he'd built for the Avengers back in AV1 #68. It was brought off mothballs when the Professor went into a coma after the Z-Nox affair and the team couldn't revive him. The only contact it made with his brain was to present an image of the Hulk, which was a clue to his actual remedy.
First appearance: UXM #66

Professor Xavier's School For Gifted Youngsters (see: X-Men Mansion) School founded by Charles Xavier using the family mansion to educate young mutants. Cover for the X-Men and the New Mutants and later Generation X. Headmasters were Charles Xavier (founding ), Magneto as Michael Xavier (UXM #200?), Cable (?), White Queen (?),
First appearance: UXM #1

Project (Institute of Computer Robotics) The military funded research facility located in the desert that produced the X-Model robots, the first machines with human thought, in a bid to create a thinking weapon. Unfortunately all but one, X-51, suffered from severe identity crises and had to be destroyed. The staff includes: Dr. Oliver Broadhurst, Dr. Abel Stack, Dr. Haines, and Colonel Kragg.
First appearance: 2001 #8 Institute named: 2001 #9

Project Armageddon The six year, multi-billion dollar project started by Dr. Steven Lang designed to wipe out mutant kind. Stationed both in a secret base in the Adirondacks and onboard the space platform (formally the SHIELD Space Platform) known as Armageddon Command Base, Lang, using money from the US government and the Council of the Chosen was working to produce the ultimate Sentinels, based on he designs of Larry Trask and upgraded to adapt to the powers of all known mutants. They even produced smaller versions which had the appearance of the original X-Men. Double crossing both investors, he put his plan into action (earlier than expected) and began hunting down mutants. The plans were ruined when the X-Men raided his platform via the Starcore Shuttle, and not only destroyed his seemingly endless supply of Sentinels, but Cyclops nearly killed him for kidnapping Jean Grey. On the way home from this jaunt is when Jean Grey is replaced by Phoenix II.
first appearance: UXM #96 Scuttled: UXM #100

Project: Earth A small but very ambitious band of eco-terrorists whose primary concern was the prevention of the deforestation of the Brazilian rain forest by any means and any lengths necessary, even manipulation, deceit, and violence, and they believed it was worth selling their souls to save the planet for tomorrow's children. They even hired a band of eco-sensitive mercenaries, Force of Nature, to help them in their war against the lumber companies and developers. Omar Barrenos, the leader of the group, recruited members that would most further their cause, financial wizards, political scientists, military strategists, including the famous ex-actress, Madeline Naylor Baldwin, whom they pretended to kidnap just for the publicity's sake. Down in Brazil, when their underhanded efforts were curtailed by the New Warriors (who had come down to save Speedball's mom), they stooped to 'sacrificing' one of their members (Madelyn) so they could blame the murder onto the developers. The killing was thwarted, but the other members of the band escaped justice in a helicopter. Later, after the suspected bombing of one of their vessels, Shauneghann was working for the smuggler, Sea Urchin, for months before the creep ran afoul of Namorita and, with Michael's help, was put out of business [NW #14]. While planning their next move in Mindanao, the Folding Circle invaded their HQ to recruit Firewall, and in the process killed everyone present except for Omar and Willard [NW #21]. Their next venture involved getting an in with Namorita using the trial of Sea Urchin to get their foot in the door [NW AN #2]. Members include: Omar Barrenos (leader), Li Muan Ho (venture capitalist), Sasha Yamir (political scientist), Michael Shauneghann (military strategist), and Madelyn Baldwin (ex-actress) [first seen members], Willard, Mr. Oliveras [NW #21],
First mention: NW #3 First seen: NW #8

Project: Earth National HQ A secret, luxurious compound located in the Jura Mountains outside Geneva, Switzerland. It more resembles a resort rather than the planning hub for all the operations of the eco-terrorist group. It was invaded by the Folding Hand when they came to recruit P: E's hired gun, Firewall, and not even their armed security could stop the killing of five of their members.
First appearance: NW #21

Project PEGASUS (Defunct) (Potential Energy Group/Alternate Sources/United States) Scientific outpost located at Mount Athena in upstate New York that specialized in studying and tapping power sources in super powered beings, staff includes: Thing (first seen staff), Dr. Myron Wilburn, Dr. Jeannine O'Connell, Quasar {app. MTO #53}, Dr. Henri Sorel {app. MTO #55}, Dr. Margaret Mayfair, Dr. Anson Harkov {app. MTO #57}, Guardsman II {app. AV1 #236}.
First appearance: MTO #42

Project Rebirth The original concept of this WW II top secret scientific project was to create a serum that would produce and army of Super Soldiers that could be used against the Axis forces. Dr. Abraham Erskine (under the name of Prof. Reinstein) produced that serum and administered it to Pvt. Steve Rogers, but was unfortunately killed by a Nazi spy, Hans Kruger, who had been planted in the core group. The project was a success, producing Captain America I, but Erskine never committed the procedure to paper and so the full formula was lost. The project was overseen by Dr. Anderson and Gen. Phillips and was ratified by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
First appearance: ToS1 #63

Project Revival A secret plot hatched by Black Bolt, Medusa, Triton, and the Sub-Mariner to bring Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Girl back together again. They free Reed's emotions by pairing Sue up with Namor, and making Sue realize how much she loves he husband.
First mentioned: FF1 #145 Begins (unnamed): FF1 #146 Concludes and named: FF1 #149

Project Starcore (see: Starcore) A UN sanctioned project led by astro-physicist Peter Corbeau to place a permanent space station in orbit to allow it unimpeded access to studying space, particularly solar flares. Not only do they have private Lear jets at their disposal but a shuttle craft as well. Its resources were first utilized by Corbeau to locate a binary system for his friend Professor X, who had been having recurring nightmares about the Shi'ar empire. Afterward, when Xavier had been kidnapped by one of Steven Lang's Mark III Sentinels, Corbeau used their shuttle to take the X-Men to Armageddon Command Base to rescue him and the other captured team members [UXM #99].
First mentioned: UXM #98 First seen: UXM #99

Project Vanish A top secret weapon devised during WWII that works essentially as a hand held disintegrator, and of course the Red Skull tried to steal it. He sends an agent who manages to get his hands on the device, but is tricked into causing the gun to overload by Captain America.
First appearance: ToS1 #68

Project Wideawake US program created by Senator Kelly and directed by Henry Gyrich, designed to safeguard humankind by capturing and eliminating mutants, made use of Freedom Force and the Mark IV and V Sentinels to further this goal.
First appearance: UXM #?

Project X The project by Reed Richards to build an armored suit to supplement Ben Grimm's lost powers. The final product was the Thing Exo-Skeleton.
First mention (marked on the door o the lab where the suit was kept): FF1 #169.

Projecto Camera An Atlantean device which transmits an enlarged image of a desired object. Namor first used it to transmit an image of the Servo-Robot into the Atmosphere to attract his alien owners.
First appearance: TtA1 #89

Projecto-Image A perfect 3-D image of a person sent via undisclosed methods, first used by the Mandarin and later by various people in the MU.
First appearance: AV1 #20?

Proletarian (Piotr 'Peter' Nikolaievitch Rasputin, see. Colossus) When Black Tom Cassidy hires Arcade to kill the X-Men, part of his scheme is to use a robot of USSR hero, Col. Alexei Vahzin to brainwash Colossus into believing that he is a traitor for having joined the American team and that his team mates are in fact his enemies. Although his powers don't change, his costume is traded for red overalls emblazoned with a picture of Lenin and the old hammer and sickle, a loose worker's cap, and heavy black boots. He was programmed to smash his friends, and would have if Cyclops and Storm, their windpipes closing in his grip, convinced him of the truth. REL: Brother of Magik (Illyana Rasputin) and Mikhail Rasputin. Son of Nikolai and Alexandra Rasputin.
First part. appearance: UXM #123 First full and final appearance: UXM #124

Promethean Flame The enduring flame kept in Olympus, that, if extinguished would mean the end of the Greek Pantheon of gods. Put out by Typhon, relit by Hercules and the Avengers.
First appearance: AV1 #49

Prometheus, Prof. Phillip (deceased) (see: Toy Master) An ex-astronaut who turned to science after an accident on Star Lab nearly cost him his life and left him a synthesis of man and machine. Over time, he has become obsessed with the subject of perfecting this union, and, as director of HELL, has been intrigued by the visitors from the Microverse and perfected a gateway through the Space Wall called the Prometheus Pit. When he and his old ex-astronaut partner from the Adelphi mission end up in the sub-atomic world, Baron Karza discovers him and trades minds with his body so that he can enter Earth's universe in full size. When Karza abandons his body, he is taken into custody by the Cape's security. After his release, he attempted a life of crime producing Micronaut toys which he could control, but accidentally dies when the real Micronauts intervene.
First mention: MIC1 #3 First appearance: MIC1 #4 Origin: MIC1 #5 Died: MIC AN #2

Prometheus Pit A gateway created by Prof. Phillip Prometheus in his lab at HELL that allows a person to enter the Microverse. Although completed long before the arrival of the Micronauts on Earth, the Prof. had no way of testing whether it would allow a person to permeate the Space Wall safely, because, up to that point, everything that had passed through was dead. It was eventually sealed off by the Time Travelers.
First appearance: MIC1 #5

Promoter A foul alien female who acts as the promoter of combatants in the fight game sponsored by the Audience. Whatever they want and can afford, she gets it for them. When the Silver Surfer stumbled across the operation thinking it to be real combat at first, even though her masters loved him from his short tiff with Algoc Demonstar (their star performer), she couldn't win him over with any sum of money or with her charm, which included a stinky cigar and a bloated misshapen body. Finally, she had to resort to luring him in by changing one of her subordinates to the likeness of Shalla Bal and placing her in mock peril. Surfer wasn't happy when he learned the truth and ended up routing their entire operation on that planet, but she and her company all escaped through their teleporter.
First appearance: SS3 #39

Proslicons The alien race of people who were wiped out unintentionally by the aid of the Watchers, the reason for their oath of non-interference.
First appearance: ToS1 #53

Prospero The chief military regent while Conan was king in Aquilonia. He had once helped the barbarian escape from the clutches of the insane despot, Numedides, and later helped him seize his very throne.
First appearance: KCON #?

Protars Living bioorganic robots fro the planet Protaris who, when they discovered that their civilization was doomed, decided to make heirs to their race by creating advanced humanoid robots, but to do so, they first sent prototypes to the various worlds to learn more about humans, their emotions and so forth, so they could make their final creations perfect. One of the last, Model X3Z, was sent to Srenesk, where he not only blended in, he became their greatest and most celebrated warrior, and they bestowed upon him their greatest discovery, the ability to channel biospheric energy. Knowing the hazard of this, the Protar went to the planet to intervene, and when they were perceived as invaders, X3K used his his new power to its fullest and, to their expectations, laid waste to the planet. Worse yet, in the fray, he psychically transferred the ability to his other counterpart on Earth, James-Michael Starling, and now they were forced to eliminate both of their finest prototypes. X3K (Omega the Unknown) overheard their plans and rushed to Earth to save his lone counterpart and together they stove off the many attacks of the misunderstood Protars. Until finally, their true past and origins were discovered by the telepath, Moondragon while the Defenders were trying to stop them from attacking the boy, Starling [DEF #77]. The Protars are humanoid with all black featureless bodies (although they appear to be wearing boots and gloves) with simply a glow where their faces should be, and their heads are capped with three light blue ridges running to the back of their skull.
First appearance (unnamed): OMU #1 Named: ?

Protector (Gerald Marsh) A failing jeweler who, to supplement his business, became a costumed criminal and set up a protection racket in a local neighborhood, shaking down the other jewelers, pretending to destroy their jewels but actually stealing them for himself. He used an exoskeleton and platform shoes to make himself stronger and taller, but attracted the attention of Ant-Man I, who eventually captured him and turned him over to the police.
First appearance: TtA1 #37

Protector (Deceased) (see: Thorul Ral) The keeper of the Xandaar computers. GA: Champions of Xandar.
First appearance: FF1 #208 Died: ROM #24

Protectors Enforcers led by Joe Kone of the Patriot Party in the Nation who wear uniforms very reminiscent of Bucky's costume, and travel around in flying Edsels. Captured Mr. Fantastic and the Thing.
First appearance: FF1 #136

Protecto-Suit A special piece of equipment designed by Dr. Ryder for SHIELD that, when functioning properly, makes the wearer almost invulnerable. It is a full body suit with a domed helmet that evidently projects some sort of force shield that stops any force or projectile strike but also absorbs the concussion as well. On its first field test, however, the agents of AIM already had a nullifier for its defenses, leading Nick Fury to believe that there was a traitor in their ranks.
First appearance: CAP1 #127

Proteus II (Deceased) (Joseph MacTaggert Jr., 'Kevin Proteus', see: Mutant X) Self named mutant who feeds off the life energy of others by inhabiting their bodies (and burning them out as he siphons off their energy) and can distort their perceptions, which was first thought to be the ability to alter reality. Considered dangerous, he was being contained in a cell on Muir Island that restrained his mutant power, but when he was released accidentally during a fight between Magneto and the X-Men, he went on a rampage across the British Isles, killing several people, including his own father. When he inhabited his father's body, he discovered an unprecedented symbiosis that allowed his to remain in that body much longer than any of the others, until he burned it out fighting the X-Men. He was killed, after discarding his last host, by a powerful blow from Colossus due to his vulnerability to metal objects, which caused him, as an energy form, to short circuit. During his deadly route to Edinburgh from Stornoway, he inhabited a number of people including: Angus MacWhirter [UXM #125], Ferdie Duncan, one of Jamie Madrox's duplicates [UXM #126], Jennie Banks, Joe MacTaggert [UXM #127], REL: Son of Moira and Joseph MacTaggert Sr.
First appearance (voice only): UXM #119 Named: UXM #126 First actual appearance and death: UXM #128

Proteus Horn Shell-like horn used by Sub-Mariner to control Giganto and other gigantic underwater creatures..
First appearance: FF1 #4

Proto A blob of sentient protoplasm, one of Manikin's three counterparts.
First appearance: ALF1 #49?

Prowler (Hobie Brown) A gifted inventor whose life took a bad turn (his girl friend leaving him and losing his job) which made him use his inventions to become a costumed cat burglar. His costume is green and black and tricked out with several gadgets, mostly in his gauntlets, including claw-like devices which allow him to climb much like Spider-Man and the diamond shaped flechettes he uses as weapons. His career in crime is cut short when Spidey convinces him of the error of his ways, and the two become friends. Later, Prowler even stands in for Spidey when Peter Parker wants to deflect people from his secret ID. After a few bad turns, including one with a crazed Valkyrie III (DEF #64) he decided to give up costumed vigilantism. Later, when a murder occurs and the clues all point to him, it is discovered that his equipment has been stolen from his basement locker [SSM #47]. REL: Husband of Mindy Brown. Character was suggested by John Romita Jr.
First appearance: ASM1 #78

Prowler II (form. Cat Burglar, 'Red') After getting out of prison for his past crimes, he is recruited and financed by Belladonna to steal the equipment of the original Prowler, and use it to set up Spider-Man, who had thwarted her last attempt at revenge on the man who had destroyed her and her sister's business. His first job goes bad, and the body guard of Mrs. Vaughn-Pope ends up going over the balcony of her apartment at the Powers Arms. Although Spidey does take the blame, Red doesn't want nay part of murder and tries to back out of the deal, but she won't let him. She pits him against Spidey again to lead him to his death in a sealed gas chamber, but he gets caught inside as well and nearly dies. Spidey rescues him and hands him over to police, but he escapes and wants revenge on the lady who left him to die and left him to rot in jail. Using just the gauntlets, he disarms her and would have tossed her over the balcony like the body guard had died if not for the timely appearance of Spidey. He knocks him out pretty easily without the protection of the rest of the costume and leaves him with the rest of Belladonna's gang for the police.
First appearance: SSM #47

Pryde, Carmen An outspoken businessman living in Deerfield, IL. who was approached both by Emma Frost and Prof. X to have his daughter attend their respective schools. He nearly refused her enrollment at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters but was nudged over the edge by Phoenix II. REL: Father of Kitty Pryde. Ex-Husband of Terri Pryde.
First appearance: UXM #129

Pryde, Katherine 'Kitty' (see: 'Ariel', Sprite II, Shadowcat) Very young mutant from Deerfield, IL. with the ability to phase herself and other things through solid matter, disrupting any electronics that she passes through. Her powers first manifested themselves at the age of thirteen, at first as terrible headaches and then as involuntary accidents. She quickly learned control of her new powers as she aided the X-Men against the Inner Circle's first attempts to capture them. She first disrupted electronics with her powers when she tried to phase through the lock of Wolverine's cage while being held by the White Queen [UXM #131]. With a little push from Phoenix II, her parents decided to send her to the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters (rather than Emma Frost's Massachusetts Academy) where she was inducted as the youngest X-Man [UXM AN.#4]. As her training commenced and she got her yellow and black costume, it was decoded that she needed a code name like the others. It was suggested that she be 'Ariel' but she turned it down in favor of the name Sprite [UXM #139]. Although she's had a series of names, she is best known as just Kitty. REL: Daughter of Carmen and Theresa Pryde. Granddaughter of Samuel Prydeman. GA: X-Men.
First appearance: UXM #129

Pryde, Theresa 'Terri' The doting mother of a young budding mutant who had become worried over her daughter's rash of headaches and was, with her husband, contemplating sending her off to either the Massachusetts Academy or the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters. REL: Mother of Kitty Pryde. Ex-Wife of Carmen Pryde.
First appearance: UXM #129

Pryor, Madelyne Jennifer (see: Madelyne Summers) An amnesiac pilot from Alaska discovered to be a plant created as a clone of Jean Grey by Mr. Sinsister to lure Cyclops in, which she does. His first love after the assumed death of Marvel Girl.
First appearance: UXM #168

Psilord (see: Franklin Richards, Tattletale) Franklin Richards from the Days of Future Past alternate future, uses psychic armor, under the tutelage of his grandfather. REL: Son of Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Girl/Woman. Nephew of Human Torch II. Grandson of Nathaniel Richards.
First appearance: UXM #141

Psionex The super team formed by Genetech as their first attempt at creating a race of super humans per CEO Harmon Furmintz's dream. Genetech created a series of revolutionary techniques to enhance super-human potential in relatively normal humans, and these subjects were chosen because of their morphological differences as well as their varies socioeconomic backgrounds. Their minds were enhanced by biochemical, biomechanical, and bio-surgical means to create their first successful experiment in creating psionic super beings. They were first pitted against the New Warriors, who had infiltrated Genetech to get answers raised by the Mad Thinker collecting DNA samples from them, and bested the teen heroes when they were caught unsuspecting. Their second encounter didn't fair as well, when they we sorely bested by the teen heroes. After cooling their heels at Genetch for several weeks, they decided to set out on their own and not be under the lab's thumb any longer. Team members include: Coronary, Pretty Persuasions, Mathemanic, Asylum, Impulse II [first seen members],
First appearance: NW #4

Psionic Reflector Weapon devised by Doctor Doom, when he teamed up with the Fantastic Four against the Over-Mind, to reflect the Eternian's mental bolts back at him. It worked, but Over-Mind proved too powerful for the device.
First appearance: FF1 #116

Psyche (Danielle Moonstar, form. Mirage II) REL: Daughter of William and Peg Lonestar.
First appearance: ?

Psyche-Magnitron (destroyed) An ancient Kree device that grants its user the ability to create anything ever devised by their science simply by thinking about it. Hidden long ago in the Kree outpost on Earth where the Nega-Bands were also hidden. Yon-Rogg found and used the device to create a Mandroid to kill Captain Marvel I, but Marvel tricked the killer robot to fire on the machine that powered it. When the machine went critical, it not only bathed the two Kree in alien radiation but kidnapped Carol Danvers as well, and then exploded, destroying the cache of technological marvels, but killing Yon-Rogg in the process.
First appearance and destruction: CM1 #18

Psycho-Band A watch-like device created by the Eternals that allows the wearer to track someone by their particular brain wave pattern.
First appearance: ETN AN #1

Psycho Man Chief scientist for the planet Traan in Sub-Atomica who is able to manipulate the emotions of others using a portable control board (Psycho Ray). His costume resembles a white radiation suit with green trim, exposing only his orange face. His first outing was the attempt to make a giant version of his Psycho Ray before being beaten by the Fantastic Four, Black panther and some of the Inhumans.
First appearance (face unseen): FF1 An. #5 Face seen: FF1 #76

Psycho Man's Indestructible Android (destroyed) The powerful robot that PM sends to fetch the Silver Surfer, who is hiding out in Sub-Atomica. But the SS destroys him instead.
First appearance and last: FF1 #76

Psycho-Man's Psycho-Manipulator A device that resembles a pipe organ created by the Psycho-Man to draw psychic energy from his victims. They are placed in the glass holding cells and slowly drained.
First appearance: MIC1 #17

Psycho Man's Psycho Ray His control board, which looks like a very low tech notebook with which he uses to create various emotions in his victims. Its buttons are marked with very basic negative emotions such as anger, hate, and fear.
First appearance: FF1 An. #5

Psycho-Man's Worldship The spherical planet sized star ship which Psycho-Man used to travel the Microverse, manned by all sorts of androids. Most of the interior of the gigantic craft is empty space, but within the hull wall is an enormous city.
First appearance (unnamed): MIC1 #15 Named: MIC1 #17

Psycho-Probe A device employed by the first Master Mold to read people's minds, specifically trying to get the secret of the Sentinels production from Bolivar Trask.
First appearance: UXM #15

Psychotron A device used to read people's minds when conventional interrogation doesn't work, invented by the Soviets, used originally on Hercules by Gen. Yuri Brushov.
First appearance: AV1 #43

Psylocke (Elizabeth 'Betsy' Braddock, 'Captain Britain II') A mutant telepath who also has the ability to produce psychic blades as offensive weapons, had her mind switched with that of an oriental mercenary. REL: Sister of Captain Britain I and James Braddock Jr. Daughter James and Elizabeth Braddock. of GA: X-Men.
First US appearance: NM An. #2

Ptakr (deceased) An emissary from the newly anointed Skrull Emperor Kylor who was sent to Zenn-La under the auspices of setting up new trade agreements with the Empress Shalla-Bal, but the cloak fell away when one of his underlings tried to assassinate the Silver Surfer, and his real mission, to gain Zenn-La as an ally in the coming war against the Kree was revealed. He was refused and sent on his way with the message that the Surfer would destroy anyone who tried to raise a hand against his home planet. When his ship was encountered by a Kree Deep Cruiser and heavily damaged, by order, he exploded everyone on board to keep the secret of their inability to shape change out of the hands of their enemies.
First appearance: SS3 #2 Died: SS3 #3

Pterons A pterodactyl-like race from the Savage Land.
First appearance: KAZ #2

Publius The counselor of King Conan when he ruled in Aquilonia. He helped the barbarian seize the throne from the insane despot, Numedides. REL: Father of Leonidas.
First appearance: KCON #?

Puck (Eugene Milton Judd) A 70 year old adventurer turned into a dwarf by the Black Blade of Bagdad, became a costumed hero for the Canadian Government under James Hudson. GA: Beta Flight, Alpha Flight.
First appearance: ALF1 #1

Puff Adder A super powered criminal who can increase his size and mass and emits an acidic gas. GA: Serpent Society.
First appearance: CAP1 #337

Pulaski An NYC police officer on site when Flash Thompson and subsequently Spider-Man crashed a rally meeting of the Legion of Light when the ex-football jock recognized Sha-Shan as on of the instigators. Although the officer had to protect their legal demonstration, he didn't think highly of Brother Power or Sister Sun or their aims.
First appearance: SSM #12

Pulsar (Deceased) (Plor) GA: Space Knight
First appearance: ROM An. #2 Died: ROM An. #4

Puls-Cannons The large energy weapons used in the Microverse, usually mounted on some sort of vehicle.
First appearance: MIC1 #1

Puls-Rays The hand held energy weapons used in the Microverse, in the form of pistols and rifles.
First appearance: Mic1 #1

Puma (Thomas Fireheart) A super powered protector of his tribe turned mercenary imbued with the ability to change himself into a form of were-cat, Chief Executive for Fireheart Enterprises.
First appearance: ASM1 #256

Pumpkin Firestar's pet cat kept at the family home in West Morris, New Jersey.
First appearance: FS LTD #1?

Punisher (Frank Castle, form. Frank Castiglione) Ex-military, turned vigilante particularly against organized crime after the death of his family, at times in his mission, he bridges over into the criminal. REL: Son of Mario and Louisa Castiglione.
First appearance: ASM1 #129

Punisher Robot (deceased) Diminutive robot employed by Galactus against any opposition found on a planet that he is about to consume, he is green, has goggles for eyes, and has sort of bird toes for feet, fought the Fantastic Four to a stand still. Later develops more power, including a levitating force shield. When Galactus was incapacitated after having consumed five of the Elders of the Universe (after they tried to kill him), Nova II launched the robot to protect her master from the impending attack by the In-Betweener, who had teamed up with the remaining Elders, but the In-Betweener found the polar opposite of it's animating force and 'killed' it.
First appearance: FF1 #49 Died: SS3 #17

Puppet Master (Phillip Masters) Master criminal who is able to take control over any individual by making a clay likeness of them out of his special radioactive clay which he finds near Wundagore Mountain. Masters is very doll-like in appearance, and he develops a great hatred for the Fantastic Four after his many defeats, which many times gets shunted off on just the Thing and Human Torch. In fact, for a short period after one of his defeats while teamed up with the Mad Thinker, just for the sake of revenge, he had his features surgically altered, posed as an artist at a department store art department, and changed his MO to involve creating living mannequins with his Chemi-Ray that he could control instead of controlling people with his dolls, but it didn't gain him any more success. REL: Step-father of Alicia Masters. Second husband of Marcia Reiss Masters.
First appearance: FF1 #8

Puppet Master's Chemi-Ray A device that Master's accidentally invented while trying to increase his power over his clay figures. While experimenting with its properties, a cat jumped into the beam and was changed into a statue, but the effects didn't last. Tinkering with the invention further, he was able to produce special living inanimate objects that he was able to control. A deviation from his normal MO, but he saw a way to use his new ability to entrap those he despised, by creating a nuclear powered clamp for the Thing and his Ice Maiden mannequin that produced super cooled air down to 240 degrees below freezing to battle the Human Torch II. The plan failed, and resulted in Masters falling victim to his own device and turning into a living mannequin.
First appearance: ST1 #133

Purity Time An ideal set by the Deviants to purge themselves of the ugliness from the Deviant image by collecting all of the Rejects in Death Wagons and killing them in gladiatorial games, eliminating them from the gene pool.
First mention: ETN #8

Purple Dimension A mystic realm peopled by green humanoids who live to serve Aggamon.
First appearance: ST1 #119

Purple Giant World One of Hulk's crossroad realities.
First appearance: IH1 #301

Purple Girl (Kara Killgrave, see: Persuasion) A mutant with purple skin who has the ability of her father to sap peoples will. REL: Daughter of the Purple Man and Melanie Killgrave. GA: Beta Flight and Gamma Flight.
First appearance: ALF1 #41?

Purple Man (Deceased) (Zebidiah Killgrave) Ex-spy who was exposed to experimental nerve gas which gave him purple skin and the power to sap peoples will, criminal. REL: Father of the Purple Girl/Persuasion. Ex-husband of Melanie Killgrave.
First appearance and origin: DD1 #4 Died: MGN #27

Purple World of Exile One of Hulk's crossroad realities.
First appearance: IH1 #304

Pursuer The ultimate Kree agent, sculpted from photons and mesons as a solid hologram and equipped with internal sensors attuned to the Inhumans' genetic makeup, beamed to Earth and genetically combined with a cockroach. He carries a scepter-like weapon that acts not only as a blaster but can transform and control inanimate objects as well. Because of his misfortunate genetic combo, he is susceptible to powerful insecticides but very little else.
First appearance: INH #11

Pym, Dr. Henry 'Hank' (see: Ant-Man I, Giant-Man I, Goliath I, Yellowjacket I) Scientist who discovered Pym Particles and used them to embark on a career of super heroing through various identities, and lastly (after his break down and dismissal from the Avengers) under his own name, creator of cybernetic helmet that allows the wearer to talk to insects and the original Ultron robot, also transformed Jan Van Dyne into the Wasp. REL: Ex-husband of Mana Pym, and Wasp.
First appearance: TtA1 #27

Pym, Janet (form. Janet Van Dyne see: Wasp) REL: Wife of Yellowjacket I. Daughter of Vernon Van Dyne.
First appearance (at the wedding): AV1 #60

Pym, Mana (Maria) Tovaya (Deceased) Was kidnapped and disappeared on her very short honeymoon in Hungary. REL: First wife of Dr. Henry Pym.
First appearance: TtA #42

Pym Particles Particles invented by Dr. Henry Pym which allow the user to alter the size of themselves and other objects either larger or smaller, sending to or receiving the extra mass from Otherwhere.
First appearance: TtA1 #27

Pyramid of the Winds A pyramid shaped place of safe keeping hidden in a cavern protected by the killing winds, where Valkin placed the ancient Celestial weapon that was the only device capable of killing a Celestial and left the secret of its location in the keeping of his nephew, Ikaris. Druig tortured the location from his cousin, and infiltrated the Pyramid, only to be killed in the back lash when Ikaris destroyed the weapon, also destroying the Pyramid in the process.
First mention: ETN #18 First appearance and destruction: ETN #19

Pyraxlon A planet where the inhabitants have solved their energy needs by tapping into the natural geo-thermal forces of the planet. It is piped to the surface in gigantic bands which cross cross the planet's face from where it is collected. A wondrous technological accomplishment, but with the drawback that it has to be constantly maintained and monitored to avoid overheating and a potential meltdown. It was to this planet that Thanos lured Silver Surfer in a bid to fake his own death and get the Surfer off his back. In the finale of the cat and mouse battle, Thanos substituted a look alike who took the full brunt of the Surfer's cosmic power. The destruction of his bogus Teleportation Module damaged a large portion of the facility, but luckily it had been evacuated at the start of the fight.
First appearance: SS3 #38

Pyro (St. John Allerdyce) Australian mutant with the ability to control fire, started as a criminal, became a government agent. GA: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants II, Freedom Force.
First appearance: UXM #141

Pyrofax The planet that Zeaklar Belgewater calls home. Silver Surfer took him there after they escaped from Dynamo City.
First mention: SS3 #43

Q-Bomb A nuclear level bomb detonated by the Wizard to kill the Fantastic Four and resulted in the loss of their powers.
First appearance: FF1#38

Q-Ray A hand held weapon designed by Yandroth and was going to be used to kill Doctor Strange, but it was destroyed by the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak before its purpose could be defined.
First appearance: ST1 #165

Quadriverse A mystic realm where the population must traverse all the realms.
First appearance: DrST2 #19

Quagmire (Deceased) (Jerome Meyers) Other Earth super powered hero. GA: Squadron Supreme.
First appearance: SqS LTD #5 Died: SqS LTD #10

Quantum An alien who can occupy multiple positions in space simultaneously.
First appearance: WCA #12

Quantum Bands The devices which are worn upon the wrists which can absorb multiple bands of radiation and redirect it as an almost limitless tool of destruction or creation, and even grant the wearer the ability to fly and increased strength. They were originally found on Uranus by Dr. Matthew Grayson and given to his son Richard, who became the Golden Age Marvel Boy and later returned to Earth as the original Crusader, where her was destroyed by the Bands, and they passed to Quasar through Reed Richards. It is later discovered that they are the tools given to the appointed Guardian of the Galaxy to carry out his appointed duties. Warlock also had a pair when he was the Guardian.
First modern appearance: FF1 #164.

Quarl An inter-dimensional world of sentient beings.
First appearance: KAZ #16

Quartermain, Clay The dashing Special officer of SHIELD.
First appearance: ST1 #163

Clay Quartermain LMD The lifelike android version of the SHIELD special agent. He was first seen when Nick Fury was looking for the real Quartermain on board the Helicarrier and was fooled by the robot.
First appearance: DEF #54

Quasar I One of the Shi'ar elite guard who possesses superhuman strength to an unknown level. His costume is yellow and red, and the exposed skin on his bulky body seems to have the star field effect like those with cosmic awareness (although nothing was ever hinted about him being cosmically aware). In his first appearance, he and his team mates were protecting Emperor D'Ken Neramani from The X-Men and the Starjammers, who were trying to stop him from destroying the universe. Later, he turns traitor against the empire when he sides with Lord Samedar, Deathbird, and the Brood against Majestrix Lilandra [UXM #162]. GA: Imperial Guard.
First appearance: UXM #107

Quasar II (Wendell Vaughn, form: Marvel Man) A costumed hero who derives his power from Quantum bands created by Dr. Horace Grayson for the original Marvel Boy (Golden Age), ex-agent of SHIELD, ex- security head for Project PEGASUS, once wore the Serpent Crown. GA: Avengers.
First appearance: IH1 #234

Quasimodo (Quasi-Motivational Destruct Organism) A living computer created by the Mad Thinker who was responsible for burning out the Human Torch I after the MT activated him, his fondest wish was to be human but when granted a body by the Silver Surfer, he goes on a rampage before being frozen on the side of a clock tower.
First appearance: FF1 An. #4 In humanoid form: FF1 An. #5

Quasi-Universe An inter-dimensional universe discovered by Baron Blood.
first appearance: INV #?

Queega A reptilian race that can bodily generate electricity from the planet Queeg.
First appearance: DD1 #28

Queen Mothers Maraud and Jenteel Female Snarks who planned the death of Emperor Bhadsha and were consequently exiled.
First appearance: PP #?

Queen of Homeworld The beneficent ruler of Homeworld who tried to appease Baron Karza for years in an attempt to prevent civil war, until her children finally convinced her how evil the despot really was. She was killed by Karza out of hand. REL: Mother of Prince Argon and Princess Mari , wife of the King of Homeworld.
First appearance: MIC AN #1

Quentin Carnival A traveling carnie which performs its various acts all over the country. It was started by Ralph Quentin some years ago, but when the Carnival fell on hard times, having been nearly destroyed by an attack from the Circus of Crime, he reluctantly took a partner by the name of Freak Master, who offered to bail them out with his sizable fortune. His first influence on the show was to sent his emissary, Steel Wind to replace Johnny Blaze and to take control of the operation, and later seized control himself, using a past misdeed of Quentin as leverage to set up his latest freak making factory. He was driven out by Ghost Rider IV, but the soul of the Carnival was lost somewhere in the process. Shortly thereafter Blaze left the show permanently. Employees include: Ralph Quentin (owner), Red Fowler, Corky Franklin, Johnny Blaze [first seen employees], Jeremy, Eliot Frank [GHR2 #70], Madame Olga [GHR2 #71],Great Vincenzo, Steel Wind [GHR2 #75], Freak Master, Human Pin Cushion [GHR2 #79].
First appearance: GHR2 #63

Quentin, Ralph The old southern gentleman who is the owner and operator of the Quentin Carnival. Although an honorable man normally, he did some things in his past which come back and bite him and force him to do some less than up standing things. In his past, he was the one who caused Freak Master's parents so much grief, and later became beholden to the revenge obsessed monster when the carnival fell on hard times, to the point of taking the side of him and his henchmen over his own people. He will do just about anything to keep the carnival going, and it forces him sometimes to make some very hard decisions. After his past misdeed was revealed, even though Freak Master had been ousted from his carnival, he was never quite the same man he had been.
First appearance: GHR2 #63

Questers A group of warriors against Naga and the Serpent Crown in ancient Lemuria. Their number includes: Karthos, Gargantos, ?
First appearance: SUB #12

Quicksand Super powered criminal with the abilities of Sandman, but can revert to human.
First appearance: TH1 #392

Quicksand FY In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, she has the same appearance and evidently the same powers as her counterpart in this reality, but it is undetermined on which side she fought whether for or against the tyranny of Sphinx II.
First appearance: NW #11

Quicksand World One of Hulk's crossroad realities.
First appearance: IH1 #305

Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff, Pietro Frank) Mutant speedster, reluctant criminal turned hero, raised by Bova near the Wundagore Mountains, terribly protective of his sister, has a psychotic break shortly before and after the collapse of his marriage. His original time as a criminal was as payment for a debt he and his sister owed to Magneto for saving their lives, but this soon wore thin, and shortly after breaking with the man later revealed to be their father, they were given the opportunity to redeem themselves as members of the second Avengers team under Captain America I. Always arrogant like his father, he tempered it with an inherent system of morals and justice. REL: Brother of Scarlet Witch. Father of Luna. Ex-husband of Crystal. Son of Magneto and Magda Magnuson. Adopted son of Django and Marya Maximoff. Once believed to be the son of Whizzer I and Miss America. GA: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants I, Avengers,X-Factor.
First appearance: UXM #4

Quinzin Energy Traders An advanced humanoid alien race with oval heads who trade in all forms of profitable powers sources, unfortunately, they are not overly concerned with the legality of the methods they require to acquire those commodities. In their first appearance, they were trying to capture Firelord as goods for their next business deal. They wee defeated, even in their great number, by not only Firelord but Silver Surfer as well, when he was collecting the past Heralds of Galactus together to oppose the threat of the latest, Morg. The Quinzin have mastered interstellar travel, and their spacecraft are of an octagonal shape.
First appearance: SS3 #71

Quists An advanced humanoid race of beings from the planet Quistallium, builders of Dominus, including: Lucifer (not identified as an alien) [UXM #9], (as an alien), Supreme One [1st seen members],.
First appearance as a race: UXM #20

Quons (see: Monster of Lost Lagoon) An advanced, amphibious, semi-humanoid race of beings from the planet Byjak with super-human strength and the technology to alter their physical appearance.
First appearance: FF1 #97

Quor Leader of the Reptile Men. The Plunderer used him and his people in a bid to steal the Anti-metal from the Golden People, but he was defeated by Ka-Zar.
First appearance: MSH #19

R-1 An agent of AIM who was posing as a student at Manning College and helping to egg on student activist, Mart Baker, fomenting a riot on campus, all to cover the real plot, which was to kidnap one of the mathematics professors. He is bald ,and a separate alias was not given. Partners with Grizzly/R-2
First appearance: CAP1 #120

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

Rabble Rouser A Communist agent who, utilizing the technology of the Hate Monger in his Mesmerizer Wand, posed as a street corner soap box speaker and, looking to defame all enemies of his communist friends to gain favor and maybe the puppet leadership of the US, turned the crowds against the Human Torch II and even persuaded the city council to ban his using his flame powers. Once Torch was out of the way, he turned his sights to a visiting US ally, and kidnapped Prince Nagamo using a modified Sub-Surface vehicle. But the Torch, who was given permission to flame on by the Mayor himself, followed them into the abandoned subway tunnels and rescued the prince. Subdued, the Rabble Rouser's own Wand was used against him, convincing him that he was a loyal American citizen.
First appearance: ST1 #119

Rabble Rouser's Mesmerizer Wand A device created by the Rabble Rouser in his Greenwich Village lab using the Hate Monger's technology that allowed him to sway and even hypnotize the crowds to his way of thinking. After RR's capture, the Torch II used the device to hypnotize him into believing he was a loyal American before destroying it with is flame powers.
First appearance and destruction: ST1 #119

Rachel A child living in Morvania who was befriended by the Hulk. REL: Daughter of Isaac and Rebecca.
First appearance: IH1 #133

Radd, Elmar (deceased) The mother of the Silver Surfer and the wife of Jartran Radd who, being a fragile flower, was unable to cope with even the simple existence on Zenn-La and took her own life by slicing her wrists in a bathtub. Worse yet, her body was found by her then very young son. To ease his pain over the loss of his mother, he was paired with a companion, a custom of Zenn-La, and in this case was the equally young Shalla Bal.
First mention: SS3 #50 First appearance: SS3 #57

Radd, Jartran (deceased) A scientist and inventor on Zenn-La who despised the lethargy and apathy that had overcome his people, claiming that they were all prisoners in a silk lined cell. After the death of his wife, he raised their young son himself, and the boy grew to idolize his father. When young Norrin was still a teen, his father won the coveted Delta Award for his new Psi-Sonic Transmitter which revolutionized the Psycho-Recreational Arts, but he wanted to do so much more if he had had the proper funding. When the boy had reached manhood and was following in his father's footsteps, it was discovered that some of the research that had gone into the device had been plagiarized from earlier work completed by Zilas Flantz, and the award was withdrawn. This led to the son turning his back on his father, and this eventually led to the scientist taking his own life. REL Father of Silver Surfer. Husband of Elmar Radd.
First appearance and death: SS3 #50

Jartran Radd's Psi-Sonic Transmitter A device invented by the Zenn-Lavian scientist which revolutionized the Psycho-Recreational Arts, and for which he received the coveted Delta Award, although it is never really stated what the device did. When it was discovered that part of the research that went into the device had been plagiarized from Zilas Flantz, the award was withdrawn and the inventor, thrown into disgrace, eventually took his own like.
Fist mention: SS3 #50

Radegund The willful daughter of Conan in the Hyborian Age who was often upset by the fact that her brothers were allowed to train as warriors while she was being groomed as a courtier and someone's wife. REL: Daughter of Conan and Zenobia. Sister of Conn and Taurus, and half sister of Kang Sho.
First appearance: KCON #?

Radisch, Arnold A skeptical student at City College who believed the Eternals' powers to be cheap gimmickry until Sersi changed his head to resemble the Thing.
First appearance: ETN #6

Radio-active Man (Dr. Chen Lu) Super villain whose body emits strong levels of radiation. He can form this radiation into a crude shield that has the power to deflect Thor's hammer, and he is able to shoot concentrated blasts of radiation from his hands. His appearance is a basic human outline surrounded by a glowing green aura. Long time enemy of Thor I. GA: Masters of Evil I, II, II, Titanic Three.
First appearance: JiM1 #93

Radiation Monster World One of Hulk's crossroad realities.
First appearance: IH1 #305

Rad-Nam The capital city of Kree-Lar and the home town of Captain Marvel I, where he was teleported by Zo when he was charged with stopping the threat of Tam-Bor.
First appearance: CM1 #15

Rafferty One of the NYC police officers who was patrolling the docks when Titanium Man came ashore looking for defector, Alex Nevsky.
First appearance: IM1 #22

Ragar (possibly Deceased) Prime Minister of the Deviants. He has yellow skin and a slightly oriental appearance.
First appearance (unnamed): ETN #3

Rage (Elvin Holiday) A young inner city youth transformed into a super strong nearly invulnerable adult hero by radioactive waste. The costume he adopted when he joined the Avengers was a black leather outfit like a motorcycle gang member and a yellow and black mask that made him look like a pro wrestler. After helping the New Warriors in the Dragon's Breadth Cult affair, by stealing an Avengers Quinjet and helping them defeat Tai and the Folding Circle in Cambodia, he is aggressively booted from the team and almost immediately offered a spot on the Warriors with a costume change to the green and yellow with a yellow helmet [NW #26-7]. His costume was quickly changed to blue with a red trim [NW #29]. GA: Avengers, New Warriors. REL: Grandson of Mrs. Staples.
First appearance: AV1 #326

Ragnarok The Norse version of the apocalypse. The fall of the Asgardian gods.
First mention: JiM1 #117?

Raider A large Deviant warship that can both fly and function underwater like a submarine.
First appearance (unnamed): ETN #3 Named: ETN #5

Rainbow, Rebecca Very wild hearted Keewazi Indian girl, friend of Wyatt Wingfoot, raced against Johnny Storm in the Dade County Drag Race.
First appearance: MTO #8 Fully named: FF1 #192

Rajah Ruby The large gem stolen by Ape-Man I during the crime spree by the Organization to forward the aims of the Reform Party.
First appearance: DD1 310

Rajaks An advanced, green, semi-humanoid race of beings from the planet Rajak.
First appearance: ToS1 #57

Raksor, Warlord The Skrull Warlord who was chosen as the representative of his race for Empress R'Kill at the execution of Phoenix II and was supposed to serve just as an observer, but he elevated his status when he went down to the planet during the duel of honor between the X-Men and the Imperial Guard, and decided to even the odds a bit. He posed as Storm and tried to get in under Wolverine's defenses, but his nose knew better and would have killed the shape changer if the ambassador from the Kree, Col. Bel-Dann, hadn't intervened.
First appearance: UXM #137

Raleigh, Richard (deceased) A megalomaniacal politician who sees the mayoral seat in NYC as being the first stepping stone to ruling the world and having everyone serve him as slaves. Unfortunately, as in most sociopaths, he is quite charming and charismatic, and everyone in the city seems to have fallen for his shtick except for George Stacy and Spider-Man. Worse yet, in an extra effort to get himself elected, he has sponsored several crimes directed at his own campaign to give the appearance that organized crime is trying to keep him from winning the seat, gaining him even more support with a tough on crime platform. He even has a scientist, Thaxton, working in a secret section of his penthouse to create the first of his giant, electronically enhanced army of enforcers. After a number of his staged crimes were thwarted by Spidey, he makes the mistake of sending the Man Monster after Stacy, when he learns that the ex-cop is looking into his records. Spidey, during the fight, learns who is behind everything, and leads the Monster home. Raleigh makes his final mistake by over punishing the Monster and breaking the controller. Raliegh is killed when a badly aimed punch from the Monster brings down the wall and ceiling on him.
First appearance and death: SPEC #1

Ralph One of the LA police officers on site after Malice I set fire to the Hollywood Wax Museum. He and his partner, Snyder, were amazed when Ghost Rider IV rode up the side of the building to save the girl trapped inside.
First appearance: GHR2 #25

Ralston, Buck (See: Tribune) A crooked judge who takes over the court proceedings of the "New York Three" accused of the bombing of the new York Hilton.
First appearance: DD1 #71

Ralston, Pvt. Robert 'Rebel' An ex-jockey from Kentucky who joined the army during WWII and was attached to Able Company's commando platoon under Sergeant Nick Fury. One of the original Howlers, he is much tougher than his small size might let on. He is proficient with knives and is their resident munitions expert. GA: Howling Commandos.
First appearance: SgtF #1

Rama Kaliph One of the master magicians of Earth fighting on the side of good.
First appearance: ?

Rama-Tut (form. Kang, Immortus, see: Red Centurion) Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh who is revealed to be a time traveler from the year 3000, one of the many incarnations of Kang across time.
First appearance: FF1 #19

Rambow, Larry (see: the Monster) Son of Dr. Phillip Rambow who was assisting him in his experiments when an accident turned him into an energy monster. He was returned to normal by a device created by Reed Richards and his father.
First appearance (as monster): FF1 #105 Origin and in human form: FF1 #106

Rambow, Dr. Phillip Zolten Old colleague of Reed Richards who was trying to develop a device that would neutralize any weapon, but an oxygen leak dooms his son, who was assisting him. With the help of his old friend, he creates a device to change his son back, but is nearly killed himself by the feedback.
First appearance: FF1 #105

Rammatapolen An alien world where worthies are brought to become Dragon Riders.
First appearance: FF1 An. #16

Rammatapolen Dragons Creatures that can transport between dimensions, mounts of the Dragon Riders.
First appearance: FF1 An. #16

Rampage I (Stuart Clarke) A disillusioned businessman and inventor that created an armored battle suit that would give him increased power and increased invulnerability and which he used to start his life of crime in retaliation against a society that had chewed him up in the recession, figuring to rob only banks that were insured and to use the money to pay off his creditors. His body armor, made of a special alloy he had invented, isn't as sophisticated as the Iron Man armor and has visible ratchets and braces on the outside of his red and yellow suit, and has no elaborate weapons system and must be powered by an exterior source. He didn't get any further than the first bank when he ran afoul of the Champions, and after dodging police with he new Jet pack, he was seriously injured when its fuel tank exploded. Later, after being rescued for the hospital prison, he was more seriously injured when the Crimson Dynamo IV used him as a human bomb against the Champions, and left comatose and a permanent paraplegic [CHM #9]. But, from his hospital bed, he devised a way to get revenge, by taking control of Iceman, sticking him in the armor, and using him to extort money from Angel.
First appearance and origin: CHM #5

Rampage II (Bobby Drake, see: Iceman) After the defeat and hospitalization of the original Rampage, he decided to get revenge on the Champions for his injuries by taking control of Iceman, placing him in the Rampage armor, and using him to extort money out of Angel. Going with the strategy, if Angel doesn't pay him he'll make Bobby go out and hurt someone, which worked until Spider-Man was added to the mix. Angel short circuited his control chair, which he figured would stop his long time friend, but the final order to kill remained in his mind. And, even though he had control enough to ice up, shattering the armor, he still continued to try and kill Spidey and Angel. After trashing the Champions building and almost killing some innocent bystanders, Spidey shocked the command out of him by luring him into a hot carwash.
First appearance: SSM #17 Final appearance and origin: SSM #18

Rampager (Deceased) The ultimate combat monster bred on Machus for their gladiatorial games. He was a gray, super strong humanoid, who, fortunately for the Fantastic Four, wasn't fireproof. He was destroyed by one of the Human Torch's Nova blasts.
First appearance and death: FF1 #153.

Ramon A San Rico native who becomes the henchman of El Tigre and consequently Kukulkan.
First appearance: UXM #25 Final appearance: UXM #26

Ramona A Latverian citizen and one of the Underground who is sent by Prince Rudolfo, because of her resemblance to Valeria, into Dr. Doom's castle as a plant. Although she did smash the main control panel and open his castle up to attack from her fellow revolutionaries, she was unable to take the monarch's life when given the chance.
First appearance: AST #1

Ramsey, Douglas (Deceased) (see: Cypher) Young computer whiz from the Westchester public school that teaches Kitty Pryde how to use a computer and eventually discovers he has a mutant talent for understanding languages. REL: Son of Phillip and Sheila Ramsey.
First appearance: NM ?

Ranaq, the Great Devourer Weakest of the Great Beasts.
First appearance: ALF1 #18 In true form: ALF1 #19

Ranar (Deceased) Deviant government official in ancient Lemuria who was killed when the angered Celestials toppled the continent during the Second Host 25,000 years ago.
First appearance: ETN #2

Randac (Deceased) First king of the Inhumans in pre-historic Attilan. The discoverer and first to use the Terrigen mists. He is bald with a goatee, and, because of the mist, acquired the ability to shoot power blasts from his hands. Close friend of Makoth.
First appearance: TH1 #147

Randall, Cliff (deceased) A SHIELD test pilot who, while testing the new High-Altitude Rocket Cruiser, accompanied Nick Fury to the Andes Mountains to investigate a force that was drawing a planetoid toward the Earth. He discovered he was a sleeper agent for the Collective Intelligence called a Prodigal, but in the end, he chose his loyalty to his country over that of his birth, and gave his life to stop the Others and the destruction of Earth by crashing their rocket into the planteoid.
First and final appearance: NFAS #6

Rand-Kai, Heather (Deceased) Killed by Fera while trying to find the lost city of K'un-L'un. REL: Mother of Iron Fist and Miranda Rand-Kai. Wife of Wendell Rand-Kai.

Rand-Kai, Miranda (Deceased) REL: Sister of Iron Fist. Daughter of Miranda and Wendell Rand-Kai.

Rand-Kai, Wendell (Deceased) Wealthy industrialist, founder of Rand-Meachum Industries. he was killed by his partner, Harold Meachum, while he, his wife, and son were searching for the hidden city of K'un-L'un. REL: Father of Iron Fist and Miranda Rand-Kai. Husband of Heather Rand-Kai.

Rand-Meachum Industries A large plant located in Long Island, NY that specializes in the manufacture of weapons. Strong but friendly competitor of Stark International. After the death of Wendell Rand (founder) and his partner Harold Meachum, the company was run by Harold's son and daughter, Ward and Joy (who was the proxy of Iron Fist after his return to Earth)

Randolph, Cynthia ('Cynthia Reynolds') A pretty reporter for Smart magazine who was sent by her boss from Woman's Magazine to cover a traveling show called the Quentin Carnival, and ended up doing a series of pieces on them, traveling with them from town to town, until eventually she was considered as much a family member as the other workers and performers. She turned Johnny Blaze down early in their relationship because she considered him immature for the line of work he held.
First appearance: GHR2 #63

Ranert, Carl (deceased) An international thief and dealer in stolen goods who, when he was approached by Sloe Klevshin to purchase a piece of smuggled Wakandan Technology (their Sound Absorber), decided to save the money and killed the man for it. On the way out of his embassy, he neglected to deactivate the sound dampener, and walked out in the path of a bus because he didn't hear it coming.
First appearance and death: DEF #86

Rankin, Dr. Ronald (Deceased) Scientist who developed a method to give someone the ability to mimic mutant abilities, used the process on his son, was killed in an explosion that buried him and the machine that would reverse the process. REL: Father of Mimic.
First appearance and death: UXM #19

Rann, Comm. Arcturus (see: Space Glider) The first Micronaut, dispatched a thousand years ago in the HMS Endeavor, to explore the ends of he Microverse while in suspended animation and telepathically linked with the roboid pilot, Biotron. He returns to a Homeworld greatly changed from the one he had left-this one run by the evil Baron Karza-and joins together with members of the rebellion to help battle Karza's tyranny. It is later revealed that Rann, during his thousand year mission, encountered the Enigma Force which had chosen him to be the hero that would save the Microverse. REL: Son of Dallan And Sepsis.
First appearance: MIC1 #1

Ransak, the Reject A Deviant Gladiator unequalled in combat, who is considered a Reject and shunned by his people because of his face, although quite handsome by human standards, is considered hideous by his brethren, which has doomed him as Purity Time approaches. Unable to find an opponent that could kill him, they pair him up with Karkas. Unfortunately, the two become friends when Thena rescues them from the arena and gives them sanctuary back, in Olympia. Although a hit with all the ladies in the Eternal city, he has difficulty adapting to their more peaceful ways.
First appearance: ETN #8

Ransome, Jennifer Amelia Leader of the Genoshan mutant rights movement.
First appearance: UXM #235

Rapier (Deceased) (Dominic Tyrone) A costumed criminal who had posed as a vigilante while he cleaned up operation after operation belonging to the Maggia leader, Silvermane. Dressed as a swashbuckler and carrying an electrified rapier, he made quite a name for himself as a good guy on the covers of the Daily Bugle, rivaling the exposure of a particular web slinger, until it was revealed that this was all part of an elaborate plan to get revenge on Silvermane. Some years ago, after Tyrone and he had risen to power as partners in the rackets, Silvermane, in his greed, had him bumped off and dumped in a lake for dead. He was rescued by a girl named Clarissa, and she stuck by him as he not only recovered from his resultant paralysis, but honed himself into an incredible athlete and fencer for the sake of eventually getting revenge. He began his plot by taking down enough of Silvermane's holdings to earn a meet with the man himself, and then, after taking down his thug body guards, he planned to kill his old partner. Clarissa interfered, and he not only blamed his failure on her, saying that now he'd have to start all over, but cut her loose after all of her years by him. While the two quarreled, Silvermane, who had been incapacitated with his sword, managed a lucky shot in his back.
First appearance and origin: SSM An. #2 Killed by Scourge: CAP1 #319

Ras One of the hired muscle working for the Smuggler during his first outing setting up a multi million dollar smuggling racket from his headquarters just outside JFK airport. He was captured by Spider-Man and left for the authorities.
First appearance (unnamed): SSM #49 Named: SSM #50

Rasko An escaped convict who, with his desperate partner, Baldy Kolak, hijacked Belinda Thompkins and her passenger Mike (Mechanoid Scout MK-5) in order to escape the police. When Iron Man I disabled the car, there was a confrontation, and the android gave his life to save that of the girl. In the end, Rasko was returned to prison and presumable remains there.
First appearance: IM1 #32

Rasputin, Alexandra The Russian woman living with her family in the Ust-Ordyinski Collective Farm in Lake Baikal, Siberia who was well aware of the powers her youngest son had developed and was very supportive when Prof. X came to recruit him to his School for Gifted Youngsters, so much so that when their daughter developed mutant powers, she was sent there as well some years later. REL: Mother of Colossus, Magik/Illyana Rasputin, and Mikhail Rasputin. Wife of Nikolai Rasputin.
First appearance (unnamed): GS UXM #1

Rasputin, Illyana (see: Magik) Young Russian girl that is taken by Belasco and taught to be a sorceress (see the Magik LTD) and returned to this dimension as an adolescent, close friends with Kitty Pryde. After the Inferno, she is returned to her younger form with no recollection of what transpired as Magik. REL: Sister of Colossus and Mikhail Rasputin. Daughter of Nikolai and Alexandra Rasputin.
First appearance (as a child and unnamed): GSUXM #1 As adolescent: UXM #160

Rasputin, Mikhail (Deceased) The Russian Cosmonaut who was reported killed in service but was instead transported to another world through an inter-dimensional void from which he was saved by his mutant power, the ability to warp energy. When he returns to our world, he proves to be too unstable and ends up killing himself. REL: Brother of Colossus and Magik (Illyana Rasputin). Son of Nikolai And Alexandra Rasputin.
First mention: UXM #99 First appearance: UXM #285 Died: UXM #293

Rasputin, Nikolai The Russian farmer living with his family in the Ust-Ordyinski Collective Farm in Lake Baikal, Siberia who was well aware of the powers his youngest son had developed and was very supportive when Prof. X came to recruit him to his School for Gifted Youngsters, so much so that when their daughter developed mutant powers, she was sent there as well some years later. REL: Father of Colossus, Magik (Illyana Rasputin) and Mikhail Rasputin. Husband of Alexandra Rasputin.
First appearance (unnamed): GSUXM #1

Rasputin, Piotr 'Peter' Nikolaievitch (see: Colossus, Proletarian).
Full Russian name used: UXM #122

Rat Pack Organized band of looters who are scavenging an area in the mid west that was recently struck by a tornado. It is bad enough that the hooded vultures are stealing from people that have lost almost everything, but they are taking much needed medical supplies and disaster relief packages as well. When Captain Marvel I was done with them, however, he certainly made them think twice about repeating the infraction.
First appearance: CM1 #20

Ratter One of Death's henchmen in her skull castle domain. He is an anthropomorphic rat, and, being employed by Death, it is assumed that he is dead. he is seen in a dream had by the Silver Surfer in which he sees Thanos resurrected by his mistress.
First appearance: SS3 #34?

Rattler (Gustav Krueger) Costumed criminal with a snake theme, has a bionic tail. GA: Serpent Society.
First appearance: CAP1 #310

Ravaks A brutal but humanoid race of space pirates who traveled from planet to planet plundering them for their natural resources. When they came to planet T-37X, they set up their Delta Cannon for the beginning of their next conquest right under the nose of the local Watcher, knowing that he would not interfere. But the planet turned out to be the Watcher's home planet, and he not only melted their weapons, but he reversed their physical and chemical make up and banished them to a prehistoric planet in the butt end of the galaxy where they wouldn't do anyone any more harm.
First appearance: ToS1 #57

Ravonna, Princess One of he ruling class of 31st century Earth, the love interest of Kang, for whom he does most of his earlier conquering to impress. She is nearly killed when she takes a bullet for him, and she is kept for a long period in suspended animation afterward.
First appearance: AV1 #23

Rawhide Kid (Deceased) (Johnny Bart, Johnny Clay) Old west gunslinger. REL: Adopted son of Ben Bart. Brother of Frank and Joe Clay.
First appearance: RK #1

Rawlings, Dr. Cedric A scientist who is supposedly being forced to work for the Nazis but shows his true colors against Captain America. REL: Father of Celine Rawlings.
First appearance: ToS1 #69

Rawlings, Celine A girl being used as leverage to force her scientist father to work, but turns against him when her father sides with the Nazis.
First appearance: ToS1 #69

Ray A camera man working for Galaxy Broadcasting who filmed the destruction in Glendale wrought by the Hulk while Lois Lane and Clark Kent looked on.
First appearance: MTE #28

Raye, Frankie (deceased) (see: Nova II) The longtime girlfriend of Human Torch II, who at first was morbidly adverse to fire, until she displayed similar fire powers and discovered that she is a creation of Dr. Phineas Horton, becomes a brief ally of the Fantastic Four and then a Herald for Galactus. After serving Galactus for several years, she is killed in the battle during the Herald Ordeal event by the Devourer's new savage Herald. REL: 'Daughter' of Thomas Raye. 'Sister' of Human Torch I.
First appearance: FF1 #164 With torch powers: FF1 #238 As Herald: FF1 #242 Death: SS3 #75

Raye, Thomas (see: Phineas Horton) The creator of the original Human Torch, posing as the father of his latest creation, Nova II. REL: 'Father' of Frankie Raye.

Raymond One of the Freak Master's huge deformed bodyguards when he goes in person to deal with the Quentin Carnival. They were positioned outside the only entrance to FM's new freak show attraction.
First appearance: GHR2 #79

Raz The leader of the motorcycle gang who had chosen Johnny Blaze as their latest mark. Twice they tried to beat him to a pulp and were repelled by outside forces (the owner of Ernie's Place and a local cop), but the third time, they caught him and his latest girl, Amy, on a picnic alone in the woods. They tried to rob him blind, but when they decided to take the girl too, he let Ghost Rider IV out and wrecked their day with a dose of Hell-fire. He had a bushy beard and wore dark sunglasses all the time, along with a zebra skin vest and an iron cross around his neck. He was the one to start the initial fight, and the one who chose to go after the girl to up the ante.
First appearance: GHR2 #47

Raza (Raza Longknife) A Shi'ar cyborg who was condemned to the slave-pits until he and his friends rebelled, stole a star ship, and began plundering the Shi'ar space ways for revenge. he is an excellent swords man, and wears his feathered hair back in a single red and yellow tail. When the team learned of Emperor D'Ken Neramani's plan to access the Neutron Galaxy, their captain got them involved and they fought side by side with the X-Men against the corrupt emperor and his Imperial Guard. GA: Starjammers.
First appearance: UXM #107

Raze A large Skrull bounty hunter who, because he'd been born with the Freak-A defect and couldn't alter his shape, took to using very large guns as his primary defense. Dressed all in brown with a slouch hat and smoking a stogie, he had been following the trail of his brother across the cosmos looking to get revenge for him having killed their parents. when he finally caught up with him, posing as a human on Calculex in the Dark Side bar, he was prevented from killing the man by the Silver Surfer. He and the Surfer set out together to capture the fiend, and managed to do the job, past the Surfer, with a hidden blaster. The Surfer was determined to bring him to justice, but he escaped in the crowd when the Surfer was disttraced by who he had come to the planet to find, Legacy. REL: Brother of Vranx.
First appearance: SS3 #89

Razorback (Bufford Hollis) Mutant with the instinctive ability to drive any vehicle who decided to turn from trucking to costumed heroing, adopting a razorback pig themed costume with a pig head helmet (fully equipped with electrified mane) and a protective body suit rife with gadgets that he also invented. He drives an armored semi called the Big Pig, which he also built, the remote control for which is n his belt buckle. He came to NYC following the Legion of Light cult which had inducted his younger sister, and ended up intentionally clashing with Spider-Man, because that's what real super heroes do when they first meet. With Spidey's help, and that of Flash Thompson, he not only rescued his sister but helped to break up the entire cult, exposing it as a tool being used by Hate-Monger II/Man-Beast. REL: Bobbie Sue Hollis.
First appearance (as shadow): SSM #12 Full appearance: SSM #13

Razorback's Big Pig A large armored semi created by the costumed hero because heroes need customized wheels. It can be driven manually or it can be operated by remote, the control of which is located in it's creator's belt buckle. It has eight wheels with four wheel drive and with a suped-up motor, even with the extra weight, it can pop wheelies. The hero and his new friends, Spider-Man and Flash Thompson, used the vehicle to take them to the estate of the leader of the Legion of the Light, Hate-Monger II/Man-Beast, and it saved their lives from an explosion when they were captured and chained up by their opponent.
First appearance: SSM #13

Reaction Bombs Incredibly weapons of mass destruction invented by the Eternians and used to destroy planets that they couldn't subjugate. The bombs work by imbedding themselves deep into a planet's surface and then setting off a chain of explosions that eventually rips the planet apart. Last used on the planet Gigantus, whose people adopted the technology and directed it back at its maker, taking Eternus with them.
First appearance: FF1 #115

Realm of Beasts A magical pocket dimension where the Great Beasts dwell.
First appearance: ALF1 #24

Realm of Madness A mystic realm beyond the Dream Dimension where fears take a tangible form.
First appearance: DrST2 #68

Realm of Nothingness A mystic realm that exists beyond reality.
First appearance: ST1 #155

Realm of the Shadow Queen Magical world ruled by the followers of N'Garai.
First appearance: DrST2 #42

Realm of the Undying Ones Mystical realm of banishment for the Atlanteans.
First appearance: SUB #22

Realm Unknown The dimension where Dormammu went to lick his wounds after his defeat by Eternity, subjugated the local people (the Dykkors) and used them in order to attack Earth through a doorway punched through to our dimension. Also the place where D held Clea and Victoria Bentley prisoner.
First appearance: DrST1 #172

Reaper of Souls One of the members of the Agents of Fortune Cult who replaced Devil-Slayer as the Reaper and was the one sent to capture the Eye of Agamotto from Dr. Strange so that they could move forward with their Xenogenesis plan to bring the elder demons back to Earth. He is human in appearance in so far as his body, by his head is pointed on top and his mouth resembles the beak of a squid. His costume is mostly white and purple with a yellow buckler and collar, and he wears one of the Shadow Cloaks. In the battle in which their cult is routed by the Defenders, he is bested by the Hellcat, who then steals his cloak.
First appearance: DEF #58

Reardon Oil Refineries A franchise of oil refineries in the US located in various cities including Hackensack, NJ. It was in this facility that Jack Norris attempted to hide from the long arm of SHIELD after he was involved in the disappearance of presidential candidate, Ruby Thursday. They captured him, but he was rescued by Moon Knight, who hadn't realized what was really going on.
First appearance: DEF #46

Reasoner, Walter A television news reporter for GBC who tried to interview Ikaris in the middle of his battle with the Hulk robot, Greenskin.
First appearance: ETN #15

Reavers A team of cyborg criminals wanting revenge on the X-Men, particularly Wolverine, many of which were created by Spiral, consisting of: Donald Pierce, Cole, Macon, Reese [original members], Lady Deathstrike [?]
First appeared as a team: UXM #133?

Reavers II A team of cyborg criminals working from the Australian Outback, using Gateway as transportation, consisting of: Bonecrusher, Pretty Boy, Skullbuster,
First appearance: UXM #229

Rebbahn, Garnok (deceased) A large, powerful humanoid alien who is able to absorb all forms of energy and redirect them through his spear like weapon. His spacecraft crashed on the planet of the peaceful Elowan, and they revered him as a god, building a huge pyramid in his honor. But, when he got board with them, he murdered them all by making them commit suicide in his name. While he was considering his next move, the Surfer came to the planet seeking solace and took his anger out on the armored warrior. When he seemed to be all but invulnerable, the Surfer pumped huge amount of energy into him not with the intention of killing him, just defeating him, but he exploded. Afterward, his ghost haunted the Surfer, but it is uncertain whether it was in reality or just a dream.
First appearance and death: SS3 AN #3

Rebecca An inhabitant of a small village outside the capital of Morvania who was befriended by the Hulk. REL: Wife of Isaac, mother of Rachel.
First appearance: IH1 #133

Receptacle of the God's Tears A device that acts as a power transformer for the cosmic tears from Korgon into a sort of generator that maintains the Crystal World. It must be recharged once every 100 years or the ecosystem of the pocket world would fail. The Receptacle can also be reversed and power fed back into the weeping god, which was how Reed Richards saved the life of Korgon.
First appearance: FF1 #225

Recorder The humanoid robots used by the Rigellians to record important events to their civilization. The first was sent to witness Thor's confrontation with Ego. The primary Recorder develops a sort of personality and becomes an ally of the Thunder God.
First appearance; TH1 #132

Red Barbarian A Russian bent on stealing western weaponry, defeated by Iron Man I early in his career, kills the Actor, one of his agents, by mistake.
First appearance: ToS #42

Redd (Jean Grey, see: Marvel Girl) Marvel Girl and Cyclops spend their honeymoon in the far flung future to raise Natanial Summers.

Redeemers A fledgling team of Other Earth heroes that break off from the Squadron Supreme to take on the main team, consisting of: Nighthawk I, Black Archer, Blue Eagle, Lamprey, Redstone, Moonglow, Thermite, Haywire, and Inertia.
First appearance: SqS LTD #?

Red Ghost (Ivan Kragoff) In a space race against the Fantastic Four, Russian scientist Kragoff takes his trained apes with him to the moon and is intentionally exposed to cosmic rays, giving him the power to turn himself intangible, like a ghost, making him invulnerable to any conventional attack. He turns rogue agent and begins a life of crime, only to have it cut short when he loses his powers after passing through the Watcher's Intra-Galactic matter Transmitter (in FF1 #29). To regain his power and start another army of super apes, he stole, with the help of the Unicorn, the new Cosmic Ray Intensifier being tested by Tony Stark for SHIELD, and used it on himself and his two trained gorillas (IM1 #15). His new power, similar to his old, is the ability to change his body into an intangible red mist, becoming, in essence, his name sake. After parting with the Unicorn, he concentrated his studies, of using him cosmic rays to control minds, on lesser creatures, such as sea life and teamed up with Attuma, only to be bested by some of his subjects and their partners in the Defenders [DEF #8].
First appearance: FF1 #13

Red Ghost's Super Apes Originally, the Russian scientist brought three trained apes with him to the moon to intentionally expose them Cosmic Rays which gave them powers that rivaled those of the Fantastic Four, but after Ghost lost his powers, the Soviets had the animals euthanized. Later, in a bid to regain his power and begin an army of Super Apes, the Ghost exposed another two trained gorillas to the experimental Cosmic Ray Intensifier being tested by Tony stark and SHIELD, giving them new incredible powers, but in the end, they turned against their master rather than be subjugated to a madman. Their number includes: Miklho, Igor, and Peotor [original apes], Alpha, Beta [IM1 #15]
First appearance: FF1 #13

Red Ghost's Ultra-Scanner A device built by the Russian scientist which allowed him to not only see objects over great distances but through other solid objects as well. He used it to spot the new Cosmic Ray Intensifier built by Stark Industries while it was being tested out over the desert inside a SHIELD flying craft.
First appearance: IM1 #15

Red Ghost's Ultra-Intensifier (destroyed) A larger version of the Cosmic Ray Intensifier built by Stark Industries and being tested by SHIELD which produces a concentrated beam of Cosmic Rays. Ghost planned to use the device to create an army of Super Apes, but was stopped by his trained gorilla, Beta, who didn't want his people subjugated by a madman and had his partner Alpha destroy the machine before it could be activated.
First mention: IM1 #15 First appearance and destruction: IM1 #16

Red Guardian I (Deceased) (Alexi Shostakov) Special KGB operative who faked his first death and was given special powers by the Soviet government to be their version of Captain America. Their premier super-hero, has a brief battle with Captain America, redeems himself when Col. Ling tries to shoot the Black Widow, and he takes the bullet for her. He dies when the Asian base of Gen. Brushov explodes. REL: Husband of the Black Widow.
First appearance: AV1 #43 Origin and death: AV1 #44

Red Guardian II (Dr. Tania Belinskya/Belinsky) A prominent Soviet neurosurgeon who leads a double life as a costumed hero, but, because she is not sanctioned by the state, is considered an outlaw when she is out fighting crime. some time before, she had taken it as her personal duty to replace the original Red Guardian when he had failed so miserably against Captain America, adopting his costume as her own. She has no special powers and derives her skill from hours and hours of exercise and practice. Her costume is red with a white star on the chest, white gloves and swash buckler boots and she allows her long black hair to flow freely from her red half helmet. She came to the United States through the influence of Dr. Strange with people in the State Department to operate on his ailing team mate Nighthawk I to replace his brain (which had been removed and replaced by the Headmen). One the operation was completed, she decided to defect and stay in the US and Strange did everything in his power to make it happen and ended up asking her to be a member of his non-team. After being a dedicated member for several weeks, she was forced by her state department to return to her home country under false pretenses. She was told it was because she was meant to serve her country, but discovered the service was to become the mate of the Presence and be party to his plan to raise himself and her to the next stage of human development with cobalt radiation treatments and a final blast of a nuclear warhead. Subject to his mind control, she went forward with the plan and was transformed herself into a living nuclear reaction with which she is able to now shoot out blasts of energy from her hands, and her costume has subtly changed to look more cosmic, including her glowing eyes [DEF #54]. GA: Defenders. REL: Mate of Presence.
First appearance: DEF1 #35 Origin: DEF #55

Red Lion Inn A public house in Stronoway, Scotland patronized by Jason Wyngarde while in town. It was outside this inn that he was almost attacked by the entity, Proteus II as his next potential victim, but the psychic shield created by his Mindtrap Mechanism blocked the attempt.
First appearance: UXM #126

Red Rajah (Stephen Strange, see: Dr. Strange) The incredibly powerful being created when the Star of Capistan takes possession of of a human host. In this case, it was Dr. Strange, who was the friend of the keeper of the gem, Omar Karindu and was going to be consulted about the sentient ruby loosing control, when his unprepared mind was taken over. The costume produced by the possession is red ancient middle Eastern themed garb with ornate golden plates protecting the legs, chest and around the neck. His first act was to repel Rhino and Solarr (who had come to steal the jewel) from the room in the hotel where his metamorphosis took place, and his second act, combining its great power with that of the mage he began to seize control on NYC by taking over everyone's minds. The mind control however only worked on certain people and it was undetermined why or how the others were unaffected. As he prepared his final push to ultimate power by using the energy from the ensorcelled people to capture the minds of everyone else in the world, he was attacked by the female members of his team, the Defenders, and, although he pitted the raw power of the Hulk and Luke Cage against them, Clea was able to pierce the veil around the Doctor's submerged mind. Together they battled the power of the Star, until Strange finally shrugged off its influence and immediately destroyed the Gem.
First appearance: DEF #43 Origin: DEF #44 Final appearance: DEF #45

Red Raven (Deceased) Golden Age costumed hero, who, as an infant, was the sole survivor of a plane crash on the fabled Island in the Sky and raised by the Winged people as one of their own. As an adult, he was given artificial wings that allowed him to fly as they did and he became a hero during WW II. Later, when his adopted people wanted to conquer the un-winged world, to save them from destruction, he placed them in suspended animation and sunk the city beneath the ocean. Twenty-years later, the Island surfaced for the first time and was discovered by Angel, and when Raven returned to life, he perceived the X-Man to be an enemy, and, after the resultant battle, the Island was sunk again for presumably the next twenty years. But, soon after, Raven's capsule was jarred loose and came to the surface and was reanimated by the Sub-Mariner. His wires still crossed, Raven perceived Namor as an enemy and attempted again to revive his people, only to find they had died years ago, and the stasis machines had only sustained their bodies. In his rage, he caused a chain reaction which destroyed the Island and killed him. GA: Liberty Legion.
First appearance: RED RAVEN COMICS #1 (Aug. 1940) First modern: UXM #44 Died: SUB #26

Red Ronin A 100 Ft. robot designed by Dr. Yuriko Takigochi to battle Godzilla.
First appearance: GOD #7

Red Sonja The swashbuckling companion of Conan in the fantasy world of Hyboria. Identified by her red hair and scale mail bikini (later modification to her costume). Is only able to be with and fall in love with the man that can best her in battle.
First appearance: CON #23

Red Skull ('Deceased') (Johann Shmidt, 'Bettman P. Lyles', 'The Man', 'Cyrus Fenton', 'Todd March', see: Red Skull II ) Nazi terrorist and would be world conqueror, hand picked and trained by Adolph Hitler, nemesis of Captain America I during WWII., was in suspended animation much like Cap and revived in the modern world by Them. Becomes obsessively fascinated with the Cosmic Cube. REL: Son of Herman and Martha Shmidt. Father of Mother Superior. GA: Hydra.
First mod. appearance (WWII) and origin: ToS1 #66 In the present: ToS1 #79 'Died': CAP1 #300

Red Skull (counterfeit) (Deceased) (John Maxon) In 1940, a Nazi agent who was impersonating Aircraft Tycoon, John Maxon, and posing as the real Red Skull. His mission was to sabotage the US (even though they weren't in the war yet) war effort including the planes produced by Maxon's Aircraft Corp., and had a list of men to neutralize including Maj. Croy, Gen. Curtis, Captain America and Bucky. His plan was routed by the star spangled avenger and his partner.
First appearance: ToS1 #65 Died: CAP1 #?

Red Skull's Chiefs of Staff (see: Exiles) The motley collection of criminals from around the globe collected together by the Red Skull at first in an attempt to nuke Washington, stationed on his Isle of Exiles. Membership consists of: Iron Hand Hauptman, Cadavus, Baldini, Krushki, and Gen. Ching.
First appearance (unnamed): CAP1 #103 Named: CAP1 #104

Red Skull's Island Red Skulls island HQ that was built by AIM, where he originally got control of the Cosmic Cube, but it was destroyed when Captain America knocks the Cube from Skull's hand.
First appearance: ToS1 #80 Destroyed: ToS1 #81

Red Skull II This was the second Skull who tangled with the fourth Captain America during the '50s. In his first modern appearance, it was revealed that he was responsible for the death of Mary and Richard Parker, Spider-Man's parents. Worse yet, in that time, he had arranged it so that they appeared to be traitors, when in fact they had been secret agents infiltrating his organization. The truth was routed out later by Spidey, but Skull escaped justice when his hideout in Albania was destroyed.
First modern appearance: ASM An. #5

Red Skull III (Johan Schmidt, see: Mr. Smith, form. Red Skull I) This is the second incarnation of the first Red Skull. Skull had Arnim Zola create several clones of himself into one of which he placed his mind and memories. In this guise, he started his own legitimate company in Washington, DC where he employed Crossbones and the Skeleton Crew. It wasn't until his run in with Magneto that Captain America realized that he was still the original Red Skull in another body.
First appearance: CAP1 #?

Red Star Oil Company (Roxxon?) A morally defunct conglomerate that wanted the oil on the ancestral land of the Keewazi Indians and created a giant robot in the image of their god, Tomazooma, to drive them off. But, they were routed by Silent Fox, the Keewazi Chief, and his grandson, Wyatt Wingfoot, with the help of the Fantastic Four, at least temporarily.
First appearance: FF1 #80

Redstone (Michael Redstone) Other Earth hero. GA: Squadron Supreme, Redeemers.
First appearance: SqS LTD #9

Redwing The Falcon's trained falcon and almost constant companion. He is a bird of exceptional intelligence that has a mental connection with his master which was at first thought to be a mutant power. Sam Wilson purchased the bird while on vacation in South America long before becoming the costumed hero.
First appearance: CAP1 #117

Red Wolf I (Johnny Wakely) Indian hero who bodily manifested the Cheyenne spirit of Owayodata.
First appearance (unnamed): AV1 #80 Named: MSL #1

Red Wolf III (Will Talltrees, 'Thomas Thunderhead') Indian hero who bodily manifested the Cheyenne spirit of Owayadata, keeps a wolf named Lobo. REL: Son of Thomas and Rebecca Talltrees. Nephew of William Talltrees.
First appearance: AV1 #80 Christian name given: AV1 #81

Reed Richards Robotics The company owned by Reed Richards-A (the lab looking suspiciously like Docotor Doom's castle) which produced very life-like robots, many with the original face of the company's owner, but it was bought up by Inter-Related Technocracies, Unlimited and began mass producing Andrones to invade the 5th Dimension Earth.
First appearance (unnamed): FF1 #118 Named: FF1 #160

Reese One of the pilots of the Starcore Lear jet who arrived in Kennedy Airport to pick up Professor X for their employer, Peter Corbeau. He and his co-pilot, Clancy, narrowly escaped the chaos that occurred on the tarmac when Eric the Red II sent Havok and Polaris to stop the flight and ran afoul of the other X-Men.
First appearance: UXM #97

Reese Inner Circle operative, crippled by Wolverine, rebuilt as a cyborg. GA: Reavers.
First appearance: UXM #133

Reform Party The political organization in NYC that held a platform for drastic reform in the local government and tried to ride the recent crime wave, perpetrated by the Organization, for placing their candidates into office, but in fact was a front that very same operation. Headed by Abner Jonas (the Organizer and candidate for mayor), they had recruited unwitting Bernard Harris (for borough president), Milton Monroe (for assemblyman), and Foggy Nelson (for DA). It was soon discovered that the party wanted to take control of local government, even using members of the Organization to commit crimes to build public sympathies, and was finally brought down by Daredevil when their leader was uncovered to be the leader of the crime cartel as well. Members include: Abner Jonas, Foggy Nelson, Debbie Harris, Bernard Harris, and Milton Monroe.
First appearance: DD1 #10

Reform Party Campaign Headquarters The center of operations for the Reform Party in downtown Manhattan and was the center of several crimes perpetrated by the Organization, including the attempted theft of campaign funds by Bird-Man I and the deliberate attack on several picket sign toting workers outside.
First appearance: DD1 #10

Refrigi-Ray A weapon that can create instant ice barriers, used by the Top Man Family of the Maggia against the Human Torch II.
First appearance: FF1 #101

Regal, Mr. Wealthy businessman whose company developed a powerful exo-skeleton, which his son stole and used to go on a rampage in NYC. When he was stopped by the X-Men, he paid their air fare to Europe to rescue Prof. X. REL: Father of Mekano.
First appearance: UXM #36

Reginald A young child who is frightened by the Thing during an autograph session.
First appearance: FF1 #158

Regina Necklace An exceedingly expensive piece of jewelry which, when it was shipped to be displayed at the Expo '67 in Canada, came with an entire army of plain clothes security, but it wasn't enough to stop the Beetle from easily stealing it from its train compartment.
First mention: DD1 #33

Reilly One of the NYC police officers that flushes the Spider-Lizard out of his hiding place in an alley on East Twelfth Street, and he and his lieutenant get knocked on their butts before the swat team takes over.
First appearance: SSM #40

Reilly A trucker who encounters the Micronauts on the New York State Thruway which causes his partner to crash their truck into a McDonald's.
First appearance: MIC1 #22

Reinstein, Prof. (Deceased) (see: Dr. Abraham Erskine) The alias adopted as cover by the eminent Dr. Erskine while working on the top secret Project Rebirth during WW II. Killed by Heinz Kruger.
Alias revealed: CAP1 #109

Reiss, Jacob (Deceased) REL: Father of Alicia Masters, first husband of Marcia Reiss/Masters.

Reiss, Marcia (see: Marcia Masters) REL: Mother of Alicia Masters. Wife of Jacob Reiss.

Reject The Deviants who because they are too ugly or structurally unstable are shunned by the rest of their kind, and are being systematically purged from the race for the approaching Purity Time by collecting them in the Death Wagons and making them fight to the death in the arena. Members include: Ransak , Karkas [1st seen members],
First appearance: ETN #8

Remo One of the Tribune's henchmen, aided him in framing and trying the New York Three.
First appearance (unnamed): DD1 #70 Named: DD1 #71

Renaldo (see: Pin Cushion Man) The overzealous but cowardly right hand of the Freak Master who was acting in his boss' name on his several unsuccessful incursions on the Quentin Circus. After he clashed with Ghost Rider IV when he was sent to enlist the gentle giant, Jeremy, and was given a taste of his soul searing Hell-fire, it is uncertain whether his seemingly obsessive focus on Johnny Blaze was of his own volition or just orders from above. Time and again he pitted himself against the stunt rider (including an attempt to turn him into a half man, half motor cycle freak) and lost over and over, until finally, his boss did away with him, turning him into a bloated freak. He is most easily recognized by his all white suit and his deathly fear of facing GR's Hell-fire again.
First appearance: GHR2 #70 Final appearance: GHR2 #79

Rennselaer, Richard (see: Overrider) SHIELD field agent, resigned.
First appearance: CAP1 An. #8

Replicus (Replica Model X-3) The super strong, invulnerable robot that was created by Chuda in his bid to take over the Earth, using the creature to pull robberies to gain money for this purpose. The robot, which could fly and could extend its fingers in an unbreakable grasp, fought Thor to a standstill, but it was deactivated when Slugger Sykes turned against the creature's creator.
First appearance: TH1 #141

Reptile Men One of the more aggressive tribes n the Savage land, led by Quor, used by the Plunderer to capture the Golden People on a bid to steal the Anti-Metal entrusted to them by Robert Plunder. They were thwarted when Ka-Zar defeated their chief.
First appearance: MSH #19

Reptilla (Deceased) A New Salem Witch who was transformed by Nicholas Scratch into a reptilian creature with serpents for arms, to battle the Fantastic Four. REL: 'Daughter' of Nicholas Scratch GA: Salem's Seven.
First appearance: FF1 #186 Died: V&SWII LTD #5

Repto A winged reptilian roboid, which, on Kaliklak, was known for stealing Insectivorid eggs and raiding their nests, but on Homeworld was used in the gladiatorial games against the prisoners. It has a lasersonic blaster on one hand and a laser sawon the other, and can fly.
First appearance: MIC AN #1

Reptoids A primitive reptilian-humanoid race of beings from the planet Tayp.
First appearance: TH1 An. #6

Reptyl, Cap'n (deceased) (Reptyl the Non-Human) The anthropomorphic dinosaur who is the captain of a band of Space Pirates working out of the Coalsack. His race evolved from reptiles rather than mammals, and he has a distinct hate for the races that did, except for the Contemplator, who, having left the Coalsack billions of years before, had given his race a chance to develop, and so was in some small way indebted to the Elder (although his presence was not so much welcome as tolerated). In his first appearance, he manages to capture both the Silver Surfer and Nova II and was using them to power two of his pirate fleet, but they were rescued by the Cotati. In his anger, he decapitated the Elder by biting through his neck. After a short unsuccessful time as a pirate, he threw his lot in with the Skrulls during the second Kree-Skrull War (simply because of their reptilian ancestry), saving the life of Empress S'Byll from the Stranger and defeating the Super-Skrull and becoming her new warlord. In one of the final battles of the war, he was nearly killed by a deceitful blow when one of his men, Clumsy Foul-up, under the control of the Contemplator (still alive) and working for the Kree, stabbed him from behind and blew up his flagship. He however recovered, but did not survive his second encounter with the Super-Skrull, who had likewise recovered from a seeming death at Repty's hands (or teeth).
First appearance (unnamed): SS3 #11 Named: SS3 #12 Died: FF1 AN #24

Reptyl's Space Pirates The motley band of roughneck freebooters under their captain, Reptyl, who operate out of the Coalsack, attacking passing ships with their fleet of mismatched spacecraft. In their first appearance, they made the mistake of attacking the Silver Surfer and Nova II, who were searching for the last Elder of the Universe, the Contemplator. The two infiltrated their hideout in disguise, but an altercation gave up their real IDs and they were captured and used to power two of their ships. When the Cotati intervened and the two wee released, the pirates had to find a new base of operations. Their members include: Reptyl, Clumsy Foulup [first seen members], Mobspawn, Lilita, Belderman [SS3 #12], Kyndron [SS3 #19], Skyrot [SS3 #20], Dalabuur [SS3 #27], Grieder [SS3 #28].
First appearance: SS3 #11

Reptyl Prime After his death at the hands of the Super-Skrull, Cap'n Reptyl's alien physiology wrapped him in a protective cocoon in which he metamorphosed into the next level (he considers his highest) of his evolution. Still in his reptilian/humanoid form, his body has become larger and stronger and is covered with spines and armor plating, his claws are much longer and he has developed leathery wings with which he can fly. He is now able to survive unaided in the vacuum of space, and can produce powerful energy spheres between his hands, which he can cast at enemies with concussive force. He plans to return to his home in the Coalsack and propagate a race of Super Reptiles to finally put an end to the humanoid races.
First appearance (unnamed) SS3 #57 Named: SS3 #65

Repulse Spheres Small one man fighters used by the Sagittarians to defend their larger space craft. Used by the Warlord of Sagittarius to repulse the Hulk, who they kidnapped into space, but they were easily destroyed.
first appearance: IH1 #111

Reston, Clive A special agent who is part of Denis Nayland Smith's organization to stop Fu Manchu.
First appearance: ?

Restwell Nursing Home The elderly care facility where May Parker goes to recover after her close brush with death. She makes lots of friends there, dazzling them with her knowledge of Spider-Man, including her soon to be husband, Nathan Lubensky.
First appearance: ASM #?

Resurrection Crypt A stasis chamber of sorts created by the Celestials that breaks a person down into living atoms and can sustain them for indefinite amount of time. Ajak was placed into one and maintained for over a 1000 years since the departure of the Third Host.
First appearance: ETN #2

Retrievers (destroyed) Powerful androids designed by the Atlantean Imperial Guard to keep Sub-Mariner on the throne. First used to fetch him while he was playing hooky in Hollywood revamping his movie studio into Imperial Studios. Each android has a distinctly different power identified by its color: Red (Thermatron) generates heat, Yellow (Electron II) projects electricity, Violet is the leader, power source, and data processor, Green employs a jelly-fish like trap, and Blue has prehensile tentacles for arms. They were destroyed by the Sub-Mariner and the Invisible Girl.
First appearance and destruction: FF1 #195

'Reverse Dimension' An Earthlike world in which some of the natural laws are reversed.
First appearance: AV1 #16

Revitalizer An Atlantean invention that not only revitalizes but also heals wounds of anyone placed on its covered bedlike surface. The power of the device is controlled with a simple knob, and its intensity level is shown by the intensity of the lighted instruments built into the transparent casing of the machine. It was used by prince Namor to revive his beloved Dorma from injuries sustained while a hostage of Warlord Krang.
First appearance: TtA1 #76

Rex Morgan Memorial Hospital The California hospital where the Stunt-Master was taken for treatment for his broken ribs after his and Ghost Rider IV's clash with Aquarius I.
First appearance: GHR2 #8

Reynolds, Cynthia (see: Cynthia Randolph) During one of her many jousts with Johnny Blaze, he accidentally called the Woman magazine reporter Reynolds instead of Randolph.
First used: GHR2 #66

Reynolds, Dr. Katherine A professor at Gateway University and an acquaintance of Son of Satan. Johnny Blaze contacted her trying to reach his old chum when a friend of his became possessed by demons. She gave him Daimon's number in Massachusets.
First appearance: GHR2 #17?

Rey, Prince The ruler of El Dorado who is being usurped by the Keeper of the Flame and the Flame of Life cult, teams up with Goliath I to stop them.
First appearance: AV1 #30

Rhino An incredibly strong super villain who at first wore a suit, created by Igor and Georgi, that resembled a rhino that increased his strength and invulnerability (dissolved by Spider-Man), and another which was beefed up by I and G and made acid-proof (wrecked by the Hulk), but later he was genetically altered so that the armored exterior was actually part of him and his strength and invulnerability increased to the level of the Hulk. He also has a temperament, brains, and personality of his namesake. Often the hired muscle for bigger and smarter bad guys. He was hired in by Egghead when he was forming his new Emissaries of Evil as a henchman to help him secure the Star of Capistan. The first attempt was to steal it from Doctor Strange, but he and Solarr were driven away by the Defenders, the second attempt was made directly from the current owner, Omar Karindu, but they were defeated soundly by the Red Rajah [DEF #43]. GA: Emissaries of Evil II, Sinister Syndicate.
First appearance: ASM1 #41 Origin: ASM #43

Rhino FY In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, he has the same appearance and presumably the same powers as his counterpart from our reality, but it is undetermined upon which side he fought, whether for or against the tyrant Sphinx II.
First appearance: NW #11

Rhinogon A powerful anthropomorphic rhino, one of the slaves in the Kral Training Center that was pitted against the Thing in his training for the Great Games.
First appearance: FF1 #92

Rhodes, James 'Rhodey' (see: Iron Man II, War Machine) Ex-military pilot, assistant and confidant to Tony Stark, takes over as the second Iron Man, and continues as War Machine when the original IM returns to duty.
First appearance: IM1 #118

Rhodes, Rocky A motorcycle tough that tries to pick a fight with some of the folks at the Coffee-a-Go-Go and Beast and Iceman (both out of costume) put a quick end to their reign of terror.
First appearance: UXM #32

Rhunians An advanced giant humanoid race from the planet Rhun.
First appearance: TH1 #219

Ribbons of Nihility An extremely powerful spell which, when cast, at first seems to wrap its victim in ribbons of nothing. Those ribbons then get wider and wider until the victim is wrapped in a cube of nothing, which can't be felt or seen or sensed in any way from the outside, and senses cannot penetrate from the inside. Creating a perfect, magical prison. The Sons of Satannish try to cast the evidently difficult sell once to capture Doctor Strange, and the mage broke the incomplete spell fairly easily with the Bands of Cytorrak. But when it was cast the second time, complete, Strange had a more difficult time breaking out, calling on the Rings of Raggadorr and the Moons of Munnopor to shred the ribbons.
First appearance (incomplete and unnamed): DrST1 #175 Complete and named: DrST1 #176

Rice, Ron A Justice Department agent who was investigating Kyle (Nighthawk I) Richmond for Stock manipulation, fraud and tax evasion as head of Richmond Enterprises, figuring that his top man, Pennyworth (who was actually responsible for the malfeasance) was only a dupe to take the fall for the whole matter, all from a file sent to him from the Securities and Exchange Commission. He had to get his superior, Hal's okay to proceed with the prosecution, which he did a little too enthusiastically.
First appearance: DEF #66 Last name revealed: DEF #70

Richards, Alicia FY (deceased) In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, the infant daughter of Reed and Susan Richards FY, who was killed when it was discovered that her parents and the parents of Dwayne Taylor were plotting the overthrow of the tyrannical Sphinx II, and enforcers were sent to kill both families. REL: Sister of Franklin Richards FY.
First named: NW #11 First appearance and death: NW #12

Richards, Cassandra (Deceased) Step-mother of Mr. Fantastic. Second wife of Nathaniel Richards.

Richards, Evelyn (Deceased) REL: Mother of Mr. Fantastic. Grandmother of Franklin Richards. First wife of Nathaniel Richards.

Richards, Franklin Benjamin (see: Tattletale, Psilord) Child born to Reed and Sue Richards who soon develops the power to alter reality (to the point where, later, but still at a very young age, he has the ability to create the pocket universe that saves all the heroes who would have died battling Onslaught). His father placed a damper on his abilities very early on to protect him and the others around him until he learned to control his powers, which still allowed him to project himself in dreams where he was a regular with Power Pack. As a baby he was nannied by Agatha Harkness. He was never a part of the Fantastic Four team, but he often wore a blue shirt with the number 4 1/2 on it. Later in life, his family often encountered later versions of him from alternate timelines. REL: Son of Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Girl/Woman. Nephew of Human Torch II. Grandson of Nathaniel and Evelyn Richards and Mary and Franklin Storm. GA: Power Pack
First appearance (unnamed): FF1 An. #6 Named: FF1 #94

Richards, Franklin FY (deceased) In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, he is the son of Susan and Reed Richards FY, and was killed when it was discovered that his parents and the parents of Dwayne Taylor FY were plotting the overthrow of the tyrannical Sphinx II and she sent members of her enforcers to liquidate them. REL: Brother of Alicia Richards FY.
First named: NW #11 First appearance and death: NW #12

Richards, Nathaniel Scientist who travels through time as a crusader for the greater good, who's no one is sure. REL: Father of Mr. Fantastic. Husband of Evelyn Richards and later Cassandra Richards. Grandfather of Franklin Richards. Distant relative of Immortus.
First appearance: FF1 #?

Reed Richards FY (deceased) In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, he is not a member of the Fantastic Four and does not have the super abilities of his counterpart in our reality, but, because of his superior intellect, he is a trusted technician in Maqaman Island who happens to be a mole working for the mutant resistance. Deir Taylor, his supervisor, discovers his subterfuge, and is recruited into the effort. But their treason is soon discovered and both men and their families are liquidated by the Sphinx II's edict. REL: Father of Franklin and Alicia Richards FY, and husband of Susan Richards FY.
First appearance: NW #11 Death: NW #12

Richards, Reed-C (see: Brute) the Reed Richards of Counter-Earth.
First appearance: WAR1 #6

Richards, Susan 'Sue' (nee: Susan Storm, see: Invisible Girl, Invisible Woman) Sue Storm changed her name when she married her long time love, Reed Richards, AKA Mr. Fanastic.
First appearance: FF1 An. #3

Richards, Susan FY (deceased) In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, the wife of Reed Richards FY, who, while plotting the overthrow of the tyrant Sphinx II with her husband and the family of Deir Taylor, was killed by the empress' police force when their duplicity was discovered. REL: Wife of Reed Richards FY and mother of Alicia and Franklin Richards FY.
First appearance and death: NW #12

Richardson, Annie A childhood friend of Jean Grey in Annandale-on-Hudson who was killed in an automobile accident, and the trauma it caused her young playmate caused her powers to manifest themselves for the first time.
First appearance and death: BIZADV #27

Richmond, Arthur (Deceased) The founder and head of Richmond Enterprises who was too busy for his family or to even be there when his wife passed away. After her death, he put his only son in a boarding school where he tossed money at the establishments to keep his son out of trouble and eventually get him into college. after his son failed from school and then from the army, he was killed in a freak plane crash at JFK and his maladjusted son was placed at the head of the company. REL: Father of Kyle Richmond/Nighthawk I. Husband of Penelope Richmond.
First appearance: DEF #32

Richmond Enterprises The multi-million dollar corporation owned by Kyle Richmond, passed to him by his father and run by family retainer, Pennysworth. It's primary holdings seem to be in real estate but the company also has interest in technological development and outside investments. It was first mentioned as being in peril when the Wrecking Crew began knocking down buildings belonging to the company supposedly for the ransom, but it turns out that they were simply looking for the miniature gamma bomb stolen from Thunderball when he was working for RE. When it ws discovered that his second in command was funneling money into the Sons of the Serpent just so that other of RE's stocks would go up, Kyle fired Pennysworth and took a more active hand in the operation of the company [DEF #25]. The company was later investigated by the Justice Department for all the malfeasance perpetrated by the exhead of the company. Subsidiary companies include: Arad Corporation [DEF #72]
First mention: DEF #17 First appearance: DEF #52

Richmond, Penelope (deceased) Wife of a busy industrialist and the doting mother of an only child, she was injured grievously in an accident and her young son, being the man of the house while his father was away on business, watched her succumb to her injuries. REL: Mother of Kyle Richmond/Nighthawk I. Wife of Arthur Richmond.
First part. appearance: DEF #32 First full appearance: DEF #36

Rickard, Robert (deceased) Hydra Agent U. A double agent placed in SHIELD who was killed by Nick Fury.
First appearance: NF #12

Rictor (J E Richter) Mutant with the ability to create powerful vibrational shockwaves. GA: X-Factor, X-Terminators, New Mutants.
First appearance: XFAC #17

Rider, Charles School teacher in the town of Hepstead who is unaware of his son's secret ID. REL: Father of Richard (Nova I/Kid Nova) and Robert Rider. Husband of Gloria Rider.
First appearance: NOV #1

Rider, Charles, Gloria, and Rob FY In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, the family of that reality's Nova, who have gained greater social status and better employment because of Rick's current position in that reality's Avengers. When Nova FY begins to have doubts about the righteousness of what he's been doing, they try to convince him that he gained his position by hard work and he's been doing nothing but good in the world. Then a visit from Sayge FY hips them to what really has been going on.
First appearance: NW #11

Rider, Gloria Wife of a local school teacher and is unaware of her son's secret ID. REL: Mother of Richard (Nova I/Kid Nova) Rider and Robert Rider. Wife of Charles Rider.
First appearance: NOV #1

Rider, Robert The youngest son and considered the brains of the Rider family. He is aware of his brother's secret ID and becomes the voice of reason when the parents chide their oldest son for what they consider a waste of his life. He eventually attended MIT. REL: Brother of Nova I. Son of Charles and Gloria Rider.
First appearance: NOV #1

Ridge Inn A slightly ritzy steak house (putting him on a steady diet of dog food and popcorn for the next few weeks) that Johnny Blaze took Tabicantra to after her rescued her from an accident she arranged in a plot by her master Azmodeus to steal the power of Ghost Rider IV. In the parking lot, she arranged one last accident, an attack by an other worldly monstrosity and pushed him to the brink of being lost to the demon. But, by the end of the meal, she has fallen for him so far that she was ready to betray her master, and outside, he sent three more of his minions to finish the job.
First appearance: GHR2 #53

Rigellian Inspection Team The team of Rigellians who follow up on Tana Nile's investigation as to whether the Earth is ripe for invasion or not. They end up kidnapping Thor and bringing him back to Rigel-3 to fight Ego.
First appearance: TH1 #131

Rigellians An advanced race of humanoids from Rigel-3 who have, among their powers, the ability to take control of human beings, their home planet is threatened by Ego but saved by Thor, and they employ android devices to record their important events called Recorders, race includes Tana Nile (in her true form) [first seen member], Rigellian Inspection Team [TH1 #131], Grand Commissioner, Recorder Robot [TH1 #132],
First appearance (Tana only): TH1 #130 As a Race: TH1 #131

Right, the The anti-mutant league header by Commander II, created with funds diverted from X-Factor, members use battle suits with smiley faces.
First appearance: XFAC #17

Right-Winger (form. Jerome 'Jerry' Johnson) Given super strength by the Power Brokers. REL: Son of Jack Johnson. GA: Buckies, UCWF.
First appearance: CAP1 #341

Rime Giants Race of Asgardian giants who are able to do feats of magic. When they were participating in one Loki's earliest plots to undermine Asgard, he and his compatriot turned the youthful Thor into a tree before the plot was thwarted by the arrival of Odin and his men.
First appearance: JiM1 #101

Rinehart, Dr. Ludwig (see: Mysterio) An alias that Mysterio adopted, posing as a psychiatrist triess to drive Spider-Man mad.
First appearance: ASM #24

Ringer (Deceased) (Anthony Davis) An ex-NASA technician turned costumed criminal whose weapons are all in the form of rings. His costume is a green body suit with gold gloves and boots and covered with the ring devices which he had invented, including remote control constrictor rings, rapid fire wrist wrings, and rings that form into an enormous bullwhip. His maiden crime was to rob one of the buildings owned by Richmond Enterprises, which attracted the attention of the Nighthawk I. At first he got the better of the hero using his unprecedented devices, but it wasn't long before Hawk got the hand of the rings and beat him with his own bullwhip. Later, he was one of the small time criminals killed by Scourge.
First appearance; DEF1 #51 Died: CAP1 #319

Ringleader (Charles Last) Costumed criminal. GA: Death-Throws.
First appearance: CAP1 #317

Ringmaster I (Fritz Tiboldt) The original owner of the Tiboldt Circus, used it as a cover for his Nazi spy operation in 1940's. REL: Father of Ringmaster II. Husband of Lola Tiboldt.
First modern appearance: CAP1 #112

Ringmaster II (Maynard Tiboldt) Criminal who uses a spiral device in his hat to hypnotize his intended robbery victims, leads a gang of other criminal circus performers. Later wormed out by Crafty the Clown as the leader. REL: Son of Ringmaster I and Lola Tiboldt. GA: Circus of Crime.
First appearance; IH1 #3

Ringo Kid (Last name Rand, first name unrevealed) An gunfighter hero of the old west, who, along with his father, were made outlaws, when Shad Rathburn tried to steal the family land and killed Ringo's mother. He gained the nick name from the enjoyment he got from the ringing noise bottles made as he shot them practicing with pistols. REL: Son of Cory Rand and Dawn Star. Blood brother of Dull Knife.
First appearance: RIN #1 (1954)

Ringsfjord One of the Asgardian kingdoms, home of the Enchanters where Balder and Sif were sent to seek them.
First appearance: TH1 #142

Ringtoss An alien who emits energy rings to entrap his victims. GA: Technet.
First appearance: EXCSPED #1

Rintrah A sentient, other-dimensional, ox-like being, apprentice of Dr. Strange.
First appearance: DrST2 #81

Rio Diablo The town in the mid west where Havok and Polaris settled after leaving the X-Men following the Krakoa affair. Here, after living several months in bliss they were attacked by Eric the Red II, hypnotized, and pitted against their old team mates.
First appearance: UXM #97

Ripan (deceased) A Skrull officer and the right hand of Emperor Kylor in the rebuilding of the Skrull Empire after the Gene bomb prevented their ability to change their shape at will. He is thin with a very elongated face and tends to be somewhat lacking in backbone. He is killed when their agent, Nenora, decides that the best way to keep her secret identity is to eliminate everyone who knows it, and double crosses them by sending a fully operational fleet instead of one with deactivated shields. The command craft of Krylor was destroyed with all hands except the Emperor.
First appearance: SS3 #4 Died: SS3 #13

Riptide (Jamos Questad) Super powered mercenary who is able to spin his body as superhuman speeds. GA: Marauders.
First full and final appearance: UXM #211

Rive (Deceased) A professional mercenary with red hair and a pony tail whose weapons of choice are blades, hired by Nyko Halfghanaghan to kill Deadpool, Cable, and Copycat. Killed by Deadpool with his katana. GA: Executive Elite.
First and final appearance: DPCC LTD #3

Riverhead Manor The huge estate owned by Senator Robert Martin and his wife, Rebecca located in Long Island. On the Halloween after their son Chip had begun his graduate work as a teaching assistant at ESU, they threw a gigantic party that ended up being crashed by the living vampire, Morbius who had been operating in that area. Among the other guests was Peter Parker (a co-worker of Chip) who, as Spider-Man took the fight with Morbius outside (where he was struck by lightning and temporarily cured of his vampirism) but not before the excitement triggered Chip's schizophrenia and he changed into the Schizoid-Man.
First appearance: SSM #38

River Lethe The river in Subterranea that causes amnesia, first used on the Mole Man and Tyrannus when the X-Men rescue Ralph Roberts.
First appearance: UXM 334

Rivvak, Prince A young Asgardian prince who was very unsure of himself until Odin intentionally retreated from him to bolster his confidence.
First appearance: JiM1 #110

Roarke, Johnny A career thief who was sent to prison by ADA Justin Baldwin for attempting to rob the castle of wealthy Dr. Hammond. After his release, he returned to town to get revenge on the ADA, not realizing that the man's son had gained super powers since his incarceration. He and his partner Jenks kidnapped both husband and wife, but were defeated by Speedball and handed over to the police.
First appearance: SPB #1

Roak One of the Maggia agents who hired Arcade to kill Captain Britain.
First appearance: MTU #65

Robards, Jeth (deceased) Small time thief employed by Klaw to steal the Vibrotron from Wakanda. partner of Nathan Kumalo. Killed by Klaw when he tried to abscond with the stolen device.
First appearance and death: FF1 #119

Roberta The past her prime but friendly waitress at Dickie's Bar and Grill in Denver who waits on Johnny Blaze. She also sensibly sends the resident dancer, Debbie home early when there is a clash with the locals over her affections.
First appearance: GHR2 #36

Roberts, Dr. The NYC physician who treats Daredevil after his run in with Star Saxon's Plastoid Robot, he gives DD a vaccination to which his radioactive blood reacts poorly.
First appearance: DD1 #51

Robertson, Joseph 'Robbie' City Editor (later Editor in chief) of the Daily Bugle, almost the exact opposite of J Jonah Jameson in their method of operation. Has often stepped in between JJJ and Peter Parker, definitely the voice of reason at the Bugle. REL: Father of Randy Robertson. Husband of Martha Robertson.
First appearance: ASM1 #51 First and nick name given: ASM #52

Robertson, Martha REL: Wife of Robbie Robertson. Mother of Randy Robertson.
First appearance (in a photo): ASM #68 First appearance: ASM #71

Robertson, Randolph 'Randy' Slightly radical classmate of Peter Parker at ESU. First seen as a protestor on campus when the science department wanted to dedicate an entire building to an Ancient Stone Tablet instead of using it for housing of the students. REL: Son of Robbie and Martha Robertson.
First appearance: ASM1 #67

Roberts, Ralph (see: Cobalt Man) A research scientist that had been working for Stark Industries who started his own facility, Roberts Research Inc, where it was his primary goal to outdo Tony Stark. Inventor of the Cobalt Man armor and the Super Cobalt Robot. One of the few who knows the X-Men's secret IDs REL: Brother of Ted Roberts.
First mentioned: UXM #27 First appearance: UXM #31

Roberts Research Inc. A scientific facility founded by Ralph Roberts, shortly after leaving Stark Industries, to create his own suit of transistorized armor, creators of Cobalt Man.
First appearance: UXM #31

Roberts, Ted Brief flame of Jean Grey at Metro College. One of the few who knows the X-Men's secret IDs. REL: Brother of Ralph Roberts (Cobalt Man).
First appearance: UXM #24

Robles, Gen. (deceased) The ruthless dictator of Terra Verde who died trying to prevent Diablo from taking over his position of power when Diablo's lab exploded.
First appearance: FF1 #117 Died: FF1 #118

Roboids The series of intelligent robots used as menials and soldiers in the Microverse. They started with the 6000 series a thousand years ago when they produced Biotron for the exploration mission with Commander Arcturus Rann, but by the present they are commonplace. Beyond Biotron, they include Microtron [first seen roboids], Nanotron [MIC1 #?],
First appearance: MIC1 #1

Roche (Deceased) Ex-crimelord of Madripoor, killed by Tyger Tiger.
First appearance: WOLV #? Died: ?

Rockefeller, Nelson-A The president of Earth-A, announced that the chronal anomalies in his world were being caused by the Reed Richards of our world.
First appearance: FF1 #161

Rocket Racer (Robert Farell) Costumed adventurer, rides a rocket powered skateboard, sometimes an operative of Silver Sable.
First appearance: ASM1 #172

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

Rocky the Lynx (Diamond Head) An alias used by Diamond Head when he framed the Falcon for murder.
First appearance: CAP1 #126

Rock Python Costumed criminal who ensnares his victims with metal 'eggs'. GA: Serpent Society.
First appearance: CAP1 #341

Rock Trolls The large underground dwelling race of creatures, led by King Gierrodur in Gundershelm. Long time enemies of Odin, Thor and all Asgardians. One of their first attempts, during the Troll War, was to dig a secret tunnel up through the ground to Asgard and to invade the city while Thor was lured back to NYC. Their members include: Gierrodur [First seen member], Ulik, Grak [TH1 #137] ,
First appearance (as Gierrodur alone): JiM1 #101 As race: JiM1 #?

Rock Trolls Bludgeon Bow The supreme weapon of the Rock Trolls during their war with the Asgardians. It consisted of an oversized bow sporting a gigantic arrow with a special explosive tip. It was first directed at Thor but he smashed it with Mjolnir.
First appearance: TH1 #137

Rock Trolls Vapors of Quietude A gas used by the Trolls not only as a truth serum but as a powerful sedative as well. It was used on Sif by King Geirrodur to gain information about Thor's alter ego, Don Blake and to send her to Earth unconscious in the care of Ulik.
First appearance: TH1 #137

Rocky One of the inmates that captured Captain America.
First appearance: ToS1 #62

Roclites A large, reddish-brown race of humanoids from Tarl, including the Blood Brothers.
First appearance: IM1 #55

Roco One of the men at a construction site in downtown Manhattan that witnessed the Angel, who had been turned temporarily evil, stealing TNT.
First appearance: ToS1 #49

Rodi One of the Hellfire Club Mercenaries who spearheaded the attack on Phoenix II, Cyclops, and Nightcrawler at the Delano Street Discotheque trying to capture them with more of the power dampening armor suits. The assault failed and his men paid the price of failure to the Inner Circle.
First appearance: UXM #130

Rodney Former employee of the McDonald's on the New York State Thruway in Poughkeepsie who attempts to rob the safe of his old work place and is thwarted by the appearance of the Micronauts. The best darned burglar in the world.
First appearance: MIC1 #22

Rod of Life Seed Capsules The scepter shaped staff carried by Gammenon the Gatherer which he uses to collect and transport the specimens he's gathered and reduced into small containers by deconstructing their atomic make up. These are passed to Jemiah to be analyzed.
First appearance: ETN #6

Rod of Wondrous Wizard Power A magical item kept by Mogul in one of the dungeons of Zanadu, accidentally found by Volstagg when trying to escape Mutaurus. With it he not only destroyed the minotaur but dispersed Satan's 40 Horsemen, who were intent on killing Thor and the other Warriors Three.
First appearance: TH1 #?

Rodriguez, Mrs. One of the ladies at East Twelfth Street in NYC who were gossiping from one window to the next about the rampage of the Spider-Lizard through Manhattan, while below, in the alley, the creature had slept for the night.
First appearance: SSM #40

Rogan, Chris A writer for the Daily Globe who covered the story about the Spider-Lizard rampaging through Manhattan, allowing them to scoop their competitors at the Bugle.
First appearance; SSM #40

Roger One of the Wild Ones "DJs" who helped to brainwash Human Torch II, and Medusa.
First appearance: FF1 #136

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

Roger A man in Denver who was shocked to see the pursuit of Ghost Rider IV by the police through the streets of the city, figuring he was either Evel Knievel or his ghost. REL: Husband of Alice.
First appearance: GHR2 #36

Roger One of the staff members of the Daily Bugle in the editorial offices who got word of the rampage of the Spider-Lizard through Manhattan and J Johan Jameson refused to change the headlines.
first appearance: SSM #40

Roger One of the technicians that was monitoring the progress of the Genetech AILEAC unit at the contamination site in Queens owned by Stane International. He was the first to recognize that the readings were very strange just before the resurrection of Terrax's remains tore through the device's containment casing.
First appearance: NW #1

Rogers, Joseph (Deceased) REL: Father of Captain America I. Husband of Sarah Rogers.
First appearance: CAP1 #?

Rogers, Sarah (deceased) REL: Mother of Captain America I. Wife of Joseph Rogers.
First appearance: CAP1 #?

Rogue One time criminal mutant turned hero with the ability to absorb memories and abilities form other beings, drained Ms. Marvel by accident almost completely. GA: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants II, X-Men.
First appearance: AV1 An. #10

Rogue FY In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, she resembles her counterpart in our reality and presumably has the same powers. She is a member of the rag tag team of mutant rebels under Magneto FY who is trying to bring about the downfall of the Tyrant Sphinx II, and is one of the combatants in the final battle against the evil leader.
First appearance: NW #11

Rok The Kree assistant to Master Pap-Tonn who was assigned the job of destroying the Silver Surfer's surf board when Supremor had abducted the Surfer with his Soul Gem.
First appearance: SS3 #8

Rom Former Space Knight of Galador. Comes to Earth hunting the Dire Wraiths that have escaped to our planet.
First appearance: ROM #1

Roma Goddess of the Northern skies, guardian of the Multi-verse. She is most noted for relocating the X-Men to Australia, maintaining the illusion that they had perished in the explosion in Forge's Dallas office building, and for forming the group Excalibur and acting as their cosmic advisor. REL: Daughter of Merlin III.
First appearance: CB (UK) #1

Romanov, Mr. and Mrs. The parents of the then Russian operative, Black Widow, whose lives were used by her Red masters as leverage to force Natasha into future forays against Iron Man and to don her original costume to better do the job.
First appearance: ToS1 #64

Rome-World Alternate Earth in which Rome never fell.
First appearance: DrST2 #46

Romnar (Deceased) Inhuman chemist, who created an incredibly powerful weapon that Maximus was trying to recreate before being thwarted by his brother and the Hulk.
First appearance: IH1 An. #1

Ronan the Accuser Supreme Public Accuser of the Kree, whose job it is to judge anyone who has committed a crime against the Kree Empire. His tool of choice to meet out justice is his Universal Weapon. First came to Earth to judge the Fantastic Four because of the destruction of the Kree base in the South Pacific that they destroyed. He wears a black eye mask and green armor that has a faint Egyptian appearance. As the chief inquisitor, he was number three man in the Kree Empire until he teamed up with Zarek and tried to unseat the Supreme Intelligence using the as yet cosmically unaware Captain Marvel I as a tool, but their plan was discovered and he himself was judged and found guilty.
First appearance: FF1 #65

Ronan's Anti-Surfer Armor During the second Kree-Skrull War, Barat, the Surfer Skrull was attacking Kree outposts for Emperor Karza, but the real Silver Surfer was getting the blame. When the Accuser was sent to stop the Surfer, the real one kicked his butt. So, preparing for the second, he upgraded with heavy duty armor (resembling that of Juggernaut) to specifically counter the Surfer's power cosmic. When the second confrontation occurred, it was not against the real Surfer but with the Skrull impersonator, and Ronan easily dispatched him with his Universal Weapon.
First appearance: SS3 #14

Ronan's Universal Weapon The primary weapon carried and used by Ronan to carry out his sentences. It appears to be a large square-headed mallet, but has enormous power, including the power to teleport himself and other people and objects.
First appearance: FF1 #65

Rorgg A large spider-like alien who, with his compatriots, tried to take over a small town, using it as a test run for a potential larger invasion, to see how the humans fare against them. He was believed to be killed by a blast of DDT.
First appearance: JiM1 #64

Rory, Richard Mutal friend of Omega and Foolkiller II. he went with the vigilante to Long Island to pay a visit on the Defenders and ended up staying to help look for the lost James-Michael Sterling.
First appearance: OMU #8?

Roscoe Muscle hired to protect the site being cleared by Westman's construction company from protestors.
First appearance: SUB #28

Rose An older woman who was suddenly chilled when a deep in thought Bobby (Iceman) Drake passed her on the street in LA.
First appearance: CHM #5

Rose Criminal organizer, ambitious lieutenant of the Kingpin, always has his face covered by a mask.
First appearance: ASM1 #253

Rose, Lt. Police officer who originally investigated the death of Jack Murdock, later becomes a recurring character in the Daredevil series.
First appearance (unnamed): DD1 #1

Rosen One of the Hellfire Club Mercenaries who was viciously and critically wounded by Wolverine during his one man siege of the prestigious club to free his captured team mates, the X-Men. He was one of those in the initial assault in the sub basement when Wolverine broke back into the prestigious club after being left for dead in the sewers and made the fatal mistake of allowing the X-Man to talk him into dropping his weapon.
First appearance: UXM #133

Rosen, Walter The Administrator of Business Affairs for Genetech. Although not an inherently evil man, he will do whatever is necessary in the best interest of his employer. He was the officer in charge of the investigation of the contamination site in Queens that belonged to Stane International where they uncovered the remains of Terrax, and he was the one who discovered the truth behind the monster's resurrection, working directly with the New Warriors. This piqued his interest in the teen heroes, and he arranged with the Mad Thinker to collect samples of their DNA to help Harmon Furmintz's plan to create their own race of super humans. But when the CEO's plan began to fall apart, he was also the one to admit that they had erred and pledged to be more responsible in their research in the future when they were faced with exposure to the press.
First appearance: NW #1

Rosenblum, Milton Kyle Richmond I's lawyer through Richmond Enterprises. When the Justice Department was investigating the malfeasance committed by Pennysworth when he was head of the company, they decided it was Kyle's deal and they threatened to have Milton disbarred if he didn't produce his client (who, as the Defender, Nighthawk I, was in another dimension at the time).
First appearance (unnamed): DEF #72 First name revealed: DEF #73 Last name: DEF #74

Rosenzweig, Mrs. An elderly Jewish woman who was part of a subversive organization with good intentions but bad methodology. She and her people wanted to kidnap Red Guardian II and use her celebrity to force her government (Soviets) to release the Jews trapped in their country because of their emigration laws. When RG refused, she sicced their enforcer, the Assassin, on her. GA: Committee for Free Emigrations.
First appearance: DEF #40

Ross One of the NYC police officers who arrested Valkyrie III after she wrecked a restaurant during a fight against Chondu in his new monster form, and, before he and his partner can make sense of it, they are sent out on the call about a maniac on a roof with a flying horse.
First appearance (unnamed): DEF #35 Named: DEF #36

Ross, Elizabeth 'Betty' (see: Betty Ross Talbot, Betty Ross Banner) Long time girlfriend of Bruce Banner, against her father's wishes, many times is the only influence that has kept the Hulk alive. REL: Daughter of Gen. Thaddeus and Karen Ross.
First appearance: IH1 #1

Ross, Karen Lee (Deceased) REL: Wife of Gen. Thaddeus Ross. Mother of Betty Ross (Talbot/Banner).

Ross, Mark The athletic teenager from Riverhead, Long Island who was in competion with Freddy Lyle for the affections of Jenny. When the trio was out riding their bikes on the night before Halloween, they were attacked by Morbius. Mark showed his true colors then when he froze in the face of horror and left it up to his bookish rival to try and save the girl.
First appearance: SSM #38

Ross, Gen. Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' ('Deceased') General in charge of Gamma research at Gamma Base, alter placed in charge of subduing or stopping the rampage of the Hulk. Later mistakenly thought to have taken his own life. Has had a very longtime hatred for the milksop Bruce Banner at first for his relationship with his daughter and later because of his alter ego the Hulk. REL: Father of Betty Ross (Talbot/Banner). Husband of Karen Ross. GA: Hulkbusters.
First appearance: IH1 #1

Ross, Gen. TE 'Thunderbolt'-A The Gen. Ross of Earth-A who is in the Air Force not the Army.
First appearance: FF1 #162

Rossi, Col. Michael 'Mickey' (deceased) He was the military liaison with Project Armageddon which was run by his friend Dr. Steven Lang, and, six years and billions of dollars later, having nothing more to show than the kidnapping of several mutants, decided to pull the plug on the whole program. He was killed in an 'accident' arranged by his good friend who caused his plane to go down in an apple orchard outside of Red Hook, NY.
First appearance and death: UXM #96

Rothgar, King (deceased) Ruler of the Viking clan of which Harek Korgon was a member, banished Korgon when he began to mutate after exposure to the Darkfield Illumination that also killed his daughter. REL: Father of Princess Valthjona.
First appearance: FF1 #224

Roughouse Huge, very strong enforcer for Gen. Coy in Madripoor.
First appearance: WOLV #4

Roulette I (deceased) (form. Dude Jensen) An undead agent of Mephisto who was revived with the dual purpose of killing Ghost Rider IV and of getting revenge on those that had him killed to begin with. Some time ago, stock car promoter, Jensen, defaulted on some gambling debts in Las Vegas and the casino bosses got together and decided to have him killed. Their thugs, 'Skids' and Bernie, drove him out to the desert, shot him, and dumped him into an abandoned quarry. He was resurrected by the lord of the underworld with the idea of doing his good work and eventually taking on a particular thorn in his side, GR. GR was soon in his grasp when he was persuaded to ride in his Demolition Derby show, but his shady operation was soon shut down, allowing him to assume his rightful place. He became the cadaverous creature he really was, hidden in a hooded cloak, changed his right hand man, Slifer, into a demon, and proceeded to lay waste to the strip with his bolts of Hell-fire. When GR caught up with him, he was in his palace out in the desert, and after an initial tussle, he called for more power from his master to do the job. Mephisto obliged at the exact time GR loosed another blast of Hell-fire, and the combined energy burnt him to ashes.
First appearance, origin, and death: GHR1 #5

Roxxon Oil The largest oil company in the world, brimming with barely legal transactions and second hand criminal acts, parent company of the Brand Corporation and Metro Bank.
First appearance: CAP1 #180

Roy A member of the sheriff's department that stopped Ghost Rider IV from killing Johnny Blaze after the two had been separated by the wizard Azaziah. When they were going to open fire on the weakened demon, Johnny jumped him to stop them from killing his counterpart, knowing that it would kill him as well.
First appearance: GHR2 #44

Roy One of the guards on Liberty Island who ran afoul of the Frightful Four when they were planning a double strike to take down Spider0Man and the Fantastic Four. Their jeep was stopped by Sandman; their guns clogged by the Trapster, their jeep lifted by Wizard, and they were electrified into unconsciousness by Electro.
First appearance: SSM #42

Royal Australian Aerospace Research Facility One of the many technical research complexes attacked by Magneto in Australia and New Zealand to collect the equipment needed to revamp Asteroid X. This one, located in Woomera, was burn to the ground so that it was almost impossible to tell what exactly he was taking. John Cheever for the BBC was onsite making his televised report six hours later.
First appearance: UXM #113

Royale, Count Bornag The member of Them (AIM) that is responsible for reviving Red Skull from suspended animation, also in part responsible for the creation fo the Adaptoid.
First appearance: ToS1 #79

Ruby Ex-girlfriend of Thug Thatcher whose memory of him was removed.
First appearance: JiM1 #89

Ruby (see: Ruby Thursday) The original single name given to the scientist turned villain when she first joined the Headmen.
First appearance: DEF #32

Ruby of Cyttorak The mystical, red jewel, originally kept in the Temple of Cyttorak, which imbues Juggernaut with his power. Inside is another dimension called the Crimson Cosmos, defended by Xorak the Outcast. Several times Juggy is imprisoned within the gem.
First appearance: UXM #12 Origin: UXM #33

Ruby Thursday (Thursday Rubenstein) A scientist who, because she created the technology that allowed her to replace her own head with an organic computer composed of malleable plastic that can assume any shape she desires, she was ostracized by her colleagues and driven to a life of crime as one of the Headmen. Her costume is a short, kin tight purple dress with red boots and gloves, and topped with the red globe of her new head. She's not only able to form solid objects such as tentacles and things or even take the features of anyone she touches, she can emit a powerful force beam that is sufficient to knock the Hulk out. She was brought into the team by Gorilla man without consulting the others but she soon proved her worth against the Defenders. Later, in a bid to gain control over the world, she took the guise of a grass roots candidate for president running under the new Global Head ticket, but the plan was uncovered by Jack Norris DEF AN #1]. Later, striking out on her own, she teams up with Dibbuk in an attempt to steal the body of the recently deceased Omega the Unknown to try to usurp his Creative Force, but they are thwarted by the Defenders and gets her computer/head smashed by one of the Wasp's bio-stings [DEF #77]. GA: Headmen.
First appearance: DEF1 #32 Full name revealed: DEF #40 Real name revealed: DEF #?

Rudd, Deputy Chief Inspector The police officer who, while working with the Human Torch II identified the real thief in a series of art robberies as the Fox and not Spider-Man, who they were designed to frame.
First appearance: ST1 An. #2

Rudolfo, Prince (deceased) The rightful heir of Latveria who tried to regain his throne from Doctor Doom by joining forces with their underground and with the alein, the Faceless One. Although an heroic figure, his attitude toward the human cost of accomplishing his goals was less than endearing to those around him. REL: Brother of Prince (King) Zorba.
First appearance: AST #1

Rudolfo Robot During the first attempt to overthrow Dr. Doom for the throne of Latveria, Prince Rudolfo used this incredibly lifelike robot in his stead in the raid on Doom's castle, but when the ruse was discovered, it was destroyed. Ironically, the robot had originally been created by Doom himself to stand in the prince's stead at his own coronation.
First appearance: AST #1 Destroyed: AST #2

Rudyarda African republic adjacent to Wakanda that still maintains a policy of racial repression. Thieves who stole the Vibrotron from Wakanda fled there but were captured along with their boss, Klaw by Black Panther, Thing, and the Human Torch II.
First appearance: FF1 #119

Rugga, King Listed as the King of the Storm Giants, he kidnapped the girl, Sif, to trade her life to Hela in exchange for being made immortal. The youthful Thor, sporting his Uru hammer for the first time, soon put a stop to the plan. it is uncertain whether his title is an oversight (Brimmer being the ruler with his wife, Nedra) or that he was soon replaced by the other king.
First appearance: JiM1 #102

Runestaff Dimension A pocket universe where those who are absorbed by the Possessor's Runestaff go?
First appearance: TH1 #335

Runner One of the Elders of the Universe whose obsession is to see everything in the Universe, and to do such he can travel at incredible rates of speed. He appears to be a human with golden skin and wears only a loin cloth, and his personality is such that you can't help liking him even when he's trying to kill you.
First appearance: DEF1 #143

R U Reddy (Winthrop Roan, Jr.) GA: Team America, Thunderiders.
First appearance: CAP1 #269

Russell, Laura (Deceased) (form. Laura Russoff) Mother of Werewolf and Lissa Russell. Wife of Philip Russell. Ex-wife of Gregory Russoff.

Russell, Lissa REL: Sister of Werewolf. Daughter of Gregory and Laura Russoff. Step-daughter of Philip Russell.
First appearance: ?

Russell, Philip REL: Step-father of Werewolf and Lissa Russell. Husband of Laura Russell.

Russoff, Gregori and Louisa (Deceased) Originators of the family werewolf curse involving the Darkhold. REL: Distant but direct relative of the Werewolf, Gregory Russoff, and Lissa Russell.

Russoff, Gregory (Deceased) REL: Father of Werewolf and Lissa Russell. Ex-husband of Laura Russell.

Russoff, Jacob (see: Werewolf) Jack Russell's name before his mother remarried and he and his sister Lissa were adopted.

Russoff Laura (see: Laura Russell) REL: Mother of Werewolf and Lissa Russell. Wife of Gregory Russoff.

Rusty One of the Engineering students at MIT who, with his partner, built a remote controlled Hulk robot they called Greenskin.
First appearance: ETN #14

Ruthless Riders A sleazy motorcycle gang operating in the desert near Copperhead Canyon who ran across Ghost Rider IV battling the Witch-Woman. Their leader kicked the crap out of GR, who didn't dare to use his powers for fear the secret of his true nature would be revealed, but the one sided fight was ended when she whisked him away to her master in the Netherworld. The Riders were left to get cozy with Roxanne Simpson, who was left behind, but they didn't get too far when the Son of Satan arrived, looking for the Apache girl. The gang wasn't forthcoming with information or hospitality and the event ended with Son of Satan tearing them apart. They ran off with their tails between their legs. Members include: Big Daddy Dawson [first named member], Animal, Crusher Crowder [MSL1 #12],
First appearance: GHR2 #2

Rutland Vermont Halloween Parade An annual event organized by Tom Fagan in his small New England home town very often frequented by Super folk and the staff of Marvel Comics.
First appearance: AV1 #83

Ryas A paradise planet of flower-strew meadows and grassy glens with no cities to mar its surface, pure and fragrant and untouched. Home of the gentle Druffs and the location of a Pheragot refinery satellite in orbit. The Silver Surfer, in a delirium from Hlavac's Disease fell to the planet after destroying the satellite and opened fire on the inhabitants when he hallucinated them to be vicious monstrosities.
First appearance: SS3 #32

Ryan, Timothy A professor of Engineering at MIT who caught two of his students, Rusty and Arthur, using school supplies to make a remote controlled Hulk robot they called Greenskin.
First appearance: ETN #14

Ryder, Dr. A scientist recruited by SHIELD and the developer of the Protecto-Suit. Unfortunately he turned out to be a traitor working for AIM, and sold the secrets to them. He was routed out when suspicion was cast on Captain America I, and he took control of the Android X-4 that was sent to test the star spangled Avenger.
First appearance: CAP1 #127

Ryder, Frank (Johnny Blaze, see: Ghost Rider IV) The name given to Johnny by Gina Langtree when he was suffering from amnesia after she'd hired him to be her new pit mechanic. During this time, as his relationship bloomed with the young automotive heiress, he was blissfully unaware that he was the Ghost Rider. In a contention with the pit boss, Carl Travis, his memory was restored by a crowbar to the head, just before he pushed his formula car off a cliff.
First appearance: GHR2 #41

Rynda (Deceased) Member of the Inhuman royal family. REL: Mother of Blackbolt and Maximus. Wife of Agon. Aunt of Gorgon, Triton, Karnak.
First appearance: TH1 #148

Rzh'Arr (deceased) A bird-like demon under Azmodeus who was sent, disguised as Cynthia Randolph, to help steal the power of Ghost Rider IV. By kissing him (after he saved her from some grunge bikers) she stole half his power and took him to her boss, but even half his power was enough to escape. When he targeted the demon as his first mark for some Hell-fire, his power was returned as the creature was destroyed.
First appearance and death: GHR2 #64