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Yandroth
Y'Garon Y'Garon is a demon who has clashed with Marada the She-Wolf and Dracula. Yandroth Yandroth was the humanoid Scientist Supreme of the " otherdimensional" planet "Yann" and a would-be-conqueror who, with his robot Voltorg, has fought Doctor Strange as a counterpart to the latter's title of Sorcerer Supreme. Doctor Strange defeats Yandroth, sending him to seemingly fall forever through an alternate dimension, the Dimension of Dreams. There, he gains great magical knowledge and learns that he could gain great power by destroying a world. He returns to Earth and constructs an "Omegatron", although he suffers injuries received when he was hit by a truck in New York City. His physical body dies, thus activating the Omegatron. As the Omegatron, he battles Doctor Strange, Namor, and the Hulk, who come together as the Defenders for the first time. Yandroth is placed under a time displacement spell by Doctor Strange. The Omegatron is eventually released from the time displacement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defenders (comics)
The Defenders are a set of superhero groups with rotating membership appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are usually presented as a "non-team" of individualistic "outsiders" who, in their prior adventures, are known for following their own agendas. The team often battle mysticism, mystic and supernatural threats. Its original incarnation was led by Doctor Strange and included Hulk, Namor, and—eventually—Silver Surfer. They first appeared as the Defenders in ''Marvel Feature'' #1 (Dec. 1971). The group had a rotating line-up from 1972 until 1986, with Dr. Strange and the Hulk being usually constant members along with a number of other mainstays such as Valkyrie (Marvel Comics), Valkyrie, Nighthawk (Marvel Comics), Nighthawk, Patsy Walker, Hellcat, Gargoyle (comics), Gargoyle, Beast (comics), Beast, the Daimon Hellstrom, Son of Satan and Luke Cage, and many temporary members. The publication was retitled near the end of the run as ''The New Defend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nighthawk (Marvel Comics)
Nighthawk is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. There have been seven versions of the character: two supervillains-turned-superheroes from the mainstream Marvel Universe continuity (Earth-616), Kyle Richmond (who belonged to the Squadron Sinister) and Tilda Johnson (the former Deadly Nightshade); two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, Joaquin Pennyworth and Jackson F. "Jack" Norriss; and five from alternate universes, who belonged to various incarnations of the Squadron Supreme, including the Kyle and Neal Richmond of Earth-712, and an African-American version of Kyle Richmond from Earth-31916 who primarily kills white supremacists and mentors Tilda upon travelling to Earth-616; after his death, a simulacrum of him is created by Mephisto and programmed by the Power Elite to serve as a member of the Squadron Supreme of America, under the command of Phil Coulson. Nighthawk has made limited appearances in animation and live-ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Hero 6 (comics)
Big Hero 6 is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and created by Man of Action. In 2014, Walt Disney Animation Studios produced the computer-animated film '' Big Hero 6'', inspired by the characters. In 2017, a television series based on the film, titled '' Big Hero 6: The Series'', premiered. The characters also appeared in the video game ''Kingdom Hearts III'' in the San Fransokyo world. Publication history Created by Steven T. Seagle and Duncan Rouleau, Big Hero 6 was first intended to appear in ''Alpha Flight'' #17 (Dec. 1998). Instead, the team appeared in their own self-titled, three-issue miniseries by writer Scott Lobdell and artist Gus Vasquez. However, due to scheduling complications, the miniseries was published prior to ''Alpha Flight'' #17. The team appears in Alpha Flight #9 (Jan. 2005). The team also appears in a subsequent five-issue miniseries, which was launched by Marvel Comics in September 2008. The characte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Order (comics)
The Order is the name of two fictional superhero teams appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first team was a brief offshoot of the team Defenders, and the second is part of an initiative to place a superhero team in each state of the United States. Publication history Defenders offshoot The original incarnation of The Order starred in the six-issue limited series ''The Order'' (April-Sept. 2002) intending to conquer the world in order to protect it. The team consisted of the original Defenders: Doctor Strange, The Incredible Hulk, Namor the Sub-Mariner and Silver Surfer. Initiative version A second Marvel Comics superhero team called The Order debuted in ''The Order'' vol. 2, #1 (Sept. 2007), created by writer Matt Fraction and penciler Barry Kitson. Following the fallout of Marvel Comics' Civil War crossover event, The Order was dubbed the ''First Super Hero Team of Tomorrow'' being the official superhero team for California as part of the Fifty Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Strange
Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #110 (cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as Sorcerer Supreme, the primary protector of Earth against Magic in fiction, magical and Mysticism, mystical threats. Strange was introduced during the Silver Age of Comic Books in an attempt to bring a different kind of character and themes of mysticism to Marvel Comics. The character starts as a brilliant but egotistically arrogant Neurosurgery, neurosurgeon who is injured in a car accident. Because his hands have severe nerve damage from the accident, he is told that current medical therapy and rehabilitation would not be enough to enable him to practice again as a surgeon. Unable to accept this prognosis, he travels the world searching for alternative ways of healing, which leads him to the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme. Strange becomes h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squadron Sinister
The Squadron Sinister is a supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Squadron Sinister first appeared in the final panel of '' The Avengers'' #69 (October 1969), created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema. The team is a pastiche of DC's Justice League. Publication history The first version of the Squadron Sinister is formed by the Elder of the Universe known as the Grandmaster as pawns to battle the champions of the time-traveling Kang the Conqueror, the superhero team the Avengers. The Grandmaster creates four villains—Doctor Spectrum, Hyperion, Nighthawk, and the Whizzer—to face heroes Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and Goliath (Clint Barton). In interviews, Thomas and Jerry Bails have stated that the Squadron was based on the DC Comics superhero team the Justice League of America, evoking the DC characters Green Lantern, Superman, Batman and the Flash. Fictional character biography Grandmaster's Squadron Sinister The limited serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorgilla
This article lists the known monsters in Marvel Comics. History In the earlier parts of Marvel Comics, issues such as ''Journey into Mystery'', ''Strange Tales'', ''Tales of Suspense'', and ''Tales to Astonish'' would detail stories of its different monsters. They consist of various monsters from mythologies (e.g., undead, e.g., zombies, mummies, and vampires, etc., demons, ghouls, werewolves, werehyenas, werecats, and wererats, etc.), and novels (e.g., Frankenstein's Monster, and Mr Hyde, etc.), giant aliens, kaiju, Deviant Mutates (and even Human and Animal Mutates/Mutants), and experiments that went horribly wrong. In later Marvel Comics stories, some of the Monsters would later be seen inhabiting Monster Isle. During the " Monsters Unleashed" storyline, the monsters in this category would be classified as Goliathons where they were summoned by the Inhuman Kei Kawade in order to help the superheroes fight the Leviathon Tide.''Monsters Unleashed'' vol. 2 #3. Marvel Comics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |