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Sabretooth (Victor Creed, Slasher) A mercenary and professional assassin, an often feral mutant with increased strength, animal attributes like extended claws and teeth, and a boosted healing system. REL: Father of Graydon Creed, it was once hinted that Wolverine was his son but it proved untrue. GA: Marauders, X-Factor
First appearance: IF #14

Sabretooth FY In the Forever Yesterday alternate reality, he resembles his counterpart from our reality and presumably has the same mutant powers. He was among the other super powered heroes gathered together by Magneto FY and the Mutant Resistance Force as an army to overthrow the tyrannical Sphinx II.
First appearance: NW #12

Sagittarians An advanced, gray, humanoid race of beings from the planet Berhert with high domed heads with a small ridge running back to front. They originally came to Earth and left the Doomsday Machine with the Swamp Men in the Savage Land and the guardian, Umbu to protect it. Their number includes: Warlord of the Sagittarians (unnamed) [first seen member], Galaxy Master (as supreme leader but not a S by birth) [IH1 #111], Princess of the Sagittarians [IH1 #112].
First appearance (unnamed): IH1 #110

Sagittarius I (Deceased) (Harlan Vargas) Costumed criminal who is based upon the astrological archer. GA: Zodiac I.
First appearance: AV1 #72 Died: WCA #26

Sagittarius II A lifelike android who was created by Scorpio I, based on the archer from the first Zodiac, but instead of a bow, he has a power crossbow device on either wrist. His costume is a black body suit with a yellow shoulder pad and a metallic helmet adorned with feathers. GA: Zodiac II.
First appearance (in shadow): DEF #49 First full: DEF #50

Saguta (deceased) One of Hogun's countrymen who was strung up by Mogul as punishment for trying to flee the Mystic Mountain. After being found by Thor and the Warrior's Three, he died of his injuries with the name of his killer on his dying lips, causing Hogun to challenge Mogul.
First appearance: TH1 #137

Sagyr The leader of the Golden people, entrusted with the Anti-metal by Robert Plunder.
First appearance: MSH #19

S'ahra-Sharn A magical realm which is the exact opposite of K'un-L'un.
First appearance: MoKF An. #1

St. Stephen's Chapel The location of the grave of Phoenix II at Bard College.
First appearance (unnamed): UXM #138 Named: BIZ ADV #27

Saku Earthlike world where time corresponds to linear dimension.
First appearance: GSASM #3

Salaria A lush bountiful planet untouched by civilization whose people are a gentle primitive cat-like simian race. Thanos visited there on his Teleportation Module in an attempt to show Silver Surfer the veracity of his latest mission, to kill half the population of the universe to save it from over population. According to him, within 20 years, the population of this planet would exceed its ability to support and the gentle people would turn to warfare and cannibalism, making the paradise a hell. The mad Titan had another reason for the visit, however. He had orchestrated that the Surfer carry a common bacteria with him to the planet which would prove deadly to the people, so when the Surfer refused to help him in his grisly task, he used the death of half the population to distract him so he could go about his business unmolested. After half of the population had already perished, Surfer infected one of the inhabitants with a universal antibody to save the rest.
First appearance: SS3 #35

Salem's Seven (Deceased) Seven of the new Salem Witches who were transformed by Nicholas Scratch into witch warriors with various individual abilities solely to defy the Fantastic Four's powers to keep them from interfering in Agatha Harkness' execution. When it was discovered that Reed Richards no longer had his elastic powers, the spell was broken. Later, the spell is recast and the Seven kidnap the Fantastic Four in a ritual to bring their 'father' back into this plane of existence, a plan which was foiled by Agatha Harkness and Franklin Richards. Group consists of: Brutacus, Hydron, Thornn, Vakume, Gazelle, Reptilla, Vertigo I. REL: Children of Nicholas Scratch. Grandchildren of Agatha Harkness.
First appearance: FF1 #186 Died: V&SWII LTD #3

Sally (deceased) A woman who was on vacation with her husband at the Grand Canyon and the two were shot and killed by the mysterious Elf with a revolver. REL: Wife of Stu.
First appearance and death: DEF #38

Sally Ann A little girl who dropped her doll, and it was retrieved by the Silver Surfer, scaring the socks off her mother.
First appearance: SS1 #5

Salvatore ('Sally') One of the Hellfire Club Mercenaries who was sent to capture Kitty Pryde and had his car and team wrecked by an overzealous Phoenix II. He was then forced by the X-Men to sneak them into Frost Enterprises while they ride in the back trussed up and feigning unconsciousness.
First appearance: UXM #131

Sam One of the Fixer's henchmen, involved in the death of Jack Murdock.
First appearance: DD1 #1

Sam A wise guy who tries to hit Doctor Strange with a snowball and gets temporarily turned to ice.
First appearance: DrST1 #181

Sam The tailor at the Exclusive Styles men's haberdashery in NYC who customs clothes for the Silver Surfer, and doesn't even notice from who he's taking the measurements.
First appearance: SS1 #15

Sam A security guard at Madison Square Garden who restrained Rocky Simpson when Johnny Blaze set his motorcycle jumping record of 22 cars.
First appearance: MSL1 #5

Sam One of the security guards hired by Mr. Nebul to safeguard his first seminar in Celestial Mind Control in NYC. He noticed the sword that Valkyrie III was wearing and sounded the alarm, but the combined efforts of her team mates in the Defenders got them inside.
First appearance: DEF #34

Sam A Los Angeles police officer who tried to help subdue the Hulk.
First appearance: WI?1 #2

Sam The old coot in the mid-west desert that runs Sam's General Store. Looking like an old miner 49er, with the bushy beard and corn cob pipe, he directs Johnny Blaze (whom he recognized form a promo poster) to the Cheery-O's Dude Ranch for repairs on his damaged motorcycle.
First appearance: GHR2 #27

Sam In an alternate reality, the police officer who found the dead body of Willie DuBrow.
First appearance: WI?1 #15

Sam Worker for the Poughkeepsie Sanitation Department who accidentally picked up Com. Arcturus Rann and Marionette in the Food World trash.
First appearance (unnamed): MIC1 #20 Named: MIC1 #21

Sam NYC police officer who was left to guard the Prowler II when he was hospitalized after he was caught in an explosion meant to kill Spider-Man. Prowler knocked him out with gas and stole his clothes to escape.
First appearance: SSM #48

Sam An NYC transit worker who was working in the subway beneath Brooklyn when he and his partner Artie witness Spider-Man riding on top of one of the trains headed for the air port and with the thugs Tommy Li in tow. On the way back through with the Smuggler in tow, Spidey asked them to contact the police and get a doctor for his pal who had just tried to escape and hit the third rail.
First appearance: SSM #49

Sam (deceased) (see: Omega the Unknown) When he took a job with Gramps in his pawn shop in Las Vegas, he adopted this name to be more humanly acceptable than Omega.
First appearance: OMU #8? Died: OMU #10

Sammy One of the Navy pilots who found Beast and Phoenix II wandering lost in the Antarctic waste after they had escaped doom from Magneto's prison. They spotted her flaming bird aura when she tried to rescue the others thought to be trapped beneath the ice and dead.
First appearance: UXM #114

Sam's General Store A small one pump (although he hasn't had gas since the 1950's) general store in the middle of the desert in the mid-west where Johnny Blaze stopped to get repairs done on his motorcycle after damaging it while racing Brahma Bull across a ravine. Recognizing him from a poster on the side of the building, the proprietor and two young Native American boys direct him to the the Cheery-O's Dude Ranch nearby.
First appearance: GHR2 #27

Samuel, Samuel S. The owner of a used ship lot on the planet where the Silver Surfer had changed the Obliterator's original weapons into harmless light emitters. In the Elder's bid to get off the planet and get revenge on the Surfer, he stole a ship from this elderly humanoid alien.
First appearance: SS3 #21

Samuels, Curly (see: Crash Simpson) A red headed alter ego created by Mephisto for the deceased stunt rider to get revenge on his 'cowardly' step-son, Johnny Blaze (now the Ghost Rider) and to gain immortality. He was the newly positioned leader of a motorcycle gang who ended up taking Ghost Rider IV under his wing only to sell him out to his new master. When the first attempt failed, Mephisto upped the ante and nearly got him to sacrifice his own daughter to lure GR to his doom. The guise was dropped by the lord of the Netherworld to add to the suffering of his prey when GR was forced to choose to kill his step-father to save the love of his life. GA: Satan's Servants.
First appearance: MSL1#6

Sancha One of Doctor Doom's guards in his castle in Latveria.
First appearance: FF1 #198

Sanctuary II The solar orbiting satellite used by Thanos, hijacked by Nebula.
First appearance: ?

Sanctuary III A duplicate of the solar orbiting satellite used by nebula and her band of pirates, hijacked by Thanos prior to his gaining the Infinity Gems. Crew included: Nebula, Geatar, Styx [?], Bo's'n Mantrax [SS3 #38],
First appearance: ?

Sandomar II A small planet on the fringe of the Kree Empire where a military base was located. It was to be the first target in the beginning of the second Kree-Skrull War, but a spy in the Kree echelon gave them warning that the planet had been evacuated and they were planning to detonate the planet to destroy their fleet.
First appearance: SS3 #6 Sandomar IV 1st mention: SS3 #6

Sanders, Stephen (see: Doctor Strange) During the preliminary battle with Nightmare to help free Eternity from his clutches, Strange accidentally revealed his secret ID (reestablished in DrST1 #177 with the mask) to the general public. Once he was free, to show his gratitude, Eternity fixed the problem by eliminating the identity of Stephen Strange from reality and replacing him with Sanders.
First appearance: DrST1 #182

Sandhurst, Vincent (deceased) He is the Cord family lawyer who was handling the sale of the family business between Janice Cord and Tony Stark, which he talked her into to further supply his brother, the sickly scientist whose debilitating accident was caused by him, with the supplies necessary to build his exo-skeleton and all of his life siphoning equipment. Later, he tries to get revenge on Tony Stark by attempting to blow him up in his car, but is stopped by the Mercenary who had a contract on Stark's passenger. Left for dead, the lawyer followed them to Stark's cabin in the Adirondacks, and accidentally shoots the hired killer, who was impersonating Stark, before succumbing to his own gunshot wound. REL: Brother of the Controller.
First appearance: IM1 #7 Killed: IM1 #23

San Diablo A small South American country that was torn apart by pro and anti-communist factions, spurred on by the Executioner, who was in it for the money. The country is freed from his tyranny by Thor I.
First appearance: JiM1 #84

Sandman (William Baker, 'Flint Marko', 'Sylvester Marin') Super powered criminal (sometimes neutral) who, due to a freak radiation exposure accident, had his whole body transformed to the consistency of sand, which he could then shape into various shapes and weapons at will. His original costume was brown pants and a green and black striped shirt, the clothes he wore at the time of the accident, but for a time he wore a more colorful costume, with a helmet, that enabled him to control the density of his sand [FF1 #61], technology stolen from Mr. Fantastic. GA: Frightful Four, Sinister Six.
First appearance: ASM1 #4

Sandman FY In the Forever Yesterday alternate reality, he has the same powers as and resembles his counterpart in our reality except that his costume is different, more rag tag. He was among the other super powered heroes gathered together by Magneto FY and the Mutant Resistance Force to overthrow the tyrannical Sphinx II.
First appearance: NW #12

Sando (see: Col. Wolfgang Von Krantz) The stage name adopted by the Nazi officer for the mystic act that was a cover for their sabotage operation during WWII.
First appearance: ToS1 #64

Sand-Skimmer A hovercraft-like vehicle used by the Desert Zone dwelling Centauri of Homeworld as transportation.
First appearance: MIC1 #24

Sandu A carnival performer with mind reading abilities, has his powers drastically increased by Loki when he senses the evil in Sandu's nature. After a quick career as a criminal, he gets the attention of Thor when he threatens the UN. he beats Thor to a stand still, but when he tries to pick up Thor's hammer, he short circuit's his mind and loses Loki's power.
First appearance: JiM1 #91

Sandy Tony Stark's shipmate when he goes on vacation in the Caribbean, helps Tony rescue some refugees..
First appearance: IM1 #29

San Gusto A small South American country, the home base of the Hate Monger I.
First appearance; FF1 #21

San Marino State Hospital The California state institution for the mentally infirm that was placed in the hands of Dr. Edward Lansing. The place was run down and decaying fast, just the sort of place he could use the inmates for his super soldier serum experiments and not raise any attention. He came very close physically in one inmate named Billy but the serum left him little more than a child mentally. On the way, his failures produced a number of twisted mutates which he controlled with a special box.
First appearance: CHM #4

San Rico A small South American country where the pyramid of Kukulkan was found by El Tigre, taken over by the ancient god before being defeated by the X-Men.
First appearance: UXM #25

Santini, Dr. Jose A famed doctor brought in by Reed Richards to help change the Thing human, and also brought in by Thor to work on Anthony Stark's failed heart. He was imprisoned and impersonated by the Mad Thinker for a short period.
First appearance: FF1 # 68

Santo    The younger brother of Maria who is believed to be killed by the Overseer causing the people of the small Caribbean nation to revolt, but it was later discovered that he was only stunned, and he begs leniency for the designer of the tyrannical machine.
            First appearance: IM1 #29

Santo Marco    Small South American country attacked by Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants I, liberated by the X-Men.
            First appearance: UXM #4

Santo Rico A small South American country that had been a democratic state but was duped into electing El Toro, bought and paid for by the communists, and turns the fair land into a police state under his thumb. The US state department sends Giant Man I and Wasp down to uncover the truth behind what they suspected to be an underhanded election. After some initial setbacks, they find who was behind the dictator and the country was turned back over to the people.
First appearance: TtA1 #54

Sanzetti, Ralph (Deceased) An assassin for Corporate Hydra.
First appearance: TA #12

Sarakar In an alternate reality, the communications officer on the flagship of the Skrull invasion fleet sent to Earth.
First appearance: WI?1 #15

Sardone One of Silvermane's thugs who drove him out to the Cloisters for his meeting with Rapier. It is undetermined whether he was one of the goons that went in to help kill the costumed vigilante. GA: Maggia.
First appearance: SSM AN #2

Sargasso of Space An intergalactic spaceship graveyard where the Fantastic Four first encounter the Sligs.
First appearance: FF1 #209

Sargasso Sea The legendary seaweed choked graveyard of ships whose vessels and inhabitants have escaped the passage of time due to a strange mist that surrounds it. Its first inhabitant was the Egyptian mariner, Nekhbet, who became the leader of those that followed, known as the Mist-Men.
First appearance: SUB #16

Sarge Leader of the men guarding the gate at the military installation near the Security University campus, saved by Spider-Man from hypnotized students.
First appearance: FF1 #207

Sarks An advanced, blue, humanoid race of beings from the planet Sarka in the star system Tinast. The Sarks were one of the leading officials in the Universal Church of Truth, they possess starships capable of warp speed, and they are ruled over by their religious leaders. Members include: Autolycus [1st see memeber], Egeus, Levan.
First appearance: ST1 #179

Sar-Torr Kree crewman serving on the Helion under Col. Yon-Rogg.
First appearance: CM1 #12

Saru-San Attuma's fawning Atlantean lackey. He is much smaller and less brutish than his Lemurian brothers, but makes up for it with evil cunning.
First appearance: SUB #4

Sashia (Sharia) The apprentice to the Old One on Polemachus. In her first appearance, she helped her master to hypnotize Storm to sacrifice her to reenergize their failing energy ring, but the kidnapped X-Man was rescued by her team mates. In her first appearance, she was mistakenly called Sharia.
First appearance: UXM AN #2

Sasquatch (Dr. Walter Langkowski, see: Box III) Former all-pro linebacker turned professor of bio-physics at McGill University who deliberately exposed himself to Gamma rays (ala Bruce Banner) to give himself super powers, was instead invaded by the Great Beast Tanaraq and given the form of Sasquatch, became a hero for Department H of the Canadian government under Vindicator I. In their first mission, they were ordered to recapture Wolverine by the prime minister himself, and they forced the X-Men, en route from Japan, to land in Calgary, where Walter still not used to his increased strength accidentally disable their plane. He was also the one responsible for actually capturing Logan in another brutal show of his power. After the two teams clashed to free the captured X-Men, the fight turned personal, and Wolverine surrendered rather than see any of his friends get seriously hurt. Later, after the death of his body, was placed into Box III then into the unused body of Snowbird. REL: Ex-husband of Veronica Langkowski. GA: Alpha Flight.
First cameo appearance: UXM #120 First full: UXM #121 'Died': ALF1 #23

Satana (Deceased) (Satana Hellstrom, 'Judith Chambers') A beautiful succubus who prescribes more to the moralities of her father than does her brother. REL: Sister of Son of Satan. Daughter of Satan.
First appearance: VT #2 Died: MTU1 #81

Satannish One of Earth's most powerful demons who is strangely willing to treat with lesser mortals, and as such is often the one called upon by practitioners of black sorcery. He is large and red and often is portrayed with a gaping mouth in his belly, and is the center of the Sons of Satannish cult. He warns Doctor Strange upon their first encounter (over the soul of Lord Nekron) to watch his butt, and in their second encounter, through the Sons of Satannish, he is more than willing to lend them power to defeat the mage.
First appearance (face unseen): DrST1 #174 Face seen: DrST1 #175

Satan's Angels A wild motorcycle gang led by Whitey that terrorizes a small town. Their final act was to break up a local rock concert where Captain America I tries to stop them and Whitey's brother Dickie gets hurt.
First appearance: CAP1 #128

Satan's Egg A large egg-shaped weapon that is a mixture of sorcery and technology created by the Druid. It is capable of flight, has a built in Thermo Ray and Jet Gun, and can launch Traction Nodules to impede the course of it's intended prey. The outer shell is nearly impervious to conventional weapons. The Druid sicced one on the test flight of the SHIELD Atomic Aircraft and a second on Nick Fury and Dum Dum Dugan themselves. The first was successful, but the second was destroyed by the use of a Borer Bomb and some fancy shooting on the exposed interior.
First appearance (unnamed): ST1 #143 Named: ST1 #144

Satan's Forty Horsemen The magical army called forth by Mogul to defeat Thor and the Warrior's Three when they tried to unseat him as the tyrant who had invaded Hogun's homeland. They were most noted for killing everything in their path. They were dispersed by Volstagg when he found the Rod of Wondrous Wizard Power.
First appearance: TH1 #141

Satan's Servants A sleazy motorcycle gang in NYC who specialized in terrorizing anyone caught out when they were on patrol. They took their name not realizing that their new leader was in fact in league with who he thought to be Satan (Mephisto) and was the head of his church in the area. They ended up clashing with Ghost Rider IV, and their leader invited him to be a member of the club, deep to the other members' dismay. When the infernal deal with the lord of the Netherworld turned to the capture of Roxanne Simpson, they were sent to kidnap the girl right from the midway of her cycle show. Despite the fact that GR stopped them, their leader managed to kidnap her later, and GR had to look them up in their condemned building digs as the first step in finding her. Members include: Curly Samuels, Jack.
First appearance: MSL1 #6

Satan-Sphere (destroyed) A scrying tool in the shape of a large globe apparently created with black magic, employed by the Sons of Satannish and kept in their hideout deep beneath the streets of NYC. It was used to view Doctor Strange and Clea when Asmodeus I first attempted to cast the Ribbons of Nihility spell, but when Strange broke the unformed spell, the magical backlash shattered the globe.
First appearance and destruction: DrST1 #175

Satriani One of the planets in the Skrull Empire and was the base of operations for the Empress S'Byll.
First appearance: SS3 #13

Saturnian Hound Hawk A creature employed by the Badoon to hunt escaped slaves.
First appearance: MSH #18

Saturnine (deceased) A huge humanoid demon who serves as the Guardian of the Road of Lost Souls in the realm of Mephisto. When Zarathos and Johnny Blaze were made to race through the Netherworld, the attacked them remembering a past slight (Zarathos spit on him as a lesser being), desiring revenge. Blaze performs and old stunt cycle trick and the creature impales himself on the jagged edge of the bridge he had just splintered.
First appearance and death: GHR2 #76

Saturnyne (Opal Luna Saturnyne, 'Courney Ross", 'Sat-Yr') The Omniversal Majestrix of an alternate Earth, has a thing for Captain Britain.
First appearance: EXCSPED #1

Sauron (Dr. Karl Lykos) A doctor who is a mutant who feeds off the life force of other people, and discovers that he becomes a human pterodactyl when he feeds off the life force of mutants. Although not the most morally upstanding person when in human form, he becomes intensely evil in reptile form. Running away from the X-Men and his past (having almost killed the father of the woman he loved, Tanya Anderssen) he tumbled into the Savage Land where he recanted his life of misdeeds and, as Lykos, joined with Ka-Zar to fight the resurgence of the Sun-People with the resurrection of Garokk. Briefly, he has a slight set back when he encounters the new X-Men who had been marooned there after escaping Magneto, and couldn't resist siphoning their powers to once again become the winged terror. He regained control and with Ka-Zar and the X-Men helped bring down the giant City of the Sun-People and the demise of the new Petrified Man [UXM #114-16].
First appearance: UXM #60

Savage Land A hidden jungle in Antarctica, discovered by Robert Plunder, which houses many extinct creatures and races, home of Ka-Zar, known source of Vibranium (Anti-Metal, Plunderstone).
First appearance (unnamed): UXM #10 Named: DD1 #12

Savage Land Mutates Swamp People who were subjected to mutation at the hands of the Creator (Magneto) becoming his lackeys while in exile in the Savage Land, consisting of: Amphibius, Barbarus, Brainchild, Gaza, Equilibrius, Lupo, Piper [first members], Lorelei [UXM #63], Vertigo II [MFAN #1], Whiteout [UXM #249], Worm [UXM #250],
First appearance: UXM #62

Savage Land Races The various races and tribes that inhabit the Savage Land, consisting of: Aerians [Ka-Zar #2], Golden People and Reptile Men [MSH #19], Fall People [AST #3], Lemurans [KAZ #1], Man-Apes [UXM #10], Pterons [KAZ #2], Sun People [AST #3], Swamp Men [UXM #10], Tree People [KAZ #13], Zebra People [KAZ #12].
First appearance: KAZ1 #2

Savage Skulls A gang operating in the Bronx who were attacked by the White Tiger who mistook their actions as merely jacking a car but in truth was a retaliation against a drug pusher operating in their neighborhood. It is uncertain whether this sort of neighborhood pride is the guiding force behind all their actions.
First appearance: SSM #25

Savannah, Prof. Benjamin A scientist whose laboratory was invaded by the creature, Megaton. Father of Lou Ann Savannah.
First appearance: CM1 #22?

Savannah, Lou Ann A girl with whom Rick Jones was briefly romantically involved, daughter of Prof. Benjamin Savannah.
First appearance: CM1 #22?

Savvarino 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

Sawyer, Gen. Samuel 'Happy Sam' (Deceased) ('Capt. Samuel Sawyer') Former executive officer then commander of WWII Able Company, he oversaw the operation of their First Attack Squad over Sgt. Nick Fury. For years, he attempted to give the gruff sergeant a battlefield commission and to get him do address his station with any sort of respect (always Sam and not sir or Captain), and didn't accomplish that until their tour together in Korea. Although they appeared to be adversaries, both men would walk through fire for the other, and a few times nearly did. GA: Howling Commandoes.
First appearance: SgTF #1 Died: CAP1 #274

Saxon, Samuel 'Starr' (see: Machine Smith, Mr. Fear II) An industrial magnate and inventive genius turned criminal. One of his first acts was an attempt on the life of Daredevil (by contract of Biggie Benson) with his Plastoid Robot, which inadvertently ends up killing Biggie Benson, but in the affair, Starr learns the secret ID of DD, and he soon returns as a revised version of one of DD's old foes.
First appearance: DD1 #49

Starr Saxon's Plastoid Robot A powerful robot created by Saxon and used an an attempt to kill Daredevil by a contract taken out by Biggie Benson. Beyond being huge, unbelievably strong and practically invulnerable, it was able to adjust its efficiency to increase its speed and reflexes, the level of which was registered on a triangular screen located on its chest. The robot was able to identify DD even out of costume by the Aromagraph of the hero that was fed into its Scentolator, allowing the robot to track and identify DD just by his scent. The first attack, in DD's home, was thwarted by the timely arrival of Willie Lincoln; the second, in his gymnasium, DD short circuits it with a fuse box. DD was unable to stop it the third time, as it was attacking the local penitentiary, but it was stopped by the Stark Industries Stunnulators wielded by the police, who accidentally dropped it on escaping convict, Benson.
First appearance (unnamed): DD1 #49 Named: DD1 #50 Deactivated: DD1 #51

Sayge (form. Veritas) A faceless robed figure that serves as an oracle in the Himalayas who it able to predict a person's fate. He predicts that the Sphinx is fated to repeat his lonely existence over and over.
First appearance: NOV ? (FF1 #212)

Sayge FY In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, he is much the same enigmatic robed figure that he is in our reality, and it is his relating the truth of their reality to Nova FY that sets in motion the events that lead to the downfall of the tyrannical Sphinx II. In the end, Nova and three others force the evil empress to face Sayge's truth, and makes her realize what a horrible error she made in creating this reality and immediately changes it back.
First appearance: NW #11

Scaleface (Deceased) Mutant who transforms into a huge lizard. GA: Morlocks.
First and final appearance: XFAC #11

Scalleun A race of fierce reptilian aliens who were at constant war with the Kresh, battling here and there on countless rocks, until they finally wiped out the whole planet, killing everyone and destroying everything. They are lovingly known as 'Scales' to their enemies.
First appearance: SS3 #62

Scalphunter Mutant criminal mercenary who doesn't use his powers. GA: Marauders.
First appearance: UXM #211

Scanner (Deceased) (Skera) GA: Space Knight.
First appearance: ROM An. #2 Died: ROM #75

Scarecrow (Ebenezer Laughton, 'Umberto the Uncanny') Costumed criminal who, after assisting Iron Man I apprehend a crook, decides to embark on a life of crime himself. GA: Former Maggia agent. REL: Brother of Ralph Laughton.
First appearance: ToS1 #51

Scarlet Beetle An ordinary beetle that gained intelligence when it was exposed to radiation during an atomic test. It kidnapped Ant-Man I and stole his growth gas, growing huge in a bid to take over the Earth with the help of insect kind. He was stopped by Ant-Man I, cured of his radiation sickness, and released.
First and last appearance: TtA1 #39

Scarlet Centurion (see: Rama-Tut, Immortus, Kang) Leader of an alternate universe's team of Avengers, and one of Kang's many alter identities. It is revealed that he intentionally created the timeline splinter when he manipulated Captain America and Wasp and convinced the Hulk to remain with the team and with his power eliminated most of the other heroes and villains from the Earth, setting themselves up as supreme dictators. The timeline is healed by the real Avengers, but the Watcher wiped the memory of it from their minds..
First appearance: AV1 An. #2

Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff {Frank}) Originally an unwilling criminal turned hero, mutant with the ability to affect probabilities (which were referred to as hexes), later a medium level mystic, raised by Bova near Wundagore Mountain, once wore the Serpent Crown. Her criminal career began along side her brother as a less than willing participant under Magneto, whom they owed the debt of their lives. When this debt was paid, they broke with the man who would eventually prove to be their father, and eventually joined the side of good, becoming members of the second team of Avengers under Captain America I. Not content with just her unpredictable hex spheres, Wanda studied under Agatha Harkness and developed her non-mutant magical powers. REL: Once believed to be the Daughter of Whizzer I and Miss America. Daughter of Magneto and Magda Magnuson. Adopted daughter of Django and Marya Maximoff. Sister of Quicksilver. Wife of the Vision. 'Mother' of Thomas and William. GA: Brotherhood of Evil Mutants I, Avengers, West Coast Avengers, Force Works.
First appearance: UXM #4

Scatterbrain An alien who feeds on emotional energy. GA: Technet.
First appearance: EXCSPED #1

Scavenger (form. Mad Thinker's Most Powerful Android, see: Mad Thinker's Monster Android) When the Most Powerful Android was flushed into the Negative Zone in #71, Annihilus salvages it and remolds it into a trustworthy servant in a bat-like form. But, after Annihilus lost the battle with the Fantastic Four in #141, the Scavenger steals the Cosmic Control Rod and brings himself to life.
First appearance: FF1 An. #6

Scentolator A device built into Star Saxon's Plastoid Robot that enabled it to locate a subject simply by being fed a specially treated Aromagraph of that person. It was first used to hunt down Daredevil, and the robot, using only the hero's scent, tracked him down as Matt Murdock.
First appearance: DD1 #49

Scepter FY In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, she has the general appearance and evidently the same powers as the Captain Marvel II from our reality although her costume has a definite Egyptian flair. She is a member of that reality's Avengers, and, although she isn't evil herself, she and her team mates do some very reprehensible things in the service of their empress Sphinx II. GA: Avengers FY.
First appearance: NW #11

Scepter of Ka The ancient Egyptian ankh shaped golden scepter that allows Sphinx II to channel the power of the lost Ka Stone once owned and used by her lover the original Sphinx. After many years and many reincarnations, she uncovered the relic form the tomb of one of her earlier incarnations and used it to not only transform herself into a being of extreme power, but used it to alter all of reality as well to create a world where she had not only met, but had fallen in love and married the Sphinx, leaving the modern world still under the thumb of the Egyptians (see: Forever Yesterday).
First appearance: NW #7

Scepter Supreme The symbol of Odin's power as the ruler of Asgard, often craved by Loki. Briefly passed on to Balder when Odin was feared to be dead.
First appearance: JiM1 #?

Schemer (see: Richard Fisk, the Rose) An up and coming crimelord trying to unseat the Kingpin, only to be revealed as his own amnesiac son. REL: Son of King Pin and Vanessa Fisk.
First appearance: ASM1 #83

Schiller, Dr. The physician treating the comatose Happy Hogan after he rescued his boss, Iron Man I, on the field of battle against the Titanium Man I.
First appearance: ToS1 #71

Schizoid-Man (form: Chip Miller) A mentally unstable grad student from ESU who, when he loses control of himself and reverts to his alternate personality, he has the power to mentally create solid objects out of thin air, from simple hammers as an infant to more complicated and animated constructs later in life. As a baby, his birth had been difficult and the drugs given to his mother found their way into his system, somehow giving him this power. For years he went through hell while his parents spent a fortune trying to cure him with special chemotherapy, but when that failed, they turned to extensive psychiatric care which eventually buried the sinister second personality and eventually allowed him to not only walk out among normal society but to even take classes at ESU. Shortly after he began his undergraduate work, his parents threw a gigantic party at their home in Riverhead, Long Island, where Chip dressed as apparently Gemini from the Zodiac and invited all of his friends from school. Unfortunately, the party was crashed by Morbius, and event though he was taken care of by Spider-Man (there as Peter Parker), the excitement set him off and he became the Schizoid-Man. He returned to the Campus and began to tear the place apart (even trying to kill his father with a volley of knives), but after battling his demon like constructs, he was stopped by Spider-Man. Unfortunately, Spidey was operating under the effects of Curt Connors' Enervator, and went overboard in subduing him, severely beating him into unconsciousness.
First appearance (unnamed): SSM #38 Named and origin: SSM #39

Schlag (Agent 2) The retired Nazi agent that was ordered by the Red Skull to awaken the second Sleeper.
First appearance: ToS1 #73

Schwartz, Truman One of the television news reporters who were covering the story of the battle between the Eternals and the cosmic powered Hulk robot ('Greenskin') from the safety of the studio.
First appearance: ETN #15

Scorpio I (see: Jacob 'Jake' Fury) Costumed criminal based upon the astrological scorpion with his red and black body suit and scorpion whip. Later, his cheese not so secure on his cracker anymore, he works for seven years with a Nick Fury LMD and creates robotic versions of the original Zodiac, hoping to be the savior of mankind. He kidnaps Jack Norris to extort enough money from Kyle Richmond to finish the project. But his plan begins to fall apart at the unexpected hands of the Defenders, and he's forced to prematurely activate his gestating android progeny. When the plan falls apart all together, he sees no other option than to take his own life [DEF #50]. REL: Brother of Nick Fury. GA: Zodiac I, Zodiac II.
First appearance: NF #1 Identity given: AV1 #72 Suicide: DEF #50

Scorpio II (Nick Fury) After his "assassination" the director of SHIELD poses as his brother to infiltrate the Zodiac, even kidnapping the Avengers to get into the criminal team's good graces. He only maintained the identity during the one story.
First appearance: AV1 #72

Scorpio III (Jacques LaPointe) Costumed criminal based upon the astrological scorpion, who, instead of a scorpion's sting used the powre of the zodiac Key. GA: Zodiac I.
First appearance: AV1 #120

Scorpion (form. MacDonald Gargan) Private detective paid by J Jonah Jameson to allow himself to be transformed by Dr. Farley Stillwell into the Scorpion to destroy Spider-Man, has powers similar to Spidey's, later adds a 'sting' to his tail. Stillwell offered him an antidote, but he refused, whereas the transformation also affected his mental state. After his clash with Ms. Marvel [MsM #2], he wandered the sewers of NYC unaware of the passage of time. When he came to some of his senses, he tried to cure himself by using some of the equipment from Stillwell's abandoned lab but only accomplished making himself even stronger than before. He then went on a rampage to get revenge on JJJ, but in his deluded state, he was easily dispatched by Spidey, who revealed that his inability to remove the costume was all in his mind [SSM #21]. GA: Masters of Evil III.
First appearance and origin: ASM1 #20

Scott One of the Guardsmen assigned as security at the trial of Vance (Marvel Boy II) Astrovik and to escort him to his place of incarceration at the Vault. Although a governmental officer, he and his comrades feel for the plight of the young hero and cut him as much slack as he wants, even to the point of letting him out of the security vehicle en route to stretch his legs, and cover up the fact when his friends, the New Warriors attempt to break him out of their custody.
First appearance (unnamed): NW #25 Named: NW #26

Scott, Capt. An officer working for NASA, involved in the Solar Shuttle program.
First appearance: FF1 #193

Scott, M'Shulla (see: Bloodarrow) An alternate Earth freedom fighter. REL: Son of Dorian and Hortense Scott. GA: Freemen.
First appearance: AA2 #19

Scourge (Carson Collier Jr. ?) A vigilante assassin who killed dozens of second string costumed villains before dying himself. His true identity is still in question.
First appearance: IM1 #194 Possible death: CAP1 #320

Scourge's Victims The people killed in Scourge's spree, most of which were inactive, many at the bar with no name, consisting of: Enforcer, Miracle Man, Basilisk, Hate-Monger III, Megatak, Melter, Titania, Hammer, Anvil, Fly, Death Adder, Blue Streak, Bird-Man II, Wraith, Turner D. Century, Cheetah, Commander Kraken, Cyclone, Firebrand, Grappler, Hellrazor, Letha, Hijacker, Jaguar, Mind-Wave, Mirage I, Rapier, Vamp, Ringer, Shellshock, Steeplejack II.

Scramble (Lionel Jeffries) Doctor with the mutant ability to manipulate organic matter, including human flesh, who has gone insane and created a small army of creatures that were also inmates at his asylum. REL: Brother of Madison Jeffries.
First appearance: ALF1 #?

Scrambler (Kim Il Sung) A criminal mercenary that can disrupt the function of any system at his touch. GA: Marauders.
First appearance: UXM #211

Scratch, Nicholas (Deceased) The mayor of New Salem on the surface, but in actuality a powerful warlock and the evil leader of the New Salem Witches coven. He tried to turn the coven against his mother for exposing their closed community to the outside, but he was the one responsible, and he was banished for it. He created the Salem Seven to oppose the Fantastic Four who were trying to help his mother. REL: Son of Agatha Harkness.
First appearance: FF1 #185 Died: ?

Screaming Mimi (Mimi Schwartz) Wrestler turned criminal. GA: Grapplers, Masters of Evil IV.
First appearance: MTO #54

Scylla The A rock-like giant from Greek mythology brought to life by the Huntsman of Zeus as a realistic illusion to capture Hercules.
First appearance: SUB #29

Sea Gull Island One of Red Skull's secret bases, the one where he lured Captain America into a deadly trap using a robot Bucky as bait, also the origin base of his Deadly Bubbles.
First appearance: ToS1 #88

Sea of Eternal Night A barren place located in the Dimension of the Dead where it is perpetually night. Loki, one of the times Odin was sleeping the Odinsleep, banished the unconscious All-Father there so that he would never awaken again, and the god of lies, who had seized the throne of Asgard, would never have to relinquish it back to his father. When Balder, with the help of Igron, traveled there to rescue his liege, he was aged almost unto death because Odin is the only one who can go there and live.
First appearance: TH1 #176

Sea of Fear The Asgardian water body that is marked by the Pillars of Utgard, plagued by hideous storms, and home of the Dragon of Utgard. First visited by Thor in the Odinsword Quest, Thryheim is on the opposite shore.
First appearance: JiM1 #121

Sea Urchin (Jeremy Swimming Bear) A Native American salvage specialist who has created a special armored body suit that allows him to weather undersea conditions and pressures so he can single-handedly pillage and plunder otherwise unobtainable treasure troves, specializing in abandoned Atlantean outposts. Technically, the desecration isn't theft, so he stays just within the confines of the law, but he was given the less than complimentary name by the environmentalists he thumbs his nose at. When Namorita stumbled upon the operation and tried to put a stop to what she saw as stealing from her people, she was caught off guard and nearly killed by him, and to show his disregard, he took her pony tail before dumping her in the ocean for dead. She recovered and returned wearing the Atlantean Blood Code Carapace, and even in his powerful armor, he didn't stand a chance. She nearly killed him, but stopped at the last moment, unable to kill even slime like him.
First appearance: NW #14

Seaweed Man A mindless beast of kelp and seaweed taking a roughly human form, one of the obstacles faced by Namor while seeking the Trident of Neptune.
First appearance: TtA1 #71 Final appearance: TtA1 #72

Sea Witch (Bridget O'Hare) Sailor of the Young Gods.
First appearance: TH1 #300

Sea Zone Ages ago, colonists from Homeworld's First Zone set out to conquer Oceania, establishing this kingdom in the form of elegant floating cities.
First partial appearance: MIC1 #24

Secret Empire I Subversive organization that was later revealed to be subordinate to Hydra. Members are known only as numbers counting back from #1 as the leader, to higher numbers as underlings. Their costume is a red robe with a cowl emblazoned with a black mask. Their primary goal was to establish a powerbase for their organization and to that end, they attempted to steal the Orion Missile and to recruit Namor. This first group was disbanded by the efforts of Gabe Jones of SHIELD and by the death of Number One. Membership consists of: Boomerang I, Number Two (unnamed), Number Five, Number Seven [first seen members], Number One, Number Three (unnamed), Number Four (unnamed), Number Six (unnamed), Number Eight (unnamed), Number Nine [TtA1 #83], Gorki (unnamed) [TtA1 #84],
First appearance: TtA1 #81 Disbanded: TtA1 #85

Secret Empire Helicopter The chopper they used to transport boomerang in and out of the Gamma Base area.
First appearance: TtA1 #82

Secret Empire Lobotomizer The gun Number One intended to use on Namor to make him his mindless slave, but it proved unnecessary when the Sub-Mariner was struck with amnesia while battling Krang.
First appearance: TtA1 #83

Secret Empire Pontooned Hovercraft The flying craft Number One used to pursue Namor. It was mounted with their Lobotomizer Gun
First appearance: TtA1 #83

Secret Empire's Vibro Discs The tiny sonic pain inflicting devices that were placed in Namor's ears by Number One in the hopes that he could be controlled at last and forced to kill the Hulk.
First appearance: TtA1 #85

Secret Empire II A regroup of the first Secret Empire that infiltrated Roxxon Oil, framed Captain America and kidnapped mutants.
First appearance: AA2 #11

Secret Empire III A subversive cartel of wealthy and powerful men, led by Prof. Power.
First appearance: DEF1 #123

Section Leader B (deceased) A secondary officer of the early Hydra under Imperial H.
First appearance and death: ST1 #136

Section 7 One of the poor sections of Homeworld where Slug II was the leader of the underground rebels. It is often raided by Baron Karza's Dog Soldiers to drum up material for the Body Banks. Inhabitants include: Slug II, Tril, [first seen inhabitants],
First appearance: MIC1 #4

Sector 14X A section of distant space conquered by Warlord Wrogg and his armada until they were defeated by that sector's Watcher.
first appearance: ToS1 #58

Security University The small college located in Lainesville, NY that was designed to keep the children of the rich, famous, and important safe with heightened security measures. Despite this, the Monocle, working for the Enclave, was able to hypnotize the staff and student body to unknowingly commit crimes to further the subversive organization's ends. Peter Parker was sent there to get a story for the Globe and discovered the evil plot. The staff includes: Dean Joseph Wayne [1st named faculty member], Hargrove [FF1 #207]. Students include: Lanie, Johnny Storm [1st seen students).
First appearance: FF1 #204

Seeker Originally, the Inhuman whose job it was, by the order of Maximus, to return wayward Inhumans to the Great Refuge, later became their royal Ambassador.
First mention: FF1 #45 First appearance: FF1 #46

Seeker II (destroyed) A combat android designed by Doctor Doom to kill the Fantastic Four, but, even with super strength and having nuclear discharger prods instead of hands, he didn't last long against the FF. Worse yet, Reed reprogrammed him and sent him back after his master where he was destroyed along with Doom's hidden complex where he designed and launched the Vibration Bomb.
First appearance and destruction: FF1 #144

Seeker (Deceased) (Tarm) GA: Space Knight.
First appearance: ROM An. #2 Died: ROM #74

Sefton, Amanda (see: Jimaine Szardos) Alias taken by Nightcrawler's sorceress foster sister who becomes a love interest to him while in NYC. She was actually spying on him to be sure of her suspicions that he didn't in actuality murder her brother were founded. She revealed her real identity to Kurt when the truth of the matter was uncovered by the Eye of Agamotto. REL: Daughter of Margali Szardos. Sister of Stephan Szardos.
First appearance: UXM #98 Last name revealed: UXM AN. #4

Segov-3 A planet of advanced humanoids governed by the father of Lady Karlot. Other seen members: Marya.
First mention: SS3 AN #2

Sehv The oracle in the dimension of warrior women to which Nightcrawler and Vanisher got teleported, who infomred Kurt that the only way home was through the Well at the Center of Time and that he must take the Vanisher with him when he went or it wouldn't work.
First appearance: BIZADV #27

Seidring An Asgardian warrior Odin chooses to be his Avatar to punish Thor by giving him half his powers to strike him down because he revealed his secret ID to Jane Foster. Uses the proffered Odin Power against the Asgardians, freezing them all, but is defeated by Thor when he threatens to drop the Odinsword, banished to the land of the Rock Trollas punishment.
First appearance: TH1 #126

Seismo-Bomb A bomb activated in NYC that, when detonated, would cause devastating earthquakes. Both Captain America I and the new Batroc's Brigade I were racing to find the device, but the Living Laser ends up helping Cap, who deactivates it in the nick of time.
First appearance: CAP1 #105

Selene (see: Black Queen) The beautiful but deadly soul-draining mutant vampire. GA: Hellfire Club.
First appearance: UXM #?

Sellers, Col. The Army colonel who, in Gen. Thunderbolt Ross' absence, was put in charge of the project to capture and cure the Hulk with the Fantastic Four's Psi-Amplifier. Double crosses the FF after the gamma energy was drained from Banner, spurring the first team-up between Hulk and Thing.
First appearance: FF1 #166

Sentinels Mark I The huge, mutant hunting robots designed by Dr. Bolivar Trask, rendered inoperative by blocking their control transmission with a specific crystal. Their primary coloring is red and purple. The first Sentinel down, where Prof. X first learned about the Master Mold and how to stop the others, was 3R. This first line of Sentinels was only about ten feet tall.
First appearance: UXM #14

Sentinels Stronghold The hidden base of operations of the Sentinel Mark I robots and the first Master Mold, stormed by the X-Men and the military, but destroyed when Boliver Trask saw the error of his ways and caused an explosion that also took his own life.
First appearance: UXM #14 Destroyed: UXM #16

Sentinels Mark II The nearly invincible mutant hunting robots designed by Larry Trask from his father's work, adding the ability to self repair and giving them more independent thought. They rebelled against their master when they discovered he was a mutant. Their base of operations was located in the Adirondack Mountains. They were destroyed when they were tricked into eliminating themselves by flying into the sun.
First appearance: UXM #57

Sentinel's Adirondack Mountain HQ The underground facility originally used by the Mark II robots as their base of operations. After it's initial destruction by the X-Men the base has been used and scavenged several times, and eventually becomes the the X-Force base.
First appearance: UXM #57

Sentinels Mark III Huge, mutant hunting robots built by Dr. Steven Lang as part of Project Armageddon using government and Hellfire Club funds, based on the designs of Larry Trask. Although they were designed to adapt to any mutant power, their construction was inferior to Mark II, making them easy to destroy and making them very susceptible to to interference from solar flares Because of this defect they were easily destroyed by the X-Men when they invaded Lang's Armageddon Command Base where the robots were assembled. Their numbers include: A-1, A-3, T-20 [first named members], R-7, L-1 [UXM #99].
First part. appearance: UXM #96 First full appearance: UXM #98 Destroyed: UXM #100

Sentinels Mark III-V After the complete destruction of the Mark III Sentinels in UXM #100, Vanisher awoke in Steven Lang's orbital platform to find several of the robots that had yet to be completed. He completed three of them and reprogrammed them to not only spare some mutants, but to also be willing to attack humans as well. Their first order was to bring Blob, Unus and Lorelei to him and he was going to use them to get at the X-Men, but the first step was the old X-men currently in the Champions. The robots were destroyed in the battle against the whole team once they discovered that they had been duped with the three mutant ringers. Their numbers include: K-9 and G-7 [only named members].
First appearance and destruction: CHM #17

Sentinels Mark IV Mutant hunting robots built by the Black King for Project Wideawake.
First appearance: UXM #151

Sentinels Mark V Mutant hunting robots built by the Black King for Project Wideawake.
First appearance: NM #2

Sentinels, Omega (see: Nimrod) Mutant hunting and killing robots from an alternate future.
First called by name: UXM #202

Sentry (Intergalactic Sentry) Enormous, powerful robots invented by Bronek and built by the Kree to stand guard over various of their outposts, identified only by their numbers. They have a single minded intelligence, as long as it is within the parameters of their programming. They also have numerous inbuilt defensive and offensive devices, icluding force blasts from their hands and the ability to self repair their damaged bodies. Their number includes: #459 (stationed at their South pacific base, taken deactivated to the Cape, destroyed by Captain Marvel I by causing it to implode magnetically, also checked up on the Inhumans in pre-historic times) [First seen Sentry, destroyed CM1 #1], Super Sentry (Invincible master version which is only activated by the Supreme Intelligence when the Kree Empire is threatened, used to deflect an attack by Ronan the Accuser) [CM1 #16], #9168 [FF1 #98], #213 [WI?1 #26], Sentry Red (the red colored robot that had been planted on Zenn-la to kidnap Empress Shalla-Bal) [SS3 #28],
First appearance: FF1 #64

Sen-Yu One of Dr. Strange's allies who helps him escape Baron Mordo's henchmen and escape to Hong Kong.
First appearance: ST1 #130

Sepsis (Deceased) (Sepsis Rann) The queen of Homeworld 1000 years ago who was the first to defy Baron Karza, she and her husband become the symbols for the modern resistance. She was tortured and killed by Baron Karza in the Body Banks. REL: Mother of Arcturus Rann (Space Glider), wife of Dallan.
First mention: MIC1 #1 First appearance: MIC1 #7

Sergei, Codename: The code name given to the awe-inspiring underground complex that houses Presence (Sergei Krylov) and his special radiation proof room where he lives and from where he conducts his business. Dr. Tania (Red Guardian II) Belinsky was brought here under false pretences by the KGB under orders of Presence.
First appearance (outside): DEF #51 First inside: DEF #52

Serpent Crown (Destroyed) (form. Helmet of Power, 'Cobra Crown') Ancient, evil, mystical crown formed in the shape of a 7-headed snake, draws its power from the pagan god, Set, once encased by the Lemurians in the Helmet of Power, worn in the past by: Destiny I (as Helmet of Power) [TtA1 #101], Dorma, Sub-Mariner [SUB #9], Naga [SUB #10], Quasar, Atra, Myron Wilburn {MTU1 An. #5}, Thoth-Amon {CON #43}, Krang, Hugh Jones {CAP1 #181}, Viper II {CAP1 #182}, President of Other Earth {AV1 #147}, Scarlet Witch {AV1 #148}, Living Laser {AV1 #153}, Thing {MTO #66},
Helmet of Power becomes Serpent Crown: SUB #9 Destroyed in this reality: MTU1 An. #5

Serpent-Men The flunky henchmen that the Apache medicine-man Snake-Dance used to try and drive Ghost Rider IV and the Crash Simpson Daredevil Cycle Show from doing their show out of fear that the publicity would prevent them from reclaiming the land around the Copperhead Canyon. Dressed in ancient Indian garb and using primitive weapons, it didn't take much Hell-Fire to make them see the error of their ways.
First appearance: MSL1 #8

Serpent of Rham A mythological creature resembling a three headed hydra who was brought to life by the newly developed power of Cyrus Black and sicced on Dr. Strange in his Sanctum Sanctorum and the rest of the Defenders. It spits flame and to be defeated, all of its heads must be destroyed. Between the Valkyrie III's Ebony Blade and the might of the Sub-Mariner, the creature was defeated and simply disappeared.
First appearance: DEF #6

Serpent Society Group formed upon the failing of the Serpent Squad III of snake themed costumed criminals, killers of MODOK, consisting of: Anaconda, Asp, Black Mamba, Bushmaster, Cobra, Cottonmouth, Diamondback, Death Adder, Princess Python, Rattler, Sidewinder {original members}, Black Racer, Puff Adder {j CAP1 #337}, Boomslang, Rock Python {j CAP1 #341}, Coachwhip {j CAP1 #342}
First appearance: CAP1 #310

Serpent Society HQ An abandoned mental hospital in upstate NY used by the Serpent Society as a base of operations.
First appearance: CAP1 #311

Serpent Squad I Organization of snake based costumed criminals founded to destroy Captain America, consisting of: Viper I, Eel I, and Cobra.
First appearance: CAP1 #157?

Serpent Squad II Criminal organization made up of agents of the Serpent Crown, consisting of: Viper II, Eel I, Princess Pythin, Cobra, Krang.
First appearance: CAP1 #181?

Serpent Squad III A group of snake themed costumed criminals organized by Roxxon Oil to recover the Serpent Crown, consisting of: Sidewinder, Anaconda, Black Mamba, Death Adder.
First appearance: MTO #64.

Serpent's Tooth (destroyed) The name of the galleon that functioned as the flagship of the Space Pirate, Reptyl. He once tried unsuccessfully to use the Silver Surfer as his power source, and the craft was destroyed when the captain was betrayed by his man, Clumsy Foul-up, who blew the ship after killing his master for the Kree.
First appearance (unnamed): SS3 #12 Named: SS3 #27 Destroyed: SS3 # 29

Sersi (Miss Sersy, form. Circe) The beautiful but flighty Olympian Eternal who had been posing as a human socialite when her aid was sought be Ikaris against the Deviants at the time of the coming of the Fourth Host. Beyond the usual abilities of her people, she is able to manipulate matter, in the inanimate and living cratures. GA: Eternals, Avengers.
First appearance (unnamed): ETN #3 Named: ETN #4

Sersy, Miss (see: Sersi) The name adopted by the Eternal while posing as a human socialite.
First appearance: ETN #3

Servo Robot The huge, almost indestructible robot that is accidentally dropped on Earth by aliens who are traveling to the 36th Nebula. It is recovered by Attuma and pitted against Atlantis, which almost does the job, but the aliens return to claim their lost equipment.
First appearance: TtA1 #88 Final appearance: TtA1 #89

Set An Elder God, on of the most powerful demons, manifests itself as a 7 headed snake, often as the Serpent Crown. Created as one of the first beings on Earth, it began creating, with its brother, Chthon, demons (including Sligguth adn Damballah, that fill the world until Gaea and Demiurge created Atum to slay them. To escape carnage, the serpent god slipped into an alternate dimension where he watched and waited. With the coming of man, he allied himself with ancient alchemists and created the Serpent Crown, imbuing it with his own sentience, and versions of it were created across the universe. With them, he tried to gain control over the various realities, but was always thwarted by heroes across the ages. Finally, the scientists at Project Pegasus managed to combine the different crowns together into one huge crown, producing a pathway to the physical resurrection of the serpent god, but it was thwarted by the combined strength of Dr. Strange, the Scarlet Witch, the Thing, and Spider-Man, destroying his influence throughout reality, for which he has never forgiven Earth. In a final attempt to gain access to our world, he contacted the Deviant, Ghaur, who had tasted godhood by merging with a Celestial, and with Llyra they used the power of the Earth heroes to resurrect him through the giant serpent crown.
First mention: CON #7 First appearance (as Helmet): TtA1 #101 First full appearance: SS3 AN #2?

Seth, Warlord (Deceased) One of Sub-Mariner's trusted Atlantean advisors. Was in charge of Atlantis' defenses in Namor's absence. Was in love with Dorma, sicced three monsters on the surface world with the Proteus Horn when he thought they had killed her, but when he realized his mistake, he died stopping them.
First appearance (unnamed): TtA1 #98 Named: TtA1 #99 Died: SUB #21

Seth ('Sutekh' 'Typhon') Heliopolitan god of evil. REL: Brother of Osiris and Isis. Son of Geb and Nut. Husband of Naphthys.
First appearance: TH1 #240

Shadowcat (Katherine 'Kitty' Pryde, form. Sprite, Ariel) Mutant with the ability to phase herself and others through solid matter, disrupting anything electronic that she passed through. REL: Daughter of Carmen and Theresa. Granddaughter of Samuel Prydeman. GA: X-Men, New Mutants, Excalibur.
First appearance: UXM #129

Shadow Cloak The mystical cape used by the Reaper of souls in the Agents of Fortune Cult which give the wearer not only access to the Demon Realm, but follow the wearers every mental command, allowing them to teleport (themselves and other objects) over great distances and even to other dimensions, to levitate, to alter their outward appearance. Being mystical, the capes do not have a set mass and can attain enormous proportions while following their master's bidding. Only two were known to have been issued to reapers, one which is still owned by Devil-slayer, and the second to the new Reaper of Souls, who lost his to the Defender, Hellcat, who kept it for herself.
First appearance: MSL1 #33

Shadow King (see: Amahl Farouk) The mutant telepath whose body was destroyed in a battle with Prof. X, but he returned later as the bodiless Shadow King, who could inhabit other's bodies, and destroyed the legs of the Professor, which had been regenerated by Shi'ar technology.
First appearance and death (as Farouk): UXM #117 First appearance as Shadow King: UXM #278

Shadowmasters Race of ninjitsu martial arts masters, consisting of: Philip Richards, Shigeru Ezaki, Yuriko Ezaki, Sojin Ezaki. Those first encountered were attempting to help reclaim a neighborhood from the front of a small family store, located just beneath one of the Punisher's safe houses.
First appearance: PUN1 #?

Shadow Priests (see: Time Travelers) Having first appeared on Homeworld 1000 years ago, they had assured Baron Karza that their religion would aid his science in capturing the hearts and minds of the Micorverse. Karza agreed and even put them in charge of his Body Banks However, it is later revealed that their religion is in fact the Enigma Force and that they are Time Travelers in disguise, waiting for the return of the foretold hero, Arcturus Rann, who would help them overthrow Karza's tyranny. Their HQ is based in the Shadow Temple, and their leader is the High Shadow Priest [MIC1 #6].
First appearance: MIC1 #1

Shadow Realm An Earthlike world where the inhabitants can transform into negative images or shadows.
First appearance: MSL #4

Shadow Spawn The demon like creatures under the control of the wizard Shar-Khan in the Dark Dimension as part of his army to destroy the last bastion of light, Lumina. They are attracted by light like evil moths, but large amounts of solar emission can destroy them. Sadly, the Spawn did not all start out as twisted gargoyles, many were converted into that form by wounds given by their Shadow Spikes.
First appearance: IM1 #26

Shadow Spikes The weapons carried by the Shadow Spawn in the army created by Shar-Khan in the Dark Dimension. Although spear-like, the weapon does not sever the flesh but the victim's being, changing anyone wounded into one of the Shadow Spawn.
First appearance: IM1 #26

Shadow Temple The seat of the Shadow Priests' religion on Homeworld governed by the High Shadow Priest. It is also the center of an elaborate information network.
First appearance: MIC1 #6

Shadow World An other dimensional realm that is the home of spirit like beings. Dr. Strange banished a ghost house there.
First mention: ST1 #120

Shaitan, Prince An Acroyear of the royal house of Spartak, who, in an alliance with Baron Karza, deposed his brother, the heir to the throne, by having his people Thought Wiped to think their king was dead. In that time, Shaitan used his people as Karza's elite army, until the time when he failed the tyrant, and Karza reversed the Thought Wipe, making Shaitan an outlaw and traitor with his own people. His armor is gray and black with a white helmet that somewhat resembles a Trojan helm, but with sharp fins on the sides. He is found to be a traitor by a tribunal of his people and is killed by his brother when he invokes the right of Blood Feud. However, because of some procedure by his old boss in the Body Banks, he is able to be revived by his faceless priests and seeks revenge on his brother and his friends the Micronauts. REL: Brother of Prince Acroyear.
First appearance: MIC1 #1 Died: MIC1 #12 Revived: MIC1 #21

Shaitan's Priests The sorcerous minions of the Acroyear usurper who were charged with the function of performing the rights to bring him back from death. They are humanoid in shape but with featureless faces and bodies with all white skin. They are not mute, but they do not speak.
First appearance: MIC1 #21

Shalla-Bal (see: Helena) For a long time, she was merely the life long love of the Silver Surfer, an oft time hostage used against the cosmic powered hero, and apparently the most eligible bachelor-ette of Zenn-La, but later, after the planet was devastated by the planet devourer Galactus, the Surfer her granted some of his power to rebuild the planet, for which her people made her their Empress. As Empress, when the Surfer finally broke free of the confines of Earth and returned home and to her, she had to reject his love because her life was no longer hers to give (SS3 #1). When she and her people are given the chance to escape the rigors of the Kree-Skrull War, they agree to become part of the mental energy of the Great One, but when the Surfer accidentally kills the entity, he and Moondragon are able to rescue all of the planets contained in its mental cosmos. However, the one who stayed behind as a conduit for her power, Shalla, was not able to escape before the entity died and she was taken with it. Later, Surfer and the Infinity Watch resurrected her body and rescued her soul from Mephisto, and once restored, she returned to her duties as Empress of her home planet.
First appearance: SS1 #1 Died: SSH GN Resurrected: SSW LTD #4

Shalla Bal's Chancellor One of the Empress of Zenn-La's advisory staff and the person in charge when she isn't available. He and the Silver Surfer spoke when she was off on one of her many treks in the barrens of their planet creating new plant life, and the Surfer was put at ease to her absence when in fact she had been kidnapped by a Sentry Robot.
First appearance: SS3 #28

Shaman (Dr. Michael Twoyoungmen, see: Talisman II) Staff physician at the Sarcee Reserve Hospital and Indian medicine man turned hero for Department H of the Canadian Government, able to produce various mystical and non mystical items from his medicine pouch. In his first appearance, he was called in by Vindicator I when the team was ordered by the prime minister to recapture their ex-agent Wolverine, and he created a storm that forced the X-Men (en-route from Japan) to land in Calgary. After his next storm got out of hand and had to be dealt with by Storm, the fight turned personal, and Wolverine surrendered to keep the two sides from killing one another. REL: Father of Talisman I. Husband of Kathryn Twoyoungmen. GA: Alpha Flight.
First cameo appearance: UXM #120 First full appearance: UXM #121

Shaman, Arthur A scientist who devises a way for his friends at AIM to kill one of their long time enemies, Ms. Marvel I. His plan involved kidnapping Dr. Michael Barnett and using the Psycho-Conditioner to extract information about the weaknesses of his patient, Carol (Ms. Marvel) Danvers, and exploit them. It turned out that she had an irrational fear of the Hulk, and AIM sent their Warbot to kidnap him to use against her. They were successful only to the point of capturing the green goliath, but Hulk's team mates, the Defenders soon came to his rescue and mopped up their little cell.
First appearance: DEF #57

Shamesh Shum-Ukin A wizard from the Hyborian city of Akbitana who captured Conan and sent him through the Well at the Center of Time.
First appearance: SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #5

Shang-Chi Master of Kung-Fu, former agent of MI-6. REL: Great Grandson of Fu Manchu.
First appearance: MSE #15

Shanken, Carl A one time competitor of Angel's father whose aircraft company he put out of business. To get revenge, he built a one man flier that would mimic the Angel's flying abilities and tried to use it to impale the X-Man on its nose spear. Angel took the engine of the flier out with a handy rivet gun and then cold cocked the pilot once he was on the ground.
First appearance: MTE #27

Shanna the She-Devil (Shanna O'Hara Plunder, Shanna O'Hara) Jungle queen. REL: Wife of Ka-Zar. Step-mother of Leila. Daughter of Gerald and Patricia O'Hara. Niece of Robert O'Hara. Ex-wife of Mele.
First appearance: StSD #1

Shanzar A sorcerer from the Strange Matter Dimension who once tried to make inroads on the Earth and was driven away by the combined might of the original Defenders reunited. It unfortunately gave him a taste for this dimension, and he returned, taking control of the Sub-Mariner's body, and, with the help of author Lucien Aster, set in motion a plot to resurrect the Elder God, the Wild One (IH1 AN #18). With Aster, they produced a book, Spelling Made Easy, that transformed readers into the 666 demons they needed for the ritual, with a sacrificial knife powered with the Silver Surfer's own cosmic power, he spilt the Surfer's innocent blood on the tomb of the Elder God (where Neptune had imprisoned him), and had the second team-up of the original Defenders slaughter the demons, all under the eyes of the scion of Neptune, the Sub-Mariner inhabiting Rick Jones' body.
First appearance: IH1 #370

Shaper of Worlds A reality manipulator, similar to the Cosmic Cube, that relies on others for its imagination.
First appearance: IH1 #155

Shaara A Kresh soldier who had joined the military because it was the only option for an orphan, and was one of the three survivors of a wave platoon who was wiped out by the Scalleun. Rescued by her commander and eventual love, Jude, the three of them, after hijacking an alien spacecraft and returning home to find the whole planet wiped out by their reptilian foes (making her an orphan again), went into business as mercenaries, doing whatever was necessary for pay. When they took a job from the Collector to capture a Mondani child who was carrying a virus that the Elder desired, they thought it would be a cake walk, but their employer had also contacted the Silver Surfer to secure the girl as well. when the two clashed, they lost, and Jude was shredded and revealed to be a robot, which nearly destroyed her a third time. She and Janus II put the robot back together as best they could but he was never quite the same, certianly not the man who gave her the only reason for living.
First appearance: SS3 #61 Origin: SS3 #62

Shar-Khan A powerful wizard in the Dark Dimension who welded all of the barbaric races together into a single army against the last bastion of light, Lumina. In his final attempt to destroy the city, he was repelled not only by Val-Larr, their hero wielding the Solar Sword, but Iron Man I (who had been sent by the Collector to steal the Sword) as well.
First appearance: IM1 #26

Sharkos An aquatic race of people from the planet Aquaria that travel in vehicles that resemble sharks.
First appearance (as a toy): MIC AN #2

Sharon (deceased) The partner of the archeologist, Marc, sent to Mexico on a grant from ESU who stumble upon the dark retreat of the Agents of Fortune Cult who capture and sacrifice them to the Chained Ones.
First appearance and death: DEF #58

Sharra, Lady An oath invoked by Lilandra Neramani when facing death at the hands of her brother, D'Ken who sicced a Soul Drinker on her, and then again at the arrival of the Starjammers. It can only be assumed that she is a prominent figure from the Shi'ar empire's past.
First mention: UXM #107

Sha-Shan (Sha-Shan Korba, see: Sister Sun) Vietnamese immigrant who met Flash Thompson on his tour of duty and became his longtime love interest after his return home. He had met her again after he had returned home, and got an assist from Spider-Man and Doctor Strange when he was kidnapped by religious fanatics, but afterward she disappeared. Later, she turned up in a restaurant as practically slave labor waiting tables, and her husband Achmed, kept her from seeing any of her friends [SSM #3]. It is revealed later that he is using her so that he can access his full power as the leader of the Legion of Light cult, but in fact it is further revealed that she, at her father's behest, knowing that a great evil had come into the world (in the form of Man-Beast who'd granted Korba his power) to keep track of the felon to the point of marrying him and joining him in his mission to recruit disciples for his master. When she finally showed her hand, the restriction was taken from Korba, and he turned his power on his wife. With her power, and the combined might of Spider-Man, Razorback, and her long time love, Flash, Korba and Man-Beast were defeated (leaving her a widow) and the cult dispersed [SSM #15]. Afterward, she rekindled her romance with Flash and started taking classes at ESU. Shortly thereafter she and her true love took a year off from school to spend time with one another [SSM #32]. REL: Wife of Achmed Korba, Flash Thompson.
First appearance: ASM1 #108

Sha-Shan's Father (deceased) An elderly Vietnamese priest who charged his daughter with the duty of joining the Legion of Light cult to keep an eye on them because behind the organization he sensed a personage of great darkness. To maintain the holy balance between good and evil, she joined as Brother Power's counterpart and even became his wife to maintain the rouse, all at her father's behest [SSM #13].
First appearance: ASM #108?

Shattered Plain The most barren place on Spartak, chosen for combat when a Blood Feud is invoked. It was here that King Acroyear defeated and slew his traitorous brother, Shaitan.
First appearance: MIC1 #12

Shatterstar (Arides) (Deceased) A fanatical Kree soldier, a product of their experimental super soldier program, who was sent to Earth to harvest the Inhumans for cannon fodder in the upcoming War of Three Galaxies. He wore special armor, and used a powerful ray weapon that emitted a rainbow colored beam (each color of which having a different effect). With the help of Maximus, he almost accomplished his task, even producing the giant Space Ark that would take the captives back to the Kree Homeworld, but he was killed when Triton tricked him into using his weapon against a mirror image of himself. REL: Son of Falzon and Murius.
First appearance: INH #3 Origin and real name revealed: INH #4 Death: INH #5

Shatterstar II (?) Mutant swordsman. GA: X-Force ?
First appearance: NM An. #6

Shauneghann, Michael An Irish military strategist who was recruited by Omar Barrenos as a member of his eco-terrorist group. After escaping the incident in Brazil where their criminal plans to stop the deforestation of the rain forest were thwarted by the New Warriors, he turned up later as an undercover hand on a ship that was looting Atlantean treasures [NW #14] and saved the life of Namorita in the process. GA: Project: Earth.
First appearance: NW #8

Shaw, Sebastian FY In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, he has the same general appearance and the same kinetic energy absorbing powers as his counterpart in our reality, but there he is one of the leaders of the mutant rebellion trying to dethrone the tyrannical Sphinx II. He was the one chosen by Magneto FY to lead the team into Maqaman Island to deactivate the Mutant Detection Field, and goes toe to toe with Captain Assyria after they destroyed the field generator.
First appearance: NW #11

Shaw, Shinobi (see: Black King II) Mutant who killed his own father and seized control of the Hellfire Club and its Inner Circle adn built his house in Switzerland over the ashes of his father. Supremely bored and amoral, he became a member of the group with other bored, wealthy mutants under the thumb of the Gamesmaster and wreaked havoc on the mutant community. GA: Upstarts, Hellfire Club. REL: Illigitimate son of the Black King.
First appearance: UXM #?

Shazana (Shazanna) The once usurped ruler of Shazana's Realm (Nameless Land) who kept her stolen magical powers in a globe which she kept hidden under the throne. Dr. Strange, helping her half-sister, the rightful heir, discovered this and destroyed the globe, eliminating her power and her claim on the Throne. Later, she got her chance at revenge when Trish Starr began dabbling in the occult and mysticism. She took control of the girl and set a trap that got Strange himself to open the barrier for her to the Earth. She then placed the Sorcerer Supreme in a cage made of his own bio-electric energy, so it would be death for him to escape. But escape he did and banished her back to her dimension and resealed the barrier [DEF #41]. REL: Half sister of Nazaka.
First appearance: ST1 #133

Shazana'a Realm (Nameless Land) A mystic planet in another dimension ruled by the evil sorceress, Shazana, until Dr. Strange unseats her and puts her sister, Nazaka, the rightful ruler, back on the throne. Most of the world is surreal chunks and pieces floating randomly around much in the way of Steve Ditko's magical dimensions.
First appearance: ST1 #133

Shecktor, Dr. Scientist located in India that aided Thor I.
First appearance: JiM1 #98

Sheenar A race of other-dimensional vampires who forced their way into our world and set up a city in the Savage Land.
First appearance: KAZ2 #20?

Sheenar, City of A futuristic city built in the Savage Land by the other-dimensional vampires. After a lengthy battle against Ka-Zar and the Fall People, the whole city was sent away by the powers of the newly resurrected Garokk.
First appearance: KAZ2 #20 Sent away: UXM #115

She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) Lawyer who was given a transfusion by Bruce Banner to save her life, transferred some of the Gamma radiation, and transformed her into a huge, green super strong being, but with the lawyer's intelligence. REL: Niece of the Hulk. Daughter of Morris and Elaine Walters. GA: Avengers, Fantastic Four.
First appearance: SH #1

Sheila A secretary at the Galaxy Broadcasting Building who is chummy romantically with Steve Lombard and doesn't seem to have any difficulty with any of his childish pranks and sometimes actually seems to encourage him.
First appearance: MTE #28

Shelmar A Deviant warrior stationed as the gunman on the Raider that Kro uses to hunt down the Eternal, Ikaris, who is fleeing from the Celestial base site in Peru.
First appearance (unnamed): ETN #3

Shi'ar An advanced but aggressive birdlike alien race that has formed a galaxy wide empire with a powerful star fleet, originated on the planet Aerie (Chandrilar), governed from that Throneworld, sworn enemy of the Kree. The first shown emperor was D'Ken Neramani, but his bid for power that would lead to the destruction of the universe forced his sister to rebel against him, causing an empire wide civil war. D'Ken won and Lilandra was sentenced to death but she escaped and reached the Earth to get help from Prof. X. His X-men helped her stop her brother from accessing the Neutron Galaxy, but he was driven mad in the process. Because of his mental instability, Lilandra was made Majestrix after some red tape. Known race consists of: Lilandra Neramani, Eric the Red II (Davan Shakari) [first seen members], D'Ken Neramani [UXM #103], Capt. K'rk N'kzaii [UXM #105], Electron, Magic, Astra I, Nightside [UXM #107], Araki [UXM #109], Maelen [UXM #123], Capt. Juber, Science Officer Eluke [UXM #135], Deathbird [MsM #9],
First appearance (unnamed): UXM #97 Named: UXM #109

Shir'ar Battle Cruiser A new breed of Shi'ar warships, this one with a half round body with propulsion outriggers. The first one seen was near the D'Bari system when its star went super nova, and when they went to investigate, they encountered the Dark Phoenix, who had just consumed the power from the sun. They engaged her in combat and were all too easily destroyed, sparking the Shi'ar's involvement in the disposition of the X-Man. Crew includes: Capt. Juber, Science Officer Eluke [first seen crew members],
First appearance: UXM #135

Shi'ar Grand Council The main governing body of the Shi'ar Empire directed by the Empress or Emperor. It consists of fourteen ministers of the major races making up the Empire. Upon its first witnessed convening, Lilandra Neramani called an emergency meeting to discuss the matter of the Dark Phoenix after she destroyed the inhabitants of D'Bari IV. The final vote was unanimous, they decided that if the universe was to live, Phoenix must be destroyed. Council includes: Lilandra Neramani, Tuoks'Enhaamin [only named members],
First appearance: UXM #136

Shi'ar Scoutbug A small single person star ship that resembles a bug that was designed only for short range flight. Lilandra Neramani escaped her execution in one and used it to travel all the way to Earth.
First appearance (unnamed): UXM #97 Named: UXM #107

Shi'ar Star Fleet The massive collection of warships amassed by the Shi'ar and under the control of the Grand Admiral, which, at one time was Lilandra Neramani as the next in line to the throne, but after she led a revolt against her brother for contemplating using the power from the M'Kraan Crystal.
First appearance (unnamed): UXM #97

SHIELD (Supreme Head-quarters International Espionage Law enforcement Division) US's super secret spy organization that uses an enormous Heli-carrier as their HQ and lots and lots of gadgets, many of which were supplied by Stark Industries. Agency consisting of: Col Nick Fury [first seen member], Timothy 'Dum Dum' Dugan, Gabriel Jones, Eric Koenig [First members], Sharon Carter (Agent X) [ToS1 #75], Warden, Harry [ST1 #142], Bob (voice only), Bill [ST1 #143], Jasper Sitwell [ST1 #144], Captain America I [ToS1 #78], Nurse Dod [ST1 #152], John Bronson (Hydra spy) [ST1 #153], Kuro Chin [ToS1 #86], Boothroyd [ST1 #154], Black Widow [AV1 #38], Valentina De LaFontaine, Sidney Levine, [ST1 #159], James Woo [ST1 #160], Gaffer [ST1 #162], Clay Quartermain [ST1 #163], Unnamed Artist [FF1 #85], Cliff Randall [NFAS #6], Laura Brown [NFAS #9], Robert Rickard [NFAS #12], Dr. Karl Kraus, Agent Huff [NFAS #14], Dr.Myron Maclain [AV1 #66], Stevenson, Tyler, Parks [ETN #6], Agent M [MIC1 #12], Higgins [FF1 #214],Quasar, Jerry Hunt, Barth Bukowski, Gail Runciter, Richard Rennselaer, Roger Dooly, Karl Delandan
First appearance: ST1 #135

SHIELD Academy The school that trains qualified candidates to be SHIELD agents.
First mentioned: ST1 #143

SHIELD Aerial Sled A two man flying vehicle that was designed to fly low and undetected. Used by Nick Fury and Dum Dum Dugan to infiltrate the lair of Supremus in the Caves of Hercules.
First appearance: NFAS #8

SHIELD Atomic Aircraft (destroyed) A new experimental 4 engine airplane that was equipped with its own nuclear reactor. On its test flight, piloted by Agent Bob and with Nick Fury aboard, it was attacked and downed by one of the Druid's Satan's Eggs. Nick Fury, risking his life, stayed aboard the wreckage long enough to shut the reactor down so it wouldn't go critical.
First appearance: ST1 #143

SHIELD Autofac A computerized machine that can identify a person by feeding it all the known information on that person and even photos of that person disguised as someone else. Nick Fury was using it to discover the true identity of Don Caballero, the Supreme Hydra, but the machine was manipulated by John Bronson into giving the identity of Laura Brown.
First appearance: ST1 3154

SHIELD Barber Shop The tonsorial parlor that is a front to guard the secret entrance to SHIELD HQ in NYC. It looks like a normal barber shop, but when a SHIELD agent enters, the windows are blanked out and the agent is lowered down through the floor on the barber chairs.
First appearance: ST1 #144

SHIELD Borer Bomb A projectile designed to be launched at an armored obstacle to which it attaches itself, bores into the surface, and then explodes. Nick Fury launched one from the back of his flying car toward one of the Satan's Eggs that was trying to kill him and Dum Dum Dugan. The bomb didn't destroy the Egg, but it tore a hole in the armored shell so that the delicate inner workings were exposed.
First appearance: ST1 #144

SHIELD Brainwave Stimulator Transistorized device created by Stark Industries that would augment the powers of the SHIELD ESP Division.
First appearance: ST1 #142

SHIELD Anti-Shock Seat A device built by SHIELD as a defense against the Hydra /weapon, the Overkill Horn. It was first tested by Nick Fury, who survived by was temporarily put in a wheelchair by the concussion.
First appearance: ST1 #150

SHIELD A-1 Priority Badge The badge issued to only the highest level SHIELD agents, first seen when Captain America was recruited to the team.
First appearance: ToS1 #78

SHIELD Drill-Probe A device used to penetrate down through layers of wreckage and collect specimens with its vacuum scoop. It was used by Nick Fury and Gabe Jones at the ruins of the Red Ghost's lab near their testing grounds to find evidence of the missing Iron Man I who they believed to be trapped below.
First appearance: IM1 #16

SHIELD Electro-Jab A weapon used to confront superior numbers, which is constructed on site of two large rails joined at the center where a large electro gun is mounted as the spearhead of the wedge. It is carried by a half dozen agents and manually pressed into opposing forces like a battering ram. One was used by Gabe Jones and Dum Dum Dugan to battle the unit of Hydra Tigers when they were trying to rescue Nick Fury from the Imperial Hydra. Hydra, however, was able to counter the offensive with Battle Plan Apache, making the device ineffective.
First appearance: ST1 #140

SHIELD Electro-Spear A weapon devised by SHIELD for dealing with large groupings of opponents and is operated by two agents. One fires a spear-like shaft from a hand held launcher and the second sends an electrical charge through the long cable that connects him to the projectile. The resultant shock incapacitates a large localized crowd. One was used to attack the Hydra base in Egypt that was holding Laura Brown captive.
First appearance: ST1 #152

SHIELD ESP Division (Unit) The division of SHIELD where they were cultivating the use of extra sensory perception and other forms of psionic abilities to expand their capabilities of surveillance and detection. It started with three sensatives (a young man and woman and an older man) whose abilities were augmented by the Brainwave Stimulator provided by Stark Industries, all under the guidance of Warden. They were first put in place simply as a defense against the powers of Mentallo, but their abilities were soon broadened to locate individuals and to even broadcast mental blasts.
First appearance: ST1 #142

SHIELD Eavesdropper Pen A normal looking fountain pen that magnifies sound waves a 100 fold.
First appearance: ST1 #154

SHIELD Electric Absorber A miniature defensive device used to absorb electrical energy, broken into two pieces and hidden in two seemingly normal cuff links. The left link is the atomic battery and the right the ionic de-generator; and they must be joined together to be operable. Nick Fury used this to counter the electrical discharge weapon of the first Dreadnought.
First appearance: ST1 #154

SHIELD Flying Cars Vehicles that look like normal terrestrial automobiles but are outfitted with Anti-Grav Controls which allow them to fly. These controls are usually mounted in the tires which turn downward as the vehicle attains lift off. The first car that Nick Fury drove of this sort was a Porche, which was later destroyed.
First appearance: ST1 #135

SHIELD Grani-Cell A detention device designed specifically for holding super powered individuals, with 10-feet thick granite walls, and was supposedly escape proof. The Silver Surfer was placed in one after his attack on SHIELD prompted by Mephisto, but when the demon flaunted Shalla Bal before the Cell window, the Surfer shredded the prison with very little effort.
First appearance: SS1 #17

SHIELD Heli-Carrier The huge flying aircraft carrier that SHIELD uses as its main HQ, usually kept in low orbit several miles above the Eastern seaboard of the US. It is made from a silica and steel alloy that allows it to stay aloft so easily and protected by a special electrical force field designed by Stark Industries.
First appearance: ST1 #135 Detailed cutaway schematic: ST1 #154

SHIELD High Altitude Rocket Cruiser #X-277, and experimental aircraft that is capable of flying higher and faster than most more conventional aircraft. While on its test run, piloted by Cliff Randall and Nick Fury, it was sidetracked to find the hidden base of the Others who were drawing a planetoid down to destroy the Earth.
First appearance: NFAS #6

SHIELD Jet-A-Chute A low altitude parachute that allows the wearer to guide his descent with the rocket jet belt at their waist. Nick Fury used one to gain access to the lair of Supremus without being detected.
First appearance: NFAS #8

SHIELD Metronome Unit A shielded sled equipped with a metronome pendulum to draw enemy fire. They were used when Dum Dum Dugan and his men invaded the SHIELD post where the Fixer and Mentallo had taken Nick Fury captive. Members of the unit: Bob.
First appearance: ST1 #143

SHIELD Mental Transmitter A small unit that is used to boost the telepathic powers of a non-sensitive and is strapped to the back of the user's head where it is nearly undetectable. One was used to help the captive Nick Fury over come the psychic abilities of Mentallo when he and the Fixer tool over the SHIELD HQ and strapped the Director to a mini hydrogen bomb.
First appearance: ST1 #143

SHIELD Mobile Fallout Shelter A large armored and reinforced cylindrical shaped vehicle that is used as protection in the event of the threat of possible nuclear fallout. One was used when it was feared that the nuclear reactor of the crashed Atomic Aircraft would go critical. While Nick Fury attempted to shut down he reactor, Dum Dum Dugan refused to enter the safety of the Shelter.
First appearance: ST1 #144

SHIELD Mobile Field Unit A special van loaded with all the necessary equipment a good agent could ever need, including an electronic tracking device that allows them to home in on signals given off by SHIELD homing devices. One was used by Dum Dum Dugan, Jimmy Woo, and Gabe Jones to locate Nick Fury, who had been injected with a deadly hallucinogen, and was roaming around Manhattan out of his mind.
First appearance: NFAS #7

SHIELD Neutralizer A large device created by Tony Stark for SHIELD that was capable of neutralizing an atomic bomb from a great distance. It was targeted by the ESP Unit to destroy the hydrogen bomb that Nick Fury had been handcuffed to when he was kidnapped by the Fixer and Mentallo.
First appearance: ST1 #143

SHIELD Observatron An optically sophisticated and powerful telescopic probe. Basically, a telescope more powerful than the conventional telescope. First seen when it helped to locate the planetoid being drawn to the Earth by the Others.
First appearance: NFAS #6

SHIELD Personal Effects Department The section of the Heli-Carrier where the SHIELD agents are outfitted with clothing containing the latest gadgets, run by Agent Boothroyd. Nick Fury visited the department after the Supreme Hydra confiscated and shredded his old gimmicked suit, and they outfitted him with the doo-dads he used to destroy the first Dreadnought. Their main output is the bullet proof and fire proof suits used by all their field agents.
Fist appearance: ST1 #154

SHIELD Pick Up No. 7 A small high speed submarine used to make rescues. One was used to pick up Nick Fury after he bailed out of the plane that was secretly housing the Overkill Horn.
First appearance: ST1 #152

SHIELD Portable Distorters Hand held devices that broadcast on inaudible frequencies which upset any opponent's nervous system, making the user almost impossible to strike.
First appearance: ST1 #142

SHIELD Psycho-Probe and Projector A device through which the memories and feelings of a subject can be extracted and visually displayed up on a monitor screen. It was first used on the unconscious Jasper Sitwell in an attempt to locate the missing Tony Stark, who had been in the aircraft with the agent, testing Stark's new Cosmic Ray Intensifier when they were attacked by the Unicorn.
First appearance: IM1 #16

SHIELD Repulsor Watch A seemingly normal wrist watch that, when activated, emits a stream of negative magnetic energy, repelling any small metallic objects. Nick Fury used it to repel the Dart of Doom fired at him by the first Dreadnought robot.
First appearance: ST1 #154

SHIELD Robot Repair Rats Small robots employed on the Heli-Carrier to enact any repairs that are necessary, particularly those hazardous to human life. Several of them answered the need to close off the hole torn in the side of the ship when the first Dreadnought tried to kill Nick Fury. One was also cleverly used by the Director to block the gamma ray weapon of the giant robot by spraying him with lead based paint from the Rat.
First appearance: ST1 #154

SHIELD Self-Orbiting Attack Craft Sleek glider shaped vehicle used by Nick Fury in his first assault on Hate-Monger II's Space Station. It was left in orbit when Fury entered the platform and was presumably not recovered, because Fury's second assault was via a rocket borrowed from the space program.
First appearance: NFAS #10

SHIELD Shock Rollers Flying remote controlled spheres used in training exercises, each being equipped with a large but not lethal charge of electricity, which is discharged if touched. Captain America I was using a set of these to test his flexibility.
First appearance: ToS1 #78

SHIELD Strato-Mine A SHIELD remote controlled weapon that emits a powerful force beam that can, from orbit, destroy objects on the ground. The first untested prototype of this was launched as a last ditch attempt to destroy the Hydra Overkill Horn. When fired, it not only destroyed the Horn, but the plane it was hidden on, and the city of Karnopolis (a Hydra base) it was flying over as well.
First appearance: ST1 #152

SHIELD Teleportron A new teleportation device, similar to the Vortex Beam, tested by Nick Fury in a field test against the Fantastic Four.
First appearance: FF1 #154

SHIELD Televiewer Tube A hydraulically telescoping observation platform mounted in the belly of a huge jet that can see anything bigger than the head of a pin from 40 miles up. Nick Fury was using it to locate the Hydra launching site for the Betatron Bomb.
First appearance: ST1 #138

SHIELD Vortex Beam The device on the Heli-carrier that allows SHIELD to pick up people and equipment from the surface below.
First appearance: ST1 #155

SHIELD "Wild Bill" Robot A remotely humanoid robot that was designed to fast draw two very large weapons. It is unclear whether the device was designed for defensive or offensive application. The SHIELD techs run a test on it before Tony Stark's men have had a chance to clear it and it runs amok, causing some minor damage before it can be deactivated.
First appearance: ST1 #142

SHIELD Z-Gun A hand held weapon designed by Stark Industries specifically for use against the Silver Surfer. It produces the tranquilizer, Z-Gas, which must be used in close quarters to be effective on a being of such power. It was effective in halting the Surfer's attack on SHIELD HQ prompted by Mephisto, but because of its limited range of use, he was able to fly away from harm's way after escaping from their Grani-Cell.
First appearance: SS1 #17

SHIELD II (Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage and Logistics Directorate) A smaller tighter agency that the original SHIELD, headed also by Col. Nick Fury, consisting of Valentina DeFontaine, Alexander Pierce, Al McKenzie, Kate Neville
First appearance: NFvsS LTD #3

Shinchuko, Lotus The only female member of the martial arts quartet, she derived her powers from a tiger amulet she wore around her neck. Her costume, like the others, consisted of blue leggings, a yellow vest, red bracelets, and a red sash. When an argument over her caused the male members of the team to split up and dispose of their individual amulets she kept hers [DHKF #19], and when one of their members, Abe Brown went missing, the team reunited to go to Africa to find him. GA: Sons (Daughter) of the Tiger.
First appearance: DHKF #8

Shingen, Lord (Deceased) REL: Father of Mariko Yashida. Step-father of Silver Samurai. Uncle of Sunfire.

Shinski, Prof. Wladyslav A misguided geneticist for the Enclave, co-creator of Him, stationed at the Citadel of Science (Beehive).
First appearance: FF1 #66.

Shirley One of the inmates in the cell where Valkyrie III was incarcerated after a fight with Chondu did some major damage to a restaurant. The girl, although reticent at first because of the cell bully, tries her best to befriend the seemingly friendless Defender. It was revealed that she had spent a year in the detention center withdrawing from heroin and having her trial postponed again and again.
First appearance (unnamed): DEF #36 Named: DEF #38

Shocker (Herman Schultz) A costumed criminal who uses vibro-shock units in his gloves as his main weapon. GA: Masters of Evil III.
First appearance: ASM1 #46

Shocker II (Randall Darby) A mutant with the ability to create and project electrical charges from his claw like hands. He is larger and bulkier than the average human and wears a purple and gray body suit, but his hands and feet are red pincers. GA: Mutant force
First appearance; CAP1 An. #4

Shock-Pistol A hand held weapon created by the Deviants meant to only stun an opponent, but if used repeatedly can actually kill.
First appearance: ETN AN #1

Shooting Star (Victoria Star) Costumed hero who is an expert marksman and equestrian rider. REL: Daughter of Remington Star. GA: ?
First appearance: IH1 #265

Shorty 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

Shreel The Stenth citizen of Beetle-City who lived in one of the squalor sections and led a rebellion against Skornn and the City Keepers, willing to die rather than continue life under those conditions. The bomb he used to make his point cause the 'leg' on his section of the city to be blown off and left behind to die. REL: Brother of Warkon.
First appearance: INH #7

Shride The Stenth geneticist in Spider-City that concludes, of their captives, that Falzon is a full blooded Kree and that Black Bolt, Medusa, and Lockjaw have the taint of Kree genetic manipulation, and so are enemies to their mobile city.
First appearance: INH #8

Shroud Master of Darkness. Sort of Batman meets Daredevil character, hero masquerading as a gang leader to infiltrate the syndicates on the West Coast. GA: Night Shift.
First appearance: SVTU #7

Shroud Gun A weapon devised by the Deviants to neutralize an Eternal. The gun fires a canister of whirling fiber which envelops its target, making it almost impossible for them to use their powers. First used on Ikaris when the Deviants were trying to stop him from using the Cosmic Beacon.
First appearance: ETN #1

Shrunken Bones (Dr. Jerold Morgan) A genius scientist whose experiments in cellular compression predated even the work of Henry Pym, but ended in his disastrous disfiguration when he accidentally shrunk just his skull. Now an outcast, he turned to crime forming a trio with Gorilla Man and Chondu. In their first outing, Morgan and Nagan created a formula that, when injected into the head of Chondu allowed him to produce the Black Rain effect, driving all the sleepers in NYC temporarily insane, while Nagan looted the city a his leisure. Although the plan was cut short by the unexpected appearance of the Defenders, neither he nor his compatriots were brought to justice for attacking the city. GA: Headmen.
First modern appearance: DEF1 #21

Shultz The henchman of the Red Skull during WWII.
First appearance: ToS1 #66

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

Sid Worker for the Poughkeepsie Sanitation Department who accidentally picked up Com. Arcturus Rann and Marionette in the Food World trash. Flirted with Fawn, the owner of Fawn's Flora.
First appearance (unnamed): MIC1 #20 Named: MIC1 #21

Sidewinder (Seth Voelker) GA: Serpent Society, Serpent Squad III.
First appearance: MTO #64

Sidri A semi-insectoid, manta-like race working as bounty hunters.
First appearance: UXM #154

Siegfried A Nazi soldier serving under Baron Zemo-Alt in the Castle Cherbelle facility in the alternate reality where the Germans would eventually win WW II.
First appearance: FF1 AN #11

Sif, Lady Asgardian shield maiden, who had been a past love interest of Thor and was brought back in the picture during the Troll Wars by Odin to make his son forget the loss of Jane Foster. Later, she gives her life to save Thor's human love. She has dark hair and is usually clad in white or silver armor, and is every bit as dangerous with a sword as any of her male brothers. She also has the power to bypass time and space. In her first appearance, a hostage of the Storm Giants and then Hela, she had blond hair and was said to be the sister of Balder. REL: Sister of Heimdall.
First appearance: JiM1 #102 Reintroduced: TH1 #136

Siggorth (Deceased) One of Grundroth's giants, tricked into being the Destroyer.
First appearance: TH1 #381

Sigmar A wizened ancient Polar Eternal who functions somewhere between a scientist and a sorcerer. He had record of a device from the Second Host that was able to kill a Celestial, information that Druig craved, and tortured the old man to get. Worse yet, he forced him to work with him to find the hidden weapon, and even made him kidnap and torture Ikaris to that end.
First appearance: ETN #17

Sigurd One of the Asgardians who was duped by Loki into fighting Thor, was ultimately tossed into space by Thor.
First appearance: JiM1 #111

Sigyn Norse goddess of fidelity. REL: Wife of Loki.
First appearance: TH1 #321

Sikorsky Chr'Yllalisian physician, ship's doctor for the Starjammers.
first appearance: UXM #156

Sikorsky, Raymond Commission's liaison with the Avengers, replaced by Henry Gyrich.
First appearance: AV1 #?

Silent Fox (Deceased) The Keewazi Indian chief who was very savvy about mixing the best of the old and new world, fought beside the Fantastic Four against The Red Star Oil Company who was trying to steal their lands. REL: Grandfather of Wyatt Wingfoot.
First appearance: FF1 #80

Silent Spirits Two vaguely humanoid spirits, each with one large eye, that were known as the harbingers of horrendous hate, and in all the mystic realms none are more feared and none more invincible. Umar summoned them to bring Doctor Strange to her, and, because of what they were, he didn't even try to use magic to resist them knowing that it would be useless.
First appearance: ST1 #152

Silhouette (Silhouette Chord) A teen age hero who has the ability to dissolve her body into any shadow via the darkforce and recorporate it anywhere else there is a shadow, essentially making her a teleporter, and she has heightened speed and reflex that augments her martial arts abilities. Unfortunately, at first, her teleporting powers would not work on objects other than herself, and she had to pass through naked until later a suit of unstable molecules was provided by the Taylor Foundation (using stolen tech from Mr. Fantastic). Her costume is a black, form fitting suit with yellow stripes down the arms and single stripe down the front, and yellow bands holding the braces on her legs. Later, Night Thrasher rigged her crutches to emit a shock of electricity and to inject a soporific. In the past, she and her brother had been working to take down gangs in their neighborhood, using her as bait to infiltrate the various organizations, and they soon joined with a newbie, Dwayne Taylor, and formed his first team. She and Taylor fell in love, but one night, an operation went bad. An unexpected police officer arrived on the scene, Taylor prevented his partner from killing the man, and Sil was caught in the cross fire. Taylor thought she had died, but instead she endured many grueling operation to save her life, which they did, but she was left without the use of her legs. Some time later, when her brother resurfaced as the leader of a high level extortion racket, she, now with crutches and braces, was reunited with Taylor, now Night Thrasher. After some difficulty with the Punisher, who believed she might have been a part of her brother's racket, she rekindled her relationship with Taylor and eventually joined his super hero team. It is later revealed that she and her brother are the product of a long running genetic breeding program where, to fulfill the prophesies set forth by the Dragon's Breadth Cult, women of their cult and men of the west would produce offspring that would have power to rule the world, the machination of which were put in motion by her own grandmother. As a young child, her mother faked her and her children's death to escape the clutches of the Cult and placed them in an orphanage for their safety. After recoving from the wound inflicted by Darkling, Thrasher designed another costume form her (a blue and black body suit with silver leg supports and braces) [X-FOR #32]. GA: New Warriors. REL: Sister of Midnight's Fire. Daughter of Andrew and Miyami Chord. Granddaughter of Tai.
First appearance and origin: NW #2 1st shows her powers and 1st in costume: NW #7 Joins the team: NW #8 Origin: NW #23-24.

Silk Fever (Min Li Ng, form. Firewall) A product of years of genetic manipulation through selective breeding by the Dragon's Breadth Cult, she is a powerful pyrokinetic who doesn't so much shoot fire as ignite the oxygen molecules all around her. She resembles the Human Torch in this form with a blazing aura encasing her body at all times. She had been one of the eco-terrorists in Force of Nature working for Project: Earth when she was recruited by the Left Hand and shown the true potential of her powers. Back in '66, her father was an American soldier in Cambodia, when he and his friends, the Half Fulls, stumbled across the Temple of the Dragon's Breadth Cult and was forced into the Pact, which involved marrying and mating with the chosen few who had been prepared for this time over the centuries. When the offspring reached a certain age, they were supposed to be gathered by the high priestess, Tai, and with their powers harness the Well of All Things and seize control of the world, but Left Hand jumped the gun and tried to seize the resultant power for himself. GA: Folding Circle. REL: Daughter of Go Vin Ng.
First appearance (unnamed): NW #21 Named: NW #22 Origin: NW #23-4

Silver (Jimon Kwan) Mutant with the ability to drain heat from any object. REL: Sister of Auric. GA: China Force, Gamma Flight.
First appearance: ALF1 #76

Silverado (see: Silver Surfer) A name of endearment given to the Surfer by Nova II when they were paired up by Galactus to look for the last Elder of the Universe, the Contemplator. She came up with the name while they were captured by Reptyl's Space Pirates and were being used to power two of his ships.
First used: SS3 #12

Silvercloud, Sam An Apache Indian living near the Copperhead Canyon who, when news came that Ghost Rider IV and the Crash Simpson Daredevil Cycle Show were to appear at the local rodeo, realized, with the help of his medicine man (and soon to be father-in-law), Snake-Dance, realized that this could put the kibosh to their attempts to reclaim the land from the government. So, at Snake-Dances orders, he did his best to sabotage the outsiders, at first leaving Johnny Blaze out in the desert and soon escalated to kidnapping and attempted murder. When his fiancé (Linda Littletree) arrived from school, she managed to talk sense into him and her father, before making an attempt on GR herself. The attack left her comatose, and Sam ended up contacting Daimon Hellstrom (Son of Satan) through a newspaper ad to help her.
First appearance: MSL1 #8

Silvermane ('Deceased') (Silvio Manfredi) Aging crime boss obsessed with reclaiming his youth, head of the Silvermane Maggia family. He at first stole the ancient clay tablet and was nearly killed by it's youth formula, later begins to toy with robotics until his body is more synthetic than human. REL: Father of Blackwing. GA: Hydra.
First appearance: ASM1 #73

Silver Sable Glamorous but deadly, mercenary leader of the Wild pack. REL: Ex-wife of the Foreigner.
First appearance: ASM1 #265

Silver Samurai (Kenuichio Harada) An extremely powerful hired assassin who wears a chromed battle suit reminiscent of ancient Japanese armor and uses an energy blade as his weapon of choice. At the death of his cousin Mariko, he became the head of Clan Yoshida. REL: Son of Shingen Harada. Cousin of Sunfire, sabato and Mr.s yashida, and Tomo Yashida. Half-brother of Mariko Yashida.
First appearance: DD1 #111

Silver Spoon The coffee house that is the hang-out of the Empire State University students, particularly peter parker, Harry Osborn, Gwen Stacey, Mary Jane Watson, and Flash Thompson, replaced by the Coffee Bean Barn.
First appearance: ASM #44

Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd, see: 'Silverado') An inhabitant of Zenn-la who saved his planet by becoming the Herald of Galactus, who granted him the power cosmic, coating him in a silver casing to protect him from the rigors of space (a form plucked from his own mind), and a space spanning surf board. His newly granted power enables him to store and emit cosmic energy in incredibly powerful blasts from his hands but he can also use it to heal the sick and manipulate matter. He can track the smallest mote across the galaxy, and he can adjust his vision to see all spectrums of light and energy. He is incredibly strong and almost invulnerable and maintains a high moral code by which he lives. But after untold years of loyal service, finding him planet after planet to sustain his life, the Surfer had lost touch with the fact that he used to be human, until it was rekindled by Alicia Master leading him to join forces with the Fantastic Four against his master to save the Earth. For his betrayal, Galactus exiled him to the Earth, setting up a barrier that would stop him from leaving its confines. Crushed that he could no longer soar amongst the stars, he was set upon the path of re-realizing his human side by studying the human race. During that path of discovery, he hits many bumps along the way, most notably Doctor Doom and Mephisto. While still trapped on Earth, and after the repulsion of his old boss by the FF, he decided to do some good by playing Peace Corps, and adopted a band of pre-humans, who turned out to be agents of the Unnamed One, prompting him to join the Defenders [DEF #2]. Eventually, the Barrier is breeched (and eventually removed by the Devourer) and the Surfer returns to his space spanning life (SS3 #1), becoming embroiled with the Kree and Skrull empires and with the threat of Thanos. When he returned to Zenn-La to reunite with his love from childhood, Shalla Bal, their love was forced to take a back seat to her responsibilities as the Empress of the planet, but Surfer remained their faithful protector. After leaving Shalla, he had other love interests, including Mantis and Nova II, but none would ever replace his true love. During the Infinity Gauntlet affair, he learns that Galactus tampered with his soul to help him deal with sentencing so many races to destruction to feed his master, but after the Devourer reversed the process, he was nearly crippled with guilt. It took a great deal of self discovery (including a visit to the Hall of Absolutes t face his Guilt, Denial, and Doubt, and a trip to the land of the dead to confront his darker side (Dark Silver Surfer) for him to come out whole and happy again. In the future, he becomes the Protector of the Universe and combines his power cosmic with that of the Quantum Bands. GA: Defenders. REL: Son of Jartran and Elmar Radd.
First appearance: FF1 #48 Origin: SS3 #50

Silver Surfer FY In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, he has the same appearance and presumably the same powers as his counterpart in our reality, but it is undetermined, where in that reality there is a different Fantastic Four, whether he ever made the switch from bad guy (as the herald of Galactus) to good guy as he did here.
First appearance: NW #11

Silver Surfer's Guilt, Denial and Doubt In the Hall of Absolutes, Surfer is confronted with some of his most painful memories from his past, including that when he left the Defenders. Their images, Hulk, Sub-Mariner, and Doctor Strange attack him as he tries to escape the maze of his memories, and, after he bests them, they tear off their masks to be revealed as the three crippling sins of his past, in the form of three yellow skinned cadaverous figures. They chain him to the floor with unbreakable shackles around his arms legs and neck and he is forced to come to terms with them in order to escape from his personal darkness.
First appearance: SS3 #58

Silver Surfer's Surf Board A device that resembles an ordinary surf board from Earth except that it is silver and is capable, through the power invested in is by Galactus, to transport passengers at incredible speeds not only through space but through time. It is mentally controlled by the Surfer even when not in physical contact, but, when he is riding it, becomes bonded to him on a molecular level and can only dislodged with incredible power. The board is nearly indestructible, defying even the best efforts of the Kree to pulverize it.
First appearance: FF1 #48

Silver Surfer Replica (destroyed) A creature produced by the Heir of Frankenstein when her performed Experiment X on the original Surfer. It had essentially the same powers as the original but without the moral barometer and was under the control of the evil scientist. The original Surfer finally disposed of the creature by reabsorbing his cosmic power, and the Replica dissolved to its original material.
First appearance and destruction: SS1 #7

Silver Surfer Robot (destroyed) A mechanical creation by the Kree scientist Dr. Kaer-Linn to not only appear to be the Surfer but also mimic his powers. He was designed at the insistence of Gen. Ael-Dan and Gen. Dar-Benn to be the tool that would get them on the throne of the Kree Empire by killing the current Emperor, Clumsy Foul-up, and foisting the blame on the Skrulls. He functioned perfectly, not only killing the idiot Foul-up, but his chief controller Gen. Dwi-Zann as well, and all while being televised to the Kree people. When his job was sufficiently done, the two usurpers blew the robot to pieces with special weapons, as planned, and returned him to his creator's lab, killing him as well, also as planned.
First appearance and destruction: SS3 #53

Siminian Galaxy A galaxy where Doctor Mandibus maintains his lab on a dead moon in its outer rim. Nebula was brought her by Geatar in hopes of curing her recent catatonia following the Infinity Gauntlet affair.
First appearance: SS3 #70

Simpson, Craig 'Crash' (Deceased) (see: Curly Samuels) A motorcycle stunt rider and original owner of the Crash Simpson Daredevil Cycle Show, who adopted Johnny Blaze after the death of his father (his star performer) and took him under his wing, with the intent of eventually leaving the business to him. However, after the death of his wife, who had made the boy promise never to ride in the show, he became disgusted with the boy for what he considered cowardice. After years of performing with his daughter and other performers, their agent finally got them the big gig at Madison Square Garden , but the news came after he had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. Unaware that his adopted son had sold his soul to Mephisto to cure him, he decided to go out in a blaze of glory by setting the world's motorcycle jumping record, but fell short and was killed in the fiery accident. However, craving vengeance, his story didn't end there. He struck a bargain with Mephisto himself, and agreed to help him take down his step-son, now the Ghost Rider for a chance at immortality. He came back as the head of Satan's Servants, and the deal nearly cost him the life of his daughter before he came back to his senses. He helped GR escape from the Netherworld but died again in the process and his soul was allowed to go on to his final reward. Later revealed that he was a motorcycle policeman years before and had once saved the life of Linda Littletree when she was a young girl [MSL1 #10]. REL: Step-father of Ghost Rider IV. Father of Roxanne Simpson. Husband of Mona Simpson.
First appearance and death: MSL1 #5 Resurrected: MSL1 #6 Died again: MSL1 #8

Simpson, Mona (Deceased) One of the riders in the Crash Simpson Daredevil Cycle Show. After the death of his father, Mona and her husband adopted the young Johnny Blaze and raised him as their own and trained him to ride. When the boy was fifteen, he was involved in a bad accident that inadvertently caused the death of his adoptive mother. She had raced to see if he was hurt and was caught in the explosion. On her deathbed, she made Johnny promise to never ride in the show, a promise that would estrange him from his step-father and sister, a promise that wouldn't be broken until years later upon the death of her husband. REL: Step-mother of Ghost Rider IV. Mother of Roxanne Simpson. Wife of Crash Simpson.
First appearance and death (unnamed): MSL1 #5

Simpson, Roxanne 'Rocky' (see: Katy Milner) One of the performers in and eventually the owner of the Crash Simpson Daredevil Cycle Show she was the earliest romantic interest of Johnny Blaze. When he refused to ride in the show, due to a promise he'd made to her dying mother, she lost faith in him until years later, she discovered him practicing and learned the truth. They fell in love, which became estranged when Johnny, because of the promise, refused to take over the Show when it was revealed that her father was dying from terminal cancer. When he died trying to break the world's record for a cycle jump, and Johnny was successful, it seemed the final nail in their relationship's coffin, but instead, she ends up saving his life when Mephisto came to collect his soul, which he'd sold to cure his step-father, and they became closer than ever. Unfortunately, her position soon became professional kidnap victim and stumbling block for Mephisto through several adventures, until her naiveté led to her being manipulated by the lord of the underworld into renouncing her protection of GR. This cost him most of hid power and almost his life, and because of it, she left Johnny and the floundering Show to do some growing up [GHR2 #9]. She reentered his life as a stunt woman (disguised as Milner) working at Delazny Studios. She and Johnny became friends, but it wasn't until he and Son of Satan had to rescue her from demon possession that the truth came out and that she had been used as a pawn of Mephisto to get at Johnny [GHR2 #19]. They were together for a while until Johnny left the Studio (after his secret ID had been exposed and he'd seen her with Roger Cross) [GHR2 #26], and she, when she had almost located him again, had her memory wiped by the Orb and was tricked into being Brahma Bill's girl [GHR2 #28]. After her memory returned, she went to stay with her aunt and uncle in Holly, until the coming of the Sin Eater. Having no other recourse, she sought out her old love for help, and he, with the help of GR helped to rid the town of the evil preacher and Centurious [GHR2 #81]. REL: Step-sister of Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider IV. Daughter of Crash and Mona Simpson. Niece of Paul and Ida Winslow. Cousin of Charlie Winslow.
First appearance: MSL1 #5

Sinalinas A primitive remotely humanoid race of beings who dwell in the Magick Universe and are fiercely loyal to the In-Betweener. They were involved in the ploy with the three Elders of the Universe who had fallen through a black hole after trying to kill Galactus to regain the six Soul Gems, fool the Silver Surfer, Mr. Fantastic, and the Invisible Woman ( who had also come for the Gems) and ultimately helping their master. They are blocky and gray and can be very fierce when riled.
First appearance: SS3 #15

Sinclair, Gemma A cleaning woman at the Los Alamos atomic testing facility who was accidentally exposed to radiation along with one of the scientists, Frederic Beechman, and later gave birth to a mutant child with no skin pigmentation and sporting a pair of fangs. REL: Mother of Nekra.
First appearance: ?

Sin-Cong The small Asain principality that was lorded over by the communist tyrant Ma. Hoy in the guise of the Commissar, freed by the Avengers.
First appearance: AV1 #18

Sindri, King King of the Dwarves in Asgard and strongly loyal to the All-Father. He was approached by Thor I to help him reach the land of Mirmir, and he gave the son of Odin the magic ship Skipbladnir.
First appearance: JiM1 #103

Sin-Eater I (deceased) (Pastor Ethan Donblue) The reverend in the small town of Holly who helped found the First Church of the Mortal Redeemer in which he could supposedly absorb a person's sins, leaving them clean and free of any care. What was happening in truth was, Donblue was the front for Centurious, who, instead of absorbing sin, was stealing their souls for his own pleasure, giving him hypnotic control over them. When he discovers that his master intends to consign the collected souls to oblivion rather than save them, as had been promised, he turned against his master and was chastised and left for dead. Later, after Centurious had been trapped in his own Crystal of Souls, the dying pastor helped Zarathos gain access to the Crystal as his final act.
First appearance: GHR2 #80 Died: GHR2 #81

Sin-Eater (Stanley Carter) Ex-SHIELD agent. Killer of Jean DeWolff.
First appearance: SSM #107

Sinister Syndicate A group of super powered villains hired to take on Spidey and Silver Sable, consisting of Beetle, Rhino, Speed Demon, Boomerang, and Hydro-Man.
First appearance: ASM1 #280

Sinister Six A group of super powered villains collected together by Doc Ock to eliminate Spider-Man as his worst enemies, consisting of: Doctor Octopus, Electro, Sandman, Kraven, Vulture, and Mysterio. Spider-Man took them on one at a time and defeated them all making them unwilling to continue the partnership.
First appearance: ASM1 An. #1

Sinke A henchman of the old crime boss of LA who was questioning the viability of the upstart called the Enforcer until he used his new disintegrator to melt his old employer.
First appearance: GHR2 #22

Sirians An advanced humanoid race from Sirius II and IV.
First appearance: UXM #21

Sirians An advanced humanoid race from Sirius III with the power to assume the identity of other people, who intended to take over the Earth using its Ultroid robots which were to be powered by the Avengers. Their race includes: Ixar, Ultrana [first seen members],
First appearance: AV1 #36

Siris An advanced semi-octopoid race from Yormot.
First appearance (disguised as human): UXM #37 In true form: UXM #39

Sir Lepard (Deceased) One of the New Men, started as a leopard before he was genetically accelerated to human stature by the High Evolutionary.. GA: New Men, Knights of Wundagore.
First appearance: TH1 #134 Died: IM1 #111

Sir Lyan One of the New Men, started as a ocelot before he was genetically accelerated to human stature by the High Evolutionary. GA: New Men, Knights of Wundagore.
First appearance: TH1 #134

Sir Ossilot (Deceased) One of the New Men, started as a ocelot before he was genetically accelerated to human stature by the High Evolutionary. GA: New Men, Knights of Wundagore.
First appearance: TH1 #134 Died: IM1 #111

Sir Porga One of the New Men, originally started as a pig before being altered by the High Evolutionary, one of the first to approach Jane Foster as a teacher to help their brethren in Wundagore. GA: New Men, Knights of Wundagore.
First appearance (unnamed): TH1 #132 Named: TH1 #133

Sir Ram I (Deceased) Sheep man genetically altered by the High Evolutionary to a humanoid level of evolution. The one responsible for bringing the Hulk to Wundagore II. Dies from radiation poisoning when his ship flies through a cosmic storm. GA: New Men, Knights of Wundagore.
First appearance: TtA1 #94 Died: TtA1 #95

Sir Ram II Sheep man created by the High Evolutionary. GA: New Men, Knights of Wundagore.
First appearance: IM1 #111

Siryn (Theresa Rourke) A mutant able to emit powerful sonic waves vocally. REL: Daughter of Banshee. GA: Fallen Angels,
First appearance: SPW #37

Sister Angela A missionary in NYC who stumbled across Nick Fury after the head of SHIELD had been injected with a powerful and deadly hallucinogen. Putting her own life in danger, she drove him to the prearranged rendezvous point, only to be kidnapped by the men responsible for the director's condition.
First appearance: NFAS #7

Sisters of Sin The heads of a quasi-religious cult that promotes hatred and violence led by Mother Night, consisting also of: Mother Superior, Sister Death, Sister Pain, Sister Dream, Sister Pleasure.
First appearance: CAP1 #294

Sister Sun (see: Sha Shan) When her soon to be husband came into power during the Vietnam War, he was charged by Mentor III that to access his power he must be in contact with one of pure heart. Sha-Shan's father sensed the great evil that had come into this world, and he charged his daughter, as the local purveyor of goodness, to join with Korba as his counterpart to keep an eye on him. To do so, she ended up marrying him and joining him in his mission to go throughout the world recruiting disciples for the Legion of Light. She played the subservient part for years, even helping him set up his restaurant in NYC to recruit the last of their members. Her work soon after came to an end when it was revealed that the great evil behind the cult was Hate-Monger II/Man-Beast and he intended to twist the disciples hypnotized by goodness and light, into his foot soldiers with his hate ray abilities so that he could conquer the world. With the help of Spider-Man, Razorback, and her long time love, Flash Thompson, she dropped her long time act and brought the plot and her evil husband to their knees. When Man-Beast was exploded along with is hate intensifier, both she and her husband lost their powers. GA: Legion of Light. REL: Wife of Achmed Korba/Brother Power.
First appearance: SSM #12 Lost her powers: SSM #15

Sita One of the young children who lives with Starhawk in his space haven.
First appearance; DEF #29

Sitwell, Jasper Special Director of SHIELD. He graduated from the SHIELD Academy in the class of '66, and, as a wt behind the ears agent, he was instated to help in the battle against Druid and his Satan's Eggs. head strong, highly intelligent, and so strictly by the book, it was one time believed that he was after Nick Fury's job. While still an active agent, he was assigned to be the head of security at Stark Industries where he became a tireless protector of the Long Island plant and of Tony Stark. There is a clash between he and Iron Man when he believes the golden avenger to be infringing on his job causing him to look ineffectual in front of his love interest, Whitney Frost.
First appearance: ST1 #144

666 Demons (deceased) The demons produced by the Strange Matter Dimension magic of Shanzar and the book, Spelling Made Easy, written by Lucien Aster, who were at first used as henchmen to counter the interference by the reunited Defenders, but later it was revealed that they were an integral part of the spell necessary to release the Wild One from his prison where he was sealed millennia ago by Neptune. The Defenders were duped into killing the creatures, who had been ordinary humans until they read certain passages in Aster's book, and their blood was one of the three triggers needed to free the chaotic Elder God from his crypt on the floor of the Pacific Ocean.
First appearance: IH1 AN #18 Died: SS3 AN #5

'Sixth' Dimension A mystic realm ruled by Tiboro, where reality is definitely Ditko existential, the battle ground between Tiboro and Dr. Strange when he came to free the first of the Spirit of Decay's human captives.
First appearance: ST1 #129

Skagg An Asgardian storm giant released on Asgard by Loki.
First appearance: JiM1 #104

Skids (Sally Blevins) A young mutant surrounded by a forcefield that allows her to slide across other sufaces and makes her nearly invulnerable. GA: Morlocks, X-Factor, X-Terminators.
First appearance: XFAC #7

'Skids' One of the thugs who were ordered by the Las Vegas casino bosses to take the welsher, stock car promoter, Dude Jensen, out to the desert and kill him and toss him into an abandoned quarry for unpaid gambling debts.
First appearance: GHR2 #6

Skipbladnir A magical ship built by the Dwarves in Asgard and given, by King Sindri, to Thor I to help in his journey to the land of King Mirmir. The ship, which appears to be a normal Norse longship, can actually fly, and can be shrunk down to a size that will fit into the owners pocket.
First appearance: JiM1 #103

Skipper The bearded submarine commander during WW II who was always available to give Nick Fury and the Howlers a helping hand, transportation wise.
First appearance: SgtF #10

Skipper One of the Hellfire Club Mercenaries who was one of the guards inside the plant trying to stop the X-Men from rescuing their team mates from the White Queen, evidently the leader of the small squad where he was giving orders to the others. He was taken down in a triple play move by Nightcrawler of bamfing and punching which took down three guards before the first hit the ground.
First appearance: UXM #131

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

Skord A flying dragon in the land of King Mirmir that tried to prevent the success of Thor I's mission there that would result in the production of the first humans on Earth. The thunder god bested the beast by stuffing a large chunk of rock into his mouth.
First appearance: JiM1 #103

Skornheim The Asgardian realm where Thro and Loki were sent for their trial by combat.
First appearance: JiM1 #116

Skornn The tyrannical Stenth leader of Beetle-City who goes to great lengths to oppress those people inhabiting the squalor sections of his city using his City Keepers to quell any rebellious acts. Although loyal to the Kree, he agreed to repair the Inhumans Space Ark which he had mistakenly shot from the sky.
First appearance (unnamed): INH #7 Named: INH #8

Skragg A Skrull trooper who was guarding the Fantastic Four when they were brought to the Homeworld to stand trial, punished the Thing for mouthing off.
First appearance: FF1 #206

Skrulls An ancient, advanced, humanoid, alien race (usually portrayed as green with oversized ears, but in FF #37 they were yellow) with the ability to alter their body structure to imitate not only other creatures by other objects as well, sworn enemies of the Kree, creators of the oldest known Empire, located in the Andromeda galaxy. Their Imperial Homeworld was destroyed by Galactus and are long time enemies of the Fantastic Four. Some years later, after their first appearance on Earth, a Gene Bomb was exploded resulting in every Skrull losing the power to alter their bodies (freezing them in whatever shape they were in at the time of the detonation), and with the death of their Empress R'Kill, there is a mad scramble for power. Five prominent warlords (Kylor, Yorak, S'Byll, Karza) try to wrest the position of imperial Emperor by force end deceit from the others. However, this weakness in the Empire causes Kylor, after their secret is discovered by the Kree, to attack them before they're attacked, triggering the second Kree-Skrull War.. It was revealed in later continuity that the Skrull race was a deviant offshoot from a race that also produced the Dire Wraiths. Known race consists of : Four unnamed Skrulls [1st seen members], Emperor Dorrek, Super-Skrull, Skrull Vizier [FF1 #18], Warlord Morrat, Princess Anelle [FF1 #37], Skrull Slave Master [FF1 #89], Dark Knight of Astralon [FF1 #174], Skrull X [FF1 #204], Scanman Drexxon, Kylon [FF1 #205], Empress R'Kill, Judge Hagar, Skagg, Jaketch [FF1 #206], Salakar, Blythmerc [WI?1 #15], Xalxor [FF1 #209], Prime Ten [FF1 AN #15], Warlord Raksor [UXM #137], Surfer Skrull (Bartak), Gen. Zedrao [MGN #1], Ptakr, Agent Al'ARok [SS3 #2], Commander Krilok [SS3 #3], Emperor Kylor, Ripan [SS3 #4], Aptak, Emperor Yorak, Nenora [SS3 #6], Empress S'Byll, Krat [SS3 #13], Emperor Karza (mention) [SS3 #14], Super-Skrull II [SS3 #25], St'Kr [SS3 #27], Y'Tll [SS3 #28], Vranx, Raze [SS3 #89],
First appearance: FF1 #2 Origin: SS3 #5

Skrull Metabolic Booster The ray weapon created by the Skrulls to age an individual at an alarming rate causing death within three days. Used on the Fantastic Four when they were found guilty of treason on the Skrull Homeworld.
First appearance: FF1 #206

Skrull Saucer The flying saucer used by the first Skrulls to visit Earth. Appropriated by the Fantastic Four and often used to make interstellar trips, including the one to take revenge on the Skrulls for the death of Franklin Storm and the trip to the Skrull galaxy to rescue the kidnapped Thing.
First appearance: FF1 #2

Skrull Slave Master A Skrull who travels from world to world in a chain of Skrull saucers looking for likely champions for the Great Games on the planet, Kral. These champions he sells as slaves to the highest bidding territory holder to fight in the games. Despite the ban placed on Earth by Dorrek , he kidnaps the Thing while posing as Reed Richards and sells him to Boss Barker for ten perfect Power Stones. Later he is questioned by the rest of the Fantastic Four as to the location f their missing teammate.
First appearance: FF1 #89

Skrull Technotroid The inorganic weapons that are the height of Skrull scientific achievement, which are virtually indestructible and command vast firepower, but are so powerful and rare that they are only controlled by the Empress herself. One was stolen from the royal hatchery on Throneworld, and while still in its egg casing, was brought to Earth by rebels who planned to use the creature as means to their revolution. The plot failed thanks to the Fantastic Four, but the creature, which had imprinted two of the monsters from Monster Island remained. A detachment of Skrulls was left behind to monitor its progress, but when the two monsters bored of parenting, the creature wandered off and they lost control of it. When the FF and the Silver Surfer went underground to investigate some disturbing seismic activity, they were sidetracked briefly to help these ill equipped Skrulls to subdue their creation. while the other kept him busy, Ant-Man II climbed inside and reprogrammed him and disabled all of his offensive capabilities (SS3 #95).
First appearance: FF1 #347

Skrull Throneworld The homeworld of the Skrull race, the center of their empire, ruled by Emperor Dorrek, destroyed by Galactus.
First appearance: FF1 #18

Skrull Vizier The primary advisor to Emperor Dorrek. He continued on as R'
First appearance: FF1 #18

Skrullwar The term used by the Kree when referring to the second Kree-Skrull War. First used by Nenora, the Skrull agent who had taken control of the Kree Empire.
First coined: SS3 #13

Skrull X A robot assassin with the appearance and abilities of a Skrull who was part of the invasion fleet attacking Xandar who inadvertently followed Queen Adora back to Earth. Destroyed by Human Torch II.
First appearance (unnamed): FF1 #204 Named and destroyed: FF1 #214

Skuld One of the Three Norns and is the representation of the future and as such hides her face as the future is hidden.
First appearance (unnamed): JiM1 #102? Named: DEF #66

Skullbuster Cyborg mercenary with robotic legs, created by Spiral? . GA: Reavers II
First appearance: UXM1 #229

Skull-Face The skeleton of a demon that was burned at the stake centuries ago and brought to life with 50 million volts of electricity.
First appearance: MYSTIC #6 (1952) First modern: WI?1 #9

Skull Island The site in the Savage Land, which was made forbidden by the law of Ka-Zar, the main feature of was a large rock formation that resembled a Skull and is also the secret site of the hidden fortress of Parnival the Plunderer. A place held in awe by the Swamp Men until they attacked and burned it to drive the Plunderer out.
First appearance: DD1 #12 Destroyed: TtA1 #97

Skybreaker (form. Aireo) The renegade Inhuman who broke away from his people and joined the team of eco-aware mercenaries, still with the power of flight and the ability to manipulate wind currents. His costume, now a white billow sleeved tunic and white tights, light blue shoulder pieces with a ribbed abdomen covering, light blue gloves, and a ribbon tied around his left thigh. His hair is much longer than before and is pulled back in a long pony tail. He and his compatriots, in their first outing, were hired by Project: Earth to help them stop the deforestation of Brazil, but any means necessary, even if that meant killing a lot of innocent workers employed by the developers. He and his team mates were defeated by the unexpected appearance of the New Warriors, and they were handed over to the local authorities. GA: Force of Nature.
First appearance (unnamed an out of costume): NW #7 Named and in costume: NW #8

Skyhawk (Winston Manchester) Hero granted the power of flight. GA: Earth Force.
First appearance: TH1 #395

Skyrot (deceased) One of Reptyl's Space Pirates who questions his captain's judgment not only for leaving him, the others and a cache of weapons on a barren planetoid, but for placing Clumsy Foul-up in charge of the operation, but he is quieted when Reptyl threatens to shoot him and everyone else. He resembles an anthropomorphic rat or weasel in buccaneer garb. He is killed along with the rest of the men by Foul-up under the control of the Contemplator.
First appearance: SS3 #20 Death: Sometime between SS3 #25-27

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

Slade One of the Fixer's henchmen, involved in the death of Jack Murdock, handed over to the police by Daredevil.
First appearance: DD1 #1

Slade II One of the Kingpin's goons while posing as the Brainwasher.
First appearance: ASM #58 Last appearance: ASM #61

Slade, Bart (deceased) The road manager of the Crash Simpson Daredevil Cycle Show who seemed perpetually jealous of everything that Johnny Blaze/ Ghost Rider IV had, his position with the show, his title as the greatest stunt cyclist, and particularly of his girl, Roxanne Simpson. Time and again he overstepped his bounds trying to best and rout out Johnny, usually stating that it was always for the good of the show, and Johnny's increasing absences as GR was making it easier and easier for him for force a wedge between Johnny and Rocky. Until, finally, when Johnny was due to jump Copper Head Canyon but was a no show, Slade took his place despite his crippled leg and was killed when he fell short of the opposite ramp.
First appearance: MSL1 #7 First name revealed: MSL1 #9 Died: GHR2 #1

Slagg (Deceased) One of the Plunderer's pirate henchmen who was plotting against his master to steal the hidden cache of Savage Land Vibranium hidden by Robert Plunder. When eye-patched Slagg finally makes his move against his master to get the key to the treasure, he is killed by the agent, Feepers; however his death, thanks to the quick thinking of the Plunderer, is blamed on Ka-Zar.
First appearance (unnamed): DD1 #12 Named and death: DD1 #13

S'lar, Mr. The lizard-like helmsman of the Shi'ar star ship under the command of Capt. K'rk N'kzaii while in pursuit of the fleeing traitor, Lilandra Neramani. He reminded his captain of the prime directive as her ship approached the planetary atmosphere of Earth.
First appearance: UXM #105

Slats A small time hood working for Dirk Varden in the Omaha area. He was one of the pair that came to Bob Farley to collect his payment for an overdue loan, and when it went unpaid, they sabotaged the motorcycles on the Flaming Cyclists, and both parents were killed while trying to best Johnny Blaze's jump record.
First appearance: GHR2 #37

Slattery, Prof. One of Peter Parker's bio-chemistry professors at ESU. When Peter had finished an important paper for him late, he used Spider-Man's powers to slide the paper into the pile while he was grading them, leaving him none the wiser except to think that Peter was a slob to leave what he believed to be bubble gum all over his paper.
First appearance: SSM #41

Slave-Keeper (Napoleon G. Robberson) The 1930's style mob boss who is in charge of training the new slaves at the Kral Training Center for the Great Games, also in charge of arranging the actual event at the arena. He and the Thing, one of his unwilling charges, did not see eye to eye on his training methods which caused the member of the Fantastic Four added grief. Robberson is usually seen with a carnation in his button hole.
First appearance: FF1 #91 Real name revealed: FF1 #92

Slave World An alien world inhabited by lizard-like beings, ruled by Kulla.
First appearance: TtA1 #41

Slayback (Deceased) (Terraerton) A criminal who was assumingly killed when Deadpool destroyed his body, but after ten years of reconstituting his body, mostly with technology, he returned and tried to get revenge on his killer and his one time girlfriend, Copycat, but after nearly accomplishing this, was absorbed by the newly activated Adam-Unit, Zero.
First appearance: ? Return in his new form: DPCC LTD #1 Death: DPCC LTD #4

Sleepers The extremely powerful battle machines devised by the Red Skull at the end of WWII and secreted away to be awakened at a set time to mark the beginning of the Fourth Reich. The first three Sleepers joined together to form an impenetrable flying fortress and were awakened by Von Kimmer, Schlag, and Wolfmann, all retired Nazi Agents and was destroyed by Captain America with a flame thrower. The fourth was a huge anthropomorphic killer robot destroyed by the love between Cap and Sharon Carter. First Sleeper [First seen Sleeper in Gortmund], Second Sleeper (joins with the first) [ToS1 #73], Third Sleeper (joins with the first two) [ToS1 #74], Fourth Sleeper [CAP1 #101].
First appearance: ToS1 #72 1st three destroyed: ToS1 #74 4th destroyed: CAP1 #102

Sleep of Life The catatonic state that Odin attains periodically to rejuvenate himself.
First appearance: JiM1 #118

Slifer (see: Inferno) One of Dude Jensen's thugs at the Dude Jensen Demolition Derby who was changed into a demon by his boss when he assumed the guise of the infernally powered Roulette I. After his boss' death, he went on, as an agent of Mephisto, to aid Aquarius I in his bid to get revenge on Cornelius Van Lunt by granting him the power to assume the appearance and abilities of the other Zodiac I members for one year for the price of his soul. He duped him by collecting early when he had spanned a Zodiac year [GHR2 #7]. A short time later, Mephisto granted him extra power to take on Ghost Rider IV solo, but when that failed, he gave him the job of following and trying to dupe GR into committing a big enough sin so his master could collect his soul.
First appearance: GHR2 #5

Sligguth One of the first demonic offspring of the Elder God Set.
First appearance: MPRM #5

Sligs An advanced, large insectoid race inhabiting the planet Ankara. They are slug-like with large eyes and use tentacled armor as their means of movement. Their members include: Grogarr and Krogg [1st seen members].
First appearance (unnamed): FF1 #209 Named: Official Handbook of the MU #9

Slim    One of the police officers in the Copperhead Canyon area who was in pursuit of Ghost Rider IV after his second escape from the hospital. He was warned that it wasn't necessary to shoot because they were just herding him toward the special surprise of a specially designed dune buggy pursuit vehicle.
            First appearance: GHR2 #4

Slinker, Reynard    (see: the Fox)

Slither (Aaron Salomon) A mutant with the ability to twist and manipulate the shape of his body like a snake. He is about the size of the average man, but his skin is made of green scales like a snake and his face resembles that of a snake with an oversized mouth, and his garment is a simple lighter green form fitting body suit. GA: Mutant Force.
First appearance: CAP1 An. #4

Sloan, Dr. Morris The head of the Graduate Science program at ESU, the kindly professor took an instant liking to Peter Parker, cutting him a lot of slack when his web slinging cut into his alotted time spent in the classroom as a student teacher. A dedicated entomologist, particularly where apiculture is involved, he attempted to continue the work of Fritz Von Meyer, even procuring his skeleton and the cape he used as Swarm, and unwittingly recreated the villain. Sloan, in his first appearances wore a moustache but it was soon after dropped and then re-added.
First appearance: SSM #32 First name revealed: SSM #37

Sloan, Slugger The middle weight boxer who was slated to fight Kid Gawaine in the fight arranged by Phoenix.
First appearance: DD1 #68

Slocum, Barney An ex-marine, down on his luck, who gets accidentally dusted by Quicksilver outside the Baxter Building.
First appearance: FF1 #158

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

Slug II An ex-royalist rebel leader on Homeworld in charge of the insurgents in Sector 7. She allows herself to be captured and taken as fodder for Baron Karza's Body Banks, where her body is offered to the crone, Duchess Belladonna.
First appearance: MIC1 #4

Slug (Ulysses X. Lugman) A drug crimelord so obese he can asphyxiate a victim in the folds of his flesh.
First appearance: CAP1 #325

Sluggo (Bernard Hoyster) Mutant mercenary, murderer of Tina Valentino.
First appearance: XFOR #?

Sluice An administrator of the Deviants, close advisor of Brother Tode.
First appearance (unnamed): ETN #3

Slyde (Jalome Beacher) Scientist turned small time thief who uses a friction eliminating chemical he created to make himself virtually untouchable and to glide over other surfaces.
First appearance: ASM1 #272

Slym (Scott Summers, see: Cyclops) Cyclops and Jean Grey spend their honeymoon in the far flung future to raise Nathanial Dayspring (Cable), Scott's son with Madelyne Pryor.
First appearance: ADCP LTD #1

'Small, Thomas' (see: Black Tom Cassidy) Name adopted by Black Tom to sneak aboard a Cairo airplane after stealing a disc from Deadpool.
First appearance: DPCC LTD #2

Smallwood, Daniel REL: Foster brother of Marrina. Son of Thomas and Gladys Smallwood.

Smallwood, Thomas and Gladys REL: Foster parents of Marrina. Parents of Daniel Smallwood.

Smart Alec (Alexander 'Alec' Thorne) Hero in training for the Canadian Government under James Hudson, uses a helmet that increases his intelligence exponentially, later changes sides against Alpha Flight. GA: Gamma Flight, Omega Flight.
First appearance (unnamed): ALF1 #1 Named: ALF1 #8

Smart Magazine The periodical company that sent Cynthia Randolph to do the story series on the Quentin Carnival.
First appearance: GHR2 #?

Smasher I (deceased) A large costumed thug with near invulnerability and increased strength to the point where he can rip open a safe with his bare hands. In his first outing, working for Death's Head II, he breaks into the LA Science institute to steal some information for his boss. He goes toe to toe with Daredevil without batting an eye and takes the hero out with one punch. Later, when he clashed with DD again (after he had kidnapped Karen Page for his boss), Smasher ended up on the short end of one of Death-Stalker's death touches which had been meant for the man without fear. Because of his increase stamina, he didn't die immediately, but he soon afterward collapsed and expired.
First appearance: DD1 #138? Died: GHR2 #20

Smasher IV A member of the Shi'ar elite guard who possesses superhuman strength to an unknown level. He wears a white, blue, and black body suit with bands of red cartridges around his waist, calves, and forearms, with a t shaped emblem on the chest, and, other than wearing red goggles over his eyes, he appears to be human. 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. GA: Imperial Guard.
First appearance: UXM #107

Smashers A group of hired muscle led by the boss (Mr. Bowers) whose main objective is to drive Tony Stark and Stark Industries from Lakani Island. It is revealed that it is just a smoke screen to cover Bower's embezzling from the company. They wear black jackets and red berrets blazoned with the emblem of a hammer. Their ranks include: Mr. Bowers, Bullwhip Brogan, Luke [only named members],
First appearance: IM1 #31

Sm'Ggani An advanced, semi-insectoid race of beings from the planet T'letio.
First appearance: IH1 #230

Smiler A small time hood who was part of a spy ring being investigated by SHIELD. He suggested killing the agent in charge, Sharon Carter, but his boss, Specs, had already hired Scorpion to do the job. He was captured by Captain America I and turned over to SHIELD.
First appearance: CAP1 #122

Smiley One of the thugs sent by Tapping Tommy to deliver the ransom note for Kyle Richmond to Dr. Strange, who was the executor of Kyle's estate. Strange brought them all back to his Sanctum Sanctorum and had his servant, Wong drug them while he went to collect the rest of the Defenders to settle their boss' hash. GA: Maggia.
First appearance: DEF #30

Smiling Tiger A product of selective genetic breeding, he has increased reflexes and strength, and these coupled with the body armor with spikes and claws that he wears, he is a formidable force on his own. It is uncertain whether he was at first a force for good or not, he was certainly brutal in dispatching some drug dealers when he is approached by the Left Hand and recruited for his team. Back in '66, his father and several others were forced into a Pact in which several American soldiers, the Half Fulls, were forced to marry and mate with the last generation of selective breeding to produce offspring powerful enough to take control of the world per Dragons Breadth Cult prophesies and set in motion by Tai. However, Left Hand jumped the gun and tried to seize control of the power for himself. REL: Son of Collier Mack. GA: Folding Circle.
First appearance: NW #19 Origin: NW #23-4

Smith, Dean The chief administrator at Carter College. Asked Matt Murdock to speak to the students about UFOs.
First appearance: DD1 #28

Smith, Sir Denis Nayland The ex-MI-6 agent, head of the organization whose main goal is stopping Fu Manchu, including Shang-Chi,, Black Jack Tarr, Clive Reston, and Leiko Wu.
First appearance: SME #15

Smith, Joe A washed up boxer who ends up helping Spider-Man.
Firs appearance: ASM #38

Smith, Robert 'Bronco Bob' An announcer at the first annual Dade County Drag Race.
First appearance: FF1 #192

Smith, Warden The warden of State Prison when Tony Stark introduced his new Stun-ulator for riot control.
First appearance: AV AN #1

Smitty One of Black Alfred's men who was involved in the setup to kill some of the Vulture I's men (including Mancini) when they were contending for the top spot as crime boss of NYC.
First appearance: SSM #44

S M Studios (S N Productions, see: Imperial Studios) Movie production company headed by Namor once used to try to destroy the Fantastic Four, later a source of hefty litigation.
First appearance: FF1 #9

Smuggler (Erik Josten, form. Power Man I, see: Goliath III) The original Power Man tries his hand at a career in running high level smuggling operations for the Maggia. As such he wears a body suit costume similar to his old one but is brown and tan, and in his normal size, he doesn't have any special abilities, although, because of his physical condition he is faster and stronger than the average person. In his first time out, he tried to organize a multi million dollar smuggling racket, and, although his plan was sound, his hired help was not. One of them had had dealings with Spider-Man in the past and led him right to their base of operations at JFK air port. After capturing his men, he clashed with the boss, and Josten wasn't much more of a challenge. Spidey tried to haul him back into the city and in trying to escape, he had a close encounter with the third rail. He was left with transit authority workers to be handed over to the police.
First appearance: SSM #49

Smythers Drug Rehabilitation Clinic A prestigious rehab center on the Upper East Side in Manhattan pandering to the wealthy and famous. It was ripped apart when one of their patients, Manuel Gallante, first discovered his mutant power to tap and control the Darkforce, with which he not only attacked the other inmates and staff, but blew the top off their roof when he became Darkling.
First appearance: NW #32

Smythe, Spencer (Deceased) Scientist, creator of the Spider Slayer robots, often funded by J Jonah Jameson. REL: Father of?
First appearance: ASM1 #25 Died: ASM1 #?

Snake-Dance (Littletree) A medicine man of a tribe of Apache Indians near Copperhead Canyon who was trying to gain control over the tribe for himself utilizing the old ways and his own bag of tricks. When Ghost Rider IV and the Crash Simpson Daredevil Cycle Show were scheduled to appear at the local rodeo, he and the others saw it as detrimental to their bid to get the surrounding land back from the government and so did everything in their power to sabotage the effort. He and his agent (and soon to be son-in-law), Sam Silvercloud started with trying to frighten them off, and when that didn't work, it soon escalated to kidnapping and attempted murder (almost causing the death of GR and Rocky Simpson). The appearance of Snake-Dance's daughter, however, stopped them from going any further and made them realize the stupidity of what they had been doing. Afterward, although still in his ceremonial paint, he played his part much lower key than he had. REL: Father of Witch-Woman/Linda Littletree.
First appearance: MSL1 #8

Snakeye The original leader of the Black Hand, he was eventually replaced by Turk.
First appearance: DHKF #18

Snarks A reptillian race inhabiting Snarkworld, including: Queen Mothers Maraud and Jenteel, Emperor Bhadsha, High Snark Jakal.
First appearance: PP #1

Sneepers An ancient, advanced, semi-humanoid race with green skin from the planet Sneep whose main goal as a people was the ruthless and savage conquering of other planets and enslaving their inhabitants. Although advanced, they did not have nuclear power and they didn't have long range space travel capabilities. for years they have looked covetously to the planet Earth, hoping to conquer it, but upon first discovery, it was too primitive to be worth their effort, even if they could reach the place. Over the years, they watched mankind progress into the atomic age and came to the conclusion that it would be easier to let mankind continue on his current path and conquer himself and go in an mop up remains. So they sit and wait for the day to come.
First appearance: ToS1 #49

Snider, Det. Sgt. An NYC police officer who was involved in the investigation of the death of Charlie McGuire and was certain that Spider-Man was responsible despite the fact that Peter parker pointed out all the clues that obviously pointed at the Prowler. When Spidey caught the real murderer, the second Prowler hired by Belladonna to discredit him, Snider was the police officer he contacted to make the collar.
First appearance: SSM #47

Sniper A high level assassin hired by the Syndicate to kill Steve Rogers. A SHIELD LMD is sued to lure him into the open and is arrested.
First appearance: ToS1 #96

Snowbird (Deceased) (form: Anne Mckenzie ('Thompson'), Narya) The arctic goddess who would fly and could transform her body into any arctic animal, (including polar bears and the arctic owl) and was recruited by Vindicator I as a member of Canada's premiere super team under Department H. In her human guise, she performs as a corporal in the RCMP as the records officer assigned to Yellowknife in the Northwest Territories, and it was from here that she was called to duty on their first mission, to recapture, Wolverine, who had dropped Dept. H unofficially to become an X-Man. Although not involved in the first assault that forced the X-Men's plane into Calgary, she was involved in the final fight at Stampede exhibition ground where she first became an owl to compete with Storm. When the fight between the two teams turned personal, Wolverine surrendered to keep his friends from getting hurt. In her second appearance, while the team was trying to round up the Wendigo, Vindicator is becoming concerned over the fact that when she becomes animals, she takes on more than their physical attributes, and Logan ends up having to talk her down after she becomes a white wolverine [UXM 3139-40]. REL: Daughter of Hodiak and Nelvanna. Widow of Douglas Thompson. GA: Alpha Flight.
First appearance: UXM #121 Died: ALF #44

Snow, Tandy (see: Queen Tandylla) A young woman who found herself in the Savage Land.
First appearance: ?

Snowmen A race of Yeti-like creatures residing in the Himalayas who have freezing cold bodies, led by Tarnak. In the 5 centuries since the Master brought civilization to their people, they have made great technological advancement, using hand held lasers and even building the Climate Cannon. In the end, their bid to freeze the world was halted by the Fantastic Four and the Snowmen were turned human.
First appearance and origin: FF1 #145 Turned human: FF1 #146

S N Productions (see: S M Studios) Original name given to Namor's movie studio in Hollywood.

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

Sofen, Dr. Karla (see: Moonstone II) Doctor turned costumed criminal.
First appearance: CAP1 #192

Solaise The daughter of the Elder Gods. Twice during the Hyborian Age she tested Conan (CON #200) and his son, Conn (CONK #55) for their worthiness to wield the Sword of the Elder Gods. She resides in the haven called Li-Chaandra, and her powers seem almost limitless. She often appears as a young beautiful woman, but can appear in almost any form, including a child or as a large white bird.
First appearance: CON #200

Solam (Deceased) The name given to the energy creature created when the Solam Project laser overloaded upon it's first testing. The enormous creature feeds on sources of photonic power, such as the heat lamps at the Cape gymnasium, and expels blasts of its own energy from its fingertips. Captain Marvel I destroyed the beast by force feeding it too much energy.
First appearance and destruction: CM1 #6

Solam Project The nick name given to the giant solar powered laser created by Dr. Norman Lundquist, capable of reaching Saturn. His coworker at the Cape, Dr. Walter Lawson (Captain Marvel I), aware of the dangers of such an experiment, warned Lundquist not to proceed, but he disregarded the information and went ahead with the project anyway. It overloaded, and the feedback created the energy creature called Solam.
First appearance: CM1 #6

Solar Cannon A weapon devised by Diablo, harnessing the power stolen from the Solar Shuttle. When it explodes, it takes Darkoth the Death-Demon with it.
First appearance: FF1 #194

Solar Gun A hand held device, created at the Yashanka Arms Research Center, that delivers an intense burst of heat, similar, but more powerful than a flamethrower.
First appearance: ToS1 #86

Solar Heat Projector The weapon devised by the Baron Zemo Impostor with which he was going to ransom the world from his base in Wakanda. The reason why SHIELD and the Black Panther became interested in his affairs.
First appearance: ToS1 #98

Solarr (Deceased) (Silas King) A mutant able to manipulate solar energy, including the emission of super heated beams of energy. His costume, which is actually an illusion, is mostly yellow with red gauntlets, boots, and shorts and is constantly aglow with his energy. The heat mirage was a trick he developed after his failed attempt at fighting Captain America I. later he was hired in as a henchman by Egghead in the new Emissaries of Evil to steal the Star of Capistan. Their first attempt was to steal it from Dr. Strange, but they were driven away by the Defenders, and their second attampt was to steal it from the gem's owner, Omar Karindu, but they were defeated by the Red Rajah [DEF #43]. GA: Emissaries of Evil II.
First appearance: CAP1 #160 Died: PM/IF #113

Solar Shuttle (destroyed) A project headed by Col. Williams for NASA that would collect solar energy from space using an experimental space shuttle, test flown by the Thing. The blue prints for the shuttle had been sabotaged by Doctor Doom, and, during its test flight, instead of beaming energy down to collectors as planned, Diablo took control of the ship and began collecting the energy for his own use with his Solar Cannon. Ben eventually took control, but the craft crash landed and was destroyed.
first appearance and destruction: FF1 #193

Solar Sword A powerful weapon created by the scientists of Lumina in the Dark Dimension that collects power from the invisible solar particles, and was the primary defense of their city from the wizard, Shar-Khan and his Shadow Spawn. It was given unto their greatest warrior, Val-Larr and unfortunately drew the attention of the Collector, who manipulated Iron Man I into stealing it. When the sword went critical, as expected by the golden Avenger, in a lighted dimension, it was returned to its rightful owners in time to repel another attack by the evil mage.
First appearance: IM1 #26

Solo A global counter-terrorist who has the ability of teleportation.
First appearance: WSM #19

Solons An advanced, blue, humanoid race from the planet Solon who become intoxicated in oxygen rich atmospheres.
First appearance: FF1 #237

Sominus The mystical realm of eternal warfare ruled by Thogg.
First appearance: FEAR #1

Somnotherm (destroyed) A torpedo shaped device placed by the Kree under the floor of the Royal palace of Attilan, which, when activated, would spring up through the floor of the Throne Room, and, when combined with the Gong of Sovereigns, would not only send a message down its deep, coiled root to awaken the Kaptroids, but also served as the robots' power source. Destroyed by Karnak to stop the giant harvesting machines.
First appearance: INH #1 Destroyed: INH #2

Somon, the Great Artificer The leader of the Great Beasts.
First appearance: ALF1 #24

Sonic Shark A device that is an upgrade on Mr. Fantastic's Anti-Cosmic Flying Wing from FF1 #60, but this one actually works. Gen. Fredericks is ordered to use it against the Silver Surfer. The Fantastic four save him from the main blast, but it removes most of his cosmic power.
First appearance: FF1 #72

Sonic Shell The weapon designed by the creators of the Thermal Man as a way to incapacitate the unliving juggernaut of destruction. Its blast vibrates through its entire nervous system rendering the creature insensate., unfortunately, as the creature's nuclear pile became more and more powerful, the shells had less and less effect.
First appearance: TH1 #168

Sonny Tremont's Auto Circus Spectacular A small time traveling stunt show began by Sonny Tremont and Ned Pearson that specialized in automotive stunts such as the Tremont Rocket and Pearson's big pylon stunt. The show was doing well on a small scale until one of the drivers, Shocks Marley became so jealous over Pearson's girlfriend, Nora, that he killed the man during one of his big numbers. Marley was sent to the chair on testimony delivered by Tremont and one other witness, but he swore revenge on those that put him away. On the same day that the team hired in a new act, Johnny Blaze, he was electrocuted and as promised came back as the Apparition to kill those that had done him wrong. He tried to kill the two witnesses but was thwarted by Ghost Rider IV, but he was successful at his final mark, Nora herself. By the end of the ordeal, there wasn't much of the show left. Nora was dead, Pete ran off in fear, and the Tremont Rocket and most of the properties were destroyed. Staff includes: Sonny Tremont, Ned pearson (owners), Pete Catrone, Nora (hands), Shocks Marley, Johnny Blaze (performers) [first seen employees].
First appearance: GHR2 #57

Son of Satan (Retired) (Daimon Hellstrom: see Hellstorm) An unlikely hero who possesses considerable supernatural powers because he truly is the son of the infernal master. His costume is a simple one, a red cape and pointed knee-high boots and a bare chest exposing the pentagram mark of his heritage. His weapon of choice is his Elemental Trident which he carries with him at all times, and he is able to summon the Chariot of Satan for transportation. In his first appearance, he was greatly different from what he would later become. He was essentially a Jekyll and Hyde, one side a devoutly religious demonologist (who advertised in the newspapers) working from a remote New England college and the other, an anti-hero who was obsessed with the downfall of his father. The change occurred at sun rise and sun set, and Daimon did everything he could to prevent it from happening, using arcane wards and locking himself away each night. In his first outing, he was called in by Sam Silvercloud to help his ensorcelled fiancé, Linda Littletree, and, despite his rather vicious means, he ended up saving both the girl and Johnny Blaze from the Netherworld. REL: Son of Satan and Victoria Hellstrom. Brother of Satana. Husband of Patsy Hellstrom. GA: Defenders
First part. appearance: GHR2 #1 1st full: MSL #12 Retired: DEF1 #122

Son of Satan's Elemental Trident A three pronged fork made of Netheranium with which he is able to summon the elemental forces, creating storms and causing earthquakes and the such. It is also able to summon and emit Hell-fire, and it can be used as a regular trident in battle sans any supernatural force.
First appearance: MSL1 #12

Sons of Satannish A cult of devil worshippers following the demon, Satannish, led by Asmodeus I, who at first tried to destroy the Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange and capturing the Book of Vashanti, and later summoned Surtur and Ymir through to this world in their bid for world destruction. The members wear red robes and face masks that resemble the face of their demon master. Other members include: Marduk (second in command).
First appearance: DrST1 #175

Sons of the Serpent A racist terrorist organization who specialize in instigating the break down of world order and who want to drive from this land anyone they consider to be inferior, whether from an infirmity or because of their skin color. At first they tried to undermine the US by defaming Captain America, then they tried to start a race riot by framing Black Panther, later they became heavily involved with the Serpent Crown. Their next move was to, after amassing thousands of members, begin to drive the 'undesirables' from the city by burning them out of their homes, but after their funding from Richmond Enterprises dries up, the remining members get mopped up pretty quickly [DEF #25]. Members include: Supreme Serpent I [first seen member], Supreme Serpent II, Supreme Serpent III [AV1 #73], Supreme Serpent IV [DEF #23].
First appearance: AV1 #32

Sons of the Serpent Robot Stave Resembling the normal cobra headed staves that many of the soldiers carry, these unfold to become deadly steel cobras that encircle their prey and blast them with deadly electricity. Outside the home of Harold Holliman, three were used to subdue the Hulk, and, although he normally would have torn them to shreds, their electric jolts affected his gamma altered body chemistry. Quickly they dissipated his power and, with a final blast of their ray guns, he collapsed and changed back into Bruce Banner.
First appearance: DEF #23

Sons of the Tiger Martial arts students who team up to avenge the death of Master Kee, using the power of their tiger amulets. Their costumes were all the same consisting of blue leggings, yellow vests, red bracelets, and red sash. During their short time as a team, they only added two members. When they added their only female member, it was the start of trouble which ended with the male members of the team quitting and disposing of their individual amulets. Hector Ayala found the pieces and used them to become White Tiger. He was introduced to the team by Black-Byrd, but by then the team was off to Africa to look for their missing member, Abe. Tiger declined to accompany them. Members consisting of: Lin Sun, Abraham Brown, Robert Diamond [original members], Lotus Shinchuko [DHKF #8], White Tiger [ DHKF #19].
First appearance: DHKF #1

Sorcerer An antisocial hermit with an extensive occult collection who came into possession of Pandora's Box and used it's imp contents to commit robberies. He was outsmarted by the Human Torch II, who welded the box closed and dropped it in the ocean, but not before the Sorcerer got a healthy dose of the Fear imp and was deemed harmless afterward.
First appearance: ST1 #109

Sorcerer II A criminal living in New Orleans that develops the ability to take mental control of people over long distances. Takes control of Spider-Man and pits him against the Synthetic Man before his brain gets fried from mental feedback.
First appearance: MSH1 #14

Sorcerer Supreme (see: Ancient One, Doctor Strange) The most powerful mystic on the planet Earth. Title bestowed upon Stephen Strange by the Ancient One in ST1 #110
First appearance: ST1 #110

Sorel, Dr. Henri Former head of Project PEGASUS Compound, head of the Vault science team.
First appearance: MTO #55

Sothern, Candace 'Candy' (Deceased) Long time girlfriend of Angel, later becomes the leader of the later Defenders team.
First appearance: UXM #31 Killed by the Right: XFAC #?

Soulange, Pepe The underground king of the Casbah and a powerful figure in Arabic criminal circles. Hired by Supremus in his bid to take over the Earth to kill all of the heads of security around the globe, including the director of SHIELD.
First appearance: NFAS #8

Soul-Drinker A semi-ethereal creature known and much feared in the Shi'ar empire which appears as a great demonic head and attacks at first with a telepathic mind-lock that freezes its victim, and then with a solid two-pronged tongue ht is uses to pierce the victim and absorb it completely. D'Ken Neramani tried to use one on his sister when he was trying to gain access to the M'Kraan Crystal, but she was saved by an industrious Nightcrawler who teleported her to safety.
First appearance: UXM #107

Soul Gems (see: Infinity Gems) The six different colored gems that contain great power, each with a different affinity (Time, Space, Soul, Mind, Reality, and Power) and, although they don't have a real intelligence, they can take possession of a person. Their origin was that they were the six parts of the soul of the original being who, when he died split apart and became the universe. Individually they have incredible and potentially dangerous power, but collected together they have almost limitless potential, giving the possessor power transcending the gods themselves. Many being have craved the power of the Gems, most notably Thanos and the Elders of the Universe, so, after one of the last attempts to become the supreme being by the mad Titan, a group was collected together by Adam Warlock to safeguard their use called the Infinity Watch. The first Gem to be seen was the Soul Gem, given to Adam Warlock by the High Evolutionary and worn by him for years, had the misfortunate ability to absorb and store souls.
First appearance: MPRM #1

Soul Orb The device created by the wizard Moondark that allows him to channel his powers and enables him to steal the soul of another being. He used it the first time in order to steal the soul of Ghost Rider IV to ransom his own back form the demon that had taken it from him, but with Spider-Man's help the Orb was destroyed; he was defeated and sent to the netherworld. He returned again with another Orb and tried again to steal he soul of Johnny Blaze, but this time he was thwarted with the help of the new Phantom Rider III. Using hell-fire, GR cut him off from the power of the new Orb and he was forced to retreat and leave the crystal behind.
First appearance: MTU #91 New Orb: GHR2 #56

Soul World The paradise like world located within the Soul Gem once worn by Adam Warlock. In this world all the inhabitants know everything about everyone else as soon as they enter and know everything about Soul World as well, and even the most villainous stop being evil here. Unfortunately, by normal means, there is no escape from Soul World, although Warlock discovered a way to not only resurrect himself but all his friends, too. when he too was absorbed, Warlock was surprised to find those he had absorbed in the past still inhabiting the Gem. To reach the inside, you must have your soul absorbed by the Gem, usually upon your death. Inhabitants include: Autolycus [?], Judge Kray-Tor [?], Adam Warlock, Pip the Troll, Gamora [?], Silver Surfer, Drax the Destroyer [SS3 #44],
First appearance: ?

Soviet Super Soldiers The Russian answer to the Avengers, consisting of: Darkstar, Titanium Man II, Crimson Dynamo V, Griffin, Gremlin, Ursa Major, Vanguard, Prof. Piotor Phobos.
First appearance: IH1 #258

Space Ark (Shatterstar's Space Ark) The large interstellar vehicle being built by Shatterstar and Maximus in Attilan using the slave labor of the Inhumans, which was to be used to transport half the inhabitants' number back to the Kree Homeworld to serve as cannon fodder in the War of Three Galaxies. Ultimately, the Royal Family uses it to travel into space in hopes of fining a new home off the radar of their alien masters.
First appearance: INH #5

Space Glider A term usually referring to Commander Arcturus Rann, the first Micronaut, but can refer to any of the people from Homeworld that use the rocket powered glider packs which attach to the wearers back by a clasp that hooks around their waist. When not in use, the glider pack wings fold in so they are aimed down the wearer's back.
First appearance: MIC1 #1

Space Knights An elite corps of cyborgs built on the planet Galador to battle the Dire Wraiths, consisting of: Rom {first seen member}, Firefall {app Rom #4}, Starshine I, Terminator {app. ROM #14}, Gloriole {app. ROM An. #1}, Mentus {app ROM #20}, Astra, Rainbow {app. ROM #25}, Hammerhand, Javelin {app. ROM #26}, Trapper, Breaker, Unseen, Seeker, Scanner, pulsar (app. ROM An. #2}, Starshine II {j ROM #40}, Lightingnbolt, Heatwave {app. ROM #73}, Dominor {app. ROM #75}.
First appearance: ROM #1

Space Parasite (Randau) The once king of the Xeronians, subjected to the radiation from their third sun, changing him into a super powered being to defeat an alien attack on their planet. But after the aliens were routed, SP continued on into the universe seeking bigger and better opponents, absorbing their power through his Solar Scepter. Came to Earth to absorb the Hulk's power, but was mortally wounded and finally died after his own people blew up his spaceship in an attempt to kill him.
First appearance, origin, and death: IH1 #103

Space Parasite's Solar Scepter The sword-like tool SP uses to draw the energy from his opponents.
First appearance: IH1 #103

Space Phantom An alien that can assume the appearance and powers of any person, trading places with that person, sending them to Limbo. GA: Hydra.
First appearance: AV1 #2

Space Wall The almost impenetrable wall that marks the fringe of the Microverse. It is through one section that the Micronauts, in the HMS Endeavor, punch a hole through to Earth.
First appearance: MIC1 #1

Space Warp Ship A missile like craft kept in a hangar on Gamma Base that was almost stolen by the Sandman in an attempt to reach his recent partner, Blastaar. He was stopped by the Hulk, whom he tricked into helping him gain access to the heavily guarded secret hangar.
First appearance: IH1 #113

'Space Watch' The name of an orbiting satellite that is able to take video footage of happenings in space. It is uncertain to whom the device belongs, whether it's the US government, SHIELD, or Stark Industries. It was used to keep track of the Betatron Bomb launched into space by Hydra to place the US in a position of surrender.
First appearance: ST1 #138

Sparky A motorcycle thug in the gang under Raz 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. Sparky was the one with the leather aviator's helmet on who took Johnny's new stunt costume to wear.
First appearance: GHR2 #47

Sparrow A bird themed costumed mercenary with super strength and razor sharp metallic quills for wings. Her revealing costume is mostly brown and gold and the design gives her a slightly Egyptian appearance. In her first outing with her team mates, she broke Cardinal out of Riker's Island and was supposed to sanction Turbo I, but they all ended up being taken out with an underground water main and some high current. GA: Air Force.
First appearance: NW #35

Spartak The cold, inhospitable world of forbidding stone in the Microverse made the home of the Acroyears millennia ago. Its cruel harshness honed them into the great warrior race they are today. Within the planet there is a Crystal Chamber through which the king of the Acroyears can contact and meld with the living force within the planet called the World Mind, wielding the power of the entire planet. It was invaded and nearly destroyed by Baron Karza and his fleet while trying to capture Com. Arcturus Rann. Its main inhabitants are: Prince Acroyear, Prince Shaitan [first seen inhabitants-off world-MIC1 #1], Cilicia, Tribal Elder, Fleet Commander [MIC1 #9],
First appearance: MIC1 #9

Spatial Screen A device located in the royal throne room of Asgard that allows the Norse Gods, under the control or Torger, to view events from great distance and even from ages past.
First appearance; TH1 #162?

Sp'Bl Marsh An area located on the Skrull world of Satriani that was having difficulty with its drainage system. The civil engineer, St'Kr stretched himself through the pipes to investigate when the Gene Bomb exploded.
First mention: SS3 #27

Special Hydra Agent G (see: Laura Brown, form. Agent H)
First appearance: ST1 #?

Specs The leader of a spy ring, that was being investigated by SHIELD, who was fond of wearing dark sunglasses. He put out a hit on Sharon Carter (Agent 13), hiring the Scorpion to do the job. He an his men were captured by Captain America I and turned over to SHIELD.
First appearance: CAP1 #122

Spector, Randall (Deceased) REL: Brother of Moonknight. Son of Elias Spector.

Speedball (Robert Baldwin) Teenage hero with the ability to absorb and reflect kinetic energy, creating a bouncing effect and a subsequent light show. He received his powers accidentally while observing an experiment in extra-dimensional energy sources at the Hammond Research Center. When the experiment went awry, he absorbed the bubble like energy and it not only gave him his powers, but created his costume as well. Robbie appears much older when in his Speedball form, and it's usually a bit of a shock when people discover his real age. He has a very warped sense of humor, which probably came from being raised by an ex-hippie actor and a lawyer. After a less than stellar solo career, Speedball stumbled into the first outing of the newly forming New Warriors when they were battling Terrax in Queens. He and his mother had been in the city buying a television when he saw the report on the news, and when the conflict was over, he was asked to join. although more than once they have regretted the decision. With their second clash with Terrax, Robbie began to develop more and more control over his kinetic field, directing the power rather than just randomly bouncing from place to place. During the Younghunt, jealous of Silhouette's new costume change, he actually wills his kinetic field to whip up a new design for him (black gloves and boots and the bubble design at his collar extends down to his belt) [NW #45]. REL: Son of Madeline and Justin Baldwin. GA: New Warriors.
First appearance: ASM1 An. #22 Origin: SPB #1

Speed Demon (James Sanders, form. Whizzer II) GA: Sinister Syndicate.
First appearance: ASM1 #222

Speedway Trucking A trucking company located in Denver. Ghost Rider IV used one of their transports to escape the police by riding up the back ramp and bursting through the front of the trailer.
First appearance: GHR2 #36

Spelling Made Easy A sorcerous tome written by Lucien Aster that contained passages rife with magic from the Strange Matter Dimension, that, when read, transformed the reader into an irreversible demon as part of the plot to resurrect the Elder God, the Wild One. It was published by Pan-Dimensional Publishing, and after it reached the mass market, soon netted Aster and Shanzar the 666 demons they needed for the ritual.
First appearance: IH1 AN #18

Sphinx (Anath-Na Mut) Ancient Egyptian wizard who was disgraced by Moses and spent thousands of years searching for his purpose in life, during which he found the Ka Stone. Finally, he got his answer from the Xandar Living Computer and was catapulted to near godhood. When he was defeated by Galactus, it was revealed by Sayge that his lot in life was to repeat his lonely existence over and over. Later he is inexplicably revived and he works with Justin Hammer and Jonas Hale perfecting a machine that allows him to drain powers (where he is sans the Ka Stone) from other beings, particularly those with super powers. He captures the New Warriors (because of Nova) and Spider-Man with the help of a bevy of costumed hired hands, but is defeated when Speedball absorbs all of his energy into his kinetic field [ASM AN #26-NW AN #2]. After that, he sought out the second Sphinx to reacquire the power of the Ka Stone and with it recreates his empire in modern Cairo, building a Pyramid Kathedral, from which he sent the members of the New Warriors to other dimensions and times with his Cross-Chronal Monitor. With the combined efforts of the second Sphinx and a new team of Warriors, the old team was returned and the Sphinx was bested, and Sphinx was finally made to see the real truth via Sayge. The result was his combining with the woman who has loved him for centuries into a single being and continuing his replay of his life, only this time as a whole being [NW #50].
First appearance: NOV #6 Died: TNG #34 Revived: ASM AN #26 Real name revealed: NW #50

Sphinx's Cross-Chronal Monitor (destroyed) A huge device which required incredible amounts of power to operate that allows the operator to not only view other dimensions and times but to open doorways to those realities as well. After reclaiming the power of the Ka Stone and recreating his empire in modern Cairo, Sphinx used the machine, located in his newly created Pyramid Kathedral, to send the members of the New Warriors to individual chronal destinations to be rid of them. The second Sphinx, with the help of a new team of New Warriors, used the combined power of Darkhawk, Power Pax, and Dagger to locate the lost members and eventually defeat the Sphinx. The machine was presumably destroyed when the Kathedral was.
First appearance: NW #? Destroyed: NW #50

Sphinx's Pyramid Kathedral (destroyed) The huge base of operations created in the city of Cairo by Sphinx after he reclaimed the power of the Ka Stone from the second Sphinx. It was destroyed with all the other changes he had affected when he was defeated by the woman who had loved him for centuries and the old and new teams of the New Warriors.
First appearance: NW #? Destroyed: NW #50

Sphinx FY In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, he became the benevolent force behind the throne of Egypt, which remained a world power, and eventually became the head of state of the United States of Assyria with Sphinx II as his consort. His reality was altered starting with his earliest origin, where, as the wizard of Ramses II, he in this reality defeats Moses and becomes one of the most powerful men in the Egyptian Empire. The servant girl who nursed him back to health in our reality, brought him the Ka Stone in that reality and became his consort. After centuries of benevolent rule in the new world, his nation became embroiled in the second Great War, and as a consequence, the Pacific-Asian Union, their enemies, dropped a bunch of their newly developed atomic bombs on the capital , new Memphis City. Sphinx was able to use his power to protect his city from the blast, but eh outlying areas were laid to waste, killing millions, and the Sphinx was never the same. Soon after, he grew weary of this world, passed his immortality to his wife's beloved cat and passed the power of the Ka on to her before dying himself.
First appearance and death: NW #11

Sphinx II (Meryet Karim) A woman who was in love with he original Sphinx and after his death was able to call on the power of the Ka Stone, giving her power enough to alter all reality so that history showed that she had been the wife of the Egyptian wizard, rewriting all of history in the progress, creating a world where the Egyptian Empire remained a world power led by her love, the original Sphinx and later by herself. In her false origin, she and the Sphinx, who, as Ramses II's wizard, defeated Moses and became the power behind the Egyptian Throne, even before she entered the scene with the Ka Stone. They became lovers, and, after the destruction of the tri-state area of New Memphis, New Hebrides, and Aknatonicutt, he stepped down and left her the power, which she abused and turned the United States of Assyria into a police state. In reality, she was the servant woman who helped the Sphinx after he discovered the Ka Stone in the desert, and in their short time together, she fell in love with him and was exposed to enough Ka energy that her spirit continued to be reincarnated through the centuries until finally, after learning of the death of her love, traveled to Egypt in her current form, unearthed the most important of her many burial sites, and harnessed enough of the Ka energy to alter reality and form her ideal world. In the end, after growing to enormous size and facing the heroes of that reality who were trying to unseat her, she was forced by Nova FY, Firestar FY, Marvel Man FY, and Dwayne Taylor FY to confront the truth presented to her by Sayge FY, and she realized the error of what she had done and returned everything to our reality. Later, the original Sphinx of our reality was revived, and he sought her out to reclaim the power of the Ka Stone. With the help of the old team of New Warriors and the new team, she defeated the man she had loved for centuries, and, with the revelation of the real truth of his lonely existence by Sayge, they were bound together, finally as a whole being, and they traveled back to continue reliving his life.
First appearance (unnamed and face unseen): NW #4 Face seen: NW #5 Named, in costume and false origin: NW #11 True origin: NW #12 Real name revealed: NW #?

Sphinxor An alien agent of the Pegasusian Moving Company who stole Counter Earth and sold it to the Beyonders.
First appearance: MTO #?

Spider-Amoeba (deceased) A green, amorphous creature created by Carrion I using the blood of Spider-Man. Hi DNA injected into a pre-clone, the large tentacled monstrosity inherited all of Spidey's power and even a rudimentary spider-sense. The Miles Warren clone had intended it to spell the demise of his greatest enemy, but it instead ended up killing him. Immune to Carrion's powers, it attacked and held the villain while the building burned down around them.
First appearance, origin, and death: SSM #31

Spider-City One of the large Stenth mobile cities, this one shaped as a gigantic spider, ruled by Warkon and his Demon Rebels. Fiercely opposed to Kree rule of their planet, Warkon has been using the city to destroy the other bug cities that are loyal to their masters. After the battle with Beetle-City however, both are left immobilized.
First appearance: INH #8

Spider-Girl (Betty Brant) In an alternate reality, Betty and not Peter Parker is bitten by the radioactive spider and given the powers of Spider-Man, and with Peter's help, becomes a costumed hero, who makes the same mistake of letting the Burglar who eventually kills Ben Parker escape. She gives up the costume after realizing the mistake.
First appearance: WI?1 #7

Spider Jameson (John Jameson) In an alternate reality, John and not Peter Parker is bitten by the radioactive spider and gains the powers of Spider-Man, and is hyped by his father, J Jonah Jameson, to be the super astronaut, with a flashy costume but no web shooters. He is killed when he tries to save an out of control space capsule like Spider-Man did with his in ASM #1.
First appearance: WI?1 #7

Spider-Lady (May Parker) In an alternate reality it was May and not her nephew Peter that was bitten by the radioactive spider and given the powers of Spider-Man. She used a frosting bag of special dough as her weapon of choice. REL: Wife of Ben Parker. Aunt of Peter Parker.
First appearance: WI?1 #23

Spider-Man (Peter Benjamin Parker, see: Spider-Lizard) A super hero who gained the abilities and proportionate strength of a spider after being bitten by a radio-active spider, including a 6th sense for danger called his Spider Sense. Peter designed his own Web-Shooters and Spider-Trackers. At the first of his career, he recalled the wise words of his uncle Ben, who said "With great power comes great responsibility." and they have kept him going over the rockier parts of being a super hero. REL: Son of Mary and Richard Parker. Nephew of May and Ben Parker. Later husband of Mary Jane Watson-Parker. GA: Avengers, Fantastic Four.
First appearance: AF #15

Spider-Lizard (Peter Parker, form: Spider-Man) Essentially Spider-Man with the powers and appearance of the Lizard. When Spidey first battled the Iguana, he used Dr. Curt Connor's Enervator, reduced to a portable version to transfer all of the power of the Lizard from the doctor to the Iguana, curing both at least temporarily. Unfortunately, he soaked up some of the rays himself, and slowly, over a period of weeks, the power of the Lizard took him over. It started as itching irritated skin and a powder keg temper, but after dealing with the Schizoid-Man (and nearly beating him to death) he succumbed to the sickness and became the Spider-Lizard. For a short time he terrorized Manhattan, but his actions, although seemingly uncontrolled, were tempered by the submerged consciousness of Peter. Finally, after being driven into the sewers by the police, he was hunted down by Connors and tricked into taking a version of the antidote that Spidey had once used to cure him.
First appearance: SSM #39 Cured: SSM #40

Spider-Man FY In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, he has the same appearance and presumably the same powers, but it is undetermined upon which side he fought, either for or against the tyrannical Sphinx II.
First appearance: NW #11

Spider-Man Clone (Ben Parker) One of the clones created by the Jackal from the cells of Peter Parker, also imbued with the spider powers.
First appearance: ASM1 #149 'Final appearance': ASM1 #149

Spider-Man's Costume At first the familiar red and blue costume, designed by Peter Parker, with the webs under the arms and the black spider on the chest [first seen suit], Peter makes a spare [ASM #25], uses a rented costume [ASM #26],
First appearance: AF #15

Spider-Man's Miniature Camera The tiny camera given to Peter Parker by his Aunt May which he often used to take pictures of his action as Spidey to sell to the Daily Bugle. Mounted it at first in his utility belt.
First appearance: ASM1 #2

Spider-Man's Spider Sense Spidey's abiliy to sense danger, sometimes before it happens, also works to locate his Spider Trackers.
First appearance: ASM #1

Spider-Man's Spider-Trackers Small, usually red, spider shaped invention by Peter Parker which are used as homing devices. Originally, SM had to employ another device to track them, but later was able to locate them with his Spider-Sense [ASM #37].
First appearance: ASM #11

Spider-Man's Utility Belt The belt designed by Peter Parker to carry Spidey's miniature camera and his spare Web-Fluid, and later his Spider Light.
first appearance: ASM1 #2

Spider-Man's Web-Shooters Device invented by Peter Parker which allows SM to shoot various consistencies of webbing from a single strand to a whole glob. They are fueled by a special Web-Fluid that hardens to a super tensile strength but also evaporates in an hour. The devices are located on Spidey's wrists and are activated by depressing a button in his palm with his middle and ring fingers.
First appearance: AF #15

Spider Slayer Robots Various robots created by Spencer Smythe with the express purpose of killing Spider-Man, many with spider-like abilities, many with video screens built in the chest so Spidey could see the operator's face, often funded by J Jonah Jameson.
First appearance (proto-type): ASM #25 First actual model: ASM #58

Spider Woman I (Retired) (form. Arachne, see: Jessica Drew) As a child, Jessica was dying from radiation poisoning, and her father, who worked with the High Evolutionary in Wundagore Mountain, combined her genes with those of a spider and exposed her to the power of the Genetic Accelerator. This not only saved her life, but gave her super strength, the ability to stick to walls, and produce a bio-electric "Venom Sting" from her hands. With these powers, as a young woman, she began her career as a costumed villain working with Hydra, but after a run-in with SHIELD, she turned over a new leaf and had a semi-prosperous career as a hero before retiring after losing her powers. REL: Daughter of Jonathan and Merriam Drew.
First appearance: MSL #32? Retired: AV1 #241

Spider Woman II (?) Criminal government agent turned heroine, mutant with the ability to create psychic webs. REL: Wife of ? Mother of ? GA: Freedom Force, ?
First appearance: SW1 LTD #7

Spike A grungy motorcycle gang member who with his team mates attacked Johnny Blaze and a bogus Cynthia Randolph as the picnicked in a nearby canyon. Johnny, without becoming Ghost Rider IV, beat them so badly, that they ran off with their tails between their legs.
First appearance: GHR2 #64

Spinsterhood An ancient order of female warriors who took sacred vows forsaking pleasures of the flesh for training in the ways of war. Marked with the symbol of their ceremonial daggers on their chests, they became warriors of unparalleled skill with their energy staffs. Their primary purpose was to oppose the despot, Tyrant, who sought domination over all that is, and their war against him spanned centuries and spanned galaxies. Eventually, however, with the help of Galactus, they drove him and his armies of Heavy Troopers back beyond the boundaries of known space. Once he was defeated, the order lacked direction, so it was decided that they would place themselves in cryogenic hibernation until Tyrant's return required their services again. Centuries passed before his particular energy signature was again detected, and only one of the many outposts, disguised as so much space debris, activated to face the return of Tyrant, and it is assumed that she is the last of her kind. Members include: Ganymede [first seen member],
First appearance (as Ganymede alone and unnamed): SS3 #80 Named and origin: SS3 #81

Spiral A multi-armed mutant who is also a bio-engineer, ex-aide to Mojo. GA: Freedom Force.
First appearance: LNSH LTD #1

Spirit of '76 (William Nasland, see: Captain America II) WWII costumed crime fighter. GA: Crusaders.
First appearance: INV #14

Spiroza, Countess Stephanie de la A rich beautiful woman who starts off just hot after Tony Stark, but when he brushes her off, she steals an important transistor device from him (his Sub-Minaiture Reverser) and nearly gets Iron Man killed while fighting Titanium Man.
First appearance: ToS1 #70

Spitfire (Retired) (Jacqueline Crichton, see: Jacqueline Falsworth) WWII costumed crime fighter. REL: Daughter of Union Jack I. Sister of Union Jack II. Niece of Baron Blood. GA: Freedom's Five, Invaders.
First appearance: INV #12 Retired: INV #34

Splice (Chandra Ku) Craftmaker of the Young Gods.
First appearance: TH1 #300

Split-Second Squad A collection of second rate villains put together by Kronus in order to get revenge on Cornelius Van Lunt. After several defeats by the Avengers, Kronus decides to get back at both by framing Van Lunt for the death of the Avengers. But the plan fails and the team is taken into custody. Members include: Kronus, Joe the Gorilla, Onionhead, Pecos, Cap'n Skragg, Sweet William, and Pin-stripe.
First appearance: AV1 #77

Spotted Doe The Comanche medicine woman who was trying to stop Ed Pollard and his crew from blowing up the Little Thunderbird Dam and killing the people in her village down below. She unfortunately registered Johnny Blaze as among their number and sicced the Manitou on him. For some reason, after the dam blows, she saves him and brings him back to the old west, becoming a young maiden again, and then tries to kill him when he becomes Ghost Rider IV again, summoning the Manitou to do her dirty work again. But when she is kidnapped by Tarantula, he rescues her and becomes okay in her book thereafter. REL: Daughter of Flaming Star.
First appearance (unnamed): GHR2 #49? Named: GHR2 #50

Spotted Plague The disease that Mogul threatened to release on Hogun's homeland when he, Thor and Fandrall were attempting to unseat him during the Mystic Mountain Tale. It was created by Sulibeg, but Mogul was destroyed before he could use it.
First mention: TH1 #142

Spot World An alien world where distance is quantized randomly, the place Spot discovered and uses to teleport.
First appearance: SSM #98

Spragg The living mountain. An alien who resembles a large animate pile of dirt who takes mental control of a small town. He is defeated by the one person he can't control, but is not destroyed. He comes back later to face the She-Hulk with the rest of his kind.
First appearance: JiM #68

Springvale The home town of Speedball, the site of the Hammond Research Center, and of a Maximum Security Prison.
First appearance: SPB #1

Sprite I (Robin Goodfellow) The youthful looking Eternal trickster, whose power beyond those of his brethren, is to create realistic solid illusions. Supposedly he was he model for Shakespeare's Puck. GA: Olympian Eternals.
First appearance: ETN #9

Sprite II (form. Kitty Pryde, see: Shadow Cat) The code name first adopted by Kitty Pryde when she became a member of the X-Men. It was first suggested that she take the name Ariel by Prof. X, but when she didn't care much for it, Storm, the new team leader, suggested Sprite. And, although it was supposed to be her official handle like the others, it never really stuck and she is best known as just Kitty. REL: Daughter of Carmen and Theresa Pryde. GA: X-Men.
First appearance: UXM #139

Sprocket The hard bitten foul mouth pilot the New Warriors hired to replace Chord as their 'chauffeur'. She's a cigar chomping gal who not only flies like a pro, she knows the ins and outs of very big guns. She first signed on with the team during their affair in Trans-Sabal, and eventually became a romantic interest for the recovering Chord.
First appearance: NW #29

Sproket, Mr. The manager of the Food World in Poughkeepsie, NY.
First appearance: MIC1 #20

Sputnik Soviet version of the Vision. GA: Supreme Soviets
First appearance: CAP1 #352?

Sputs The diminutive but fiercely independent inhabitants of the Tunnel World. They are very much like dwarves but they have slightly pointed ears, and their level of technology is probably equal with our nineteenth century. When first encountered, a caravan of them, led by Stalwag, were trying to find a new place to dwell that wasn't stained by the hands of their king, Xhoohx, who has been harrying them with his Nilffim. They were befriended by the Defenders, who drove away their attackers. Members include: Stalwag, Oguot [first seen members], Bozquip, Filvot [DEF #78],
First appearance: DEF #71

Spyder One of Comm. Arcturus Rann's old class mates as a cadet under Prof. (Baron) Karza.
First appearance: MIC1 #24

Spyder An alien being resembling a spider, has no emotions, collector of slaves.
First appearance: NM #66

Spymaster (Deceased) Industrial spy. GA: Espionage Elite.
First appearance: IM1 #33 died: IM1 #220

Squadron Sinister The team of super powered criminals created and brought together by the Grandmaster to vie against the 'Avengers' team put together by Kang in another one of his twisted games. Later, they return sans Nighthawk with their powers restored and with the intention of selling the Earth to the Ul'lula'n, Nebulon, and are even prepared to help him submerge the surface to make it more livable for his alien race, but they are stopped by the Defenders and are assumed dead at the end of the ordeal [DEF #14]. They were saved by Nebulon and were soon after attacked by the Defenders in their Crayton Observatory HQ when it was believed they were responsible for the bombing that nearly killed their old team member Nighthawk and did cause Trish Starr to loose an arm [GS DEF #4]. Team consists of : Whizzer II, Hyperion I, Nighthawk I, Dr. Spectrum I with the Power Prism [first seen members],
First appearance (part.): AV1 #69 First full and origin: AV1 #70

Squadron Supreme The superhero champions of Other-Earth, consisting of: Hyperion, Nighthawk II, Whizzer III, Doctor Spectrum, American Eagle, Hawkeye II, Lady Lark, Tom Thumb {original members}, Power Princess, Arcanna, Nuke {j DEF1 #112}, Cap'n Hawk, Golden Archer II, Amphibian {j AV1 #145}, Skrull {j SqS LTD #1}, Blue Eagle {j SqS LTD #2}, Ape X, Dr. Decibel, Foxfire, Lamprey, Quagmire, Shape {j SqS LTD 35}, Redstone {j SqS LTD #9}, Harwire, Black ARcher, Thermite, Moonglow, Inertia {j SqS LTD #10}
First appearance: AV1 #85

S'Raphh (deceased) An ancient race of angel-like beings who had evolved to the highest state of grace and nobility and then set themselves to the task of finding creation's heart, the reason for being, the ultimate truth. When they didn't find that truth, they fact weighed upon them, making them ugly, cold, desperate, and insane. As one, they hurled themselves into an ocean of fire and committed racial suicide, but their collective subconscious couldn't be quelled. After long centuries, it arose as Null, the Living Darkness.
First appearance and death: GHR2 #71

Srenesk The planet where prototype Model X3K was sent by the Protar to gather information about the humanoid race that inhabited it. He not only gathered info, he also became their greatest and most celebrated warrior. As such, the Sreneskians bestowed upon him their rates achievement, the ability to channel biospheric energy. When the Protars arrived to protest the hazardous decision, they were perceived as invaders, and X3K (Omega the Unknown) used the power to its fullest and laid waste to the whole planet. None of the inhabitants survived except for Omega, who commandeered a ship and flew to save his only remaining counterpart on Earth.
First appearance and destruction (unnamed): OMU #1 Named: ?

Sssth An advanced reptilian-humanoid race from the planet Sszardil.
First appearance: TH1 #212

Stack, Dr. Able (Deceased) One of the scientists as the Project (Institute of Computer Robotics) who was responsible for creating the X-Model robots. As an experiment, he raised one of the humanoid robots, X-51 as a son, giving him a human face and identity, saving him from not only the fatal identity crisis that plagued the others but from the bomb that was designed to destroy X-51 when the others were remotely destructed. A bomb that took Dr. Stack's life. REL: 'Father' of Aaron Stack/X-51/Mister Machine/Machine Man.
First appearance and death: 2001 #8 1st name revealed: 2001 #10

Stacy, Capt. George (Deceased) NYC police captain who's investigations led him to discover Peter Parker's secret ID, died protecting a child from the rubble caused by a fight between Spider-Man and Doc Octopus. REL: Father of Gwen Stacy. Brother of Arthur Stacy.
First appearance: ASM1 #56 Died: ASM1 #90

Stacy, Gwendolyne 'Gwen' 'Gwendy' (Deceased) Long time college girlfriend of Peter Parker, his big love before Mary Jane Watson, became a detractor of Spider-Man when it was believed that Spidey had killed her father, died when Spidey tried to rescue her when she was tossed off the Brooklyn Bridge by Green Goblin I. REL: Daughter of George Stacy. Niece of Arthur Stacy.
First appearance: ASM1 #31 Died: ASM1 #121

Stacy, Gwen (Clone) First believed to be a clone created by the Jackal from cells collected from Gwen Stacy, when in fact he had imprinted Gwen's mind on another girl resembling her.
First appearance: ASM1 #143 Returned to self: SSM An. #8

Staff of Polar Power The magical device employed by Nebulos to gather evil energies. Loaned to Dr. Strange to absorb the evil he had inadvertently released onto the Earth. At full power, Nebulos used it to battle the Living Tribunal, destroying the Planet Perilous. The Staff was wrested back from Nebulos by Dr. Strange and given to the Tribunal to itself be destroyed.
First appearance: ST1 #161

Stalker, the (Deceased) (Dynorr) An alien water breather who is the commander of an spacecraft armada that plunders worlds for their water. Kidnaps Sub-Mariner (with the help of Kormok) and Triton in an attempt to discover a way for his race to live out of water. In their experimentation, Namor loses the use of his own gills.
First appearance: SUB #17 Died: SUB #18

Stallion of Doom The black horse in Norse Mythology that is the harbinger of death, comes to collect Harokin after the liberation of Muspelheim by Thor.
First appearance: TH1 #132

Stallior A renegade Inhuman that is half man and half horse, resembling a centaur. He wears a breastplate and plumed helmet and usually fights with a ball and chain. GA: Evil Inhumans.
First appearance: IH1 An. #1

Stalwag One of the Sputs in Tunnel World who was leading a caravan of his people to hopefully a safe haven from the long arm of their king, Xhoohx. He made his people accept the Defenders, who had befriended them, rather than drive them away which has become their way with strangers after the attacks of the Nilffim. Together they drove the threat away. Stalwag has a bushy red beard and wears a green hat.
First appearance: DEF #71

Stan (destroyed) One of the armed robots guarding the entrance of Hammal Kresht's shop who were destroyed when they tried to stop Terrax from stealing a two century old axe from their master. Their primary weapon is a force ray emanating from the visor on the front of their head.
First appearance and destruction: SS3 AN #6

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

Standish, Gen. One of the members of the Commission on Super Human Activity. he was one of those foremost questioning Namorita about the New Warrior's involvement in Trans-Sabal.
First appearance: NW #29?

Stane International (form. Stark International) SI is seized by Obediah Stane and under his control is returned to manufacturing military technology. It is also diversified in some of its interests, including construction speculation through Tomorrow Townhouses (NW #3), an land speculation via a rocket that was to deliver a payload of hazardous waste to the moon to wipe the Inhumans out from the Blue Area, opening it for development (NW #5). Employees include: Obediah Stane [first seen employee], Robert Hanklin [NW #5],
First appearance: IM1 #173 Destroyed: IM1 #200

Stane, Obadiah (Deceased) (Iron Monger) Criminal financier, enacts a corporate take-over of Stark International and renames it Stane International. Killed himself when Stark regained the upper hand. REL: Son of Zebediah Stane.
First appearance (voice only): IM1 #163 Full: IM1 #166 Died: IM1 #200

Stankey, Aaron A punch drunk ex-boxer whose boy is inhabited by the Molecule Man.
First appearance: FF1 #187

Stanley, Stanley R. A soldier who reveals the name of Col. Williams as the head of the Solar Shuttle project.
First appearance: FF1 #195

Sta-Ramm, Pvt. (deceased) One of the Kree Primo-Pillagers on the Deep Cruiser that encountered the Skrull craft returning from negotiations on Zenn-La. Boredom from being in space so long, he was eager for a fight, but was killed on the first barrage from the enemy ship.
First appearance and death: SS3 #3

Starbolt A member of the Shi'ar elite guard who can generate an energy field that resembles flame all over his body and can cast bolts of this energy from his hands. His costume consists of red flaming bodysuit, gloves, and boots, and hs exposes flesh, his arms, thighs, and head, are of yellow flame. In his first appearance, he and his team mates were protecting Emperor D'Ken Neramani from The X-Men and the Starjammers, who were trying to stop him from destroying the universe. During the battle, he toasted Wolverine who then threw Oracle I at him, taking them both out. GA: Imperial Guard.
First appearance: UXM #107

Star Bulletin The NYC newspaper that first carried the story of the Lava Man, Molto, when Loki extracted him from his volcano to get revenge on Thor I.
First appearance: JiM1 #97

Starcore (see: Project Starcore) A UN sanctioned multinational satellite designed by NASA to get an up close and personal view to study the Sun, particularly solar flares. Staff members include: Peter Corbeau (director) [first seen staff member], Col Kutuzov, Hillary, Dmitri [UXM #98]
First mentioned: UXM #97 First seen: UXM #99

Starfox (Eros) A Titan Eternal with the ability to manipulate people's emotions. REL: Son of Mentor and Sui-San. Brother of Thanos. Granduncle of Nebula. GA: Avengers.
First appearance: IM1 #55

Stargod (see: John Jameson, form. Man-Wolf) REL Son of J Jonah and Joan Jameson .
First appearance: ?

Starhawk (Stakar) A seeming human from the alternate 31st century whose duty is to aid and guide the humans toward their liberation from the Badoon and as such he becomes a member of the star spanning heroes, the Guardians. His costume is a light blue body suit with Yellow gloves, boot, and belt, and he has a built in solar sail with which he can fly and soar through space. He maintains a home in space (a dome on a chunk of rock with a rustic cabin and a horse) which he shares with three children, Tara, Sita, and John, and from where he receives his orders by consulting with a video image of a woman named Aleta who is revealed later to be his wife. REL: Adopted son of Salaan and Ogord. Husband of Aleta. Father of John, Sita, and Tara? GA: Guardians of the Galaxy.
First appearance: DEF1 #27

Starjammer The Shi'ar star ship first stolen by Corsair and his soon to be pirates and given this swashbuckling name as they began to plunder the Shi'ar space ways. The ships functions are run by the onboard computer dubbed Waldo by Corsair from a character in a Heinlein book. In early continuity, Ch'od refers to the ship being known as a Starjammer, not the Starjammer.
First mention: UXM #104 First appearance: UXM #107

Starjammers A small band of ex-prisoners from the Shi'ar slave-pits who turned intergalactic pirates after stealing a Shi'ar star ship and began plundering their space ways for revenge, but never killing the innocent. In their first appeaance, they aided the X-Men in stopping Shi'ar Emperor D'Ken Neramani from destroying the whole universe. For a time, they were working with Lilandra to help regain her throne from her sister, Deathbird, and were host to botht the Majestrix but her lover, Prof. X as well. Team consists of: Corsair, Ch'od [first seen members], Hepzibah, Raza [UXM #107], Waldo [UXM #108], Sikorsky [UXM #156], Binary [?], Lilandra, Prof. X [UXM #199?],
First part. appearance (two members): UXM #104 As a full team: UXM #107

Tony Stark LMD (destroyed) The Life Model Decoy of the playboy weapons manufacturer provided by SHIELD. Rebuilt by Stark himself to be even more lifelike in order to fool the mandarin who had discovered his secret ID as Iron Man I. Later, when Tony gets the idea of using the LMD to be his replacement as Iron Man, the robot is taken over by Midas, and the real Iron Man, in his original armor, must destroy his decoy.
First appearance: ToS1 ? Reworked: IM1 #11 Destroyed: IM1 #18

Stark Enterprises High Tech industrial corporation founded by Tony Stark from the remains of Circuits Maximus, located in California.
First appearance: IM1 #?

Starkey, Mr. (deceased) Cap'n Barracuda's right hand man, dies when his master's stolen submarine explodes.
First appearance: SUB #10 Died: SUB #11

Stark Foundation (Maria Stark Foundation) Dummy organization created by Iron Man I to fund the Avengers, including the donation of the family mansion.
First appearance: AV1 #2

Stark, Howard (Deceased) Millionaire industrialist who founded Stark Industries. REL: Father of Iron Man I. Husband of Maria Stark. Uncle of Morgan Stark.
First appearance: IM1 #28?

Stark Industries (see: Stark International) Manufacturers of military and non-military technology, founded by Howard Stark and operated by Tony Stark, with plants located in Long Island, New York (main facility), Lakani [IM1 #31], Staff consisting of Tony Stark [first member seen], Pepper Potts, Happy Hogan [ToS1 #44], Anton Vanko [ToS1 #46], Bill, Sam, and Pete, Dr. Birch [ToS1 #63], Jasper Sitwell (attached by SHIELD) [ToS1 #95], Miss Greer, Charlie [IM1 #3], SI Chief of Production [IM1 #10], Mr. Bowers, Kevin O'Brian [IM1 #31],
First appearance: ToS1 #41

Stark Industries Braino-Saur The piloted missile developed by Tony Stark to successfully disarm the Betatron Bomb sent into orbit by Hydra. Launched from the SHIELD Heli-Carrier into space and piloted by Stark himself, the missile was equipped with an extendable arm tipped with a delicate prober mechanism that would allow him to enter and remove the firing mechanism of the Bomb, all without setting off its exterior defenses. The whole vehicle remotely resembles a plesiosaur when the arm is full extended. Hydra sent a team of commandos into Stark Industries in an effort to stop its completion.
First mention: ST1 #138 First appearance: ST1 #140

Stark Industries' Cobalt Ray A cobalt based device created at SI which the Grey Gargoyle wants to steal to use on Thor, Iron Man uses it on him instead and it removes his powers. It is also the device that accidentally changes happy Hogan into the Freak, and later, this device is used by the hospital treating William Carver who was in a coma after being struck by lighting, to revive him, but an accidental radiation leak changes him into the Thunderbolt.
First mention: ToS1 #95 First appearance: T0S1 #96

Stark Industries' Cosmic Ray Intensifier A device developed by Tony Stark that condenses cosmic rays into a concentrated beam that was to help in interstellar research, but the machine creates a dangerous feedback when activated. While originally testing the device for SHIELD, it was stolen by the Unicorn, working for the Red Ghost, who used it to regain his lost powers, to create his second batch of Super Apes, and as a prototype for his own Ultra-Intensifier with which he planned to make an army of super powered simian slaves.
First appearance: IM1 #15

Stark Industries' Enervation Intensifier (Enervator) After Happy Hogan was critically wounded by the Titanium Man, Tony Stark used his revitalizing ray to help save his best friend's life, but in doing so caused him to become the sub-human Freak. The device was used to return the monster to his normal form. Afterward, every time Happy was exposed to Cobalt rays, he reverted to the monstrous form, and it always takes a dose from the Enervator to reverse the process.
First appearance: ToS1 #74

Stark Industries' Hyper-Volt Charger A device developed by the factory on Long Island to recharge things at a rapid rate. Iron Man I used it to deliver enough current into the gauntlets (most specifically the spinning blade/shields) of Gladiator to destroy them and incapacitate the costumed villain while trying to loot SI.
First appearance: IM1 #8

Stark Industries' Mangler Missile A smaller, faster rocket with one of the most sophisticated electronic guidance systems ever built, which was designed to chase down an enemy missile, lock onto it, and take control of that missile. It was tested successfully at their Mid-West Rocket Plant.
First appearance: ToS1 #65

Stark Industries' Mid-West Rocket Plant An offshoot of the main plant in Flushing located in an unspecified part of the mid-west that specializes in the production of rocket propelled devices. It was here that the Mangler Missile was produced and tested by Tony Stark himself.
First appearance: ToS1 #65

Stark Industries Mini Sub (desroyed) A one man submarine designed with extra maneuverability which would allow it to outrun and out flank enemy torpedoes, and with it compact size giving it more strength per cubic inch, is capable of withstanding tremendous depth pressure. While testing the prototype for the government, represented by Sen. Harrington Byrd, Iron Man I ran afoul of Attuma's latest attempt to conquer the surface world. In the end, Iron Man had to sacrifice the sub (and potentially future government contracts) to destroy the Lemurian warlord's Nautilium weapon.
First appearance and destruction: ToS1 #66

Stark Industries Sub-Miniature Reverser A transistorized device created by Stark that reverses energy flow, Iron Man I used it to defeat Titanium Man I when he pulled out his most powerful weapon, the disintegrator ray. The device was stolen by jilted spy, Countess Stephanie de la Spiroza, but was recovered by Happy Hogan, who brought it to his employer out on the field of battle.
First appearance: ToS1 #69

Stark Industries' Unstable Freon A substance developed by Tony Stark that, when exposed to air, it immediately solidifies to the consistency of stone. Although he hadn't had time to incorporate it in his armor, Iron Man I used a vial of it when he was fighting Titanium Man. It worked as planned but the giant Red was too strong to be held by the frozen coating.
First appearance: ToS1 #82

Stark Industries' Weapons Vault The heavily reinforced vault located in the main factory in Long Island where Tony Stark keeps some of his specially designed weapons, including the Centrifugal Force Ray. This was the major goal of Big M and her raid on SI with the Maggia and the Gladiator. They burned through the mammoth door only to find Jasper Sitwell and the rest of security inside the vault.
First appearance: IM1 #6

Stark International (form. Stark Industries. see: Stane International) The rename of SI when Tony Stark decided to no longer produce military technology and to diversify their interests world wide. Taken over by Obediah Stane and renamed.
First appearance: IM1 #73

Stark, Maria (Deceased) The namesake for the Stark Foundation. REL: Mother of Iron Man I. Wife of Howard Stark. Aunt of Morgan Stark.

Stark, Morgan The ne'er do well cousin of Tony Stark who was because of gambling debts, indebted to Count Nefaria, who persuaded him, without much effort, to help in a plot to discredit Stark by making him think he's going insane. Later, his debts are transferred to Nefaria's daughter, and he's forced by Big M and the Maggia to briefly seize control of Stark Industries and help kidnap Iron Man. REL: Cousin of Iron Man I. Nephew of Howard and Maria Stark.
First appearance: ToS1 #68

Starling, James-Michael (Deceased) A seemingly human youth who after the death of his parents (who turn out to be robots) he is imbued, via the psychic connection he has with his counter part, Omega the Unknown, with the Creative Force, the ability to access and channel biospheric energy, which manifests itself in the form of the Omega symbol on each of his hands, allowing him to cast bolts of energy from his hands. Although he is incredibly powerful when he is using the power, afterward it drains him terribly, and at other times is is no more powerful than an ordinary young boy. He was 'orphaned' when his 'parents', who were taking him from the Appalachians in Pennsylvania to live in NYC, were killed in a car accident on the way, and he discovered that they were only androids who had been caring for him. Rushed to the Barrow Clinic after the accident, his lack of emotion and his analytical ways piqued the interest of Dr. Thomas Barrows, but when the hospital refused to allow him to stay there (after the incident where Omega first arrived to rescue him from the Protar assassin), Barrow places him in the care of his attending nurse, Ruth Hart, and her roommate Amber Grant and eventually ended up going to school at Junior High School 41 in Hell's Kitchen. He made several friends, especially Dian Wilkins and John, and after the death of the later, he and Dian ran away to seek out the housing he had once occupied with his parents. All the while, Omega had been doing his best to protect the boy, to the point of taking a job under an alias to earn enough money to get him out of Hells Kitchen. After the death of Omega at the hands of Foolkiller II, the Protar made their final attempt, this time halted by the Defenders, but, in the battle, it was discovered by Moondragon the true origin of Omega and the boy. He was the final bioorganic prototype that the Protar had made to be heirs to their doomed race, but after receiving the Creative Force form Omega, he had been too dangerous to survive. When he discovered the truth, he redirected his power inward and burned himself out rather than risk his adopted homeworld. His body and that of Omega where placed in crystalline caskets and committed into the sun by Moondragon [DEF #78].
First appearance: OMU #1 True origin and death: DEF1 #77.

Starn King Zorba's chief advisor, who gives him advice on how to handle the people of Latveria which goes against the king's better judgment.
First appearance: FF1 AN #15

Star of Capistan (destroyed) A huge sentient ruby supposedly from pre-Lemurian times that requires a host body to take shape as the Red Rajah. For thousands of years the gem was lost to knowledge and then in 1933, it was found in the ruins of Dashetal. It tried to take full possession of the poor soul but Omar Karindu was there to prevent it, and took the gem into his keeping, forming the Four Cult to keep it from gaining possession of anyone ever again. For years they kept it safe, until they started to lose control, and Omar brought it to the US to seek help from his old friend, Dr. Strange. But when Strange was exposed to it, it took possession of his unsuspecting mind and formed the Red Rajah, this time completing the possession. Strange was saved when his will was joined with that of his love and disciple Clea, and when he had escaped its influence,his first act was to destroy the Gem.
First appearance: DEF #42 Origin: DEF #44 Destroyed: DEF #45

Starr, Patricia 'Trish' 'Trixie' (Deceased) A child prodigy with musical instruments and holding a masters degree in social psychology, she of course turned to modeling in which she excelled and was known as the face of 1975. In her first appearance, she saved the life of Ant-Man I from her uncle when the hero was trapped at ant size. She was also an old flame of Kyle Richmond and was one of the few that knew his secret ID as Nighthawk I. When the two picked up their old relationship and were on the verge of getting very serious, a car bomb put an end to it very quickly. The bomb had been placed there by her down and out evil scientist uncle, whom she had refused money, not to kill her but only to disfigure her. She ended up losing an arm, and when confronted with making a commitment to her, losing her love as well [GSDEF #4]. After leaving the city, she travelled to the Dune People Commune in Nevada and discovered a new talent in herself when she streamlined their whole operation. When her work was finished however, her mind turned in on herself, and she immersed herself in mysticism, paving the way unwittingly for an old enemy of Dr. Strange to gain access to this dimension. She and her fellow inhabitants were rescued from the sorceress Shazanna by the Defenders and she was reunited with Kyle [DEF #41].. REL: Niece of Egghead.
First appearance: MF1 #4

Starr, Victoria Nutley (see: Venus) Name adopted by the goddess of beauty as the professor of humanities at UCLA.
First appearance: CHM ?

Star Searcher One of the exploratory craft housed in the hold of the Endeavor. It is an all-terrain vehicle sort of resembling an RV with a bull-dozer attachment and heavily armed.
First appearance: MIC1 #18

Starshine I (Deceased) One of the Space Knights.
First appearance: ROM #14 Died: ROM #28

Starshine II (Brandy Clark) One of the Space Knights.
First appearance: ROM #40

Starsky, Igor Assistant to Dr. Bruce Banner on the original Gamma bomb project, caused the accident that turned Banner into the Hulk. Double agent for the Russian scientist Gargoyle I.
First appearance: IH1 #1

Star Thief (Ditmil Pirvat) A man who, from the inside of his armored containment suit, absorbs huge amounts of cosmic energy which he can release in incredibly powerful energy blasts from his hands and use to propel himself like a rocket His suit is yellow and green with large triangular wings that allow him to navigate his flight, and his early career was spent trying to prevent mankind's expansion into outer space. While he and his family were driving near New Dehli, their car was struck by a lethal beam from an experimental weather satellite's ozone analyzer, killing everyone but him. He was reduced to decaying flesh irradiated with cosmic energy, and, to save his life, scientists placed him in the experimental containment suit. Once he had recovered, he began a lethal campaign to keep anyone else from suffering a similar fate by destroying all vehicles slated to enter space. After destroying rockets in India and Africa, his next step was a Stane International site in the Philippines, where he became entangled with the New Warriors. Unfortunately, he and some of the Warriors got trapped on the Stane rocket, which was slated to dump hazardous waste on the moon. After tangling with the royal family of the Inhumans and was shown the error of his ways by the Watcher, he was invited to stay on in Attilan, where he hope to learn again what it is like to be human.
First appearance: NW #5 Real name revealed and origin: NW #6

State Prison The maximum security penitentiary in up state New York under Warden Smith. The location where Tony Stark first demonstrated his new Stun-ulator riot control device. This was also the prison where the Living Laser was held until being broken out by the Mandarin, and where Biggie Benson was held before his death.
First appearance: AV AN #1

State University Reed Richard and Ben Grimm's old Alma Mater located in NYC, later to be known as Empire State University. Birth place of Dragon Man and where Reed Richards pops the question to Sue Storm. Also the old Alma Mater of Sam Thorne and Docotr Doom.
First appearance: FF1 #35

Station Four The governmental organization located in Washington, DC, overseen by Mr. Bradford, set up to study the Celestials in a non-confrontational way with the help of the Eternals.
First appearance: ETN #18

Statis Cage A domed stasis cell invented by the people of Machus that slows the prisoner's reactions and functions to a crawl, used on the Fantastic Four when they came to the alternate 23rd century Earth to free Thundra.
First appearance (unnamed): FF1 #152 Named: FF1 #153

St. Cyr, Pierre The crowned czar of all France when it comes to assassination, hired by Supremus to kill the heads of the various security organizations around the world. He wears a beret and white knee high boots and a striped shirt.
First appearance: NFAS #8

Steel Wind The motorcycle stunt person who was sent by the Freak Master to replace Johnny Blaze as the headliner at the Quentin Carnival, and was revealed to be a cyborg. She wears a revealing leather red costume with a plunging neckline clear to her waist, a silver mask, a spiked dog collar, a white streak in her punked hair, and keeps a pencil thin switch blade in her chaps. Her customed, high performance motorcycle comes equipped with a laser weapon, a flame thrower, booster rockets, heat seeking missiles, and a cyclone maker. She had been a painter in Japan, when a freak accident nearly killed her but did ruin both her arms. She washed up on Freak Master's island, and he had his scientists rebuild her missing limbs. When she recovered she pledged to serve him and eventually tainted her mortal soul. When she first came to the carnival, Johnny was given a chance to stay if he beat her in a race, which she won by cheating. She then started to rule the place with an iron hand, so when Johnny and Cynthia Randolph returned with the dirt on her, from what she had done at past carnivals, she was driven out. She didn't go quietly, and the clash with Ghost Rider IV ended with him toasting her soul with Hell-Fire. He left her with broken arms and broken motorcycle in the woods.
First appearance and origin: GHR2 #75

Steeplejack II (Deceased) (Maxwell Plumm)
First appearance: MsM #14 Killed by Scourge: CAP1 #319

Stegron (Deceased) (Dr. Vincent Stegron) Scientist turned criminal who used a version of Dr. Curt Connor's 'Lizard formula' to turn himself into a dinosaur man.
First appearance: MTU1 #19 Drowned: MTU1 #20

Stent A large planet in the outskirts of the Kree Empire that, for no explained reason, has become devoid of plant life and is now just covered with a thick layer of purple dust. Its only seen inhabitants are the humanoid race known as the Stenth, and is the first planet visited by Black Bolt and the Inhuman Royal Family in their search for a new home for their people.
First appearance (unnamed): INH #7

Stenth A yellow skinned humanoid race from the planet Stent who live in gigantic mobile 'bug' cities (see: Beetle-City and Spider-City). As a race, they are split as to their loyalty to the Kree, and their primary inhabitants are: Skornn, Flarn, Shreel [1st named], Warkon, Shride [INH ##8].
First appearance (unnamed): INH #7

Sterling, Sen. Arthur A state senator who, because of his opposition to the Cult of Death has made his family a target for the members of the sect, particularly his daughter. Unbeknownst to him, his close friend and lawyer, Mark Crane is the leader of the group and that his son has been recruited as a member. After twice they tried to kidnap and kill his daughter and even attacked them at his home, he was unshaken in his desire to crack down on them. REL: Father of Karen and Billy Sterling.
First mention: GHR2 #38 First appearance: GHR2 #39

Sterling, Billy The young mixed-up son of the state senator who, through his father's close friend who is the leader of the Cult of Death, is inducted into the sect and even turns his flamethrower on Johnny Blaze inside their own home. However, he has a turn of heart when his sister is discovered to have infiltrated the group and is going to be killed and turns against his new brothers and sisters only to be knocked unconscious while Ghost Rider IV tears the death worshippers apart. REL: Son of Sen. Arthur Sterling. Brother of Karen Sterling. GA: Cult of Death.
First appearance: GHR2 #39

Sterling, Karen The headstrong daughter of a state senator, who, because of his opposition for a local sect of death worshippers, is a running target for the Cult of Death members. They had kidnapped her once and were going to use her death to send a message to her father, but she was rescued by Ghost Rider IV. Later, during a cycle rally, her skills as a rider were giving Johnny Blaze some competition, and it ended in the stunt rider rescuing her from the Death Cyclists. When her brother turned up to be a cult member, she didn't take kindly to being left behind in his rescue and infiltrated the group herself. In the end, the Cult was thwarted and her brother saved, but the affection she held for Johnny was burned away by the knowledge that he is GR. REL: Daughter of Sen. Arthur Sterling. Sister of Billy Sterling.
First appearance: GHR2 #38

Steve One of the small time thugs working for crime boss Marty who were interrupted while robbing the Dover NH. marina by the Anything Man who was doing his test run as a new super hero. After attempting to gun him down and failing, they beat a hast retreat and were blitzed by their boss who ran them down to keep the hero off his own butt.
First appearance: DEF #69

Steve (Deceased) One of Black Tom's henchmen who was sent out to hunt Deadpool, studied under swwordsman, Hyuen Seh-Chin. Killed by Deadpool.
First appearance and death: DP LTD #1

Stevens, Allan One of the passengers on the Teen cruise ship that was waylaid by Captain Barracuda.
First appearance: ST1 #120

Stevens, Mr. Hollywood TV producer who tried to make a Pilot for a show starring Daredevil, Stunt-Master, and Karen Page, but the filming was disrupted by Stilt-Man.
First appearance: DD1 #67

Stevenson The SHIELD agent who was in charge of the first group sent in to investigate the Celestials, but he and his men were collected by Gammenon as Life Seed Capsules. When they were released by Ajak, unable to believe the assurances of the Eternal and Dr. Daniel Damian, made use of his failsafe, a tactical nuclear weapon, which he lobbed at Tefral the Surveyor. If did no harm, but Ajak put them back in the capsule.
First appearance: ETN #6

Stevens, Roger (Steve Rogers, Captain America I) The name Cap adopted when he went undercover as a physical education instructor at Manning College to break up an AIM plot to kidnap Prof. Paul Fosgrave.
First appearance: CAP1 #120

Stick (Deceased) Daredevil's mentor in the martial arts.
First appearance: DD1 #176 Died: DD1 #189

Stiletto (destroyed) A large, metallic, humanoid robot created by AIM that has spikes for hands and has a blast ray embedded in its forehead. Although nearly invulnerable, Captain America I destroyed it when he smashed the control circuits in its less protected neck with his shield.
First appearance and destruction: CAP1 #114

Stillwell, Dr. Farley The scientist who invented the procedure that created the Scorpion, hired by J Jonah Jameson to do so. Created an antidote, but Gargan refused.
First appearance and death: ASM #20

Stilt-Man (Wilbur Day) A scientist turned criminal who stole the design for a suit of armor that has hydraulic lifts in the legs that can extend to great lengths. After being bested by Daredevil and lost to the East river, he was rescued by Electro and recruited for his new team of costumed villains with the soul purpose of killing their common foe, the man without fear. With five against one, their overconfidence and carelessness, disregarding Electro's carefully laid plans, got the better of them, and they were captured and handed over to the police [DD AN #1]. GA: Emissaries of Evil.
First appearance: DD1 #8

Stimulator A Kree device hidden on Earth, intended, when activated, to awaken a 'nameless mass' under the surface of the Moon to stop any human space program. Activated by Sentry #9163 to stop the Apollo 11 Moon walk, and destroyed by the Fantastic Four.
First appearance and destruction: FF1 #98

Stimuloid (see: Growing Man) A construct that absorbs kinetic energy which causes it to grow and only special energy will make it return to its original size, first employed by Kang.
First appearance: TH1 #140

Stinger A mutant with the ability to emit electrical discharges from her hands. GA: Alliance of Evil.
First appearance: XFAC #5

Sting-Ray (form. Dr. Walter Newell) Dr. Newell, after his run in with Sub-Mariner in the Sargasso Sea (TtA1 #95), builds a powerful sub-sea outfit that not only allows him to survive underwater at great depths, but it increases his strength dramatically, and it is equipped with a powerful electrical blaster positioned at his wrists. The main suit is red and white with red, expandable wings that allow him to glide underwater like his namesake. REL: Husband of Diane Arliss Newell.
First appearance: SUB #19

Stipe, Chancellor Demetrius The hard as nails (some might say sadistic) warden of the Anvil penal colony on Annoval 14. Left to his own devices to deal with the some of the nastiest scum in the universe, he won't be winning any humanitarian awards in the near future. Greeting new arrivals by showing them how things work in his facility with his electric charged swagger stick, he sets the tone for the rest of their miserable stay there. But, his mistreatment is not reserved for just the prisoners, he treats the rest of the staff with the same disrespect, only without all the hitting. As a young cadet, he had once been rescued by the Silver Surfer form the slaughter of Epuus 7, which he survived by deserting his comrades, who were killed while he hid. The truth undiscovered, he eventually rose to the position of Chancellor of the Anvil. From there on out, his life of cruelty and intimidation had gone fairly smoothly until his facility was infiltrated by Nebula and Geatar who were seeking to free her incarcerated crew. Not only did they use his own swagger stick on him and threaten his life, they chopped off his hand to use as a key for all the handprint activated locks. He was only saved by the timely presence of the Surfer and Jack of Hearts, who had come to the penal colony for the assistance of the inmate, Torval.
First appearance: SS3 #76

St'Kr A Skrull civil engineer who was investigating the drainage system below Sp'Bl Marsh, stretched through the winding pipes, when the Gene bomb detonated and froze him in that form. They had to cut him out of the pipe, and he lost a leg and an arm and was horribly burned in the rescue. He was the first to receive the gift of the return of his shape changing powers from the Empress S'Byll.
First appearance: SS3 #27

Stone Hive The home of Queen Ula and the Flying Trolls, located in Thryheim.
First appearance: JiM1 #124

Stonus 5 Planet in a distant galaxy peopled by stone-like creatures that resemble gargoyles, led by Gorgolla.
First appearance: ST1 #74

Stonusians The gargoyle-like inhabitants of Stonus 5, led by Gorgolla.
First appearance: ST1 #74

Storm (Ororo Munroe, 'Beautiful Windrider') One of the eldest members of the X-Men (being about 24 when recruited) who has the mutant ability to control the weather to the point of summoning wind, rain, lightning and such, and can control the air waves so aptly that she can glide on their currents giving her the appearance of flying. Ororo, although she can pass as human, she is tall and elegant and very much fits the goddess position she one held for a Kenya village, however, when she uses her powers, her eyes cloud over. The death of her parents when she was young left her with a pledge to never take another human life and with a severe case of claustrophobia. Long time leader of the X-Men, one time leader of the Morlocks when she defeated Callisto. The daughter of a photojournalist and and African princess, her family moved from 112th St. in Harlem to Cairo when she was only six months old, and during the Suez War six years later, her parents house was hit and she remained buried for an extended time with the bodies of her dead parents, causing her to have crippling claustrophobia from that pint on. She managed to get herself free but found herself alone on the streets of a foreign city, and if not for Achmed El Gibar teaching her to be a master thief (carrying her lock picks with her always even now) she wouldn't have survived. At the age of twelve, some inner need led her to walk the two thousand miles south to Kenya where her powers developed and she became their storm goddess. Over the years, she forgot about her past, it was then that she was approached by Prof. X to join his new team of X-Men (he gave her her new black and white costume which was made of unstable molecules and gave her her new codename) [GS UXM #1]. The memories came back with a vengeance when she first experienced her claustrophobia while dealing with the N'Garai. [UXM #96] but it wasn't until her imprisonment in the dungeon of Cassidy keep that her full memory of he past returned [UXM #102]. Having difficulty adapting to her new found environment, she attempted to adapt as much as she could to make our world livable to her, including turning her attic apartment into a full atrium [UXM #109]. After the death of Phoenix II, she replaced Cyclops as the team leader [UXM #139]. REL: Daughter of David and N'Dare Munroe. GA: X-Men, Morlocks.
First appearance: GSUXM #1 Last name revealed and origin: UXM #102

Storm FY In the Future Yesterday alternate reality, she has the same general appearance and the same weather manipulation powers as her counterpart in our reality, although here her headpiece has a more Egyptian flair, and, with a lack of a team of X-Men, she is a member of the Avengers. She is not inherently evil, but she and her team mates do some pretty reprehensible things in the name of their empress, Sphinx II. GA: Avengers FY. REL: Wife of Horus II.
First appearance: NW #11

Storm, Alicia Masters (see: Lyja) A Skrull posing as the Thing's ex-girlfriend because she fell in love with Johnny Storm. REL: Wife of Human Torch II . Sister-in-law of Invisible Woman and Mr. Fantastic. Aunt of Franklin Richards.
First appearance: FF1 #300

Storm, Dr. Franklin (Deceased) A renowned surgeon who fell apart emotionally after the death of his wife and was briefly on the lam from the authorities, was imitated briefly by the Super Skrull and thought to be the Invincible Man. Killed by the Skrull, Morratt in an attempt to eliminate the Fantastic Four. REL: Father of Human Torch II and Invisible Girl (Woman). Grandfather of Franklin Richards. Husband of Mary Storm.
First appearance: FF1 #31 Died: FF1 #32

Storm Giants Race of Asgardian giants in Jotunheim led by King Brimmer and Queen Nedra. Sworn enemies of Odin and the Asgardians. It was because of their continued raids of the Golden City via the Rainbow Bridge that Odin posted heimdall as a sentry. They were first seen when some of their number stole the Golden Apples of Idunn and a youthful Thor and his brother Loki got them back. Early on in the Tales of Asgard, King Rugga was listed as the king of the Storm Giants, when he kidnapped Sif to trade to Hela for immortality. It is uncertain whether this was an oversight or whether he was soon replaced with Brimmer.
First appearance: JiM1 #100

Storm, Mary (Deceased) REL: Mother of Human Torch II and Invisible Girl (Woman). Grandmother of Franklin Richards. Wife of Franklin Storm.
First appearance: FF1 #32

Storm World An alien world laced with constant electrical storms and most of its inhabitants are carnivorous.
First appearance: DEF1 #38

Stornoway A small fishing village off the coast of Scotland where the X-Men rented a hovercraft from Angus MacWhirter to chase out to Muir Island to check up on Jaime Madrox. The inhabitants didn't seem too thrilled to see them in costume show up on their docks. It was also the site where Phoenix II first encountered Jason Wyngarde [UXM #122]. Later, the small community is plagued by Mutant X when it first escaped from the Mutant Research Center Inhabitants include: Angus Mac Whirter, Mr. Stuart, Edward [first seen inhabitants], Ferdie Duncan [UXM #126],
First appearance: UXM #104

(Strange), Carla The daughter of the megalomaniac Dr. Strange who turned against him when he battled Iron Man I.
First appearance: ToS1 #41

Stranger A powerful, very technologically advanced surveyor of worlds from the planet Gigantus, keeps trophies of many of his visits, including Magneto and Toad from Earth. He is the collective mind of the survivors of the destruction of his planet at the hands of the Eternians.
First appearance: UXM #11 Origin: FF1 #116

Stranger's Null Life Bomb A device originally planned to wipe out the human race when the powerful being deduced that they interfered with the scheme of things in the universe, being what he considered an irrational chaos element, but it was prevented from exploding by the efforts of the Silver Surfer and a friend named Al Harper, who deactivated the bomb. Through Tony Stark the bomb ended up in the hands of Dr. Bill Foster until it was stolen by a drug dealer named Jerry Clayborne and then fell to his significant other, Reggie [BG #4]. She brought it to the heroes for the common man, the Champions, and while they were fighting the Stranger, who had come for the bomb, it was activated again. It began increasing in size, engulfing everything around it, as it was designed, and would continue until it had swallowed the entire star system, then it would collapse upon itself and crush everything and everyone inside. The only was to stop it was with the power of Kamo Tharn's Rune staff, and wielded by Darkstar, it was made inert by making it expand too quickly, forcing it beyond the parameters of its programming it, leaving it to expand forever.
First appearance: SS1 #5? Made inert: CHM #13

Strasky, Igor One of the Russian agents sent to steal secrets from Stark Industries, captured by Iron Man I.
First appearance: ToS1 #53

Stausser, Eugene Head of research and development for Damage Control.
First appearance: ?

Stragg, Dr. Karl The scientist who tricked Ox I and traded bodies with him, but that body dies shortly thereafter.
First appearance and death of his mind: DD1 #15

Strange Matter Dimension An otherworldly realm where the physical laws and the laws of magic do not react the same as they do in our dimension, and things derived from there are not affected in the same way as they are here. Shanzar, the master sorcerer of that dimension, produced a dome of Strange Matter over the burial site of the Elder God, the Wild One, and neither the cosmic power of the Silver Surfer or the great magic of Doctor Strange was able to have any effect on it.
First appearance: IH1 #370

Strange Secrets A gothic television series starring Ross Archer as Brother Brimstone in which Karen page got a part. It was directed by Bill Wheeler and Sally Weston, written by Ed Lawson, with special make up effects by Lester Dant. Jerry Jason was the stand in for Archer. The series unraveled when they decided to kill off Archer's character.
First appearance: DD1 #65

Striker, Prof. Carl One of Egghead's aliases when he posed a a zoologist to trap Ant-Man I and the Wasp.
First appearance: TtA1 #45

Stroheim, Gen. The German officer during WWII who first brought the orders from the Fuehrer to Baron Strucker to make it his primary objective to best and discredit Nick Fury and his Howling Commandos to show German superiority.
First appearance: StgF #5

Stromm, Prof. Mendel    An ex-employee of Norman Osborn, whom he cheated and sent to prison, now released, he has created high powered robots to take revenge on Osborn. Killed by an unknown gunman, hinted to be Osborn himself.
            First appearance and death: ASM #37
Prof. Stromm's Robots    The two robots created by Mendel Stromm to take revenge on Norman Osborn, destroy his laboratory before being defeated by Spider-Man.
            First part. appearance: ASM #36        Full appearance and destruction: ASM #37

Stromm, Prof. (deceased) One of the captive scientists, held by the Russians, who befriends the Hulk when Banner was being held behind the Iron Curtain.
First appearance: TtA1 #65 Died: TtA1 #66

Strongman (Bruce 'Bruto' Olafson) Carnival Strongman turned to crime under the Ringmaster II in Tibolt's Circus, he possesses nearly super human strength and wears nothing but a tiger skin singlet and weight lifting boots. He and some of the others later dropped Tibolt from their group and took Clown as their leader. GA: Circus of Crime, Masters of Menace.
First appearance: IH1 #3

Strucker, Andrea and Andreas (see: Fenris) REL: The children of Baron Strucker. GA: Upstarts.
First appearance: UXM #194

Stretcho One of the criminal members of Blob's carnival.
First appearance: UXM #3

Stryfe (Nathan Christopher Charles Summers) The evil clone of Cable who came from that alternate future, and, in his opening gambit in this timeline tried to assassinate Prof. X. He is a long standing enemy of X-Force. REL: Clone of the son of Cyclops and Madelyn Pryor (once believe to actually be Nathan Summers).
First appearance: UXM #294

Stu (deceased) A man on vacation with his wife at the Grand Canyon who fell visctom to a mysterious Elf with a revolver. REL: Husband of Sally.
First appearance and death: DEF #38

Stuart, Mr. An older gentleman on the docks at Stornoway off the coast of Scotland who was wary of the appearance of the X-Men, particularly Nightcrawler, and warned his friend Edward not to talk to them.
First appearance: UXM #104

Studio (Infinity) Discotheque A dance club in NYC where the Dazzler II was performing, and where Johnny Storm rescued her from a masher. Part of the name is actually the symbol for Infinity.
First appearance: FF1 #217

Stunt-Master Ex-stunt-man paid by Crime-Wave to kill Daredevil. Uses a suped-up motorcycle fully equipped with booster rockets. After clashing with the man without fear, he was later redeemed when he helped capture the bunch that tried to frame him [DD1 #67]. Later, he goes back to work in Hollywood on a television series at the Delazny studios, but, because of his book, he's become so famous that they no longer will allow him to do his own stunts. After teaming up with Ghost Rider IV, he convinces Johnny Blaze to be his stand in stunt rider [GHR2 #13]. Unfortunately, his good standing is not long lived when, during the filming of the series, he falls under the control of Death's Head II/Death Stalker, and kidnaps his co-star, Karen Page. When the matter is resolved, with the help of not only GR but Daredevil as well, he comes clean and then takes off for the mountains to be by himself for a while [GHR2 #20].
First appearance: DD1 #58

Stun-ulator A device developed by Stark Industries as a safe but effective method of riot control, such as in State Prison where it's first demonstration was given. The main device is large and can effectively contain an entire cell block, but they were in the process of perfecting hand held models.
First appearance: AV AN #1

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

Stutgart, Dr. Hans An agent of Doctor Doom who lures Alicia Masters to the Balkans with the promise that he can cure her blindness so they can use her as bait for the Fantastic Four.
First appearance: FF1 #141.

Stuyvesant, Sterling One of Janet van Dyne's jet set friends who threw a society party that was robbed by the Magician, one of the people entertaining at the affair.
First appearance: TtA1 #56

Styles Mr. Carlisle's chauffeur, drove him out to Odd John's farm when he foreclosed on it.
First appearance: MIC1 #24

Styx The alien first mate on the Sanctuary III under Nebula until Thanos seized control. He is humanoid with orange skin and has no facial features except two almond shaped eyes with no pupils and a high standing Mohawk of black hair.
First appearance: ?

Sub-Atomica (form. Doom's Micro-World, see: Microverse) A microscopic universe first visited by Doctor Doom, home of Psycho Man. The place where Silver Surfer briefly escaped Galactus. Visited there by the Fantastic Four in their Reducta-Craft. Home of the Micronauts.
First mention: FF1 #74 First appearance: FF1 #76

Subject 72 A munitions worker who was one of the 100 humans mind controlled by the Kree to commit sabotage to soften the Earth up for invasion. he died in an explosion of his own making.
First appearance and death: INH #10

Subliminal Recall Inducer An invention by Tony Stark which enables the Avengers to leave safe, voice activated messages at their Mansion HQ.
First appearance; AV1 #26

Sub-Mariner (Namor McKenzie, 'Avenging Son of Atlantis') King of Atlantis, switches back and forth between being a good guy and bad, particularly in his early career (later revealed due to a hormone imbalance), considered the first mutant in the MU because of his skin color and the wings on his ankles, has a long time off and on romantic relationship with the Invisible Girl (Woman), owner of SM Studios, once wore the Serpent Crown. Has a strength that rivals that of the Hulk, but it is greatly reduced the longer he spends out of the water. REL: Husband of Marrina. Son of Princess Fen and Leonard McKenzie. Cousin of Namora. 2nd cousin of Namorita. GA: Invaders, Defenders, Avengers.
First modern appearance: FF1 #4

Sub-Mariner-Alt The same Word War II hero as in our world, but in an alternate reality where a sample of Vibranium had accidentally been sent back in time, and the Germans, with the new technology, would eventually win the war without the Alternate Invaders and the Fantastic Four to set things right. GA: Alternate Invaders
First appearance: FF1 AN #11

Sub-Mariner FY In the Forever Yesterday alternate reality, he is the king of Atlantis and through some quirk of origin, has pure Atlantean blood with no sign of MacKenzie influence. He is approached by Magneto FY, who is gathering an army to strike against the tyrannical empress Sphinx II once his team has lowered the Mutant Detection Field, and he looks favorably to committing his forces to aid their cause. REL: Cousin of Namorita FY.
First appearance: NW #12

Sub-Orbital Shuttle Craft A space vehicle developed by NASA and tested by the Fantastic Four. On its maiden voyage, it crashes in an altered reality created by Tempus.
First appearance: GS FF #2

Sub-Space Inter-dimensional space used for faster than light travel. Used by the Fantastic Four initially to reach the Skrull Throneworld to avenge the death of Franklin Storm.
First appearance: FF1 #37

Sub-Surface Vehicle A vehicle devised by the Russians that allows the user to travel under the ground but it's engines can be converted allowing it to fly as well. First built by the Rabble Rouser in his Greenwich Village lab and used to kidnap Prince Nagamo, escaping with him thought the abandoned subway tunnels under NYC. it ws destroyed when he tried to match lame with the Human Torch II and the propulsion unit on the machine was melted.
First mentioned: FF1 #21 First appearance: ST1 #119

Sub-Space (see: Negative Zone) A parallel dimension discovered by Mr. Fantastic originally called Sub-Space to which he built a portal, the Thing Impostor died saving Reed from his first sally into this new dimension, home to Blastarr, Annihilis,
First appearance: FF1 #51

Subterranea The underground realm ruled by Mole Man, Tyrannus, and Kala, peopled by the various races known as the Subterraneans and various monstrous creatures.
First appearance (unnamed): FF1 #1

Subterraneans The race of humanoid, usually very subserviant creatures who dwell miles below the ground, created by the Deviants, who have developed into four distinct races. see: Moloids [first to appear], Tyrannoids [IH1 #5], Lava Men [JiM1 #97], and Gortokians [app. UXM #41].
First appearance: FF1 #1

Subzero Zone The kingdom in Homeworld's frozen Polaria of hardy hunters living in palaces of ice.
First partial appearance: MIC1 #24

Su, General The high ranking south east Asian military officer who was traveling to the UN when his plane was hi-jacked by Doctor Octopus.
First appearance: ASM #88

Sui-San (Deceased) Titan Eternal. It was at first believed that she died in the nuclear reactor accident that took so many other lives, and that's how it was officially recorded. But in truth, later learned by Mentor, that she was eviscerated by he own ten year old son, Thanos, who, already mad, had been trying to discover where his great power came from. She was entombed in a crypt in the bowels of Titan and every year on the anniversary of her death, she is visited by Mentor, who weeps not for her, but for the cruel entity they brought into this world. REL: Consort of Mentor. Mother of Thanos and Starfox.
First appearance: CM1 #29

Sulibeg The servant of Mogul who creates the Spotted Plague to wipe out Hogun's home land.
First appearance: TH1 #142

Summers, Alexander 'Alex' (see: Havok) Recent graduate of Old London College, he is kidnapped by the Living Pharaoh because of his latent plasma generating abilities. It was while fighting the Pharaoh side by side with his brother and the X-Men that his mutant powers surface and soon go out of control. Prof. X designs a containment suit to help control the absorption of Cosmic rays and he soon joins the team. REL: Brother of Cyclops. Son of Corsair and Katherine Summers. Uncle of Nathan Summers. Grandson of Philip and Deborah Summers.
First appearance: UXM #54 Powers first emerge: UXM #55

Summers, Katherine Anne (Deceased) Wife of Christopher Summers who was abducted by the Shi-ar and perished on a slaver planet. Later continuity places her death at the time of the abduction and at the hands of D'ken himself, who killed her when her husband, Christopher discovered him raping her. REL: Wife of Corsair. Mother of Havok and Cyclops. Grandmother of Nathan Summers/Cable.
First appearance and death: UXM #108

Summers, Madeline Jennifer Pryor (Deceased) (form Madeline Pryor, see: Goblin Queen) A clone of Jean Grey created by Mr. Sinister who shows her tru colors during the Inferno. REL: Wife of Cyclops. Mother of Nathan Summers.
First appearance: UXM #? Died: XFAC #38

Summers, Nathan Christopher (see: Cable) Son of Scott and Madeline, sent into the future as an infant with a member of the Askani to save his life from a techno virus. REL: Son of Cyclops and Madeline Summers (Goblin Queen). Grandson of Corsair and Katherine Summers. Nephew of Havok.
First appearance: UXM #201

Summers, Philip and Deborah REL: Parents of Corsair. Grandparents of Havok and Cyclops.

Summers, Rachel (see: Phoenix III) Mutant from the "Days of Future Past" alternate future reality who possesses the power of Phoenix, was once a psychic "hound" that hunted other mutants. REL: "Daughter" of Cyclops and Jean Grey.
First appearance: UXM #141

Summers, Slim (Scott Summers, see: Cyclops) Although it was the nick name first used by Cyclops when he joined the X-Men, it was also the name used when he and the team were hypnotized by Mesmero and acting as members of the Mr. Mike's One-Ring Traveling Tent Show. As such, he was Ms. Destiny's handler until his memory was restored by Wolverine.
First appearance: UXM #111

Sunday Punch Missile An enormously powerful missile kept at Gamma Base that was used by Gen. Ross to destroy the Giant Humanoid that Leader had siced on them.
First appearance: TtA1 #70

Sunder A mutant with superhuman strength. GA: Morlocks.
First appearance: UXM #169

Sundragon (Pamela Douglas) A human who is given various psionic powers, has a dragon mount created by Cloud. REL: Cousin of Moondragon. Niece of Drax.
First appearance: SoAV #16

Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida) Japanese mutant who can fly and emit bursts of flame from the energy he absorbs from solar radiation, he wears a white and red costume and is very very nationalistic and probably one of the most arrogant and petulant mutants alive. His mutant genes were created when his mother was exposed to the radioactive fallout from the Hiroshima A-bomb, and she died giving birth to him. He was raised by his uncle Tomo to hate the Americans, the man who caused his mutant powers to emerge, and trained him to be Japan's avenging hero. Originally an opponent of the X-Men, he was later recruited by Prof. X from his home in Osaka as part of the second team of X-Men, and he agrees not to help Xavier and the old team, who were captured by Krakoa, but for himself to bring his alter ego back into the world [GS UXM #1]. After the operation, during which he was a pain all the way through (almost not participating when he learned the job at hand), he left the team, claiming that he had agreed only to help Xavier once, and that his duties were to his country and emperor [UXM #94]. REL: 2nd half cousin of Silver Samurai. 2nd cousin of Mariko Yashida. Nephew of Tomo Yoshida. Son of Saburo Yoshida. GA: X-Men (briefly).
First appearance: UXM #64

Sun, Lin The male oriental member of the martial arts quartet, who joined with the other students of Master Kee to avenge his death, and gained his power from the tiger head amulet he wore around his neck. His costume, like the others consisted of blue leggings, a yellow vest, red bracelets, and a red sash. After an argument about the female member of the team, the male members broke up and disposed of their amulets [DHKF #19], but when their team mate, Abe Brown, went missing, they reunited and went to Africa after him. GA: Sons of the Tiger.
First appearance: DHKF #1

Sun God, City of The huge structure in the Savage Land commissioned by Garokk and Zaladane on the backs of slave laborers that would eventually house their proposed utopian society, a society which was forced to either join of die. Built around the Temple of the Sun God, it siphons power from the geothermic activity of the volcano, and as such wreaked havoc on the fragile ecology of the tropical jungle realm, causing it to actually snow there. The whole place is destroyed when Garokk, while fighting the X-Men and Ka-Zar, siphons more and more power from the tap until he caused an massive earthquake, which swallowed not only the city but Garokk as well.
First appearance: UXM #115 Destroyed: UXM #116

Temple of the Sun-God A temple located in the Savage Land that is carved in the shape of the head of their god, Garokk and built on top of a live volcano. The most sacred place of the Sun People, and houses the Elixir of Life.
First appearance: AST #3

Sun People Race of primitive men in the Savage Land who worship the Sun-god, Garokk. Their high Priestess is Zaladane, and she incited them to a bloody wave of conquest in their name of their god, until the petrified Man arrived in person and put an end to the butchery.
First appearance: AST #3

Sun Set Orphanage The facility where Scott Summers was sent to live as a child before he was recruited by Prof. X for the X-Men.
First mention: UXM #39

Sunspot (Roberto DeCosta) Mutant who gains great strength by exposure to the sun, but not invulnerability. REL: Son of the White Rook. GA: New Mutants, Fallen Angels.
First appearance: MGN #4

Sunstroke A mercenary who can absorb and manipulate large amounts of energy. GA: Dominus II's Minions.
First appearance: WCA #17

Super-Adaptoid (Deceased) (form: Adaptoid) Android created by AIM (originally to destroy Captain America) to recreate any superhuman's abilities with the powers of most of the Avengers, later developed the power to alter living beings into adaptoids [UXM #29], short curcuits when it is forced to use too many powers all at once.
First appearance: ToS1 #84 Short curcuited: AV1 #45

Super Agents Group of four super human agents collected by SHIELD, trained by Falcon, consisting of Vamp, Blue Streak, Texas Twister, Quasar II.
First appearance: CAP1 #217

Super Cobalt Robot (destroyed) The gigantic robot that Tyrannus forced kidnapped Ralph Roberts (Cobalt Man) to create to battle the Diamond Robot built by the Mole Man. Both were destroyed in the ensuing battle.
First and last appearance; UXM #34

Super-Death Sweepstakes A game show on a hedonistic planet ruled by emperor Goozot (and under the thumb of the Badoon) where contestants are forced to participate in deadly challenges for the amusement of the audiences under the watchful eye of a panel of celebrity judges. Hosted by an annoying being named Mon-Tee, the Hulk and Yondu were sentenced to play for interrupting one of their festivals under the names of Mr. Green and Mr. Blue. Both contestants unexpectedly survived, which had never happened on the show before, and the less than happy Hulk was tearing the place apart when he and his compatriot were teleported away by Dr. Strange. Outside the studio, watchers regularly place bets on the survival of the participants.
First appearance: DEF #28

Super Dissolver The only substance that will dissolve Adhesive X, created by Peter Petruski (Paste-Pot Pete) for the Avengers in exchange for a lightened jail term.
First appearance: AV1 #6

Super Humanoid (Destroyed) One of the long line of Humanoids created by the Leader. This one is more robot like and has the added feature of having a blast ray built into its hands and is one of the only ones to talk. It was brought to Gamma Base with the intent to guard the captured Hulk, but leader used it as muscle to take over Gamma Base to start WW III. He is destroyed when the Hulk drops him into an active volcano.
First appearance: IH1 #116 Destroyed: IH1 #117

Super Patriot II (John F. Walker, see: Captain America VI, US Agent) Formerly one of the Buckies, granted super strength by the Power Brokers.
First appearance: CAP1 #323

Super Sabre (Martin Fletcher) A super powered man who has the ability to move at superhuman speeds. GA: Freedom Force.
First appearance: CAP1 #323

Super Soldier Serum The chemical invented by Dr. Erskine during WWII, administered initially to Steve Rogers, that imbued him with increased strength and invulnerability creating Captain America I. Has been duplicated often with varied success. The re-inventors were: Prof. Silas X. Cragg creating Man Brute [CAP1 #121], Dr. Edward Lansing [CHM #4],
First modern appearance: ToS1 #63?

Super-Skrull (deceased) (Kl'Rt, 'Invincible Man') A vastly powerful Skrull created by Emperor Dorrek with surgically implanted enhancements to emulate the powers of the Fantastic Four. Originally launched against the Fantastic Four and Earth for the affront in FF1 #2 his imitation powers couldn't stand up to their real ones. After fighting just about everyone in the Marvel Universe, dying from radiation sickness, he was launched into space by Sasquatch where he became a part of the radiation belt around Earth (ALF #19). He remained in this disassociated state (and so wasn't affected by the Gene Bomb detonation that removed the shape changing powers of his people) until, in the early stages of the Second Kree-Skrull War, he was rescued by Empress S'Byll (with a little help of the Silver Surfer). She made him her Warlord, becoming romantically involved with him, and transferred some of his power to herself, not only making her the second Super-Skrull, but planted the seeds that would allow her to restore the shape changing ability to their people. Unfortunately, toward the ed of the war, Kl'Rt clashed with the newest Skrull ally, Reptyl, who was vying for the Empress' affections, and in the battle, the saurian pirate tore out his throat. The Surfer, seemingly his only friend, took his body into space and gave him a proper fiery funereal sendoff.
First appearance: FF1 #18 Killed: SS3 #28

Suprema (see: Mother Night) Costumed criminal, with the ability to take control of the minds of others, who wants to become the Queen of Crime, and enacts a plan to hit the other crime organizations. When Captain America I intercedes, she pits members of SHIELD against him, but Cap gets Tony Stark to make a device that negates her power. Beaten, she even offers Cap the chance to be partners, but he refuses.
First appearance: CAP1 #123

Supreme Commander Drong The Badoon leader in the year 3001 in charge of the Solar System. He is defeated by the Guardians of the Galaxy when they free Earth from his control.
First appearance: MSH #18

Supreme Hydra (form. Don Caballero, see: Baron Strucker, John Bronson) The commander in chief of the newly arisen Hydra Legions when they use the Overkill Horn on SHIELD. Long time enemy of Captain America and SHIELD. Posed briefly as a plant on the SHIELD Heli-carrier when he kidnapped Laura Brown.
First appearance (unnamed): ST1 #150 Named: ST1 #151

Supreme Intelligence (Supremor) A cyborg collective mind which has ruled the Kree Empire for a million years, appears as an enormous green head with tentacles. It's primary goal is to advance the stagnated genetic evolution of the Kree race, toward which it has even prompted events that seemed detrimental to its own race. First contacted the Earth through the Fantastic Four when it was accusing them, through their dreams, of destroying the Kree base in the South Pacific, then sent Ronan the Accuser after them. When Supremor, who had been composed of only blue skinned consciousnesses, absorbed some pink skinned ones, a great turmoil began inside his mind that was only quelled with the power of one of the Soul Gems. When that Gem was stolen by the Silver Surfer (SS3 #8), he went completely insane.
First appearance: FF1 #65

Supreme Leader The title taken by Nemora when she replaced the Supreme Intelligence (who had gone insane) as the leader of the Kree Empire. She didn't think his title of Supremor suited her.
Title first used: SS3 #13

Supreme One Leader of the Quists, bent on world domination, shut down Dominus when its mission was failing against the X-Men.
First appearance: UXM #20

Supreme Serpent I (Gen. Chen) The first leader of the Sons of the Serpent. Managed to capture Captain America for a short time and hold the Avengers at bay until his secret ID was revealed.
First appearance: AV1 #32

Supreme Serpent II (Dan Dunn) An African-American civil rights leader who is in truth co-leader of Sons of the Serpent with Montague Hale who use their opposite poles to foment racial hatred to further the ends of their subversive organization. He is discovered and captured by Black Panther and imprisoned in AV1 #74.
First appearance: AV1 #73

Supreme Serpent III (Montague Hale) An very opinionated talk show host who is in truth co-leader of the Sons of the Serpent with Dan Dunn, who use their opposite poles to foment racial hatred to further the ends of their subversive organization. He is discovered and captured by Black Panther, and imprisoned in AV1 #74.
First appearance: AV1 #73

Supreme Serpent IV (?) The leader of one of the largest collections of the Sons of the Serpent to date, and was using his army of followers to directly get rid of the undesirables by firebombing their buildings. He even went on TV to justify his cause and recruit more members as they burned across the country.
First appearance: DEF #23

Supreme Soviets A team of Russian costumed champions, consisting of: Sputnik, Fantasia, Perun, Red Guardian III, and Crimson Dynamo V.
First appearance: CAP1 #352

Supremor The title taken by the Supreme Intelligence as the supreme leader of the Kree Empire.

Supremus (Deceased) (Ulysses Abboud) A genius geneticist, who, because of his ground breaking work in genetic manipulation and an incurable glandular disease which caused his body to wither, was mocked and ridiculed as a madman and a cripple, and so created a giant exoskeleton to support his failing frame, created a race of genetic hybrids (including Half-Man) as an army, and made a bid to enslave the Earth with his Hypnotic Gas and machines that increased the temperature to make the gas more effective. Ready to set off caches of the gas hidden around the globe, he sent out assassins after the world security leaders, including the director of SHIELD. Nick Fury, with the help of Ulysses' half sister, brought an end to Supremus' reign of terror, by infiltrating his base in the Caves of Hercules and destroying his armored suit. When the damaged suit short circuited, the would be world conqueror was electrocuted and died in his half sister's arms. REL: Half brother of Fatima Abboud.
First appearance, origin, and death: NFAS #8

Surfer Skrull (deceased) (Bartak) A Skrull agent who had been sent, along with the official delegate, Gen. Zedrao, who himself had been sent to Titan to honor the dying Captain Marvel I, to pick up any information he could from the heroes also paying their respects. He at first posed as Devil Slayer, but when the hero himself arrived, he changed his form to that of the Silver Surfer , knowing that he was still bound to Earth. He escaped with his cover intact, and because so few knew of the Surfer's exile, the Skrull scientist made the surgical alterations and the necessary implants for him to remain in that form and mimic his cosmic powers. Like the Super Skrull, he was powered by stations strategically placed in the sphere of his operations. The detonation of the Gene Bomb froze him in that form, and when the newest Kree-Skrull War broke out, he became an agent for Emperor Karza, wreaking havoc on Kree bases, and laying the blame at the Surfer's feet. He was finally confronted by the real Surfer, but was able to overcome him in combat. Unfortunately, Ronan the Accuser, in his new Anti-Surfer ARmor, caught up with him, accused him of the crimes which he'd had blamed on the Surfer, and was summarily executed for them.
First appearance: MGN #1 Origin and death: SS3 #14

Surtur The ruler of Muspellheim, oldest being of Asgard who sat at the world's end with is flaming sword waiting for Ragnarok when he might go forth and destroy man and gods alike. Figures prominently in the origin of the Norse gods when Odin and his brothers joined their powers to imprison him. The original story involves Surtur escaping to the then uninhabited Earth and boring a hole to hide, dislodging a chunk that becomes out Moon, and Odin following by making the Rainbow Bridge and starting the world spinning to trap the demon inside.
First appearance: JiM1 #97 1st full appearance: JiM1 #99

Sushi (Susan Hayakawa) Woman wrestler. GA: Grapplers, UCWF
First appearance: TNG #33

Suwan (Deceased) Grand niece of Yellowclaw, whom he used to revive an mummified empress.
First appearance: ST1 #?

Svava One of the Valkior, who, while defending Valhalla against the attack of Ollerus the Unmerciful, rankled at the thought of being led by Valkyrie III, who wasn't a true Valkior, but really Brunnhilde in a human host body.
First appearance: DEF #66

Svenson, Dr. The specialist brought in to save the Wasp who was injured in the battle against Count Nefaria's duplicates of the Avengers.
First appearance: AV1 #14

Svenzaldo One of the criminal members of Blob's carnival
First appearance: UXM #3

Swamp Men A primitive race of people living in the Savage Land, led by Maa-gor, who at first kidnapped Marvel Girl and Angel, but later became long time allies of Ka-Zar and the X-Men. Destroyed Skull Island and drove Plunderer away from the Savage Land. Later, they were attacked and almost wiped out by the Sun People when Zaladane incited the followers of Garokk to a bloody wave of conquest, but were saved by the return of the Petrified Man.
First appearance: UXM1 #10

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

Swanson's Garage Garage in New York owned by Pop Swanson where Johnny Storm hangs out to work on cars.
First appearance: FF1 #4

Swanson, 'Pop' Owner of Swanson's Garage. Good friend of Johnny Storm.
First appearance: ?

Swarm (Fritz Von Meyer) An evil aggregate of the ex-Nazi scientist and the mutated killer bees he tried to control into his own personal army. Although he appears in human shape covered by a hooded cloak, he is actually composed of millions of his bees controlled by the one queen. Although controlled by his consciousness, Swarm seems to be driven by distinctly apian interests, like forming a hive and protecting the queen at all cost. After the fall of the Third Reich, the expert apiculturist had fled to South America where he eventually encountered a colony of killer bees that had been mutated by a radioactive meteoric bombardment, increasing their natural viciousness and endowing them with a collective intelligence. Hoping to somehow control them and form an unstoppable insect army, he began experimenting, but instead of gaining control, they attacked him, killed him and consumed his body, which also transferred his consciousness, distributing it collectively among the bees. He was reborn using his skeleton as support and the bees as the cells of his body as Swarm. His first act was to come to LA to recover the queen captured by an Interpol agent who had been spying on him, during which he ran afoul of the Champions, who ended up with the attaché case with the desired bee in it. He gathered millions of bees together and laid siege to the Champions Building, but he was defeated when Hercules hurled the enormous queen out to sea and the colony followed leaving a lifeless skeleton. Some time later, Dr. Morris Sloan of ESU procured the skeleton and accidentally rejuvenated him by reactivating a dormant queen that was in the skull. He was beaten and reduced to bones again by Spider-Man using some insecticide created by Marcy Kane [SSM #37].
First appearance: CHM #14 Origin and first name revealed: CHM #15

Swarm's Death-Drones Giant robotic bees used by the ex-Nazi as part of his apian army. Besides being huge and having enormous stingers, they aren't particularly well constructed for combat and are extremely susceptible to having their heads ripped off. Swarm used them to hunt down the Interpol agent who had stolen his queen bee and again to attack the Champions in their HQ when they ended up with the special attaché case, neither time were they particularly effective.
First appearance (unnamed): CHM #14 Named: CHM #15

Sweet William A small time gunman, part of the Split-Second Squad.
First appearance: AV1 #77

Swifty The owner of a small motor cycle shop in the mid west. He sold a motorcycle to Johnny Blaze, and later was one of those that attacked him on the desert when the Orb took control of a local cycle tournament and pitted them against the Ghost Rider IV.
First appearance: GHR2 #28

Swifty's Cycle Shop A small motor cycle shop in the mid west that specialized in sales, parts and accessories on most of the major brands of cycles, including Honda, Kawasaki, and Harley. Johnny Blaze bought a motorcycle there so that he would have a bike other than Ghost Rider IV's flame cycle.
First appearance: GHR2 #28

Switzler, Beverly The sexy companion of Howard the Duck. REL: Ex-wife of Doctor Bong.
First appearance: FEAR #?

Sword of Demonicus A mystical blade which has the power to separate the demon Zarathos from his human host, Johnny Blaze. Mephisto used it to separate the two before sending them on a race through his domain as a contest he was having with the lesser demon, Asmodeus.
First appearance: GHR2 #76

Sword of Satan A mystical weapon shaped like a scimitar that blazes with infernal power, which was created by Mephisto and not Satan. It was first handed to his servant, Crash Simpson to do away with Ghost Rider IV, but instead, having a change of heart, used it to help him escape the Netherworld. It is extremely powerful and can cut through most anything, including his own demonic minions.
First appearance (unnamed): MSL1 #7 Named: GHR2 #2

Swordsman (Deceased) Ex-carnival performer (Carson's Carnival of Traveling Wonders) turned mercenary turned hero, once considered the trainer of Hawkeye I, uses a sword with great proficiency which later has various weapons (installed by the Mandarin in AV1 #20). Love interest of Mantis. GA: Avengers, Batroc's Brigade I, Lethal Legion I.
First appearance: AV1 #19 Died: GSAV #2

Syanite Desert The most prominent feature of the Desert Zone of Homeworld and home of the ever-warring Centauri and Aegyptians. Located in this barren desolation are the Grey Oasis and the ancient citadel of Aegyptia.
First appearance (unnnamed): MIC1 #23 Named: MIC1 #24

S'Byll, Empress (Super-Skrull II) One of the five Skrull Warlords vying for power after the death of Empress R'Kill and after the Gene Bomb eliminated their ability to shape change, operating fromher home planet of Satriani. After the assumed death of one of her competitors, Emperor Kylor, she made her first move, which was to send an underling, Krat, to Earth to revive the Super Skrull. She made Kl'Rt her warlord, becoming romantically involved with him, and had some of his power transferred into herself, using the Silver Surfer's power, regaining her shape shifting abilities and becoming the new Super-Skrull. She at first had difficulty controlling her new powers, including the power of flight, but soon, she became a great force to be reckoned with, and began using her power to restore all of her people. And, with the Surfer as an unlikely ally, she defeated Nenora in her own throne room on Hala and brought the second Kree-Skrull War to a close, making her the most likely candidate to become the imperial leader of the Skrull Empire..
First appearance: SS3 #13 Became Super-Skrull II: SS3 #25

Sykes, Slugger (Deceased) The small time racketeer who was helping Chuda gain money for his plans of world domination, but he saw the error of his ways, thinking the extraterrestrial a foreign agent, and turned against him. The two were killed in the resultant lab explosion. REL: Hinted that he is the son of Granny Gardenia.
First appearance and death: TH1 #141

S'ym A secondary demon who currently rules his ex-master, Belasco's Limbo, summoned N'Astirh and started Inferno. Originally, he was just a muscled flunkie summoned by Belasco to deal with the X-Men.
First appearance: UXM #160

Synaptic Neural Scanner A device created by Commcast (Bashur) that enables him to read minds. Unfortunately, being unperfected, the device is quite painful on the subject. Used to dredge up Deadpool's memories.
First appearance: DPCC LTD #3

Syndicate A crime organization like the Maggia who is gunning for Steve Rogers and many of the Captain America impersonators when he stopped being Cap for a short time. They hired an assassin, the Sniper, to kill him.
first appearance: ToS1 #96

Synthetic Man An android created by the Sorcerer II with powers very similar to the Vision, pitted against Spider-Man. After the feedback lobotomy stops his master, he wanders aimlessly off into the ocean.
First appearance: MSH1 #14

Synthia An alien, who appears to be an attractive, blond female human but is able to project an icy field around her person. Eros fell in love with her, even fighting for her in a bar brawl, until she showed him her true nature.
First appearance: SS3 AN #4

Synthozoid (see: Vision) Essentially a synthetic man, he possesses the appearance, all the organs and functions of a real human being but is not flesh and blood. The first built was by Dr. Phineas Horton in the form of the Human Torch I, but the term was never applied to his creation.
Term first used: AV1 #57

Syrani One of the Femizons from the 23rd century alternate Earth.
First appearance: SAV #1

Szardos, Jimaine (see: Amanda Sefton) Gypsy sorceress as part of her mother's Der Jehrmarkt carnival and long time love interest of Nightcrawler. After the night in Winzeldorf when he was accused of murdering the villager's children and also of the murder of his step-brother, she followed him to America where he had been inducted into the X-Men to prove to herself that he couldn't have been the murderer, and even changed her appearance and took up with him as his girlfriend to watch him more closely. All the while, her mother was planning his demise by creating a version of Dante's Inferno, and once Jimaine was sure of his innocence, she arranged for Kurt and his team mates to be pulled into the version of Hell, hoping they could help him survive the ordeal. When the truth came out, that Stephan had been the murderer and not Kurt, she revealed her true identity to him, and they became even closer. REL: Foster sister of Nightcrawler. Sister of Stefan Szardos. Daughter of Margali Szardos.
First appearance: UXM AN. #4

Szardos, Margali (She Who Walks the Winding Road) Gypsy queen and high level sorceress who ran the Der Jehrmarkt carnival in Europe along with her two children. Although she is human, she has horns that curl around either side of her head which may or may not be part of her headdress, and her powers are of an ancient origin and are on par with those of Dr. Strange. When her children were still young, she found the infant Kurt Wagner and adopted him and raised him as her own. Later, when she believed he had not only been responsible for the deaths of several local children, but the murder of her son as well, she began to prepare her revenge by magically creating a version of Dante's Inferno to trap him and kill him. But, before she was completely done, her daughter, a mystic in her own right, propelled her love Kurt and his team mates, the X-Men into the pit, hoping they could help him survive the ordeal. Margali (as Satan in the center of Hell) arrived and was very angry with her daughter and ready to pass sentence on her foster son, but she was made to see the truth of the matter by the Eye of Agamotto. After realizuing that her son had been the murderer and that Kurt had tried to stop him, she forgave Kurt (although will never forget that he slew Stephan) and Jimaine and left him in as friendly a manner as she could be expected to muster. REL: Foster mother of Nightcrawler. Mother of Jimaine and Stefan Szardos.
First appearance: UXM AN #4

Margali's Inferno For months after the murder of her son by her foster son, Kurt Wagner, the sorceress had created with her great magic a rendition of Dante's Inferno with which to capture and imprison him. It was equipped with versions of Charon, Minos, Cerberus, and the city D'is, not to mention the Malabolge, the pit of Hell. Before she could spring her trap, however, it was sprung by her daughter, Jimaine, who also captured the X-Men, hoping they could help him to survive the ordeal. Through great tribulation, almost losing Storm to the seventh level (intended for thieves), they reached the center to find Satan, only to find that it was in truth Margali herself. When she discovered the truth of the matter revealed by the Eye of Agamotto, that Kurt had tried to stop his foster brother from murdering any more local children and he was killed in the struggle, she realized what a waste all this had been.
First appearance: UXM AN. #4

Szardos, Stefan (Deceased) Gypsy/circus performer in the Der Jehrmarkt carnival who was raised as the brother of the adopted Kurt Wagner. Fearing his dark side would get the better of him, he made his best friend and foster brother to swear that if he ever took an innocent life that he would kill him. Kurt swore not realizing that some years later, in the village of Winzeldorf, that he would be called to the mat for his oath. he discovered that Stephan had killed several of the local children, and, when he confronted him with the matter, there was a mortal struggle, and Stephan's neck was broken. He died in his heartbroken brother's arms. REL: Foster brother of Nightcrawler. Brother of Jimaine Szardos. Son of Margali Szardos.
First appearance and death: UXM AN #4