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Zombie (Simon William Garth) is a fictional character from the Marvel Universe who first appeared in Menace #5. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ... 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. ... It has been suggested that Earth-616 be merged into this article or section. ...

History

Simon William Garth was a businessman and the father of Donna Garth, who was killed by his gardener known as Gyps. He was resurrected as zombie by his secretary, Layla using amulets of Damballah. Veve of Damballa In Vodun, Damballa is one of the most important of all the loa. ...

Powers

As Zombie, Garth is virtually mindless and is forced to obey anyone who held the duplicate of the Amulet of Damballah which he wore around his neck.

Notes

There are a few other characters in the Marvel Universe known as Zombie. These include:

• In Tales of the Zombie #4, Zombie of Ancient Egypt appeared. The person died violently under unknown circumstances and was reanimated as a zombie by an unidentified man by calling upon Anubis & Ereshkigal. The man had him force a woman to marry him, but the woman eventually learned how to control the zombie and she had it slay the man.
• The current Zombie is a member of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Howling Commandos Monster Force who first appeared in Nick Fury’s Howling Commandos #1.
• A giant of unknown origin was known as the Zombie Master, he used a machine to transform others into a zombie-like state. His machine instead empowered Dr. Jack Castle, who defeated him and became the Firey Mask. He was also known as the Master and appeared in Daring Mystery Comics #1. He also had giant buzzards that guarded his prison.
• In Black Panther vol. 4 #5, there were Zombie soldiers who were sent to invade Wakanda which forced the nation to be evacuated by Black Panther.

Anubis is the Greek name for the ancient jackal-headed god of the dead in Egyptian mythology whose hieroglyphic is more accurately spelled Anpu (also Anup, Anupu, Wip, Ienpw, Inepu, Yinepu, or Inpw). ... Introduction In Sumerian and Akkadian (Babylonian and Assyrian) mythology, Ereshkigal, wife of Nergal, was the goddess of Irkalla, the land of the dead. ... 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. ... Howling Commandos can refer to: Sargent Fury and his Howling Commandos is a World War 2 based comic book series that was published in the 1960s. ... In Lakota traditions, Wakan Tanka is a term for The Great Spirit which resides in every thing, similar to many notions of God. ... The Black Panther is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is the first modern Black superhero. ...

Bibliography

• Bizarre Adventures #33
• Daredevil Annual #9
• Dracula Lives #2
• Menace #5
• Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Horror 2005
• Spider-Man 1997
• Spider-Man Unlimited vol. 2 #20
• Strange Tales vol. 5 #1
• Tales of the Zombie #1-9