DONAL BANDONAL BAN
Real Name: Donal Ban
Identity/Class: Extradimensional (Guildern)
Occupation: Prince
Group Membership: Royal Family of Guildern
Affiliations: Feren
and her brothers;
Dark
Angel; (Shevaun Haldane) of Earth-616, Nikki
Doyle (aka Wild Thing) of
Earth-8410's 2020 AD; a group of gamers
(Charles, Maklin, Stella, Yolanda, and an unidentified barbarian) from
Earth-8410's 2020 AD
Enemies: Imacolata, Isis, Mendes, royal guards;
Known Relatives: Tristum
(brother), previous
king of Guildern (father, deceased);
see comments
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Royal castle of Guildern
First Appearance: Wild
Angels#1 (April, 1994);
(identified) Wild Angels#2
(April, 1994)
Powers/Abilities: Skilled with a sword, Donal Ban was large and well-built. He was presumably somewhat experienced in combat.
Like others of his race, he was some sort of beast-man with avian-like wings enabling flight (while carrying at least the weight of an adult human woman), curled horns like a ram, clawed digits, and a beastial (somewhat simian to leonine) face.
Height: Unrevealed (he's never shown in clear relation to anyone of known height, but he appeared to be a whole head+ taller than the 5'9" Nikki Doyle, so perhaps 6'9" to 7')
History:
(Wild Angels part 2: A Lost Kingdom (fb) - BTS / Wild Angels part 3: In Other Worlds (fb) - BTS) - Sons of the King of Guildern, the prince brothers Donal Ban and Tristum were raised by their nanny and possible wet nurse (see comments at end of Feren's sub-profile in the Guildern entry), Feren, one of the Gyp dwarf-like (servant class?) natives.
(Wild Angels part 2: A Lost Kingdom (fb) - BTS) - Guildern's king was murdered by his trusted advisor Mendes -- apparently to satisfy the ambitions of his co-conspirator Isis -- or his agents.
(Wild Angels part 2: A Lost Kingdom (fb) - BTS) - Mendes accused Donal Ban and Tristum of having plotted with Feren's brothers to kill the king, and he demanded their deaths.
(Wild Angels part 2: A Lost Kingdom (fb)) - Feren rushed to Donal Ban & Tristum, revealing their father's death as well as Mendes' accusations framing them, then convinced them to flee rather than be murdered; she promised to find the true killer. As Tristum and Donal Ban discussed their plans, Donal Ban suddenly vanished.
(Wild Angels part 2: A Lost Kingdom (fb) - BTS) - Donal Ban was brought to modern day Earth (circa 1996 comics) via space-time portal (marked by strange clouds) created by an unidentified research corporation's experiments in sound.
(Wild Angels part 1: Lost in Cyberspace) - Donal Ban was
at the epicenter of uncontrolled power unleashed by the unwitting
research scientists. Investigating, Dark Angel stunned Donal Ban with a
blast. Donal Ban telepathically asked her to help him, and she agreed to
do so. As they departed, she destroyed the facility (on a delay after
ordering its evacuation), initiating the portals' closures.
(Wild Angels part 2: A Lost Kingdom) - After Donal Ban told Dark Angel his history, she agreed to try to use her power to help him, but they both appreciated that other portals had been created.
(Wild Angels part 3: In Other Worlds) - Donal Ban & Dark Angel arrived in Guildern through one of the portals from modern day Earth; with Donal Ban fatigued and because it would be easier to pass unnoticed, they traveled by foot; Donal Ban noted that Tristum was the rightful heir to the throne and further asked Dark Angel to spare the people of his castle if/when they misguidedly attacked.
Donal Ban and Dark Angel located & freed Feren, who directed them where to find Tristum; observing Tristum's ally, Nikki Doyle (brought there by another space-time portal), being a victim of the bee torture, Dark Angel telepathically convinced the bees to depart. Dark Angel and Donal Ban freed and joined up with Nikki & Tristum. They defeated the guards, and Dark Angel revealed the space-time portals.
(Wild Angels part 4: Into the Jaws of the Enemy) - Donal Ban, Tristum, Nikki Doyle, Dark Angel, and the two remaining gamers, Maklin & Stella (who had been brought there along with Nikki Doyle), dined in Guildern's royal castle's kitchen; when guards arrived, Donal Ban urged the others to subdue them harmlessly, which Dark Angel did. Dark Angel then noted that the space-time portals were closing and they had to return home or be trapped forever; having distantly observed this via scrying crystal, Mendes plotted to re-open the portals so he could conquer other worlds as well.
(Wild Angels part 4: Into the Jaws of the Enemy - BTS) - In Mendes' torture chamber, his experiments with prisoners' screams had immediate results, and Imacolata was consumed by a many-headed(?) lizard creature.
(Wild Angels part 4: Into the Jaws of the Enemy) - Dark Angel, Tristum, & Donal Ban confronted the creature, but Donal Ban was bitten in the wing and cast to the ground. Dark Angel telepathically investigated the creature's mind, finding it an innocent victim summoned by Mendes.
Tristum revealed the truth about Mendes to the people, who accepted him as their king; he became the official ruler after Nikki slew Mendes.
Donal Ban & Tristum bade farewell to Nikki and Dark Angel as they departed with Stella and returned the alien creature to its native realm.
Comments: Created by Nick Vince and Pino Rinaldi.
Huge thanks to Angelo Mammone, who was kind enough to translate this book for me, which was produced by Marvel Italia and thus written in Italian. Otherwise, I'd just be looking at pictures and Italian words and thinking...WTF?
Nonetheless, some parts are a little
bit unclear...Guildern was the name of the kingdom...was it the name of
the realm? How much more to the realm was there? Is it one of those
pocket realms where a relatively small landmass is surrounded by limited
space, or is it much, much more...and how many licks to the center of a
tootsie roll tootsie pop? The world may never know.
Here's the translation:
I'm not sure whether Isis was Mendes' queen, lover, or just a power-hungry co-conspirator. She told Imacolata she should be referred to as "your highness," presumably indicating Isis was queen at the time? In a heated argument, Mendes said he slew the king to satisfy her ambitions, and she told Mendes that without her he was nothing. Presumably she , at least, had some noble background...maybe she was even the mother of Donal Ban and Tristum?
Donal Ban originally received a
sub-profile in the Guildern profile, published 09/29/2012.
This profile was completed 08/16/2022, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 25th anniversary 's celebratory event.
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Donal Ban should be distinguished from:
Appearances:
Wild Angels#1-4 (April, 1994) - Nick Vince (writer), Pino Rinaldi
(artist), Paul Neary & Bambos Georgiou (editors)
First posted: 09/29/2026
Last updated: 08/16/2022
Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
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