BLACK GALAXY - living galaxy, alleged site of creation of Ego and at least one Celestial, all stars apparently devoured by Ego
--Thor I#132(131-134 406,407 419-425

BLACKGAR, MARLENE - mutant, turn others to stone with eyes, turned self + father into stone
    *D*(app)--Marvel Spotlight I#4 (Werewolf by Night#1d)

BLACKGAR, MILES - father of Marlene, mutated several people, bought estate and property of Gregor Russoff, including Darkhold, turned to stone by daughter
    *D*(app)--Marvel Spotlight I#4 (Werewolf by Night#1d)

BLACK GIANTS of the Hyborian era - dwelt on an island in the Western Sea, drugged those who arrived on the island and dipped them into their pool, which shrunk and petrified them, slaughtered by Conan and the Zingaran buccaneers, the last one destroyed the pool, which destroyed the island as well
--REH's Pool of the Black One; Savage Sword of Conan#22 (23

BLACK GODS of R'LYEH of 200 AD? - invoked by Bran Mak Morn--[Worms of the Earth; Savage Sword of Conan#16/5]

BLACK GOLIATH - see GIANT-MAN/Foster
    --Power Man I #24(25, BlackGoliath#1-5, [Av146], MTIO#24, Champs11-13,[15], Def62-65, SpWm I#4, MTIO#54,55->GM. Black Panther III#17

BLACK HALO - see SATAN/MARDUK KURIOS (app-satan)--Hellstorm#16

BLACK HALO - see HELLSTORM (app-hellstorm)--Hellstorm#16

BLACK HAND - magical spell used by the Black Ring in the Hyborian era
    --Savage Sword of Conan#205

BLACK HAND (Gregory Smith) -
    --Captain America Comics#44

BLACK HAND (Snake Eyes, Brother Cash, Turk) - Harlem paramilitary gang
    (app-snak)--Deadly Hands of Kung Fu#18/2 (Spectacular Spider-Man I#9,10

BLACK HAND (Dupres) - Parisian criminal organization, drug dealers, formerly manipulated Gabriel and Sarah Stacy
    --Spectacular Spider-Man III#23, (named) #25 (25(fb), 23-26

BLACKHAND, COMMANDER of EARTH-691 - 31st century Stark, attacked Courg alongside Taserface, fought the Guardians of the Galaxy, defeated.
    purple skin, cyborg, claws, fangs, pointed ears
    --Guardians of the Galaxy I#1 (2

BLACK HAWK (    ) -
    --Mystic Comics#2

BLACK HAWKS (    ) -
    --Captain America Comics#14

BLACKHEART - demon, son of Mephisto, former ally of Grim Reaper, created Wallow + Pao Fu + Doghead + Verminus Rex, served by Black Rose, created from the energy of three and one half centuries of sins on one hill in Christ’s Crown, starting with the murder of Abigail Housman, ruled realm of Hell after apparent destruction of Mephisto, apparently destroyed by Ghost Rider/Noble Kale using sword made from rib of Zarathos
    -BLACK KING*, VOICE* (M, OH: Hor, MKE, net)--Daredevil I#270 (278-282, Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Hearts of Darkness, Wonder Man II#22, Ghost Rider/Wolverine/Punisher: Dark Design, Warheads#1, 10, Ghost Rider: Crossroads, GR76-79,[80],81,83, X-Force I#74, GR86-93, Fantastic Four Annual 1999, X-Force I#98

BLACKHEATH (Sam Smithers) - Thunderbolts, merged with plant life, later sought to retain humanity
    - PLANTMAN* (2007#8-plantman)--Thunderbolts#69 (71, 73/74, 75, Avengers/Thunderbolts#1-6

BLACK HOLE (Morton Kribbee) - Band of the Bland, mutated by exposure to grain of white dwarf star matter, formerly employed as part of a freak show, forced to absorb Encroachiverses by She-Hulk to prevent the Cosmic Squish, forced to retain them by the Critic, later an inmate at Ravencroft.
    Generate gravity thru hole in chest, enjoys trying to absorb larger and larger objects
    (app)--Marvel Treasury Edition#12 (Sensational She-Hulk#15-17, Carnage: It's a Wonderful Life, Spider-Man: Revenge of the Sinister Six novel

BLACK HOLE (Noah Burstein, Cruz Bushmaster, Hardcore, Power Men) - Rocky Mountains, Colorado base from which Noah Burstein was coerced into doing research to perfect the Power Man process for Cruz Bushmaster; the plot was halted by Cage, and Hardcore blew up the base to prevent the discovery of its true leader
    *Des* (app)--Cage I#4 (6(fb), [3], 4, [5], 6, 7, 8d)

BLACK HOLE - Government Research Facility#24601, specialized in research of captured super-heroes and villains
    --Ghost Rider III#62 (63-65, Over the Edge#9

BLACK HONEYMOON - movie planned by Empress Pictures circa 1928 as part of plot to resurrect wife of Baba Fu, footage burnt during confrontation with Orson Randall
    --Immortal Iron Fist: Orson Randall and the Death Queen of California#1

BLACK-HOODED HOOLIGANS - Goosepan @ 1959, organized by Man without a Face to drive out gypsies, arrested by mayor
    (app-manwithoutface)--Strange Tales I#71/5

BLACK HOUND of DEATH of the Hyborian Era (Grimm) - Cimmerian, old enemy of Conan, eventually beheaded by Conan.
    Teeth filed razor sharp
    (app)--Savage Sword of Conan#218 (219,  [220/2] 223, [231], 232, 233, 234,235d)

BLACK ICE - deep storage SHIELD containment facility
    --Secret Warriors#1

BLACKIE (    ) - World War II era criminal, encountered by Captain America (Jeff Mace) in search for who shot Bucky (Fred Davis)
    --Captain America: Patriot#2 (2010)

BLACKIE of Earth-691 - Asylum, mimicked 1950-60s style hoodlum
    (app-as)--Marvel Presents#5

BLACK INSECT SWARM - Swarm of tiny and deadly insects imprisoned nearly a century ago by Ambrose Carpathian of the Arcane Order of the Night; Calculus manipulated Spider-Man and others into releasing the swarm and sending it into space, and Spider-Man later foiled an attempt by the Arcane Order to retrieve it.
    --Spectacular Spider-Man II #170

BLACKJACK (    ) -
    --Human Torch#4

BLACKJACK ( ) - First Line, former pawn of Skrulls, former ally of Scythe and Chimera, reformed criminal, former lover of Positron, killed by Wcimitar while on a mission to Halwan to rescue Mr. Justice.
    Skilled fighter
    (net)--Marvel: The Lost Generation#9 (2, 6, 9

BLACK JACK - see COLE, JONATHAN--Black Panther III#50

BLACKJACK - see G.R.A.M.P.A.--Amazing Fantasy II#15

BLACK JACK BLUE - see TARR, BLACK JACK (app)--Master of Kung Fu I#65

BLACK JACK CAVE ( ) - train robber
    --(g) Kid Slade, Gunfighter#5

BLACK JOHN (    ) -
    --Marvel Mystery Comics#23

"BLACK JUJU" - name on cover of Ghost Rider II#60 (app)--Ghost Rider II#60

BLACK JUSTICE of Earth-148611 (Klane) -"Far Place, Land of Winter," sent to corrupt Justice so they could use that energy against the Land of Spring
    (app)--Justice#10 ([10(fb)], 10

BLACK KING - see SHAW, SEBASTIAN (D#2)--[Uncanny X-Men#110], 130

BLACK KING-see SHAW, SHINOBI--X-Factor I#67

BLACK KING of Hellfire Club London (Quentin Templeton) - killed by Black Queen of Hellfire Club-London
    *D*--Excalibur I#96 (97, 99, 100(d))

BLACK KING - see BLACKHEART--Fantastic Four Annual 1999

BLACK KNIGHT - an artificial creation of Merlin prior to the training of Sir Percy, used to defeat Sir Mogard
    HOLLOW KNIGHT (app)--Strange Tales I#108/2

note - eight people held the Ebony Blade before Percy, though they were not clarified to have been known as Black Knights

BLACK KNIGHT (Sir Percy of Scandia) - greatest warrior of Camelot, Knights of the Round Table, Legion of the Unliving, first user of Ebony Blade, husband of Lady Rosamund, uncle of Sir Raston, trained in combat by father (who was a boyhood friend of Arthur), summoned back to Camelot after death of his parents, protégé of Merlin, posed as public fop in civilian id, defended Camelot for twenty-five years, slain when stabbed from behind by Mordred, spirit merged with Ebony Blade, continues to manifest on earthly plane when summoned by descendents, succeeded by Sir Raston; corresponds to Gaea per Ian McNee's Catalogue of Correspondence
    *D/spirit* (I#13, D#16, M, app)--(g) Black Knight Comics#1; Marvel Super-Heroes II#17 (Mystic Arcana: Black Knight#1/2 (fb), Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition#16: Black Knight I, OHotMU DE#8: Merlin, 16:BK, New Excalibur#12 (fb), 8:Merlin/Black Knight I#1(fb), 1, Mystic Arcana: Black Knight#1/2 (fb), 1/3, 2, 2/2, 2/4, 3, 3/2, 3/4, 4, 4/2, 4/4, 5, 5/4, Avengers Annual#20/2, Fantastic Four I#405, New Excalibur#10-12, BK I#1(fb), OH#16:BK, 8:Merlin, [Dr. Strange II#68(fb)], OH8:Merlin/BK I#2(fb), X-Men/Spider-Man: Time's Arrow: The Past (fb), Time's Arrow: The Past, [Defenders I#152(fb)], BK I#1(fb), Marvel Super-Heroes II#17(fb)/BK1(fb) // Mystic Arcana: Black Knight#1/3 // OH16:BK, [BK1(fb)], [AvAn22/2(fb)], [BK1(fb)]/OH16:BK, MSH17/Mystic Arcana: Black Knight#1/2, Av71, 84, 100, Doc II#38(fb), 68, AvAn16, BK1-4, Namor I#61, [Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising#2]

BLACK KNIGHT - see SIR RASTON (net)--Fantastic Four Annual#25

BLACK KNIGHT of the crusades - see Eobar Garrington (net)--Defenders I#11

BLACK KNIGHT (Sir William) - active in an unspecified war, carried a musket
    --New Excalibur#10

BLACK KNIGHT (Sir Henry) - active aboard a ship firing cannons in battle
    --New Excalibur#10

BLACK KNIGHT (Nathaniel Garrett) - Heinrich Zemo's Masters of Evil, Legion of Unliving iii+iv, descendent of Percy and Lady Rosamund, uncle of Dane Whitman, espionage agent, phd in physics, former research scientist and university professor, designed own weaponry, died following fall from horse in battle with Iron Man.
    rode winged black horse, used variety of weapons including power lance
*D* (D#16,M,net)--Tales to Astonish I#52 (Av6(Marvels2) UntSp13 ToS I#59 Av15(F4 I#405),Av16,F4 An3/Marv:H+L#1,ToS I#76,AvWC#61, Av47(fb,dies),48(d) Av353+354(d)

BLACK KNIGHT (Dane Whitman) - Avengers, Ultraforce, Heroes for Hire, former leader of Knights of Wundagore, masters in physics, nephew of Nathan Garrett, descendent of Percy and Lady Rosamund, inherited Garrett Castle, body turned to stone by Enchantress and mind sent back to inhabit Eobar Garrington’s body in the Crusades until returned and restored by Amergin, immobilized by curse when drew blood with Ebony Blade, cured by Percy + Dr. Strange, banished extradimensionally to Ultraverse along with Sersi, briefly sent back into Eobar Garrington, returned to modern time, given Strider and Sword of Light + Shield of Night + armor by Lady of the Lake.
    originally used weapons of Garrett, then Ebony Blade + energy sword, then weapons of Lady of the Lake, formerly rode Aragorn + Valinor + atomic steed, then Strider
    Ghan Josin, the Pendragon (I#2, D#2, M,  OH: Av2005, net)--(Dane) Avemgers I#47, (BK) 48 (47(fb),48(fb), 47,48, 54(fb), 54,55, Marvel Super-Heroes II#17, Av60, Dr. Strange I#178, Av61(fb),61,62, 70,71, 84,85, 100, Def4(fb),4, Av157(fb),Def8, 11, MSH III#4/6(fb), Av264(fb), MCP#73/ (fb), MarvFan I#51-54, Av225,226, HulkComic#1,3-30, MSH:CoC#1,[2,3], HlkCom43-63, MWoM#13, [Av243], Doc II#68,69, Av252-254, 255(Rom65,[66]), 256,257, 258/AmzSp270, Cap310, Av259,260, AvAn14/F4 An19, Av261, SecWar II#5, Av262, 263, [F4#286], Cap314, Av264, SecWar II#8, Av265, SecWarII#9, Av266, NewMut#40, Av267-269, Av270(AF I#36, Hlk321-323, PM/IF#125), Av271, 272, AvAn15,WCA An1, Cap323, PowP#28, Av273-277, 278, 279, 281-284, Av285(Mephisto vs...#4,Thor#381,XM vs Av1-4,WCA An2,AvAn16), Av286-290, Th390, WCA II#31, AF#61, DamCont#1, SoloAv4/2, [5/2], 12/2, Av291-293, 294, NF vs SH#2, XFac32, [F4#136], Av295-297, Thor396-400, Av300, Black Knight I#1-4, MSH III#4/6, AvSpot#39, MCP#73/3, Plasmer#1-4, Av329,330 InfGaunt#2 Av332,333 336-339 343 344, AvAn21/2, MSH III#14, Av345, IM278, Cap399, Av346, IM279, Cap400, WM9,Av347, Cap401, NW26, Av350/2, InfWar1, F4#367/IW2/MK III#41/F4#368/WM13/IW3/NW27/IW4/MK43/MK44/IW6, ThorAn17(fb), F4 An25, AvAn21, An21/3, Th447, Av348, 349, Quas41,42, Av350,351 352-354, 355/AvFor11+12, Av356, 357, Av358,359 360 361 362 363 364-366 366/2 AvAn22 Av368 Av369-375,UF I#8,9,10(p1-18), Av380,UF#10(p19+),Av/UF#1,UF/Av1,UF Inf,UF#2/2,PhRes:Gen+Rev,UF II#1-4 Foxfire#1 UF II#12,UV Unl#2, BK:Ex, HsfH#2-4, 5-8, Quick#7(fb) [HsfH#9], AvIII#1-3, HsfH#12, 13(Av4,Quick7), [Ex125], HsfH#14, 15, Q11, HsfH#16, Q12, HsfH/Q An1998, HsfH#17 18,19, Av16-18, AntM’s BC Ex II#1-4 AvIII#38 40-44 Tb57 Cap50/5 Av52-55, Order#5,6 Av58, Marvel Universe: The End#1, 5, 6, [Avengers/Thunderbolts#3], Av86-88, New Excalibur#10-12, 13-15, Captain Britain and MI13#1-4

BLACK KNIGHT - see MORGAN Le FAY's KNIGHT--[Avengers III#77], 81

BLACK KNIGHT (Augustine du Lac) - descendant of Lancelot, trained in Vatican, former agent of Klaw, rode Aragorn
    (app)--Black Panther IV#3 (4-5, [10]

BLACK KNIGHT (    ) - Young Masters, female, romanced Ultimate Nullifier
    --Vengeance#1 (2011)

BLACK KNIGHT - see LAST KNIGHT--Solo Avengers#4

BLACK KNIGHT of Earth X (Ahura) - alternate future counterpart of the Inhuman Ahura, Ironmen, Avengers, son of Black Bolt and Medusa, raised by King Britain, heir to rule the earth
    (sketch)--Earth X Sketch, 9 (10,11,X

BLACK KNIGHT MUSEUM - hosted at Garret Castle featuring the various Knight's equipment
    --New Excalibur#10 (11

BLACK KNIGHTS of Earth-998 - royal guard of Red Queen
    --X-Man#68 (69, 70

BLACK KNIGHTS of the UNIVERSAL CHURCH of TRUTH (Autolycus, General Egeus) -
    (app-uct)--Strange Tales I#179 ( Warlock I#10,11

BLACK KNOB - dimension of floating cities, pirate aboard t’ai javinee under long john mcgurk
    --Nightcrawler I#1 (2

BLACK KRAKEN of the Hyborian era - giant squid
    --Conan the Barbarian Annual #7/Graphic Novel: Conan of the Isle

BLACK LAMA (King Jerold) - Fragmented America, xd counterpart of gerald ford,set earth’s leading supercriminals at war with each other to win golden globe in order to select champion to assist him
    (1970s, app)—Iron Man I#53 (80(fb), 54(fb), 74(fb2), [52],53, [69],70,72, 74(fb), 75, 77,80,81

BLACKLASH (Mark Scarlotti) - see WHIPLASH.
    Temporary second identity, mercenary, B-Team, Maggia, former agent of Justin Hammer, manic-depressive, former head of research at Stark Industries, former weapons designer and special agent for Maggia
    -Mark Scott (I#2,D#2,M?,net)—Iron Man I#146 (147 MTIO#96 MTU I#146,Spec101 MSH II#12/3, Cap319 IM#223,224 239,240 AmzSp319 HlkAn17/5 MCP97/4, SpecAn12, WebAn8, NewWarAn2, IM285,286 Elek#5->whip)

BLACKLASH (    ) - partner of Whiplash, past associate of Andreas Strucker, drafted into Thunderbolts army
    --Thunderbolts II#104 ([104 (fb)], 104

BLACK LEGION of Pre-Cataclysmic era - warriors of the king of Valusia, later replaced by Red Slayers
    --Kull the Conqueror I#1

BLACK LEOPARD-see BLACK PANTHER/T'Challa--F4 I#119

BLACK LIGHT - Imperial Guard, son of Deathbird, killed during fight at the Fault
   (app) --X-Men: Spotlight on Starjammers#2 (War of Kings#1, War of Kings: Who Will Rule?#1, Realm of Kings: Imperial Guard#5

BLACK LIGHT of Earth-982 ( )-superhero, assisted Thunderstrike in battling Soldiers of the Serpent.
    Project darkforce? in solid forms, female
    (net)--ANext#9 (12, Spider-Girl#58,59

BLACK LOTUS ( ) - assassin, Superia’s Femizons, former agent of Damon Dran
    (app)--MarvFan I#11(12 [Cap387,388],389-391,[392]

BLACKLUNG the MALADY MAN (Tristam Oberbeck) - Delta City criminal, hands cut off by Agent X.
    Cancerous touch
    --Agent X#11

BLACK MADNESS - see KALI (app-nest)--Marvel Team-Up Annual#1

BLACK MAMBA (    ) -
    --Marvel Mystery Comics#49

BLACK MAMBA (Tanya Sealy) - Serpent Squad, Serpent Society, Bad Girls inc, Masters of Evil, Secret Avengers, former call-girl and exotic dancer.
    manipulate dark force to form images of loved ones that crush victim,disguise herself+others,survive underwater for short periods of time without breathing apparatus
    (I#2,D#2)--MTIO#64(65 IM#160 Cap307,308,[309],310,311 313 315 319 [Av273],274 Cap341/3,342 UXM An13, Cap365/2,367/2 368 371 372 380-382 385/2,386/2,387-393 394/2-397/2, 411,412,[413,414] Dlok III#7 Tb64,[65,67],69, Cable & Deadpool#20-23, Civil War#5, [6], Giant-Size Avengers II#1, Amazing Spider-Man#552

BLACKMAN, JASON - dated Frances Ketch, questionable intentions/motives
    --Ghost Rider III#58 (59

BLACK MAGIC - mystic tome used by Enric Zagnar to control the weather
    --Marvel Mystery Comics#25

BLACK MARIAH - nickname of the black wagon used by Boston police to carry away prisoners in the 1800s
    --not in mu

BLACK MARIAH (    ) - see WITCHBREAKER--Runaways II#28

BLACK MARIAH ( ) - drug dealer, obese African-American woman, named for the above, enemy of Power Man/Cage, employed Scimitar.
    used poison tipped knitting needles, surprisingly fast and strong
    (app)--Hero for Hire I#5 ([5(fb)], 5, [Power Man/Iron Fist#88(fb], 88

BLACK MARIAH (Viktor Smerdilovisc) - Serbian death squad
    --[Marvel Knights#11]

BLACK MARIAH - USAgent's air ship, supplied by STARS
    (app)--Maximum Security#1 (2, 3, USAgent II#1,2

BLACKMARK of Earth-71181 - creation of Gil Kane
    --Blackmark novel; (Marvel) Savage Sword of Conan I#1-4
    Kull and the Barbarians#2/4, Marvel Preview#17

BLACK MARVEL -
    (net-gold)--(g) Mystic Comics#5-text

BLACK MARVEL (Daniel Lyons) - America-based hero during World War II, originally trained by man-to to carry on the tradition of the Blackfoot warrior, after Man-To saved his life, founded Slingers in modern times, made deal with Mephisto, soul taken by him, soul spared when Slingers forgave him, passed on to a higher plane.
    Excellent athlete and hand-to-hand combatant, used sharp knife
    *D* (app, OH:GA, net)--(g) Mystic Comics5 (6-9 All-Winners#1 ;
    Captain America I#442 (Marvel Knights Spider-Man#9 (fb), Marvels#1, Cap442, Slingers#6(fb), 1-5, 10,11,12d)

BLACK MAST - agents of Captain Barracuda
    --Vengeance of the Moon Knight#10

BLACK MASTER (    ) -
    --Human Torch#20

BLACK METAL ( ) - armored mercenary, hired by Teng Yun-Suan and Kingpin to take over Costa Brava, defeated by Agent
    (app)—Agent GN

BLACK MIRROR - forged in hellfire by demons for 16th century sorceress, bartered by Ilsa Strangway to Dracula to turn her into a vampire, later obtained by Marie Laveau, used by Minorus to observe their lineage then enchanted so that none could use it again until it was touched by the last of their line's blood, enchantment broken by blood of Nico Minoru then shattered, revealing that it held a page of the Darkhold: "The Last Chronicle of Chthon"
    open portals across time or dimensions
    (app)--Tomb of Dracula I#3 (4-6,
Dr. Strange II#43 (fb), 44 (fb), 42, Marvel Fanfare I#42/2, [Mystic Arcana: Sister Grimm#1/2 (fb)], 1/2

BLACK MIRROR of ZAFFAR - see MIRROR of ZAFFAR--Thieves of Zangabal; Creatures on the Loose#23

BLACK MONK (Abbe’ Guiberg) - 17th century, associate of Lavoisin
    (app-lav)--[Hellstorm#16]

BLACK MORAY (Leon McKenzie) - grandson of Leonard McKenzie, son of Lawrence (half-brother of Namor), agent of Rand-Meachum and later Oracle, Inc.
    wore aquatic armor with weapons including powerful electrode-clamps, twin helmet-lasers capable of cutting through titanium, black ink clouds, depth charges, telepathic blockers, and recoil dampeners.
    (app)--(LM) Namor I#26, (BM) Namor I#52 (53, [53]

BLACK MOUNTAIN - see MONTENEGRO (app)--Power Man & Iron Fist#

BLACK MOUNTAIN - see KUROYAMA (app)--Elektra I#14

BLACK MUSEUM - see ORGOLHUIN (app)--Death's Head/Die-Cut#1

BLACK MUSKETEERS (Ishanta, Joshua Itobo, Khanata, Zuni) - four of ruling family of Wakanda, acted as costumed defenders of Wakanda against Jakarra
    (app)--[Black Panther I#8],9 (10


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