Landau, Luckman, and Lake or LLL is a fictional

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appearing in American

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s published by

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, particularly in the pages of the ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' comic books. Created by writer

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, the company was first mentioned in ''Wolverine'' #5 (March 1989). Claremont based the name of the organization on the original owners of the

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comic store:

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, Mike Luckman and Mike Lake.

Overview

Although Landau, Luckman, and Lake is an intergalactic holding company which oversees and manages a number of

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companies such as a

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of the same name, it is in reality a

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for a private

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contractor which, in turn, is controlled by a

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conspiring to "

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". Some of these companies provide cover, plausible occupations and means of income, for its

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s. LLL is made up of a diverse mixture of personnel, drawn from

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or fringe scientific backgrounds. It possesses a

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department and interdimensional

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technology which makes its foresight and reach beyond imagination.''Deadpool'' 3rd series #31, 1999 As a vast, shadow government-like organization with storehouses of dreadful secrets, staff being unknowingly used to further an agenda, and an interest in controlling the path humanity will take into an ominous future, the extent of Landau, Luckman, and Lake's influence behind the scenes of the major events in the

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has yet to be revealed.

Employee roster

Current roster

*Landau, Luckman, and Lake (first names all unknown). Senior partners at LLL.

Notable former employees

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. Agent *Chang - Agent. Killed in ''Wolverine'' #5. *

- Agent *Emmett - Office boy, only survivor of an attack by

Chimera Chimera, Chimaera, or Chimaira (Greek for " she-goat") originally referred to: * Chimera (mythology), a fire-breathing monster of Ancient Lycia said to combine parts from multiple animals * Mount Chimaera, a fire-spewing region of Lycia or Cilicia ...

. *Emmett - Agent. Helped Wolverine and

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fight Chimera and Dirtnap. *Gerry - Gerry Lequarre, senior partner, the "Fourth L" of LLL *Zoe Culloden - Agent, Expediter and former Overboss *Overboss Dixon - Head of the Mithras Directive *Noah DuBois - Telepathic agent *Mikitan - Agent *Montgomery - Montgomery Burns,

agent. *

- Agent *Rose Wu - Also known as Rose Carling. Scientist and engineer specializing in interdimensional

technology. Minor shapeshifting abilities. Murdered by enemies of Wolverine. "Wolverine" Vol. 2 #98 (Feb 1996)

Notes

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Landau, Luckman, And Lake Characters created by Chris Claremont