RIEBEECK, DOECKE - Pretoria’s minister of state (or
security), ally of Anton Pretorius, sent troops after Black Panther (T’Challa).
wm, balding, dark hair + moustache
(app)--Marvel Comics Presents#23/2 (24/2, 25/2, 29/2-34/2
RIEN, MEXXA - Xandarian, associated with Nova Corps, allied with Nova/Saal
--New Warriors I#69 (73
RIESER, BOB -
--Dr. Strange III#29
RIFKIN, BIFF - preppie, boyfriend of Deb Whitman
--Amazing Spider-Man I#216 (217, 218, 221, Spectacular Spider-Man II#60, 61, 66, 68, 74
RIFKIN, MARJORIE -
—Marvel Graphic Novel: Power Pack + Cloak & Dagger
RIFT RACER - Reed Richard's ship, used to explore and analyze a rift in
space/time
--Spider-Man/Human Torch#2
RIGEL-2 - site to which X-Cutioner transported Rogue
--Gambit III#5
RIGEL-3 - original planet of the Rigellians, destroyed by Rhunians
(app)--Thor I#131
RIGEL-3
- planet, second home of colonizers of Rigel, decimated by one of the
Thanosi doppelgangers and then crashed into Rigel-18 by Thanos to
destroy the interdimensional parasite Hunger; they named their next
home New Rigel-3
(app)
--Thor Annual 2000/2
RIGEL-3 - see NEW RIGEL-3--Thanos I#1
RIGEL IV - referenced by Lord Dyvyne as a site on which Rocket had been active
--Free Comic Book Day: Rocket Raccoon (2014)
RIGEL-18 – destroyed by Galactus to generate energy to open dimensional portal, crashed into Rigel-3 by Thanos to destroy the interdimensional parasite Hunger
*Des* (app)--Thanos#2 (3d)
RIGEL-76 - colony world destroyed by the Infinites. Although the Avengers convinced the
Infinites to restore the planet itself, the lost Rigellians were not revived.
(app)--Avengers: Infinity
RIGELLIAN race (Arcturus, Cordon, Grand Commissioner, Gunthar, Mari, Nelet Pa,
Pyo, Tana Nile, Zygo)
- extraterrestrial, Milky Way galaxy, Rigel-3 (destroyed by Rhunians),
advanced technology, established vast empire of planets in Milky Way
and Andromeda galaxies, 88% on replacement Rigel-3 exterminated by Thanos
Sultan Magus utilized Rigellian technology
semi-humanoid, enlarged skull with small frame
COLONIZERS of RIGEL (I#8, D#11?, Annihilation: Nova Files)--Thor I#129, 130 (131-134, 160, 162, 201, 217-218,
Iron Man I#110-112,
Thor I#419
Force Works#14, Cosmic Powers Unlimited#2/3, Thor Annual 2000/2,
Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet, [Maximum Security#1,2],3, Thor
II#41, Marvel Universe: The End#5, 6, Thanos#1-3, Annihilation:
Prologue#1, Annihilation#1
RIGELLIAN race of Reality-22073 - traded with the Harmonists
[--Cable II#80]
[RIGELLIAN snakes] - fastest acting venom in the universe; injected into
Komodo by KIA via Tactigon
--Avengers: The Initiative#11
RIGELLO of the
Hyborian era - count of Ianthe (Ophir), husband of Marala/Albiona,
completely manipulated king Moranthes, led army to capture Marala after
her escape, slain by her with the aid of the Star of Khorala
--Star of Khorala; Savage Sword of Conan#44
RIGER - Godpack
--Thor I#475(477, 480-484, Fantastic Four Unlimited#9, Th487-489
RIGGER - alien, Omega Core
--Thanos#7
"RIGGER" RUIZ - see RUIZ, RIGGER (app)--Thor I#426
RIGGIO, TONY - Chicago Mafia, agent of Don Salvatore Vischetti, killed
by Night Raven in 1984
*D* (app)--Mighty World of Marvel II#9/3
RIGGLEY, BERNARD - @ World War II, owner of the Brooklyn Badgers,
killed by Black Toad
(app-toad)--Captain America Comics#7/2
RIGHT ( ) - Soldiers of Misfortune
--New Warriors I#54 (55, 56, 62, 65, 74?
RIGHT, the -
anti-mutant terrorist organization, founded by Cameron Hodge, wore
armor with machine guns and happy faces, some fragment became the group
Hammer
(U#6)--X-Factor I#17 (
X-Men: Second Coming#1
RIGHT ARM - see McCORD
Quintronic Man.
(app-quintronic)--Incredible Hulk II#213
RIGHTEOUS - sect of demons, included the being that possessed Hobgoblin/Jason
Macendale and became Demogoblin
--
RIGHTEOUS CONS - Ryker's Island
--Daredevil II#85
RIGHT LEG - see van DYKE
Quintronic Man.
(app-quintronic)--Incredible Hulk II#213
RIGHTMAN of Earth-93060 ( ) - ultra, enemy of Dr. Z, killed by
Rafferty
*D*--Firearm (uv) I#11 (12d)
RIGHT RIDERS (Phil Danton, Turbine (honorary member)) - A young
Canadian group of bicycle safety promoters
(app-turbine)--Spider-Man: Hit and Run#3 (Spider-Man: Chaos
in Calgary#4
RIGHT-WINGER
(Jerome "Jerry" Johnson) - buckies, Unlimited Class Wrestling
Federation, ally of ethan thurm and left-winger, strength-augmented,
former ally of superpatriot in the buckies, abandoned by him when he
was promoted to captain America due to questionable past, exposed John
Walker’s true identity, resulting in the kidnapping and murder of his
parents by the watchdogs, badly beaten and severely burnt by Walker,
apparently committed suicide after learning of permanent damage.
super-strong, used flaming sword
*D* (U#6,net-LW/RW)--Captain America I#341 (381/2(fb), 323, 333, 334, 341/2, 347, 383/3(fb), "Avengers West Coast#61"
RIGLEVIO - demon, Rakasha, agent of Master Pandemonium, possessed Shooting
Star.
green skin
(app)--West Coast Avengers II#8 (Solo Avengers#18(fb), WCA#8, SoloA#18
RIGOLETTO of Earth-93060 (Edward Robinson) - mimicked opera character, father of
Ginger Robinson
--Night Man I#15
RIGOLETTO, ?? - crimelord killed on orders of Kingpin; uncle to Dante, brother to Fortunato
(app)--Daredevil: The Man Without Fear#3 (Amazing Spider-Man#-1
RIGOLETTO, DANTE - nephew of Fortunato, son of former New York crime boss, dated Dr. Marina Caches
--Amazing Spider-Man I#428 (Amazing Spider-Man minus 1, Amz428, 433, 436(fb), 436
RIGOR ( ) - demon-fire, cowboy with pancho
*D* (app)--Vampire Tales#7 (8d)
RIGOR MORTIS - agent of D'Kay, bred Conqueror Worms
(app)--Ghost Rider III Annual#1/3 ([1/3(fb)], 1/3
RIHVA - see SWAMI RIHVA (app)--Werewolf by Night I#6
RIK – Gatherers
young male cyborg, used large gun
possible counterpart of Rick Jones
(app-gatherers)--Avengers I#372 (374,375
RIKER, SALLY - hostage negotiator, shell-shocked after failed to stop murders of hostages, involved with hostage situation with
Bruce Banner, helped rescue him from Pratt
--Incredible Hulk II#40(41(fb),40-43
RIKERS ISLAND - see RYKERS ISLAND
Though Rikers is the correct spelling in the real world...
rikishi - sumos* of Oyakata
(app)--Deadpool Team-Up I#1
RIKO - bank robber, led gang, fought Whizzer
--All Winners Comics#8
RIKO MOB (Riko) - bank robbers, sealed bank staff inside vault
--All Winners Comic#8
RIKUTO ?? - young Japanese boy, son of Ichiro and Fukuto, kidnapped and slain
by the Hand to lure Wovlerine into a trap
--Wolverine III#20 (20d
RILEY -
--Marvel Mystery Comics#10 ( )
RILEY - Organic Responsibility member
--Namor I#4 (5
RILEY, agent - SHIELD II, investigated weapons theft by Noreen Tanaka
--Gambit IV#11
RILEY, JACK - Black School, former catholic priest
(app-bs)--Hellstorm#1(4,5
RILEY, KIM - niece of Jack, daughter of Mariel, briefly possessed by demon summoned by
Jack
(app-bs)--Hellstorm#4 (5
RILEY, MARIEL - sister of Jack, mother of Kim, briefly possessed by demon summoned by
Jack
(app-bs)--Hellstorm#4 (5
RILEY, MARGARET - nurse on Providence, accidentally killed by Rogue's touch
--X-Men II#199 (199d)
RILEY, MAY - see MAY PARKER.
maiden name--Spectacular Spider-Man II Annual#
RILEY, TINA - former girlfriend of Carlo Sanguino, had affair with Wilson Fisk and betrays Carlo, but was then killed by Fisk
*D*--Kingpin II#1
RILEY, - F.O.R.C.E.
(app-force)--Namor I#5
RILKER - AIM
--Captain America III#13
RIME GIANTs (Glump, Kai-Ra) - Asgard, Jotunheim
--Journey into Mystery I#101/2 (
Thor447,447/2, Avengers III#1
RIMTHURSAR - Asgardian god and/or giant, captured Menagerie in distant past, then slew them and trapped their essences in his
Silver Chalice, used magic sword
- CRUEL STRIKER*, FARBAUTI* (app)--Thor I#320 (320(fb), 321(fb),
[320], 321
RIMUSH of the Hyborian era - Zembabwei, soothsayer, served Nenaunir + MBega, died after diving location of Thoth-Amon
*D (app-nen)--Red Moon of Zembabwei in Conan of Aquilonia; King Conan#3 (4d)
RINALDO, don TONY – Mob leader of the Queens
--Kingpin II#2 (4
RINEFELD, INGER - personal assistant to Nina Price
--Amazing Fantasy II#11/2 (12/2
RINEHART, BRIAN - Commission on Superhuman
Affairs, secretly a mutant, investigated Juston Seyfert’s sentinel, led
group of armored agents against it, sacrificed himself to incapacitate
the Sentinel
*D* (app)--Sentinel#7 (8, 9-12
RINEHART, LUDWIG - see MYSTERIO.
false identity used on several occasions, first as a psychiatrist
attempting to convince Spider-Man to expose secret identity and quit,
later as agent faking the death of Aunt May
--Amazing Spider-Man I#24 (
RING (Hans Reimann) - foreign agent, used poison
ring; opposed by Captain America (Steve Rogers) and Bucky (James Barnes)
--Captain America Comics#22 (January, 1943)
Ring of Full Power - used by beings in astral form to access their corporeal body's full range of abilities
(app)--Strange Tales I#117/2
RING of JUKAS of the Hyborian era - cursed item, granted vast power to wearer, cast into abyss
Ring of Rhax, Ring of the Demon (app)--Conan the Barbarian I#131
RING of MOLUB - summons the demon Molub,
leads him to slaughter whomever his master passes the ring; unable to be given
to another but can only be secretly passed to another.
(app-molub)--Savage Sword of Conan#185
Ring of the Nebulas - power source to Axi-Tun Tekeli-Li Nebula cruiser, utilized by Brain Drain
(app-star-gods-axi-tun)--Invaders I#1
RING of the NIBELUNG - see ODINSWORD.
magic ring made from Rhinegold
by Alberich, effect bodily transformations, formerly held by Alberich +
Fafnir (brother of Fasolt) + Siegfried + Odin, later forged into
Odinsword
OVERSWORD* (app-odinsword)--Thor I#295(295+297-300(fb)->oversword)
Ring of the SECT of the RED SERPENT
- transports one who has been exposed to the blood of Set to the
vicinity of the Serpent Scepter and then compels that being to travel
to the scepter
(app)--Conan: Battle for the Serpent Crown#2 (3
RING OF SILENCE - emitted sleep-gas, used by Living Pharaoh's agents
(app-cultoflivphar)--X-Men I#54
Ring of the Vishanti - spell, used by Dr. Strange to halt Deadgirl's fall
(app-vishanti)--Deadgirl#4
Ring of the Yazdi Gem - see YAZDI GEM (app-yg)--Tomb of Dracula I#1
RINGED RUBY of RAGGADOR - magic item, created as part of the Wager of the Octessence, empowered Stonecutter
(app-stone)--Peter Parker: Spider-Man#11, Avengers I#25(named)
RINGER (Anthony "Tony" Davis) - later STRIKEBACK*,
apparently survived Scourge's attack, but died months later
costume designed by Tinkerer, lover of Leila Davis, former pawn of Beetle, shot and presumed dead by
Scourge of the Underworld at the Bar with No Name.
condense rings from air with tensile strength approaching steel
*D?* (D#19, M, 2006#9, app)--Defenders I#51 ([Defenders I#51(fb), Lethal Foes of
Spider-Man#3 (fb), Def51], Def51, [Spectacular Spider-Man II#58(fbs), 53], 58,
[Deadly Foes of Spider-Man#4(fb)], Captain America I#319"d", [DFoSpdm#4]->strikeback?)
RINGER (Keith Kraft) - agent of Justin Hammer, used similar costume of
Davis
(M,app)--Marc Spector: Moon Knight#10 (Incredible Hulk Annual#17/2, Marvel Year-in-Review 1992, Captain America I#411-414,
Punisher War Journal II#4
RINGLEADER (Charles Last) - Death-Throws leader + organizer.
bm, used razor sharp rings
(D#3)--Captain America I#317 (Avengers Spotlight#23-25, [Union Jack II#1], 2
RINGLET - Twisted Sisters, Shadow City.
Weave genetic material into new patterns, asian female
--Fantastic Four III#17 (18, X-Men II#105
RINGMASTER (Fritz
Tiboldt) - @ World War II, Austrian, father of Maynard, husband of
Lola, led Tiboldt’s circus (aka Circus of Death) @ 1930s, sent to US to have troupe murder
high government officials, defeated by
Captain America (Steve Rogers) and Bucky (James Barnes),
deported, murdered by Nazis
Ringmaster of Death--(g) Captain America Comics#5
(August, 1941); Captain America I#112 (Cap Comics#5, X-Force minus#1
RINGMASTER
(Maynard Tiboldt) - Circus of Crime, leader, son of Fritz, used hat to
mesmerize audience and foes, given power to mesmerize with eyes by
agents of Devlin Deangelo, embarked on campaign to become the president
of the USA for utilitarian party as Martin Thraller
mesmerize others with his eyes, formerly used hat, briefly
used the Cosmic Ring
- Martin Thraller (I#9,D#11,M)--Incredible Hulk I#3 (X-Force minus 1,
Hawkeye III#7(fb),8(fb), Marvel Two-In-One#76(fb), Hulk#3, Amazing
Spider-Man I#16, 22, Avengers I#22, Thor145-147, Av60, Thor173,
Daredevil I#118, Power Man#24,25, Howard the Duck#25-27, Super-Villain
Team-Up#8,9, Hulk217, Marvel Two-In-One#76, Hulk292, Captain America
I#319, She-Hulk II#1, Power Pack#59, Cap411-414, Hulk377, Cutting
Edge#1, [Hulk379(fb)], 379, 380, Marvel Comics Presents#97/4,
Spider-Man Team-Up#5/2, Thunderbolts#2(fb), Generation X#32, Amazing
Spider-Man An1998, Hulk469, Deathlok III#5, 8-11, [Daredevil II#23(fb),
20-24],25, Marvel Team-Up III#7/[8-9]/10, Amazing Spider-Man#533, Civil
War: War Crimes#1
RINGO the SKRULL - Skrull Beatles, slain by Skrull impersonating Grimsdale
RINGO STARR imposter* *D*--[Wisdom#2, 5], 6 ([Captain Britain
and MI13#1 (fb, dies)]
RINGO, JOHNNY of the Old West - see GHOST of SILVER CITY
former member of the Outlaws
(app)--Kid Colt Outlaw#101 (102
RINGO KID of the
Old West ( Rand) - old West, heroic gunfighter,
treated as an outcast because he was the son of a white man and an
indian princess
(1960s, Outlaw Files, net-preff)--(g)Wild Western#26
(39,41,43,44,46,47,50,52-56, Rawhide Kid#79, Western Trails#1,2, Wyatt
Earp#22
Ringo Kid#1 (2-21, Ringo Kid Wild Western#51, Avengers Forever#6, [Avengers I#142],142,143
RINGO STARR (Richard Starkey) - former member of the Beatles
--
RINGS of VICE - ten weapons used by Pro-Boscis, fire destructive energy blasts
(app-pro)--Warlock I#12
RINGSFJORD - in Kingdom of
Asgard (dim) near Varinheim (?)
--Thor Annual#10 (map of Asgard)
RINGSHIPS - used by Prime Movers of Tarkus to transport astronomical objects
(app-sphinxor)--Marvel Two-In-One#62 (63
RINGSHIPPERS- see PRIME MOVERs of TARKUS (app-sphinxor)--Marvel Two-In-One#63
RINGTOSS ( ) - Special Executive, Technet.
small, wears yellow full body suit, generate and project paralyzing rings of energy
(U#7)--(UK) Daredevils#5 Captain Britain TP,
Excalibur Special Edition#1 (DDs5-11, Captain Britain II#4-7, 12,
Excalibur Special Edition#1, Excalibur I#13, 15, 42-47, Marvel Comics
Presents#174/2, Fantastic Four III#6, 7, 8?
RINGTOSS - see RINGLET--Fantastic Four III#17, 18(named)
RING WRAITHS - see SHADOW THIEFs--Iron Fist IV#1
RINTAR - presumed Inhuman, taught and/or wrote "The Art of Battle"
--[War of Kings: Savage World of Skaar One-Shot#1]
RINTRAH - native of R'vaal, apprentice to Enitharmon and Dr. Strange,
limited magical abilities, minotaur-like build, superhuman strength
(U#6, M, Mystic Arcana, net)--Dr. Strange II#80, 81 (Strange Tales
II#1/2-6/2, 7, 7/2, 8/2, 11/2, 16/2, 17/2, Doc III#5-8, 30(fb), 9,
Marvel Comics Presents#44/3, Doc10-18, Incredible Hulk II#370,371,
Impossible Man Summer Vacation Spectacular#1/3, Excalibur I#30,
Doc20,21, 23, MCP44/3, Doc24, 26, 27, [Ghost Rider III#11],12,
Doc28-30, 32(fb), [Infinity Gauntlet #1], Doc31(fb), 31, InfG#2, Doc32,
IG#3, [Doc33],34,35, Silver Surfer III#59, IG6, Doc36, Doc An2/3,
MCP#103/4, Doc38,39, 40, 42, 43, Doc An2/2 Doc42,43, 51,52d?
RIO RICO - where CB Bissel went to film Retaliator, a movie based on Punisher
(Frank Castle).
--Punisher War Journal#35 (1991)
RIORDAN, DALLAS –
granddaughter of John Watkins sr(?) and paulette braze/She-Wolf,
daughter of Jimmy, romantic interest of atlas, agent of v battalion,
former assistant to mayor of new york and liason to thunderbolts, took
up role after career fell apart when thunderbolts were reveals to be
masters of evil, tracked zemo and techno to mexican castle for revenge
for defaming Watkins sr, framed by Crimson Cowl (Hammer) as her, turned
against v battalion when instructed to kill henry gyrich for his role
in the nanotech affair, back broken in battle with Cowl, later
channeled energy of Atlas
skilled swordswoman and hand-to-hand combatant
CITIZEN V*, "CRIMSON COWL"* (net)--Thunderbolts#1 (2,3, Spider-Man
Team-Up#7, Tb4-8, 10, Captain America/Citizen V Annual 1998(fb2),
Tb15,16,17, #0, Cap/CV’98, Tb23,24, 30,31, 32-35, 36, 38-43, 46, 47,
51,52, 54-59, 60-64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74/75-->Vantage. [New
Thunderbolts#12(fbs)], 13, 15, Thunderbolts II#19/100, Thunderbolts
II#102-105
RIORDAN, JIMMY - cop, son of Citizen V / Watkins sr?,
father of Dallas, former soldier and New York city cop, declined offer
from Roger Aubrey to become Citizen V and join the Penance Council,
raised Dallas to be a cop
--Thunderbolts#42 (42(fb1-3)
RIOT (Heidi Sladkin) -
Skrull Kill Krew
-BUG, HARDBODY (app-skk)--(HS) Skrull Kill Krew#1; (R)#2 (3-5
RIOT ( ) - Heavy
Mettle.
exo-skeleton, fire energy blasts, mask covers lower
half of face, wm, dark hair, dark costume with gold armor
DECIBEL?* (app-hm)--New Warriors II#4 (7
RIOT
( ) - Superhuman anarchist, can assemble giant humanoid from
crowd, stopped by Captain Britain (Braddock) and imprisoned
on Otherworld
(app)--Secret Avengers I#22
RIOT of Earth-928 circa 2099 AD (Ryan Wingfoot) - formerly Stark-Fujikawa, allied with
River Styx
--Fantastic Four#2099#1, (identified) 4 (5
RIOT ACT ( ) –
costumed adventurer, foul mouth, active in efforts to stop the Skrull
invasion, presumably killed by explosion of Skrull ships.
wf, shaved head, mask over eyes
(net-lostgen)--Marvel: Lost Generation#12
RIOT GIRL (Erika Graham) - Delta City, former member of Fight Brigade
RIOT GRRL--Fight Man#1
RIOT SQUAD (Hotshot, Jailbait, Omnibus, Ogress, Redeemer, Rock, Soul Man)
- former natives of Middletown, mutated by Leader via gamma bomb explosion
(OH: Hulk)--Incredible Hulk II#345, 366 (367, 397-401, 438-440, Avengers I#397, Hlk441,442, 464
RIP - edge of the universe where all space/time/matter/energy runs out
--Nova IV#8 (9
RIP - see RAFAEL RIVAL--Power Pack I#24
RIP of Counter Earth-Franklin - Young Allies,
sentient extraterrestrial energy, sought as power source by Leland
Walker, freed by young allies at cost of walker’s life, formed into
embodiment of order + chaos, destroyed all of paris while emerging in
reality, split back into Order and Chaos, spawned Anomaly, judged
Counter-Earth too unstable to survive, commissioned Proteus of
Earth-58163 to destroy it
-O,K--Heroes Reborn: Young Allies ([Thunderbolts#66,68],70, 72, 74,
Exiles#81-82
RIPA crime syndicate - Chicago based, associated with Sammy Silke Jr & Sr
--[Daredevil II# ]
RIPAN - Skrull, served under Kylor, died when Kylor led fleet into a trap set by Nenora
*D* (app)--Silver Surfer III#4 (6, [8], 13d)
RIP CHORD - rock musician, drug addict, jumped off cliff while tripping
*D* (app-goldeye)--Power Man/Iron Fist#86
RIPCORD (Miranda Leevald) - New Warriors, given technological weaponry
STACY X*--(shadowed & unidentified) New Warriors IV#2, (fully
seen & identified) 3 (4-6
RIPFIRE of Earth-63090 (Matt McKinney, Chi'arr) - mind controlled by alien, given powers
--Ultraverse Premiere#1 (2, RipFire#0, Ultraverse Unlimited#2?
RIPGNASH 2099 - Mutroids
--Ravage 2099#29
RIPJAK of Earth-691 - Martian Master mutated by blood transfusion from preserved body of Spider-Man,
sought to save universe from Bubonicus, encountered Guardians of the Galaxy in
31st century
(app)--[Guardians of the Galaxy #49, An4], 54 (GotG#55(fb), [GotG49,54(fb),An4], GotG#54-58
RIPLEY ?? - lover of Daydream, crashed on Nightmare Island with her,
encountered Hulk
--Incredible Hulk III#77 (78-81
RIPPER – see JACK the RIPPER (app)—Astonish#18; Eternals Annual#1
RIPPER ( ) -
--All-Select Comics#9 ()
RIPPER (Rico ) - mutated by Foundation
experiment involving unstable molecules, offered him cash in exchange
for allowing them to use him as test subject, abducted him for an
entire year, after escaped sought revenge on girlfriend for seeing
another man while he was missing, defeated by Thing.
Fire destructive energy blasts to which unstable molecules were immune
(app)--Marvel Comics Presents#21/4
RIPPER (Dr. Jacqueline Davenport) - sought
revenge on pimps for sister who was a prostitute and died of an
overdose due to a pimp getting her addicted to drugs, posed as doctor,
slew those she pretended to save, discovered by Nightcrawler
-Jackie the Ripper (app)--Marvel Comics Presents#110/2 ([110/2(fb)], 110/2
RIPPER - Hellbent Prime
super-strong
(app-hellbent)--Marc Spector: Moon Knight#58 (59
RIPPER ( ) – corpse resurrected and empowered by Anton Hellgate, killed by Vengeance
female, clawed hands
*D*(app)--Ghost Rider III#73 (74-76d)
RIPPER of Earth-Shadowline - see WEAVER, RIPLEY (app-pl)--Powerline#1
RIPPER of Earth-GI Joe (Harry Nod) -
DREADNOK--GI Joe#30
RIPPER of NEW YORK of Earth Greenberg - see NEW YORK RIPPER (app-gb)--Marvel Graphic Novel#20
RIPPER, WEST SIDE - see WEST SIDE RIPPER--Typhoid#1
RIPPERMANIA - Whitechapel tour service run by James Ransom
--Wisdom#4
RIPROAR - airship designed by Reed Richards, Human Torch used it to transport
Roger Willis to Svartalfheim to repair the Casket of the Ancient Winters
--Thor I#
RIPSAW ( ) - criminal mercenary, attacked those sabotaging the deforesting operations for
Antonio Matias.
wore buzzsaws on wrists, fire saws at will
--NFL Superpro#7
RIPSTER - Silver Squad
(app-silver)--Web of Spider-Man#79
RIPTIDE (Janos Quested) - marauders, cloned upon death by Mr. Sinister to be reused as needed.
spin at superhuman speeds, generate + project bone-like shuriken while spinning
(D#18)--Uncanny X-Men#211 (X-Factor I#10, U240,241, [X-Men II#34], X-Man13, Cable An1999, Gambit III#9
RIP VAN WINKLE (Hubert Van Poole) - costumed
criminal, employed costumed henchmen as "gnomes"; opposed by Captain America
(Jeff Mace) and Bucky (Fred Davis)
--Captain America Comics#63 (July, 1947)
RISING SONS (Dragonwing, Jet-Black, Nightwind, Sign, Spoilsport, Tough Love)
- Madripoor based assassins/mercenaries, used by Noy to battle Paladin and Generation
X when they tried to claim a samurai sword from him for Adrienne Frost
(app)--Generation X#53 (53(fb), 53, 54
RISING SUN - see WARPATH
alias used while under the influence of the Goddess
(Martinique Wyngarde)
--Uncanny X-Men#498 (499)
RISING SUN TEMPLE -
--All Winners Comics#4)
RISK, FRANKLIN - businessman, sought Ralph Rider's nuclear device, suspected of being Photon
(app-phot)--Nova I#12 (Amazing Spider-Man I#171
RISLING, VICTOR - Hades, Inc; rabblerouser agent of
Lucifer Satan
--Marvel Mystery Comics#27 (January, 1942)
RISMAN, GRACIE - wife of Matt, mother of Piper
--New X-Men#22
RISMAN, MATT - assassin, recruited by Rev. Stryker to serve in his Purifiers,
took over as leader after Stryker's death
--New X-Men#22 (25-27, 31
RISMAN, PIPER - son of Matt & Gracie
--New X-Men#22
RISPOLI, "SCARFACE" - gangster, employed by
Pluto/Kro; opposed by Mercury/Hurricane (Makkari)
--Captain America Comics#3 (May, 1941)
RISQUE (Gloria Dolores Munoz) - female metahuman, ally of warpath, former agent of sledge, killed by 3rd Species
cause objects to implode
(2006#9, net)--X-Force#51 (53, 55-57, 60, 61, 65, 66, 69, [81], 99,100, [X-Men Annual 2001(d)]
RISQUE 2099 ( ) - sister of Venture
--Spider-Man 2099#23
RISSO of
Earth-Nightside - Others, vampire, the Five, former bodyguard of Simon
Benedict, had him killed and sought to replace him, killed while
attacking Sydney Taine
*D* (app-others)--Nightside#1 (2, 3
RITA ?? - pre-modern era, wife of George, mother
of Johnny
(app-george)--Uncanny Tales#23/6
RITA ?? - former girlfriend of George Prufrock (later Lifeform)
(app-lifeform)--Incredible Hulk II Annual#16 (16(fb)
RITA of Earth-311 - circa 1602 AD, Bensaylum
--1602: Fantastik Four#4
RITE of BLOOD - Pride, involves slaying an innocent young woman and storing
her soul
--Runaways#1
RITE of THUNDER - Pride, involves transferring the spirit of their victim to
the Gibborim
--[Runaways#15]
RITES of ASCENDANCE - created by Aamshed @ 2000 BC? under coercion from
Varnae, grants great power to vampire lord who performs it; Aamshed twisted the
spell so that it could only be performed every 2000 years and required the
vampire lord to perform the ritual on his native soil. The vampire lord also
undergoes a period of great weakness while the ritual incubates him
--Tomb of Dracula IV#1 (2(fb), 1-4
Rithea - Emperor of
Ancient Atlantis; apparently ended up in Hell; tormented Namor
--Namor the First Mutant#6
RITTER - AIM
--Sabretooth & Mystique#1
RITTER, - immigrant smuggler ("coyote"), many died under one of his transports
--Wolverine III#7
RITTER, Commander – German WW2 U-boat captain, submarine sunk by Subbie
(app-Subbie)--Kid Komics#1
RITTER, DEB AND DON - see DARK ANGEL
(app)--Eternals: Herod Factor (Fantastic Four Unlimited#10, Heroes for Hire#5(fb), 6-9, 11
RITTER, K.C. (Sam Casey) - Teen Brigade
(app)--Captain Marvel I#51 (52, 53, Incredible Hulk II#417
RITTON, CLIFTON - human leader of Martian
invasion; opposed by Human Torch (Jim Hammond)
--Marvel Mystery Comics#3 (January, 1940)
RITUAL of ASCENDENCY - formal induction of new ruler of Eternals
--Eternals I#1
RITUAL of RAGGADORR -
--Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual 1997
RIVAL, JOHNNY - seventh grade classmate of alex power, former antagonist of him, brother of rip,
puerto rican male, dark hair
--Power Pack#7, 22(named) (22, 28-30
RIVAL, RAPHAEL DOMINGUEZ "RIP" - gang member, agent of drug dealer, brother of johnny, beat up james power, killed by
??
--Power Pack I#24 (30d
RIVAS, DAMOCLES - see SAINT--Captain America and the Falcon#4
RIVAS, MANUEL - former head of Cuban drug family, brother of ??, killed by
anti-Captain America
*D*--Captain America and the Falcon#1
RIVE (Anastasia Summit) - Executive Elite
--Deadpool I#3 (Cable & Deadpool#22-23
RIVER of DARKNESS
- below temple of Thugra Khotan in Kuthchemes, served as the magical
parallel to the real river Styx, led to realm of the dead, lethal
waters, ferryman (charon?) provided passage to the dead if they had the
coin of Thugra Khotan
(app-zug)--Conan the Barbarian I#250
RIVER of NIGHT of the Hyborian era - presumably generated by
Vacharn, formed a mystical current that drew ships across the ocean to Na'at;
pulled the Winged Dragon to crash on Na'at's shores, and only Conan and Sigurd
survived with aid from Vacharn's reanimated dead
--Conan the Savage#10 (1996)
RIVER DRIVE of Earth-Amalgam - base of Bat-Thing
(app-amu)--Bat-Thing#1
RIVER LEGTHEMON - Hades, flaming
--Avengers I#28_
RIVER LETHE - Hades, waters used to cause Hercules to forget his past.
Causes loss of memory
(app-typh)--X-Men I#34 (Avengers Annual#23
RIVER RATS (Bunk, Danni, Eamonn, Polly) - Irish gang in New York, former
agents of Pops Nesbitt, sought his treasure, most slain in the war between the
Irish gangs, remainder killed by Nesbitt's bomb
*D*--Punisher VII#8 (9-12
RIVER STYX - power source of Achilles and Tyndar.
waters can cause immortality
--Avengers Annual#23
RIVER STYX 2099 ( ) - agent of Helcorp
--Fantastic Four 2099#1 (2-5
RIVERA, EVANGELINA - Cuban mutant, young girl, sister
of Lazaro, captured by Cuban soldiers, mind hooked up to machine and
forced to control the Russian Sentinels, killed by brother so she would
not feel guilty about the damage she would have done.
technopath
--Mystique#3 ([4], 5, 6d)
RIVERA, Dr. JAVIER - Project: Pegasus, assisted in several superhuman data searches
--Avengers III#6 (Iron Man An1999
RIVERA, LAZARO - Humans for Genetic Equality, Cuban,
brother of Evangelina, stormed the military base holding the Sentinels,
killed Evangelina to stop the Russian Sentinels
--Mystique#4 (5, 6
RIVERA, Mrs. -
--Dr. Strange III#76
RIVERDALE - hometown of Barnaby Wade, affected by his mental powers
--Yellow Claw #4/4
RIVERS, HAWK - masked arsonist; opposed by Human
Torch (Jim Hammond) and Toro (Thomas Raymond)
--Marvel Mystery Comics#20 (June, 1941)
RIVERS, HOWIE - Gallow’s Bend, Nevada, owner of
Amusement Park, resisted threats by Kazarian/Apocalypse to force him to
sell the park, fought off attack by Griffins, blew up park to destroy
Apocalypse and Demon-Fire
--Vampire Tales#7 (8
RIVERS, JERRY -
--Incredible Hulk II#439
RIVERS, VINCE - @ 1958, pawn of Zirksu/Diabolik who placed a device in
his speakers that caused those who heard it to run amok; Diabolik also gave him
a guitar containing an Augmatron which allowed it to fire sonic blasts
(app)--Marvel Premiere#36 (37
RIVERTOWN - haunted by "ghost" of George Munson
--Human Torch Comics #25/4
RIVIERA, JAYNE - Bangers, recruited from the United Eurasian Federation in an unknown future.
Cybertran legs
(app-time)--Deathlok II Annual#1
RIVVAK - Asgard, Vanir, prince, son of Rampok,
succeeded him in war against Odin, who allowed him to appear to defeat
him to allow everyone to see that there is always hope
--Journey into Mystery I#110/2
RIVVAK, - ULTIMATUM
--Captain
America I#321
RIZZO, - criminal, harassed
Carlos & Maria, defeated by Black Widow (Romanoff)
(app)--Amazing Adventures II#1/2 (1/2(fb), 1/2
RIZZO, DANIEL - brother of Thomas,
former partner of "Mad Dog" Rassitanio, killed in the line of duty
*D*--[Thunderstrike#8] ([8(fb, dies)]
RIZZO, MARIO - child from Naples, thief, targeted by Leonard Tippit
(app)--Avengers I#101
RIZZO, THOMAS - brother of Daniel, designed Officer Z.E.R.O., committed suicide to stop him from
he went rogue
(app)--Thunderstrike#8
RIZZOLI, ANTON - stole artifacts from Castle Dracula,
sold them at an auction, defended self from Dracula with a cross, slain
by Ursula Lensky under Dracula’s direction
*D*--Dracula Lives#9
R'KIN - Skrull mechanic, father perished in Battle of Harkoon, joined
up with Super-Skrull during Annihilation, appalled by his brutality, betrayed
him to the Annihilation Wave, dismembered and left to die in destruction of the
Harverster of Shadows by the Super-Skrull
*D* (Annihilation: Super-Skrull#3, Annihilation: Nova Files)--Annihilation: Super-Skrull#1
(2(fb), 2-3, 4d)
R'KLLL - empress of Skrulls, wife of Dorrek VII, mother of Anelle,
grandmother of Dorrek VIII, killed Dorrek and succeeded him as ruler, sent "Mrs.
Altman" to watch over Dorrek VIII/Teddy Altman, died when Galactus consumed
Tarnax IV
*D*--Fantastic Four I#206 (209, [Young Avengers#9
(fb)], Uncanny X-Men#137, [Marvel Graphic Novel#1: Death of Captain
Marvel],
Fantastic Four I#25_d)
RL'NND - X-Men-powered Skrull, slain by
SHIELD
*D*--Ms. Marvel II#25, (identified) 26 (25, 26d)
R'MALK'I race (Marr Garr, Beppe IIII, Cmar Har) - extraterrestrial plant creatures,
Milky Way galaxy, planet M’malk’z,
greedy capitalists, insensitively exploitative, telepathic, must take root in native soil to sleep
(I#8,D#15)--Warlock I#15 (Avengers Spot#24/2, 25/2
RM'TWR
- Skrull
--Ms. Marvel II#25 (26-27?
Last updated: 02/28/14