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Encyclopedia > Arabian Knight (comics)

The Arabian Knight (real name Abdul Qamar) is a Saudi Arabian super hero in the Marvel Comics universe who debuted in The Incredible Hulk #257. Saudi Arabian Airlines (also known as Saudia) is Saudi Arabias domestic and international airline, and one of the largest airlines of the Middle East. ... A superhero is a fictional character who is noted for feats of courage and nobility and who usually has a colorful name and costume and abilities beyond those of normal human beings. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... The Marvel Universe is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place. ... The Incredible Hulk The Hulk, often called The Incredible Hulk, is a Marvel Comics superhero. ...


The Arabian Knight has the normal abilities of a healthy, athletic human, but possesses three magical weapons: a magic carpet, a golden scimitar emitting beams of magical force, and a mind-controlled belt/sash. Indeed, all three items respond, exclusively, to his mental commands. He discovered his weapons, which had belonged to a 13th century ancestor, in the an underground tomb in the Egyptian desert. The magic carpet and sash are formed from a material that is virtually indestructible, resisting fire, and even bullets. The carpet permits him to travel, flying, at high speeds and altitudes, while the belt/sash magically elongates to approximately 40 feet in length (almost 10 times its typical length), and can serve as a weapon (whip), or as a climbing rope, or to capture and restrain his foes. The golden scimitar, in addition to firing destructive blasts, will "backfire" against any other person who may attempt to wield it. It has been suggested that Gold bar be merged into this article or section. ... A scimitar with a large blade (kilij) This article refers to the scimitar sword. ...


In The Incredible Hulk Annual #20 (1994), the Arabian Knight was revealed to be an agent of the clandestine international group The Pantheon.


He died when Humus Sapien accidently drained the life from a large, randomly chosen, number of people, and he was one of those afflicted.


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  • Marvel directory entry

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"Demon of the Dunes" (Arabian Knight foe) (831 words)
Arabian Knight went to the child and all the possessed people begged him to kill the child to appease the gods, but Arabian Knight didn't do it.
The Demon was returned to his fate and heard Arabian Knight talking to his son that they would return one day to avenge the dead from this day.
Arabian Knight didn't listen to his words, questioned the Desert Gods' motives to interfere at that precise moment, attacked Saja, and sent him back to his masters with a blow from the magic scimitar.
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