D'Spayre (sometimes D'spayre) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a demon, and was one of the Fear Lords. He has been opposed by Spider-Man, Man-Thing, Cyclops, Doctor Strange, and Cloak & Dagger. He first appeared in Marvel Team-Up v1 #68 (April 1978). He was created by writer Chris Claremont and penciler John Byrne. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... Marvel Team-Up is the name of several comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... Chris Claremont (born November 30, 1950 in London, England, United Kingdom) is a comic book writer, best known for his 16-year (1976-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industrys most successful properties. ... John Byrne. ... A demon is a fictional entity in the Marvel Comics universe, based on the demons from world myth. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Demons (Marvel Comics)#The Fear Lords. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ... It has been suggested that Earth-616 be merged into this article or section. ... A demon is a fictional entity in the Marvel Comics universe, based on the demons from world myth. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Demons (Marvel Comics)#The Fear Lords. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... The Man-Thing is a fictional comic book creature created by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway, and featured in various Marvel Comics titles, the most prominent of which was written by Steve Gerber. ... Cyclops (Scott Summers) is a fictional character who exists in the Marvel Comics Universe, a superhero who is the field leader of the X-Men. ... Doctor Strange is a fictional comic book sorcerer and superhero in the Marvel Comics Marvel universe. ... Cloak and Dagger (Tyrone Ty Johnson & Tandy Bowen) are a fictional teenage mutant comic book superhero duo in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Marvel Team-Up is the name of several comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... Chris Claremont (born November 30, 1950 in London, England, United Kingdom) is a comic book writer, best known for his 16-year (1976-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industrys most successful properties. ... John Byrne. ...

Fictional character biography

D'Spayre is a creation of the Dweller-in-Darkness, a powerful demon who created D'Spayre to act as his agent on Earth, while the Dweller himself is banished from Earth. D'Spayre's first action is to kill the sorceress Zhered-Na, who was the one to banish his creator. To do this, D'Spayre manipulates a barbarian into killing Zhered-Na. Over the next millennia, D'Spayre repeatedly fights Zhered-Na's student, Dakimh the Enchanter. (Doctor Strange vol. 3 #32) The Dweller-in-Darkness is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

D'Spayre tends to prey on victims who are depressed, using their fear and despair to strengthen himself. He terrorizes Scott Summers and Lee Forrester after Lee's father committed suicide, but is defeated by Summers, who resists D'Spayre's illusions and finds resolve in the memory of his dead girlfriend Phoenix. This resolve fuels the creature known as Man-Thing who attacks D'Spayre and D'Spayre flees. He then attacks Doctor Strange when Strange is feeling distraught over separation from his girlfriend Clea, but Strange defeats D'Spayre as well, the first of many battles between the two of them. (Uncanny X-Men #144, Doctor Strange vol. 2 #32, 37) Cyclops (Scott Summers) is a fictional character who exists in the Marvel Comics Universe, a superhero who is the field leader of the X-Men. ... Aleytys Lee Forrester is a comic book character created by Marvel comics. ... The alias of Phoenix has been used by several fictional comic book characters published by Marvel Comics. ... The Man-Thing is a fictional comic book creature created by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway, and featured in various Marvel Comics titles, the most prominent of which was written by Steve Gerber. ... Doctor Strange is a fictional comic book sorcerer and superhero in the Marvel Comics Marvel universe. ... Clea is a fictional character, a sorceress in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... The Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series within the X-Men franchise. ...

Over the years, D'Spayre has tried to bring many heroes to despair, but all of them defeat D'Spayre. D'Spayre then comes up with perhaps his most successful plan. He manipulates the Fear Lords, powerful demons and gods who feed upon humanity's fears into creating the Great Fear. With their powers combined, the Fear Lords (except for the Straw Man, who opposes their plan) believe that they can plunge humanity into a permanent state of terror. Most Fear Lords are defeated by Doctor Strange, but Nightmare and D'Spayre's creator, the Dweller-in-Darkness, manage to create the Great Fear. They then discover that D'Spayre has been manipulating them, the Great Fear causes so much terror in humans that they stop fearing and start to despair, feeding D'Spayre, who becomes more powerful than the two of them. Doctor Strange manages to stop D'Spayre, while the Fear Lords flee. (Doctor Strange vol. 3 #38-40) It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Demons (Marvel Comics)#The Fear Lords. ... The Straw Man is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Dr Strange rescuing a victim of Nightmare. ...

Following these events, D'Spayre returns to his usual modus operandi with limited success.

External links

• D'spayre at Marvel.com
• D'spayre at MarvelDirectory.com