MARAKMARAK
Real Name: Marak (presumably)
Identity/Class: Sub-species of humanity (Inhuman) mutate
Occupation: Physician
Group Membership: None
Affiliations: Fantastic Four (Human Torch/Johnny Storm, Invisible Woman/Susan Richards, Mister Fantastic/Reed Richards, Thing/Ben Grimm), Inhumans (Crystal/Crystalia Amaquelin, Lockjaw), Luna Maximoff, Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)
Enemies: The Enclave
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Attilan
First Appearance: (unidentified): Fantastic
Four I#239 (February, 1982);
(identified): Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition
I#6 (May, 1986)
Powers/Abilities: Despite a green, lizard-like appearance, Marak has not displayed any revealed super powers and it is unrevealed if he has undergone Terrigenesis. Marak is a trained physician, accustomed to diversifying his treatments to individual Inhumans and using Inhuman technology.
Height: Unrevealed
Weight: Unrevealed
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Black
History: (Fantastic
Four I#240 (fb) – BTS) – The Enclave, working
with Maximus the Mad, attacked Attilan with an atmospheric plague and
the
Inhumans grew more and more sick over time, leaving Marak to tend to
them.
(Fantastic Four I#239) – With Lockjaw watching
over him,
Marak watched over Crystal, who was pregnant with Quicksilver's child,
causing
Marak to be concerned about the Inhuman/mutant gene combination and
what it
might mean for the child. In addition, Marak saw that Crystal had come
down
with the atmospheric plague. Marak encouraged Quicksilver to leave
Attilan for
help.
(Fantastic Four I#240 (fb) – BTS) – As dozens of
Inhumans
died, Marak continued his work and Black Bolt found a way to sustain
the life
force of all Inhumans for a time.
(Fantastic Four I#240) – Quicksilver returned to
Attilan
with the Fantastic Four using Lockjaw and arrived just as Black Bolt
collapsed from the strain of sustain the Inhumans' life force. After
consulting with Marak, Mr. Fantastic developed
a temporary antidote to the plague and Marak mandated it be used on the
most
vulnerable and on the Royal Family. The Fantastic Four then helped
prepare
Attilan to move to the Blue Area on the surface of the moon, where
there was
rich oxygen. Marak successfully delivered Crystal's baby on the moon
and
Crystal and Quicksilver named the child Luna.
Comments: Created by John Byrne.
Marak's name was revealed in the Official Handbook of
the Marvel Universe: Deluxe Edition's Inhumans entry.
Profile by Chadman.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Marak should not be confused with:
images: (without ads)
Fantastic Four I#240, p11, pan5 (main)
Fantastic Four I#239, p11, pan5 (face)
Appearances:
Fantastic Four I#239-240 (February-March, 1982) – John Byrne
(writer/artist), Jim Salicrup (editor)
First Posted: 04/14/2020
Last updated: 04/14/2020
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