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The villainous or shadowy group and or organization is a long standing trope in adventure fiction, from Professor Moriarty's band of villains, to the sinister Mole Men that bedeviled Superman in his 1951 television show. This page will attempt to provide a somewhat complete list and history of the many criminal and terrorist organizations present in comic books. Professor Moriarty, illustration by Sidney Paget which accompanied the original publication of The Final Problem. Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character who is the best known antagonist of the detective Sherlock Holmes. ...
Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ...
Dark Horse Comics
Individual Eleven -
The Individual Eleven (or Particularist Eleven) is a fictional terrorist group dealt with by Public Security Section 9 from the Ghost in the Shell manga series. The Individual Eleven's motive for terror is an essay also entitled "The Individual Eleven", which was, in reality, a fake essay implanted with a computer virus that infected everyone who read it. The virus itself does not cause the members of the Individual Eleven to commit their acts of terror, it is their own political views which cause them to do so. The virus only seems to make them unwilling martyrs. The Individual Eleven (or Particularist Eleven) is a fictional terrorist group dealt with by Public Security Section 9 on Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Background Spoiler warning: The Individual Elevens motive for terror is an essay also entitled The Individual Eleven, which is, in reality...
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An essay is a short work of writing that treats a topic from an authors personal point of view. ...
A computer virus is a self-replicating computer program written to alter the way a computer operates, without the permission or knowledge of the user. ...
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DC Comics
The 100 -
Originally based in Metropolis, the 100 kept a firm grip on the city's criminal underworld for years, indulging in crimes such as drug trafficking and racketeering. Their first appearance was in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #105. The 100 and the 1000 are fictional organized crime groups appearing in DC Comics. ...
Metropolis as depicted in the Superman Returns video game For other uses, see Metropolis (disambiguation). ...
These lollipops were found to contain heroin when inspected by the US DEA The illegal drug trade is a global black market activity consisting of production, distribution, packaging and sale of illegal psychoactive substances // In jurisdictions where legislation restricts or prohibits the sale of certain popular drugs and it is...
Racket is a term used to describe an illegal business, usually run as part of organized crime. ...
Lois Joanne Lane is a fictional comic book character who appears in DC Comics’ Superman stories. ...
The 1000 -
The former Director of the 1000 was a US senator named Henry Ballard who shepherded the organization's new direction and goals. Under Director Ballard the 100 changed its name to the 1000, attempting to expand their reach to even the Oval Office with Director Ballard as the presidential candidate. The (1000) first appear in Booster Gold #2 March (1986). The 100 and the 1000 are fictional organized crime groups appearing in DC Comics. ...
The Oval Office is the official office of the President of the United States, in the West Wing of the White House, built in 1909. ...
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1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2000 Committee A vast criminal organization which planned to take over the world by the year 2000. The 2000 Committee gave a criminal named Breathtaker the task of killing Firestorm (Ron Raymond), and he passed the task on to a villainess named Mindboggler. Firestorm defeated both Breathtaker and Mindboggler and handed them over to the authorities. Mindboggler later led Firestorm to the headquarters of the Committee. The Committee was founded by corrupt industrialist Henry Hewitt, Aka Tokamak, and first appeared in Fury of Firestorm #15. Other operatives of the Committee were the Enforcers (Leroy Merkyn and Mica) and Multiplex. [1] Firestorm the Nuclear Man is a DC Comics superhero, created in 1978 by writer Gerry Conway and artist Allen Milgrom. ...
Tokamak is a fictional supervillain published by DC Comics. ...
Multiplex is a comic-book supervillain (DC Comics) as one of Firestorms enemies and first appeared in Firestorm #1. ...
Altered Strain Altered Strain was "formed after the Invasion, all its known members carriers of the metagene who manifest no powers. They saw themselves as natural leaders, and wanted the US government to find a way to turn on everyone's metagene. They first appear in Wonder Woman Annual # 3.[2] Invasion! was a three-issue comics crossover event published in late 1988-early 1989 by DC Comics. ...
Metahuman is a term to describe superhumans in the DC Universe. ...
ASP The Neo-Nazi terrorist organization known as the American Supremacist Party first appeared in Checkmate vol. 1 issue #1. The group was responsible for a series of fatal bombings and attempted to release a weaponized biological agent. The terms Neo-Nazism and Neo-Fascism refer to any social or political movement to revive Nazism or Fascism, respectively, and postdates the Second World War. ...
Checkmate is a covert operations agency within the DC Comics universe. ...
The Battalion of Doom The Battalion of Doom kidnapped a variety of influential journalists and businessmen and demanded "the complete surrender of all political, financial and police power in Gotham". If the demands were not met, the Battalion was prepared to detonate a nuclear device within the city. After infiltrating the terrorists as a West Coast enforcer, Superman joined Batman in rescuing the hostages and locating the bomb. The members of the Battalion wore military browns with magenta hoods over their heads. First and only appearance, Brave and the Bold #150.[3] Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ...
Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still sometimes as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ...
Black Dragon Society -
The Black Dragon Society is based on a real world WW II organization of the same name, this society wasn't nearly as sinister as its comic book counterparts. Three different comics companies used the Black Dragon Society as villains in the 1940's, they were National Comics (DC Comics), Fawcett Comics and Quality Comics. Interesting enough DC Comics came to own the other two companies so all the different incarnations of the Black Dragon Society now belong to them. All-Star Comics #12 had the "The Black Dragon Menace" in which a Japanese spy ring called the Black Dragon Society of Japan steals eight American inventions and kindnaps their inventors. The Black Dragon Society are currently a group of fictional DC Comics ecoterrorists originally introduced in 1942s All-Star Comics issue #12 as Japanese saboteurs. ...
The current DC Comics logo, adopted in May 2005. ...
Whiz Comics #2, the first appearance of Captain Marvel, the companys most popular character. ...
Crack Comics #1 (May, 1940), featuring the Clock, previously introduced as the first masked comic book superhero. ...
The modern versions of the Black Dragon Society show up in the pages of Power Company #1. This version appears to be made up of fanatical, east asian Eco-terrorists. The Power Company was a short-lived DC Comics series focusing on the exploits of a team of professional superheroes of the same name, created by writer Kurt Busiek and artist Tom Grummet. ...
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Black Ops Black Ops was a criminal organization devoted to accumulating power with sophisticated headquarters in both Metropolis and Washington, D.C. Its leader was Hazard, otherwise known as philanthropist Manuel Cabral, head of Rainforest Technologies (and secretly affiliated with weapons manufacturer Amertek). His costumed operatives included his female second-in-command Shellshock, Flatline, Hardsell, Hotspot, Mainline, Quake, Shellgame and Split. The techno-pirates had frequent clashes with Steel, who ultimately prevented them from seizing control of the United States' nuclear arsenal. The team first appears in Steel #6.[4] Metropolis as depicted in the Superman Returns video game For other uses, see Metropolis (disambiguation). ...
Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia. ...
Amertek Industries is lead by John Henry Irons otherwise known as Steel. ...
John Henry Irons is the third hero known as Steel, a fictional superhero in the DC Universe. ...
Cell Six Cell Six was "the most notorious terrorist organization in Latin America," one responsible for the abduction of Wayne Enterprises' Lucius Fox while he was in the country of Hasaragua. They demanded three million dollars in ransom, and a letter of apology from Wayne Enterprises for despoiling Hasaragua's environment and the exploitation of its people. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...
The kidnapping was eventually exposed as a collaboration between Hasaragua's finance minister and Cell Six. In Gotham City, Cell Six also staged a kidnapping attempt against the wife of a Hasaraguan ambassador. Cell Six troops could be visually distinguished by the roman numberal "VI" (for 6) tattooed on their foreheads.[5] Gotham Citys skyline, as it appears in the 1989 Batman movie. ...
Children of Light The Children of Light was a Mid-Eastern costumed terrorist group originally led by Kahman Abhood. Following Abhood's arrest, the group seized control of a S.T.A.R. Labs/Waynetech satellite, equipped it with a laser cannon and threatened to destroy cities at will if their demands were not met. Batman and Supergirl defeated the group and discovered that they'd allied themselves with Doctor Light. They first appear in Brave and the Bold #147.[6] Star Labs facility circa 1985, DC Comics This article is about the fictional organization in DC Comics. ...
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Doctor Light is a fictional character, a supervillain in the DC Comics universe. ...
The Brave and the Bold was a DC Comics superhero comic book which was published from August 1955 to July 1983. ...
Colossus Colossus was a mysterious organization that sought the secret of Alec Holland's bio-restorative formula to create an army of swamp men similar to the Swamp Thing. The organization was led by a mysterious council, each member of which wore a uniquely colored costume (Councilman Red, Councilman Blue). Colossus had the ability to mutate humans into monstrous agents known as "Elementals". Only one Elemental by the name of Thrudvang the Earth Master was ever actually depicted, he was a skid row bum who transformed into a hulking yellow monster with the "ability to disrupt the earth". Colossus' chief enforcer was Sabre, a red and blue costumed figure with a long thin blade replacing his right hand. They first appear in Thing Swamp Thing vol. 1 # 23.[7] The Swamp Thing is a fictional character created by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson for DC Comics, and featured in a long-running horror-fantasy comic book series of the same name. ...
D.M.T. The D.M.T. were an international weapons coalition who came into possession of an extraterrestrial craft and its pilot following the events of Invasion Their field-agents wore gold armor that was equipped with weapons and flight-packs. The D.M.T. first appear in Superman #48.[8] Invasion was a three-issue comics crossover event published in late 1988-early 1989 by DC Comics. ...
Eden Corps Outwardly an above-board West Coast organization, the Eden Corps soon established itself as a radical terrorist cell dedicated to taking on "corporate American and its ravagers". Led by Hyrax (Veronica Dale), the Eden Corps committed terrorist styled crimes like bombing dams on its way to a bigger goal, unleashing a Russian-created weaponized germ that ate plastic. Before the Eden Corps could unleash the germ on Metropolis, Green Arrow intervened. Hyrax died in the battle and Green Arrow followed soon after. First appearance Green Arrow #97.[9] Metropolis as depicted in the Superman Returns video game For other uses, see Metropolis (disambiguation). ...
Green Arrow is a fictional character, a DC Comics superhero. ...
Empire of Death The Empire of Death was a terrorist group formed by a former Nazi SS colonel named Von Gross. Its agents wore skull masks, possessed a fleet of aircraft and operated from a giant solar-powered flying skull. With "trained agents in every corner of the globe," the Empire of Death engaged in espionage and contract assassination with an eye towards world domination. Von Gross was eventaully slain by Blackhawk but the Empire of Death remained a going concern through its operatives. The commander of the Empire of Death's undersea forces was Killer Shark, who retooled the War Wheel into an amphibious weapon of destruction. First appearance, Blackhawk #249.[10]
H.I.V.E. -
H.I.V.E. stands for The Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination. During the first incarnation of the H.I.V.E., the H.I.V.E. Master gathered seven other unnamed criminal scientists to take over the world and eliminate their enemies in the form of Superman and the Teen Titans. The HIVE Master is later killed and replaced by the H.I.V.E. Mistress and to enlist Deathstroke to help them out. The H.I.V.E. (stands for The Hierarchy of International Vengeance and Extermination) is the name of a DC Comics supervillain team. ...
Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ...
For the animated television series based on this comic book, see Teen Titans (animated series). ...
Deathstroke the Terminator (Slade Wilson), also called simply Deathstroke (and originally simply the Terminator), is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe. ...
The second Incarnation of the H.I.V.E. was established by Adeline Kane, Deathstroke's ex-wife. They were tracked down by Tartarus, an Anti-Titans led by Vandal Savage and made up of Gorilla Grodd, Lady Vic, Red Panzer, Siren, and Cheshire. Vandal Savage is a fictional character and supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. ...
Gorilla Grodd is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics, primarily as an opponent of The Flash. ...
Cheshire, real name Jade Nguyen, is a DC Comics villain, one of the worlds top assassins and mercenaries. ...
Intergang -
A criminal cartel secretly organised by Darkseid, who was using Intergang to help track down the Anti-Life Equation. Intergang first appeared in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133 (October 1970). Intergang is a fictional organized crime organization in Superman comics. ...
Darkseid is a fictional character, a DC Comics supervillain created by Jack Kirby as part of The Fourth World series of comic books in the early 1970s. ...
The Anti-Life Equation is the equation that the DC Comics villain Darkseid is lusting for in the Jack Kirbys Fourth World setting. ...
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Kobra Cult -
Kobra is an international terrorist and mad scientist whose namesake organization has crossed paths with the majority of Earth's costumed heroes during his attempts to usher in the Kali Yuga (an age of chaos). His real name is Jeffrey Franklin Burr, and he was born part of a set of twins, but was stolen at birth by the Cult of the Kobra god, since a prophecy claimed he would lead them to rule the world. Under their teaching, he became a dangerous warrior and a sadistic criminal mastermind. Kobra led the cult into using advanced technology to menace the world. Kobra the organization, first appears in Kobra #1, cover dated March 1976. Kobra created two separate teams of superpowered mercenaries called Strike Force Kobra. Kobra is a DC Comics supervillain. ...
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Kali Yuga is also the title of a book by Roland Charles Wagner. ...
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Strike Force Kobra is a fictional group of comic book supervillains from the DC Comics universe. ...
League of Assassins -
The League of Assassins is a cultlike organization of trained killers formerly led by Ra's al Ghul, an enemy of Batman. The League of Assassins was founded by Ra's al Ghul (exactly when is unknown) to be "the fang that protects the head" (Batgirl #67, 2005). Members of the League demonstrated willingness to die at a word from Ra's. They have included some of the most dangerous assassins in the world including Lady Shiva, David Cain, and master archer Merlyn. The League of Assassins is an organization of killers formerly led by Ras al Ghul, an enemy of Batman in the DC Comics Universe. ...
Ras al Ghul, sometimes written RÄs al GhÅ«l (Arabic: رأس الغول), is a DC Comics supervillain, and an enemy of Batman. ...
Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still sometimes as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ...
Jack Ruby murdered the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ...
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David Cain is the name of a comic book character associated with the Batman mythos. ...
Merlyn is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. ...
Les Mille Yeux Les Mille Yeux "The Thousand Eyes" was a major international crime cartel involved in drugs, arms smuggling and political blackmail. Phantom Lady fought and blinded their Washington, D.C. leader, Edwin Guerrehart. First appearance in Action Comics Weekly #636. Les Mille Yeux later hired Colonel Computron to kidnap Starman.[11] Phantom Lady #17 (April, 1948), Fox Feature Syndicate. ...
Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia. ...
Cover of Action Comics #1, which featured the debut of Superman. ...
Starman can refer to a number of things: Starman is the name of a number of comic book superheroes in the DC Comics universe. ...
MAZE MAZE was an international espionage agency, that stole information from around the world to sell to the highest bidder. They also undertook assignments to discredit political dissidents and assassinate world leaders. MAZE had access to a number of super-weapons and was constantly seeking new items for its arsenal. First appearance in Superman #268.[1]. MAZE operatives frequently fought Batgirl and Robin in the pages of Batman Family in the 1970s.
New Order The New Order was a group of metahumans named Cain, Ammo, Corona and Scud who commandeered a nuclear facility and demanded "one billion dollars and all mutant wild life freed". The Flash and Green Lantern took them down in Justice Society of America vol. 2# 1.[12] Barry Allen as the Flash. ...
Cover to Green Lantern: Rebirth #6, art by Ethan Van Sciver. ...
The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics superhero group, the first team of superheroes in comic book history. ...
Oblivion Front The Oblivion Front, whose forces were clad in blue, red and gold armor, was "a terrorist splinter group" led by Dominion (Dominique Duchamp). Dominion herself wore a similar, less-armored costume and had a scar down the right side of her face. Dominion later led the Oblivion Front on an assault during which they intended to raid a weapons vault. Instead, the entire group was taken down by Gunfire. First appearance Showcase '94 #1.[13] Gunfire is a superhero who was named Andrew Van Horn in DC Comics. ...
O.G.R.E. I -
The Organization for General Revenge and Enslavement was a small but persistent mercenary terrorist group, led by the black-hooded Supreme One, who led specially trained foot soldiers wearing brown uniforms and red helmets. O.G.R.E. was assigned by an unnamed foreign government to retrieve a cache of nuclear missiles beneath an island resort. Aquaman and Mera investigated the matter and were forced to fight the lovers known as Typhoon (I) and the Huntress (II). O.G.R.E. is the acronoym used by two fictional DC Comics organizations. ...
Aquaman cradles his estranged wife Mera in this cover image of AQUAMAN #33 by artist Jim Calafiore, published by DC Comics, 2003 Mera is a fictional comic book character from the DC universe. ...
The US government was eventually able to locate O.G.R.E.'s central HQ and apparently bombed and destroyed the organization.
O.G.R.E. II Unofficial name for the Ocean Going Resource Exchange, commonly referred to as the Exchange.
Omega The murders of several foreign intelligence agents led Batman on an international search for answers. In the course of the case, Batman learned of the abduction of Hungarian physicist Lucas Nagy and eventually pieced together clues that indicated that a terrorist organization known as Omega had forced him to build a 20-megaton nuclear bomb. When the terrorists threatened Gotham City with a nuclear holocaust, Batman's own experiences seemed to back up their claims. Eventually, Batman discovered that Omega's leader had manipulated everyone. Unable to force Nagy to create such a bomb, the leader realized that no one would know whether Omega truly had a bomb and set out to convince everyone that it did exist, with Batman as "Omega's prime witness". Only appearance in Batman #283.[14] Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still sometimes as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ...
People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army first made its impact on Gotham City with a ten-week assault that included "bombing banks, federal office buildings, courthouses. Their terror campain paralyzed the city. They were led by Thanatos, clad in a skull mask, a green costume and red cape, gloves and boots, and secretly an Italian terrorist named Sophia Santos.
The PLA later resurfaced in Washington, D.C., agreeing to "accidentally" kill an anti-crime senator during one of their attacks in exchange for a delivery of weapons and explosives from syndicate queen Irene Scarfield. The leader of this PLA operation was Bloodclaw, a bald, bearded man with crimson steel fingernails. He disappeared into the Potomac following a fight with Batman and was presumed dead.[15] Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia. ...
Potomac may refer to: Potomac River, which flows through Washington DC and Alexandria VA, USA Potomac, an unincorporated area in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA Potomac, a village in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA Potomac, a Native American tribe A general term given to the Washington, D.C./Maryland metropolitan area One...
Scorpio -
A mercenary group of terrorists-for-hire. Scorpio is a well-equipped organization always on the look out for advanced technology that can easily be weaponized. They were first seen in public fighting off both the Sea Devils and the Challengers of the Unknown. Scorpio are a fictional DC Comics terrorist organization introduced in 1965s Challengers of the Unknown issue #47. ...
The Sea Devils are a team of characters in comics published by DC Comics. ...
Cover to Challengers of the Unknown #7, 1959. ...
S.C.Y.T.H.E. -
S.C.Y.T.H.E. was an anti-government terrorist organization from a European country called Lugwainia. They abducted brilliant aeronautics engineer Robert Selkirk, who'd spent years as a political prisoner in a pseudo Soviet nation before gaining asylum in the U.S., and they demanded to exchange with their imprisoned leader, Alexander Sorkhan. A United Nations team consisting of Diana Prince and Steve Trevor were assigned to go with Selkirk to the exchange, but they were waylaid by the terrorists and betrayed by Selkirk himself who helped Sorkhan escape. Their first and only appearances were in Wonder Woman #244.[16] S.C.Y.T.H.E. was a fictional terrorist organization which appeared in DC Comics. ...
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The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. ...
Wonder Woman is a fictional DC Comics superheroine co-created by William Moulton Marston and wife Elizabeth Holloway Marston. ...
Shadowspire -
Shadowspire supplied South American drug cartels with the necessary tools of their trade: weapons, transportation, high technology and reliable intelligence. Shadowspire's tentacles penetrate every corrupt government and drug cartel on two continents. They even had the resources and know how to create their own weaponized viruses. Shadowspire's first appearance was in Deathstroke #53. The group was created by Tom Joyner and Mike Collins.[17] Shadowspire was a fictional criminal organization which appeared in DC Comics. ...
These lollipops were found to contain heroin when inspected by the US DEA The illegal drug trade is a global black market activity consisting of production, distribution, packaging and sale of illegal psychoactive substances // In jurisdictions where legislation restricts or prohibits the sale of certain popular drugs and it is...
Deathstroke the Terminator (Slade Wilson), also called simply Deathstroke (and originally simply the Terminator), is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe. ...
SKULL -
The SKULL organization actively recruited discredited genius' and outcast scientists at the behest of Albert Michaels the first Atomic Skull. Their criminal agenda often brought them into conflict with the terrorist organization known as Kobra. They later expanded their criminal empire to the West Coast. Albert Michaels was one of the sleeper agents of rogue SKULL scientist Alysia Damalis. The SKULL was introduced in 1976's Superman issue #301. The SKULL are a fictional DC Comics criminal organization introduced in 1976s Superman issue #301. ...
Atomic Skull is the name of 2 different DC Comics supervillains. ...
Kobra is a DC Comics supervillain. ...
Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ...
Skull was seemingly inactive until Simon Pons revitalized the group, Pons first appears in Outsiders vol. 1 #6, but does not take an active role until Outsiders vol. 1 Anuual #1 in a story entitled "The Skull..., The Serpent... and the Outsiders". In this story Simon Pons rebuilds SKULL and renews their long standing feud with Kobra.[18] The Outsiders are a DC Comics superhero group. ...
S.P.I.D.E.R. -
The Society for Political Instability and Diverted Economic Resources also known as S.P.I.D.E.R. was an international crime organization based in a hidden grotto near the Riviera. The eight "legs" of the organization were devoted to Arson, Drugs, Extortion, Fraud, Gambling, Theft, Assassination and Terrorism. S.P.I.D.E.R. was a fictional terrorist organization which appeared in DC Comics. ...
The organization was led by a green costumed albino woman named Mortalla. S.P.I.D.E.R.'s stated intention was to ultimately destabilize all world governments and then take use the chaos to make themselves rich. Most of Mortalla's operatives wore standard green, yellow and red uniforms but her division chiefs, including the Spider and the Widow had distinctive costumes. S.P.I.D.E.R.'s first and only appearances were in Catwoman #48 and #49.[19] Catwoman is a DC Comics character, associated with the Batman franchise and created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. ...
VULTURE -
The organization known as VULTURE (not an acronym) was a vast international crime cartel that was infiltrated, thwarted and eventually completely destroyed by J'onn J'onzz, the Martian Manhunter. Their secretive leader had a number of aliases: Mister Vulture, Mister V, and Faceless (a.k.a. Marco Xavier). VULTURE first appeared in House of Mystery #160 July (1966), created by Jack Miller and Joe Certa.[20] Orders Falconiformes (Fam. ...
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Marvel Comics
A.I.M. -
Advanced Idea Mechanics first appeared in Strange Tales #146. A.I.M. is a conglomeration of brilliant scientists and their hirelings dedicated to the acquisition of power and the overthrow of all governments by technological means. A.I.M. was organized late in World War II by Baron Wolfgang von Strucker to develop advanced weaponry for his subversive organization HYDRA. They were close to developing and attaining nuclear weapons when HYDRA Island was invaded by American and Japanese troops. Although HYDRA suffered a major setback, it survived and grew in secret over the following decades. A.I.M., or Advanced Idea Mechanics, is a fictional group in the Marvel Universe. ...
Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Sgt. ...
Baron Strucker, retconned founder of HYDRA, wearing the HYDRA logo on his chest. ...
The Brotherhood of Mutants -
The Brotherhood of Mutants, originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and briefly as the Brotherhood, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. They are adversaries of the X-Men. The original Brotherhood was created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby and first appeared in X-Men #4 (March 1964). The Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, also known as The Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Mutants, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. ...
Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ...
Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ...
It has been suggested that A-Z of mutants be merged into this article or section. ...
The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ...
Stan Lee at the 1973 San Diego comic con Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1922, New York, New York) is an American writer, editor, Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Comics, and memoirist, who — with several artist co-creators, especially Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko — introduced complex, naturalistic...
Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books. ...
The Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series within the X-Men franchise. ...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
Their roster has varied and has included many powerful and dangerous mutants. They are often at odds with the more peaceful X-Men but, on rare occasions, have worked alongside them to overcome some greater threat. The Brotherhood was founded by Magneto and was his backing team in the 1960s. 1980s versions of the team were led by Mystique and most 1990s versions by Toad, who dropped much of the political message of the group in favor of petty crime and grasps for power. Various short-lived incarnations have appeared in the 2000s. Magneto is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ...
The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...
Mystique (Raven Darkholme) is a Marvel Comics character associated with the X-Men franchise. ...
See also 1990s, the band Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ...
Toad (Mortimer Toynbee) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy of the X-Men. ...
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Gene Nation -
On the annivesary of the Mutant Massacre, a horrific event in which Mr. Sinister's henchmen the Marauders killed many Morlocks, the members of the terrorist group known as Gene Nation reappeared in the main universe (Earth-616). Their mission was to destroy one human for every Morlock life that was lost. On the annivesary of the Mutant Massacre, a horrific event in which Mr. ...
Cover to X-men: The End #4. ...
The Marauders are a group of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe and enemies of the X-Men. ...
In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ...
The Hand -
The Hand is a cult of evil mystical ninjas who are heavily involved in organized crime and mercenary activities such as assassination plots. The Hand covets power above all other objectives. They are primarily based in Japan, but operate internationally. They were founded in the 16th century, and soon became servants of the primordial demon known only as the Beast. The Hand is a group of fictional supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
In religion and ethics, Evil refers to the bad aspects of the behaviour and reasoning of human beings —those which are deliberately void of conscience, and show a wanton penchant for destruction. ...
Mysticism from the Greek μυστικός (mystikos) an initiate (of the Eleusinian Mysteries, μυστήÏια (mysteria) meaning initiation[1]) is the pursuit of achieving communion or identity with, or conscious awareness of, ultimate reality, the divine, spiritual truth, or God through direct experience, intuition, or insight; and the belief that such experience is an...
Note: Ninja information in this article or section can not likely be verified and may or may not be reliable -- the nature of clandestine killing makes ninjas unverifiable. ...
Organized crime is crime carried out systematically by formal criminal organizations. ...
A mercenary is a soldier who fights or engages in warfare primarily for private gain, usually with little regard for ideological, national, or political considerations, however, when the term mercenary is used to refer to a soldier of a national, regular army, it usually is an insult, epithet or pejorative. ...
Assassin and Targeted killing redirect here. ...
(15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
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Members of the Hand are practitioners of powerful occult magic and can murder a person and bring that person back to life as a servant of the Hand. Only Elektra, Psylocke and Wolverine are known to have reversed this programming. Wolverine was brainwashed in a combined operation by the Hand and Hydra. The Hand first appeared in Daredevil volume 1 #168 (January, 1981) and were created by writer/artist Frank Miller. They are marked by their red costumes. The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to the knowledge of the secret or knowledge of the hidden and often popularly meaning knowledge of the supernatural, as opposed to knowledge of the visible or knowledge of the measurable, usually referred to as science. ...
Magic/magick and sorcery are the influencing of events, objects, people and physical phenomena by mystical or paranormal means. ...
Elektra Natchios is a Marvel Comics character. ...
Psylocke (Elisabeth Betsy Braddock, sometimes Elizabeth) is a Marvel Comics overheated girl, associated with Captain Britain and the prostitution maffia. ...
Wolverine, born James Howlett but more commonly known as Logan, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero and a member of several teams, including the X-Men and the New Avengers. ...
Brainwashing, also known as thought reform or re-education, is the application of coercive techniques to change the beliefs or behavior of one or more people usually for political or religious purposes. ...
HYDRA is a terrorist organization in the fictional Marvel Universe. ...
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Main article: Hellfire Club (comics) Although the club appears to merely be an international social club for wealthy elites, its Inner Circle consists of mutants who try to influence world events for the accumulation of power. They dress in 18th century garb and rank themselves in a system of chess pieces (Black Rook, White Queen, etc.). The group first battled the X-Men in the classic "Dark Phoenix Saga" and the club, or branches of it, have since appeared periodically in various X-Men series. The club is based on the actual Hellfire Club, a secret society of 18th century England.Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne, the team first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #129 (January 1980). The Hellfire Club is a Marvel Comics supervillain team that frequently battle the X-Men. ...
Marvel Comics In Marvel comic books, particularly those of the X-Men franchise, a mutant is a human being who is born with genetic modifications that allow for abilities not possessed by normal humans. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
Chess is an abstract strategy board game and mental sport for two players. ...
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Entrance to the Hellfire Caves in West Wycombe, site of later Hellfire Club activities (2005) The Hellfire Club was an exclusive English club that met irregularly from 1746 to around 1763, run by Sir Francis Dashwood. ...
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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. ...
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The Uncanny X-Men, first published as simply The X-Men, is the flagship Marvel Comics comic book series within the X-Men franchise. ...
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HYDRA -
The fictional terrorist organization organization first appeared in Strange Tales #135. In its original continuity, it was headed by nondescript businessman Arnold Brown, who was killed as S.H.I.E.L.D. apparently crushed the organization. It soon returned, however, headed by Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, under the aegis of the Nazi Red Skull; HYDRA's changing origin was one of the earliest Marvel retcons. After its initial defeat, several of its branches surfaced, appearing to be unrelated and independent. HYDRA's scientific branch was initially A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics), which later split off into its own organization. Other factions included THEM and the Secret Empire. Baron Strucker, retconned founder of HYDRA, wearing the HYDRA logo on his chest. ...
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S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, subsequently changed 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. ...
Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker is a fictional character created for Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Sgt. ...
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Red Skull is a Marvel Comics supervillain who is the principal enemy of Captain America. ...
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A.I.M., or Advanced Idea Mechanics, is a fictional group in the Marvel Universe. ...
Despite the capitalisation, the name is not an acronym, but rather a reference to the mythical Lernaean Hydra. The organization's motto references the myth of the Hydra, proclaiming that if a limb is cut off, two more will take its place, proclaiming their resiliance and growing strength in the face of resistance. HYDRA agents often wear distinctive green garb featuring a serpent motif. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Backronym and Apronym (Discuss) Acronyms and initialisms are abbreviations, such as NATO, laser, and ABC, written as the initial letter or letters of words, and pronounced on the basis of this abbreviated written form. ...
The 16th-century German illustrator has been influenced by the Beast of Revelation in his depiction of the Hydra. ...
Maggia -
The Maggia is an international crime syndicate, somewhat similar to the Mafia, but the Maggia differs in that it frequently hires supervillains and mad scientists to work for them. Count Nefaria and his daughter Madame Masque have both been leaders of an important Maggia family. The Maggia is a fictional organization in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
The Sicilian Mafia or, simply, Mafia, more correctly Cosa Nostra is a secret society which first developed in the mid-19th century in Sicily. ...
The Green Goblin, a supervillain and enemy of Spider-Man. ...
Caucasian, male, aging, crooked teeth, messy hair, lab coat, spectacles/goggles, dramatic posing — one popular stereotype of a mad scientist. ...
Count Luchino Nefaria is a fictional character, a supervillain in Marvel Comics universe. ...
Madame Masque (Whitney Frost) is a fictional character, an occasional love-interest and villain of Iron Man in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
Mys-Tech -
Main article: Mys-Tech The board of Mys-Tech, a multinational corporation, were originally seven mages who in 987 sold their souls to the demon Mephisto in exchange for immortality. The Mys-Tech board members must provide a steady stream of souls to the demon otherwise they will breech their contract and their own souls will be forfeit. Over the years the board accumulated power and wealth and in the modern age this power and wealth became a business empire. Mys-Tech were a shadowy Faustian organisation who acted as the main villains in a range of, initially successful but shortlived comics, launched in the US by Marvel UK in the 1990s. ...
A multinational corporation (MNC) or multinational enterprise (MNE) or transnational corporation (TNC) or multinational organization (MNO) is a corporation or enterprise that manages production establishments or delivers services in at least two countries. ...
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Mephisto is a fictional character that exists in the Marvel Universe. ...
Immortality (or eternal life) is the concept of existing for a potentially infinite, or indeterminate, length of time. ...
Roxxon -
Roxxon Oil is a massive petroleum corporation notorious for its determination to make massive profits regardless of any laws or moral principles, often employing superhuman criminals in order to achieve their goals. Roxxon is the name of a fictional massive petroleum corporation in the Marvel Universe. ...
Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Ignacy Åukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ...
A corporation is a legal person which, while being composed of natural persons, exists completely separately from them. ...
The Serpent Society -
The Serpent Society an organization of snake-themed terrorists in the Marvel Comics universe. The group was initially formed from the membership of a previous supervillain team, the Serpent Squad. The group, like its predecessor, has been made up of longtime antagonists of Captain America and his fellow Avengers. The Serpent Society was the brainchild of Seth Voelker (Sidewinder), and is a descendant of sorts from the original Serpent Squads. The Serpent Society is a fictional organization of snake-themed supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ...
Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers (in some accounts Steven Rogers), is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...
The Avengers are a superhero team, consisting of many of Marvel Comics most popular heroes. ...
A member known as the Viper used the Society and its resources to poison the water supply of Washington DC, which turned its citizens into snake-men. The ensuing chaos nearly destroyed the capital. A member named Diamondback managed to escape with Sidewinder and solicited help from Captain America (then known as "The Captain") and his allies D-Man, Nomad, the Falcon, and Vagabond. The team stormed Serpent Citadel, rescued the Society members that were loyal to Sidewinder, and captured the rest. The Viper, however managed to escape. In the end, Cobra subdued the Viper and turned her over to the Captain, with the provision that he allows the Serpent Society 24 hours to evacuate from their headquarters. Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers (in some accounts Steven Rogers), is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...
Demolition Man is the superhero alias of Dennis Dunphy, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
Nomad is the name of a number of superhero characters who have appeared in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ...
The Falcon (Sam Snap Wilson) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero created in 1969 who frequently teamed up with Captain America and later joined the Avengers. ...
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U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M. -
The Underground Liberated Totally Integrated Mobile Army To Unite Mankind) is a fictional terrorist organization in the Marvel Comics universe. It was founded by the Flag-Smasher in his attempts to destroy nationalism. ULTIMATUM (the Underground Liberated Totally Integrated Mobile Army To Unite Mankind) is a fictional terrorist organization in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
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Flag-Smasher is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ...
Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix Nationalism is an ideology [1] that holds that a nation is the fundamental unit for human social life, and takes precedence over any other social and political principles. ...
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