KALA
Real Name: Kala
Identity/Class: Extraterrestrial (Airlandian)
Occupation: Politician
Group Membership: Imperial family of Airlandia
Affiliations: Sgt. Blott, Baron Ee-Lon (loose),
Lancers, Captain Trask
Enemies: Air Raiders (notably The Admiral, Eeleta,
Rokk), Alami, Archion
Known Relatives: Aerozar (father)
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Imperial Castle, Central
Airlandia
First Appearance: Air Raiders#2 (January,
1988)
Powers/Abilities: Kala is a manipulative and
cunning politician in the imperial court with access to her father's
great wealth to bribe killers.
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Black/dark brown
History:
(Air Raiders#2 (fb) - BTS) - Environmental catastrophe on
the planet Airlandia made breathable air a valuable commodity, hoarded
in the tyrannical rule of Aerozar, his daughter Kala and his forces. The
oppressed people harvested breathable air from domed gardens and were
occasionally defended by valiant Air Raider rebels against imperial
Lancers. While Aerozar ruled cruelly, manipulative Kala learned from her
father's political machinations, and used spies and bribes to gain
sinister influence.
(Air Raiders#2) - Air Raider Eeleta (secretly a willing
captive on a mission to infiltrate the castle) was brought before
Aerozar and Kala by Captain Trask. Aerozar and Eeleta traded
duplicitously kind words, discussing her father's seeming demise. The
rebel was taken away as a captive "guest" of the emperor. All this was
observed by Kala, who demanded Eeleta be interrogated. Aerozar chided
her and sent her away. Mistrustful, Kala bribed lackey Sgt. Blott to
investigate Eeleta's room and found she had escaped with the aid of
rebel spy Alami. Kala and Blott blocked the unarmed Eeleta as she tried
to sneak back to her room.
(Air Raiders#3) - Kala ordered Blott shoot Eeleta but
Aerozar's surprise appearance with guards saved the rebel. Kala bluffed
innocence but Aerozar dismissed her away. The next day, Kala stood
alongside her father on the imperial platform at the grand Airfest with
a huge crowd. Freed from the dungeons, Eeleta's father and former
popular ruler Archion was blackmailed into making a subservient
declaration of support for Aerozar, but Archion refused. Air Raiders
suddenly attacked and rescued Eeleta and Archion, but Aerozar and Kala
escaped in the chaos.
(Air Raiders#4 - BTS) - Kala was tasked by her father to
investigate why Baron Ee-Lon's tribute deliveries of air were
consistently late.
(Air Raiders#4) - Ee-Lon was hours late meeting with Kala,
distracted by the violent acquisition of the rare red zephyr orchid.
Ee-Lon offered a flower as an apology, but inhaling the scent made Kala
briefly susceptible to Ee-Lon's wily influence. Kala later met Ee-Lon in
his opulent greenhouse, but Kala, no longer drugged, insisted on seeing
the baron's air refinery, and demanded additional air tribute for
Aerozar. Ee-Lon submitted but was distracted by rare orchids sold by a
flower seller (actually rebel Rokk in disguise). Rokk lured Ee-Lon to a
rebel-held forest region; suspicious, Kala followed with Lancers, but
they were overwhelmed by Air Raiders. Rokk held Kala and Ee-Lon ransom
for the promised air tanks. Unwilling to sacrifice his daughter, Aerozar
agreed to the terms and the rebels escaped with their prize. Partly as
punishment, Aerozar drained Ee-Lon's treasured garden for its air while
Kala watched loyally.
Comments: Created by Howard Mackie, Kelley Jones, Jim Sinclair.
Air Raiders was a toy line created by Hasbro. I can't find enough information to determine if Kala was an original Marvel character or one created by Hasbro.
The last page of Air Raiders #5 (the final issue) promised a next issue with the story title "Windjammer"; it's unknown what was planned for Kala.
Unfortunately, like a few other licensed titles of Marvel's Star imprint (like Visionaries and Inhumanoids), the series was cut short partway through the main storyline.
Thanks to Loki for noting there are four coloring books published for Air Raiders. As far as I can tell, they offer no new storylines.
It's assumed Airlandians have the same physical stats as humans. There's also nothing ruling them out of Earth-616.
This profile was completed on 05/25/2026, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 25th anniversary's celebratory event to represent
Profile by Grendel Prime.
CLARIFICATIONS :
Kala has no known connections to:
images: (without ads)
Air Raiders#2, p22, pan3 (main image)
Air Raiders#4, p15, pan6 (headshot)
Appearances:
Air Raiders#2 (January, 1988) - Howard Mackie (writer), Kelley Jones
(pencils), Jim Sinclair (inks), Bob Budiansky (editor)
Air Raiders#3 (March, 1988) - Howard Mackie (writer), Kelley Jones
(pencils), Jim Sinclair (inks), Bob Budiansky (editor)
Air Raiders#4 (May, 1988) - James Rose (writer), Kelley Jones (pencils),
Jim Sinclair (inks), Bob Budiansky (editor)
First posted: 09/19/2026
Last updated:
05/25/2026
Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
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