This article lists 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., giants, e.g., cyclopes, trolls, ogres, etc., orcs, goblins, imps, undead, e.g., zombies, mummies, and vampires, etc., demons, ghouls, werewolves, werehyenas, werecats, and wererats, etc.), and novels (e.g., Frankenstein's monster and Count Dracula, 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 Inhuman Kei Kawade summons various monsters, identified as Goliathons, to help the superheroes fight the Leviathon Tide.[1]
Known monsters
A-Bomb
Abominable Snowman
The Abominable Snowman is a large cryptid often found in the Himalayas.
Carl Hanson
The first Abominable Snowman (Carl Hanson) was created by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko and first appeared in Tales to Astonish #13 (Nov. 1960).
Carl Hanson was a greedy explorer who had heard of the infamous Abominable Snowman. To capture the creature and make money off it, Hanson steals a cursed photograph. In the Himalayas, he was unable to get help in finding it as people constantly warned him to get rid of the cursed photograph before the curse overtakes him. As he progresses up the mountain, Carl's hair grows longer, his mind becomes addled, and he drops the picture as he becomes the Abominable Snowman.[2]
Over time, the Abominable Snowman became an inhabitant on Monster Isle and supposedly grew bigger. He was among the monsters that witnessed the arrival of the X-Men members Shadowcat and Magik when they arrived to pick up a mutant girl named Bo. When Shadowcat and Magik found Bo, the Abominable Snowman and the other monsters attacked them until Magik teleported herself, Shadowcat, and Bo back to the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning.[3]
During the Monsters Unleashed storyline, the Abominable Snowman was one of the many monsters summoned by Kid Kaiju and helped defeat the Leviathon Mother and its creatures.[1]
Howling Commandos version
The second Abominable Snowman was created by Keith Giffen and Eduardo Francisco and first appeared in Nick Fury's Howling Commandos #2 (Jan. 2006). He is depicted as a member of the Howling Commandos and is capable of speech, albeit broken. He teamed up with the Sasquatch to track down Groot. He insulted Gorilla-Man by calling him less than a monkey on a bicycle at a zoo.[4]
Abomination
Teen Abomination
Absorbing Man
Adversary
Aries
Anaconda
Amatsu-Mikaboshi
Anole
Anuxa
Anuxa is a giant monster who was first seen in Tales to Astonish #7 and was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck.
Anuxa was part of a monstrous alien race that sent him to Earth as a scout. When the dominant species of Earth has died out, Anuxa is to claim the Earth for his kind. 1,000,000 years later, Anuxa got impatient that humanity would survive the many disasters. Upon hearing of the atomic bomb, Anuxa went back into the iceberg that he was using as a hiding place and continued to bide his time for the day when the atomic bombs would wipe out humanity.[5]
Apocalypse
Armadillo
Asp
Azazel
Badoon
Batragon
Batragon is a giant bat/Komodo dragon hybrid monster that was first seen in Godzilla #4 and was created by Doug Moench and Tom Sutton.
Batragon was once an ordinary bat and Komodo dragon that was transformed into a bat/Komodo dragon hybrid monster by a Lifestone that was wielded by Doctor Demonicus who then dispatched it to steal an oil tanker to use its oil to power his equipment. This attracted the attention of Godzilla, who then fought Batragon at Doctor Demonicus' volcano lair and destroyed it.[6]
Batwing
Behemoth
Behemoth is an Atlantean beast that first appeared in Tales to Astonish #77 and was created by Stan Lee, Adam Austin, and Bill Everett.
The Behemoth was an Atlantean beast that was created by Atlantean scientists to protect Atlantis from future threats.[7]
Belasco
Beta-Beast
The Beta-Beast is a giant alien monster that first appeared in Godzilla #12 and was created by Doug Moench and Herb Trimpe.
The Beta-Beast is a giant alien monster that was captured and augmented by the Warlords of the planet Beta. As the Beta-Beast was not strong enough to deal with the Mega-Monsters used by the Megan warlords, the Betans moved their base to Earth's Moon where they had it challenge Godzilla to see if he was able to fight the Mega-Monsters: Triax, Rhiahn and Krollar. The Beta-Beast was killed by Godzilla, proving to the Betan warlords that he might be able to destroy the Mega-Monsters.[8]
Beast
Dark Beast
Bi-Beast
Big Bertha
Black Spectre
Blackheart
Blackout
Blip
Blip is an electrical alien monster that first appeared in Tales to Astonish #15 and was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers.
The Blip is a giant alien monster composed of electrical energies.[9]
Blob
Bloodaxe
Bombu
Bombu is an alien monster that first appeared in Journey into Mystery #60 and was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers.
Bombu is a giant alien conqueror from the planet Oobagon VIII who had conquered 275 worlds. The high commander of Oobagon VIII sent Bombu to Earth as part of a scouting mission for the Oobagonians. While subjugating the natives while operating as a witch doctor, Bombu's plan did not go well when he was struck by lightning. The natives then pelted Bombu, who then fled Earth.[10]
Some years later, Bombu is sent back to Earth by his high commander to prepare Earth for an Oobagonian invasion. While manifesting in an unnamed American city, Bombu was confronted by the police who managed to taser him. Bombu was then arrested and incarcerated in a county jail, though he did use his one telephone call to inform the high commander of his failure.[11]
Bova
Brood
Brothers Grimm
Bruttu
Bruttu (also called the Brute That Walks) is a giant monster that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #22 and was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers.
Howard Lindley was a short scientist who had been picked on for his size. When an atomic machine tapped into Howard's imagination, it transformed him into the comic book creature Bruttu. When he burst through the wall, he was unable to speak due to his now-monstrous vocal cords only producing monster sounds. While evading the military and learning that Anne Benson secretly loved him, Bruttu made his way back to the lab and thought of himself when he reactivated the machine. It was enough to turn Bruttu back into Howard Lindley. Afterwards, Howard destroyed the machines and professed his love to Anne Benson.[12]
Bushmaster
Caliban
Carrion
Centurius
Ch'od
Charcoal
Clea
Cobra
Colossus
Constrictor
Copperhead
Cottonmouth
Crawling Creature
The Crawling Creature is a reptilian monster that first appeared in Tales to Astonish #22 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
The Crawling Creature is a reptilian monster that lived in the underground parts of the Grand Canyon where it menaced a lost tribe of cave people. While fleeing the Crawling Creature during a mining expedition, Walter Carter was saved by a passing helicopter.[13]
Creature from the Black Bog
The Creature from the Black Bog is a giant alien monster that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #23 and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
The Creature from the Black Bog is a peaceful alien explorer who landed on Earth to fix its engines and got stuck in the bog where he was unable to reach the vines. Sometime later, an elderly couple named John and Martha later found the Creature from the Black Bog and helped it escape from its murky prison. Before leaving Earth upon fixing his ship, the Creature from the Black Bog rewarded John and Martha by taking their memories and sprinkling it into the Fountain of Youth which restored them to their physical age.[14]
D'Spayre
Darwin
Death
Death Adder
Deathwatch
Demogoblin
Demon Bear
Delphyne Gorgon
Devil Dinosaur
Devil Dinosaur is a red Tyrannosaurus-like creature that came from Dinosaur World.
Diamondback
Digger
Dinah Soar
Dire Wraith
Doctor Voodoo
Doorman
Doppelganger
Dormammu
Dragoom
Dragoom first appeared in Strange Tales #76 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Dragoom is a giant fiery denizen of the Vulcan race who escaped prison from his home world and came to Earth with the intent of conquering the planet. However, Dragoom fled when he was deceived by the filmmaker Victor Cartwright into believing that there were other Vulcans on the planet.[15]
Dweller-in-Darkness
Eel
Elektro
| Elektro | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| First appearance | Tales of Suspense #13 (Jan. 1961) |
| Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Elektro |
| Species | Giant Robot |
| Partnerships | Fin Fang Foom |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and durability Gamma Ray Projection Ability to shrink and restore matter Telekinesis Forcefield |
Elektro first appeared in Tales of Suspense #13 (Jan. 1961), in the seven-page story "Elektro" by writer-editor Stan Lee and penciler Jack Kirby. Elektro debuted in an issue of what fans and historians call pre-superhero Marvel comics, published by Marvel's 1950s and early 1960s predecessor, Atlas Comics.
Elektro was originally a supercomputer created by scientist Wilbur Poole. The computer, however, achieves independent thought and hypnotizes Poole, and forces him to build an immense robotic body, 60 feet (18 m) tall, for protection and mobility. Calling itself Elektro and now armed with several dangerous weapons, the robot decides to conquer mankind and attacks the city of San Francisco. Poole, however, recovers from the hypnotic trance and deactivates Elektro by accessing one of the robot's feet and removing a transistor.[16]
Years later, Mister Fantastic wipes Elektro's flawed programming and replaces it. He then "enrolls" Elektro in his rehabilitation program, which involves Elektro being reduced to human size and stripped of his powers so as to allow him to enter human society. Elektro takes up a job as a mail attendant in the Fantastic Four's headquarters, the Baxter Building, and later joins his fellow rehab-program creatures, the extraterrestrials Fin Fang Foom, Googam and Gorgilla, to defeat the microscopic alien conqueror Tim Boo Baa. He also starts a relationship with Fantastic Four's robotic receptionist Roberta.[17]
At some point, Elektro was arrested upon being mistaken for Electro and is imprisoned. Upon getting word of this, the robots at the Baxter Building saw the prison riot that Elektro was in. Elektro was later freed from prison when the confusion was cleared up.[18]
Experiment 247
Experiment 247 first appeared in Tales to Astonish #1 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Experiment 247 is a common snapping turtle that was given hormone regulator serum by Dr. Parker. It was trapped behind a wall until it was freed by the natives.[19]
Fin Fang Foom
Fin Fang Foom is a Makulan, a dragon-like alien from the planet Kakaranthara.
Flux
Frankenstein's Monster
Galactus
Gargantus
There are two types of monsters called Gargantus:
Gargantus (aquatic monster version)
The first Gargantus is a giant blue aquatic humanoid monster that appeared in Strange Tales #80 and 85.
Gargantus (alien robot version)
A different Gargantus is an alien robot who is an enemy of Iron Man. He appeared in Tales of Suspense #40. A nightmare version of the alien robot Gargantus created by Count Nefaria (as the Dream Master) appears in The Marvel Superheroes Show (1966) in the Iron Man segment ("Dream Master" episode).
Gargoyle
Garokk
Ghost
Ghost Rider
Johnny Blaze
Cosmic Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider 2099
Danny Ketch
Noble Kale
Robbie Reyes
Gibbon
Giganto
There were two different Gigantos:
Giganto (Deviant Mutate version)
The first one was a Deviant Mutate that dwelled in Subterranea.
Giganto (Atlantean Beast version)
The second one was an Atlantean beast that resembled a sperm whale with arms and legs.
Gigantus
Gigantus is a giant monster from the underwater city of Mu who first appeared in Tales to Astonish #63 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Gigantus was sent by his king to invade the surface world. It retreated when a prop builder named Mr. Baxter built Ulvar to scare it back to Mu.[20]
Glob
Glop
Glop is a giant monster that first appeared in Tales to Astonish #21 and was created by Steve Ditko. It was originally called "the Hulk" before the Marvel Comics character of the same name came into being.
Glop is a giant monster that emerged from a movie screen that was playing the movie it was in.[21]
Goblin King
Godzilla
Marvel Comics had its own rendition of Godzilla.
Gog
Gog is a Tsiln.
Googam
Googam is a giant alien monster who is the son of Goom. First appeared in Tales of Suspense #17.
Goom
Goom is an alien from Planet X who attempted to conquer the Earth. He was defeated and returned to his home planet by other aliens from Planet X.[22][23] His son Googam soon followed in his father's footsteps.[22][24] Goom first appeared in Tales of Suspense #15[25] and was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby,[22] and Dick Ayers.
Gorgilla
Gorgilla is a giant ape/human monster. He first appeared in Tales to Astonish #12 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.[26]
Gorgilla was originally a 20 ft (6.1 m) half-man/half-ape native to the island of Borneo, who is discovered by an expedition seeking the "missing link" between man and apes. After Gorgilla saves the expedition from a dinosaur, a Tyrannosaurus rex they, in gratitude, decide to leave the island and never mention Gorgilla.[27]
Gorgilla, however, becomes curious about mankind and stows away on a ship bound for New York. Gorgilla stops an assassination attempt while in New York, but dies from a fall from the Statue of Liberty.[28]
This is later corrected and it is revealed that the adventurer Doctor Druid talks Gorgilla down from the Statue of Liberty and ensures that he is returned to Borneo.[29]
Gorgilla is among those summoned by Yandroth and influenced into attacking the Defenders. Gorgilla dropped a building on the Avengers, but is defeated by the Defenders.[30]
Gorgilla is later deposited on Monster Isle by the Fantastic Four and eventually undergoes a rehabilitation program, which involves him being shrunken down to human size and hypnotically stripped of his powers so as to allow him to enter human society. Gorgilla takes up a job as a window cleaner at the Baxter Building and later joins fellow monsters Fin Fang Foom, Elektro, and Googam as part of the "Fin Fang Four" to defeat the microscopic alien conqueror Tim Boo Baa.[31]
During the Monsters Unleashed storyline, Gorgilla, Fin Fang Foom, the Green Thing, and Zzutak confront Kei Kawade in the forest outside his house where they caught him offguard.[32]
Gorgolla
Gorgolla is an alien gargoyle monster that first appeared in Strange Tales #74 and was created by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.
Gorgolla is a Stonian from the planet Stonus V and the son of Granitor who ruled the Stonians. He led an invasion to Earth centuries ago and arranged for the Stonians to hide out as gargoyles, which they resembled. He was seemingly killed by the Stonian army when they were revived, as they had learned peace from observing humanity.[33]
Upon hearing about what happened to Gorgolla, his father Granitor sent his legion of assassins to kill the Stonians responsible.[34]
Gorgolla later turned up alive where he was actually taken into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody and placed in their Howling Commandos Monster Force as seen in the director's cut of the first issue.[35]
At some point, Gorgolla relocated to Monster Isle. He was among the monsters that attacked Shadowcat and Magik when they came for a mutant girl named Bo. Not wanting to keep fighting Gorgolla and the rest of Monster Isle's inhabitants, Magik teleported herself, Kitty Pryde, and Bo back to the Jean Grey Institute for Higher Learning.[3]
Gorilla Girl
Gorilla-Man
Gorr the Golden Gorilla
Green Goblin
Ultimate Green Goblin
Green Thing
Green Thing is a monstrous weed monster that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #19 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
A botanist that developed a plant intelligence serum tested it on a weed which transformed into a giant weed monster with a human-shaped head where it planned to take over the world only for the botanist to use the same serum on the Ignatus Rex that destroyed the Green Thing.[36]
Grey Gargoyle
Grey Goblin
Griffin
Grizzly
Grogg
Grogg is a fictional monster character from the Marvel Universe who first appeared in Strange Tales #83 (April 1961).
Grogg is a giant who possesses super-strength, can fly and also breathe flames. He lived below the surface of the former Soviet Union but was revived and freed by atomic bomb testing under Colonel Vorcutsky. Grogg pursued all those involved with testing and fought off communists. He then relocated to Earth's moon but later returned to Earth. Miklos Kozlov, a scientist/political prisoner sabotaged the Soviet's plan to build a military base on Mars by tricking Grogg into entering their ship, Kozlov escaped using a smoke screen, leaving Grogg captured and trapped where he was allegedly sent to Mars. Through unknown means he returned to Earth and was captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. where he was placed in that organization's Paranormal Containment Unit.
Groot
Groot is a floral colossus.
The original Groot was an alien conqueror that later appeared as a member of Nick Fury's Howling Commandos.
The second Groot was a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Gruto
Gruto is a green alien gorilla-like monster that first appeared in Journey into Mystery #67 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Gruto is a giant alien from the planet Pacion Rex that resembled a green scaly gorilla.[37]
Hellcow
Hippo
Hiro-Kala
Hobgoblin
Holocaust
Hood
Hulk
Amadeus Cho
Guilt Hulk
Hulk 2099
Immortal Hulk/Devil Hulk
Maestro
Tyrone Cash
Ultimate Hulk
Insect Man
The Insect Man is a giant insect monster that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #24 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
The Insect Man and his kind reside in an unknown part of Subterranea where they once had an encounter with Sergeant Mason of the U.S. Army.[38]
It the Living Colossus
It the Living Colossus is a 100-ft. statue that was brought to life by the Kigor.
Jack O'Lantern
Jackal
Juggernaut
Kindred
Kiwi Black
Klaatu
Klagg
Klagg is a giant monstrous alien with a tall head that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #21 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Klagg is a peaceful alien who arrived on Earth and planned to destroy it for its constant wars.[39]
Komodo
Kool-Aid Man
Kraa the Unhuman
Kraa the Unhuman is a giant monster that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #18 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Kraa was once a human of the Wabuzi tribe until he was mutated into a giant monster by the explosion of an atomic bomb caused by the Soviet Union soldiers.[40]
Laufey
Leader
Leo
Lilith
Living Monolith
Lizard
Madman
Malekith the Accursed
Man-Beast
Man-Bull
Man-Elephant
Man-Thing
Man-Wolf
Mandrill
Manphibian
Mantis
Marrow
Megataur
Megataur is a giant Deviant Mutate that first appeared in Fantastic Four Unlimited #4 and was created by Roy Thomas, Herb Trimpe, and Steve Montano.
Megataur is a bull-headed Deviant Mutate that was a servant of the Mole Man where he fought Atalanta, the Hulk, the Human Torch, the Invisible Woman, and the Thing.[41]
Megataur in other media
Megataur appears in The Super Hero Squad Show.
Metallo
Metallo is a gigantic high-tech armor that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #16 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Metallo was a giant high-tech armor that was built to withstand radiation. The scientists that created it unknowingly allowed an escaped convict named Mike Fallon to test the armor.[42]
Mechano
Mechano is a giant robot that first appeared in Strange Tales #86 and was created by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayes.
Mechano is a 30 ft. robot that was built by Mr. Hopkins and his young assistant Tommy Briggs that was brought to life by a malfunctioning transformer.[43]
Mephisto
Miclas
Miclas is a monster that first appeared in Fantastic Four #347 and was created by Walt Simonson, Arthur Adams, and Eiji Tsuburaya.
Miclas is a giant monster that was among the monsters of Monster Isle that were captured by the Skrulls.[44]
Midgard Serpent
Mindless Ones
Minotaur
Missing Link
Mr. Fish
Mister Hyde
Mister Jip
Mister Negative
Mojo
Molten Man-Thing
The Molten Man-Thing is a giant lava monster created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby (pencils), and Steve Ditko (inker). He first appeared in Tales of Suspense #7 (1960). The Molten Man-Thing escaped from an erupting volcano on a South Pacific Island. The creature stumbled into a nearby village where he encountered Frank Harper, a vacationing pilot. Harper blasted him with cool air in a wind tunnel at a nearby airport. The Molten Man-Thing fell back into the volcano.[45]
In Marvel Universe #4, Frank Harper was retconned into Makkari, one of the Eternals. It was also suggested there that the Molten Man-Thing was one of the Deviant Mutates.[46]
An enchanted paint duplicate of the Molten Man-Thing later attacked New York.[47]
Monster from Mars
The Monster from Mars is a creature from the film of the same name who first appeared in Fantastic Four #3 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
The Miracle Man brought the giant display of the creature to life through hypnosis so that he could steal an atomic tank from the U.S. military and fight the Fantastic Four. The Monster from Mars display was destroyed by the Human Torch.[48]
Mongoose
Monsteroso
Monsteroso is the name of two giant monsters:
- The first one was a large alien child.
- The second one was a giant Sturdian that is found in the Microverse.
Monstro the Gorilla
Monstro the Gorilla is a giant white gorilla who resided on a small island somewhere off the coast of Africa and was trapped in a cave by the natives. Nobody knew it yet, but Monstro was blind because of it being trapped in a cave for a long time.[49] First appeared Journey into Mystery #54.
Monstro the Octopus
Monstro the Octopus is a gigantic octopus that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #8 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Not much is known about Monstro the Octopus other than the fact that it was suspected of being an octopus that was mutated through atomic weaponry. Following Monstro the Octopus' attack on a Soviet coastal town, Professor Mark Faraday was called in by the Soviet Diplomats to investigate Monstro the Octopus. Upon guessing the theory of its origins, Professor Mark Faraday was able to get it shrunken back down to its normal height in 24 hours.[50]
Monstrom
Monstrom is a giant one-eyed alien that first appeared in Tales to Astonish #11 and was created by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.
Monstrom is a 20-ft, one-eyed alien whose spaceship crashed in the bayou 1,000 years ago. Unable to fix the spaceship himself, Monstrom placed himself in suspended animation. 1,000 years later, some humans exploring the bayou where a boy unknowingly awoken Monstrom who tried to speak to them. As Monstrom can only speak in monster sounds, the humans were unable to understand him. One person tried to shoot it with a rifle to no avail. When Monstrom later followed the people back to town, the townspeople discovered its fear of fire and drove him back to the bayou. Deeming the humans too barbaric to help him, Monstrom retreated back to his spaceship where he re-entered suspended animation until the day the humans would be advanced to help him.[51]
Moomba
Moomba is a giant alien monster that first appeared in Tales to Astonish #23 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Moomba is a 20 ft. alien monster from an unknown race that planned to conquer Earth and seeded itself into wooden statues all over the world.[52]
Moon-Boy
Morpheus
Mystique
N'astirh
N'Kantu, the Living Mummy
Necrom
Nekra
Nightcrawler
Nightmare
Ogre
Olivier
Oog
Oog is a giant alien monster that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #27 and was created by Jack Kirby.
Oog is a 25 ft. alien who was on his way from returning to his homeworld when his spaceship's engines failed and he crashed into Earth somewhere in the Arctic Circle. Before becoming frozen in ice, Oog etched a galactic distress signal. Some centuries later, Oog was found frozen in a block of ice by a scientific expedition who transported his frozen form back to the United States, where he thawed out. Oog accidentally broke the wall to the laboratory where some people mistook him for being on a rampage enough to call in the army. Oog defended himself by hypnotizing the army. Displeased with how the humans reacted to him, Oog commented to the humans that they should be quarantined from the rest of outer space. As Oog signals his kind to come pick him up, they do not know about the existence of the humans around their spaceship, causing the humans to think that there are worse things in outer space.[53]
Orb
Orrgo
Orrgo is a 25 ft. Mentelleronite who has tried to conquer Earth many times in the past. He arrived on Earth to display his superior powers over the humans. With his abilities, Orrgo took over the world quickly. With the human race under his mental domination, Orrgo went back to the circus where it first arrived and went to sleep. A circus gorilla named Jojo realized that it was the reason that it was not being fed. Jojo escaped from its cage and killed Orrgo. The human race was then freed from Orrgo's control as the rest of Orrgo's kind left, thinking that the humans had defeated Orrgo.[54]
The Headmen later stole the God from Beyond from the museum and used it to summon Orrgo.[55]
The Headmen and MODOK summoned Orrgo using the God from Beyond statue. The Hellcat, Nighthawk, and the Valkyrie of the Defenders fought Orrgo, only to be defeated by him. Orrgo then went on to attack the city. After making volcanoes erupt, cities levitate, and populated areas burst into flames, Orrgo took control of the minds of Earth's population. The Headmen, MODOK, and the Defenders were not affected because they had come in contact with the God from Beyond.[56] When the Defenders attacked the Headmen's base, they ordered Orrgo to summon a supervillain army to fight them. While Doctor Strange, the Hulk, Namor, and the Silver Surfer were busy fighting the villains, the Hellcat, Nighthawk, and the Valkyrie entered the base of the Headmen as Nighthawk seized the God from Beyond. With the God from Beyond in their possession, the Defenders ordered Orrgo to undo the damage that it caused. With the damage undone and the supervillains teleported back to where they came from, Doctor Strange stated that they could banish all evil from Earth. The Hellcat broke the God from Beyond stating that it would be a violation of free will to do such a thing. Upon being freed, Orrgo thought for itself again and threatened to devastate the planet. The Hellcat reminded Orrgo that his race has always been defeated by the humans and asked if he really wanted to fight them. Orrgo decided to leave Earth and return when humans are extinct.[57]
Through unknown means, Orrgo was captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. and placed in the Howling Commandos Monster Force.[58]
Orrgo appears as a member of S.T.A.K.E., a S.H.I.E.L.D. division dealing with the supernatural. His commander is Dum Dum Dugan, who lives on in a highly advanced Life Model Decoy body.[volume & issue needed]
As part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel event, Orrgo appears as a member of S.T.A.K.E.'s Howling Commandos. Due to Orrgo's enormous size, he is not a field member of the team, but is used as technological support and communications. He enjoys chaotic events. Despite the very nature of many of his teammates, Orggo does not believe in the supernatural.[59]
During the Avengers: Standoff! storyline, Orrgo was an inmate of Pleasant Hill, a gated community established by S.H.I.E.L.D.[60] It is later revealed that Orrgo ended up in Pleasant Hill after Dr. Paul Kraye caught him going through his files. He alerted Maria Hill claiming that Orrgo went rogue and Orrgo was imprisoned at Pleasant Hill, where he was turned into a dog by Kobik. This led the Life Model Decoy of Dum Dum Dugan into finding Pleasant Hill and leading the Howling Commandos there to rescue Orrgo. Orrgo is rescued as the group is transported back to S.T.A.K.E. HQ by Kobik. Once back at S.T.A.K.E. HQ, Orrgo detects that Paul Kraye has released all the inmates there.[61]
Orrgo was with the Howling Commandos at the time when they help Old Man Logan rescue Jubilee from Dracula.[62]
During the Monsters Unleashed storyline, Orrgo is among the monsters who help fight the Leviathon Tide.[1]
Owl
Piranha
Pisces
Pixie
Plantman
Porcupine
Predator X
Proteus
Psyklop
Puff Adder
Puma
Rattler
Ravage
Razorback
Red Ghost
Red Hulk
Robert Maverick
Thunderbolt Ross
Red She-Hulk
Reptil
Rhino
Rock Python
Rockslide
Rommbu
Rommbu is a giant alien monster that first appeared in Tales to Astonish #19 and was created by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.
Rommbu is a giant alien who was dispatched by his kind to get Earth to surrender.[63]
Rorgg
Rorgg is a giant alien spider monster that first appeared in Journey into Mystery #64 and was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers.
Rorgg is the ruler of a race of giant alien spider monsters that sought to conquer Earth. Rorgg's kind had a weakness against DDT.[64]
Rorgg in other media
Rorgg appears in Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell, with vocal effects provided by Jon Olson.[65]
Sandman
The Sandman is an alien monster made of sand that first appeared in Journey into Mystery #70 and was created by Jack Kirby. It is not to be confused with the supervillain of the same name.
The Sandman is an alien who was previously sealed in a cave by tribesmen who mistook it for an evil spirit. In the early 1960s, Marine soldier Steve Bronson and his family accidentally release the Sandman while on vacation. However, Steve's son Bobby immobilizes the Sandman by pouring water on it, after which it is taken into military custody.[66]
Sabretooth
Sasquatch
Doc Sasquatch
Satana
Satannish
Sauron
Scarecrow
Scorpio
Scorpion
Shadow King
She-Hulk
Lyra
Shiklah
Shuma-Gorath
Sidewinder
Sin-Eater
Skaar
Skreeal
Skreel is a moth monster that first appeared in Fantastic Four #347 and was created by Walt Simonson.
Skreel is a giant moth monster that resides on Monster Isle and is named after the sounds it makes.[44]
Skrulls
Son of Satan
Sphinx
Spiral
Sporr
Sporr is a giant amoeba monster that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #11 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Sporr is a giant amoeba monster created by a scientist that moved into Victor Frankenstein's castle where he used a growth ray on the amoeba.[67]
Sporr in other media
Sporr appears in Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell, with vocal effects provided by Jon Olson.[68]
Spyke
Squid-Boy
Stacy X
Stegron the Dinosaur Man
Stilt-Man
Straw Man
Surtur
Swarm
Symbiote
Anti-Venom
Carnage
Hybrid
Mania
Scream
Toxin
Venom
Taskmaster
Taurus
Thing
She-Thing
Thing that Crawled By Night
The Thing that Crawled by Night is a giant plant monster that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #26 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
The Thing that Crawled by Night was a giant plant monster that was created by a farmer.[69]
Tim Boo Ba
Tim Boo Ba first appeared in Amazing Adult Fantasy #9 (Feb. 1962). His story was later republished with entirely new illustrations in Silver Surfer #4 (Feb. 1968).
Tim Boo Ba is a reptilian humanoid from the microscopic planet Devoktos, and together with an army of mercenaries he decides to conquer the entire Microverse. Despite initial success, Tim Boo Ba and his forces are apparently wiped out by a flood, which is revealed to be nothing more than a drop of water from the considerably larger Earth-616, the mainstream Marvel Earth.[70]
Tim Boo Ba apparently survives and years later tricks fellow monster Googam into using the scientific equipment of Mister Fantastic to enlarge him. Tim Boo Ba uses the equipment to grow to giant proportions, but is eventually stopped by Googam and fellow monsters Elektro, Gorgilla and Fin Fang Foom.[71]
Titan
Titan is an Atleantean beast who first appeared in Tales of Suspense #28.
Titan is a giant sea monster that claims that it came from Atlantis.[72]
Toad
Tombstone
Torg
Torg the Abominable Snow-King is a giant sea-dwelling ape-like monster who first appeared in Sub-Mariner #55 and was created by Bill Everett.
Torg's origins are unknown, as he claims that nobody knows his beginning and nobody knows his end. He caused trouble in the waters near Antarctica which attracted the attention of Namor, who managed to defeat him with a block of ice.[73]
Torg in other media
- Torg appears in the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur episode "Devil on Her Shoulder", voiced by Method Man.[74] He is enraged by a film's inaccurate depiction of him and attacks New York until Devil Dinosaur befriends him, motivating him to stop.
- Torg appears as a boss in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2. He is brainwashed and forced to serve Attuma until the Avengers free Torg, who drags Attuma to the bottom of the sea.
Tricephalous
Tricephalous is a three-headed giant Deviant Mutate.
Trolls
Trull the Unhuman
Trull the Unhuman is a non-corporal alien who first appeared in Tales to Astonish #21 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
When Trull's ship had crashed, his physical body was destroyed. His essence survived and had possessed a construction crew's steam shovel that was designed by a man named Phil. Trull went on a rampage upon holding Phil, his ex-girlfriend, her new boyfriend, and the construction foreman hostage. This lasted until an elephant that Phil freed earlier defeated it by cracking its body. Trull's essence escaped into the jungle.[21]
During the Civil War II storyline, Trull the Unhuman resurfaced in a new steam shovel body where he vandalized Damage Control's equipment until he got busted by Damage Control worker Monstro. Upon Monstro empathizing him, Trull was convinced to give up on his goals. Trull the Unhuman joined up with Damage Control and became their spokesperson.[75]
Two-Headed Thing
The Two-Headed Thing is a giant monster with two heads that first appeared in Strange Tales #95 and was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers.
The Two-Headed Thing is an orange two-headed rock monster with super-strength and shapeshifting abilities.[76]
Ulik
Ulvar
Ulvar is a giant alien that first appeared in Journey into Mystery #63.
Ulvar was a giant alien from Centaurus II that challenged Gigantus's supremacy. After Gigantus retreated, it turned out that Ulvar was a prop built by Mr. Baxter and Charlie to fool Gigantus.[20]
Umar
Vampires
Baron Blood
Deacon Frost
Doctor Sun
Dracula
Hunger
Jubilee
Lilith
Morbius the Living Vampire
Morlun
Saracen
Steppin' Razor
Vampire by Night
Varnae
Vandoom's Monster
Vandoom's Monster is a wax monster that first appeared in Tales to Astonish #17 and was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers.
Ludwig Vandoom created a wax sculpture of a giant monster to improve his failing wax museum. The wax sculpture came to life upon being struck by lightning from a freak thunderstorm.[77]
Vermin
Viper
Madam Hydra
Vulture
Walrus
Warlock
Warlord Kaa
Warlord Kaa is a giant shadow monster who first appeared in Strange Tales #79 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Warlord Kaa is the leader of the Shadow Realm. He led his fellow shadow monsters into invading Earth until a mystery writer named Phillip Lawrence found out and alerted the United Nations of their invasion. The shadow monsters were captured, but Warlord Kaa escaped leaving a message in the sky vowing to return and succeed next time.[78]
Warwolf
Weapon H
Wendigo
Werewolf by Night
White Tiger
Wild Child
Wolfsbane
Wolverine
Xemnu the Living Titan
| Xemnu the Living Titan | |
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 Cover of Journey into Mystery #62, the first appearance of Xemnu | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Journey into Mystery #62 (Nov. 1960) |
| Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Xemnu |
| Species | Unknown extraterrestrial |
| Notable aliases | Xemnu the Living Hulk Richmond Wagner Amos Moses |
| Abilities |
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Xemnu the Living Titan, also known as Xemnu the Living Hulk, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Xemnu is an alien who has attempted to conquer Earth several times. The character first appeared in the story "I Was a Slave of the Living Hulk!" in Journey into Mystery #62, and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.[79]
Xemnu first appeared when his starship crash-landed on Earth after running out of fuel.[80] When revived by the human Joe Harper, Xemnu reveals that he was a criminal who had been exiled into space for crimes against the rest of the universe, and had escaped a prison planet and fled to Earth.[80] Xemnu then used telepathy to dominate Harper's mind and then the minds of every other human on Earth.[80] He forced them to build him a new starship so that he could return home.[80] As he departs, he releases Harper from his telepathic domination. Harper sabotages the ship's electrical systems, shocking Xemnu into a coma-like state. As the alien flew off, his mind control faded, and his former servants forgot that he had ever existed. Xemnu used telekinesis to direct an asteroid to strike his ship so that it would be knocked onto a course back to Earth. After crashing down on Earth a second time, the weakened Xemnu was taken into a circus sideshow. As he took control of the town where the circus was located, Joe Harper followed Xemnu's trail and confronts the alien. Xemnu attempts to disintegrate Harper, but Harper used a mirror to reflect the alien's psychic power back at it, and Xemnu's body was destroyed.[80]
Xemnu then traveled through space in a non-corporeal form, and over the years learned that his home planet had been wiped out by a plague. He returned to Earth, possessing the body of an astronaut named Richmond Wagner to gain a physical form. When the space shuttle arrived on Earth, Xemnu used his human host's popularity and his own telepathy to become the host of a children's television series. He used his mental power to place Earth's children under his thrall, planning to abduct them to repopulate his home world, only to be detected by Doctor Strange. Strange and his ally Namor the Sub-Mariner were defeated by the alien, but Xemnu was in turn beaten by the Hulk.[81]
Xemnu then took possession of Amos Moses, the mayor of a small town named Plucketville, in an attempt to kidnap the townspeople of Plucketville to repopulate his home planet. The newly formed Defenders (Doctor Strange, the Hulk, the Sub-Mariner and the Valkyrie) fought him, thus preventing him from using the townspeople to construct another starship.[82]
Xemnu continued his vendetta against the Hulk via a series of five clones created from samples of five other "classic Marvel" alien monsters[83] sent to attack the Hulk, and battled the Hulk himself; however, he was defeated when the dam containing his hideout burst.[84]
Xemnu later used Amos Moses' body in an attempt to once again take control of the Earth via television-transmitted hypnosis. Xemnu took mental control of the Los Angeles-based hero Wonder Man using him to attack his ally, the Thing. The heroes eventually defeated Xemnu, and he fled in a starship.[85]
Later, deep in space, Xemnu infiltrates the spacecraft-haulage craft owned by Ulysses Solomon Archer. He takes over the enclosed area of the Star Stop Diner and confronts a pregnant woman known as Mary McGrill. He plans to genetically alter her child to make it one of his own race. He is opposed by Razorback, Archer, the She-Hulk and everyone else at the diner, but they are easily knocked out by his psychic powers.[86] The She-Hulk awakens ahead of the others and finds that Xemnu is attempting to turn her into a "She-Xemnu." Ultimately, Xemnu is defeated and given over to a powerful humanoid alien named Big Enilwen. This childlike being believes that Xemnu is simply a teddy bear to play with.[87]
Xemnu convinces Enilwen to free his teddy bear population to 'the wild'. He returns to confront the She-Hulk again, this time to sell her into slavery. This time he is defeated by a large monkey wrench to the head wielded by the She-Hulk's friend Louise Mason.[88]
Xemnu reappeared as one of the Space Phantom's kidnapped bodies in Beyond!.[89] He appeared in Annihilation: Conquest as one of the Phalanx select.[90]
Xemnu later returned to Earth and fought the Red Hulk after Woodgod's defeat. During that time, the Impossible Man uses his magic to combine the Hulk and the Red Hulk into the Compound Hulk, which fights Xemnu's minion Kluh (a smart version of the Grey Hulk) and overpowers it.[91]
Xemnu later appeared on Monster Isle when Shadowcat and Magik appeared to look for a mutant girl named Bo. Xemnu was among the monsters that attacked the three until Magik teleported herself, Shadowcat, and Bo to the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning.[3]
Xemnu later appears alongside Rocket Raccoon.[92]
During the "Monsters Unleashed" storyline, Xemnu is among the monsters seen falling from the sky near San Diego.[93]
Xenmu appeared again, currently living on Monster Isle. He allied himself with Roxxon CEO Dario Agger / the Minotaur to ruin the Hulk's reputation and received cybernetic implants. After the Minotaur discovered that Xemnu is transforming others into Xemnu/human hybrid minions, Xemnu attacked and deformed him.[94]
Xemnu later turned up alive on Monster Isle where he mind-controlled its population only to be defeated by Goom, Rorgg, Strong Guy, and Jamie Madrox.[95]
Xemnu in other media
Xemnu appears in the Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. episode "The Strongest One There Is", voiced by Fred Tatasciore.[96] This version is an undefeated galactic fighting champion who seeks a proper challenge. After coming to Earth and battling A-Bomb, Xemnu declares his journey to be over and befriends him.
The Scientology figure Xenu is speculated to be inspired by Xemnu.[97][98]
Yetrigar
Further reading
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Yetrigar is a Sasquatch-like being created by writer Doug Moench and artist Herb Trimpe as an adversary for Godzilla in Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Godzilla #10, where he had grown to gargantuan proportions due to being exposed to radiation. His name comes from the legendary shaggy men that some believe live in the Japanese mountains.
Yetrigar battles Godzilla in the Grand Canyon. In his encounter with Godzilla, Yetrigar proves more than a match for the legendary 'King of the Monsters' and could have perhaps even killed Godzilla had Red Ronin not interceded.[99] Initially, Robert tries to prevent both entities from harming each other but ultimately buried Yetrigar beneath a rockslide. Ashamed of this action, Takiguchi temporarily fled in the Red Ronin robot.[100]
Attempting to get revenge on the Phantom Rider, the Mockingbird led the West Coast Avengers to the Grand Canyon where Hamilton Slade was working on an archaeological project. To distract her teammates while she looked for Hamilton Slade, the Mockingbird set up explosives which freed Yetrigar. The Avengers' attacks on the beast proved futile until Hank Pym placed an object in Yetrigar's ear and used the Pym Particles to enlarge the device enough to knock him unconscious.[101]
After his defeat at the hands of the Avengers, Yetrigar was remanded to the Vault. In a prologue to Acts of Vengeance, Yetrigar was seen trying to break out of his energy cell during a mass-prison break. This was thwarted by Hawkeye and Iron Man who managed to trap the other villains (namely Angar the Screamer, the Cactus, Electro, the Griffin, Hydro-Man, Klaw, Mister Hyde, Orka, the Scarecrow, Titania, and Whirlwind) who were also trying to escape.[102]
After the Vault was shut down, Yetrigar was taken someplace else. It is most likely that he was placed on Monster Isle.[103]
Ymir
Zarathos
Zetora
Zetora is a giant monstrous Martian that first appeared in Journey into Mystery #57 and was created by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.
Zetora was a giant Martian criminal who fled to Earth after committing a crime on Mars.[104]
Zombie
Zzutak
Zzutak is a giant monster that first appeared in Strange Tales #88 and was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Steve Ditko.
Zzutak is an orange monster that was created by comic book illustrator Frank Johnson after he was manipulated by an Aztec tribe.[105]
Zzutak in other media
Zzutak appears in Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell, with vocal effects provided by Jon Olson.[106]
Zzzax
References
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