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Wagner, Eric    (Deceased)  REL:  Father of Nightcrawler.

Wagner, Kurt    (see:  Nightcrawler)

Wakanda    An African nation ruled by Black Panther which is a mixture of primitive and high tech, one of the only two sources of Vibranium.  Her patron spirit is that of the black panther, embodied not only by their king, but by the statue erected in the capitol many years ago by Klaw's father.   Her primary citizens are:  T'Challa (Panther) [First seen inhabitant], T'Chaka, N'Baza? [FF1 #53], W'Kabi, M'Baku (Man-Ape), N'Gamo [AV1 #62], Taku [AV1 #68],.
            First appearance:  FF1 #52

Wakely, Johnny    (see:  Red Wolf I)

Walker, Bea    REL:  Step-mother of Patsy Walker.  Second wife of Joshua Walker.
            First modern appearance:  DEF1 #?

Walker, Caleb and Emily    (Deceased)  REL:  Parents of John Walker.

Walker, Carl    (see:  Force)

Walker, Dorothy    (Deceased)  REL:  Mother of Patsy Walker.  First wife of Joshua Walker.

Walker, John F.    (see:  Buckies, Super Patriot, Captain America VI, US Agent)  Brother of Mike Walker and Kate Tollifson.

Walker, Joshua    REL:  Father of Patsy Walker.  Widower of Dorothy Walker.  Husband of Bea Walker.

Walker, Mickey    REL:  Brother of Patsy Walker/Hellcat.

Walker, Mike    REL:  Brother of John Walker, Kate Tollifson.

Walker, Patricia 'Patsy'    (see:  Patsy Baxter, Hellcat, Patsy Hellstrom)  A teen model turned reporter from Marvel's line of fashion/romance books.  Later marries her high school sweetheart, Buzz Baxter and embarks on a life of costumed crime fighting.  REL:  Daughter of Joshua and Dorothy Walker.  Step-daughter of Bea Walker.  Sister of Mickey Walker.
            First appearance:  Miss America Magazine #2 (11/44)      First MU appearance:  FF1 An. #3

Wallace, Dr.     The physician at Newhope Memorial Hospital that was treating the comatose Willie Evans Jr., also assisted Reed Richards in producing the Comatron.
            First appearance:  FF1 #203

Walters, Elaine    (Deceased)  REL:  Mother of She-Hulk.  Aunt of Hulk.  Wife of Morris Walters.

Walters, Jennifer    (see:  She Hulk)

Walters, Morris    REL:  Father of She-Hulk.  Uncle of Hulk.  Husband of Elaine Walters.

Walters, Rebecca Banner    (Deceased)  REL:  Mother of Hulk.  Aunt of She-Hulk.  Ex-wife of Brian Banner.

Walter the Dancing Plastic Surgeon    A farmer from Chicago who was a contestant on the Gong Show and his act got interrupted by the Thing battling a 15 foot rampaging robot of himself.
            First appearance:  FF1 AN #12

Wand of Watoomb    A dumb bell shaped wand that gives the user the ability to control other's minds and to bridge dimensions, used last by Xandu, drained of power by Dr. Strange.
            First appearance:  ASM An. #2

War    (Deceased)  The second of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse who unleashed his power in Africa, causing already tense areas to break out in an almost frenzy of fighting.  He wore red armor and a red helmet with horns.  When he was destroyed by a fire blast from the Human Torch II, it was revealed that his face was the face of everyone.
            First appearance and death:  GS FF #3

War II    (Abraham Lincoln Kieros)  A quadriplegic mutant who causes objects to explode.  GA:  Four Horsemen
            First appearance:  XFAC #11

Warhead    (Destroyed)  (Slugger Johnson, form. the Brain II)  A giant creature created by the Shaper of Worlds from the mind of the Brain (Johnson) with an ape-like fur covered body and a head resembling Sputnik.  This had been the all-powerful weapon and the object of both warring parties in the Nation, but in the end, it was use to fend off the Fantastic Four, the Wild Ones and the Protectors and was destroyed with Slugger inside.
            First mention:  FF1 #136        First appearance and destruction:  FF1 #137

Warlock    (form. Merlin II, see:  Maha Yogi)  Merlin II reawakens, gets a new image, and tries to make Marvel Girl his queen before being returned to a comatose state by Prof. X.
            First appearance:  UXM #30

Warlock II    (Deceased)  A sentient form of techno-organic life who can change himself into almost anything.  REL:  Son of Magus.  GA:  New Mutants, Fallen Angels.
            First appearance:  NM #18

Warlock, Adam    (form. Him)  Originally genetically created by the Enclave to be a god-like creature, he chose instead to be an intergalactic hero, who's powers stem from the Soul Gem later embedded in his forehead.
            First appearance:  TH1 #165        Killed by Thanos:  MTO An. #2        Resurrected:  ?

Warlock's Eye Quest    The quest undertaken by Thor and the Warriors Three to find the Wizard's Eye, during the course of which they defeat Harokin and free Muspelheim.
            Began:  TH1 #129        Ended:  TH1 #133

Warlock Prime    (Sir Nigel)  The leader of a small cabal of witches who inadvertently call forth the Abomination from where we was the prisoner of the Stranger.   Thoe in his cult were Hodgkins, Sir John and Sybil Carruthers.
            First appearance:  SS1 #12

Warlord Morratt    (deceased)  A very ambitious military leader in the Skrull Empire.  Responsible for the death of Dr. Franklin Storm.  One time lover of princess Anelle.  Killed by Emperor Dorrek.
            First and last appearance:  FF1 #37

Warlord of the Sagittarians    (deceased)  The alien commander that was sent to destroy Earth with their Planet Destroyer.  When it was stopped by Dr. Banner, the human scientist was brought aboard his warship to exact retribution and brought to their home planet, Berhert.  Hulk was instrumental in the success of the rebellion against his master, the Galaxy Master, and when the Warlord died falling down a chasm in his cowardice, his niece was made leader of their freed people.  He is identified from his other people by a long white moustache.  REL:  Uncle of the Princess of the Sagittarians.
            First appearance (unnamed):  IH1 #110        Named:  IH1 #111        Died:  IH1 #112

Warlord Seth    (see:  Seth, Warlord)

Warlord Wrogg    (deceased)  A ruthless Morani military dictator who had conquered all life in sector 14X except for the Watcher.  He invaded the Watcher's home on an asteroid, but the Watcher froze him and his men in place and aged them by speeding up time in their vicinity.  Wrogg was also able to project a considerable amount of bioelectric energy from his fingertips.  Wrogg and his men died of old age.
            First appearance and death:  ToS1 #58

Warlord Wrogg's Marshall    (deceased)  The galaxy conqueror's second in command.  Killed when he was prematurely aged by the Watcher of sector 14X.
            First appearance:  ToS1 #58

Warlord Zemu    (see:  Xemu)  Evil despot in the 5th dimension, sent operatives to investigate the Earth for invasion purposes.  They brought back the Human Torch II, who aided the leader of Zemu's underground opposition to overthrow him, and he was imprisoned.  Later, invaded the Great Refuge and tried to force Black bolt to power his Thunder Horn so he could take over the surface world by starting a nuclear war, but was stopped by the Fantastic Four and the Inhumans.
            First appearance:  ST1 #103

Warmen    Stone-like androids riding ram-like mounts who serve as Tyros' guards around the city state of Terran.  Defeated by the Fantastic Four.
            First appearance:  FF1 #211

Warren, Prof. Miles    (Deceased)  (see:  Jackal)  Geneticist, one of Peter Parker's professors at Empire State University who took an overt interest in Peter and Gwen Stacy.  In class, he procured viable cells from both of them, and eventually created clones of both.
            First appearance:  ASM1 #31        Died:  ASM #?

Warren, Miles (clone)    (see: Carrion)

Warren, Mr.    Peter Parker's science teacher in high school.  No relation to Miles Warren.
            First appearance:  AF #15

Warriors Three    Asgard's most celebrated team of heroes, often the companions of Thor in his adventures dating back to the Thunder God's youth, consisting of Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg.
            First appearance (unnamed):  JiM1 #119

Warstar    GA:  Imperial Guard
            First appearance:  UXM #137

Warwolves    A pack of lupine servants genetically engineered for Mojo who drain the life from and wear the skin of their victims.
            First appearance:  EXCSPED #1

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

Wasp    (Janet van Dyne,  see:  Janet Pym)  An heiress and super heroine who is able to reduce herself to insect size with the use of Pym Particles and because she was genetically altered with wasp cells, later able to reduce herself to half size and still maintain her wings.  Started her career as the partner of Ant-Man I after the death of her father.  She gained her inheritance on her 23rd birthday in AV1 #43.  REL:  Ex-wife of Henry Pym.  Daughter of Vernon van Dyne.  GA:  Avengers, Liberators.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #44

Watanabe, Fujiko    The secretary and daughter of Goro Watanabe who is displeased that her father is satisfied to work in the shadow of the Americans, particularly Tony Stark.  She is in love with Toru Tarakato not realizing he is the Monster Master.
            First appearance:  IM1 #30

Watanabe, Goro    A research scientist at Fujiyama Electronics who is interested in studying Iron Man's armor.
            First appearance:  IM1 #30    

Watchdogs    A military organization dedicated to the removal of anything they believe might corrupt the country.
            First appearance:  CAP1 #335

Watcher    (Uatu)  One of the race of Watchers, assigned to the area including the Earth, whose base of operations is located in the Blue Area of the Moon.  Although sworn to noninterference, Uatu has often bent the rules in favor of the inhabitants of Earth, for which he has developed a great affinity over the years, a trait first seen when he aided the Fantastic Four against Galactus.
            First appearance:  FF1 #13

Watcher of Sector 14X    One of the race of Watchers whose post was the area of space had been conquered by Warlord Wrogg and his armada.  When they attacked his sanctuary, he stopped them by rapidly aging them, circumventing his non-interference oath by saying they lived out their normal lives, just in a matter of seconds.
            First appearance:  ToS1 #58

Watchers    A race of advanced humanoids, who, because of earlier mishaps in aiding other races, have adopted a strict oath of passivity while they watch and record the happenings of the universe, including Uatu [first seen member FF1 #13], Emnu [ToS1 #53], Watcher of Sector 14X [ToS1 #58], .
            First appearance (as a race) and origin:  ToS1 #53

Water Wizard    (Peter van Zante)  A super powered villain who is able to psionically control all liquids.
            First appearance:  GHR1 #23

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

Watson, Anna May  Next door neighbor and then housemate of May Parker.  REL:  Aunt of Mary Jane Watson.
            First appearance:  ASM1 #15

Watson, Madeline    (Deceased)  REL:  Mother of Mary Jane Watson.  Wife of  Philip Watson.

Watson, Mary Jane    (see:  Mary Jane Watson-Parker)  The very free-spirited model/actress girlfriend of Harry Osborn, later the girlfriend of Peter Parker, whom she eventually marries.  REL:  Daughter of Madeline and Philip Watson.  Niece of  Anna, Martha and Spencer Watson.  Sister of ?  Aunt of ?
            First mentioned (unnamed):  ASM1 #15   Named:  ASM #16   First appearance (face unseen):  ASM1 #25     First full appearance:  ASM1 #42

Watson-Parker, Mary Jane    (form.  Mary Jane Watson)  High priced fashion model and aspiring actress.  REL:  Wife of Spider-Man.  Daughter of Madeline and Philip Watson.  Niece of Anna, Martha and Spencer Watson.
            First appearance:  ASM1 An. #21

Watson, Philip    REL:  Father of Mary Jane Watson (-Parker).  Husband of Madeline Watson.
            First appearance:  SSM #?

Watson, Judge Spencer    REL:  Uncle of Mary Jane Watson (-Parker)

Waxworks    (Elmo)  An alien who can dampen energy levels in other beings.  GA:  Technet.
            First appearance:  EXCSPED #1

Wayne, Jack    (see:  Legion)  One of the three personalities that make up Legion's ego.
            First appearance:  ?

Wayne, Joseph    Dean of Security University, hypnotized by the Monocle to allow Johnny Storm into the student body without the formalities.
            First appearance:  FF1 #204

Wazir the Prophet    The wise man in the village of Hindi sought by Thor and The Warrior's Three when they were trying to find the Mystic Mountain.  He was guarded over by Ogur.
            First appearance:  TH1 #?

Weapon Alpha    (James MacDonald Hudson, see:  Vindicator I, Guardian I)  Working for Canada's Department H, Hudson created a cybernetic mining suit, drawing heavily on electromagnetic power, that became the prototype of the WA battlesuit, became a Govt. agent as the head of Canada's premiere super team.  First sent to US to recover Wolverine.  REL:  Husband of Heather Hudson.  GA:  Alpha Flight.
            First appearance:  UXM #109

Weapons Man    ?
            First appearance:  SUB #13

Weapon U    An evidently powerful weapon devised by the Soviets, about to be used by Col. Yuri Brevlov agaisnt the Hulk, but it was destroyed along with his ship by a SHIELD ship captained by Nick Fury.
            First mentioned:  IH1 #107

Weapon X    (Logan, see:  Wolverine)  Codename for the almost feral Wolverine after he was first enhanced with Adamantium.
            First appearance:  MCP #? 

Weapon X II    (form.  Wild Child)  The name adopted by Wild Child when  he was reinstated as a member of Alpha Flight.  GA:  Alpha Flight, X-Factor
            First appearance:  ALF1 #?

Weapon X III    (Garrison Kane)

Weasel    Computer hacker who assists Deadpool.

Weatherby, Carl    REL:  Step-father of Jean DeWolff and Wraith.  Husband of Celia DeWolff Weatherby.

Weatherby, Celia DeWolff    (form.  Celia DeWolff)    REL:  Mother of Jean DeWolff and Wraith.  Ex-wife of Phillip Dewolff.  Wife of Carl Weatherby.

Webb, Cassandra    (see:  Madame Web)  REL:  Wife of Jonathan Webb.

Webb, Jonathan    (Deceased)  REL:  Husband of Madame Web.

Weems, Elias     (see:  Time-Master)

Weems, Tommy    The grandson of the Time-Master whose accidental aging marked the end of the terrorist's career.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #43

Weir, Willard     (see:  Capricorn I)

Weller, Dr.    ?
            First appearance:  IH1 #130

Well of Eternal Sleep    One of the many places in Asgard where Loki was sent to keep him out of trouble, a place where you essentially go into hybernation.
        First appearance:  TH1 #129

Weltshmertz, Samuel 'Slippery Sam'    GA:  Wolfpack.

Wendigo    A human that is, in accordance to an ancient curse, transformed into a huge mindless beast that wanders the northern woods of North America.
            First appearance:  IH1 #162

Werewolf    (Jack Russell, Jacob Russoff)  Due to an ancient family curse pertaining to the Darkhold, Russell, upon his 18th birthday, is transformed into a werewolf during the cycle of the full moon.  REL:  Son of Gregory and Laura Russoff .  Brother of  Lissa Russell.  Step-son of Philip Russell.  Distant relative of  Gregori and Louisa Russoff.  GA:  Night Shift.
            First appearance:  MSL #2

Werner, Wesley    GA:  The Commission.

West Coast Avengers    Team of super powered heroes stationed in San Paulo, California (Avengers Compound), founded by Hawkeye originally as a ruse to get him out of NYC during the Vision's bid for world supremacy, but later became a viable team, consisting of:  Hawkeye, Mockingbird, Iron Man II {founding members}, Henry Pym {j WCA #1}, Thing, Firebird {j WCA #4}, Moon Knight {j WCA #33}, US Agent {j WCA #44}, Wonder Man {j WCA ?}, Tigra {j WCA #?}, Vision, Scarlet Witch {j WCA #?}, Human Torch I {j WCA #?},
            First appearance:  WCA LTD #1

Westerna, Lucy    (Deceased)  A 19th century vampire, one of Dracula's first victims upon reaching England.
            First appearance:  DL #10

Westman, Jerry    The leader of a protest against a construction company that want to tear down a local park to put up a factory, a company that is owned by his father.  It takes him nearly being killed for his father to see his error.  REL:  Son of Sam Westman.

Westman, Sam    The owner of a construction company that was going to tear down a park to put up a factory.  When Sub-Mariner gets involved, he makes use of his latest piece of equipment, Brutivac, but, after he nearly kills his own son, he learns the error of his ways.  REL:  Father of Jerry Westman.
            First appearance:  SUB #28

Weston, Sally    Assistant Director under Bill Wheeler on the gothic TV series "Strange Secrets" staring Ross Archer as Brother Brimstone and Karen Page.  Roommate of  Karen page who got her the part.
            First appearance:  DD1 #65?

Wheeler, Bill     Director on the gothic TV series "Strange Secrets" staring Ross Archer as Brother Brimstone and Karen Page.
            First appearance:  DD1 #65

Whiplash    (Mark Scarlotti, 'Mark Scott', see:  Blacklash)  Former enforcer for the Maggia, originally working for Big M, master in the use of a special bullwhip.  Original costume had a distinctive Arabian look to it.  REL:  Son of Anthony and Barbara Scarlotti.  GA:  Maggia (Nefaria Family)
            First appearance:  ToS1 #97   

Whirlwind    (David Cannon, 'Charles Mathews',  form. Human Top)  Super powered villain with the ability to spin himself at tremendous speeds creating various wind events, such as localized tornadoes, at one time posed as the Wasp's chauffeur.  His costume is  a green body suit with a bullet shaped head.  GA:  Masters of Evil II, III, IV, Maggia, Lethal Legion II.
            First appearance and origin:  AV1 #46

Whisper Hill    The remote site in upstate New York where Agatha Harkness' gothic mansion is located, later refers to the house itself.  The place of safety where Franklin Richards, when he was a young child, was sent to protect him from the enemies of the Fantastic Four.  Destroyed by Annihilus while trying to get revenge on Mr. Fantastic.
            First appearance:  FF1 #94        Destroyed :  FF1 #134

White Bishop    (Donald Pierce) A high level criminal businessman who has a robotic arm which was torn off by Wolverine.  GA:  Hellfire Club, Inner Circle
            First appearance:  UXM #132

White Gorilla    (see:  Man-Ape)

White King    (see:  Magneto)  Ousted the Black King as the head of the Hellfire Club's Inner Circle.
            First appearance:  ?

Whitemane, Aelfyre 'Whitey'    The Kymellian who gave Power Pack their powers.  REL:  Cousin of Kofi.
            First appearance and death:  PP #1

Whitemane, Byrel    Kymellian.  REL:  Great uncle of Kofi.
            First appearance:  PP #?

Whitemane, Lord Kofi    (see:  Kofi)

Whitemane, Lord Yrik    Kymellian.  REL:  Father of Kofi.
            First appearance:  PP #?

Whiteout    A being who can project flashes of blinding light from her body.  GA:  Savage Land Mutates.
            First appearance:  UXM #249

White Pilgrim    (see:  Magneto)
            First appearance:  V&SW LTD  #3

White Queen    (Emma Frost)    A ruthless mutant who possesses various telepathic abilities, Chairperson of the Massachusetts Academy where she is the leader of the Hellions and later Generation X , GA:  Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club.
            First appearance:  UXM #129

White Rook    (Deceased)  (Emmanuel DaCosta)  REL:  Father of Sunspot.  GA:  Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club.
            First appearance:  NM #23        Died:  ?

White Tiger    (Hector Ayala)  GA:  Sons of the Tiger
            First appearance:  DHKF #19        Retired:  SSM #52

Whitey    The leader of the Satan's Angels who turned over a new leaf and accepted responsibility for his actions when his kid brother is hurt during their last raid.
            First appearance:  CAP1 #128

Whitey, Turk    ?
            First appearance:  ToS1 #95

Whitman, Dr. Dane    (see:  Black Knight III)  Scientist whose work in magnetism inadvertently returned Magneto and the Toad to Earth from the Stranger's world.  Later becomes the costumed adventurer Black Knight.  REL:  Nephew of Black Knight II.
            First appearance:  AV1 #47

Whizzer I    (Deceased)  (Robert Frank)    Super speed hero from WWII.  REL:  Husband of Miss America. Father of  Nuklo.  At one time believed to be the father of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch.  GA:  Liberty Legion, Invaders, All-Winners Squad.
            First modern appearance:  GSAV1 #1        Killed by Isbisa:  V&SW LTD #2

Whizzer II    (James Sanders,  see:  Speed Demon)  Super speed criminal from Other-Earth.  GA:  Squadron Sinister.
            First appearance:  AV1 #70

Whizzer III    (Stanley Stewart)  REL:  Husband of Madeline Stewart.  Father of Tina Stewart.  GA:  Squadron Supreme.
            First appearance:  AV1 #85

Whyte, Jasper    (deceased)  The inventor of the Crypto-Man who stole half of Thor's power and fed it into his creation before turning it loose on humanity.  He had ordered it to destroy and nearby nuclear power plant with the intention of destroying NYC, but gave his life to stop his own folly when he learned his mother had come to the city looking for him.  REL:  Son of Mrs. Whyte.
            First appearance and death:  TH1 #174

Whyte, Mrs.    The elderly lady who came to NYC to ask Dr. Don Blake to find her missing son.  It was her presence in the  city that caused her son to recant his plan to use his Crypto-Man to destroy a nearby nuclear power plant.  REL:  Mother of Jasper Whyte.
            First appearance:  TH1 #174

Widget    A semi-sentient robot created by Tweedledope which consumes metal objects.  GA:  Excalibur.
            First appearance:  EXC #2

Wiglif    One of Korgon's less than loyal followers who sabotaged the Receptacle of the God's Tears when Reed Richards was trying to recharge the god causing him to get too much power and go insane.
            First appearance:  FF1 #224

Wilameanis    An advanced humanoid race from the planet Wilamean.
            First appearance:  IH1 #137

Wilbur    A tough at Manny's Bar and Grille who picks a fight with Ben Grimm over the barfly, Annabelle.
            First appearance:  FF1 #169

Wilburn, Dr. Myron    The administrative director for Project PEGASUS, once a wearer of the Serpent Crown.
            First appearance:  MTO #53

Wild Boys    A New York gang led by Ammo that defeated Daredevil, consisting also of Bullet and Bushwacker.
            First appearance:  DD1 #253

Wild Child    (see:  Weapon X II)  A nearly feral mutant with superhuman and regenetive powers who has changed from being a hero to a villain and back several times in his career.  GA:  Gamma Flight, Omega Flight, Alpha Flight, X-Factor.
            First appearance (unnamed):  ALF1 #1        Named:  ALF1 #11  

Wildman    The leader of the Wild Ones and the Youth party in the Nation.   Modeled after Slugger Johnson by the Shaper of Worlds.  Captured the Human Torch II and Medusa and brainwashed them to fight for their cause.

Wild Ones    The members of the Youth party in the Nation who are struggling against the oppressive Patriot party in a bid to gain control of the all-powerful Warhead.  They were created by the Shaper of Worlds based upon the memories of Slugger Johnson's JD youth in the 50's, but they ride futuristic flying cycles.  In the end, they symbolically join with their enemies to defeat the Warhead.  members include:  Wildman, Moon, Lenny, and Roger [1st seen member], Wolfgang III [FF1 #137]..
            First appearance:  FF1 #136

Wild Pack    A group of former Nazi war criminal hunters led by Silver Sable.
            First appearance:  ?

Wilkins    (see:  Kronus)

William    The 'son' of Vision and Scarlet Witch, turns out to be part of Master Pandemonium's soul.  REL:  'Brother' of Thomas.
            First appearance:  V&SW LTD #?

Williams, Col.    The Air Force officer in charge of the Solar Shuttle project, recruits the Thing to test fly the craft.
            First appearance (unnamed):  FF1 #193        Named:  FF1 #195

Williams, Darryl    The warden of Ryker's Island Prison, not to be confused with the warden Williams from FF1 #8.
            First appearance:  FF1 #170

Williams, Eric    (see:  Grim Reaper)

Williams, Martha    REL:  Mother of Grim Reaper and Wonder Man.

Williams, Sanford    (Deceased)  REL:  Father of Grim Reaper and Wonder Man.

Williams, Simon    (see:  Wonder Man)

Williams, Warden    Head of one of the prisons located near NYC.
            First appearance:  FF1 #8

Will o' the Wisp    (Jackson Arvad)  A super being who is able to control his bodily density to the point of making himself intangible, at first believed to be a villain, but is freed from control by Spider-Man.
            First appearance:  ASM #235

Willoughby, Lloyd    (see:  Libra I)

Wilson, Clayton    (see:  Force)
            First appearance:  SUB #67

Wilson, James 'Jim'    The Hulk's teenage, street wise sidekick after Rick Jones.  REL:  Nephew of the Falcon. 
            First appearance:  IH1 #131

Wilson, Louis    One of the Empire State University students who was demonstrating at the Exhibition Hall over its use to house the Ancient Clay Tablet which Kingpin steals.
            First appearance:  ASM #68

Wilson, Paul and Darlene    (Deceased)  REL:  Parents of the Falcon.

Wilson, Roman    ?
            First appearance:  AA2 #2

Wilson, Samuel 'Sam'    ('Snap' Wilson, see:  the Falcon)

Wilson, Wade T.    (see:  Deadpool)

Winderfield, James and Nancy    Part-time agents for Hydra.
            First appearance:  TA #11

Wind Warrior    (Pamela Shaw)  Super powered being who can transform her body into wind and whirlwinds.  GA:  Earth Force.
            First appearance:  TH1 #395

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

Wing, Colleen    A trained samurai and PI, originally partners with Misty Knight in Nightwing Restorations.  REL:  Daughter of  Lee Wing. Granddaughter of Kenji Ozawa. GA:  Daughters of the Dragon.
            First appearance:  MPRM #19

Wingfoot, Wyatt    College roommate of Human Torch II, Keewazi Indian, ally of the Fantastic Four on many occasions, has increased tracking abilities, one time love interest of the She-Hulk.  REL:  Son of Will Wingfoot.  Grandson of Silent Fox.
            First appearance:  FF1 #50

Wingfoot, Will    One time Olympic level athlete.  REL:  Father of Wyatt Wingfoot.  Son of Silent Fox.
            First mention:  FF1 #51        First appearance:  ?

Wing, Lee    REL:  Father of Colleen Wing.

Wingless Wizard    (see:  Wizard)

Winkler, Dr.    (Deceased)  The scientist who invented a way to take control of another's mind, used it while in the employ of the Brainwasher (Kingpin) to take control of Capt. George Stacy.
            First appearance:  ASM #59        Died:  ASM #61

Winters, Jack    (Deceased)  (see:  Jack O'Diamonds, Living Diamond)  Small time crook who tries to lure  the young Scott Summers into a life of crime.  He claims to be a mutant, but it is shown that his powers were derived through a lab accident.
            First appearance (face unseen):  UXM #39      Face seen:  UXM #40    Died:  UXM #42

Wipeout    A mutant in Genosha with the power to 'wipeout' other mutants' powers.
            First appearance:  UXM #236

Wizard (Wingless Wizard)  Wealthy criminal mastermind who originally pitted himself against the Human Torch II solo but spent most of his later career as part of (usually the leader) a larger group.  He is most known for his "Flying Disks".  GA:  Frightful Four.
            First appearance:  ST1 #102

Wizard's Eye    A magical item in Asgard, sought by Thor and the Warrior's Three in Muspelheim in the Warlock's Eye Quest.
            First mentioned:  TH1 #129        First appearance:  TH1 #?

Wizard's Flying Disks    (Anti-Grav Disks)  Small disks created by the Wizard that are coated with antigravitons, which counteract gravity.  Originally developed when the Wizard impersonated the Human Torch.
            First appearance (unnamed):  ST1 #102?        Named:  ST1 #118

Wizard's Id Machine    The device invented by the Wizard which allows him to take control of another's mind, used originally on the Thing when he was turned against the rest of the Fantastic Four.
            First appearance:  FF1 #41

Wizard's Wonder Gloves    The powerful weapons created by the Wizard to battle the Fantastic Four.  They make him super strong, can create typhoon spheres, and create force fields.  The control is a large knob on the wrist.  Ben Grimm uses their power to change back to the Thing. The second set [FF1 #81] added electro-shock waves, allowed him to fly faster and with more dexterity and had a pressure ray, anti flame fluid.
            First appearance:  FF1 #78

Wiz Kid    (Takashi Matsuya)  A young, paraplegic mutant with the ability to psionically rearrange machinery into other machines.  GA:  X-Terminators.
            First appearance:  XTER LTD #1 

W'Kabi    Wakandan who helped the Man-Ape in his bid to over-throw Black Panther.
            First appearance:  AV1 #62

WNNT-TV    A local television station in NYC which televises the Montague Hale program, on which Hale and Dan Dunn try to incite racial  hatred to support the Sons of the Serpent, even using a false Black Panther to further their ends.
            First appearance:  AV1 #73

Wobbows    A non-MU alien race from the near future on the planet Draconis, appearing in one of the Tales of the Wasp.  They were said to be so dangerous that the planet was declared off limits, until Rack Morgan violated that decree and was made victim to the Wobbows shape changing ability.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #51

Wobbs    A primitive semi-insectoid race from the planet Wobb-lar.
            First appearance:  IH1 #137

Wolf    (El Lobo)  GA:  Thunderiders, Team America.
            First appearance:  CAP1 #269

Wolfe, Hedy    One of the teen models from Marvel's romance line, rival of patsy Walker.
            First appearance:  Miss America Magazine #2 (11/44).    First appearance in the MU:  FF1 An. #3

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

Wolfgang II    (deceased)  Red Skull's Nazi henchman who was frozen in suspended animation with him at the end of WWII, revived by Them.  Shoots himself at the direction of his master.
            First appearance:  ToS1 #79    Dies:  ToS1 #80

Wolfgang III    One of the Wild Ones that stormed the Brain II's castle.
            First appearance:  FF1 #137

Wolfmann    (Agent 3)  The retired Nazi agent who awakens the Third Sleeper.
            First appearance:  ToS1 #72

Wolf Pack    A team of teen-agers trained by Mr. Mack to battle the Nine, consisting of:  Slag Slagley, Malcolm, Wheels Wolinski, Sharon, Rafael Vega, Sam Welshmerz.
            First appearance and Origin:  MGN 31

Wolfsbane    (Rahne Sinclair)  Scottish orphan mutant who is able to change herself into a wolf or half-wolf at will, the ward of Moira MacTaggart.  GA:  New Mutants, X-Factor.
            First appearance:  MGN #4

Wolinski, 'Wheels'    A paraplegic member of Wolfpack.
            First appearance:  WPGN

Wolverine    (Logan, form. Weapon X, see:  Patch)  Extremely savage mutant with heightened senses and the ability to heal at a remarkably accelerated rate, has Adamantium fused to his bones so is nearly indestructible, and was at one time an agent for the Canadian Government. Much of Logan's past is still an unknown, particularly due to all the memory implants he has experienced.
            First appearance:  IH1 #180        First full appearance:  IH1 #181

Wolverine clone    (see:  Albert)

Wonder Man    (Simon Williams)  Industrialist and inventor ruined by Tony Stark who sought to save himself by embezzling funds from his company.  In this state, he is recruited by the original Masters of Evil and imbued with super strength and invulnerability and directed at the Avengers, but when he balks at killing the heroes, he seemingly dies from the ionic power that gave him his new abilities. The Avengers, thinking him deceased, make an imprint of his brain (which is later used by Ultron for the mind of the Vision) and bury him, but his body is only in a state of hibernation while the ionic energy slowly transmogrifies him into an incredibly powerful hero later in the M U, where he puts them to part-time use as a member of the West Coast Avengers and as a Hollywood stunt man.  His original costume is the green and tan later adopted by the original Power Man.  Later, with his new appearance, which includes glowing red eyes, he adopts a simple red safari jacket and his flying jets.  GA:  West Coast Avengers.   REL:  Brother of Grim Reaper.  Half brother of Vision.
            First appearance, origin, and seeming death:  AV1  #9        Returns from grave:  AV1 #151

Wong    Dr. Strange's Tibetan manservant. Following in a long family tradition of serving the Sorcerer Supreme.  REL:  Son of Hamir.
            First appearance (unnamed):  ST1 #110        Named:  ST1 #119

Woodgod    A creature resembling a satyr created by David and Ellen Pace, lawgiver of the Changelings.
            First appearance:  MPRM #31

Woo, James    Special officer of SHIELD, first joined in the initial battle with Yellow Claw.
            First appearance:  ST1 #160

World Beyond    ?
            First mention:  TH1 #182

Worm    A worm-like being that can control minds with liquid secreted from his hands.  GA:  Savage Land Mutates.
            First appearance:  UXM #250

Worta    One of Attuma's Atlantean men who was in charge of the mission to kidnap the passengers of the SS Horton to get Sub-Mariner blamed for the event.
            First appearance:  SUB #31

Worthington, Burt    (see:  Dazzler I)  REL.  Uncle of Angel/Archangel.  Brother of Warren Worthington Jr.
            First appearance:  ?   

Worthington, Kathryn    REL.  Mother of Angel/Archangel.  Wife of Warren Worthington Jr.
            First appearance:  UXM #14

Worthington, Warren K. Sr.    (Deceased)  REL.  Grandfather of Angel/Archangel.  Father of Warren Worthington Jr. and Burt Worthington.

Worthington, Warren K. Jr.    (Deceased)  REL.  Father of Angel/Archangel.  Husband of Kathryn Worthington.  Brother of Dazzler I.
            First appearance:  UXM #14

Worthington, Warren III    (see:  Angel, Archangel)

Wraith    (Brian DeWolff)  A super being created by Phillip DeWolff to get revenge on the people responsible for his son's death.  REL:  Brother of  Capt. Jean DeWolff.  son of Phillip and Celia DeWolff.  Step-son of Carl Weatherby.
            First appearance:  MTU #48

Wrecker I    (Dr. Karl Kort)  Scientist/spy who infiltrated the military as an assistant to Bruce Banner, bent on sabotage of various projects on Gamma Base, for which the Hulk was blamed.  He was stopped by the Fantastic Four when they were brought in by Gen. Ross to stop the guilty party and was discovered in his underground lair, where he had kidnapped Rick Jones.
            First and only appearance:  FF1 #12

Wrecker II     (Smith-first name unrevealed)  The owner of Smith's Hardware store who led a double life as a hooded criminal running a protection racket, wrecking local shops that didn't pay him and his gang money.  He and his men were defeated by Giant-Man I and the Wasp, who had been brought into the matter by the police, and Smith ultimately went to prison.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #63

Wrecker III    (Dirk Garthwaite)  An ordinary small time burglar who is accidentally given immortal powers by the Norn Queen, who had intended the powers for Loki, making him super strong and nearly invulnerable.  He wears a green shirt and pants with a purple mask, gloves and boots (he is able to regain his costume later by just touching his crowbar much like Thor and his hammer), and his weapon of choice is his enchanted crowbar.  Later, using a little of his power, he creates a team of destruction themed criminals, but he always maintains a hate for Thor.   GA:  Masters of Evil IV, Wrecking Crew.
            First appearance and origin:  TH1 #148

Wrench    (Leonard Hebb)  REL.  Husband of Georgianna.  GA:  Thunderiders, Team America.
            First appearance:  TA #2

Wundagore Mountain    Infamous mountain located in Transia, near Yugoslavia  that was once the home of the High Evolutionary and his New Men,  where Spider Woman I was created, where the Puppetmaster got his radioactive clay, and where Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch grew up.
            First appearance:  TH1 #134

Wundagore II    A counter Earth that was the new home for the High Evolutionary and his New Men when they left Earth.  Discovered by Thor for their use.  On their own, the New Men, regressing to their animalistic natures, revolted against the High Evolutionary, and he started recruiting animals for new New Men to help in the struggle.  Hulk was one of these recruits, just before the final battle.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #94

Wundarr    (see:  Aquarian)  REL:  Son of Hektu and Soja.
            First appearance:  FEAR #17

Wyatt, Michael    (see:  Tatterdemalion)

Wyndham, Herbert Edgar     (see:  High Evolutionary)

Wyngarde, Jason    (see:  Mastermind)

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Xakku    (Sun Stealer)  An alien who was sent as a forward scout to find a suitable replacement sun for the one on their home world which had begun to burn out.  Preparing to take Sol, he met with Uatu on the moon.  The Watcher kept him busy until the scout had landed his craft in a bog and sunk and then refused him help because of his non-interference oath.
            First appearance:  ToS1 #55

Xalxor    The Skrull pilot of Emperor Dorrek's Flagship.
            First mention:  FF1 #209

Xandar    (Destroyed)  Planet located in the Andromeda Galaxy that was originally destroyed by Zorr, but its four largest cities survived and Xandar was rebuilt by linking the four atmosphere bubble protected pieces together.  Xandar was also the location of the Living Computer, a great source of power which instigated the second attack, this time by Emperor Dorrek and the Skrull fleet.  It's people are able to adjust their language to understand and be understood by other races and can regenerate their tissue if injured.  It's people include Rhomann Dey [NOV #1], Queen Adora, Tanak Valt, Master Xar [FF1 #204], Thorun Rul [FF1 #205], Powerhouse [NOV #23],
            First appearance (unnamed):  FF1 #204        Named:  FF1 #205        Destroyed by Nebula:  ROM #24

Xandar, Living Computer of    Huge underground complex where, for a  thousand millennia, the living brains of the people of Xandar have been stored.  A source of great power which not only attracted the Skrull invading fleet, but catapulted the Sphinx to near-godhood.
            First appearance:  FF1 #205

Xandu    Small time practitioner of the Black Arts who comes into possession of the Wand of Watoomb, which increases his power enough to challenge Dr. Strange, who defeats him and drains his memory.
            First appearance:  ASM An.#2

Xandu    (see:  Zanadu)

Xantarians    An advanced race of reptilian/humanoid beings from Xantar.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #73

Xanth    (Planet X)  A doomed planet in distant space ruled by Kurrgo.
            First and last appearance:  FF1 #7

Xantha    An advanced small, semi-humanoid race from the planet Xanth, including Kurrgo.  Were miniaturized and removed to a safe planet by Mr. Fantastic.
            First appearance:  FF1 #7

Xar, Master    The Chief scientist of Xandar and Queen Adora's primary advisor.  He was the one responsible for locking onto Reed Richard's tracing beam and sending Adora to Earth for help against the invading Skrull fleet.
            First appearance:  FF1 #204

Xartans    An advanced, orange, humanoid race from the planet Xarta, extremely conquest driven, tried to invade Earth with their ability to assume the shape of other living things, their population includes the Carbon-Copy Man (Ugarth, their king), Zano (their prince regent) [only named members].
            First appearance:  JiM1 #90

Xavier, Charles    (see:  Professor X)

Xavier, Dr.    (Deceased)  REL:  FAther of Prof. X, Husband of Sharon Xavier.
            First mention:  UXM #12

Xavier, Michael    Magneto's assumed name when he became headmaster of the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters over the New Mutants.
            First appearance:  NM #?

Xavier, Sharon    (Deceased)  (see:  Sharon Marko)  REL:  Mother of Charles Xavier, Widow of Dr. Xavier.
            First appearance:  UXM #12

X-Capsule    The torpedo-like device used to activate and deliver the Missing Link to American shores, fired from a foreign freighter.
            First appearance:  IH1 #105

Xemnu the Titan    A vastly psionic alien who has tried to conquer the Earth, now kept by Enilwen.
            First appearance:  JiM1 #62

Xemu    (see:  Warlord Zemu)  An alternate name given to the 5th dimension conqueror.
            Name first used:  FF1 #158

Xeron    The distant planet once ruled by Randau that was threatened by invading aliens, saved by their king who became the Space Parasite to ward off the invaders but he became with the increase in power, something anathema to the whole race.
            First appearance:  IH1 #103           

Xeronians    An advanced, one-eyed, orange, semi-humanoid race from the planet Xeron, once ruled by Randau. To save their planet, their king was exposed to the radiation from their third sun and became a super powered being, but in the end they found it necessary to hunt down and destroy him because of their aversion to hate, war and death.  See:  Space Parasite.
            First appearance:  IH1 #103

X-Factor    An organization created by the original X-Men to locate superhuman mutants and train them to use their powers safely, consisting of:  Angel, Cyclops, Beast, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Cameron Hodge {founding members}, Rusty Collins {j XFAC #?}, Skids {j XFAC #?}, Boom Boom {j XFAC #?}, Leech, Artie Maddicks {J XFAC #?}, Rictor {j XFAC # ?},
            First appearance:  AV1 #263

X-Factor Ship    The sentient mobile HQ for X-Factor, formerly that of Apocalypse, that can alter it's shape for the teams varying needs.
            First appearance:  XFAC #15

X-51    (see:  Machine Man, Mister Machine)

X-Force    Mutant assault team created by Cable from the remains of the New Mutants, consisting of:  Cable, Cannonball {founding members}
            First appearance:  NM #100?

X-4    ?
            First appearance:  CAP1 #127

Xina    (see:  Ape X)

Xixix    An advanced, red, semi-humanoid race from the planet Xix.
            First appearance:  FF1 #261

X-Man    (Nathan 'Nate" Grey)  An extremely powerful mutant telepath from an alternate reality created by Mr. Sinister from DNA collected from Cyclops and Marvel Girl, as a weapon against Apocalypse.
            First appearance:  ?

X-Men    Team of super powered mutants founded by Charles Xavier to act as a police force against the rise of evil mutants, consisting of:  Prof. X, Cyclops, Angel, Iceman, Beast, Marvel Girl [founding members], Mimic (unofficially) [UXM #19],  (officially) [UXM #27], Changeling  [UXM #41], Polaris, Havok [UXM #65], Nightcrawler, Wolverine, Banshee, Storm, Sunfire, Colossus, Thunderbird I [GS UXM #1], Phoenix II [UXM ##101], Kitty Pryde [UXM #138], Rogue {j UXM #171}, Phoenix III {j UXM #199}, Magneto {j UXM #200}, Psylocke {j UXM #213}, Longshot {j UXM An. #10}, Dazzler II {j UXM #214}, Jubilee {j UXM #244?},
            First appearance:  UXM #1

X-Men Danger Room    Room created by Charles Xavier in one of the sub-basements of the X-Men Mansion that enables the various mutants to test and hone their various powers using anything from robots to Shi'ar technology holograms.
            First appearance (unnamed):  UXM #1        Named:  UXM #2

X-Men Mansion    Originally the ancestral home of the Xavier family, it became the site of the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters and consequently the HQ of the X-Men, located on 1407 Graymalkin Ln. Salem Ctr., Westchester County, New York.
            First appearance:  UXM #1

X-Men Matter Transmuter    A device created by Prof. X, that, when experimented on by the X-Men, inadvertently brought Blastaar form the Negative Zone through to their universe.
            First appearance:  UXM #53

X-Men's Mental Link    This was a psionic link created by Marvel Girl so that the team members could communicate with each other telepathically.  It was first used when the team had been broken up by Agent Duncan following the supposed death of Prof. X.
            First initiated:  UXM #49

X-Men Psi-Proof Room    This is the room in the X-Mansion where Prof. X hid for several months while Changeling impersonated him.  The only other member of the team that was aware of this was Jean Grey.
            First mention (as the unknown door):  UXM #28

X-Men X-Copter    The helicopter used by the X-Men, early mode of transportation, later fitted with a portable version of Cerebro.
            First appearance:  UXM #11

XM-1    (see:  Metazoid) 

Xorak, the Outcast    The being that defends the Crimson Cosmos inside the Ruby of Cyttorak, defeated by Marvel Girl and Cyclops.
            First appearance:  UXM #33

XPT-1 Submarine    An experimental nuclear US submarine that was shanghaied by the Red Skull using Captain America, who was forced to do his bidding.  But before he got far, Cap arranged for its self destruction, clearing himself of any charges of treason.
            First appearance:  ToS1 #91

X-Ray    (James 'Jimmy' Darnell)  REL.  Brother of Vapor.  GA:  U-Foes.
            First appearance:  IH1 #254

X-Terminators    Originally members of X-Factor posing as evil mutants, eventually the team of junior mutants banded together to defeat N'Astirh during the Inferno, consisting of: Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast, Iceman {original members}, Wiz Kid, Skids, Rusty Collins, Boom Boom, Rictor, Leech, Artie Maddocks {join XTER LTD #1}.
            First appearance:  XFAC #?

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Yagg    ?
            First appearance:  JiM1 #116

Yan, Chin-Li    A Cambodian who fell under the power of Famine, believing himself to be starving right next to a corn field, until the spell was broken by Mr. Fantastic.
            First appearance:  GS FF #3

Yancy Street Gang    New York juvenile gang that terrorizes the Thing (who had been a member in his youth) on a regular basis, usually in the form of practical jokes.
            First mentioned:  FF1 #6

Yandroth    An evil techno-magician with an underground fortress that kidnapped Victoria Bentley, prompting Dr. Strange to come to his planet and defeat him.  During the battle, Y sics Voltarg on him, but loses anyway.
            First appearance:  ST1 #164

Yap    ('Bonebag')  Alien teleporter, always with Gatecrasher.  GA:  Technet.
            First appearance:  EXCSPED #1 

Yasa    (deceased)  An Aakon scout sent out to kill Captain Marvel I after he killed their commander.  He was killed when CM lured him into a fight with the robot assassin, Cyberex.
            First appearance and death:  CM1 #9

Yashanka Arms Research Center    A secret and heavily guarded scientific research facility located in the Orient and run by Gen. Li Chou, that specialized in high tech weapons of warfare including robot battle suits, thermal grenades, Beeper Dogs, Solar Guns, armored air cars and the Z-Ray.  It is destroyed when Captain America I infiltrates the facility, with the help of SHIELD Agent 60, to destroy the Z-Ray.
            First and final appearance;  ToS1 #86

Yashida, Mariko    (Deceased)  Head of the Clan Yashida, intended wife of Wolverine.  REL.  Half sister of Silver Samurai.  Second cousin of Sunfire.  Daughter of Lord Shingen.  Wife of Noburu-Hideki.
            First appearance:  UXM #118        Died:  ?

Yahsida, Sabato and Mrs. Yashida    (Deceasd)  REL:  Cousins of Mariko Yashida and the Silver Samurai, uncle and aunt of Sunfire.
            First appearance and death:  UXM #64

Yashida, Tomo   (Deceased)  REL.  Cousin of Mariko Yashida and the Silver Samurai, uncle of Sunfire.
            First appearance and death:  UXM #64

Y'Garon    A demon.
            First appearance:  GS Drac #2

Yellow Claw    A 150 year old Chinese criminal mastermind.  Long time enemy of SHIELD.  REL:  Uncle of Suwan.
            First appearance (as a telepathic voice):  ST1 #160        (as a robot):  ST1 #161        (actual app.):  CAP1 #164

Yellow Dwarf World    One of Hulk's Crossroad realities.
            First appearance:  IH1 #313

Yellowjacket I    (Dr. Henry 'Hank' Pym, form.  Ant-Man I, Giant-Man I, Goliath I) Dr. Pym contracts amnesia as Goliath and returns in a new persona, in which he claims to have killed Goliath.  It is essentially an update of the Ant-Man persona,  going back to his shrinking abilities and that of contacting insects with his helmet, but on top of the yellow and black motif, he added fins on his shoulders which allows him to fly and bio-electric stings like the Wasp.  In his state of amnesia, he kidnaps the Wasp and holds the Avengers at bay, but he recovers, they are eventually married, and he rejoins the team he helped found.   REL.  Husband of Wasp.  GA:  Avengers
            First appearance:  AV1 #59

Yellowjacket II    (Rita DeMara)  Criminal steals the YJ costume from the lab of Dr. Pym, the original Yellowjacket, and at first assumes a life of crime.  Involved in the storming of Avengers Mansion.  GA:  Masters of Evil IV.
            First appearance:  AV1 #264

Yen, Dr.    The red scientist who, working for Hu Chen, brainwashes the Black Widow to be a communist agent again.
            First appearance:  AV1 #29   

Yennon    (Deceased)  One of the Stalker's water breathing officers when their water stealing armada kidnapped Namor and Triton.
            First appearance:  SUB #17        Died:  SUB #18

Yggdrasil    The tree of life in the Norse mythology, located in Asgard, the dwelling place of the Midgard Serpent.
            first appearance:  JiM1 #97

Yinsen, Prof.    (Deceased)  The famous Oriental scientist that helps Tony Stark build the first Iron Man suit to escape from their Vietnamese captor, Won Chu.
            First appearance and death:  ToS1 #39       

Yirbek    An advanced, large, humanoid/reptoid race from the planet Yirb.
            First appearance:  AV1 #14

Ylandris    An other dimensional being that gave Poison her posers by briefly possessing her.
            First appearance:  WSM An. #4

Ymir    The oldest and most powerful Frost Giant of Niffelheim.
            First appearance:  JiM1 #97

Yondu    (Yondu Odonta)  The only alien member of the Guardians from the year 3001.  He has a large fin on his head and is very proficient with a sword.  GA:  Guardians of the Galaxy.
            First appearance:  MSH #18

Yon-Rogg, Col.    (Deceased)  Kree colonel of the starship Hala, long time enemy of Captain Marvel I, jealous over his relationship with Una.  Hates Marvel because he believes he is the only obstacle between him and getting ahead in the Kree hierarchy.
            First appearance:  MSH #12

Yoshida, Shiro    (see:  Sunfire)

Young Gods    Twelve people chosen by the Pantheons of Earth's gods to represent the best and brightest in humans, given as an offering by Gaea to the Forth Host, consisting of:  Genii, Bright Sword, Harvest {first seen members}, Sea Witch, Mindsinger, Daydreamer, Moonstalker, Varua, Calculus, Splice, Highnote, Caduceus {app. TH1 #300}.
                First appearance:  TH1 #203

Young, Max    ?
            First appearance:  ASM #37

Youth Party     ("Youthies")  The undesirable JD element in the Nation, primarily seen as the Wild Ones.  Led by Wildman, directly opposed to the Patriot Party who was their exact opposite and their competitor in the bid for the Warhead.
            First appearance:  FF1 #136  

Yrdisis    Artist. GA:  Deviants
            First appearance:  ETN LTD #5

Yrds    An advanced fish-like semi-humanoid race of beings from the planet Yrest, race used to reinforce the noninterference pledge of the Watchers to Uatu.
            First appearance:  ToS1 #54

Yukio    A former assassin in the employ of Shingen, she is a master of martial arts, particularly throwing weapons.  She has a love/hate relationship with Wolverine so he never knows what side she happens to be working for.
            First appearance:  WOLV LTD #1

Yur    One of the Badoon underlings from the year 3001.
            first appearance:  MSH 318

Yu-Ti    REL.  Uncle of Iron Fist.
            First appearance:  ?

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Zaar    Alien world devoted to the pursuit of peacefulness.
            First appearance:  DEF #34

Zabo, Calvin    (see:  Mr. Hyde)

Zabu    Ka-Zar's sabre-tooth tiger from the Savage Land, fiercely loyal to his master.
            First appearance:  UXM #10

Zakka    Tool-maker.  Member of the Deviants.
            First appearance:  ETN An. #1

Zaladane    (Zala Dane, see:  Polaris II)  High priestess of Garokk and the Sun People in the Hidden Land  REL.  Sister of Polaris.
            First appearance:  AST #3

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

Zanadu    (Xandu)  The Arabian Nights style city located in the Mystic Mountain once ruled by Mogul, later by Alibar.  Mogul often transferred the whole city nearer to whoever he was currently conquering.  First seen when he was trying to conquer Hogun's home land.
            First appearance:  TH1 #?

Zano    Heir to the Xartan throne, accompanied his father to Earth as the forward invading force until they had the snot beat out of them by Thor I.  After the invading armada was routed, Zano and his men were persuaded by Thor to turn themselves into trees.  REL:  Son of the Carbon-Copy Man.
            First appearance:  JiM1 #90

Zante, Carl    (see:  Acrobat)

Zantor    The Atlantean, loyal to Krang, who sends Dorma on her way to the land of the Faceless Ones.
            first appearance:  TtA1 #72

Zarak    Kree Prime Minister
            First appearance:  MSH #12

Zaran    (Maximillian Zaran)  GA:  Batroc's Brigade II.
            First appearance:  MoKF #77

Zarathos    A demon.
            First appearance:  MSL #5

Zarda    (see:  Power Princess)

Zarek    A Kree officer on the Starship Hala.
            First appearance:  MSH1 #12

Zarin    A military leader of the Eternals.
            First appearance:  ETN #11 

Zarkko, Arthur    (see:  Tomorrow Man)

Zarkov, Glynis   (see:  Glamor)  REL:  Wife of Ilya Zarkov.

Zarkov, Ilya    (see:  Illusion)  REL.  Husband of Glynis Zarkov.

Zaxon, Dr.    (deceased)  The scientist brought in by the military at Gamma Base to replace the missing Dr. Banner, works in Organic Energy instead of Gamma Rays, set to experiment on the Hulk to collect enough OE to allow him to take over the world.  Ends up in a protective suit that resembles Iron Man's first armor.  Killed by the backlash of his own Organic Energy Attractor.
            First appearance:  TtA1 #78        Died:  TtA1 #79

Zaxton, Professor    (deceased)  A scientist and inventor that was insanely jealous of Donald Blake.  Created a duplicating machine with which he created another Thor and sent it after the original.  It proved to be a pale copy, and when the victorious Thor set after Zaxton again, he made a duplicate of himself and then fell off a bridge to his death.  His duplicate turned out not to have the evil proclivities of the real one and was allowed to continue on with the Professor's life.
            First appearance and death:  JiM1 #95

Zebra People    A primitive striped race of humanoids from the Savage Land.
            First appearance:  KAZ #12

Zelda    Long term girlfriend of Bobby Drake (Iceman), who hung out often with the people at the Coffee-a-Go-Go.
            First appearance:  UXM #7

Zemo, Heinrich    (see:  Baron Zemo I)  REL:  Father of  Helmut Zemo, husband of Hilda Zemo.

Zemo, Helmut    (see:  Baron Zemo II, Phoenix I)  REL:  Son of Heinrich and Hilda Zemo.

Zemo, Hilda    (Deceased)  REL.  Wife of Baron Zemo I.  Mother of Baron Zemo II.

Zemu    (see:  Warlord Zemu)

Zenn-La    The planet saved by the menace of Galactus by Norrin Radd becoming his new herald. 
            First appearance:  SS1 #1

Zenn-Lavians    Race of advanced humanoid beings, including Norrin Radd (Silver Surfer) [first seen member], Shalla-Bal (later the Empress), Yarrow Gort (unnamed) [SS1 #1], .
            First appearance:  FF1 #48        As a race:  SS1 #1

Zeus    (Jupiter)  Supreme ruler of the Olympian Pantheon in Olympus.  Very strict where his children are concerned, very quick to anger.  Usually recognized by his red hair and beard, but can be easily mistaken for the Eternal, Zuras.  REL.  Father of Hercules, Ares, Athena, Venus.  Husband of Hera.
            First appearance:  JiM1 An. #1

Zhered-Na    An Atlantean sorceress who prophesized the Cataclysm.
            First appearance:  ?

Zhib-Ran    (see:  Hyperion II)

Zhilla Char    (Deceased)  Demon raped by Nightmare.  REL.  Mother of the Dreamqueen.
            First appearance:  ALF1 #?

Ziran the Tester    One of the Celestials.
            First appearance:  ETN #18

Z-Nox    An advanced reptilian race from Z-Nox which is constantly trying to gain access to Earth.  During the first attempt, they were driven back at the readiness of Professor X.
            First appearance:  UXM #65

Zodiac I    A twelve member criminal team based on the signs of the Zodiac, founded by Cornelius van Lunt.  Although they have individual powers based upon their Astrological sign, their power base seems to revolve around the Zodiac Key.  The first team consisted of: Aquarius I, Aries I, Cancer I, Capricorn I, Gemini I, Leo I, Libra I, Pisces I, Sagittarius I, Taurus I, Virgo I and was infiltrated by Scorpio II (Nick Fury) [all first seen members].
            First appearance:  AV1 #72

Zodiac II    A twelve member criminal team of androids based on the signs of the Zodiac, consisting of:  Aries II, Cancer II, Capricorn II, Gemini II, Leo II, Libra II, Pisces II, Sagittarius II, Scorpio III, Taurus II, Virgo II)
            First appearance:  DEF #49

Zoga the Demon    A flying murder machine designed by the Red Chinese in the shape of the Japanese mythical beast in a bid to take over Japan.  It was piloted by the Monster Master and destroyed when its own destructive power was reflected back at it from a specially designed parabolic mirror.
            First appearance:  IM1 #30

Zom    A powerful, humanoid demon  who had once battled and been defeated by Dormammu and imprisoned by The Chains of Living Bondage and the Crown of Blindness and sealed within an amphora.  He was later summoned by Dr. Strange as a last resort to force a rampaging Umar from Earth's dimension, but after she had fled, Zom ran amok and even seemingly killed the Ancient One.  Strange tried to defeat him by removing his forelock, but instead released an aura of evil into the world.  Zom was finally banished by the Living Tribunal.
            First appearance:  ST1 #156

Zombie    (Deceased)  (Simon William Garth)  A businessman returned to life by the voodoo queen, Layla.  REL:  Father of Donna Mason.  Father-in-law of Bruce Mason.
            First appearance:  ToZ #1        Died:  ToZ #9

Zorba, Prince    (King Zorba)  The rightful heir to the throne of Latveria after the death of his brother, Rudolfo and leader of the Latverian Freedom Fighters.  Has a mechanical lens where his right eye should be.  Placed on the throne by the Fantastic Four after the death of Victor Von Doom II and Doctor Doom lost his mind temporarily.  Later realized what a mistake deposing Doom was when Zorba turned out to be a worse tyrant and much worse leader of the country.
            First appearance:  FF1 #198        First shown as King:  FF1 AN #15

Zorr    (deactivated)  A gigantic asbestos armored, multi-powered primitive created by Maximus.  A powerfully strong android who can also shoot paralyzing fluid from one arm, and whirl the hand of the other at incredible speeds, incapacitating his victims.  Sicced on the Fantastic Four when they tried to rescue the kidnapped Crystal for the Great Refuge.  He was able to defeat them due to n hypnotic inducer built into his forehead.  When Mr. Fantastic realized the secret, they were able to easily defeat him.
            First appearance:  FF1 #82        Deactivated:  FF1 #83

Zorr II    (see:  Invader)    The alien warlord who destroyed the original planet Xandar and was pursued across space by Rhonann Dey.
            First appearance:  ?        Origin:  FF1 #204

Zota    A powerful sorcerer in ancient Egypt who was hot after Cleopatra, but when she spurned him, he put her in a trance and sent her 2000 years in the future.  He did battle with Dr. Strange, who had journeyed back in time to discover her identity, and was beaten., and after the Sorcerer Supreme learned from him how to free the Queen, he hypnotized him and removed all of his knowledge of sorcery.
            First appearance:   ST1 #124

Zota, Carlo    A misguided, genius electronics technician, co-creator of Him, stationed at the Citadel of Science (Beehive).  GA:  Enclave.
            First appearance:  FF1 #66

Zo, the Ruler    The person responsible for the increase in Captain Marvel I's power.
            First appearance:  CM1 #11?

Z-Ray    (destroyed)  Nothing definite is really said about the function of this device, other than it is a deadly new weapon developed at the Yashanka Arms Research Center.  It was destroyed by Captain America I, acting as a SHIELD operative, with the help of Agent 60.
            First and final appearance:  ToS1 #86

Zundamites    An advanced semi-humanoid race from Zundam.
            First appearance:  FF1 #270

Zuni    REL:  Cousin of the Black Panther.           
            First appearance:  ?

Zuras    (Deceased)  Ruler of the Olympian Eternals.  REL.  Father of Thena.  Brother of mentor.  Uncle of Starfox and Thanos.
            First appearance:  ETN #5        Died:  Thor1 #300        Spirit leaves body:  IM1 An. #6

Zzzax    An electromagnetic intelligence created as a result of an accident at Con Ed nuclear plant.
            First appearance:  IH1 #166   

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