List of Marvel Comics teams and organizations
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The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several fictional teams and organizations and this page lists them.
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A-Force
A-Next
A.I. Army
The A.I. Army is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Because of his revelation that he is now a simulated A.I., Tony Stark became Mark One and started to establish the A.I. Army.[1] The team also consists of Albert, Awesome Android, Egghead II, H.E.R.B.I.E., M-11, Machine Man, Machinesmith, Quasimodo, Super-Adaptoid, Walking Stiletto, the Dreadnoughts, a Sentinel, several Constructo-Bots, several Nick Fury LMDs, and an unnamed bomb disposal robot. This group wants to obtain equal rights with organic beings through whatever way possible.[2]
Acolytes
The Acolytes is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Acolytes are a group of mutants and students/soldiers of the mutant Magneto, christening him a "mutant messiah."[3] There have been different versions of Acolytes in the comics.
Acolytes I
Led originally by Fabian Cortez (a future leader of the group), his sister Annie, and consisting of Chrome, Marco Delgado, and Winters, the Acolytes first encountered Magneto on Asteroid M, a space station orbiting Earth. The Acolytes requested and were granted sanctuary in addition to kidnapping Professor X and Moira MacTaggert.[4]
Acolytes II
The second group of Acolytes is led by Fabian Cortez and consisted of Rusty Collins, Colossus, Exodus, Frenzy, Javitz, Katu, the Kleinstrock Brothers, Seamus Mellencamp, Milan, Neophyte, Rakkus, Scanner, Senyaka, Skids, Spoor, Unuscione, and Amelia Voght.[5]
Acolytes III
The third incarnation of the Acolytes is led by Joseph and consisted of Decay, Gargouille, Kamal, Orator, and Projector.[6]
Acolytes IV
The fourth incarnation of the Acolytes consist of Polaris, Barnacle, REM-RAM, Static, and Vindaloo.[7]
Acolytes V
The fifth incarnation of the Acolytes consisted of Exodus, Karima, Random, Tempo, and Amelia Voght.[8]
Acolytes in other media
- The Acolytes appear in X-Men: The Animated Series,[9] led by Fabian Cortez and consisting of Amelia Voght, Marco Delgado, Unuscione, Chrome, Joanna Cargill, and Burner.[10]
- The Acolytes appear in X-Men: Evolution,[11] consisting of Sabretooth, Gambit, Colossus, Pyro, and Mastermind. Additionally, Havok appears as a temporary member.[citation needed]
- The Acolytes appear in Wolverine and the X-Men,[citation needed] consisting of Mystique, the Scarlet Witch, Scanner, Pyro, Blink, the Juggernaut, Mercury, Seamus Mellencamp, Senyaka, and the Kleinstock brothers.[citation needed]
- The Acolytes appear in the X-Men: Mutant Empire novel trilogy.[12]
Action Pack
Action Pack is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Action Pack is Kentucky's sanctioned superhero team, and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Vox, Prima Donna, and Frog-Man (who was briefly replaced by a Skrull).[13]
Advanced Idea Mechanics
Advocates Squad
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Agents of Atlas
Agents of Fortune
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Agents of Wakanda
The Agents of Wakanda are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
At the time when he was the chairman of the Avengers, Black Panther formed a support staff for them called the Agents of Wakanda with Okoye as the field commander. Known members are American Eagle, Broo, Doctor Nemesis, Fat Cobra of the Immortal Weapons, Gorilla-Man, Ka-Zar and Zabu, Man-Wolf, Mockingbird, Roz Solomon, Ursa Major (who was revealed to be a double agent for Russia), and Wasp.[14]
Aladdin
Aladdin Assault Squad
All-New Invaders
All-New X-Factor
All-New X-Men
All-Winners Squad
Alliance of Evil
Alpha Flight
Alpha Flight is Canada's sanctioned superhero team.
Alpha Squadron
America Redeemers
See Squadron Supreme.
Americops
The Americops is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Keane Industry obtained the equipment of Americop where they copied it and used it to create their own private security force called the Americops.[15][16]
Anachronauts
The Anachronauts are a group of fictional warriors appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.[17]
The characters serve Kang the Conqueror as his personal guard.[18] The Anachronauts were brought together by Kang, after having bested each of them in personal combat and extracting their allegiance to him. They are from various eras and alternate realities that Kang has visited in his journeys. They first appeared in Fantastic Four Annual #25 (1992). Its members are Apocryphus, Deathunt 9000, Raa, Sir Raston, Ssith, Tyndar, and Wildrun.
Ani-Men
Annihilators
The Annihilators are a group of powerful space-based characters from various alien races.[19] They act as a deterrent to galactic war.
Anti-Arach9
The Anti-Arach9 is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Anti-Arach9 is a supervillain group that was formed by Octavia Vermis and consisted of Aeturnum, Brothers Grimm, Krazy Goat, Lady Bullseye, Los Espadas Gemelas De Toledo, Rose Roché, and Stegron. Each of them came together to take down their mutual enemy Spider-Woman.[20]
A.R.M.O.R.
Army of Evil
Asgardians
See Asgard.
Asgardians of the Galaxy
Askani
Assassins Guild
The Assassins Guild is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Assassins Guild is an organization that is a rival of the Thieves Guild. Bella Donna serves as the field leader and was supposed to be married to Thieves Guild member Gambit.[21]
When the Assassins Guild dealt with X-Force, the opponents they fought were either members or hired by the Assassins Guild which consists of Black Mamba, Boomerang, Bullet, Bushwacker, Clay, Nakh, and Razor Fist. Their fight ended with Clay being killed, Bullet, Bushwacker, and Nakh being apparently killed, and the others injured.[22]
The Assassins Guild later manipulated Scarlet Spider into targeting Wolverine. They worked together to fight Bella Donna and her operatives Flower, Harvester, Smithy, an undead Hand Ninja, and some unnamed members. Arranger showed up to stop the fight and informed Bella Donna that the Assassins Guild is now under Kingpin's control.[23]
An unnamed telepathic child that works for the Assassins Guild dispatched Anaconda, Black Mamba, Blackout, Blizzard, Boomerang, Bullseye, Crossbones, Death Adder, Jack O'Lantern, Lady Bullseye, Puma, Sabretooth, Scalphunter, Sidewinder, Taskmaster, Tiger Shark, Whiplash, and Whirlwind to hunt Elektra and Cape Crow. Elektra defeated the villains where the telepathic child was killed.[24]
The Assassins Guild later targeted Charles Handler as some of them ended up killed by Deadpool who later killed Handler himself. Bella Donna later dispatched agents like Black Mamba, Blackout, Boomerang, Bushwacker, Crossbones, Harkspur Brood, Harvester, Jack O'Lantern, KIA, Lord Deathstrike, Mimeyoshi, Nakh, Razor Fist, Scorpia, and Threnody to target Deadpool. They were all taken down by Deadpool who used his katana to kill Bella Donna while everyone else was either killed, apparently killed, or defeated.[25]
Assassins Guild in other media
The Assassins Guild appears in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "X-Ternally Yours". Bella Donna is a known member.
A group based on the Assassins Guild called the Rippers appears in the X-Men: Evolution episode "Cajun Spice". Known members are Julius Boudreaux and Marion Boudreaux.
Assembly of Evil
The Assembly of Evil is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Assembly of Evil is a supervillain team consisting of Jester, Fenris, Hydro-Man, Rock (who the Leader sent in his place), and the reactivated Hulk Robot. This team was first seen during the "Acts of Vengeance" storyline, where Jester formed this team at Doctor Doom's suggestion to create a group to fight the Avengers. Jester also tried to get Cloak and Dagger to join the team, but failed to.[26]
Astonishing X-Men
Atlanteans
Autobots
Avengers
Avengers A.I.
Avenging Host
Bacchae
The Bacchae are a fictional group of woman warrior characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.[27]
In ancient times Hippolyta and her sisters set about war mongering various lands. In each attack she would steal female children, raising them to be her faithful warriors. This gave rise to the origin of the mythological Amazons. Hippolyta served as their queen and she called them her Bacchae. This arrangement served for many years until the arrival of Hercules. Sometime later with her being immortal, Hippolyta decided to restart her Bacchae cult in order to advance her standing in modern day. She did this by initiating female street people and runaways, providing them with weapons and fighting skills. This modern day Bacchae also became former associates of the Golden Horde and once sought vengeance on the Invisible Woman for interfering with their affairs. They then formed a private New York club called Tartarus as a front based in the heart of Wall Street. Outsiders see it as a private pleasure palace for those of the international business elite who consider the Hellfire Club too passé. It was here during a kidnap attempt that they were foiled by the X-Men.[28]
BAD Girls, Inc.
BAD Girls, Inc. is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
BAD Girls, Inc. is a group that consists of Black Mamba, the Asp, and Diamondback who were close friends as well as founding members of Sidewinder's super-villain team the Serpent Society. When Diamondback began dating Steve Rogers, the team acted behind the scenes to make sure that her first real date was uneventful. After learning of Diamondback and Cap's relationship, the Society's new leader, King Cobra, had Diamondback kidnapped and placed on trial,[29] fearing that she would reveal the groups secrets to the Captain. Diamondback was found guilty by her fellow serpents and sentenced to execution. Black Mamba and Asp objected but were overruled by King Cobra. To save Diamondback, Black Mamba and Asp called in a favor from their former leader, Sidewinder, also Black Mamba's ex-boyfriend and they rescued Diamondback, however in retaliation, King Cobra captured the Asp and Black Mamba. Diamondback then hired Paladin to help her free the pair. Together, with Captain America, and Paladin, the five combined to defeat the Serpent Society.[30]
Band of the Bland
The Band of the Bland is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Band of the Bland is a group of mediocre super villains that came together to assassinate Howard the Duck.[31] It consists of Black Hole, Doctor Angst, Spanker, and Tillie the Hun.[32]
Bastards of Evil
The Bastards of Evil are a team of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.[33]
The Bastards of Evil are young supervillains who claim to be the disavowed children of some of the supervillains. They consist of Aftershock, (who claims to be Electro's daughter), Ember (who claims to be Pyro's son), Mortar (who claims to be Grey Gargoyle's daughter), Singularity (who claims to be Graviton's son), and Warhead (who claims to be Radioactive Man's son). They came together not only to rob a bank but to come up with plans to take over the world. The Bastards of Evil committed acts of terrorism and recorded it with floating robotic cameras. Warhead destroyed a part of Ohio which Gravity stopped, but Warhead escaped. The Bastards of Evil end up running afoul of the Young Allies. During the fight, Warhead exploded on Ground Zero (the former site of the World Trade Center) presumably killing himself and thousands of bystanders.[34]
The Bastards of Evil meet up with their mysterious benefactor. When Firestar and Gravity fight Electro, he ends up defeating them. He let them live so that they can spread the message that he doesn't endorse Aftershock and the Bastards of Evil's terrorism. Electro also says that they should look up how and when he got his powers on the internet and there no way a girl of Aftershock's age could have been conceived after he got his powers. It is impossible for him to be Aftershock's father.[35]
Aftershock informs the Bastards of Evil that they have orders from their superior to Araña and Nomad. When Firestar and Gravity arrive at the edge where Warhead exploded, they are ambushed by the Bastards of Evil.[36] During the Young Allies' fight with the Bastards of Evil, the Young Allies end up meeting their leader who calls himself Superior and claims to be the son of the Leader.[37]
It is soon revealed during the battle that the other Bastards of Evil members were originally teenagers who were kidnapped by Superior, exposed to various forms of radiation, given personal narrative implants, and false memories of their forgotten childhood as the children of those supervillains. When Araña and Nomad are kidnapped, the Bastards of Evil plot to kill them on national television. When the Young Allies arrived and convinced the Bastards of Evil members to in-fight themselves, Aftershock remembers her true identity of Danielle Blunt and causes her to attack Singularity who remembers his true identity of Devin Touhy. Singularity turns on Superior while the other Bastards of Evil members question their true identities. This gave the Young Allies the opportunity to defeat them after Superior uses his telekinetic abilities to rip Singularity in half. Superior and the remaining Bastards of Evil were incarcerated at the Raft. While in his cell, Superior plans to find a way to escape incarceration, wipe the memories of the remaining Bastards of Evil, and create "new siblings" to serve him.[38]
During the "Fear Itself" storyline, Aftershock and Ember were seen escaping from the Raft after Juggernaut in the form of Kuurth: Breaker of Stone leveled it.[39] Both were fighting against the students and teachers from the Avengers Academy alongside Icemaster, but were subdued by Jeremy Briggs.[40]
Battalion
The Battalion is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Battalion is Arkansas' sanctioned superhero team that's part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Tigra is a known member of this group. Razorback was revealed to be a Skrull infiltrator.[41]
Batroc's Brigade
Batroc's Brigade is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Batroc's Brigade is a supervillain team assembled by Batroc the Leaper.
Beta Flight
Beyond Corporation
Beyonders
Big Hero 6
Big Hero 6 is Japan's sanctioned superhero team.
Black Air
Black Cat's Gang
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Black Panthers
Black Brigade unit
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Black Spectre
Blood
The Blood is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvem Comics.
The Blood are a mysterious race who allegedly supplied the first Earth-born Sorcerer Supreme over 20,000 years ago. Also attempted to separate Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch to prevent them from knowing they were family and utilizing their powers together, but failed. Its most notable member is The Caretaker.[42]
The Blood in other media
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe show Helstrom, The Blood is an ancient demon-hunting organization. While they are a secret group, the Catholic Church knows they exist and turns a blind eye to their doings. In this case, they were supposed to kill Ana and Daimon Helstrom when they were children to prevent them from becoming too powerful as adults.[43]
Bogatyri
The Bogatyri is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Bogatyri is a group of Russian superhumans that wanted to avenge Russia's defeat during the Cold War. They were named after the Valiant Champions of Elder Days in Russian folklore and consist of Svyatogor, Mikula Golubev, Doctor Vladimir Volkh, and Zvezda Dennista.[44]
Bozanian Beast Fighter (Ragnarok)
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Britannia Project
The Britannia Project is the name of a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Britannia Project is a superhero organization led by Steven Darwin. The Britannia Project was first introduced in The Union #1.
Brotherhood of Badoon
See Badoon
Brotherhood of Mutants
Brotherhood of the Scriers
The Brotherhood of the Scriers (also referred to as the Cabal of the Scriers and the Secret Order of the Scriers) is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Brotherhood of the Scriers are a centuries-old organization that worships the cosmic being known as Scrier. All of its members wear a mix of ghostly costumes and hooded robes.[45]
Brute Force
Brute Force is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Brute Force is a team consisted of eco-sensitive animals who were imbued with the ability to speak and powered armor that gave them special powers by their benefactor Dr. Randall Pierce as part of Weapon II. They consist of a bald eagle named Soar who can transform in a fighter jet, a grizzly bear named Wreckless who can transform into a tank, a lion named Lionheart who can transform into a motorcycle, a kangaroo named Hip-Hop who can transform into an ATV, and a dolphin named Surfstreak who can transform into a race car. Together they fought injustices that were mostly eco-terrorist related such as protecting the rain forests. They primarily fought the similar team Heavy Metal consisting of the gorilla Uproar, the octopus Armory, the rhinoceros Ramrod, the shark Bloodbath, and the vulture Tailgunner.
The series, created by writer Simon Furman and penciler José Delbo, lasted four issues (Aug.-Nov. 1990).[46]
In July 2023, Marvel released a digital revival series on Marvel Unlimited, written by comedian Paul Scheer and Nick Giovannetti, artist Geoffo, and colorist Dee Cunniffe. Scheer said, "We’ve always wanted to revisit these characters [since Deadpool Bi-Annual #1]. We had some plans for a limited series and even a TV show. And after the success of the documentary I did on Brute Force [for an episode of Marvel's 616 on Disney+], Marvel approached us about going a different route and instead of doing a traditional comic, to embrace this new type of digital comic."[47]
Buckies
The Buckies/BUCkies (short for Bold Urban Commandos) is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Buckies are a group of costumed vigilantes in Captain America led costumes under Jerome Johnson/Right-Winger and Hector Lennox/Left-Winger's leadership.[48] After the BUCkies were usurped by John Walker (under the alias of "Super Patriot") and Battlestar, the two leaders sought super-powers and were enhanced by the Power Broker. The group was disbanded after Lennox and Johnson committed suicide.[49]
Cabal
Cadre K
Called
The Called is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Called is Utah's sanctioned superhero team that's part of the Fifty-State Initiative. It consists of some unnamed Mormon superheroes.[50]
Captain Britain Corps
Carnage Family
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Cat People
The Cat People are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Cat People are a race of humanoid felines that are associated with Tigra. The first Cat People were created from ordinary house cats by a medieval sorcerer named Ebrok. Though the Cat People were initially welcomed into Ebrok's community as warriors and domestic servants, their fierce nature as well as their rapid breeding rate soon started to become uncontrollable and the Cat People were banished to another dimension by Ebrok's fellow sorcerers. The sorcerers also installed a magick ensuring that Ebrok's original cats-into-cat people spell would never work again.[51]
Cavalry
The Cavalry is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Cavalry is Georgia's sanctioned superhero team that's part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Known members are Stunt-Master, Crime-Buster, Red Nine, Thor Girl (revealed to be a Skrull imposter), and Ultra Girl.[52]
Celestials
Cerebro's X-Men
Champions
There are two versions of the Champions:
Champions (1975 team)
Champions (2016 team)
Champions of Xandar
The Champions of Xandar is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Champions of Xandar banded together to safeguard the four-sectioned world of Xandar in the Andromeda Galaxy from all threats to its security. The Champions coordinated Xandar's space militia, the Nova Corps, a standing army of 500 soldiers, and its special Syfon Warrior regiment. Most of the Champions were killed fighting the forces of Nebula and the team disbanded.
Charter
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Chaste
Cherubim
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Children of the Vault
China Force
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China Force is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
China Force is a superhero team in China. Each of its members are named after the Chinese zodiac where some of them had training with the Chinese military. They consist of Rat, Ox, Rabbit, Jade Dragon, Snake, Horse, Monkey, and Dog.[53]
Church of Humanity
Circle
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Circuits Maximus
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Circus of Crime
The Circus of Crime is the name of several supervillain organizations appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Each of its incarnations have battled Hulk, Spider-Man, and Kid Colt.[54] The Circus of Crime first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #3 (September 1962)[55] and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Old West version
There were two organizations in the Old West who dubbed themselves the Circus of Crime. Both teams fought against Kid Colt.[56][57][58][59]
The first version seen in the 19th century consisted of the strongman Sawyer, the swordsman Blade Benson, the animal trainer Captain Corbett, the tightrope walker Mr. Marvel, and the acrobats known as the Tumbling Turners.
The second version seen in the 1870s is led by former blacksmith Iron Mask and consists of hypnotist Bennington Brown, the ventriloquist Doctor Danger, the skilled boomerang thrower Fat Man, the extraterrestrial Living Totem, the super-fast marksman Hurricane, the acrobatic horse rider Rattler, and the winged shootist Red Raven.
Fritz Tiboldt's Circus of Crime
Originally a spy organization employed by the Nazis during World War II, Tiboldt's Circus was a traveling circus led by Fritz Tiboldt, the Ringmaster. His circus consists of the primate-like Missing Link, the snake charmer Omir, the midget Tommy Thumb, the Trapeze Trio, and the strongman Zandow. He and his performers would use their special skills and talents to rob their audiences. He was sent to America to murder US Government officials using the cover of his circus activities. Tiboldt and his gang fell afoul of Captain America and were deported back to Germany, where Fritz Tiboldt and his wife were subsequently murdered by their former employers.[60]
Maynard Tiboldt's Circus of Crime
Fritz Tiboldt's son Maynard became the next Ringmaster and formed his Circus of Crime with Clown, Princess Python, Strongman, Teena the Fat Lady, Human Cannonball, the Great Gambonnos, Live Wire, Rajah, and Fire-Eater. Other members later joined and Ringmaster even brainwashed some known characters to work for the Circus of Crime at different points.[61]
Ringmistress' Circus of Crime
At the time when Doctor Strange, Clea, and Bats the Dog's Ghost were tasked by Umar to watch over Clea's younger sister Donna at Coney Island, an incarnation of the Circus of Crime was formed not far away which is led by Ringmistress and consisting of knife-thrower Stefan Stiletto, strongman Chief Beef, and gymnast Gym-Nasty. As Ringmistress mentions that Ringmaster is her dad, she answers Gym-Nasty's question on why they don't have their own version of Clown by stating that it is obvious. Chief Beef talks about the archetypes of clowns and Ringmistress should consider a villain in the style of commendia Dell'arte much to the dismay of Stefan Stiletto. Donna stumbled into their tent as they planned to make the biggest hypno-wheel that will make them an army of thieves from the crowd. When the say Donna, Ringmistress sent the Circus of Crime after them as her father never "got by a magic baby". Donna brings some carnival toys to life which affects Stefan Stiletto who has ludilophobia which is a fear of toys....especially the stuffed ones. As Ringmistress starts hypnotizing Donna, she performs another wild magic on the carnival food which starts to cause Chief Beef to break his diet much to the dismay of Stefan Stiletto. Bats the Dog comes to Donna's defense as Doctor Strange and Clea arrive where the Circus of Crime was defeated off-screen.[62]
Circus of Crime in other media
- The Circus of Crime appears in "The Incredible Hulk" segment of The Marvel Super Heroes.
- The Circus of Crime appears in the Spider-Man episode "Carnival of Crime".[63]
- The Circus of Crime appears in The Avengers: United They Stand episode "Comes a Swordsman",[64] consisting of Ringmaster's unnamed henchmen.
- The Circus of Crime appears in the Avengers Assemble episode "Crime and Circuses",[65] consisting of the Ringmaster, Strongman, the Great Gambonnos, Human Cannonball, and Trickshot. Additionally, Hawkeye and Princess Python appear as former members.
- The 19th-century Circus of Crime appear in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.
Clan Akkaba
Clan Boudreaux
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ClanDestine
Code: Blue
Cognoscenti
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Comedy Kids
The Comedy Kids is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Comedy Kids are three kids consisting of Gabby, Muscles, and Junior.[66]
Command
The Command is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Command are Florida's sanctioned superhero team that's part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Jennifer Kale, Wundarr the Aquarian, Siege, and Conquistador (who was briefly replaced by a Skrull infiltrator).[67]
Commission on Superhuman Activities
Committee
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Conspiracy
Contingency
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Corporation
Council of Godheads
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The Council of Godheads is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Council of Godheads is a gathering of all the leaders of the Pantheons.[68]
Council of Godheads in other media
The Council of Godheads appear in Thor: Love and Thunder.
Council of the Chosen
Counter Force
C.R.A.D.L.E.
Short for Child-Hero Reconnaissance and Disruption Law Enforcement, C.R.A.D.L.E. is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
C.R.A.D.L.E. has been established to stop the teenage superheroes from violating the Underage Superhuman Warfare Act (AKA Kamala's Law). Known members are Dum Dum Dugan, Speedball, and Timeslip.[69]
Craptacular B-Sides
Crazy Eight
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Creators
The Creators are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Creators were a league of sorcerers from various time periods, some from at least as far back as the Pre-Cataclysmic era. Backed by the power of the In-Betweener, the Creators temporarily took control of the universe by transforming themselves into stars in an attempt to control the entire universe, and forcing the real stars into human forms. All was set right again by Doctor Strange and the Ancient One.[70]
Crew
Cross Technological Enterprises
Crusaders
Daily Bugle
Daily Globe
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Damage Control
Dark Advanced Tech
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Dark Avengers
Norman Osborn formed his own version of the Avengers during the "Dark Reign" storyline called the Dark Avengers.
Dark Guard
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Dark Lords
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Dark Riders
The Dark Riders is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Dark Riders are a group mutants and Inhumans that serve Apocalypse. They consist of the Inhumans Gauntlet, Foxbat, Barrage, Psynapse, and Tusk and the mutants Spyne, Lifeforce, Hurricane, Deadbolt, Genesis, and Dirtnap.[71]
Krakoan Dark Riders
The Krakoan Dark Riders were a group of mutants brought together by Magik to assist Man-Thing against Harrower.[72] They reunited once more to stop Nature Girl during her rampage.[73] The team consisted of Magik, Marrow, Shark-Girl, Forearm, Mammomax and Wolf Cub.
Dark X-Men
Norman Osborn formed his own version of the X-Men during the "Dark Reign" storyline called the Dark X-Men.
Darkhold Redeemers
The Darkhold Redeemers are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Darkhold Redeemers are a group led by Victoria Montesi, the last member of the Montesi family, and consisting of Professor Louise Hastings, her grandson Jinx, Interpol agent Sam Buchanan, and Modred the Mystic. They attempted to curtail the effects of the lost pages of the Darkhold. The Darkhold Redeemers starred in the series Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins. Many pages of the Darkhold were being passed around by a demonic dwarf. The recipients of the page could use them to grant a wish at the cost of their soul and the wish tends to go horrifically wrong.[74]
Daughters of Liberty
The Daughters of Liberty are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Daughters of Liberty are an all-female group that are determined to protect the freedom of everyone at all costs. Harriet Tubman was the leader of one incarnation under the name of Dryad. In the present, Dryad is a revived Peggy Carter and the present day Daughters of Liberty consist of Agatha Harkness, Black Widow, Invisible Woman, Mockingbird, Sharon Carter, Spider-Woman, Shuri, and White Tiger.[75]
Daughters of Liberty in other media
Agatha mentioned her run in with the group in the Agatha All Along episode "If I Can't Reach You/Let My Song Teach You".
Daughters of the Dragon
Dawn of the White Light
The Dawn of the White Light is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Dawn of the White Light is a Japan-based mutant death-cult led by the Gorgon. The cult forms an alliance with the Hand and HYDRA and together they turn superhumans to brainwashed assassins. The brainwashed X-Man Northstar then becomes the leader of the Dawn of the White Light and they go on a killing spree in America. Wolverine and some Sentinels then destroy the cult.
Deadpool Corps
The Deadpool Corps is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
In the 12-issue series Deadpool Corps and prequel series Prelude to Deadpool Corps, Deadpool is joined by several alternate versions of himself from different universes to create a super-group. Lady Deadpool and Headpool return from their previous appearances in Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth, joined by newcomers Kidpool, a child version of Deadpool who attends Professor X's school,[76] and Dogpool, a dog endowed with Deadpool's familiar healing factor.[77] They are later joined by Champion of the Universe (going by the name of "Championpool"), and a squirrel called Squirrelpool who comes from Earth-41627. The group was brought together by the Elder of the Universe known as the Contemplator. He brought them together to stop the powerful cosmic being known as the Awareness. The Awareness absorbed entire worlds, devouring the people's consciousnesses.[78] They gained other members like Beard of Beespool of Earth-616, Fool of Earth-11542 (Watari), the Golden Age Deadpool of Earth-67484 (Frederick Wilson), Pandapool of Earth-51315, and various other Deadpool variants.
Deadpool Corps in other media
The Deadpool Corps appear in Deadpool & Wolverine. Its known members include Ladypool (performed by stuntwoman Christiaan Bettridge and voiced by Ryan Reynolds' wife Blake Lively), Cowboypool (voiced by Matthew McConaughey), Headpool (performed by Geoff Redknap and voiced by Nathan Fillion), Kidpool (portrayed by Reynolds and Lively's daughter, Inez Reynolds), Babypool (portrayed by Reynolds and Lively's son, Olin Reynolds), Welshpool (portrayed by Welcome to Wrexham footballer Paul Mullin), Canadapool (portrayed by Alex Kyshkovych), Haroldpool (portrayed by an uncredited Harry Holland), Zenpool (portrayed by an uncredited Kevin Fortin), The Fool (portrayed by an uncreditedHung Dante Dong), Deadpool 2099, Golden Age Deadpool, Piratepool, Scottishpool, Shortpool, Kingpool, Cupidpool, Greatest Showman Deadpool, Jesterpool, Detectivepool, a hooded Deadpool, and a Deadpool with white parts on his suit.[79][80] Cassandra Nova brought them to Earth-10005 to fight Deadpool and Wolverine while she accesses Paradox's unauthorized "Time Ripper". While Nicepool (portrayed by Ryan Reynolds under the alias of "twin brother" Gordon Reynolds) was shot by the Deadpool Corps and did not have a healing factor, the rest of the Deadpool Corps were taken down by Deadpool and Wolverine except for Babypool. However, they were shown to have healing factors. The Deadpool Corps only stopped their attack when Peter showed up as the Deadpool Corps have a Peter on their respective worlds.
Death Commandos
The Shi'ar Death Commandos are a team working for the Shi'ar Empire. Created by Chris Claremont and Chris Bachalo, they made their first appearance in Uncanny X-Men #467 (December 2005).
The Shi'ar Death Commandos are a black-ops team operating under the Shi'ar, out of the public eye. They were involved in eliminating the Grey Genome, killing all members of Jean Grey's family, except for Rachel Grey and Cable.[81] Gladiator later hunted down the Death Commandos, believing they had killed Lilandra. He was almost defeated by the member Black Cloak, but was saved by the arrival of Rachel Grey and the Starjammers, the former killing Black Cloak.[82]
When Xandra Neramani, daughter of Lilandra and Charles Xavier, was training to take the Shi'ar throne, she asked to see her aunt, Deathbird. Oracle of the Imperial Guard, saw Deathbird as a threat, and sent the Death Commandos to kill Deathbird and her escort, the New Mutants. Many members of the Commandos died or were defeated.[83]
| Code Name | Powers, abilities, and equipment | First appearance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Cloak | Superhuman strength. Energy spear and teleportation cloak | Uncanny X-Men #467 (Dec. 2005) | Killed by Rachel Grey in War of Kings #5 (Jul. 2009) |
| Black Cloak II | New Mutants vol.4 #5 (Jan. 2020) | Killed by Deathbird in New Mutants vol.4 #7 (Feb. 2020) | |
| Colony | Living hive of insects | Uncanny X-Men #467 (Dec. 2005) | |
| D'Evo | Creates forcefield to disintegrate and devour victims | Uncanny X-Men #467 (Dec. 2005) | Died in space in New Mutants vol.4 #5 (Jan. 2020) |
| Flaw | Shapeshifter, cybernetic enhancements give super strength and power replication | Uncanny X-Men #467 (Dec. 2005) | Killed by Magik in New Mutants vol.4 #5 (Jan. 2020) |
| Hypernova | Plasma generation from hands | Uncanny X-Men #467 (Dec. 2005) | Killed by Magik in New Mutants vol.4 #5 (Jan. 2020) |
| Krait | Cybernetic enhancements allow flight and superhuman strength | Uncanny X-Men #467 (Dec. 2005) | Shi'ar. Died in space in New Mutants vol.4 #5 (Jan. 2020) |
| Offset | Insect physiology (four arms, fangs). Wields swords | Uncanny X-Men #467 (Dec. 2005) | Killed by Magik in New Mutants vol.4 #5 (Jan. 2020) |
| Sega | Gaseous body | Uncanny X-Men #467 (Dec. 2005) | |
| Shell | Body composed of rocks, can be used as projectiles and entrap victims inside himself | Uncanny X-Men #467 (Dec. 2005) | Orthoxalith. Died in space in New Mutants vol.4 #5 (Jan. 2020) |
| Warshot | Excellent marksman. Laser rifle | Uncanny X-Men #467 (Dec. 2005) | Kree. Killed by Deathbird in New Mutants vol.4 #7 (Feb. 2020) |
Death Squad
The Death Squad are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Death Squad are hired by a mysterious employer who wants Tony Stark, the armored Avenger known as Iron Man, dead. They manage to track Iron Man down at his main office, and a battle began. Though they gave Stark a good run for his money, they were not able to defeat the super-hero. Stark is about to defeat the entire group, but they manage an escape. Stark is unable to give pursuit, as the Death Squad had damaged his armor's boot jets.[84] Later, the Death Squad decide to give the murder attempt another try. They assist their employer (Justin Hammer) in the murder of several ionically powered beings and in the graverobbing of several of Stark's old acquaintances. S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Nick Fury informs Stark about this and he investigates the matter, with the trail eventually leading toward the Death Squad, who were hiding out at the old castle of the ionically powered long-time Avengers foe Count Nefaria. Nefaria is revealed to be their employer. Iron Man manages to defeat Nefaria and his other minion, Nitro. In the heat of battle, the Death Squad again manages to escape.[85]
Death-Throws
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.jpg) (From left to right) Bombshell, Ringleader, Knickknack, Oddball and Tenpin in Captain America #317 (May 1986). Art by Paul Neary | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Captain America #317 (May 1986) |
| Created by | Mark Gruenwald Paul Neary |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | New York |
| Member(s) | Bombshell Knickknack Oddball (Orville Bock) Oddball (Elton Healey) Ringleader Tenpin |
The Death-Throws are a team of supervillains that first appeared in Captain America #317 (May 1986) and were created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary.[86] Introduced as enemies of Hawkeye, the Death-Throws consists primarily of jugglers who each use various juggling props as weapons.
Bombshell and Oddball first appeared in Hawkeye Vol.1 #3-4 (1983) and battled the title character. They later joined the juggling supervillain team known as the Death-Throws to face Hawkeye in the pages of Captain America #317 (1986) and Avengers Spotlight #23-25 (1989). Oddball battled Hawkeye once again in Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman #1 (1998). The Death-Throws later appeared in Union Jack Vol.2 #1-2 (2006) and had cameo appearances in Captain America #411-414 (1993) and Avengers: The Initiative #27 (2009).The Death-Throws have also had notable entries in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol.2 (Deluxe Edition) #3 (1985) and Dark Reign Files #1 (2009). The members of the Death-Throws have made various minor solo appearances. Bombshell has appeared in Captain America #388-392 (1991), Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #12 (1992), Web of Spider-Man Annual #8 (1992), New Warriors Annual #2 (1992) and Villains for Hire #1-4 (2011). Oddball has featured in Captain America #395 (1991), Guardians of the Galaxy #28 (1992) and Wolverine Vol.2 #167 (2001). Knickknack has had cameo appearances in Thunderbolts #53 (2001), Wolverine Vol.3 #26 (2005) and Dark Reign: The Hood #1 (2009). Crossfire's robotic army of Death T.H.R.O.W.S. have appeared in Hawkeye & Mockingbird #2-5 (2010) and The Heroic Age: Villains #1 (2011).
The Ringleader and the Healey brothers (Oddball and Tenpin) came together to form the juggling-themed supervillain group, the Death-Throws. Knickknack was later recruited as the fourth member of the group. Oddball, given to his eccentric behaviour, quit the Death-Throws and branched out on his own.[87] Oddball was hired, along with Bombshell, by Crossfire to battle Hawkeye and Mockingbird. The two supervillains subdued the heroes and delivered them to Crossfire. Later, when Hawkeye had managed to escape, Bombshell, Oddball and Crossfire were defeated and handed over to the authorities.[88] Bombshell and Oddball were broken out of prison by Oddball's brother, Tenpin, and became members of the Death-Throws.[87] Oddball was contacted by Crossfire to break him out of prison. The Death-Throws took the job and were successful in their mission. But when Crossfire couldn't pay them for their services, the Death-Throws held him for ransom to lure Hawkeye into an ambush. The team were later defeated by Hawkeye, Mockingbird and Captain America.[89] Sometime later, Crossfire placed a bounty on archer's right arm as he attempted to gain revenge against Hawkeye. The Death-Throws (along with the Brothers Grimm, Bobcat, Bullet Biker, Mad Dog, and Razor Fist) looked to cash in on the reward. The group, along with the rest of the supervillains, were defeated by Hawkeye, Mockingbird and Trick Shot.[90] Johnny Guitar and Doctor Sax, who were minor supervillains known for battling Dazzler, later applied for membership into the Death-Throws. However, the two music-themed supervillains were quickly rejected on the basis that they couldn't juggle.[91]
Bombshell underwent a genetic experiment to gain superpowers, gaining the ability to fire explosive energy blasts from her hands. Bombshell then joined an all female team of supervillains called the Femizons. The team were later defeated by Captain America. Bombshell's experimental new powers soon faded.[92] Justin Hammer hired a number of supervillains (including Bombshell) to battle Spider-Man and the New Warriors.[93] Justin Hammer and the supervillains then allied themselves with the Sphinx[94] When Sphinx revealed his true intentions of total world domination, Bombshell panicked and fled.[95] After being seen playing a game of pool with 8-Ball in the Bar with No Name,[96] Oddball was recruited by Doctor Octopus to join his incarnation of the Masters of Evil. The team were quickly defeated by the Guardians of the Galaxy.[97] Oddball was later hired by Albino and Taskmaster to once again battle Hawkeye. He was defeated by the archer and the young Avengers recruits Justice and Firestar.[98] Oddball was later killed while taking part in the Bloodsport competition in Madripoor. He was slain in the first round of the tournament by a tribal warrior called the Headhunter.[99] S.H.I.E.L.D. reported that Knickknack was killed and resurrected to serve HYDRA and the Hand as part of their supervillain army. All the supervillains involved were released from the Hand's control and returned to normal.[100]
Orville Bock was hired by the Death-Throws to become the new Oddball, adopting the original Oddball's costume and trick juggling balls.[101] The Death-Throws, along with Crossfire, were hired by R.A.I.D to take part in a terrorist attack on London. The team attacked civilians from the top of Tower Bridge, but soon come into conflict with Union Jack and Sabra. Despite gaining the upper hand early in the battle, the Death-Throws and Crossfire were soon defeated. Bombshell, the last member of the team left standing, defused her bombs and surrendered.[102] The Death-Throws were among the supervillains researched by Quasimodo, on behalf of Norman Osborn, as potential villainous recruits for H.A.M.M.E.R. and the Initiative.[103] Knickknack later appeared as a member of Hood's crime syndicate.[104] Bombshell, along with her previous employer Crossfire, was hired to join Misty Knight's Villains for Hire team in a battle against the Purple Man.[105] During the "Devil's Reign" storyline, the Death-Throws members Ringleader, Bombshell, and Tenpin were shown as inmates of the Myrmidon. When 8-Ball offered to sit with them, they turn him down.[106]
Death-T.H.R.O.W.S.
Death T.H.R.O.W.S. is a fictional organization appearin in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
In the past, the supervillain Crossfire was known to employ the Death-Throws as his foot soldiers.[107] However, deciding to leave behind the "fifth rate hacks in ridiculous costumes", Crossfire created a new army for himself. His "Death T.H.R.O.W.S". (Techno Hybrid Remotely Operated Weapons Systems) are robotic constructs that obey only his commands and each carry a small capable arsenal concealed within their armored shells.[108] Crossfire used his Death T.H.R.O.W.S. to battle his old enemies Hawkeye and Mockingbird.[109]
Originally, the robotic Death T.H.R.O.W.S. were known as 'Magnum Z's'.[110] The Magnum Z's were fully automated smart soldiers created for the United States. But the US senate ceased their development when they realised that the Magnum Z's abilities were in conflict with the Geneva Convention. Crossfire acquired some of the defunct Magnum Z's to use in a plot to conquer the Isle of El Guapo,[111] then later adapted them for his own purposes.[108]
In other media
- A character inspired by Alvin Healy named John Healy appears in the first season of Daredevil, portrayed by Alex Morf. This version is a veteran assassin under Wilson Fisk's employ. Healy is hired to kill Prohaska, a rival of Fisk's Russian mafia associates Anatoly and Vladimir Ranskahov. After acquiring a gun from Turk Barrett, Healy approaches Prohaska, disarms the bodyguard, and tries to shoot Prohaska. However, the gun jams, forcing Healy to fight and kill Prohaska before surrendering to the arriving police. James Wesley hires Nelson & Murdock to defend Healy by claiming self-defense. Disliking Healy, Foggy Nelson initially tries to turn down the case, but Matt Murdock overrules the decision to gain information on Healy. When Healy goes to trial, Murdock realizes that several of the jurors are being blackmailed by Fisk. Despite Murdock's best efforts, the jury deadlocks, and Healy is released without a retrial. He is later accosted by Murdock, who interrogates Healy for his benefactor's name. Realizing that neither he nor his loved ones will be safe if he confesses, Healy abruptly kills himself.[dubious – discuss]
- Tenpin appears in M.O.D.O.K., voiced by Chris Parnell. This version is an inept supervillain who primarily hangs out at the Bar with No Name.
Death Web
Death Web is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The members of Death Web were granted super powers by the Commission on Superhuman Activities with the intent that they use their powers to serve the government.[112] The team's individual members each obtained their unique powers through the scientific manipulation of chemicals extracted from exotic plants from the Amazon jungle.
Decepticons
Deep Six
The Deep Six is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
There were two different incarnations of the Deep Six:
Namor's Deep Six
When Namor the Sub-Mariner was missing and framed for crimes in the surface world, several of his Atlantean allies set out to find him together as the first Deep Six. The impromptu group consisted of Stingray, Andromeda, Tiger Shark, Tamara Rahn, and Triton. They battled against the Avengers and then broke up shortly thereafter.[113]
Attuma's Deep Six
Alternatively, Attuma's incarnation of the Deep Six appeared in The Defenders (vol. 2) #7 (September 2001). Membership of the group included Attuma, Nagala, Orka, Piranha, Sea Urchin, and Tiger Shark (now a villain again).
Defenders
Defenders of the Deep
Defenders of the Deep is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
In order to protect the oceans, Namor forms the Defenders of the Deep with Tiger Shark, Orka, Andromeda, Echidna, the Piranhas, Fathom Five members Bloodtide and Manowar, and King Crab as its members.[114]
Delta Network
The Delta Network, also referred to as the Delta Force (no relation to the real life Delta Force), is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Delta Network was the name of a group of Deviants, a fictional race of beings from Marvel Comics. The Delta Network was a group of Deviant warriors who were organized by Warlord Kro. When the Avengers were captured by the Deviant priesthood, Kro called the members into action to rescue them.
Demi-Men
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Department H
Department K
Desert Stars
The Desert Stars are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Desert Stars are Arizona's sanctioned superhero team that are part of the Fifty-State Initiative. It consists of Two-Gun Kid, Komodo, Johnny Cool, and Supermax. Blacksmith was revealed to be a Skrull infiltrator.[115]
Desert Sword
Desert Sword is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Desert Sword was designed to be Iraq's personal superhuman military team, led by Sirocco. The original team's roster included Sirocco, Aminedi, the Veil, and Black Raazer until Iraq forced Arabian Knight onto the team.
Deviants
Diabolical Duo
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Doctor Doom's Generals
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Dominus' Minions
Dominus' Minions are a fictional team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Dominous employed a number of minions to contend with the costumed champions who opposed its attempts to conquer the Earth. One of them was Sunstroke, a human being. The others were sentient beings created from lizards ("Gila"), cacti ("Cactus"), and rocks ("Butte") by means of the robot's alien technology. Dominus was able to create duplicates of each of the three artificially created beings.
DP 7
Earth Force
Earth Force is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Earth Force is a group of hospitalized people that were transformed by Seth. It consists of Earth Lord (created from a police officer who was hospitalized after being shot by criminals), Skyhawk (created from a businessman who was hospitalized from overwork), and Wind Warrior (created from a housewife who was hospitalized following a suicide attempt).[116]
Elder Gods
The Elder Gods are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Elder Gods are the oldest of Earth's deities, namely Set, Chthon, and Gaea. Later, the Gibborim, Tiwaz, Utgard-Loki, and Toranos in Immortal Thor were added to their number.
Elders of the Universe
Elementals
Elementals of Doom
The Elementals of Doom are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Four giant personifications of Air, Water, Earth and Fire and referred to as such. They were created by Diablo through the use of the Tailsmans of Power to battle the Fantastic Four. He later created a fifth member called the Trans-Mutant who had the ability to transform the composition of one object to another. Diablo later combined all four Elementals into the Elematrix.
Elements of Doom
The Elements of Doom are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Elements of Doom are a group consisting of numerous humanoid beings composed of the periodic table. They were created by aliens to battle the Avengers, but were all defeated. They were then recruited by Diablo after his Elementals of Doom were destroyed.
Emissaries of Evil
Enchanters Three
Enclave
Enforcers
Eternals
Euroforce
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Euro-Trash
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Evil Deadpool Corps
The Evil Deadpool Corps is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Evil Deadpool Corps is a counterpart of the Deadpool Corps that consist of evil variants of Deadpool. It is led by Dreadpool of Earth-12101 and consists of Assassin Deadpool of Earth-13134, Beard of Beespool of Earth-616 (who was revealed to be a spy for the Deadpool Corps), Cesspool, Galactipool, D.E.A.D.P.O.O.L. (a MODOK version of Deadpool), Dead Man Wade of Earth-295, Deadpool of Earth-1610, Deadpool Kid of Earth-1108, Deadpool the Duck of Earth-791021, Deadpool Dinosaur (a Deadpool/Devil Dinosaur hybrid), Evil Deadpool of Earth-616, Iron Man of Earth-97116, Spiralpool, Swordsman of "Heroes Reborn", Venompool of Earth-90211, War, Wolverinepool, and an assortment of unidentified evil variants that include but are not limited to a barbarian version of Deadpool, a bird version of Deadpool, three bug monster versions of Deadpool, a business Deadpool, a cattle-headed version of Deadpool, a demonic Deadpool, a Deadpool with the abilities of Mister Fantastic, a Deadpool/Frankenstein's Monster hybrid, a French Deadpool, a gangster Deadpool, a human dog Deadpool, an Igor-like Deadpool, a luchador Deadpool, a Mexican Deadpool, a robotic Deadpool, a shark version of Deadpool, a spiky Deadpool, a street fighter Deadpool, a tentacled Deadpool a Tron-like Deadpool, a werelion Deadpool, and a wizard Deadpool.[117]
Excalibur
Exemplars
Exiles
Externals
Factor Three
Factor Three is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Factor Three is a short-lived supervillain team led by the Mutant Master, who was secretly an alien from a race of beings from Sirius that resemble octopuses. The roster consisted of the Vanisher, the Blob, Unus the Untouchable, and Mastermind and the Changeling.[118]
Fallen Angels
Fangs
The Fangs' are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Fangs are a group that was created to assist Viper in her goals. Its members are Bludgeon, Heat-Ray, Razorblade, and Slither.
Fantastic Five
Fantastic Force
Fantastic Four
Fathom Five
The Fathom Five is the name of a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Fathom Five is an Atlantean splintered military group with goals to decimate the surface world and were formed by a strike force called the "Fury of the Sea". It consists of Bloodtide, Dragonrider, Llyron, Manowar, and Sea Leopard.
Fear Lords
The Fear Lords are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Fear Lords consisted of seven demons consisting of D'Spayre, Dweller-in-Darkness, Kkallakku, Lurking Unknown, Nightmare, Nox, and Straw Man who conspired to conquer and rule the Earth through fear. They were opposed by Daredevil and Doctor Strange, and Straw Man (who betrayed them).
Fearsome Four
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Femizons
Femme Fatales
FIRM
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First Line
First Line is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
First Line is first seen in Marvel: The Lost Generation—essentially a retcon to fill the gaps caused by Marvel's "sliding timescale", in which the emergence of major superheroes and events was only supposed to have occurred "about ten or fifteen years ago".
Five Weapons Society
Flashmob
Flashmob is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Flashmob is an organization of street criminals that were originally formed to attack Power Man. It consists of Nightshade, Chemistro III, Cheshire Cat, Comanche, Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton, Mr. Fish II, and Spear.[119]
Flight
Folding Circle
Followers of the Light
Force Four
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Force of Nature
Force of Nature is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Force of Nature is an eco-terrorist group that work for the organization Project Earth. Known members are Aqueduct, Firebrand, Firewall, Skybreaker, Sunstreak, and Terraformer.[120]
Force Works
Forgotten
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Freedom's Brigade
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Freedom's Five
Freedom's Five is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Freedom's Five is a World War I team featuring Union Jack, Phantom Eagle, Sir Steel, Silver Squire and Crimson Cavalier.
Freedom Force
Friends of Humanity
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The Friends of Humanity is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Friends of Humanity is a human organization that serves as an anti-mutant hate group. It was founded by Graydon Creed. Other known members include Bastion, Checks, Grinder, Hanratty, Jumbo, and W. C. Taylor.[121]
Friends of Humanity in other media
- The Friends of Humanity appear in X-Men: The Animated Series,[122] initially led by Graydon Creed before a ruling council take over.
- The group appear in X-Men '97,[123] now led by X-Cutioner and wielding weapons derived from Sentinel technology provided by Bastion.
- The Friends of Humanity are indirectly mentioned in Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). They killed mutants and most of the X-Men before Logan / Wolverine flew into a rage and killed indiscriminately, presumably defeating the group at the cost of some innocent civilian lives.
Frightful Four
Future Foundation
Galactic Guardians
Gamma Corps
Gamma Flight
Garrison
The Garrison is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Garrison Vermont's sanctioned superhero team that's part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Fin and Man-Eater.[124]
Gatherers
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Gene Nation
Generation X
Genetix
Goblin Nation
The Goblin Nation, also known as the Goblin Underground, is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Goblin Nation is a group of organized crime composed of Goblin-themed villains led by Norman Osborn operating as the Goblin King against the Superior Spider-Man (Otto Octavius's mind in Spider-Man's body).[125]
Goblin Nation in other media
The Goblin Nation appears in the Spider-Man multi-part episode "Goblin War". This incarnation consists of various Goblin clans led by Silvermane, Electro, Crossbones and the Wake Riders with Adrian Toomes operating as the Goblin King.[126][127][128][129]
Godzilla Squad
The Godzilla Squad is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Godzilla Squad was formed to study Godzilla, ideally by capturing him, and preventing injury both to and by him. It was funded and partially controlled by S.H.I.E.L.D., with technology—such as the Red Ronin mecha—constructed by Stark International. S.H.I.E.L.D. agents attached to the Godzilla Squad included Dum Dum Dugan, Jimmy Woo, and Gabe Jones. The group was occasionally aided by the Avengers (particularly Henry Pym), the Fantastic Four (particularly Reed Richards), and Spider-Man. The organization was frequently opposed by Doctor Demonicus.
Grapplers
Great Beasts
The Great Beasts are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Great Beasts are depicted as being of supernatural origin, originally created as antagonists for the heroes of the series. They consist of Kariooq, Kolomaq, Neooqtoq, Ranaq, Somon, Tanaraq, Tolomaq, and Tundra.[130]
Neooqtoq is described as the "deadliest" of the Great Beasts. Although the beast itself does not appear, Snowbird assumes its form to battle the slave gods of the Skrull Gods during the "Secret Invasion" storyline.[131]
During the "Chaos War" storyline, Sasquatch gives Tundra, Kariooq, Ranaq, Somon, Kolomaq, and Tolomaq access to Earth so they can kill Amatusu-Mikaboshi. After Snowbird freezes them, the Great Beasts are impaled by Mikaboshi's tendrils and presumably killed.[132]
Great Lakes Avengers
Green Cross
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Green Springs
Green Springs is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Green Springs is a company that was started by Abomination that creates gamma mutates.[133] Outside of gaining former Weapon X scientist Dr. Aliana Alba as an employee, Abomination had Green Springs repower Hulk's son Skaar.[134]
Guardians of the Galaxy
There were two versions of the Guardians of the Galaxy:
Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 version)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 version)
Guardsmen
Gunhawks
Haazareth Three
The Haazareth Three are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Haazareth Three are a trio of demons that operate out of the hellish realm ruled by Mephisto.
H.A.M.M.E.R.
Hand
Harriers
The Harriers are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Harriers are a team of mercenary soldiers, trained and equipped to battle both conventional and superhuman opponents. The organization consists of a military-style unit headed by the commanding officer, Hardcase, and nine other members. Each of the Harriers formerly served as an agent of the international law enforcement agency S.H.I.E.L.D. When the original version of S.H.I.E.L.D. was disbanded, these ten former S.H.I.E.L.D. banded together as the Harriers. The Harriers's last known base of operations was Colbert Chu's warehouse, Street of the Stunted Dog, Lowtown, Madripoor. Hardcase, Battleaxe, and Shotgun took an assignment from the DEA to infiltrate General Nguyen Ngoc Coy's organization in a failed attempt to destroy Coy's major opium crop in the Indochinese "Golden Triangle." During this operation, the Harriers clashed with Wolverine.[135] The Harriers were later hired by Wolverine to try to capture him, Psylocke, and Jubilee as a test of the Harriers's skills.[136]
Harvesters
The Harvesters are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Harvesters are Kansas' sanctioned superhero team that's part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Pioneer, Grain Belt, Topeka, Meadowlark, and Sunflower.[137]
H.A.T.E.
Headmen
Heat
The Heat is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Heat is a group of former police officers and corrupt police officers based in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.[138]
During the "Gang War" storyline, Elektra's Daredevil appearance discovered that the Heat is led by former NYPD Lieutenant Rafael Scarfe. In addition, They have been backed by an anonymous benefactor who sent an assassin to help them out.[139]
Heavy Hitters
The Heavy Hitters are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Heavy Hitters are Nevada's sanctioned superhero team that's part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Known members are Gravity, Hardball, Nonstop, Prodigy, and Telemetry.[140]
Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
There are two different versions of Heavy Metal:
Heavy Metal (Androids)
Heavy Metal is a group of androids consisting of Super-Adaptoid, Machine Man, Awesome Android, Sentry-459, and TESS-One.
Heavy Metal (Brute Force villains)
Heavy Metal is a group of cybernetic animals that were created by Multicorp to fight the Brute Force. It consists of a gorilla named Uproar, a rhinoceros named Ramrod, a shark named Bloodbath, a vulture named Tailgunner, and an octopus named Armory.
Heavy Mettle
Heavy Mettle is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Heavy Mettle is a supervillain group that was founded by Joseph Manfredi.
Heliopolitans
Hell-lords
The Hell-lords are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Hell is broken into several smaller kingdoms ruled over by entities who are generally at odds with each other. Most of these entities are devils and those considered powerful enough to be the strongest rulers in Hell are referred as the Hell-lords. Those who currently and have previously borne this identification are:
- Asmodeus
- Aqquoonkagua
- Baphomet
- Beelzeboul
- Belasco
- Blackheart
- Johnny Blaze
- Hela
- Daimon Hellstrom
- Krampus[141]
- Kx'ulthuum
- Lucifer
- Marduk Kurios
- Mephisto
- Murray[142]
- Olivier
- Pluto
- Satana Hellstrom
- Stonecold
- Strong Guy
- Thog the Nether-Spawn - Thog is a demon from the extra-dimensional world of Sominus the Dark Domain who has clashed with the Man-Thing several times.[143]
- Umar the Unrelenting
- Xuthl
Although Hela and Pluto could claim the title of Hell-lords, because they also rule in other nether realms, some readers have referred to them instead as Death-Gods.
Hell's Belles
Hell's Belles is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Hell's Belles is a team is composed of female mutant terrorists. They were formed by Cyber to commit acts of extortion, and worked for a notorious drug cartel.
Hellfire Club
Hellbent
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Hellions
Heralds of Galactus
Heroes for Hire
Hood's Gang
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Hordeculture
Hordeculture is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Hordeculture is a group of agrochemists, biotechnologists, and bioengineers consisting of Augusta Bromes, Lily Leymus, Edith Scutch, and Opal Vetiver. Specializing in the genetic manipulation and propaganda of plant life, they plan to depopulate the human race so that they can return Earth to what they consider a "more pristine state".[144]
Horsemen of Apocalypse
Hounds
Howling Commandos
Hulk Gang
The Hulk Gang is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
In the life of Old Man Logan, its incarnation of Bruce Banner got overloaded gamma radiation and was driven insane enough to impregnate She-Hulk. As a result, over time while claiming the West Coast of the United States as his domain after overthrowing Abomination, Hulk's hillbilly grandchildren helped to form the Hulk Gang where they acted as landlords to those that live in the rebranded part of the United States called Hulkland. They live in a series of caves and trailers. The Hulk Gang beat or killed anyone who did not pay their rent on time.
There were two versions of the Hulk Gang in the similar Earths:
Hulk Gang (Earth-807128 version)
Hulk Gang members Bobbie-Jo Banner, Charlie Banner, and Otis Banner beat up Logan and would inflict more pain on him if he did not pay double by next month.[145] As Logan was with Hawkeye to obtain the money, the Hulk Gang got tired of waiting and killed Logan's family. Upon returning and finding his family dead, Logan was informed of what happened by his neighbor Abraham Donovan causing Logan to bring out his claws for the first time.[146] Logan proceeded to hunt down and kill the Hulk Gang members Beau Banner, Bobbie-Jo Banner, Charlie Banner, Elrod Banner, Eustace Banner, Luke Banner, Otis Banner, and Rufus Banner where he killed them. When he made his way to Pappy Banner who admitted that he got tired of being a supervillain landlord and wanted to fight Logan for old time sake by having his family killed, Logan engaged him in his Hulk form in battle and emerged as the victor. He spared Billy-Bob Banner and took custody of Hulk's infant son Bruce Banner Jr.[147]
Hulk Gang (Earth-21293 version)
The Hulk Gang's history was the same here. Sometime after Pappy Banner's death and the deaths of Beau Banner, Bobbie-Jo Banner, Charlie Banner, Elrod Banner, Eustace Banner, Luke Banner, Otis Banner, and Rufus Banner, the remaining Hulk Gang members Beau Banner II, Billy-Bob Banner, Bobbie Sue Banner, Bodean Banner, Buck Banner, Cambria Banner, Clystine Banner, Horace Banner, Jackson Banner, Jefferson Banner, Jewel Banner, Jozelle Banner, Malakai Banner, Merle Banner, and Virgil Banner are gathered by an unidentified version of Maestro who plans to make a paradise for the Hulk Gang on Earth-616. With help from the Cambria Banner who defected to their side, Logan and Hawkeye of Earth-616 are able to defeat Maestro and the surviving members of the Hulk Gang go their separate ways.[148]
Hulkbusters
Humanity's Last Stand
Hydra
Hydro-Men
The Hydro-Men are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These characters, created by Bill Everett, Steve Gerber and Win Mortimer first appeared in Sub-Mariner #61 (May 1973).
The Hydro-Men is an organization led by fanatical scientist Herman Frayne who used mutagenic Terrigen Mist to transform himself into a green, scaly-skinned humanoid that can breathe underwater. He took the name of Doctor Hydro. He also transformed his hired agents into Hydro-Men as well.[149][150]
Hyperkind
Illuminati
Imperial Guard
Infinity Watch
Inhumans
Initiative
Inner Demons
The Innerr Demons is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Mister Negative is often accompanied by several henchmen, known as his Inner Demons,[151] who wear Chinese opera masks and use high tech electrified versions of swords, knuckles and various other Asian weaponry such as gun staffs and nunchakus. They are able to regenerate from even the most lethal wounds within a matter of seconds, as they have been shown almost immediately recovering from impalement, gunshots to the head, and even getting torn apart or decapitated. It has been implied that the Inner Demons can be killed under the right circumstances: at one point, Anti-Venom claims to have killed some of them, possibly by suffocation, which he later notes to be an effective tactic against them.[152]
Inner Demons in other media
- The Inner Demons appear in Insomniac Games' Spider-Man video game, first released on the PlayStation 4 in 2018.
Institute of Evil
The Institute of Evil is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Institute of Evil existed in the Earth-712 universe and served as the Squadron Supreme’s arch-foes. The known members of the Institute of Evil included Ape-X (the leader), Doctor Decibel, Foxfire, Lamprey, Quagmire, and the Shape.
The Behavior Modification process invented by Squadron member Tom Thumb would prove to be the Institute of Evil's undoing. The Golden Archer used the machine to make fellow Squadron member Lady Lark obsessed with him. However, he couldn't stand her irrational behavior, so went for a walk and was captured by the institute. They tortured the Archer until he revealed the Squadron's new base of operations. They then kidnapped the Squadron's family members and attacked their headquarters. They began ambushing Squadron members and using the behavior modification machines on them as they returned from their missions. The Institute then brought the Squadron back to their lair where the Golden Archer and their captive family members were held. The Squadron attacked, revealing that Tom Thumb had designed the process not to work on Squadron members, and defeated the Institute completely.[153]
The Institute of Evil's members were subjected to the Behavior Modification process, altering their personalities. The former super-criminals all became elected to full membership in the Squadron Supreme and aided them in their efforts to conquer the world in order to forcibly turn it into a utopia.[154]
Some Institute members did not fare so well as members of the Squadron. Ape-X suffered from a psychotic withdrawal from reality and fell into a coma, due to her behavior modification process. After saving twenty factory workers from a gas leakage, Quagmire went into a coma. In the hospital, he was sucked into the hole in his brain that is a portal into the dimension from which his dark matter originates, and Doctor Decibel suffocated in Quagmire's extra-dimensional slime.[155]
In time, Squadron Supreme member Nighthawk objected to the extreme methods the Squadron was using to achieve its goals, and left the group. Nighthawk formed a rebel group, known as the America Redeemers, to oppose the Squadron's "benevolent" tyranny. The Redeemers included other enemies of the Squadron, expelled Squadron member the Black Archer, as well as unknown superheroes that infiltrated the Squadron to help take it down. With the help of Master Menace, the Redeemers were able to reverse the Behavior Modification of Foxfire, Lamprey, and the Shape and recruited them into his group. These three agents also remained in the Squadron as double agents.[156]
When the Redeemers finally confronted the Squadron Supreme, an all-out battle broke out. Lamprey tried to absorb Doctor Spectrum’s power, but Doctor Spectrum was able to overload Lamprey's power which killed Lamprey. Foxfire, who had long been in love with Doctor Spectrum, tried to gain his approval by betraying Nighthawk, to allow the Squadron to win the fight. She used her powers to kill Nighthawk by blasting his heart and causing a massive coronary. Foxfire was then killed by fellow Redeemer Mink, who had been in love with Nighthawk. The death of Nighthawk caused the Squadron members to realize that they had become the very thing that they had intended to oppose, and thus ended the fight.[157]
The Shape was the only former member of the Institute of Evil that eventually chose to side with the Squadron Supreme, finding happiness in his new calling.[158]
Intelligencia
Intelligencia is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Intelligencia is a group that consists of the greatest criminal minds on Earth. Its known members are Leader, MODOK, Mad Thinker, Red Ghost, and Wizard. Doctor Doom and Egghead were shown as former members.[159]
The New Intelligencia is an incarnation of Intelligencia consisting of MODOK Superior, Leader, Mad Thinker, Awesome Android, and Mister Sinister who confronted Elsa Bloodstone and Kid Kaiju.[160]
Intelligencia in other media
Intelligencia appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe live-action series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022). This version of the group is run by Todd Phelps / "HulkKing" and serves as an online hate group bent on obtaining a sample of She-Hulk's blood to become Hulks themselves and ruining her reputation.[161] After She-Hulk complains to K.E.V.I.N. about the confusing plotlines in the season finale, Todd and the Intelligencia members are arrested.
Intruders
The Intruders are an elite offshoot of the Wild Pack.
Invaders
Inner Circle
Jack O'Lanterns
The Jack O'Lanterns are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Jack O'lanterns are a group of mercenaries led by the Steven Mark Levins version of Jack O'Lantern who wear the same costumes and wield the same equipment of Jack O'Lantern. They fought Spider-Man and Teresa Parker when they tried to capture Chameleon at the time when he was going to sell the Infinity Formula to Foreigner.[162]
Foreigner later deployed the Jack O'Lanterns when he persuaded Chance into partaking in a bet to obtain Spider-Man's web-shooters. They were successful in their mission.[163]
When four of the Jack O'Lanterns turned out to be sleeper agents working for Finisher and Chameleon after the Catalyst was obtained from Empire State University, they tried to steal the Catalyst and the Clairvoyant for Finisher.[164] Levins helped to contain the rampage by fighting the Jack O'Lanterns.[165]
Jury
Kid Commandos
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Killraven's Freemen
Knights of Pendragon
Knights of Wundagore
Kree Sentries
Lady Liberators
Landau, Luckman, and Lake
Lava Men
League of Losers
The League of Losers are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The League of Losers are a superhero from Earth-6215 that opposes the time-traveling Chronok. They consist of that world's version of Dagger, Darkhawk, Gravity, Speedball, Sleepwalker, Terror, and X-23.[166]
Leatherneck Raiders
Lebeau Clan
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Legion Accursed
The Legion Accursed is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
During the "Secret Wars II" storyline, the Legion Accursed was formed when Mephisto sent his minion Bitterhorn to recruit 99 supervillains in his plot to steal the Beyonder's powers. The villains have included but are not limited to Abomination, Absorbing Man, Anaconda, Baron Mordo, Batroc the Leaper, Blastaar, Crimson Dynamo, Diablo, Doctor Doom, Doctor Octopus, Electro, Graviton, Hobgoblin, Juggernaut, Kang the Conqueror, Kraven the Hunter, Living Laser, Mole Man, Rhino, Silver Samurai, Titania, Ultron-11, Vanisher, Vulture, White Queen, Wizard, and Wrecker. The Legion Accursed was enchanted to send his powers into Mephisto's device called the Beyondersbane when they touched him. Upon seeing Beyonder about to leave the Pacific island he was living on, Mephisto had Thing sign a contract to make him stronger by the time the Legion Accursed was awakened. When the Legion Accursed attacked, Thing fought defeated most of them and even held back Juggernaut. This fight caused the Beyondersbane to malfunction. As a result, Mephisto ended his plot and sent the villains back to where he got them from.[167]
Legion of Monsters
Legion of Night
Legion of the Unliving
Lemurians
Lethal Legion
Leviathan
Liberteens
The Liberteens are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Liberteens are Pennsylvania's sanctioned superhero team that's part of the Fifty-State Initiative.
Liberty Legion
Life Foundation
The Life Foundation is a fictional survivalist group appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Primarily an enemy of Spider-Man and Venom, the organization exists within Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Created by writer David Michelinie and artist Todd McFarlane, it first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1, #298 (March 1988).
The Life Foundation was introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1, #298-299 and went on to appear in The Amazing Spider-Man #320-321, The Amazing Spider-Man #324 and The Amazing Spider-Man #351-352, as well as the "Hero Killers" storyline that ran through The Amazing Spider-Man Annual Vol. 1, #26, The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual Vol. 1, #12, Web of Spider-Man Annual Vol. 1, #8 and The New Warriors Annual Vol. 1, #2, and was subsequently featured in Venom: Lethal Protector #3-5 and Spider-Man: The Arachnis Project #1-6, and made its last appearance to date in a flashback sequence in Venom: Separation Anxiety #2.
A sophisticated and unscrupulous corporate survivalist group, the Life Foundation was founded in response to Cold War paranoia, and is dedicated to constructing doomsday-proof communities for both its own members and society's elite who can reserve a spot in these facilities for a minimum payment of $5,000,000.[168]
Life Foundation in other media
The Life Foundation appears in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe live action film Venom (2018).
Livewires
Living Erasers
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Lizard Men
There are different types of Lizard Men in Marvel Comics:
- Lizard Men of Subterranea
- Lizard Men of Subterranea
- Lizard Men of Tok
Lodge
The Lookups
The Lookers are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Lookers are a support group started by Edwin Jarvis for those who are associated with superheroes. It was funded by Tony Stark who uses his technology to make its members anonymous to one another. While Mary Jane Watson is clearly shown to be a member, the rest are implied to be Foggy Nelson, Ganke Lee, Peggy Rae Burdick, Pepper Potts, Carlie Cooper, and Willie Lumpkin.
Loners
Lost Souls
Lunataks
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Maelstrom's Minions
Maggia
Magistrates
The Magistrates are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Magistrates are a fictional police force that operate in the fictional nation of Genosha.
Mandroids
Mannites
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Marauders
Masters of Evil
Mavericks
The Mavericks are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Mavericks are New Mexico's sanctioned superhero team that's part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Annex, Geiger, and Jocasta. She-Thing was revealed to be a Skrull imposter.[115]
Mega Morphs
Menagerie
The Menagerie is the name of a fictional organization in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Menagerie is a team of animal based villains led by White Rabbit. The lineup consisted of her, Hippo, Gypsy Moth (who had recently changed her name to Skein) and newcomer Panda-Mania. Despite Spider-Man having his clothes torn apart by Skein, he managed to defeat the quartet before fleeing back to his apartment to change.[169] They next appeared trying to rob a bank when Spider-Man, who had gone on a desperate search to return a lost cellphone, gets sidetracked and beats and webs up the crew in a matter of seconds before continuing his search.[170]
The Menagerie returned once again with new members Swarm, Ox, and Squid joining the roster. They attempt to rob a night club that was specifically chosen by Cassandra Lang for Nadia van Dyne, the new Wasp, when she learned that she had never gone clubbing before and that she never had a team up. With Viv Vision's help, Lang managed to ensure that the Young Avengers and the Champions would be there as well for Nadia's birthday so that they can have an all-out brawl with the villains.[171]
During the "Gang War" storyline, the Menagerie are shown to have control over Hunts Point, Bronx on the map.[172] After they claimed Big Ben Donovan's territory offscreen, their latest members Armadillo and Man-Bull were fighting Spider-Man and She-Hulk until Mary Jane Watson as Jackpot helped to defeat them.[173]
Mercs for Money
MI-13
Micronauts
Midnight Sons
Midnight Wreckers
The Midnight Wreckers are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Midnight Wreckers are a group of scavengers who allied with Dr. Peter Spaulding and Willie "Gears" Garvin during the robot revolution. They consist of Hassle, Bags, and Swift.[174]
Mighty Avengers
Mindless Ones
Minions of Menace
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Monster Hunters
Morlocks
Mutant Liberation Front
Mys-Tech
Myrmidons
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N'Garai
The N'Garai are a fictional organization appearin in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The N'Garai are a race of demons created by Chthon, and have come into conflict with the Midnight Sons, the Hulk, and the X-Men. The N'Garai are ruled by Kierrok the Damned.
Nasty Boys
The Nasty Boys are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are a group of mutants who serve as the strike force of Mister Sinister and consist of Gorgeous George, Hairbag, Ramrod, Ruckus, and Slab.
Self-proclaimed "Nasty Boy" Slab faced X-Factor member Strong Guy before the full team appeared.[175] The full team battled X-Factor in the next issue seemingly led by US Senator Steven Shaffran. Senator Shaffran (also known as Ricochet) was a mutant who has the ability alter probability in his favor. The Shaffran that appeared with the Nasty Boys was a disguised Mister Sinister who had taken the Senator's form in order to publicly discredit him as a mutant terrorist. Sinister tells Shaffran he did it because of the harm that would come to mutants if he became President of the United States. He also tells him that he has a personal interest in the safety of Havok and Polaris.[176]
The Nasty Boys were taken into custody following their first appearance and battle in Washington DC. Ramrod is subsequently deported from the US due to his immigrant status. Both Hairbag and Slab are rescued from prison by the Mutant Liberation Front. Sinister collects Hairbag from them, but Slab stays with the Mutant Liberation Front for several weeks to spend time with his sister Thumbelina.[177]
The five members of the Nasty Boys are reunited when Sinister orders them to capture and kill the former member of the Marauders, Malice. Malice interrupts the Hawaiian vacation of Havok and his girlfriend Lorna Dane (a.k.a. Polaris) in order to kill the latter mutant, whom she fears (at Sinister's request) she may be forced to bond to permanently. The Nasty Boys have a hard time controlling the situation, as Malice continues to jump back and forth between Alex and Lorna. She uses their considerable powers against anyone in her way. Both Alex and Lorna are willing to die in order to end Malice once and for all, and their combined willpower forces Malice to be stuck between them. This allows Sinister to trap her. The Boys get away, as their battle does not draw the attention of the local authorities until after their getaway.[178]
Later, Ruckus appears at a speech given by Senator Kelly in an attempt to assassinate the senator. The X-Men stop Ruckus, and he is placed in custody.[179] Ruckus was apparently able to evade custody as he was seen attending the X-Cise clinic as a client in the hope of receiving the mutant cure, however this was all a scheme by the Red Skull. Joined with Ramrod, Ruckus later travelled to England and attempted to rob banks but both were arrested,[180] and saved by the X-Men from a Terrigen Mist cloud about to hit their prison.[181]
Meanwhile, Slab, Ruckus, and Gorgeous George established a drug lab, harvesting and selling mutant growth hormone, until Psylocke attacked their lab, defeated the three in combat and shut down their operation.[182] The Nasty Boys were later hunted down and killed by the Upstarts, in order to lure out Cyclops and his ragtag team of X-Men to Washington Heights. After a brief moment of words, the two groups engaged each other in battle with the X-Men gaining the upper-hand.[183]
Nasty Boys in other media
The Nasty Boys appear in X-Men: The Animated Series, initially consisting of Gorgeous George (voiced by Rod Wilson), Hairbag, Ruckus (both voiced by Dan Hennessey), and Slab. Additionally, Morph appears as a temporary member while Vertigo joins the group later in the series.
National Force
Neo-Knights
New Avengers
New Canaanites
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New Enforcers
The New Enforcers are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
After the fall of Kingpin, the New Enforcers were one of the groups contesting for control of the remains of his empire. The New Enforcers' inner circle consists of Controller, Fixer, Madame Menace, Mentallo, and Mister Fear while their outer circle consists of Blitz, Dragon Man, Dreadnought, Eel, Plantman, a Super-Adaptoid, Tangle, Thermite, and Vanisher.[184]
New Immortals
The New Immortals are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The New Immortals are a group of characters created by the High Evolutionary to make his own race of immortals. They consist of Nobilus (who was created from Thor's DNA taken from his shaved beard), Juvan, and Zon. While Recorder #211 was rebuilt into Analyzer to work with the group, New Men member Count Tager became a member of the group after subjecting himself to the Pool of Knowledge.[185]
New Invaders
New Men
New Mutants
New Warriors
New X-Men
Nextwave
Neyaphem
Nick Fury's Howling Commandos
Night Shift
Nightstalkers
Norns
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Nova Corps
O-Force
The O-Force is a fictional organizations appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The O-Force is a superhuman team created for a reality television show where mutants compete for a place in the O-Force team. Its known members include Obituary, Ocean, Ocelot, Oink, Ooze, Optoman, Oracle, Orbit, Orchid, Orifice, and Overkill while Ozone was a wannabe member who was rejected.
Octessence
The Octessence is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Octessence is a group made up of eight great mystical entities consisting of Balthakk, Cyttorak, Farallah, Ikonn, Krakkan, Raggadorr, Valtorr and Watoomb who gathered to determine who amongst them was most powerful. To this end, they created the Exemplars.
Office of National Emergency
Offenders
The Offenders is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel comics.
The Offenders are a short-lived team meant to serve as an anti-Defenders group formed by the Collector and consisting of Red Hulk, Baron Mordo, Tiger Shark, and Terrax.
Offenders in other media
Hulu intended to air an animated special called The Offenders: Giant Sized Man-Thing with the titular team, consisting of Howard the Duck, MODOK, Hit-Monkey, Tigra, and Dazzler, going up against Man-Thing. All team members would have all had pre-established shows of their own.[186][187] In January 2020, Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler were shelved while M.O.D.O.K. premiered in May 2021 and Hit-Monkey premiered in November 2021.[188]
Olympians
Omega Clan
The Omega Clan is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Following the demise of Omega Red, a secret organization known as "The White Sky" which is specialized in growing and programming unique assassins to meet all their clients' expectations, were hired to create three "clones" from the remains of the original Omega Red. Each of these clones have different abilities from each other and they passionately hate X-Force just for the fact they were implanted with false memories to believe that X-Force members had killed their father.[189]
The Omega Clan is composed by:
- Omega Black – A female clone of Omega Red, she goes by the programmed name of Sylvia Engel Rossovich.[190][191] Omega Black's chest is implanted with five retractable Carbonadium tendrils which she can use to affect people with diseases, such as cancer.
- Omega White – A male clone of Omega Red, he has the power to create energy constructs similar to Omega Red's coils which he uses to drain the psychic energy and life force from his enemies. He's also able to render himself intangible, thus becoming immune to physical attacks.
- Omega Red II – A male clone of Omega Red, in fact he is the closest member in terms of appearance and powers to the original Omega Red.
When Wade Wilson tried to infiltrate the White Sky facility, he was discovered and battle the Omega Clan.[189] He was quickly backed up by fellow X-Force members: Wolverine and Nightcrawler. Both of them were tortured by the three clones, until Deadpool managed to stop them by sending his own White Sky creation: Alpha Achromic.[190]
Soon after that battle, the Omega Clan revealed itself as part of Daken's Brotherhood.[192]
The whole Brotherhood hid for a time in an underwater secret base,[193] in order to push Apocalypse's clone Evan Sabahnur into the Brotherhood's own Apocalypse.[194]
When X-Force infiltrated the base, Omega Black was the one along Daken and Blob of Earth-295 to stop Deadpool while he was trying to extract Evan. After being captured, Wade was inspected by Sylvia in order to remove his telepathic dampening device, and once Farouk had probed his mind, Omega Black was asked to kill Wade by filling his head with cancer.[195]
Intent on doing what was asked of her, she tried to finish the job by beating him up with a wrench, only stopping when she was asked to bring Evan to see Wolverine drowning, in order to push him to wear the Celestial Armor and ascend as Apocalypse. As Daken was beating him to death to make him reveal his nature as Wolverine, Omega Black stopped him and brought the boy back to the torture room with Deadpool, and then left, while Evan wore the Celestial Armor to end this.[196]
With the Celestial Armor on, Evan fought back and freed his friends, seemingly killing Omega Red in the process. Omega White tried to avenge his "brother" but Psylocke mind-controlled him in order to absorb the Shadow King's, and then erased Omega White's mind, leaving the Shadow King trapped in a brain-dead corpse. With the Brotherhood tore apart Black Omega was somehow able to escape the base. Omega White's body was later entrusted to Brian Braddock's care.[197]
It was revealed that Omega Red was able to survive Evan's attack and started a mercenary career, working for Roxxon.[198] When he clashed with Deadpool, he tried to have revenge on him for the false memories implanted on him.[199] After clashing with Deadpool numerous times, the mercenary convinced him that the memories of his past were false, and that just like him, Omega Red needed to realize he wouldn't be controlled by those who transformed them into monsters. Both called a truce, and Omega Red left Deadpool alone, unless he discovered he had actually murdered his family.[200]
Omega Black has since reappeared too, with the revelation that she had become a vessel for Shadow King which the Crimson Pirates were supposed to give to Tullamore Voge.[201]
In the "Return of Wolverine" mini-series, Omega Red appeared as a masked sniper at a work camp owned by Soteira. A revived Wolverine sees him shooting a fleeing scientist. Upon Wolverine returning fire, Omega Red shoots out the front tire of Wolverine's motorcycle.[202] While on the ocean, Omega Red and a revived Daken attack the speedboat that Wolverine and Ana are on. Omega Red is shot off the boat by Ana using the speedboat's harpoon gun.[203]
Omega Flight
Omega Gang
Orchis
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Orchis is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Pepe Larraz, the organization first appeared in House of X #1 (July 2019).[204]
They are a human supremacist group that has antagonized the X-Men at the time when they settled on Krakoa. It consists of Dr. Killian Devo (who serves as Orchis' director), Omega Sentinel (Orchis' true leader who was actually possessed by a version of Omega Sentinel from a possible future where mutants were dominant),[205] Dr. Alia Gregor (the science commander of Research and Development who used to work for A.I.M.), Feilong (a descendant of Nikola Tesla who later took over Stark Unlimited), MODOK Superior (who is in charge of Operation and Offense), Judas Traveller (who is in charge of Culture and Narrative), Moira MacTaggert of an unidentified Earth (who is in charge of Sociology and Modeling), Mister Sinister's clone Doctor Stasis (who is in charge of Human Resources), Agent Goodall, Agent Woodrow Pequod, Director Vulture, the Elements of Doom, Edwin Martynec, Graydon Creed, Nimrod, Sebastian Shaw, Selene, and former members of A.I.M., A.R.M.O.R., the Alpha Flight Space Program, the C.I.A., the FBI, the FCB, H.A.M.M.E.R., Hydra, Mossad, S.H.I.E.L.D., and S.T.R.I.K.E.[206]
The Order
There were two different versions of The Order:
The Order (Defenders offshoot version)
This version of The Order is an offshoot of the Defenders formed by Doctor Strange, Hulk, Namor, and Silver Surfer who plotted to conquer the world in order to protect it while they were under Yandroth's curse.
The Order (Initiative version)
This version of The Order is California's sanctioned superhero team in the Fifty-State Initiative.
Outcasts
The Outcasts are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
There are two different versions of Outcast.
Outcasts (Subterranea version)
The Outcasts are a fictional group of characters first appearing in Fantastic Four Annual #13 (1978). The superhuman members of the Outcasts first appeared in Marvel Treasury Edition #25 (1980) and were created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema. The Outcasts subsequently appear in Rom #28 (March 1982) and Iron Man Annual #12 (1991). The Outcasts are people who are ugly, deformed, or disabled who believe themselves to be outcasts in human society and have therefore chosen to live under the Mole Man's rule in Subterranea. The Mole Man has granted superhuman powers to a number of the Outcasts. They were first used in Mole Man's fight with Kala: Mistress of the Netherworld. This conflict drew the attention of Hulk and Spider-Man which led to Mole Man and Kala calling a truce.[207]
During the threat of the Dire Wraiths in Clairton, West Virginia, the Outcasts and other agents of the Mole Man fought against Rom until the Dire Wraiths revealed themselves. Both sides worked together against the Dire Wraiths until Rom banished them to Limbo.[208]
In the midst of the war in Subterranea when Mole Man went missing, Kala left for the surface to find help in fighting Mole Man's forces and she ran into Iron Man. Mole Man sent the Outcasts to bring Kala back to Subterranea. In addition, the Netherworlders sought to kill Kala for her past actions. Digger and Landslide assisted Iron Man in fighting off the Netherworlders who wanted Kala to become their leader again. She turned them down as she is right now interested in finding Mole Man.[209]
The members are:
- Boulder[207] - Boulder has superhuman strength and durability. His current whereabouts is unknown.
- Digger[207] - Digger can slice through most substances with his clawed hands. His current whereabouts are unknown.
- Landslide[207] - Landslide can induce shattering internal vibrations within a person or object by touching it. This includes the ability to create earthquake tremors. His current whereabouts are unknown.
- Water Witch [207] - Water Witch controls water with a wand. She can also project ice, water or steam. She was briefly a member of the Femizons. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
Outcasts (Mutants version)
The Outcasts are a fictional group of mutants. They were depicted as disguised as an entertainment troupe during the Age of Apocalypse. The group includes Brute, Mastermind, Soaron, Toad, X-Man and their leader, Forge.[210] Later recruits were Sonique[211] and Essex.[212] All but Sonique, Soaron and X-Man are slain by either Essex or Domino and her Marauders.
Outlaws
The Outlaws are an elite version of the Wild Pack.
Pacific Overlords
The Pacific Overlords are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Pacific Overlords are a supervillain team consisted largely of humans mutated by Doctor Demonicus.
Pale Riders
Pantheon
Paragons
The Paragons are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Paragons are a fictional team made up of students of the Xavier Institute and are instructed by members of the X-Men. They consist of DJ, Match, Pixie, Preview, Trance, and Wolf Cub. The squad's colors are green, pink, and black.[213] The Paragons are initially advised by original New Mutants member Wolfsbane. Wolfsbane is involved in a scandal when her romantic relationship with a student, Elixir, is brought to light. She chooses to leave before the school has a chance to fire her.[213] Magma is assigned as the squad's new advisor.[214]
People's Defense Force
There are two different versions of the People's Defense Force.
People's Defense Force (Belgium version)
This version of the People's Defense Force is a group of Hank Pym's enemies that operate out of the Bratislava Prison Superhuman Research Center.
People's Defense Force (China version)
This version of the People's Defense Force is China's sanctioned superhero team following the breakup of China Force.
Pet Avengers
Point Men
The Point Men is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Point Men are Hawaii's sanctioned superhero team that is part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Stingray, Devil-Slayer, Star Sign, and Paydirt. Magnitude was revealed to be a Skrull infiltrator.[215]
Power Broker Inc.
Power Elite
The Power Elite is a fictional organization apppearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Power Elite is a cabal of influential brokers that came together to strengthen the country after Hydra's brief takeover of the United States. Its known members include Thunderbolt Ross, Phil Coulson, Selene, Mayor Wilson Fisk, Norman Osborn, a resurrected Aleksander Lukin (who has the remnant of Red Skull's mind in him) and his wife Alexa, Zeke Stane, Baron Strucker, and Taskmaster.[216]
Power Pack
Press Gang
Pride
Prime Sentinels
Project Pegasus
Project Rebirth
Project Wideawake
Psi-Force
Psionex
Purifiers
Queen's Vengeance
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Quiet Council of Krakoa
The Quiet Council of Krakoa is a fictional council of mutant superheroes and supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.[217]
It was the twelve-member governing body of Krakoa that is divided up into four sections of three seats along with an adjunct section[218] Its known members include Apocalypse, Black King (Sebastian Shaw), Black Priestess (Selene Gallio), Colossus, Cypher, Destiny, Exodus, Hope Summers, Krakoa, Magneto, Marvel Girl, Mister Sinister, Mystique, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Red Queen (Kate Pryde), Storm, and White Queen (Emma Frost).
Rangers
The Rangers are a superhero team that later became the sanctioned superhero team for Texas.
Ravagers
The Ravagers is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Ravagers are a group of space pirates that are led by Yondu.[219]
Ravagers in other media
- The Ravagers appear in Guardians of the Galaxy (2015).[220]
- The Ravagers appear in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), which predates their comic book appearance. Known members include Yondu Udonta, Kraglin Obfonteri, Taserface, Starhawk, Martinex T'Naga, Charlie-27, Aleta Ogord, Krugarr, and Mainframe. Additionally, Peter Quill was formerly a member after the Ravagers abducted him as a child, though he would go on to found and lead the Guardians of the Galaxy. While the Ravagers are made up of several factions, they all follow a code of not trafficking children.
- The Ravagers appear in the live-action films Guardians of the Galaxy,[221] Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,[222] Avengers: Endgame, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
- Alternate timeline versions of the Ravagers appear in the Disney+ animated series What If...?. In the episode "What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?",[223] after Kraglin and Taserface accidentally abduct a young T'Challa instead of Quill, the Ravagers are restructured to behave like Robin Hood and his Merry Men and go on to recruit Thanos, Nebula, and Korath the Pursuer into their ranks. In the season one finale "What If... the Watcher Broke His Oath?", T'Challa's Ravagers battle Ego on Earth to prevent him from draining Quill of his cosmic powers, whom they later recruit.
R.C.X.
Reavers
Recorder
Redeemers
Renegades
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Resistants
Revengers
Right
The Right is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Right is an anti-mutant organization founded by Cameron Hodge that first appeared in X-Factor #17 (June 1987). The Right employed commandos in high-tech flying battle suits of powered armor with machine guns, missiles, and (presumably to disturb or distract their victims) faceplates resembling a smiley face (in some sources these suits were subsequently nicknamed "Smiley-Face Battlesuits"). They also employed scientists and inventors such as Nanny[224] and Ani-Mator.[225] They faced off against X-Factor and the New Mutants.
Rocketeers
The Rocketeers are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comcis.
The Rocketeers are beings who wear special costumes with rockets on their backs, enabling the wearers to fly. The Rocketeers also fire rockets as weapons from portable launching equipment they carry. The Rocketeers' costumes and equipment were designed by the Dire Wraiths for use against the Spaceknights of Galador. The Rocketeers' costumes are, however, inferior imitations of their prototype, which was worn by the Torpedo until his death.
Roxxon Energy Corporation
Runaways
S-Men
The S-Men is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The S-Men are a group of supervillains who were formed by a clone of Red Skull to serve as his version of the X-Men with the main objective to destroy mutantkind. The team is made up of people who have all suffered atrocities at the hands of mutants during their life, including those who have seen their families slaughtered by evil mutants. Its members include the Goat-Faced Girl, Dancing Water (the illegitimate daughter of Avalanche), Dangerous Jinn, Insect, Living Wind, Honest John, Mzee, and an unidentified monk. With the help of Red Skull and Arnim Zola, these people have gone through lengthy and painful genetic alterations involving mad science and magical artifacts in order to gain the powers they now possess (though some may have been born with their powers and others, such as Dancing Water, may in fact be mutants themselves). They first appeared after the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline where they attacked Rogue and Scarlet Witch near the grave of Professor X. The S-Men defeated Rogue and Scarlet Witch and managed to make off with Professor X's body while taking Rogue and Scarlet Witch as their captives.[226] The S-Men held Rogue and Scarlet Witch as prisoners of Red Skull as he fused part of Professor X's brain with his own. Rogue managed to absorb some of Dancing Water's powers to escape and look for Scarlet Witch.[227] Red Skull used Honest John to take the form of Odin in order to get Thor to help the S-Men attack the mutant race. Red Skull even used the Goat-Faced Girl to negate Wolverine's healing factor so that Thor can land a cataclysmic blow on him.[228] Scarlet Witch and Havok assist Captain America in fighting Red Skull until Dancing Water got him out of there. Afterwards, Captain America and Havok search for leads on where to find Red Skull and the S-Men.[229]
During the "AXIS" storyline, the S-Men and their ally Ahab stop Magneto when he arrives on Genosha to attack Red Skull.[230] Havok, Rogue, and Scarlet Witch are captured by the Red Skull's S-Men and sent to his concentration camp in Genosha.[231] In a fit of rage over finding mutants being used for freak medical experiments, Magneto kills the entire S-Men. Honest John, Dangerous Jinn, and the unnamed monk were the only survivors of the attack.[232]
S.A.D.S.A.K.
The S.A.D.S.A.K.s (Support Alliance Derby for Sensationally Abled Kids) is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The S.A.D.S.A.K.s are a group of young Inhumans led by Moon Girl and consisting of Devinder, a boy with super speed, Will, a boy with wings and the ability to talk to birds, and Tasha, a girl with prehensile hair. They initially had another member named "OMG" Olivia who is an internet influencer, but is later revealed to be a junior Kree agent who creates a hair conditioner filled with mind-controlling nanites. The SADSAKs later team up to defeat her.
Salem's Seven
Santerians
Sapien League
The Sapien League is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Sapien League is an supremacist group that made itself known during the "Decimation" storyline where they attacked the X-Mansion to target the mutants there only to be fended off by the X-Men.[233]
The Sapien League also targets robots as seen when they targeted a robot named Ward who would go on to become Multitude.[234]
Savage Land Mutates
Savage Six
Scarlet Knights
Scarlet Spiders (Red Team)
Scourges
School
The School is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The School are a gang of young Atleanteans that lived in the Atlantean capital's slums. They are led by Squid and consist of Crab, Minnow, Mussels, Seahorse, and Seaweed. They rose up against the capital's inhabitants before being defeated by Namorita[235]
Schutz Heiliggruppe
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Secret Avengers
Secret Empire (organization)
Secret Warriors
Sentinels
Serpent Men
Serpent Society
Serpent Squad
Shadow Council
The Shadow Council is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Shadow Council is an organization that was founded by Aloysius Thorndrake and the Confederacy soldiers with him after they went through the Vanishing Point and came in contact with an entity called the Abyss.[236]
Shadow Council in other media
A reimagined version of the Shadow Council appears in Avengers Assemble. This version is a secret organization once led by Heinrich Zemo in the 1940s before it was disbanded after Captain America and Peggy Carter defeated them in Switzerland. By the present, a horde of new supervillains re-established the organization and sought to recruit more new members to acquire three Wakandan relics called the Panther's Key. The organization is led by Killmonger and consists of Ulysses Klaue, Madame Masque, Tiger Shark, Princess Zanda, M'Baku, and several Wakandan civilians.
Shadow Initiative
The Shadow Initiative is the name of a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
It has been revealed that there is a special "black ops" team within the Initiative, answerable only to Henry Peter Gyrich and known as the Shadow Initiative. This team comprises Bengal, Trauma, Constrictor, Mutant Zero, and, for a time, the Scarlet Spiders who wore copies of the Iron Spider armor.[237]
The Initiative program denies all knowledge of a special Black Ops Team. There is no pardon on file for the super-villain known as the Constrictor. No record of any dealings with the Vietnamese national codenamed Bengal. Tony Stark cannot recall what became of his designs for the Iron Spider armor. And, most importantly, the Superhuman Armed Forces wishes to dispel all rumors of a 199th mutant. We repeat, there is no Mutant Zero. Mutant Zero does NOT exist. That is all.[238]
This Shadow Initiative was sent out by Henry Peter Gyrich during the "World War Hulk" storyline to free the Initiative members Rage, Cloud 9, Ultra Girl, Thor Girl, Slapstick and Hardball who were captured by Hulk's Warbound. This assignment showed Bengal to be a perfect field leader of this Shadow Initiative. The black ops group successfully rescues these captured trainees, while Trauma, their "secret weapon" tries to use his powers to scare the Hulk (becoming the Abomination, Juggernaut, Brian Banner, and Bruce Banner). He cannot beat the Hulk as he has no fear and the Hulk beats him into unconsciousness, leaving Terrance alive to pass the message on to the others. Trauma is later seen recuperating in the Initiative's medical bay.
It is later revealed that the Scarlet Spiders are clones of Michael Van Patrick (MVP), a deceased initiative recruit accidentally killed.[239] The Scarlet Spiders are later taken off the Black Ops team after revealing themselves to the public and placed with the other trainees.[240]
Gyrich called them to protect him from K.I.A., but they lost and one of the Scarlet Spiders was killed, and Constrictor was badly maimed. Mutant Zero saved Gyrich and Scarlet Spiders continued the battle for their brother.[241] After KIA was defeated, the two remaining Scarlet Spiders left the Initiative to join Counter Force, a team of former New Warriors led by Justice, while Constrictor was healed with two bionic hands.
During Secret Invasion, the Shadow Initiative stayed at Camp Hammond while most others at Camp Hammond went to fight the Skrulls in New York. Later the Skrulls used Camp Hammond as a base, which Ant-Man discovers, having stayed behind out of cowardice. The Shadow Initiative tries to assassinate the Skrull Queen Veranke, but is defeated and captured, except for Ant-Man. During this story it was revealed Mutant Zero is a red-haired woman.[242]
After Secret Invasion, Taskmaster is added by Gauntlet to the Black-Ops team as their field leader. The Shadow Initiative, joined by Komodo, is assigned to take down a HYDRA cell, led by former Initiative member Hardball, in Madripoor. After the mission briefing, Taskmaster senses something familiar about Mutant Zero and later confronts her. A fight ensues and Taskmaster goads Mutant Zero into revealing her true identity: Mary Walker.[243]
The Shadow Initiative is dropped into Madripoor by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. During the mission, Taskmaster, Constrictor, Bengal, Typhoid Mary and Komodo are confronted by Hardball, Scorpion and HYDRA agents. Komodo is shot with HYDRA changed S.P.I.N technology by Hardball, forcing the Shadow Initiative into a hasty retreat. They escape, but are forced to leave a depowered Komodo behind. Taskmaster calls off the mission in the light of HYDRA gaining S.P.I.N Tech. But before they can pull out of Madripoor, the Shadow Initiative learns that S.H.I.E.L.D. has since become defunct, leaving the team alone with no way out of the country. They then infiltrate HYDRA, send a wire for help, and continue their mission to capture Hardball and shutdown the HYDRA cell. During the fight, Typhoid Mary relapses into her dangerous personality and escapes, leaving the rest of the Shadow Initiative in trouble. But then help arrives as Ant-Man and H.A.M.M.E.R. agents. Hardball then surrenders himself to the Constrictor, citing that everything that he has done was to protect Komodo. Constrictor understands, given his similar relationship with his daughter, and arrests Hardball.[244]
Batwing graduates from the Initiative program and is assigned to the Shadow Initiative.[245]
During the "Dark Reign" storyline, Butterball, Ringer, Doctor Sax, Johnny Guitar, Badd Axe, Firearms, Slaughter Boy and Heavy Mettle (Barracuda, Blackwing, Riot, Stronghold and Warbow) join Bengal, Komodo and Batwing in a new look Shadow Initiative.[246] But as Norman Osborn already has a covert team in the shape of the Thunderbolts, the Shadow Initiative is turned into a "cannon fodder" unit, purposely sent on suicide missions, a fact that is hidden from the Shadow Initiative members. Before their first mission to take back Prison 42 from Blastaar's alien forces, Johnny Guitar overhears the Taskmaster and learns the Shadow Initiative's true purpose. After some consideration, he bravely goes through with the mission. But not before guaranteeing his family's compensation in the event of his death and deliberately injuring his best friend, Doctor Sax, washing him out of the Initiative and saving his life. During the siege to take back Prison 42, along with several other members of the Shadow Initiative, Johnny Guitar is killed in action. Also confirmed to be killed are Blackwing, Slaughterboy, and Firearms. Bengal, Komodo, Batwing, Butterball and the surviving members of the Shadow Initiative fight against the odds and take back prison 42. They are aided by Hardball, a Prison 42 detainee forced to join Blastaar's army, who suggests to Dr. Arthur Nagan that they should release Dragon Man, knowing that the creature would side with Komodo. Taskmaster, Constrictor, Penance, Living Laser and Scorcher arrive shortly after to finish the enemy. Bengal and the rest of the Shadow Initiative realized the true nature of their mission.[247]
Osborn orders members of the Shadow Initiative (Badd Axe, Ringer, and Warbow) to attack the Heavy Hitters after they secede from the Initiative. They help the other Initiative teams to defeat and capture the Heavy Hitters' leader, Prodigy. The attack upon Prodigy is then uploaded onto YouTube by Telemetry and Non-Stop to show the aggressive tactics employed by Osborn.[248]
Several members of the Shadow Initiative take part in the Siege of Asgard. During the battle, Warbow of Heavy Mettle is apparently killed by a hail of arrows.[249] Badd Axe and Ringer are among those defending Camp HAMMER when it is invaded by the Avengers Resistance.[250]
Shadow-X
Shadowmasters
S.H.E.
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S.H.I.E.L.D.
Shock Troop
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Shogun Reapers
The Shogun Reapers are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Shogun Reapers are mechas among the yakuza. They built a cannon on the Moon to hold Earth hostage while Nick Fury Jr. broke into their base in order to steal their powering device. The Shogun Reapers' leader Daniel "Danny Fear" Kiku and lieutenant Akihiko are outfitted in shogun mechas for a confrontation. Akihiko's suit gets hacked by the agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. to fight Danny Fear which decompressed the room and caused all the gangsters to be swallowed into space, killing Akihiko while the group's leader is revealed to be safely inside his mecha.[251]
Shogun Reapers in other media
A variation of Akihiko appeared in Avengers: Endgame, portrayed by Hiroyuki Sanada.[252]
Siberforce
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Sinister Six
Sinister Squadron
The Sinister Squadron is an organization that appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Sinister Squadron is a Multiversal team that was founded by a mysterious person to make sure the Spider-Society is never formed. The first member seen is the Gwen Stacy version of Green Goblin from an unidentified reality who abducted Spider-Man 2099. Lady Araña worked to rescue him while avoiding Green Goblin.[253]
The rest of the line-up consists of Bishop Octopus of Earth-423, Electro II of Earth-616, Fury the Goblin Queen of Earth-982, Lady Octopus of Earth-616, Green Gobbler of Earth-8311, Halloween Jack of Earth-2099, a J. Jonah Jameson version of Hobgoblin from an unidentified reality, an unidentified reality version of Calypso, an unidentified reality version of Demogoblin, an unidentified reality version of Jack O'Lantern, an unidentified 2009 reality version of Kron Stone's Venom 2099 form, an unidentified reality version of Lizard, an unidentified reality version of Mud-Thing, an unidentified reality version look-alike of a Mysterio Avatar from Earth-1610, an unidentified reality version of Rhino, an unidentified reality version of Scorpion, an unidentified reality version of Swarm, an unidentified reality version of Tarantula, an unidentified reality version of Vulture, two Brotherhood of the Scriers members from an unidentified reality, an unidentified horned devil, and an unidentified werewolf. In addition, they also made use of a spy. When they ambushed the Spider-Society, Green Goblin tells the rest of the Sinister Squadron that their master wants them all alive as Green Goblin defeats Ghost-Spider as different spider-base heroes are either defeated or subdued. Madame Web shows up demanding that the Sinister Squadron leave her house. Lady Araña rescues Madame Web from Green Goblin. She then works to get Madame Web to safety as she states that Web-Weaver stored the Great Web of Life and Destiny somewhere safe. Minutes later, Lady Araña, Hunter-Spider, Spider-Punk of Earth-138, Web-Weaver, Weapon VIII of Earth-72, Spider-Woman of Earth-332, and Spider-Cat of Earth-339 demand an explanation from Madame Web on who the Sinister Squadron are. Madame Web states that she doesn't know who the Sinister Squadron are as somebody is preventing her from using her powers to their fullest as she claims that they are the strongest Spider-Man villains from across the Multiverse. When the remaining spider-based heroes find Spider-Man 2099 of Earth-2099 being tortured by Halloween Jack, he breaks free and restrains Halloween Jack as he identifies Hunter-Spider as their spy. Hunter Spider grabs Araña and states that the best hunters know when to hunt alone and when to "bring their pack" as the rest of the Sinister Squadron arrives.[254]
The Sinister Squadron's mysterious leader watches on the monitor the attacks of the Sinister Squadron attacking different Earths and capturing loved ones like an unidentified reality version of Raptor capturing Aña Corazon's family on Earth-315, two Brotherhood of the Scriers members attacking George Stacy of Earth-65, an unidentified reality's version of the Jennifer D'Angelo's Goblin 2099 appearance making off with Gabriel O'Hara of Earth-2099, an unidentified reality version of Spider-Slayer Mark XVIII and an unidentified reality version of Silvermane attacking Mattea Murdock of Earth-138, Jefferson Davis and Rio Morales getting confronted by another villain, and an unidentified reality's version of Carrion chasing after someone. Their leader is revealed to be an older lady watching it all happen as she plans to break the Spider-Society's spirits. On Earth-42, Spider-Man 2099 of Earth-20999, Madame Web, Lady Araña, Spider-Punk of Earth-138, Web-Weaver, Weapon VIII of Earth-72, Spider-Woman of Earth-332, and Spider-Cat of Earth-339 are fighting the Sinister Squadron members. Hunter-Spider manages to attack Web-Weaver and Spider-Punk before being subdued by Spider-Woman of Earth-332 who locks the other Sinister Squadron members out. When Spider-Woman of Earth-332 orders Hunter-Spider to stay down, Spider-Man 2099 of Earth-2099 states that they need to retreat and regroup. Coming up with a plan, Lady Araña tells Web-Weaver and Weapon VIII to hit their opponents hard, tells Spider-Man 2099 to get into Halloween Jack's terminal to find anything useful they can use with Spider-Cat covering his back, and tells Spider-Woman of Earth-332 and Spider-Punk to come with her. Web-Weaver and Weapon VIII burst through the roof where they fight the J. Jonah Jameson version of Hobgoblin, a Mysterio Avatar look-alike, a full-armored version of Rhino, and Vulture. Spider-Man 2099 tells Lady Araña that he got into Halloween Jacks comm frequency which alerted him to when his cronies were coming. To buy Spider-Man 2099 some more time, Lady Araña, Spider-Woman of Earth-332, and Spider-Punk join the battle against the Sinister Squadron. With help from Lyla, Spider-Man 2099 gets into the comm systems and has Spider-Cat screech loud enough to make Hobgoblin, Lady Octopus, the Mysterio Avatar, and Rhino disoriented. At the ruins of the Simms Building, the Gwen Stacy version of Green Goblin speaks with her boss as they see their captive prisoners. Ghost-Spider calls their leader an off-brand Madame Web. While displeased from Green Goblin's status report that the rest of the Sinister Squadron hasn't captured the rest of the Spider-Society yet, Madame Web revealed that he had captured Ghost-Spider's dad and Miles Morales' parents. As those with Spider-Man 2099 and Lady Araña arrive at the ruined Simms Building to make use of a bunker, they learned that the Sinister Squadron has captured their loved ones. Arriving on Earth-71290 to meet up with its versions of Ashley Kafka and Edward Whelan who hid the Great Web of Life of Destiny at Ravencroft, the Spider-Society is confronted by Madame Web and the Sinister Squadron members Electro II, Green Goblin, an unidentified reality version of Grizzly, Lady Octopus, a Mysterio Avatar, and Venom 2099. As the spider-themed characters are getting beaten, Madame Web is revealed to be a variant of Aunt May. An unidentified reality version of Vermin arrives stating that the Great Web of Life and Destiny has been procured. As Madame Web and her Sinister Squadron escape with the defeated spider-themed heroes and the Great Web of Life and Destiny, Weapon VIII emerges from the rubble vowing that it will be his turn to hit hard.[255]
With all the Spider-Society members captured and placed in power inhibitor collars, Lady Octopus and the full-armored version of Rhino dump Miles Morales and Ghost-Spider in their cell. The Aunt May version of Madame Web sends Travesty of Earth-2099 to Earth-2099 where he captures Spider-Man 2099 and the Julia Carpenter version of Madame Web. As the Gwen Stacy version of Green Goblin states that they got what they wanted and move forward with the plan as part of the deal, Madame Web revealed that she pulled her and the rest of the Sinister Squadron "out of the gutters" and that only she says when it will be over. Madame Web then orders Green Goblin to round up their teammates as Travesty has caught Spider-Man 2099 and Madame Web. Weapon VIII shows up at the base where he fights the J. Jonah Jameson version of Hobgoblin and Silvermane. Then he is ambushed by Green Goblin. As Weapon VIII tries to reason with Gwen, she stated that she became Green Goblin after taking the Goblin Serum when Madame Web showed her how she would die. When Green Goblin stated that she doesn't want to betray the Sinister Squadron and that she wants to rule it, Madame Web shows up with Hunter-Spider, Lady Octopus, an unidentified reality version of Speed Demon, and Travesty with Madame Web voicing her disappointment in her. Green Goblin then goes on the offensive as Lady Octopus protects Madame Web from one of Green Goblin's Pumpkin Bombs. As Weapon VIII knocks Green Goblin down, the rest of the liberated Spider-Society members arrive to help fight the Sinister Squadron with Web-Weaver fighting Hunter-Spider, Lady Araña fighting Madame Web, and the rest of the Spider-Society fighting Lady Octopus, Speed Demon, and Travesty. Madame Web states that the Web of Life and Destiny's powers are hers and that the entire Spider-Verse will soon kneel before her as she shows the captive Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099 of Earth-2099, and Madame Web.[256]
The Aunt May version of Madame Web orders the Gwen Stacy version of Green Goblin, Hunter-Spider, Lady Octopus, and Travesty of Earth-2099 to catch the spider-based heroes back into their cell. Spider-Punk lunges towards Madame Web only to be subdued by her. As the rest of the Spider-Society struggle against the Squadron Sinister members, Lady Araña and Spider-Woman of Earth-133 go to Spider-Punk's side as Madame Web mentions how she lost her Uncle Ben and her Peter Parker before she was approached by her world's Norman Osborn who helps to transform her into Madame Web. This enabled her to find candidates for her Sinister Squadron from across the Spider-Verse. At what's left of the Simms Building, Spider-Man, Spider-Man of Earth-2099, and Madame Web are in their imprisonment. Spider-Man 2099 tells Madame Web that her Aunt May counterpart is also destroying the Multiverse in the process as he instructs Lyla to interface with a certain tech and a certain individual. She instructs Lady Araña to interface with the tube that Madame Web is nearby as she dodges Madame Web's attacks. As Spider-Punk recovers and helps Weapon VIII get free from Travesty, Web-Weaver punches Hunter-Spider while Miles Morales and Ghost-Spider dodge Lady Octopus's tentacles. Spider-Cat helps Lady Araña by attacking Madame Web while Weapon VIII and Web-Weaver interface with the tube as the others fight the Sinister Squadron members where they discover that a Spider-Hero will have to sacrifice themselves to funnel the energy back into the Web of Life and Destiny. As Lady Araña starts to fade into the energy, Green Goblin turns against Madame Web as she throws herself and Madame Web into the energy as they start disappearing.[257]
Sinister Syndicate
Sisterhood of the Wasp
The Sisterhood of the Wasp is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Sisterhood of the Wasp is a group that is led by Wasp.
Sisters of Sin
Six
Six-Fingered Hand
The Six-Fingered Hand is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Six-Fingered Hand was a group of six lesser demons acting as pawns of more powerful demons, including Mephisto. The legion of demons once plotted to merge Earth and Hell, but their plan was successfully opposed by the Defenders. The six are also responsible for the creation of the Lesser Grey God, a statuette which has the power to reactivate old curses.
- Avarrish, who has also clashed with Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)/Zarathos.
- Fashima, who has also clashed with Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)/Zarathos.
- Hyppokri
- Puishannt, who has also clashed with Dracula.
- Unthinnk, who has also clashed with (and possessed) Man-Thing.
- Maya, the sixth and final member of the Six Fingered Hand, was actually a disguised Mephisto, who manipulated the rest of the group.
Six Pack
Skeleton Crew
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The Skeleton Crew is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Skeleton Crew was an organization built by the Red Skull from his operatives.
Skrull Kill Krew
Slingers
Soldiers of Misfortune
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The Solution
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Sons of Satannish
The Sons of Satannish were a cult of sorcerers who received mystical power from Satannish.
Sons of the Serpent
The Sons of the Serpent are a subversive organization of costumed American racist super-patriots who oppose all racial, ethnic, and religious minorities.
Sons of the Tiger
The Sons of the Tiger are fictional characters, three martial arts heroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They were created by Gerry Conway and drawn by Dick Giordano and first appeared in The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1 (April 1974).
The Sons of the Tiger were three friends and martial arts students of Master Kee: Lin Sun, of Chinese ancestry, was the leader of the trio and adopted son of Master Kee; Abe Brown was an African American from the streets of Harlem; and Robert Diamond was a Caucasian Hollywood actor.
Lin Sun is returning from a martial arts tournament with his first place trophy when he is suddenly attacked by ninjas in front of his school in San Francisco. After defeating the villains, he goes into the "Tiger Dojo", which has been ransacked. He finds a dying Master Kee, who tells him that there are forces in this world which would destroy us and then points to a box on a shelf, after which he dies. In the box, Lin finds three amulets made of jade, a tiger's head and two claws: the symbol of the school. The inscription at the base of the box reads, "When three are called and stand as one, as one they'll fight, their will be done...For each is born anew, The Tiger's Son." They are later known as "the Amulets of Power".
Soon after, Lin meets up with his two friends, Abe Brown and Bob Diamond, who have also been attacked by ninjas. Lin recounts the story of Master Kee's death and gives each of them one of the jade tiger claw amulets. They soon discover that when they join hands and chant the inscription from the box they become mystically connected. Their martial arts skills combine to become one force and their physical abilities are tripled when they wear the amulets.
During the series' run, the trio runs up against "the Silent Ones", an evil organization with mystical ties attempting to gain world domination.
Beginning in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #19, entitled "An Ending", the trio breaks up and Lin Sun throws all three amulets in a trash can located in an alley. There, Hector Ayala finds the amulets and wears them to become the White Tiger. The Sons of the Tiger appeared in the next two stories, "A Beginning" and "To Claw the Eyes of Night", during the transition to the White Tiger stories. The character of Abe Brown is mostly seen periodically after that. The book continued using the title "The Sons of the Tiger", even though the trio had split up and power was transferred to the White Tiger.
Bob Diamond continued to make occasional appearances in Power Man and Iron Fist as Colleen Wing's lover.
The Sons of the Tiger appeared briefly with Luke Cage's Human Resistance after the Scarlet Witch altered the world during the House of M crossover, along with the Daughters of the Dragon, the Black Cat, Iron Fist and the Moon Knight. Lin Sun, Abe Brown and Lotus Shinchuko appeared in an issue of The Pulse as bodyguards for Luke Cage, who had been injured during the events of Secret War.[258] They also appeared alongside Spider-Man and the Human Torch in Marvel Team-Up #40 (Dec 1975).[259] In November 2008, they made an appearance in Manifest Destiny: Wolverine.[260] The Sons of the Tiger reunited in the 2014 Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu miniseries, where they aided Shang-Chi and his comrades.
Soviet Super-Soldiers
Spaceknights
Space Phantoms
Special Executive
Spider-Slayers
Spinsterhood
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Spirits of Vengeance
Squadron Sinister
Squadron Supreme
There are different incarnations of the Squadron Supreme:
Squadron Supreme (Supreme Power version)
This version of the Squadron Supreme was created for the Max imprint of Marvel Comics.
Squadron Supreme of America
When the Power Elite collaborated with Mephisto, he created some simulacrums that were programmed to become the Squadron Supreme of America where they would serve as the sanctioned superhero team in the United States. Power Elite member Phil Coulson serves as their liaison to the U.S. government.[261]
Stane International
Stane International is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Stane International is the company that is run by Obadiah Stane.
Starforce
Starjammers
Stark Industries
Star Masters
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S.T.R.I.K.E.
Subterraneans
Sunset Riders
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Super-Axis
The Super-Axis is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They first appear in The Invaders #40 (May 1979) and were created by Roy Thomas and Alan Kupperberg.
The Super-Axis, consisting of former Invaders foes Master Man;[262] U-Man;[263] the original Baron Blood[264] and Warrior Woman[265] are gathered together in the second last issue of the title by the Japanese spy Lady Lotus. Using hypnotism to summon and control the villains, Lotus intends to use the newly formed Super-Axis to undermine the United States on the home front during World War II. Individual members initially skirmish with the Invaders, and the original Human Torch is also hypnotised. In a final battle at an amusement park, the entire Super-Axis confront the Invaders, but are defeated by the heroes' superior teamwork. The Torch also frees himself from Lotus' control, and attempts to locate the villain, who has fled. The final panels of the last issue show Lotus being warned by master villain the Yellow Claw about the dangers of overconfidence.[266] An issue of the limited series The New Invaders reveals in flashback that U-Man raped Lady Lotus in retaliation for the mind control. Lady Lotus eventually gives birth to their child, Nia Noble.[267]
Super Soldiers
Superguardians
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Superhuman Restraint Unit
Supernovas
The Supernovas are a fictional organization that appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
There was a black ops unit of the Nova Corps called the Supernovas. They were also called the Black Novas because their helmets were black instead of gold. Its members include Adomox, Jesse Alexander, Mister Z's, Phlish, and Titus. Sam Alexander used to be a member of this group until he learned their true motives.[268]
During the "Original Sin" storyline, Sam Alexander learned from the eye of the murdered Uatu the Watcher that its membership consisted of thieves and killers.[269]
S.W.O.R.D.
Team X
Technet
Temploids
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Teen Brigade
Ten Rings
Terrible Trio
Terror Inc.
Thieves Guild
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The Thieves Guild is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Thieves Guild is an organization of criminals that have different branches and different set of rules.[270]
The Thieves Guild's New Orleans branch is a rival of the Assassins Guild. Jean-Luc LeBeau was the adoptive father of Gambit and depicted as a former leader of the Thieves Guild.[21]
Odessa Drake is the leader of the New York branch of the Thieves Guild.[271]
Thieves Guild in other media
The Thieves Guild appears in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "X-Ternally Yours". It's known members are Pierre, Bobby LeBeau, and Jacque.
The Thieves Guild appears in the X-Men: Evolution episode "Cajun Spice". Jean-Luc LeBeau was depicted as a known member.
The Thieves Guild appears in the Wolverine and the X-Men episode "Thieves' Gambit". Gambit was a member of the Thieves Guild who took an offer by Sybil Zane of the Mutant Response Division to steal a mutant power-negating collar from the X-Men as none of his fellow Thieves Guild members wanted the job.
THEM
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Thor Corps
The Thor Corps is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
There are two versions of the Thor Corps:
Eric Masterson's version
This version of the Thor Corps came together when Eric Masterson (who was the host of Thor at the time) united with Beta Ray Bill and Dargo Ktor to fight Zarrko after he tricked the latter into fighting Thor.[272]
Battleworld's Thor Corps
During the "Secret Wars" storyline, there is a police force on Battleworld called the Thor Corps that enforce the laws of God Emperor Doom.[273] King Thor serves as their lawspeaker while Thunderer Thorlief was a famous Thor Corps member.[274]
Thunderbolts
Thunderriders
Time-Displaced X-Men
Time Variance Authority
Titanic Three
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Tough Kid Squad
The Tough Kid Squad is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
It is a group of five kids consisting of Wally and Tom Danger, Derrick Dawes, Butch, and Eagle.[275]
Tracksuit Mafia
The Tracksuit Mafia (also called the Tracksuit Bros. and the Tracksuit Draculas) are a gang of non-superpowered organized criminals appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Matt Fraction, they first appeared in Hawkeye (vol. 4) in 2012.[276]
They are so named because the eponymous athletic wear in which all of its members are seen, who serve as adversaries to Hawkeye.
During the "Gang War" storyline, the Tracksuit Mafia were in the Meatpacking District, Manhattan planning to move in on the Inner Demons' territory only for them to be thwarted by Spider-Man, She-Hulk, and Tombstone.[277]
Tracksuit Mafia in other media
The Tracksuit Mafia were adapted into the Marvel Cinematic Universe live-action series Hawkeye (2021) on Disney+.[278][279][280] This version is led by Wilson Fisk / Kingpin, with known members including Kazimierz "Kazi" Kazimierczak, Ivan, Tomas, Enrique and Dmitri. William Lopez was a leader, but following his death, Maya Lopez became the new leader until she defected.
Trash
Triumph Division
The Triumph Division is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comcis.
The Triumph Division is the Philippines' sanctioned superhero team where its members are familial and have been traced back for centuries. The team is led by Red Feather and its members include Anitun, Fighter One, Great Mongoose, Mighty Mother, St. George, and Wishing Man. The ones that first appear were killed by suicide bombers with Iron Man attending a private funeral for them and their successors being made public.[281]
During "The War of the Realms" storyline, the Triumph Division later gained a new member called Wave who helped the Agents of Atlas fight Queen Sindr's fire demons.[282]
Triumvirate of Terror
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Triune Understanding
The Triune Understanding is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Triune Understanding is a religious cult created by Kurt Busiek for volume three of the Marvel Comics Avengers series.
True Believers
Twelve
U.S. Hulk Operations
The U.S. Hulk Operations is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Also called Shadow Base, the U.S. Hulk Operations is a United States military organization that is tasked with the job to hunt down Hulk and his allies. It is led by General Reginald Fortean.[283] After General Fortean's Subject B form is killed, Hulk took control of the U.S. Hulk Operations.[284]
U-Foes
U-Men
Ultimates
ULTIMATUM
Ultimate Fantastic Four
Ultimate X-Men
Ultraforce
Uncanny Avengers
Uncanny X-Force
Uncanny X-Men
Undying Ones
The Undying Ones are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Undying Ones are a fictional race of humanoid demons from another dimension. They are led by the Nameless One.
Unholy Three
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Uni-Mind
Unified Thieves and Assassins Guild of New Orleans
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Union
The Union is a UK superhero team that appears in comic books published by Marvel comics.
The Union is led by Union Jack and consists of Kelpie, Snakes and The Choir. The Union was introduced in The Union #1.
Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation
The Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation (UCWF) is a fictional organization appearing in American comics books published by Marvel Comics.
The Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation is a wrestling promotion based in New York by promoter Edward Garner with a roster of both human (i.e. Sharon Ventura) and superhuman participants from the Eternals like Ikaris to heroes from Ben Grimm/The Thing, Justice (then known as Marvel Boy), and Demolition Man. It was soon taken over by the Power Broker as a site for his experimental superhuman trials and the base of the Grapplers.[285][286]
Unus' Gang
Unus' Gang is the name of a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
After the Genoshan massacre by Cassandra Nova, Unus the Untouchable formed a group of mutant survivors. The team first appeared in Excalibur vol.3 #1.[287] They would act as enemies towards the Genoshan Excalibur team. They would later all lose their powers after M-Day. The team consisted of Unus the Untouchable, Toad, Hub, Caiman, Glamour, Lightning Rod, Shocker, and Toad-In-Waiting.
Upstarts
Uranians
V-Battalion
The V-Battalion is the name of two incarnations of a fictional secret organization composed of Golden Age superheroes and their descendants appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Valkyrior
Vampiries
Vanguard
Vishanti
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Vulturions
The Vulturions are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are a group of criminals who wield the same technology as Vulture.
While in prison for dealing heroin, an engineer named Honcho is the cellmate of Adrian Toomes who showed his Vulture harness designs to him. Memorizing on how to construct it, Honcho is later released on parole where he builds four Vulture costumes (red, yellow, and silver) complete with anti-graviton generators in which he equips himself and three petty criminals named Gripes, Pidgeon, and Sugar Face with. Gaining all the Vulture's powers, the group members called themselves the Vulturions.[288][289] Wanting to become big-time criminals, the Vulturions make several tries to kill Spider-Man and accumulate wealth, ultimately failing in all their attempts. Learning of the Vulturions' existence, Toomes built himself a new Vulture suit and broke out of prison, intent on hunting down his "rip-offs". By locating the group, Adrian beats and nearly murders all of them only to be stopped by Spider-Man. After defeating the Vulture, Spider-Man turned Vulture and the Vulturions in to the police.[290]
A new group of Vulturions (consisting of three members including a female) appear in Avengers: The Initiative, where they steal a briefcase containing classified research on gamma radiation from Baron Von Blitzschlag. One of the Vulturions is identified as Honcho (apparently released from prison and having gone back to crime). They are stopped with ease by a costume-less Peter Parker and the Scarlet Spiders.[291]
During the "Civil War II" storyline, the original Vulturions resurface. This time, they have upgraded their gear and are still using the same moniker. The Vulturions were seen committing a heist until they were stopped by Spider-Man upon him being tipped off by Ulysses Cain.[292]
During the "Spider-Geddon" storyline, the Vulturions are on a heist, where they encounter Miles Morales. Despite some difficulty, Miles defeats them.[293]
Spider-Boy came across Spider-Man and Miles Morales fighting the Vulturions. Spider-Man tells Spider-Boy that he is benched as the Vulturions get annoyed towards the comparisons to Vulture that are made about them. The Vulturions are defeated and webbed up by Spider-Man and Miles.[294]
Vulturions in other media
A group loosely based on the Vulturions called the Wake Riders appear in the Spider-Man episode "Rise Above It All". Based on the name for a group of vultures, they are a viral stunt group that consists of their leader Barkley Blitz (voiced by Ogie Banks[295]), an unnamed female (voiced by Audrey Wasilewski in the first appearance,[295] Melanie Minichino in the second appearance[296]), and two unnamed males (both voiced by Zack Shada[295]).
Warbound
The Warbound is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Warbound are a group of gladiators from the Planet Sakaar that were gathered by Hulk. They consist of Korg, Miek the Unhived, No-Name the Brood, Hiroim the Shamed, Elloe Kaifi, and her bodyguard Lavin Skee.
Warbound in other media
- An adaption of the Warbound appears in the Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. episode "Planet Leader." Korg and Miek appear amongst Leader's slaves while Hiroim is their mind-controlled overseer and Elloe Kaifi is She-Hulk's appointed handmaiden. All four of them are freed from Leader's control by the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
- The Warbound appear in Planet Hulk (2010).
- A version of the Warbound appear in Thor: Ragnarok. This version of the group are gladiator warriors that are pitted against each other in games forced by Sakaar's planetary ruler Grandmaster.[297]
Warclan
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Warheads
Warriors Three
Warwolves
Watchdogs
Weapon P.R.I.M.E.
Weapon Plus
Weapon X
Weathermen
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West Coast Avengers
Wild Pack
Wildboys
The Wildboys are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Wildboys are an unruly pair of street-dwellers that enjoy committing violent acts of vandalism. They are highly formidable street-fighters and are greatly skilled in the use of knives and other conventional street hardware. When the Horsemen of Apocalypse attacked Manhattan during the events of the Fall of the Mutants and caused a blackout, a Vietnam veteran named Ammo organized a gang including the Wildboys, who looted the city.[volume & issue needed] Sometime later, Typhoid Mary gathered the Wildboys together with Ammo, Bullet, and Bushwacker to attack Daredevil; the criminals beat Daredevil so badly that they nearly killed him.[volume & issue needed]
Winter Guard
The Winter Guard is Russia's sanctioned superhero team.
Witches
Wolfpack
The Wolfpack are a fictional organization appearing in American comics published by Marvel Comics.
The Wolfpack are a group of five teenagers that reside in the South Bronx, in New York City. They were originally selected for their extraordinary abilities and aptitude by a retired Naval officer known only as Mr. Mack. He trained each of them separately from adolescence into their teen years in hand-to-hand combat, strategy, stealth, speed, endurance, and raw strength. When they were ready, he introduced them to each other.[volume & issue needed] According to ancient legend, the Wolfpack has existed for at least two millennia, and serves as a cosmic balance to a group of mortal men completely devoid of compassion, love or charity, known as the Nine. The new Wolfpack soon began battling the forces of the Nine in the Bronx and continue to protect and patrol the Bronx, and battle the forces of The Nine.
The Wolfpack appear in the House of M, as a gang of superpowered teens in the Bronx; in which Luke Cage made a treaty with the group. Members include Robbie Baldwin, Turbo, Darkhawk, Rage, Alex Power with his sister Julie and Raphael Vega, who is their leader.[298] The team were seen later arranging a meeting with one of the Pride's kids; but this turns into a trap by Federal Agent Boom Boom, in which the Wolfpack were easily defeated by her, the Blob and Typhoid Mary.[299] The team is apprehended and Vega surrenders. Vega, alongside Shang-Chi are charged with terrorism.[300] The team were later freed by Luke Cage (along with the Dragons), in which they join in with the Avengers against Thunderbird's Brotherhood.[301]
Women Warriors
The Women Warriors are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Women Warriors are Delaware's sanctioned superhero team that is part of the Fifty-State Initiative during the "Dark Reign" storyline. It consists of Asp, Black Mamba, Diamondback, Quicksand, and Skein.[302]
World Counterterrorism Agency
The World Counterterrorism Agency (W.C.A.) is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The World Counterterrorism Agency is a counterterrorism organization founded by a group of ex-S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, including Mockingbird, following the events of the Secret Invasion storyline.[303] Other members include Hawkeye and Dominic Fortune.
Wrecking Crew
Xavier's Security Enforcers
X-Babies
X-Cell
X-Cell is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
X-Cell is a group of depowered mutants who blamed the government for causing M-Day.
X-Corporation
X-Corps
X-Factor
X-Factor Investigations
X-Force
X-Men
X-Men 2099
X-Nation 2099
X-People
X-Statix
X-Terminators
X-Ternals
X-Treme X-Men
X-Treme Sanctions Executive
Young Allies
Young Avengers
Young Gods
The Young Gods are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Young Gods are a group of twelve young human beings who were chosen by the major pantheons of Earth's goddesses to represent the finest qualities of humanity and the pinnacle of humanity's genetic potential and cultural accomplishment.
Young X-Men
Zodiac
The original Zodiac group debuts in the title the Avengers[304] and is established as a criminal organization founded and funded by member Cornelius van Lunt (who adopts the identity of Taurus). The group's identity is based on the Western zodiac from astrology, with each member adopting the persona of a sign of the zodiac, being twelve in all.
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