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Encyclopedia > Lilith (Marvel Comics)

Lilith is the name of two fictional American comic book characters owned by Marvel Comics. Both characters exist in the Marvel Universe. Alice, a fictional character based on a real character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... An American comic book is a small magazine originating in the United States containing a narrative in the comics form. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... This article is about the shared universe setting used by many Marvel Comics titles. ...


The first of these two to appear was Lilith, the daughter of Dracula. Like her father, she is also a vampire, although her powers and weaknesses differ from most other vampires. She first appeared in Giant-Size Chillers #1 (June, 1974). Dracula is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Vampires are fictional characters found in the Marvel Universe. ...


The Second is a demon sorceress who is known as the "Mother of All Demons". She first appeared in Ghost Rider, Vol. 2, issue 28 (August, 1992).

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Dracula's Daughter

Lilith

Vampire Lilith by Mike Deodato
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Giant-Size Chillers #1 (Jun 1974)
Created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan
Characteristics
Real name Lilith Dracul
Notable aliases Angel O'Hara, Lilith Drake
Team affiliations S.H.I.E.L.D.
Howling Commandos
Abilities Although a vampire, Lilith is immune to sunlight, not repelled by the cross, and not completely dependent on drinking blood. She is unable to personally kill Dracula and continues to exist until he is permanently destroyed

Lilith is Dracula's oldest child, and is his only child by his first wife, Zofia, who was forced on Dracula by his father. After Dracula's father died, he renounced Zofia and forced her and their infant daughter to leave Castle Dracula so that he could marry the woman he truly loved. Lilith was raised by Gypsies to whom she had been entrusted after her mother's suicide. Lilith's foster-mother was the gypsy Gretchin. When Lilith was a young girl, Dracula, now a vampire, attacked and murdered Gretchin's son Arni, enraging her into seeking revenge. She cast a spell upon Lilith to make her into a vampire, but one with rather different powers: unlike conventional Marvel Comics vampires, she did not fear holy symbols, and was not harmed at all by being out in the daylight. As part of the curse, she would haunt Dracula, ever opposing him, until Dracula was finally, irrevocably destroyed. Whenever she was "killed", she would reappear by taking over the body of a woman who hated her father and wished for his death; this included the ability to shift forms and clothing between Lilith's own form and that of her "hostess". Mike Deodato, sometimes called Mike Deodato Jr. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Cover to Crisis on Infinite Earths #1, which was written by Wolfman. ... Gene Colan (born September 1, 1926, the Bronx, New York City, New York) is an American comic book artist who sometimes worked under the name Adam Austin. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... Cover to issue #1 Art by Eduardo Francisco Nick Furys Howling Commandos is a comic book series published in late 2005 and early 2006 by Marvel Comics. ... Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Roma (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ... For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ... This article is about the comic book company. ... Vampires are fictional characters found in the Marvel Universe. ...


Lilith normally appeared, when in her own form, as a tall, beautiful woman with long black hair and a family resemblance to Dracula, dressed in a skin-tight costume with a bat-like ornament in her hair. As a vampire, she could change forms into a wolf, a bat, or mist, and had limited control over weather, as well as the ability to command wolves, bats, and rats. Although she can drink blood, she is not dependent upon it for sustenance. Wolf Wolf Man Mount Wolf Wolf Prizes Wolf Spider Wolf 424 Wolf 359 Wolf Point Wolf-herring Frank Wolf Friedrich Wolf Friedrich August Wolf Hugo Wolf Johannes Wolf Julius Wolf Max Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf Maximilian Wolf Rudolf Wolf Thomas Wolf As Name Wolf Breidenbach Wolf Hirshorn Other The call... “Chiroptera” redirects here. ... Dramatic morning mist Mist is a phenomenon of a liquid in small droplets floating through air. ...


In the modern era, Lilith's spirit possessed a woman named Angel O'Hara, who had come to hate her father when he accidentally killed her husband. Lilith killed Angel's father, but allowed her to live her life when Lilith was not using their shared body. Angel was eventually physically separated from Lilith by Viktor Benzel, a distant descendant of the Gretchin; Viktor created separate bodies for Angel and Lilith.


At one point, Lilith and Dracula agreed to avoid each other, but the agreement broke down. When Dracula was stripped of his vampiric powers toward the end of the 70-issue Tomb of Dracula story-arc, he asked Lilith to bite him and restore him to vampirism, only to be refused. In an issue of the Tomb of Dracula magazine that soon followed, Lilith and Dracula fought once more, and Dracula revealed to Lilith that the curse that made her his eternal nemesis also prevented her from being able to actually kill him. Lilith was destroyed along with her father and the rest of Earth's vampires when Doctor Strange used the Darkhold's Montesi Formula to eliminate vampirism.[1] The Montesi Formula eventually weakened, and both Lilith and her father returned to life. Lilith subsequently appeared as Dracula's antagonist in the four-issue Dracula: Lord of the Undead limited series in 1998 and agent of Nick Fury's Howling Commandos in 2005. Tomb of Dracula is a horror comic book published by Marvel Comics from April 1972 to August 1979. ... This article is about the Marvel comics superhero. ... The Darkhold, also known as The Book of Sins, is a fictional book in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Cover to issue #1 Art by Eduardo Francisco Nick Furys Howling Commandos is a comic book series published in late 2005 and early 2006 by Marvel Comics. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Bibliography

  • Dr. Strange vol. 2 #62 (“death”)
  • Dracula Lives #10-11
  • Dracula: Lord of the Undead #1-3
  • Ghost Rider vol. 3 #82-85
  • Giant-Size Chillers #1
  • Marvel Preview #12, 16
  • Nick Fury's Howling Commandos #1-6
  • Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #18
  • Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Horror 2005
  • Spider-Man Unlimited vol. 2 #20
  • Tomb of Dracula vol. 1 #60, 66-67
  • Tomb of Dracula vol. 2 #3, 5-6
  • Uncanny X-Men Annual #6
  • Vampire Tales #6
  • Witches #2



Mother of All Demons

Lilith

Demon Lilith and a Lilin demon by Mike Deodato
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #28
Characteristics
Notable aliases Bat Zuge, Kiskillilla, Mother of the Lilin

The demon Lilith is an ancient demon goddess and sorceress. She gives birth to demons called the Lilin which have lives of their own, but always remain obedient to their mother. Image File history File links DemonLilith. ... Mike Deodato, sometimes called Mike Deodato Jr. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ...


Fictional character biography

She is an immortal having lived in the city of pre-cataclysmic Atlantis, one of its few survivors. Over the centuries, she gave birth to many of her children (the Lilin), including Creed, Pilgrim, Fang, Doc, Meatmarket, Skinner, and Nakota. Trapped in the leviathan Tiamat by Atlantean sorcerers, she used her vast magics to influence outside affairs. While thus imprisoned, she encountered Dan Ketch's spirit, and then appeared in a vision to Blackout.[2] Atlantis is a fictional location in the Marvel Comics Universe and the DC Comics Universe. ... According to The Alphabet of Ben-Sira, the lilin or lilim (singular lili) are the daughters of Lilith and Asmodai, engendered while Lilith was still Adams wife. ... For other uses, see Tiamat (disambiguation). ... Daniel Ketch, also known as Ghost Rider, is a fictional, supernatural superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Blackout is the name of two fictional characters, both supervillains, in the Marvel Comics universe. ...


She was finally released from her ancient imprisonment by two unknowing scientist explorers. Discovering that her Lilin children had been scattered across the dimensions centuries ago and that many of them were destroyed by Ghost Rider and Johnny Blaze, she soon made enemies of them. She recruited the Lilin and Blackout, and sent Blackout, Creed, and Pilgrim to abduct John Blaze's son, Craig Blaze.[3] She sent the Lilin Fang to attack Morbius.[4] She witnessed Ghost Rider and John Blaze's battle with Steel Vengeance.[5] Alongside the Lilin, she abducted Doris Ketch, Jack D'Auria, and Arthur and Stacy Dolan.[6] She transformed the Darkholders' ninjas and sent them to kill Victoria Montesi. Alongside the Lilin, she battled Ghost Rider, John Blaze, and the Darkhold Redeemers.[7] She then sent the Lilin Skinner to attack Ghost Rider and John Blaze.[8] She then hired the Nightstalkers to kill Ghost Rider and John Blaze.[9] Alongside the Lilin, she again battled Ghost Rider, John Blaze, Morbius, the Nightstalkers, and the Darkhold Redeemers.[10] Daniel Ketch, also known as Ghost Rider, is a fictional, supernatural superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Johnny Blaze, or John Blaze, is a fictional, supernatural superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Morbius the Living Vampire, full name Michael Morbius, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, intended as a tragic anti-hero with vampire-like powers that actually had a biochemical origin. ... The Darkhold, also known as The Book of Sins, is a fictional book in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Nightstalkers is a fictional trio in the Marvel Comics universe who had reluctantly banded together to fight occult and supernatural threats. ...


After many attempts to kill the two, her enemies list grew to include Doctor Strange, Morbius the Living Vampire, the Witches, the Nightstalkers and the Midnight Sons just to name a few. In her first attempt she and her children were killed. Many months later her children were reborn this time allied with Centurious, the man without a soul. Their goal was to claim the mystical artifact called the Medallion of Power, and kill it's inheritors, John Blaze, Daniel Ketch, and Vengeance. Lilith and her offspring betrayed Centurious and allied with his most hated enemy, Zarathos. However the Midnight Sons banished Lilith and her offspring to the shadowside. Zarathos was later turned into stone and killed. Lilith returned to the stoned Zarathos saying she abandoned her old offspring and replaced it with his offspring, promising vengeance for the both of them. This has yet to be seen. This article is about the Marvel comics superhero. ... Morbius the Living Vampire, full name Michael Morbius, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, intended as a tragic anti-hero with vampire-like powers that actually had a biochemical origin. ... Paperback cover. ... The Nightstalkers is a fictional trio in the Marvel Comics universe who had reluctantly banded together to fight occult and supernatural threats. ... The Midnight Sons was a short-lived team of supernatural heroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Centurious is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... This article is about the comic. ... Zarathos is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics series Ghost Rider. ...


Powers and abilities

Lilith's powers include superhuman strength, durability, and stamina. She has the ability to manipulate the forces of magic for a variety of effects, including energy manifestations and others as yet inrevealed. Additionally she is able to summon her demon children to Earth's dimension and the more demons she "births" the more her physical strength increases. [1]


Bibliography

  • Darkhold #1, 15
  • Dr. Strange vol. 3 #60
  • Ghost Rider vol. 3 #28, 30-32, 41-44
  • Marvel Comics Presents #143-144
  • Midnight Sons Unlimited #4
  • Monsters Unleashed #1
  • Morbius #1, 13-16
  • Nightstalkers #1, 14
  • Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Horror 2005
  • Spirits of Vengeance #1-3, 13-17
  • Vampire Tales #4
  • Witches #1-4

In Other Media

  • Lilith is mentioned in the video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance when the player asks Vision about who resides in Mephisto's Realm.
  • Lilith is a Boss in the Ghost Rider video game.

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References

  1. ^ Doctor Strange #62
  2. ^ Ghost Rider Vol. 3 #28
  3. ^ Spirits of Vengeance #1
  4. ^ Morbius #1
  5. ^ Spirits of Vengeance #2
  6. ^ Ghost Rider Vol. 3 #30
  7. ^ Darkhold #1
  8. ^ Spirits of Vengeance #3
  9. ^ Nightstalkers #1
  10. ^ Ghost Rider Vol. 3 #31

External links

  • Demon Lilith
  • Vampire Lilith
  • http://www.marvel.com/universe/Lilith_%28Mother_Of_Demons%29
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