Baal
Baal, from The Rise of Apocalypse #1. Art by Adam Pollina.
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Rise of Apocalypse #1 (October 1996)
Created by	Terry Kavanagh Adam Pollina
Character Information
Real name	Baal
Status	Deceased
Affiliations	Sandstormers (leader)
Notable aliases	Baal of the Crimson Sands
Notable relatives	Apocalypse (foster son) Holocaust (alternate universe; foster grandson, deceased), Armageddon, (alternate universe; foster grandson), Stryfe(foster grandson, deceased)
Notable powers	None, Baal was an experienced and deadly fighter

Baal is a fictional character from a comic book by Marvel Comics. He was the leader of the Sandstormers who found Apocalypse as a baby and raised him. Adam Pollina is an comic book artist and penciller. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... Terrence Terry Kavanagh is a American comic book editor and writer. ... Adam Pollina is an comic book artist and penciller. ... Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men and related heroes. ... Holocaust (also known as Nemesis) is a supervillain from the X-Men series of comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Armageddon is a member of the X-Men, a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... It has been suggested that Felicia (pseudonym) be merged into this article or section. ... Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men and related heroes. ...

Baal is the leader of the Sandstormers, raiders and scavengers in ancient Egypt who lived by the dogma of survival of the fittest. When Kang the Conqueror went back in time, in his spaceship, the Sphinx and crash landed, he was found by the Sandstormers. Inside, Baal and his people found a wounded Kang, and nursed him back to health. When Kang recovered, he ran away and became pharoah of Egypt as Rama Tut. He returned with soldiers to reclaim his jewel, which the Sandstormers had stolen. The Sandstormers did not reveal where it was and many of Baal's men were massacred. Kang the Conqueror is a supervillain in Marvel Comics. ... The Great Sphinx of Giza, with the Pyramid of Khafre in the background. ...

The jewel, "The Eye of the Ages" gives its holders glimpses into the future and Baal saw in it a man who would defeat him, this man was En Sabah Nur. The Sandstormers raided village after village in search for Nur and finally found him left to die on an altar of stones. Many of the Sandstormers wished to slay the baby, thinking it a demon. From the moment Baal had found Nur, he was attached to him and slayed even his own men to defend him.

As years passed and En Sabah Nur turned seventeen and proven to his clan how strong he was, Rama Tut had grown tired in search of these Raiders. Logos, Rama Tut's vizier had revealed the Sandstormers lair and soon they were all massacred. Luckily, Baal had gone off with Nur to reveal to him his destiny and how he had come to learn of it. They were underneath the battle between the Egyptian forces and the Sandstormers which lead to a cave-in where they were. Father and son had both become severely injured, but Baal managed to stay alive long enough to reveal to En Sabah Nur how Rama Tut appeared in Egypt and all that had transpired between them. A Vizier (وزير, sometimes also spelled Vizir, Wasir, Wazir, Wesir, Wezir - grammatical vowel changes are common in many oriental languages) is an oriental, originally Persian, term for a high-ranking political (and sometimes religious) advisor or Minister, often to a Muslim monarch such as a Caliph, Amir, Malik (king) or Sultan. ...