Doctor Sun

Dagger

Dagoth

Dagoth is a demon who has clashed with Doctor Strange.

Daken

Dakimh the Enchanter

Damballah

Daniel Whitehall

Daniel Whitehall is a British intelligence agent also known as the Kraken.

An elite assassin and member of the terrorist organization Hydra also used the name and debuted in '' Secret Warriors'' #2 (March 2009). Writer/artist Jonathan Hickman stated in an interview with Comic Book Resources that "Kraken" is a new character. The other Hydra character with that name ommander Krakenwas "a real b-list character and pretty lame. Our Kraken... has a long and elaborate history and we're going to be delving into that in a major way". Kraken is a legendary Hydra agent, whose existence had been unverifiable, until recently. Any S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that tried to find documented proof all disappeared. The Kraken preferred to work behind the scenes, seeing it as his mission to help people become what they are meant to be, usually with dangerous results. For decades he was responsible for developing Hydra's best assets, training their best talent. This involved a lot of human trafficking, theft, and murder. He was the head of the school that trained orphaned girls (including a young Viper) into human weapons. The current Kraken is actually the second Kraken not Daniel Whitehall, having stolen the original's identity by taking his equipment and reading his journals.

It is revealed that this second Kraken is actually Jake Fury, who had infiltrated the highest rungs of HYDRA to help his brother bring about its destruction.

Daniel Whitehall in other media

* Daniel Whitehall appears in season two of the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe television series ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', portrayed by Reed Diamond. This version originally went by the name Werner Reinhardt and was a member of Hydra in 1945, prior to being arrested by Peggy Carter and the Strategic Scientific Reserve. In 1989, an elderly Reinhardt was freed from life imprisonment by Hydra infiltrators within S.H.I.E.L.D. and encounters Jiaying, an Inhuman woman whom he encountered during WWII and has not aged since. He dissected her in an attempt to find out why this was and transplanted her abilities to himself; restoring him to his WWII age and unknowingly becoming the target of Jiaying's husband, Calvin Zabo's, revenge. In the present, Reinhardt took the name "Daniel Whitehall" and took over as Hydra's North American leader. He also leads an effort to acquire a Kree artifact called the "Diviner" and utilizes Johann Fenhoff's work to brainwash people into Hydra's service, during which Whitehall clashes with a S.H.I.E.L.D. team led by Phil Coulson. Whitehall is eventually killed by Coulson, depriving Zabo of his revenge. Whitehall also makes minor appearances in flashbacks depicted in the season three episode "Paradise Lost" and the season five episode "Rise and Shine".
* An image of Reed Diamond used to represent Daniel Whitehall appears in '' Avengers: Endgame''.

Dansen Macabre

Dansen Macabre is an exotic dancer and a devoted worshipper of the God Shiva. She first appeared in ''Marvel Team-Up'' #93 (May 1980). She used her powers to hypnotize Spider-Man into battling The Shroud in an attempt to kill both of them. The pair managed to overcome her dances and defeat her. She briefly appeared later as a captive of Locksmith, but was saved by Spider-Woman. Eventually, the Shroud invited her to join the Night Shift, which she accepted and became co-leader. She served in several missions, mainly going up against the Avengers. She took some time out to work with Superia and the Femizons as they battled Captain America.

Dansen Macabre and the rest of Night Shift are hired by Snapdragon to kill Moon Knight on behalf of Count Nefaria who was operating as the Kingpin of Los Angeles. When they fail and are bailed out of prison by Snapdragon's lawyer, Count Nefaria reduces Dansen Macabre, Digger, Needle, Tatterdemalion, Tick Tock, and Misfit to ashes.

During the "Spider-Geddon" storyline, Dansen and Digger turn up alive as they, Brothers Grimm, Skein, and new member Waxman rob a bus of people only to be thwarted by Superior Octopus where his goggles tuned out Dansen's hypnotism. Superior Octopus agrees to spare them more pain in exchange that the Night Shift becomes his paid agents. They agree to the terms and are ordered to return the stolen items. Superior Octopus leaves advising them never to cross him or they won't live long enough to regret it.

Dansen Macabre has the mystical ability to hypnotize or kill anyone who witnesses her dancing. She can also make herself undetectable by human senses.

Randall Darby

Daredevil

Dark Beast

Dark-Crawler

The Dark-Crawler, formerly known as the Night-Crawler, is a large extradimensional humanoid being with a tail. He is originally from a "dark dimension" (not related to Dormammu's dimension). He later became master of the Undying Ones' dimension after defeating the Nameless One.

Dark Phoenix

Darkdevil

Darkhawk

Darkoth

Darkstar

Darter

Darter (Randy Vale) is a minor villain in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Bill Mantlo and Jim Mooney, first appeared in ''Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man'' #29 (April 1979).

Randy Vale was an undergraduate at Empire State University. One day, Randy accidentally stumbled across a clone casket that once belonged to Miles Warren. The casket opened to reveal a decayed clone named Carrion. Upon learning of his creator's death, Carrion offered a partnership with Randy to get revenge on Spider-Man. In return, Randy was offered "power", but it was not specified what exactly that power would entail. Randy donned a high tech uniform and went by the name Darter. As Darter, Randy could glide through the air and fire lasers at his enemies. His first fight was with White Tiger who he actually managed to knock down. Later, the two would fight again in the gymnasium where Spider-Man and Carrion were fighting. When Carrion fled with Spider-Man, Randy realized that he was betrayed by his master and swore revenge on Carrion. He encountered his master while he was trying to drain the life from Spider-Man. Randy tried to attack Carrion, but he was hit with the red death causing him to rapidly deteriorate and die.

Darter in other media

Randy Vale appears in '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'', portrayed by Christopher Berry. This version is an employee of Adrian Toomes' salvaging company. When Toomes' company goes out of business following the Department of Damage Control's formation years prior, Toomes and his employees turn to crime. In the present, Vale is subdued by Spider-Man.

Darwin

Spacker Dave

Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis, also known as Jeff Morales, is the father of Miles Morales / Spider-Man. The character was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli, and first appeared in ''Ultimate Comics Spider-Man'' #1 (November 2011) as part of Marvel Comics' Ultimate Marvel line of books set in a universe and continuity separate from the "mainstream" Marvel Universe.

Jefferson is an African-American man who is married to the Puerto Rican Rio Morales. He never got along with his criminal brother Aaron Davis. Things got out of control and Jefferson wound up in jail only to be bailed out by Nick Fury. Impressed with his fighting skills, Fury had Jefferson join gangster Turk Barrett's gang for intel, eventually working his way up to Wilson Fisk's criminal empire. Afterwards, Jefferson was offered a spot in S.H.I.E.L.D. by Fury but chose to live a simple life of being a husband to Rio and father to Miles. Jefferson kept Miles from ever interacting with Aaron and keeping a strict household in an attempt to lead his son on a clean path. Despite his overall dislike of Aaron's criminal activities, Jefferson was saddened by his brother's death.

During the events of ''United We Stand'', Jefferson was arrested by S.H.I.E.L.D. only to be attacked by Hydra who attempt to get Jefferson to join, but he kills his would-be recruiters and returns home to Rio. He tells his wife what happens and they go looking for Miles, finding their son at Ganke Lee's house. Jefferson is later attacked by Conrad Marcus, putting him in the hospital. He's attacked again, but Spider-Man battles and defeats Venom at the cost of Rio's life. One year later, Jefferson discovered that Miles is Spider-Man, angering him and blaming his son for the deaths of Aaron and Rio. Jefferson apologizes and reveals his own past to his son. Jefferson's undercover life impressed both Donald Roxxon and the Green Goblin.

After the events of ''Secret Wars'', Molecule Man thanks Miles by transferring him, Ganke and both their families to the mainstream Marvel Universe, with Jefferson being reunited with Rio, who is restored to life. As they retain their memories from their original universe, restored by Gwen Poole, he and Rio learn from Miles that Aaron was also resurrected when their families (alongside most of Miles' friends) were transferred to the main universe.

Alternate versions of Jefferson Davis

In the Spider-Gwen reality, Jefferson became the Scorpion. Instead of a green suit with a large tail, he wears an electrically-charged suit and tie and wields a staff resembling a scorpion tail. Additionally, he works for the criminal organization S.I.L.K.

Jefferson Davis in other media

* Jefferson Davis appears in ''Spider-Man'', voiced by Alex Désert. This version is initially more optimistic and has a healthy relationship with Miles Morales. In the third season, he becomes Swarm, utilizing purple nanotech bees that can use their stingers to mind control human beings, forming an alliance with the Jackal, and using various formulas to amass an army of mutants and create an underground gladiatorial arena-based streaming show called the "Underground Monster League" for the criminal underworld. After Spider-Man, Ghost-Spider, Spider-Girl and the Ultimate Spider-Man dismantle the league, Jefferson confronts the Ultimate Spider-Man on the Dark Goblin's behalf, revealing his determination to keep his neighborhood safe. In the process however, Jefferson and Miles discover each other's identities, causing the former to realize the error of his ways and flee in shock.
* Jefferson Davis appears in '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'', voiced by Brian Tyree Henry. This version is a PDNY officer who has a healthy relationship with Miles Morales, but has very high expectations of him. Additionally, Jefferson is initially unaware of Aaron Davis's criminal career as the Prowler, but is still not keen on Miles spending time with his brother. After Aaron is killed by the Kingpin, the distraught Jefferson seeks to find his brother's killer, initially believing it to be the new Spider-Man. While reconciling with Miles, he unknowingly inspires his son to master being the new Spider-Man and avenge Aaron by defeating the Kingpin. Following the Kingpin's defeat and arrest, Jefferson accepts the new Spider-Man's heroic efforts.
* Jefferson Davis appears in Insomniac Games's ''Spider-Man'' series, voiced by Russell Richardson. This version is a NYPD officer with a healthy relationship with Miles Morales as well as respect and admiration for the original Spider-Man.
** Introduced in ''Marvel's Spider-Man'' (2018), Jefferson aids in the original Spider-Man's investigation into the Kingpin's abandoned assets and preventing said assets from falling into Mister Negative's hands on Captain Yuri Watanabe's behalf. After rescuing Spider-Man and receiving public recognition for it, Jefferson and his family attend Norman Osborn's mayoral reelection rally, where Jefferson is lauded for his heroism until Mister Negative and the Inner Demons launch a terrorist attack, during which Jefferson sacrifices himself to save another officer from a suicide bomber. Initially devastated by his father's death, Miles eventually comes to terms with it with help from his mother Rio Morales and accepts Peter Parker's offer to work as a part-timer at a F.E.A.S.T. Center to cope with the loss further and honor his father's legacy.
** In '' Spider-Man: Miles Morales'' (2020), it is revealed Jefferson had been estranged from his brother Aaron after discovering he was the Prowler. Jefferson agreed not to arrest Aaron, but demanded his brother stay away from his family. The brothers never reconciled before Jefferson's death, leaving Aaron deeply affected and overprotective of Miles. Jefferson also makes a vocal cameo in a flashback depicted in the main story and a side mission.
* Jeff Morales appears in ''Spidey and His Amazing Friends'', voiced by Eugene Byrd.

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci is a fictional character based on the Italian polymath of the same name. He was created by Carl Wessler and Bob Forgione and first appeared in ''Astonishing'' #54.

Leonardo was born in Vinci, as the son of Caterina and Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci. He was one of the thinkers spawned by the Renaissance, and became one of the most important polymaths of that era. He had also worked on other projects, including the Steam Engine. During this time, he had joined the Brotherhood of the Shield, which were a group of other geniuses, including: Sir Isaac Newton, Imhotep, Zhang Heng, and Galileo Galilei. This group were the first heroes to defeat the Brood, Galactus, and the Celestials. After witnessing some dark spot growing on the sun, Leonardo along with his two assistants, built a suit capable of flight and went to deal with these dark spots.

After that, he was approached by a messenger from K'un-Lun to ask Leonardo for help in training Fongji Wu, the next Iron Fist, who would become the host of the Phoenix Force. He along with Yu-Ti and Lei-Kung were successful in manifesting the Phoenix Force within Fongji. They then constructed a telescope to watch the arrival of the Phoenix and giving Leonardo an opportunity to study it.

Leonardo eventually was able to time travel and left a robot to impersonate him in his mortal life. He travelled to the 1960s, where he was confronted by the new leader of the Shield, Leonid, the son of Isaac Newton and the Deviant Morda. Leonid promised that he would rescue all things, but came to a disagreement with Isaac who had become the undying leader of the group.

During this time, Leonardo formed the organization known as the Great Wheel of Zodiac, with its members including: Vasili Dassaiev, John Garrett, Shoji Soma, Cornelius van Lunt, Baron Strucker, Dum Dum Dugan, Nick Fury, Jake Fury, Daniel Whitehall, Viktor Uvarov, and Thomas Davidson, with each member being codenamed after a sign of the zodiac. However, the organization fell apart, which led to the creation of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hydra, Leviathan, and the Zodiac Cartel. Leonardo then stated that the reason for forming the organization was to control its members.

Leonardo was then seen as a technical adviser of S.H.I.E.L.D., after the dismantling of H.A.M.M.E.R., and was seen again after the '' Secret Empire'' storyline, where he had gathered different geniuses to build a new organization that would replace S.H.I.E.L.D.

; Other versions
In '' What If?: Nick Fury fought World War II in space'', the Leonardo da Vinci of this reality not only designed his projects, but actually built them. Thanks to his legacy, the Human race was able to reach the stars in the early 1900s.

During the 2015 ''Secret Wars'', a version of Leonardo appears as a member of the Hel-Rangers, a team composed of people who had been exiled for their crimes against the Shield. Leonardo would spend most of his time building technology for the Hel-Rangers to use against those who attacked the Shield. During the end of the event, Leonardo revealed to the Thing that he had built the Enlightenment Cannon which was fueled by Michelangelo's power. After the death of his friend, Michelangelo, and the discovery about the truth of life, Leonardo committed suicide.

A version of Leonardo appears attacking Madison Jeffries and Broo during the Science Battle between the Avengers and X-Men.

Daytripper

Dazzler

The Deacon

The Deacon is a zealot who believes he is doing the work of God. He has been blessed with powers and weapons from Heaven. His sole weakness is that he will not destroy any holy object such as the Bible.

Dead Girl

Deadpool

Betty Dean

Betty Dean Prentiss is a fictional character from Marvel Comics. A policewoman, she was a supporting character of Namor and Namora in the Golden Age published by Timely Comics. First appearing in ''Marvel Mystery Comics'' #3 (January 1940), Betty Dean was one of the earliest recurring characters / romantic interests in Marvel Comics. She often advocates compassion for air breathers to Namor and urges him to help the Allies battle the Nazis. Betty was a key figure in Marvel's first crossover ''Marvel Mystery Comics'' #8-#10 where she helped Namor and the Human Torch come to terms after battling each other. After WWII, she reunited with Namor for several adventures in the 1950s Atlas Comics. Betty eventually married and became Betty Dean Prentiss, after Namor returned to Atlantis. In the Silver Age, at Namor's request, the widowed Betty became the guardian for his young cousin, Namorita, during her surface world education. Betty was transformed into a green scaled amphibian by Namor foe Dr. Hydro. She was killed by Doctor Dorcas saving Namor in '' Marvel Super-Villain Team-Up'' #2 (October 1975).

Frank and Leslie Dean

Death

Personification

Sanjar Javeed

Death Adder

Roland Burroughs

Theodore Scott

Death-Dealer

Death-Dealer (Li Ching-Lin) is a fictional supervillain and an enemy of Shang-Chi appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Doug Moench and Gene Day, he first appeared in '' Master of Kung Fu'' #115 (Aug. 1982).

Li Ching-Lin is an MI6 agent known for his extremely brutal methods who was also working as a double agent for the criminal mastermind Zheng Zu, Shang-Chi's father. When Shang-Chi and MI6 discover Li's true allegiance, Li flees from them and rendezvouses with Zheng Zu at his secret base in London, where he is given the name "Death-Dealer", provided with a masked costume and weapons, and ordered to eliminate Shang-Chi and his allies. Death-Dealer succeeds in capturing Shang-Chi and brings him to Zheng Zu. Despite his weakened state, Shang-Chi is able to escape capture and defeats Death-Dealer in combat. With their London base destroyed, Death-Dealer and Zheng Zu escape by helicopter to Zheng Zu's fortress in China.

When Shang-Chi arrives at Zheng Zu's fortress, Death-Dealer is dispatched to take Shang-Chi's blood for Zheng Zu to preserve his longevity. Shang-Chi throws a brazier at him, which burns him to death.

Years later, Death-Dealer's son Huo Li confronted Shang-Chi to avenge his father's death, but was easily defeated by the Master of Kung Fu.

Powers and abilities

Li Ching-Lin is an excellent hand-to-hand fighter.

Death-Dealer in other media

Death-Dealer appears in the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'', portrayed by Andy Le. This version is a member of the Ten Rings, serves under its leader Wenwu, and personally trained Shang-Chi through cruel measures. Death-Dealer, Razor Fist, and a group of Ten Rings members travel to Macau to claim Xialing's pendant, only to encounter and fight Shang-Chi until Wenwu stops the fight. Death-Dealer later accompanies the Ten Rings to the village of Ta Lo, where he is eventually killed by the Dweller-in-Darkness' minions.

Death Metal

Death-Stalker

The first Death-Stalker was Philip Wallace Sterling. An enemy of Daredevil, he first appeared as the Exterminator in ''Daredevil'' #39 (April 1968); he first appeared as Death-Stalker in ''Daredevil'' #113 (September 1974).

Fictional character biography

Philip Wallace Sterling was born in Riverdale, Bronx, New York. He was a wealthy man prior to embarking on a career as a professional criminal. When he first appeared as the Exterminator, he recruited the Unholy Three. He constructed a "time displacer ray" ("t-ray") which could teleport its target into another dimension (possibly the Limbo from which Immortus hails). The Exterminator led the Unholy Three in a series of criminal activities and battled Daredevil. When Daredevil defeated the Exterminator and his agents, he also destroyed the t-ray, accidentally bombarding the Exterminator with its strange energy and seemingly killing him.

Sterling found himself trapped between two dimensions, able to return to Earth at will but only for a few hours at a time; furthermore, the mutation caused his skin to become chalk-white. He stole a pair of gloves from A.I.M. that gave him a "death-grip," and began calling himself Death-Stalker. He tried several times to kill Daredevil and build a new t-ray machine, but most of his battles with Daredevil ended in a draw.

He was allied with the Gladiator against Daredevil. Death-Stalker traveled to the Florida Everglades in search of papers relating to Ted Sallis' experiments and encountered the Man-Thing.''Daredevil'' #113-115 He later stole a set of ancient Lemurian mirror lenses from various museums and used them to create a powerful gun to destroy Daredevil. However, Daredevil destroyed the gun, and in the midst of their battle, Death-Stalker was mysteriously discorporated by the Sky-Walker. He reappeared in a third costumed guise as the second Death's-Head, gifting an enforcer called the Smasher with superhuman strength and kidnapping Karen Pageto force her to give him the original Death's Head's research. He was defeated by Daredevil and Ghost Rider, killing the Smasher with his touch during the battle.

Sterling resumed the Death-Stalker identity and assembled a large gathering of criminals to take part in an undisclosed theft, presumably of t-ray components. Daredevil found out about the gathering and in the resulting confrontation Death-Stalker touched (and thus killed) one of his underlings, frightening the others away. Seeing no point in battling Daredevil at this time, he teleported away. Angered at this latest interference with his plans, he created another Smasher and sent him to kill Daredevil. The new Smasher failed and Daredevil refused to imprison him, knowing that Death-Stalker would have entered the prison and killed him for his failure. Turning to a new plan, he stole a newly developed scientific apparatus from Stark International.

Death-Stalker attempted to kill Daredevil while the crime-fighter was hospitalized, but was stopped by the Avengers. He created a new Unholy Three and had them kidnap Matt Murdock, whose secret identity as Daredevil he had learned by observation from between dimensions. Daredevil was taken to St. Stephens Cemetery, where Death-Stalker killed two of the Unholy Three and attacked Daredevil. Unable to overcome Death-Stalker's superior abilities, Daredevil knocked out the nearby street light, thus enclosing the cemetery in darkness. Fighting blindly, Death-Stalker rematerialized while his body was phasing through a tombstone, which killed him instantly.

Death-Stalker was, for a brief time, survived by his mother, Elizabeth Dawes Sterling. Lying on her deathbed, and in her hatred for Daredevil for the death of her son, she had her house converted into a deathtrap and built child-like androids fitted with self-destruct devices constructed to lure him to his demise. However, Daredevil just barely managed to escape her deadly revenge. Elizabeth herself died before Daredevil could be lured into the trap.

Villains for Hire

A new female Death-Stalker appeared in the first issue of ''Villains for Hire'' (the villain counterpart of Heroes for Hire). This Death-Stalker's true identity is unknown. She is among the villains hired by Purple Man to help him start his new criminal empire. Death-Stalker was almost shot in the head by Crossbones and shrugs to him by stating "you can't kill what is already dead." Death-Stalker later survives the explosion of the boat she was on.

Powers and abilities

Accidental exposure to an overdose of "t-radiation" altered Sterling's physiology, making it so that he normally existed in a dimension congruent to Earth. While in this realm, he could watch and listen to events on Earth without being observed from Earth by any means. By willing himself to do so, he could shift into the Earth dimension to varying degrees. He could become visible but intangible, or visible and tangible as he desired. He could shift from one state to the other instantaneously. Also, while completely in his interdimensional state, he could cover distances more rapidly, enabling him to disappear from one Earth location and reappear at another far sooner than if he had traversed that same distance on Earth. Death-Stalker could not continuously manifest in the dimension of Earth for more than several hours at a time. His "cybernetic death-grip" devices, stolen from A.I.M., was worn in his gloves, which emitted a dose of microwave radiation when activated by mental command, crippling or killing (depending on the duration of contact) any living creature who came into contact with it. This self-described "touch of death" energy has been described as microwaves, but seems to have properties of both lightning and truly intense cold. Death-Stalker, however, had to materialize tangibly, and in full, on Earth for the device to be effective — a "lone weakness" which Daredevil learned he could exploit to attack Sterling. There is also some evidence that Death-Stalker may have had superhuman strength, although its extent is unknown and it may have been a product of his "death-grip" devices as opposed to him actually possessing superhuman strength on his own. All in all, Philip Wallace Sterling was a brilliant criminal mastermind — running a global "espionage syndicate" — in addition to being an accomplished inventor and scientist with extensive knowledge of advanced scientific apparatus.

Death Wreck

Death Wreck was created by Craig Houston and Stewart "Staz" Johnson. He first appeared in ''Death Wreck'' #1 (January 1994). Death Wreck is a cyborg, a prototype built by A.I.M. scientist Doctor Evelyn Necker in 2018 as part of the Minion project. Constructed at short notice and considered entirely expendable, Death Wreck contains the "brain of a wino" housed within a body powered by a car engine.

Death's-Head

Deathbird

Deathlok

Luther Manning

John Kelly

Michael Collins

Jack Truman/Larry Young

Deathlok Prime

Death Locket

Henry Hayes

Jemma Simmons

Deathurge

Deathurge is a former servant of Maelstrom.

Deathwatch

Debrii

December

December (Winter Frost) is a mutant in '' X-Nation 2099''. In the year 2099, a young girl named Winter Frost, like many teenagers, got a job at a local amusement park. But Million Palms Amusement Park was not like others, it actually had a king and a queen who presided over it. One day Queen Perigrine disappeared, and they found her body at the bottom of the Tunnel of Love. After that day, King Avian began to be suspicious of everyone and required genetic scans of all incoming tourist before they could enter. Anyone with genetic anomalies was imprisoned in an underground labyrinth and subjected to many tests and acts of torture. Winter was discovered to be a mutant and was imprisoned like many others. December is capable of drastically lowering the air temperature surrounding her hands and projecting it outwards to freeze the air around her into arctic gale

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