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When the battle began with Jakarra, the Black Musketeers were hesitant at first, but in the end they donned similar costumes and led the fight against Jakarra. One of the Musketeers, Dr. Itobo, informs the others that he has developed a special injector that has the ability to stop Jakarra, but he refuses to use it because it would be in direct violation of Hippocratic Oath to do no harm. The Black Panther decides to relieve Itobo of his burden and injects Jakarra himself.<ref>[http://www.blacksuperhero.com/exhibithtml/detail.cfm?id=153 "The Black Musketeers - BlackSuperHero.com"]</ref> |
When the battle began with Jakarra, the Black Musketeers were hesitant at first, but in the end they donned similar costumes and led the fight against Jakarra. One of the Musketeers, Dr. Itobo, informs the others that he has developed a special injector that has the ability to stop Jakarra, but he refuses to use it because it would be in direct violation of Hippocratic Oath to do no harm. The Black Panther decides to relieve Itobo of his burden and injects Jakarra himself.<ref>[http://www.blacksuperhero.com/exhibithtml/detail.cfm?id=153 "The Black Musketeers - BlackSuperHero.com"]</ref> |
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Baal
Baal was the leader of the Sandstormers, who found Apocalypse as a baby and raised him. The character, created by Terry Kavanagh and Adam Pollina first appeared in The Rise of Apocalypse #1 (October 1996).
Baal is the leader of the Sandstormers, raiders and scavengers in ancient Egypt who lived by the dogma of survival of the fittest. When Kang the Conqueror went back in time, in his spaceship, the Sphinx and crash landed, he was found by the Sandstormers. Inside, Baal and his people found a wounded Kang, and nursed him back to health. When Kang recovered, he ran away and became pharaoh of Egypt as Rama Tut. He returned with soldiers to reclaim his jewel, which the Sandstormers had stolen. The Sandstormers did not reveal where it was and many of Baal's men were massacred.[volume & issue needed]
The jewel, "The Eye of the Ages" gives its holders glimpses into the future and Baal saw in it a man who would defeat him, this man was En Sabah Nur. The Sandstormers raided village after village in search for Nur and finally found him left to die on an altar of stones. Many of the Sandstormers wished to slay the baby, thinking it a demon. From the moment Baal had found Nur, he was attached to him and even slew his own men to defend him.[volume & issue needed]
As years passed and En Sabah Nur turned seventeen and proven to his clan how strong he was, Rama Tut had grown tired in search of these Raiders. Logos, Rama Tut's vizier had revealed the Sandstormers lair and soon they were all massacred. Luckily, Baal had gone off with Nur to reveal to him his destiny and how he had come to learn of it. They were underneath the battle between the Egyptian forces and the Sandstormers which lead to a cave-in where they were. Father and son had both become severely injured, but Baal managed to stay alive long enough to reveal to En Sabah Nur how Rama Tut appeared in Egypt and all that had transpired between them.[volume & issue needed]
Jesus Badalamente
Gailyn Bailey
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Gailyn Bailey is a child, mutant, and member of the extended "Grey Family" in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Louise Simonson and Terry Shoemaker, first appeared in X-Factor #35 (December 1988).
Within the context of the stories, Gailyn Bailey is the eldest child of Sara Grey and the niece of Jean Grey.
She and her brother, Joey are abducted and transformed by Nanny into a superhuman duo known as Shatterbox.[1] X-Factor is later able to undo this transformation.[2]
Like her brother, she is a latent mutant and while being hunted by the Sentinels is saved by Roust and X-Man.[3]
She is among the fatalities in the Shi'ar's raid on future Phoenix Force avatars.[4] Before her death, Gailyn and her brother were planning to be adopted by her great-uncle Brian Grey and his wife. Both, along with their natural daughter, perish along with Gailyn and Joey.
Joey Bailey
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Joey Bailey is a child, mutant, and member of the extended "Grey Family" in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Louise Simonson and Terry Shoemaker, first appeared in X-Factor #35 (December 1988).
Within the context of the stories, Joey Bailey is the youngest child of Sara Grey and the nephew of Jean Grey.
He and his sister, Gailyn are abducted and transformed by Nanny into a superhuman duo known as Shatterbox.[1] X-Factor is later able to undo this transformation.[2]
Like his sister, he is a latent mutant and while being hunted by the Sentinels is saved by Roust and X-Man.[3]
He is among the fatalities in the Shi'ar's raid on future Phoenix Force advocates.[4] Before his death, Joey and his sister were planning to be adopted by his great-uncle Brian Grey and his wife, and daughter. Both, along with their natural daughter, perish along with Joey and Gailyn.
Paul Bailey
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Paul Bailey is a member of the extended "Grey Family" in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, first appeared in X-Men #138 (October 1980).
Within the context of the stories, Paul Bailey is married to Sara Grey, sister of Jean Grey. He is also the father of Joey and Gailyn Bailey.
Sunset Bain
Agent Baker
Balder
Baldini
Robbie Baldwin
Bryson Bale
Balor
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Balor is a villain in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Steven Grant and Greg LaRocque, first appeared in Avengers #225 (November 1982).
Within the context of the stories, Balor is a giant red-skinned, yellow-horned, one-eyed member of the Fomor, extra-dimensional beings from the dimension of Avalon. Balor is 66 feet (20 m) tall (unlike most Fomor, who are human-sized), has pointed ears, goat-like legs, and three fingers on each hand.
Balor was the god of death, husband of Cethlann, son of Buarasainech, and was grandfather of the Celtic god Lugh. Lugh later killed him at the Second Battle of Magh Tuiredh. Balor, however, was returned to life.
In 12th century A.D., Balor and the Fomor battle Amergin, with the heroic Black Knight and the Avengers in Avalon. Contact with the Evil Eye magically transmutes Balor into pure energy, which is then absorbed by the Eye. His magical energy is then employed by the Black Knight to transmute his own stone body back to flesh.[5]
In the 20th century on Earth, Balor is freed from the Evil Eye by Morgan le Fay. He battles the Avengers-ally Doctor Strange, the Black Knight, and Victoria Bentley. His body dissipates when the Black Knight destroys the Evil Eye.[6]
Balthakk
Brian Banner
Rebecca Banner
Bannermen
- The Order (comics)#Former members Bannerman Brown and Bannerman Green
Lance Bannon
Banshee
Bantam
Baphomet
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Baphomet is a demon in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Steve Gerber and Jim Mooney, first appeared in Marvel Spotlight #15 (May 1974).
Within the context of the stories, Baphomet is a demon that has clashed with Daimon Hellstrom.[7] Later, a man named Jack Holyoak evokes Baphomet in a quest for power.[8]
Barbarus
Barbican
Eli Bard
Barnacle
Baron Blood
Baron Brimstone
Baron Macabre
Baron Mordo
Baron Samedi
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Baron Samedi is a subversive agent in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Len Wein and Gene Colan, first appeared in Strange Tales #171 (December 1973).
Within the context of the stories, Baron Samedi is a Haitian agent of A.I.M. who creates pseudo-zombies and confronts Brother Voodoo.[volume & issue needed]
Baron Strucker
Baron Zemo
Barracuda
Barrage
Omar Barrenos
Turk Barrett
Barney Barton
Basilisk
Bast
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Bast is a panther god in the Marvel Comics universe. The character first appears as a totem in Fantastic Four #52 in 1966, but does not physically appear until Black Panther #5 in 1999. Within the context of the stories, Bast is similar to the Egyptian goddess of the same name.
Bastion
Batroc the Leaper
Batragon
Battering Ram
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Battering Ram is a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. The character, created by Peter Milligan and Mike Allred, first appeared in X-Force #116 in 2001. Within the context of the stories, Battering Ram is a member of X-Statix before his death.
Battleaxe
Battlestar
Batwing
Big Hero 6
Beast
Beautiful Dreamer
Bedlam
Beef
Beetle
Behemoth
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Behemoth is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. The Behemoth was first mentioned in Tales to Astonish #77 (March 1966), and was created by Stan Lee and Adam Austin. The character actually appeared in Tales to Astonish #79-80 (May–June 1966).
The Behemoth is an undersea monster created by the Atlanteans as the "ultimate defense." This 30-foot-tall android was created by the most brilliant minds of Atlantis at a time when Atlantis was almost destroyed, to prevent such a disaster from ever occurring again, and was placed in stasis underneath the sea.
Many years later, a gigantic drill boring into the ocean floor on behalf of human scientists caused a series of explosions that rocked Atlantis. These explosions revived the Behemoth, which destroyed everything in its path as it approached Atlantis. Lady Dorma went to the surface to bring back Namor to oppose the creature. Warlord Krang coerced the Puppet Master into making a puppet that Krang could use to control the Behemoth. Namor’s attempts to defeat the Behemoth proved futile, as the construct continued its destructive path towards Atlantis. A school of electric eels commanded by Namor, however, caused a backlash that melted Krang’s puppet, making it ineffective. Namor was then able to create a powerful whirlwind that pulled the Behemoth into a bottomless pit of quicksand, trapping it apparently permanently.[9]
Behemoth in other media
The Behemoth appears in The Marvel Super Heroes (TV Show: Sub-Mariner 1966).
Bela
Belasco
Belathauzer
Bella Donna
Bengal (comics)
Dexter Bennett
Bereet
Berzerker
Bes
Bes is a Heliotopian God in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, first appeared in Thor #396 in October 1988.
Within the context of the stories, Bes falls victims to the god Seth, who draws on his luck-based powers to absorb the other Heliotopians. Bes is kept on hand to support Seth's plans to attack Asgard.[volume & issue needed]
Bes is freed by Thor. Bes leads Thor to where Odin is imprisoned and he is freed also. Bes later stands with his fellow Heliopolitan gods, the gods of Asgard and the gods of Avalon, all against the forces of Seth. The enemy is soon defeated.[volume & issue needed]
Beta Ray Bill
Bevatron
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Bevatron (Fabian Marechal-Julbin) is a member of the Hellions in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Fabian Nicieza and Mark Bagley, first appeared in New Warriors #9 in 1991.
Within the context of the stories, Bevatron was recruited to the Hellfire Club's junior team of mutants by the villainous White Queen. After suffering the loss of Firestar, Bevatron was picked up as the Hellions new energy projector. His first mission, and the only one he appeared as part of, required the Hellions to fight the New Warriors to vie for Firestar's returned allegiance.[10] During the battle, which took place in, on and around the New Warrior's headquarters, Bevatron was badly wounded when he fell from a rooftop while battling Firestar. The Hellions were defeated by the New Warriors.[11]
Soon after, Emma threw a party which the Hellions, as well as the X-Men Gold team, attended. It was there that Trevor Fitzroy—a member of the villainous group known as the Upstarts—crashed the party with the goal of killing Emma in order to gain points within the group. The Hellions were mere formalities: most of the team, including Bevatron, were drained of their life energies in order to fuel Fitzroy's teleportation portal.[12]
Bevatron makes a postmortem appearance, however, this was just a trick played by the demon D'Spayre to agitate Emma Frost.[13]
Beyonder
Bi-Beast
Big Bertha
Big Wheel
Big Zero
Bird-Brain
Bird-Man
Birdy
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Birdy is a mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Jim Lee and Scott Lobdell, first appeared in X-Men vol. 2 #6 (March 1992).
Within the context of the stories, Birdy is a telepath who works with Sabretooth and uses her power to keep him calm. She acts as his sidekick while he searches for who is trying to him and Mystique until she is killed by Graydon Creed.[14]
Birdy in other media
The character was adapted as a "support" character for Sabretooth in Capcom's X-Men vs. Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes video games.
Bishop
Aliyah Bishop
Bison
Bitmap
Black Abbott
Black Bolt
Black Box
Black Cat
Black Cloak
Black Crow
Black Death
Black Fox
Black Jack
Black Knight
Black Lama
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Black Lama is an extradimensional mystic in the Marvel Comics universe. The character, created by Mike Friedrich, George Tuska, and Jim Starlin, first appeared in Iron Man #53 in December 1972. Within the context of the stories, the Black Lama tried to incite a war amongst supervillains.
Black Light
Black Lotus
Black Mamba
Black Marvel
Black Musketeers
The Black Musketeers are members of Wakanda's royal family in the Marvel Comics universe.
The characters, created by Jack Kirby, first appeared in Black Panther #9 in 1978.
Within the context of the stories, the Black Musketeers are called upon by T'Challa (Black Panther) to aid him in battle. They are first seen coming into battle with Gen. Jakarra, a despot who sought to take over Wakanda from T'Challa. Part of his plan was to expose himself to raw vibranium to gain powers, but his exposure resulted in him becoming a monster. Four individual members of the Wakandan royal family answered the call to arms when Jakarra attacked and these four would become the Black Musketeers.
When the battle began with Jakarra, the Black Musketeers were hesitant at first, but in the end they donned similar costumes and led the fight against Jakarra. One of the Musketeers, Dr. Itobo, informs the others that he has developed a special injector that has the ability to stop Jakarra, but he refuses to use it because it would be in direct violation of Hippocratic Oath to do no harm. The Black Panther decides to relieve Itobo of his burden and injects Jakarra himself.[15]
Black Panther
Black Queen
Black Raazer
Black Racer
Black Rider
Black Spectre
Black Swan
Black Talon
Black Tarantula
Black Tom Cassidy
Black Widow
Blackbird
Blackheart
Blacklash
Blacklight
Blackout
Blackthorn
Blackwing
Blade
Blank
Blaquesmith
Blastaar
Kendall Blaze
Siena Blaze
Blazing Skull
Blimp
Blind Faith
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Blind Faith (Alexi Garnoff) is a former mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. The character first appeared in X-Factor Annual #1 in 1986. Within the context of the stories, Blind Faith protected his fellow mutants from the Soviet government. He lost his abilities on M-Day.[16]
Blindfold
Blindside
Blindspot
Bling
Blink
Bliss
Blitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He was created by Mark Gruenwald, Bill Mantlo, Steven Grant, and John Romita, Jr., and first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes: Contest of Champions #1 (June 1982). He also appeared in issue #3 of the series (August 1982).
The character subsequently appeared in The Incredible Hulk Vol. 2 #279 (January 1983), Rom #65 (April 1985), and Captain America #389-391 (August–September 1991), #393 (October 1991); he died in Captain America #442 (August 1995).
Franz Mittelstaedt was born in Backnang, Germany. He was inspecting an electrical power plant when a stray bolt of lightning struck a faulty generator and bathed him in electricity. When he emerged from his coma weeks later, he found that he could summon lightning at will to wield as a weapon. He decided to use his powers in the name of democracy.
Later he was teleported away by the Grandmaster, along with hundreds of other heroes of Earth, so that the Grandmaster and Death could choose champions from among them. Blitzkrieg was chosen for the Grandmaster's team, fighting alongside fellow heroes Captain America, the aboriganal Talisman III, Darkstar, Captain Britain, Wolverine, Defensor, Sasquatch, Daredevil, Peregrine, She-Hulk, and the Thing. When the Grandmaster's team won the contest, the heroes were returned to Earth.
Blitzkrieger later joined the German superhero team Schutz Heiliggruppe, along with Hauptmann Deutschland and Zeitgeist. The team intended to arrest the Red Skull for his World War II war crimes, assaulting Arnim Zola's castle and fighting and defeating the Skeleton Crew.
Blitzkrieg later traveled to Buenos Aires to investigate the deaths of a number of South American superheroes, including his former ally Defensor. Blitzkrieg was confronted by his teammate Zeitgeist, who turned out to be the serial killer Everyman. Everyman killed Blitzkrieg, adding him to his long list of murdered superheroes, but Blitzkrieg was later avenged by Hauptmann Deutschland, now known as Vormund, who killed Everyman.
Blitzkrieger possessed the ability to summon lightning mentally, at up to 15,000,000 volts. He can manipulate all forms of electrical energy, using them to allow him to fly, create electrical energy shields and cages, and electrical tornadoes. He is also immune to electricity, and can sense electrical transmissions and track them to their source.
Blitzkrieg received an entry in the original Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #2.
Blizzard
Blizzard is the name of multiple supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe, all enemies and occasional allies of the superhero Iron Man. The first, Gregor Shapanka, was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck, and was also known as Jack Frost. The second, Donnie Gill, was created by David Michelinie and Bob Layton, and appeared as an enemy of Iron Man and a member of the Masters of Evil, and eventually joined the group of reformed villains known as the Thunderbolts. Two other minor characters have used the identity, an ex-criminal named Randy Macklin and an ally of Iron Man known only as Jim.
Blob
Blockbuster
Blockbuster is the name of three characters in the Marvel Comics universe.
Michael Baer
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Blockbuster (Michael Baer) is a mutant, and member of the Marauders. The character, created by Chris Claremont and Michael Golden, first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #210 in October 1986. Within the context of the stories, Baer works for Mister Sinister.
Blockbuster (Marauder) in other media
- Blockbuster appeared in the X-Men episode "Sanctuary."
- Blockbuster appears in the Wolverine and the X-Men episode "eXcessive Force".
- Blockbuster appears in Deadpool game voiced by Fred Tatasciore.
Blockbuster (Man-Brute)
Blockbuster
Bloke
Blonde Phantom
Blood Brothers
Bloodaxe
Bloodhawk
Bloodlust
Bloodscream
Bloodshed
Cullen Bloodstone
- Cullen Bloodstone (Avengers Arena)
Elsa Bloodstone
Ulysses Bloodstone
Bloodstorm
Bloodstrike
Bloodtide
Bloodwraith
Astrid Bloom
Blowhard
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Blowhard is a mutant, and member of the The Tunnelers in the Marvel Comics universe. The character, created by Louise Simonson and Walter Simonson, first appeared in X-Factor #11 in December 1986. Within the context of the stories, the character played a role in the Mutant Massacre.
Blue Blade
Blue Bullet
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Blue Bullet is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He first appeared in Invaders #11-12 (December 1976-January 1977), and was created by Roy Thomas and Frank Robbins.
The character subsequently appears in The Invaders #4 (August 1993), in which he dies.
Johann Goldstein was a Polish Jew who studied science in the 1930s, with his older brother Jacob. When the German army invaded Poland in 1939 and began to persecute the Jews, Johann fled to the USA while his brother remained in Poland. He changed his name to Professor Jonathan Gold and began working on a secret project. He designed a suit of steel armor that was capable of flight. When the Nazis learned of his project in 1943, they captured his brother Jacob and ordered John to betray the USA and kill the superhuman Invaders in exchange for Jacob’s life.[17]
As the Blue Bullet, John fought the Invaders but was defeated. When John told them what happened, they journeyed to Warsaw to free Jacob. The German army prevented the Invaders from taking Jacob away by firing at a group of Jews, obliging the Invaders to surrender. Using some ancient books of the Cabala, Jacob transformed into the Golem and freed the Invaders.[18]
Later, Doctor Death (formerly known as Doctor Nemesis) kidnapped John to employ him in his Project Mojave, and Jacob was obliged to obey his orders in exchange for John’s life. This time, the Golem was forced to attack the Invaders in Doctor Death’s plan to force the USA out of involvement in World War II. When the Invaders attacked Doctor Death’s base, the Golem remained neutral to keep from putting his brother in danger. John escaped during the battle, but was shot by Sky Shark. Though the Invaders were able to stop Doctor Death’s plan, John Goldstein was lost.[19]
Blue Celestial
The Blue Celestial is a Celestial in the Marvel Comics universe. The character, created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz, appeared in Thor #424 (October 1990).
Within the context of the stories, the Blue Celestial is the first Celestial whose birth is documented. It is made from the genetic material of Eric Masterson and Hercules, and the Black Galaxy, a place where Ego the Living Planet snuffed out all of the stars.
Blue Diamond
Blue Eagle
Blue Shield
Blue Streak
Bob, Agent of HYDRA
Bobcat
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Bobcat is a villain in the Marvel Comics universe. The character, created by Tom DeFalco and Mark Bright, first appeared in Solo Avengers #11 in 1988. Within the context of the stories, Bobcat is the leader of the Claws gang.
Larry Bodine
Elias Bogan
Barnell Bohusk
Tito Bohusk
Bomblast
Bombshell
Bonebreaker
Alexander Bont
Boobytrap
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Boobytrap is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Kurt Busiek and Sean Chen, first appeared in Iron Man vol 3 #1 in 1998.
Within the context of the stories, Boobytrap was hired by a mysterious employer who wanted Tony Stark, the armored Avenger known as Iron Man, dead. The Death Squad managed to track Iron Man down at his main office, and a battle began. Though Boobytrap (and the rest of the Death Squad) gave Stark a good run for his money, they weren't able to defeat the super-hero. After Stark was about to win the battle, the Death Squad managed to escape, but only because Stark couldn't follow them due to the damage on his jet-boots.
Later, the Death Squad decided to give the murder attempt another try. They murdered ionically-powered beings, at least enough people to get the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nick Fury informed Stark about this and he investigated the matter, with the track eventually leading toward the Death Squad, who were hiding out at the old castle of Count Nefaria. Nefaria himself was also revealed to be involved, and after Iron Man managed to defeat his old enemy, the Death Squad members, including Airborne, all managed to escape in the heat of the battle.
Boomerang
Boomslang
Boost
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Boost is a mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Jorge Gonzalez and Duncan Rouleau, first appeared in Uncanny X-Men '97 (1997).
Within the context of the stories, Boost is a member of a sub-group of the Morlocks called Gene Nation who can augment the powers of other mutants. He is one of the mutants affected by the Decimation.[volume & issue needed]
Bor
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Bor is an Asgardian in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby as a loose adaptation of Borr from Norse mythology, first appeared in Journey into Mystery #97 (October 1963).
Within the context of the stories, Bor is the father of Odin and at one time ruler of Asgard.
Bora
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Bora is a mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Tony Isabella and Kevin Nowland, first appeared in Moon Knight #35 (January 1984).
Within the context of the stories, Bora is a Russian mutant who was training as a ballerina when her mutation began to manifest. The growth spurt results in her reaching a height of seven feet and ruins her dreams. Embittered, she travels to America to kill ballerinas who had left Russia.[20]
She later works with Painter and Spark as the Avant Guard. When they are defeated by Spider-Man, Painter transforms her and Spark into paintings.[volume & issue needed]
Bora's powers and abilities
Bora is able to summon freezing winds from the arctic. She can use this for various affects such as slight, incapacitating others, blowing things over, and so on.
Bora in other media
The character was adapted for the episode "Winter Wonderland" of the 1984 animated television series Spider-Man.
Bouncer
Bounty
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Bounty is an alien bounty hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. Within the context of the stories, the character has tried to capture Spider-man[21] and was a potential recruit for the Avengers Initiative.[22]
Bounty Hunter
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Bounty Hunter is a supernatural supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Don Perlin and Roger McKenzie, first appeared in Ghost Rider #30 (June 1978).
Within the context of the stories, Lemuel Haskill dies during the 19th century owing a debt to Mephisto. Mephisto makes Haskill his Bounty Hunter, condemning him to 50 souls of the devil's choosing to Hell or forfeit his own soul to torment. His debt comes due when he fails to bring in the soul of Johnny Blaze.[volume & issue needed]
Bova
Box
Jamie Braddock
Chris Bradley
Isaiah Bradley
Brain Cell
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Brain Cell (Kevin) is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in Uncanny X-Men #292.
Brain Cell was found to be the one responsible for instigating the riots in the Morlocks tunnels. Professor X was able to calm him down and thus halt the fighting. However, the fate of Kevin was never revealed. He presumably died during the flood or later on the Hill.
Brain Cell has a psi-link with anyone he comes into physical contact with, allowing him to read their thoughts and constantly broadcast his own into their minds.
Brain Drain
Brainchild
Brain-Child
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Brain-Child is a mad scientist from an alternate reality in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Roy Thomas, Len Wein, and Sal Buscema, appeared as a one story villain in The Avengers #86 (March 1971).
Within the context of the stories, Brain-Child is a young mutant from the reality designated Earth-712 by Marvel Comics. Possessing a superhuman intelligence and psionic abilities, he attempts to destroy his world by launching a rocket into the sun to trigger a super-nova. He is defeated by the Squadron Supreme and the dimension traveling Avengers.[23]
Abigail Brand
Lucas Brand
Moira Brandon
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Moira Brandon is an actress and celebrity in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Roy Thomas and Don Hudson, only appeared in Avengers West Coast #100 (November 1993) as part of a flashback set prior to the formation of the West Coast Avengers.
Within the context of the stories, Moira Brandon is a movie star famous for portraying characters like Joan of Arc and Cleopatra. During her later life she is approached by Hawkeye and Mockingbird who are looking for a California base for the Avengers. During the visit she saves the pair from Crossfire, with Hawkeye declaring her an honorary Avenger.[24]
Ellen Brandt
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Ellen Brandt is a supporting character of Ted Sallis, also known as the Man-Thing, in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway and Gray Morrow, first appeared in Savage Tales #1 (May 1971). She has appeared in a supporting capacity in many Man-Thing centered stories, including Man-Thing vol. 3, #1-6 (December 1997 - May 1998).
Within the context of the stories, Ellen is the wife of biochemist Ted Sallis, and an agent of A.I.M. She attempts to steal some of his research for A.I.M., but he is transformed into the Man-Thing, and burns off half of her face.
Ellen Brandt in other media
The character was adapted for the film Iron Man 3, where she is portrayed by Stephanie Szostak.[25] In this film, the character is a war veteran who is injected with the Extremis virus by A.I.M. founder Aldrich Killian. Like her comic book counterpart, Brandt has facial scarring. After a confrontation with Tony Stark, she's killed when she lured into a diner which Tony floods with gas from the stove then explodes by microwaving metal from dog tags.
Betty Brant
Brass
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Brass (Sean Watanabe) is a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. The character first appeared in Marvel Comics Presents #65 in December 1990. Within the context of the stories, Brass is the son of Yuji Watanabe, the karate tutor of Ghost Rider's alter ego, Dan Ketch. An expert martial artist, Sean was trained by his father as soon as he could walk as a child. Sean then joined the Navy and trained as a commando operative in the United States Navy SEALs which is where he earned the nickname "Brass".[26]
Brass lost his mutant powers after the M-Day.[27]
Other characters named Brass
- Selbert, a member of Project: Glamor (an attempt to re-create the Super-Soldier Serum) was known as Brass up until he was killed by Railsback. He first appeared in Marvel Comics Presents #1 and was killed in #12.
- In Iron Man vol. 1 #330, a large robot controlled by Morgan Stark was known as Brass.
Bres
Melinda Brewer
G. W. Bridge
Brimer
Brimstone Love
Briquette
Britannia
Eddie Brock
Brona
Brother Nature
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Brother Nature is an ecoterrorist in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Mark Gruenwald and Tom Morgan, first appeared in Captain America #336 in December 1987.
Within the context of the stories, Mark Diering was a nature enthusiast who decided to become a park ranger in Washington state. He eventually became an ecoterrorist to combat private land developers, who thought they had killed him and buried him in the Earth. He had a vision of the goddess of the Earth, who granted him superhuman powers and made him nature's guardian. Captain America tried to convince him to stop endangering workers' lives, but Brother Nature lashed out and use nature to attack Captain America. Caught in the earthquake he was attacking Captain America with, Captain America rescued him, but Brother Nature broke into tears upon seeing that he had ruined his forest.[28]
Brother Nature later fought the Thunderbolts, resisting the Superhuman Registration Act. When the Radioactive Man's suit was damaged, the Thunderbolts tricked Brother Nature into surrendering rather than exposing the forest to radiation.[29]
Brother Tode
Brother Voodoo
Brothers Grimm
Abe Brown
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Abe Brown is a martial artist in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin, first appeared in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1 in April 1974.
Within the context of the stories, Abe Brown, along with Bob Diamond and Lin Sun, is one of the most skilled students attending the martial arts school run by sensei Master Kee. Kee gives each of the three students a jade talisman in the shape of a tiger's head and forepaws when he sustains mortal injuries due to an attack by a group of ninja terrorists. As the Sons of the Tiger, the three martial artists avenge their master's death, and become a group of adventurers.[30]
Abe meets a private detective named Nathaniel Byrd, also known as Blackbyrd. Abe helps Blackbyrd stop a plan by the Caxon Oil Company to exchange black market firearms for illegal plutonium.[volume & issue needed] Blackbyrd later contacts the Sons to help investigate reported atrocities at the New Troy State Prison.[volume & issue needed]
Bob Diamond is involved romantically with a woman named Lotus Shinchuko, who joins with the Sons. When Bob gets into a fight over her with Lin Sun, Abe leaves the team. Realizing the Sons can not be a viable team, they broke up.[31] Abe remains with Lin Sun and Lotus at the martial arts school.[volume & issue needed]
Abe Brown is the brother of Hobie Brown, the Prowler.[32]
Brushfire
Brutacus
Brute
Brynocki
Edward Buckman
Bucky
Bug
Dmitri Bukharin
Bulldozer
- Bulldozer (comics) (Wrecking Crew)
Bulldozer is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan, first appeared in Captain America #133 in January 1971.
Within the context of the stories, The Bulldozer is an artificial being created by MODOK out of clay. MODOK sought vengeance on Captain America, and sent Bulldozer to wreck the slums of New York City's Harlem neighborhood. Captain America, Falcon, and the NYPD fought the construct but found it hard to defeat. However, the slum residents approved of the slums' destruction and obstructed the crimefighters' efforts. MODOK was pleased that Captain America seemed to be earning the enmity of both the police and the Harlem residents.
Captain America contacted Iron Man, who built and sent to him a portable detector, which allowed Captain America to identify and jam MODOK's commands. The Bulldozer began to do the exact opposite of its original orders, entering the abandoned church in which MODOK had set up base. Captain America and the Falcon easily followed the Bulldozer though the robot's rampage caused the roof to collapse on itself and MODOK.[33]
Bullet
Bullet Biker
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Bullet Biker is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Tom DeFalco, Ralph Macchio, and Ron Lim, first appeared in Solo Avengers #13 (December 1988). He has appeared as an occasional opponent to Hawkeye.
Within the context of the stories, Dillon Zarro is a motorcycle stunt rider that worked for the Carson Carnival of Travelling Wonders. When Clint Barton's archery act becomes more popular than the stunt riding attraction, Zarro became consumed with jealousy. He quits the carnival, modifies his motorcycle, and becomes a daredevil supervillain known as the Bullet Biker. Years later, He is hired to destroy numerous art galleries in Los Angeles by an unknown benefactor. Hawkeye is brought in by the local authorities and quickly apprehendes him. Hawkeye recognises him as being Dillon Zarro, but does not disclose this identity as he is disgusted by his old friend's path in life.[34]
When the criminal mastermind Crossfire placea a bounty on Hawkeye's arm, Bullet Biker is amongst the army of bounty hunters looking to cash in on the reward. He and the rest are foiled by Hawkeye, Mockingbird and Trick Shot.[35]
Bullet Biker's equipment
The Bullet Biker's custom made motorcycle is equipped with weaponry that can fire ordinary bullets and missiles. The biker costume he wears conceals weaponry that can fire gas pellets and energy blasts.
Bullseye
Bulwark
Burglar
Burke
Jim Burley
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Jim Burley (Agent X) is a villain in the Marvel Comics universe.
The character, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, first appeared in Ghost Rider (vol. 3) #29 in September 1992.
Within the context of the stories, Jim Burley is hired by Penner Security Associates, an organization of mercenaries set out to kill any disposable heroes. The team first attacks Ghost Rider, who kills all the men except for Agent X, who escapes out of fear.[36] The two meet again after Burley volunteers for an experimental company giving ordinary humans mutant powers by running a special electric current through their bodies. The experiment goes wrong, and Burley is believed to be dead. Instead, he is given the ability to forcefully blast electricity from his hands. Ghost Rider defeats Agent X, though he is not killed.[volume & issue needed] He then begins leading the Next Wave into his own team of freelance mercenaries, where he sets out to rid the Earth of all heroes.[volume & issue needed]
Jim is considered as a "potential recruit" for the Initiative program, according to Civil War: Battle Damage Report.[22]
Burner
Burstarr
Bushman
Bushmaster
Bushwacker
Butterball
Buzz
Byrrah
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Byrrah is a supporting character of Namor in the Marvel Comics universe. The character, created by Ken Bald and Syd Shores, first appeared in Marvel: Mystery Comics #82 (May 1947).
Within the context of the stories, Byrrah is a member of the Atlantean royalty, and a citizen of Atlantis. Byrrah and Namor are close friends at childhood though they become rivals.[37] Byrrah considers Namor a "half-breed" and unfit to rule Atlantis. Byrrah vies with Namor for the Atlantean throne when Emperor Thakorr was injured.[38] Byrrah uses a mind-control device to force the Atlanteans to choose him as ruler and exile Namor. Byrrah forms an alliance with Namor's enemies (Attuma and Warlord Krang) to defeat him, but fails and is exiled from Atlantis.[39] With Krang and Doctor Dorcas, he unsuccessfully attempts to turn Atlantean public sentiment against Namor.[40] He next forms alliances with Llyra and the Badoon, and battles Namor and Namorita.[41] The two cousins later reconcile, and Namor pardons Byrrah's crimes.
Byrrah brings word to Namor of Attuma's takeover of Atlantis.[42] Alongside Namor, Byrrah battles Attuma's forces but they are defeated.[43] Alongside Alpha Flight, Byrrah aids Namor and the Avengers against Attuma again.[44] With his fellow Atlanteans, Byrrah helps Namor establish the new kingdom of Deluvia.[45]
Byrrah in other media
- Byrrah appears in the Sub-Mariner portion of the 1966 animated series The Marvel Super Heroes, voiced by Chris Wiggins.
- Byrrah appears as a boss in the 2006 video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, voiced by James Horan.
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- ^ Thunderbolts: Breaking Point #1
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- ^ Sub-Mariner #50-51
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- ^ Alpha Flight #38
- ^ Alpha Flight #39; Avengers #272
- ^ Alpha Flight #40