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Emmanuel da Costa is a fictional character appearing in American comic book published by Marvel Comics.

Emmanuel da Costa is an Afro-Brazilian businessman and the father ofRoberto da Costa.^[1]

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Daggoth is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Dagoth is ademon who clashes withDoctor Strange.

Dakimh the Enchanter is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Dakimh is described as a wise but eccentric wizard that lived in pre-cataclysmicAtlantis, and who was the pupil of the sorceress Zhered-Na, who was banished from Atlantis by KingKamuu for prophesying that the continent would sink below the ocean. After starting a cult, Zhered-Na takes her favored disciple Dakimh and greatly extends his life span so that he ages at an extremely slow rate. While Zhered-Na perishes, Dakimh survives the cataclysm that sinks Atlantis and escapes, continuing to live for centuries and maintaining the teachings of his mentor as her only surviving disciple.

Dansen Macabre is anexotic dancer and a devoted worshipper of the GodShiva. Shefirst appeared inMarvel Team-Up #93 (May 1980).^[2] She uses her powers to hypnotizeSpider-Man into battling theShroud in an attempt to kill both of them. The pair manage to overcome her dances and defeat her.^[3] She briefly appears later as a captive ofLocksmith, and is saved bySpider-Woman.^[4] Eventually, the Shroud invites her to join the supervillain teamNight Shift, which she accepts, later becoming co-leader of the group.^[5] She serves in several missions, mainly facing theAvengers. She takes some time out to work withSuperia and theFemizons as they battleCaptain America.^[6]

Dansen and the rest of Night Shift are hired bySnapdragon to killMoon Knight on behalf ofCount Nefaria who is operating as the Kingpin of Los Angeles. When they fail and are bailed out of prison by Snapdragon's lawyer, Count Nefaria kills Dansen, Digger, Needle,Tatterdemalion, Tick Tock, and Misfit.^[7]

During the "Spider-Geddon" storyline, Dansen and Digger turn up alive as they, Brothers Grimm, Skein, and new member Waxman rob a bus of people, only to be thwarted bySuperior Octopus due to his goggles tuning out Dansen's hypnotism. Superior Octopus agrees to spare them more pain in exchange for the Night Shift becoming his paid agents. They agree to his terms and are ordered to return the stolen items. Superior Octopus leaves, advising them never to cross him or they will not live long enough to regret it.^[8]

Dansen has the mystical ability to hypnotize or kill anyone who witnesses her dancing. She can also make herself undetectable to the human senses.

Dar-Benn is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. The character, created byRon Marz andRon Lim, first appeared inSilver Surfer vol. 3 #53 (June 1991).

Dar-Benn was a maleKree General who used a robot of theSilver Surfer to execute Clumsy Foulup and General Dwi-Zann duringThe Infinity Gauntlet storyline.^[9] He was killed byDeathbird during theKree-Shi'ar war.^[10]

A female version ofDar-Benn appears inThe Marvels (2023), portrayed byZawe Ashton.^[11] This version is a warrior revolutionary who wields an Accuser's hammer and Quantum Band, and has a grudge againstCarol Danvers for plunging the Kree homeworld Hala into a devastating civil war.^[11][12][13]

Paralyzer (Randall Darby), also known as the secondShocker, is a fictional character, amutant appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.

Shocker II, created byJack Kirby, first appeared inCaptain America Annual #4 (1977). The character subsequently appears inThe Defenders #78–80 (Dec 1979 – Feb 1980), 83 (May 1980), 87 (Sep 1980), 125–126 (Nov–Dec 1983), and 128–130 (Feb–Apr 1984). The character appears as Paralyzer inCaptain America #343 (Jul 1988), 346 (Oct 1988), 368 (Mar 1990), 394 (Nov 1991),Midnight Sons Unlimited #3 (Oct 1993), andCaptain America #426 (Apr 1994). The character returns to his Shocker identity, appearing inThe New Warriors vol. 2 #6 (Mar 2000),X-Men #132 (Nov 2002),The Uncanny X-Men #442–443 (June 2004),Excalibur vol. 3 #2 (Aug 2004), andThe New Avengers #16–19 (Apr–Jul 2006).

Shocker II appears as part of the "Mutant Force" entry in theOfficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #9.

Randall Darby is discovered and recruited byMagneto to become a member of his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, taking the code-name Shocker.^[14] After being abandoned by Magneto, Darby and his teammates come to be known as the Mutant Force.^[15] Under this name they work for the United States government^[16] and later theSecret Empire.^[17]

Darby changes his code-name to Paralyzer when the Mutant Force become theResistants. The Resistants' protest against the United States'Mutant Registration Act is cut short by a clash withJohn Walker, who isCaptain America at that time.^[18][19] Later, the Resistants revert to their Mutant Force identities and costumes.^[20] Their next clash is with theNew Warriors.^[21] Paralyzer later battlesSpider-Man, subduing him with a lucky blow. Spider-Man later teams up with several members of theMidnight Sons who are investigating the activities of a demonicSpidey-doppelganger. While pursuing this creature, the heroes discover and stop Paralyzer's plan to recreateZzzax.^[22]

After theSentinels destroyGenosha, Paralyzer, again called Shocker, helpsToad and other mutants create a statue of the island's former ruler Magneto.Unus becomes the leader of the group.^[23][24] Shocker is seen during a meeting of Unus' people after Unus is swallowed byFreakshow, one of the other mutants on the island. The group is not sure they will take Unus back if he survives. He does return, prompting Shocker and the others into attacking him to prove he can still defend himself.^[25]

Shocker loses his powers onM-Day and the energies that he used to control are drawn toThe Collective.^[26]

Darby can generate powerful fields of bio-electromagnetic energy from his body. He also has cybernetic claws of unknown origin in lieu of his hands and feet, and can channel his electrical energy through them into shock bolts or high-voltage fields of electromagnetic energy.

Randall Darby is among the mutants in Magneto's army inHouse of M. He is punished for wanting to kill an injured enemy.^[27] Later, he is killed during the liberation of Genosha, an island that has mutant slaves.^[28]

The Dark-Crawler, formerly known as the Night-Crawler (unrelated to the X-Men superheroNightcrawler), which first appeared inIncredible Hulk #126 (1970),^[29] is a large extradimensional humanoid being with a tail. He is originally from a "dark dimension" (not related toDormammu's dimension). He later becomes master of theUndying Ones' dimension after defeating theNameless One.

Darter (Randy Vale) is a minor villain in Marvel Comics. The character, created byBill Mantlo andJim Mooney, first appeared inPeter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #29 (April 1979).

Randy Vale is an undergraduate at Empire State University. One day, Randy accidentally stumbles across a clone casket that once belonged toMiles Warren. The casket opens to reveal a decayed clone namedCarrion. Upon learning of his creator's death, Carrion offers a partnership with Randy to get revenge onSpider-Man. In return Randy is offered power, but it is not specified what exactly the power entails. Randy dons a high tech uniform and goes by the name Darter. As Darter, Randy can glide through the air and fire lasers at his enemies. His first fight is withWhite Tiger who he manages to knock down. Later, the two fight again in a gymnasium where Spider-Man and Carrion are fighting. When Carrion flees with Spider-Man, Randy realizes that he was betrayed by his master and swears revenge on Carrion. He encounters his master while trying to drain the life from Spider-Man. Randy tries to attack Carrion, but he is hit with the red death causing him to rapidly deteriorate and die.^[30]

Randy Vale appears inSpider-Man: Homecoming, portrayed byChristopher Berry.^[31] This version is an employee ofAdrian Toomes' salvaging company who becomes a criminal after theDepartment of Damage Control's formation causes the company to go out of business.

Jefferson Davis is a character appearing in Marvel Comics'Ultimate Marvel line of books set in a universe and continuity separate from the mainstreamMarvel Universe. The character was created byBrian Michael Bendis andSara Pichelli, and first appeared inUltimate Comics Spider-Man #1 (November 2011). He is the father ofMiles Morales / Spider-Man.

Jefferson is an African-American man who is married to thePuerto Rican womanRio Morales.^[32] He does not get along with his criminal brotherAaron Davis. Things get out of control and Jefferson winds up in jail, only to be bailed out byNick Fury. Impressed with his fighting skills, Fury has Jefferson join gangsterTurk Barrett's gang for intel, eventually working his way up toWilson Fisk's criminal empire. Afterwards, Jefferson is offered a spot inS.H.I.E.L.D. but chooses to live a simple life of being a husband to Rio and father to Miles.^[33] Jefferson keeps Miles from ever interacting with Aaron and keeps a strict household in an attempt to lead his son on a clean path. Despite his overall dislike of Aaron's criminal activities, Jefferson is saddened by his brother's subsequent death.^[34]

During the events ofUnited We Stand, Jefferson is arrested by S.H.I.E.L.D. only to be attacked byHydra who attempt to get Jefferson to join. He instead kills his would-be recruiters and returns home to Rio. He tells his wife what happened and they go looking for Miles, finding their son atGanke Lee's house.^[35][36] Jefferson is later attacked byConrad Marcus, putting him in the hospital. He is attacked again, but Spider-Man battles and defeats Venom at the cost of Rio's life.^[37] One year later, Jefferson discovers that Miles is Spider-Man, angering him and blaming his son for the deaths of Aaron and Rio.^[38] Jefferson apologizes and reveals his own past to his son.^[39] Jefferson's undercover life impresses bothDonald Roxxon and theGreen Goblin.^[40][41]

After the events ofSecret Wars,Molecule Man transfers Miles, Ganke and their families to Earth-616 and resurrects Rio and Aaron.^[42][43] Jefferson later legally changes his name toJeff Morales to distance himself from his time as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and theConfederate president of the same name.^[44][45]

An alternate universe variant of Jefferson Davis from Earth-65 appears inSpider-Gwen. This version is a criminal and member ofS.I.L.K. otherwise known as theScorpion via an electrically-charged suit and tie and wields a staff resembling a scorpion tail.^[46][47]

• Jefferson Davis appears inSpider-Man (2017), voiced byAlex Désert.^[48] This version is initially optimistic, but his desire to protect his neighborhood leads to him to beSwarm.
• Jefferson Davis appears inSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, voiced byBrian Tyree Henry.^[49][48] This version is a PDNY officer who has a healthy relationship with Miles, but with high expectations. Additionally, Jefferson is initially unaware of Aaron's criminal career as the Prowler, but is still not keen on Miles spending time with his brother. After Aaron is killed by theKingpin, the distraught Jefferson initially believes his brother's killer to be the new Spider-Man. He later reconciles with Miles, unknowingly inspiring him to become the new Spider-Man and avenge Aaron by defeating the Kingpin. Following the Kingpin's defeat and arrest, Jefferson accepts the new Spider-Man's heroic efforts.
  • Jefferson appears inSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, voiced again by Brian Tyree Henry.^[48] In between films, he began going by Jeff Morales and tolerates working with Spider-Man while he and his wife Rio struggle to raise Miles due to his son's work as Spider-Man.
• Jefferson Davis appears inInsomniac Games'Spider-Man series, voiced by Russell Richardson.^[48] This version is a NYPD officer.
  • Introduced inSpider-Man (2018), Jefferson aids in the original Spider-Man's investigation into the Kingpin's abandoned assets and prevents them from falling intoMister Negative's hands on CaptainYuri Watanabe's behalf. After rescuing Spider-Man and receiving public recognition for it, Jefferson and his family attendNorman Osborn's mayoral reelection rally, where Jefferson is lauded for his heroism until Negative and the Inner Demons launch a terrorist attack, during which Jefferson sacrifices himself to save another officer from a suicide bomber. Miles eventually comes to terms with his father's death with help from Rio and accepts Peter Parker's offer to work part-time at a F.E.A.S.T. Center to further cope with the loss and honor his father's legacy.
  • InSpider-Man: Miles Morales, it is revealed that Jefferson had been estranged from his brother Aaron after discovering he was the Prowler. Jefferson agreed not to arrest Aaron, but demanded his brother stay away from his family. The brothers never reconciled before Jefferson's death, leaving Aaron deeply affected and overprotective of Miles. Jefferson also makes vocal cameos in a flashback in the main story and a side mission, in which Miles goes on a scavenger hunt that Jefferson made for his birthday before his death.
• Jeff Morales appears inSpidey and His Amazing Friends, voiced byEugene Byrd.

Leonardo da Vinci is a fictional variation of theItalian polymath of the same name. He was created byCarl Wessler andBob Forgione and first appeared inAstonishing #54.

Leonardo was born in Vinci,^[50] as the son of Caterina and Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci.^[51] He is one of the thinkers spawned by theRenaissance,^[52] and becomes one of the most important polymaths of that era. He also works on other projects, including the steam engine.^[53] During this time, he joins the Brotherhood of the Shield, a group of geniuses includingSir Isaac Newton,Imhotep,Zhang Heng, andGalileo Galilei.^[54] This group is the first to defeat theBrood,Galactus,^[55] and theCelestials.^[56] After witnessing a dark spot growing on the Sun, Leonardo along with his two assistants build a suit capable of flight and go to deal with these dark spots.^[57]

After that, he is approached by a messenger fromK'un-L'un to ask Leonardo for help in training Fongji Wu, the nextIron Fist, who becomes the host of thePhoenix Force. He along withYu-Ti andLei Kung are successful in manifesting the Phoenix Force within Fongji.^[58] They then construct a telescope to watch the arrival of the Phoenix and give Leonardo an opportunity to study it.^[59]

Leonardo eventually is able to time travel and leaves a robot to impersonate him in his mortal life. He travels to the 1960s, where he is confronted by the new leader of the Shield: Leonid, the son of Isaac Newton and theDeviant Morda. Leonid promises that he will rescue all things, but comes to a disagreement with Isaac who had become the undying leader of the group.^[60]

During this time, Leonardo forms the organization known as the Great Wheel of Zodiac, with its members including: Vasili Dassaiev,John Garrett,Shoji Soma, Cornelius van Lunt,Baron Strucker,Dum Dum Dugan,Nick Fury,Jake Fury,Daniel Whitehall, Viktor Uvarov, and Thomas Davidson, with each member being code-named after a sign of the zodiac. However, the organization falls apart, which leads to the creation ofS.H.I.E.L.D.,Hydra,Leviathan, and theZodiac Cartel. Leonardo states that the reason for forming the organization was to control its members.^[61]

Leonardo is then a technical adviser of S.H.I.E.L.D., after the dismantling ofH.A.M.M.E.R.,^[62] and is seen again after theSecret Empire storyline, where he gathers different geniuses to build a new organization to replace S.H.I.E.L.D.^[63]

Other versions of Leonardo Da Vinci

InWhat If?: Nick Fury fought World War II in space, the Leonardo da Vinci of this reality not only designed his projects, but actually built them. Thanks to his legacy, the human race is able to reach the stars in the early 1900s.^[64]

During the 2015Secret Wars, a version of Leonardo appears as a member of the Hel-Rangers,^[65] a team composed of people who have been exiled for their crimes against the Shield.^[66] Leonardo spends most of his time building technology for the Hel-Rangers to use against those who attack the Shield. During the end of the event, Leonardo reveals to theThing that he had built the Enlightenment Cannon which was fueled by Michelangelo's power. After the death of his friend, Michelangelo, and the discovery about the truth of life, Leonardo commits suicide.^[67]

A version of Leonardo appears attackingMadison Jeffries andBroo during the Science Battle between theAvengers andX-Men.^[68]

Aliya Dayspring (also known asJenskot) is a fictional character that appears inMarvel Comics. The character was created byFabian Nicieza andArt Thibert, and first appeared inCable #1 (March 1993). She is the wife ofNathan Summers / Cable and the mother ofGenesis in the futureAskani Timeline.^[69]

Aliya appears inDeadpool 2, portrayed byHayley Sales.^[70]

TheDeacon is aGhost Rider villain created byJason Aaron. He is a zealot who believes he is doing the work of God.^[71] He has been blessed with powers and weapons from Heaven. His sole weakness is that he will not destroy any holy object such as the Bible. He believes he was chosen byZadkiel, but eventually he is captured and put in prison.

WhenJohnny Blaze learns the truth of his origin, he goes to the prison the Deacon is in to talk to a priest being held there for murder. One of the prison guards lets Deacon out of his cell and gives him two large knives and the stone serum, which gives him super strength. He fights Blaze and is winning until they enter the chapel, where Blaze beats him with a Bible.

Escaping from prison he slaughters the order of nuns that raisedCaretaker, known as Sara, and continues to act as an agent of Zadkiel. When the Ghost Riders go to heaven through the gate guarded by the Gun Nuns, the Deacon shows up and slaughters the nuns. Before he can kill the last one, Sara arrives. The two fight and Sara slashes his back, severing his spine and crippling him. He is later seen in a hospital bed with theOrb. At some point, Deacon dies and his soul is sent to Hell, becoming a demon. When Blaze becomes the King of Hell, Deacon is one of the demons who attempts to usurp the Devil's Throne from him.

Deadbolt is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Deadbolt is amutant and a member of the second incarnation of theDark Riders which were banded together byGenesis.^[72] Deadbolt appeared to be a living skeleton who could extract his bones and use them as weapons. Deadbolt was decapitated by Wolverine after he rejected the adamantium and regressed to a feral state. His disembodied head was then used to lureGauntlet into Wolverine's grasp.^[73] Deadbolt, along with several of his fellow Dark Riders, was resurrected by means of theTransmode Virus to serve as part ofSelene's army of deceased mutants. Under the control of Selene andEli Bard, he took part in the assault on the mutant nation ofUtopia.^[74]

His skeletal structure is charged with bioenergy and his individual bones can be removed in pieces and used as razor sharp, high-density throwing weapons. He also had telepathy and could attack with psychic bolts.

Betty Dean Prentiss is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published byMarvel Comics.

A policewoman, she is a supporting character ofNamor andNamora in theGolden Age published byTimely Comics. First appearing inMarvel Mystery Comics #3 (January 1940), Betty Dean is one of the earliest recurring characters and romantic interests in Marvel Comics. She often advocates compassion for air breathers to Namor and urges him to help theAllied Forces battle the Nazis. Betty was a key figure in Marvel's first crossoverMarvel Mystery Comics #8–10 where she helps Namor and theHuman Torch come to terms after battling each other. Midway through World War II, she becomes a reporter whose scoops often lead Namor to adventures. After WWII, she reunites with Namor for several adventures in the 1950sAtlas Comics. Betty eventually marries and becomes Betty Dean Prentiss, after Namor returns to Atlantis. In theSilver Age, at Namor's request, the widowed Betty becomes the guardian for his young cousin,Namorita, during her surface world education. Betty is transformed into a green scaled amphibian by Namor's foe, Dr. Hydro. She is killed byDoctor Dorcas while saving Namor inMarvel Super-Villain Team-Up #2 (October 1975).

Death is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Some of them are members of theHorsemen of Apocalypse.

Death is the youngest of four children ofApocalypse andGenesis, born and raised onOkkara. He and his siblings grow up to be the first Horsemen of Apocalypse and fight against theBrood inAncient Egypt.^[75][54][76] When the forces of the dimension of Amenth invaded Earth and split Okkara intoKrakoa andArakko, Death, along with his mother, his siblings, all Okkaran mutants, and the newly created island of Arakko, is voluntarily sealed away in Amenth to stop the invasion while his father Apocalypse remains on Earth.^[77] After Genesis becomesAnnihilation's new host, Arakko is subjugated and united with the forces of Amenth.^[78] Death and his siblings are sent toOtherworld to destroy the province of Dryador and lay siege to the Starlight Citadel. WhenSummoner successfully lures Apocalypse to Otherworld, the Horsemen attack and severely wound their father. WhenSaturnyne intervenes and arranges theX of Swords tournament,^[79] Death is chosen as a swordbearer for Arakko and travels to Amenth withFamine to recruit theWhite Sword and to retrieve Death's prophesied sword, the Black Bone of Amduat.^[80]

At the banquet before the tournament, Death takes a liking toStorm, though she rebuffs his advances.^[81] As the tournament begins, Death pays Mad Jim Jaspers to poison Storm andWolverine with Blightswill, a substance that nullifies their powers in order to give Arakko's team an advantage.^[82] Death's final challenge in the tournament is a duel with Storm before the vampires of the realm of Sevalith. Storm shatters his blade and reflects Death's powers with hervibranium sword long enough to stun him, impaling him and winning the duel. Craving his blood, the vampire spectators set upon Death.^[83] Though he survives, Death is unable to participate in the remainder of the tournament. He is later made a servant of the rulers of Sevalith.^[84]

Death seems to enjoy his time in Sevalith, decliningCaptain Britain's offer to free him.^[85] WhenMerlyn takes over Otherworld and establish an anti-mutant regime, Death is imprisoned by his Sevalithi masters. He is sought out by the Knights of X and, though he again declines an offer of freedom, helps them on their quest to locate theSiege Perilous.^[86]

When Genesis, influenced by Annihilation, decides to seize control of Planet Arakko, she leads her army into Sevalith to free Death.^[75] Bent to his mother's will by the power of Annihilation, Death helps her fight and defeat theWhite Sword.^[87] After civil war breaks out on Arakko, Death joins his mother there and initially fights against Storm and her allies.^[88] When he encounters Storm on the battlefield, however, he refuses to fight her, having grown fond of her. WhenPestilence attempts to kill Storm, Death, enraged, kills his sister in retaliation.^[89] Subsequently, Death defects to Storm's side of the war, resolved to bring peace to Arakko. After the war's conclusion, Death remains on Arakko.^[90]

Death is anOmega-level mutant with the ability to produce a disintegrating mist in a directed blast from his eyes that reduces living creatures to ash, known as the "Eyes of Death".^[91] While he is resistant to his own powers, he is not immune and can be stunned or hurt by them if the mist is reflected back at him with a mirrored surface.^[83] He wears a helmet shaped like a jackal's head (evoking the ancient Egyptian godAnubis) that appears to regulate his powers.^[91]

Death can also detect the lifeforce of others and is very long-lived, having been alive for thousands of years.^[89][54][76]

Though he normally uses a scythe in combat, Death wielded the sword known as the Black Bone of Amduat during the X of Swords tournament. It was destroyed in his duel with Storm.^[83]

Death-Dealer (Li Ching-Lin) is asupervillain and an enemy ofShang-Chi appearing inMarvel Comics. Created byDoug Moench andGene Day, he first appeared inMaster of Kung Fu #115 (August 1982).

Li is anMI6 agent known for his extremely brutal methods who is also working as adouble agent for the criminal mastermindFu Manchu, who is Shang-Chi's father. When Shang-Chi and MI6 discover Li's true allegiance, Li flees from them and rendezvouses with Fu Manchu at his secret base inLondon, where he is given the name Death-Dealer, provided with a masked costume and weapons, and ordered to eliminate Shang-Chi and his allies. Death-Dealer succeeds in capturing Shang-Chi and brings him to Fu Manchu. Despite his weakened state, Shang-Chi escapes capture and defeats Death-Dealer in combat. With their London base destroyed, Death-Dealer and Fu Manchu escape by helicopter to Fu Manchu's fortress in China.^[92]

When Shang-Chi arrives at Fu Manchu's fortress, Death-Dealer is dispatched to take Shang-Chi's blood for Fu Manchu to preserve his longevity. Shang-Chi throws a brazier at him, which burns him to death.^[93] Years later, Death-Dealer's son Huo Li confronts Shang-Chi to avenge his father's death but is easily defeated by the Master of Kung Fu.^[94]

• Death-Dealer appears inShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, portrayed by Andy Le.^[95][96] This version is a member of theTen Rings who serves under its leaderWenwu and personally trainedShang-Chi through cruel measures. While accompanying the Ten Rings toTa-Lo, theDweller-in-Darkness' minions steal Death-Dealer's soul.
• An alternate universe variant of Death-Dealer appears inMarvel Zombies.^[97]

Death Metal is a fictional robot appearing inMarvel Comics. The character appears in theMarvel UK imprint. He first appeared inDeath³ #1 and was created byDan Abnett and Dell Barras.

Death Metal was created by DoctorEvelyn Necker as part of the Minion project which also produced Death's Head II andDeath Wreck. Necker sends Death Wreck through space and time, and he comes back with a magical semi-living metal that she calls "Promethium". Necker uses this metal to create a new cyborg, but she is unaware that the Promethium was created by the evil being called Charnel.^[98] Death Metal later steals a time machine and flees to the parallel universe of Charnel.

There he is found by the alternate versions of several mainstreamMarvel Universesupervillains, whom he kills, and several alternate versions of severalsuperheroes, whom he tries to kill. However, Death's Head and Death Wreck also arrive in Charnel's universe and end up fighting Death Metal along with the heroes. When that universe'sGhost Rider uses his mysticalPenance Stare on Death Metal, it causes him to see his own sins and realize the extent of Charnel's evil. The three cyborgs then team up and defeat Charnel. Death Metal is then thrown through a temporal warp to modern-day Earth. After going on a disoriented violent rampage in Toronto, he encounters a being called Argon, a warrior of pure spirit who has been sent from another dimension to end the threat of Death Metal. He absorbs Argon's mind and spirit, only to find that his purity counteracts Death Metal's violent rage. Now seeing himself as a monster, he begins to seek his own death.

When the superhero teamAlpha Flight arrives in response to his rampage, he attempts to escalate the fight so that he might be killed. Unfortunately, this only restores his berserker rage, untilAurora uses her light powers to calm him. Realizing he is still a danger to others, he teleports away (seeDeath Metal #2 andDeath Metal vs Genetix #1). InDeath Metal vs. Genetix, Death Metal seeks to create a being that can destroy him. He takes cell samples from Alpha Flight'sMadison Jeffries and Genetix's Vesper (both of whom can control technology) and creates an embryo which he surgically implants in empath Krista Marwan. Genetix rescues Krista, who inexplicably vows to have the child.

The firstDeath-Stalker wasPhilip Wallace Sterling. An enemy ofDaredevil, he first appeared as theExterminator inDaredevil #39 (April 1968), and as Death-Stalker inDaredevil #113 (September 1974).

Philip Wallace Sterling was born inRiverdale, Bronx, New York. He was a wealthy man prior to embarking on a career as a professional criminal. When he first appears as the Exterminator, he recruits theUnholy Three. He constructs a "time displacer ray" ("t-ray") which can teleport its target into another dimension (possibly theLimbo from whichImmortus hails). The Exterminator leads the Unholy Three in a series of criminal activities and battlesDaredevil. When Daredevil defeats the Exterminator and his agents, he also destroys the t-ray, bombarding the Exterminator with its energy and seemingly killing him.^[99]

Sterling is trapped between dimensions, only able to return to Earth for a few hours at a time. He steals a pair of gloves fromA.I.M. that give him a death-grip, and begins calling himselfDeath-Stalker.^[100] He tries several times to kill Daredevil and build a new t-ray machine, but most of his battles with Daredevil end in a draw.

Sterling is later killed in battle after partially phasing through a tombstone.^[101] He is succeeded by an unnamed female villain who is a member of the Villains for Hire.^[102]

Death-Stalker normally exists in another dimension, where he can observe events without being detected. He can return to Earth for a limited period of time, with his dimensional abilities allowing him to become invisible and intangible and travel vast distances instantaneously.

Death-Stalker also wields a "cybernetic death-grip" gloves that enable him to emit deadly radiation, and is a skilled criminal mastermind and scientist.^[103]

Death Wreck is a fictional cyborg created by Craig Houston andStaz Johnson, first appearing inDeath Wreck #1 (January 1994). Death Wreck is a prototype built byA.I.M. scientistEvelyn Necker in 2018 as part of the Minion project. Constructed at short notice and considered entirely expendable, Death Wreck contains the "brain of awino" housed within a body powered by a car engine.

Death's Head is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Death's Head is a fictional comic book character, created by writerSimon Furman and artistGeoff Senior. Originally published byMarvel UK, he later appeared in comics produced by theirparent company. Death's Head is a robotic bounty hunter (though he prefers the term "freelance peace-keeping agent") andsuperhero who was introduced as a supporting character inTransformers.

Death's Head's mechanoid body had originally been constructed to host the life energy of the techno-mage Lupex, a psychotic who hunted beings for sport and stole their bodies upon killing them. However a woman named Pyra, who wished to steal Lupex's secrets, ultimately decided to use the mechanoid body against him. She gave it a cold, calculating business-like mind but before it could be used against Lupex the body was stolen by an unknown party, enlarged to the size of the Cybertronians, and catapulted through time. Death's Head was used as a pawn by Pyra, while Lupex had begun to hunt Death's Head with the intention of gaining his body. Driven to his mental limits and nearly killed, Death's Head was eventually able to defeat Lupex and, refusing to be anything like his "father", killed him while declaring he "kill[s]only for profit or survival!".^[104]

In 2007, Death's Head attempted to claim the bounty Autobot leaderRodimus Prime had placed on missingDecepticon leaderGalvatron. After interrogating his lieutenantsCyclonus andScourge discovered that Galvatron had used a device to travel back to 1987. He used similar technology to follow his quarry to Earth, destroying the AutobotBumblebee on his arrival, and later battling the DecepticonSoundwave. Having followed, Rodimus attempts to cancel the contract as he plans to do the job himself; as it is both are outmatched and Death's Head loses an arm to the crazed Galvatron.^[105] The Decepticons subsequently hired him to kill Rodimus, a job he was happy to take. However the Autobot was eventually able to buy out the contract, and assigned him to destroy Cyclonus and Scourge instead.^[106]

Tracking the pair led him to the planet Junk, where they all fell under the mental control ofUnicron. Death's Head tried to resist the control but was manipulated into killingShockwave, only to eventually help Rodimus Prime seal Unicron within theMatrix. Finally, prevented from escaping the scene by the explosions wracking the area Death's Head forced himself, Cyclonus, and Scourge through Unicron's time portal, vowing to kill them "another time".^[107]

However, he instead collided with theTARDIS in the timestream. After a confrontation with its pilot, theTime Lord known as the Doctor, he found himself shrank and then tricked into travelling to 8162.^[108] Arriving in the 'Pool, he ended up battling Greater Britain government agentsDragon's Claws, sustaining heavy damage before having a building fall on him.^[109]

Death's Head was recovered by the Chain Gang and rebuilt (with a redesigned body) by one of their members, Spratt.^[110] In exchange for this rescue, he confronted Dragon's Claws again on the Chain Gang's behalf, defeating and capturing Scavenger. When the Claws came to recover their missing member, Death's Head defeated Dragon but opted not to kill him, instead walking away and stating that his chronometer was "a minute slow" and his contract had therefore expired. The Chain Gang were arrested and Spratt, who had escaped arrest, opted to join Death's Head.^[111]

Death's Head and Spratt then relocated to the Los Angeles Resettlement, where Death's Head once again went into business as a Freelance Peacekeeping Agent.^[112] Death's Head was later hired by Dogbolter to capture the Doctor and hisTARDIS, which led him to being stuck in the present day, where he confronted theFantastic Four^[113] and was then sent by Reed Richards to the year 2020 - where he met theIron Man of that era.^[114]

Eventually Death's Head was beheaded and his personality "assimilated" into the mind of thecyborg Minion. Minion was acyborg created by DoctorEvelyn Necker, a long-term pet project created after years of research which included theXandarian Worldmind being temporarily uploaded into the Minion program's gestalt matrix.^[115] By the year 2020, she was an employee ofA.I.M. and the final Minion (as well as its prototype,Death Wreck) was designed to protect the organisation from a psychically predicted threat; it killed and assimilated the minds of multiple targets as preparation.^[116]

Death's Head's personality overwhelmed Minion's programming before it could take out its final target -Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four - and they became thegestalt lifeform that called itself Death's Head II.^[117] Death's Head II soon met up withTuck, anartificial human from the pseudo-medieval planet of Lionheart, where humans had outlawed advanced technology and waged war against androids and cyborgs.^[118] Neo-Nazi black mageBaron Strucker IV magically combined himself with the original Death's Head's corpse to become the supervillain Charnel, a recurring enemy for Death's Head II and the threat AIM had predicted.^[119]

Death's Head II later fought in the Battle of London Bridge, preventing Mys-Tech from sacrificing everyone in Britain toMephisto. However, when Mys-Tech resurfaced years later he decided to use them to flush out Necker in a time before she meddled in his life, taking an offer from them to capture the heroCaptain Britain.^[120] To undertake the mission he left Tuck behind in the future, and she hired the original Death's Head to track him. The two incarnations of Death's Head were able to battle Necker and Mys-Tech, though the original was captured.^[121] Death's Head II nevertheless helped battle Mys-Tech's second attempt to sacrifice the people of Britain. After the threat was ended, both Death's Heads and Tuck returned to the future.^[122]

The third version of Death's Head was introduced in 2005, the result of an online poll on the Marvel Comics website.^[123] Fans were given the chance to choose between four existing Marvel characters: Death's Head,Woodgod,Wundarr the Aquarian, and theTexas Twister. The winning character was to be revamped and receive their own storyline in Marvel'sAmazing Fantasy vol. 2 title. Death's Head won, receiving 49% of the vote.^[123] Death's Head creator Simon Furman stated that he contacted Marvel as soon as he became aware of the poll.^[124]Amazing Fantasy vol. 2 editor Mark Paniccia had already intended to contact Furman to ask him some questions about the character,^[123] and their conversation also led to Furman writing the initialDeath's Head 3.0 story. The character's look was that of one of the Reaver cyborgs from theIncredible Hulk storylinePlanet Hulk.^[125] The initialDeath's Head 3.0 story also included a number of elements that tied it into previousAmazing Fantasy vol. 2 stories. Death's Head's sentience and power source come from A.I.M.'s attempts to first capture and then replicate the power that createdCaptain Universe. Issue #16 reveals the scientist that began the project wasMonica Rappaccini, the mother of the newScorpion, on the back of her attempts to capture the Uni-Power in other titles. Varina Goddard is revealed via A.I.M. records to be Monica's granddaughter.^[126] Furman says he has "mixed feelings" about the story, as he likes it but feels that this is not Death's Head: "I always thought it strange that poll was to bring back one character and what readers got was another entirely... I'd have much rather done the original."^[125] While the Minion project is mentioned as the reason for Death's Head being given his name, no other ties to the previous Death's Heads were included. However, Simon Furman has stated that he would "work in a little retroactive back story to create a kind of unified Death's Head-verse" if the character was revived in the future at some point^[124] and it has come out that he had originally intended to imply Death's Head 3.0 was theoriginal, in an early form,^[127] which the warlock Lupex would abduct and turn into Death's Head's body. Marvel rejected the idea, however.^[125] InNova #17, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning did their own version, depicting the Minion project as being originally based on a Death's Head "3.0" cyborg.^[128]

The third version of Death's Head debuted in a five-part storyline within the pages of Marvel'santhology seriesAmazing Fantasy vol. 2, beginning in #16 (Dec 2005). Written by Death's Head creator Simon Furman and drawn byJames Raiz, the story is set 100 years in the future and does not appear to be directly linked to the previous Death's Head stories.

A.I.M. are set to make peace with the UN and become a legitimate non-terrorist organisation. Hardliner A.I.M. Senior Scientist Patricia Goddard has decided to stop the peace treaty and force A.I.M. back underground by assassinating the UN Secretary-General, using a mysterious alien cyborg in A.I.M.'s possession code-named Death's Head. Powered and given intelligence by an artificial variant of the Uni-Power, the cyborg is sent out into the field with preprogrammed objectives, but the clash between its murderous inclinations and an instinctive desire to help people leave it unsure on which side it wants to be.

The final panel of the Death's Head 3.0 story concludes with an image of the cyborg with mouth horns, alluding to the original Death's Head.^[129] Comic artistSimon Williams has said that Furman was going to end the story by having the character say "I'm Death's Head, yes?", to establish that Death's Head 3.0 was an early version of the original, but the "yes?" was cut off by the editor by mistake.^[127]

Mechanoids with the same design as this incarnation of Death's Head went on to appear on Sakaar, during thePlanet Hulk series,^[130] and are used by theHulk as soldiers during theWorld War Hulk event.^[131] One is used as an A.I.M. courier by Monica Rappaccini in the five-issue miniseriesSuper-Villain Team-Up: MODOK's 11.^[132] It is shown duringNova'sSecret Invasion issues that the Hulk's Death's Head units have been handed over to Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. for study by a Dr. Necker under her "Minion" Project. After Norman Osborn's H.A.M.M.E.R. forces come in to shut the facility down, it is revealed that Dr. Necker is an A.I.M. double agent, explaining how Death's Head was in A.I.M. possession during theDeath's Head 3.0 miniseries.

More recently, during theEnigma Force tie-in miniseries of theIncredible Hulks: Dark Son story arc, it is revealed that this model of Death's Head was built in the Microverse during a war with K'ai thousands of years ago. Sometime after the war, some of the warships they were aboard were sucked through the Great Portal of Sakaar, which is said to breach time and space.

Dr. Paxton Page is a character who is a scientist who perfects the cobalt bomb. He later goes mad and fakes his own kidnapping and death so that he can assume the guise of the supervillainDeath's-Head. He dresses in a glowing radioactive costume, riding a horse whose flesh is made transparent, and wields fireballs and scimitars of radioactive cobalt. Page's daughterKaren returns to her parents' home to investigate her father's disappearance, andDaredevil follows her. In the ensuing battle between Daredevil and Death's-Head, Death's-Head spills a vat of molten cobalt over Daredevil, but realizes that Karen is endangered. This brings him back to his senses, and he pushes Daredevil and Karen to safety. He appears to die in this act of self-sacrifice when he is covered in the molten cobalt.^[133]

• Paxton Page appears in thethird season ofDaredevil, portrayed byLee Tergesen. This version runs a diner in Fagan Corners, Vermont called "Penny's Place" with his wife Penelope, their daughter Karen, and son Kevin.
• Numerous Death's Heads appear inPlanet Hulk as minions of theRed King.^{[citation needed]}
• Death's Head makes a cameo appearance inStrider Hiryu's ending inUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.^{[citation needed]}
• InTransformers Animated, the character Lockdown’s ship is named The Death’s Head, a reference to the character’s Transformers days. The character of Lockdown himself took some cues from Death’s Head as well. [[1]]

Deathdream (Hotoru) is a mutant character published by Marvel Comics. Deathdream first appeared inUncanny X-Men (Vol. 6) #1 (August, 2024) and was created byGail Simone andDavid Marquez. Deathdream has the power of a "death state" in which he can swap between a state of life and death, through which he can summon and manipulate the power of spirits.

Hotoru is a mutant fromKyoto, Japan. On the day of his birth, he died multiple times and his power activated. He travelled to the United States where he joined with the Outliers, a group of young mutants pursued by the monstrous Hag (Sarah Gaunt). The group would go on to join the Louisiana team of X-Men as their students.^[134]

Deathurge is a character who is a former servant ofMaelstrom. A wraithlike entity of unknown origin, he is first seen killing the clones of Maelstrom or his minions to facilitate their escape and resurrection in another cloned body. Although appearing to be Maelstrom's minion, Deathurge actually follows his own motives.^[135][136] He is a former servant of an entity known as Oblivion.^[137] Deathurge was also the childhood companion and "guardian angel" ofCraig Hollis, until he returns after a long absence to collect the soul of Craig's girlfriend Terri O'Doughan, who has committed suicide, thus turning Craig against him. In their final confrontation, Deathurge is captured by Craig and reveals that it will be Craig's destiny to outlive all of humanity, before he is replaced as messenger of death by the recently deceased superheroDoorman, Craig's teammate in theGreat Lakes Avengers, who was installed in his new role by Oblivion.^[138]

December (Winter Frost) is amutant inX-Nation 2099. In the year 2099, Frost gets a job at a local amusement park. However, it is not a typical park, and has a king and queen who preside over it. One day Queen Perigrine disappears, and they find her body at the bottom of theTunnel of Love. After that day, King Avian begins to be suspicious of everyone and requires genetic scans of all incoming tourists before they can enter. Anyone with genetic anomalies is imprisoned in an undergroundlabyrinth and subjected to many tests and acts of torture. Frost is discovered to be a mutant and is imprisoned like the others. She is capable of drastically lowering the air temperature surrounding her hands and projecting it outwards to freeze the air around her into arcticgale winds, allowing her toflash freeze orfreeze dry objects in her surroundings.

Johnny Dee (John D.) is a fictionalmutant character who debuts inSon of M #1 (2005). Johnny has an octopus-like creature that protrudes from his chest with several tentacles. The creature has a brain of its own but cannot speak (although, it is suggested inThe 198 that the latter could be false^{[volume & issue needed]}), and can produce a voodoo doll of a person after Johnny puts a sample of their DNA (like a strand of hair) in its mouth. The creature spits out a clamshell that contains a tiny naked replica of the person, giving him the ability to control the person entirely. Johnny and the creature share the same nervous system, but Johnny cannot feel the creature's pain. This is evidenced inSon of M #1 when one of the creature's tentacles is slashed, leaving them both on the verge of death, but Johnny is oblivious to the actual extent of the injury.

Johnny is one of the few mutants who keeps his powers afterScarlet Witch'salteration of the world to remove the powers of the world's mutants. Living in Mutant Town, Johnny is about to be killed by mutant-hating thugs.^[139] After being rescued bySpider-Man, Johnny agrees to move to theXavier Institute.^{[volume & issue needed]}

WhenMagma arrives at the school, they share a conversation about her recent outburst. Magma sees him as a friend, but Johnny begins falling in love with her. Magma admits that Johnny looks cute but is a bit disgusted by his powers. Later, Johnny appears to use his powers to create small duplicates of Magma,^[140] and later ofJazz as well. They appear to bevoodoo dolls that make the targets come under Johnny's control. Jazz spies on Johnny and finds him making a voodoo doll of Jazz. Johnny later uses the doll against Jazz and kills him.^[141]

Later,Demetrius Lazer has Johnny killMr. M.^[142] Johnny continues to be a pawn in General Lazer's agenda, until Lazer is found out byVal Cooper and General Reyes. Lazer and Johnny are incarcerated, but while Lazer is being tortured by Cooper for information to unlock a door trapping most of the 198, he realizes that Johnny touched him, at which point Johnny snaps the neck of a voodoo doll of Lazer, killing him. At this point, Johnny remains behind bars.^[143]

Deerdevil is an anthropomorphicdeer and animal version of Daredevil.

Defender (Don Stevens) is a superhero who appeared on the cover of the first issue ofU.S.A. Comics and in stories from issues #2–4.

Father Francis Xavier Delgado is a fictional priest inMarvel Comics. The character, created byBill Mantlo andRick Leonardi, first appeared inCloak and Dagger #1 (October 1983).

Father Delgado preaches at the Holy Ghost Church, which is located in the slums ofHell's Kitchen. He arrives at his church one day to findCloak and Dagger, who came seeking sanctuary. After hearing their story, he chooses to honor their wishes of being discreet and feeds and houses them. He even defends them from the police, leading away police detectiveBrigid O'Reilly.^[144] Delgado's church acts as their superhero base, and he aids other superheroes likeSpider-Man and theNew Mutants.^[145] Later, Delgado accompanies Cloak and Dagger to visit Dagger's mother,Melissa Bowen. When she turns out to be cruel and uncaring, Dagger blights her and returns to Cloak and Delgado.^[146] Delgado is shown to detest Cloak and Dagger's vigilante efforts, but cannot stand to see them leave, particularly Dagger as he wants to "rescue" her from Cloak's "demonic" life.^[147] The duo, along with the newly transformed Brigid, who has become Mayhem, rescue Delgado from criminals who were posing as a religious group.^[148]

While thankful for being rescued, Delgado still fears that Cloak and Dagger's souls were corrupted by demons. Both the congregation andDaimon Hellstrom refuse to perform an exorcism for him, so he attempts to do so himself. He is stopped by Mayhem who ridicules him for his selfishness. Ashamed, Delgado prays.^[149] When Dagger returns to the church, Delgado confronts Cloak and forces him to leave with holy water. His action inadvertently awakens the Predator, the demon responsible for Cloak's hunger, and resurrects the spirit ofJack the Ripper. When Dagger learns that Delgado turned Cloak away, she angrily leaves him. Delgado is later taken away to a psychiatric hospital by the congregation.^[150] He is placed in a padded cell and tells Mayhem that he has lost his faith.^[151] Dagger later visits Delgado and learns that he appears to be sane; however, it is quickly revealed that he is under the control ofMister Jip, who is keeping him alive and who he sees as his God. He is visited by Dagger's uncle, Michael Bowen, who has replaced Delgado at the Holy Ghost Church. As the two pray together, Delgado secretly prays to Mister Jip and plots to kill Dagger, who he views as a temptress.^[152]

He soon leaves the hospital and tells Cloak that he is feeling better now, but in actuality he is working close with Mister Jip and his assistant Night.^[153] Delgado begins working for Michael Bowen and once again feigns sanity, even when he encounters a blind Dagger from whom he must restrain himself.^[154] While sweeping the church, Delgado is visited byEcstasy. Feeling that this is part of a test by Mister Jip, Delgado lets slip where Dagger is. Thinking he has failed, Disciplinarian enters, looking for Ecstasy. Delgado tries to fight him off, but is shot.^[155] He recuperates in the hospital, but is convinced that he has failed the Lord due to Cloak and Dagger being together again. Dagger visits him and as she is thanking him for his bravery in protecting her, he continues to plot to kill her.^[156] He is eventually released and reports to Mister Jip about Cloak and Dagger. Mister Jip breaks his promise to Delgado and takes over his body, effectively killing him.^[157]

Father Delgado appears inCloak & Dagger, portrayed byJaime Zevallos.^[158] This version is aschool counselor and priest atSt. Sebastian's School, who assists Tyrone and tries to dissuade him from negative thoughts. After discovering his fear of murdering a child due to his alcoholism hidden by Tyrone, who later ran away from home after being accused of murder, Delgado quit his job, preaching on the streets, until being found byMayhem, telling him to bless her, as she would sin. Delgado receives Adina Johnson when she confesses to having killed James Connors, the man who killed Billy and framed Tyrone. He left a file where he asked her to protect Tyrone. After Tandy and Tyrone leave New Orleans, Delgado settled in the abandoned church where Tyrone lived during his final months and left Delgado a note, urging him to use it to become a priest and get his life back on track. Delgado listened and began rebuilding and cleaning.

Demiurge is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Demiurge is depicted as a cosmic entity who created theElder Gods.

TheDemon Bear is a character appearing inThe New Mutants andX-Force connected toDanielle Moonstar and the formation of theNew Mutants. Its powers includeteleportation,shapeshifting, negative emotion empowerment, and corruption of human souls.

The Demon Bear is a demonic bear spirit created when theAdversary kidnapped and transformed Dani's parents, William and Peg. Throughout its appearances, it battles Dani and the New Mutants beforePsylocke tames and adopts it.^{[159][160][161][162]}

Demon Bear appears inThe New Mutants.^[163] This version was manifested by Danielle Moonstar after her mutant powers first activated and subsequently destroyed the reservation that she lived on. In the present, Moonstar summons the Demon Bear again afterCecilia Reyes attempts to kill her. Subsequently, she battles the bear in her mind and dissipates it after confronting her past.

Desert Ghost (Xi'an Chi Xan) is amutant created for theMarvel 2099imprint. The character was created byJohn Francis Moore andRon Lim, and first appeared inX-Men 2099 #1 (October 1993). He is the founder of the 2099 X-Men and has been both the leader and an enemy of the team.

Xi'an was born into a well-respected family. However, when his mutant power to break down the molecular structure of whatever he touches with his left hand manifested, his parents turned him over to a genetics lab to save their own reputation. Before reaching the lab, Xi'an destroyed his restraints and escaped. He spent much of the rest of his youth on the streets, in and out of gangs before joining the Lawless, gaining the nickname "Desert Ghost." After being chased by bounty hunters in Saigon, Xi'an left the Lawless and returned to the US, with a more refined demeanor and a new purpose, to create his own version of theX-Men to help fight for genetic equality.^[164]

The team almost immediately runs into trouble when Xi'an is accused of murdering casino mogul Noah Synge. The team hurries to clear his name, but in the course of things Xi'an is shot. Instead of dying, his body encases itself in a cocoon. He soon emerges from this cocoon fully healed. This trauma also triggers a secondary mutation, giving Xi'an the power to heal with his right hand.^{[165][166][167]}

Xi'an then leads the team to find Mama Hurricane, a runner for the mutant underground railroad during the Great Purge of mutants some decades prior. They find her and gain knowledge on the Driver, her next contact within the railroad, but are then sidetracked to El Paso, where Krystalin has uncovered evidence of anArchangel-like mutant. They discover a hidden base where Master Zhao, the leader of the last known iteration of the X-Men, has kidnapped Krys and Xi'an's former Lawless teammate Victor Ten Eagles. Over the years, Zhao has made himself mentally unstable with drugs to preserve and enhance his psychic abilities, and plans to brainwash Xi'an's team into his own X-Men. However, in his initial assault on Xi'an's mind it is revealed that Xi'an's prior Lawless personality has been lying dormant, as a sort of alternate personality. In order to defeat Zhao, Xi'an returns to his more amoral personality, knocking the former mutant leader into a coma with a psychic backlash.^{[168][169][170][171]}

Having returned to his old ways, Xi'an leaves the team, attempting to locate the Driver on his own, though he is followed by Skullfire. After finding the Driver, they are attacked by Brimstone Love, leader of the Theatre of Pain. Xi'an joins the Theatre, returning to El Paso to steal the bodies of Zhao and his failed attempt at genetically creating X-Men with powers similar to the originals, One-Eyed Jack, Psycho K and Wingspan.^{[172][173][174]}

During his initiation into the Theatre, Xi'an was forced to relive some of his most traumatic memories, fighting holographically-produced villains from his past. As a final rite of passage he refuses the aid of his moral half and is dubbed Controller X. Using the psychic energy of the comatose Zhao, Xi'an creates a symphony of suffering and pain for the Theatre on a scale they had not seen before. During the performance, the team of X-Men he had created infiltrate the Theatre and rescue him. New X-Man and former Theatre of Pain slave La Lunatica uses her mutant ability to bring to the surface all of Xi'an's past and present misdeeds, finally balancing his turbulent psyche, reverting him to his calm and moral self. With this comes the revelation of all he has done and a heavy-hearted need to atone for his sins.^[164]

Xi'an then travels with the X-Men to the mutant City-State of Halo City, where he leaves the team to open a clinic and heal people with his powers.^[175] He briefly rejoins his remaining Lawless brethren; Auntie Maim, Mongrel and Victor Ten Eagles, to escape The Foolkiller, a human hunting down members of the Lawless for their part in the massacre of his hometown.^{[176][177][178]}

With the rest of humanity, Xi'an retreats to theSavage Land as the polar ice caps begin to melt and flood the world. He helps to rebuild civilization, often getting in heated arguments with the surviving humans. His long-time friend Victor Ten Eagles attempts to help him while Morphine Somers attempts to disrupt the fragile peace within the Last Refuge, believing mutants should rule by right of genetic superiority.^[179]

Xi'an later becomes a leading figure at the Savage Land refuge, now named the Xavier Colony.^[180]

Bob Diamond is a member of theSons of the Tiger in theMarvel Universe. The character, created bySteve Englehart andJim Starlin, first appeared inThe Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1 (April 1974).

Within the context of the stories, Bob Diamond is a skilled martial artist and allies withAbe Brown,Lin Sun,Luke Cage, andIron Fist.

Diamond Lil (Lillian Crawley) is a fictional character appearing inMarvel Comics. She first appeared inAlpha Flight #1 (May 1983), created byJohn Byrne. Diamond Lil is a mutant with the power of superhuman durability and strength generated by a "bio-aura" of energy around her. Her abilities limit her sense of touch^[181], and in one instance made it difficult to remove a benign tumor in her body.^[182]

Diamond Lil was recruited forGamma Flight initially, before being mind controlled into joining the villainousOmega Flight byDelphine Courtney. She was pardoned for her actions and would joinAlpha Flight. She began a romantic relationship withMadison Jeffries while he was engaged toHeather Hudson, and would later marry and retire alongside him. When Jeffries opted to joinAlpha Flight, Lillian left him. She later sought him out in the Department H facilities, only to be captured and experimented on by Department K. She was later rescued by Alpha Flight.^[183]

Lillian was next seen as a prisoner in the mutant concentration camp, Neverland. She survived the ordeal, and retained her powers afterM-Day. She joined the remaining mutants at theXavier Institute and later Utopia. She reconciled with Madison but was killed byMortis during the events ofNecrosha.^[184] Madison buried her at sea.

Diamondback is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Dirtnap is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Dirtnap is a mutant with body-switching abilities who is a member of theDark Riders.^[185]

Discus (Tim Stuart) first appeared inPower Man #16 in December 1974, and was created byTony Isabella andBilly Graham.

The youngest son of Tyler Stuart, a warden at Seagate prison, Tim Stuart is employed byJustin Hammer and given a costume, jet-pack, and assorted weaponry. He takes the name Discus, as his weapon of choice is a throwing disc; he usually carries disc-shaped flying blades. He is the younger brother ofStiletto.^[186]

DJ (Mark Sheppard) is a student at theXavier Institute for Higher Learning who first appears inNew X-Men: Academy X #2 (2004).

Mark Sheppard was born in the fictional town of Bluewater Village as revealed inNew X-Men. It was also revealed that his father was an alcoholic and his mother died when he was young.^{[citation needed]} At the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, DJ is a member of theCorsairs training squad who transfers to theParagons squad. DJ is one of the many students depowered onM-Day, and later dies after a bus bombing.^[187] Years later, he is resurrected following the establishment ofKrakoa and its resurrection protocols.^[188][189] DJ possesses the ability to manipulate energy based on the type of music he is listening to.^[190]

Doctor Decibel is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Anton Decibel is a criminal surgeon working for theInstitute of Evil, and he performed the operation onLady Lark that endowed her with hypersonic vocal cords.^[191] Like the rest of the Institute members, he was defeated by the Squadron Supreme and behavior modified and elected to full membership in the Squadron.^{[volume & issue needed]} Doctor Decibel was killed when he suffocated inQuagmire's extradimensional slime.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Doctor Decibel carried a device capable of transmitting 300 deciBels of sonic energy.

Doctor Demonicus (Douglas Birely) is asupervillain appearing inMarvel Comics. He possesses advanced knowledge ofgenetic engineering and clashes with theAvengers and theShogun Warriors, in addition toS.H.I.E.L.D. Doctor Demonicus first appeared inGodzilla, King of the Monsters vol. 1 #4 (Nov 1977) and was created byDoug Moench andTom Sutton.^[192]

Douglas Birely was born inCulver City, California. As a scientist, he was studying the correlation between radioactivity and mutation when he was contaminated by a radioactive spill. As Doctor Demonicus, he is a criminalgeneticist. His discovery of the Lifestone radioactive meteorite allows him to create immensekaiju-style monsters mutated from animals. These include Batragon, Ghilaron, Lepirax, and Centipor. Using his monsters and his Demon-Soldiers, he raids oil tankers from his secret laboratory located on one of the Aleutian Islands. The monsters are defeated byGodzilla and Demonicus is defeated byGabe Jones and taken intoS.H.I.E.L.D. custody.^[193]

Demonicus becomes an ally ofMaur-Konn, who gives Demonicus his satellite. Demonicus later uses his monsters against theShogun Warriors. Demonicus launches a meteor strike against Earth from his base on the dark side of the Moon. He is defeated by the Shogun Warriors and taken into custody by S.H.I.E.L.D. again.^[194]

He eventually captures, mentally controls, and further mutates Godzilla. The creature also, for unknown reasons, shrinks in size once Demonicus captures and enslaves him. He sets Godzilla against theWest Coast Avengers, and also salvagesIron Man's armor and uses it to attack the West Coast Avengers personally. He is defeated by Tony Stark,^[195] and is later mutated by both the Lifestone and the demon Raksasa. His alter ego develops skin cancer, which is kept under control by devices in his costume.

Demonicus is the founder, creator, and leader of thePacific Overlords, who gained their various superpowers due to Demonicus exposing them to fragments of the Lifestone, and with them battlesSunfire and the West Coast Avengers. He raises a land mass from the Pacific Ocean floor just north of Hawaii, and founds on it the new nation of Demonica with himself as ruler. He attempts, unsuccessfully, to get theUnited Nations to recognize Demonica as a sovereign nation.^[196] Demonicus is seemingly killed when Demonica sinks into the Pacific.^[197]

Doctor Demonicus is eventually arrested, tried, convicted, and incarcerated for his crimes. He is sentenced tothe Raft, a supervillain prison facility. He is among the 43 villains who escape during a breakout engineered byElectro.^[198]The Hood hires him as part of his criminal organization to take advantage of the split in the superhero community caused by the Superhuman Registration Act. He helps them fight the New Avengers, but is taken down by Doctor Strange.^[199] Demonicus participates in the Hood's temporary alliance with superheroes to battle an invadingSkrull force.^[200] As seen in flashbacks, the Hood used his powers to help Demonicus and the others escape from jail. During a secretive gathering, Demonicus and the others learn of the Skrulls' attempt to infiltrate and control their organization.^[201]

During the "Dark Reign" storyline, Doctor Demonicus joins with the Hood's gang in an attack on the New Avengers, who were expecting theDark Avengers instead.^[202]Quasimodo researched Doctor Demonicus forNorman Osborn. While Doctor Demonicus is currently following Hood, he should be taken seriously if Hood gains some funding needed to continue his genetic experiments. In addition, Quasimodo mentions to Osborn that a few of Doctor Demonicus' creations are on Monster Isle which they can make use of.^[203]

Doctor Demonicus is a genius with a PhD in genetics and has an advanced knowledge of genetics andMyndai technology. He wears a costume that contains life-support devices that keep his skin cancer in remission. He has demonic-looking features, including mottled skin and horns on his forehead. He carries a blaster that fires an unknown form of concussive energy. He uses advanced genetics, robotics, and force field technology adapted to various weaponry. Demonicus possesses the Lifestone, a radioactive meteor, with which he has created artificially mutated monsters and humans.

Doctor Midas is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Doctor Midas is an unnamed pirate who exposed himself to cosmic radiation, gaining the ability to turn anything to gold. He founds the Midas Foundation and has a daughter named Oublliette Midas who took on the nameExterminatrix.^[204]

Midas later exposes himself to further cosmic radiation and gains the powers of theFantastic Four as well as cosmic awareness, mind control, regeneration, and telepathy. He briefly adopts the codenameCosmic Man. Noh-Varr defeats Cosmic Man and sends him into theDark Dimension.^[205]

During the "Original Sin" storyline, Midas escapes from the Dark Dimension and reunites with Exterminatrix. They accompanyOrb in going to theBlue Area of the Moon to steal one ofUatu's eyes. When confronted byNick Fury, Doctor Midas is forced to absorb all of the eye's abilities and dies after being overloaded.^[206]

During the "A.X.E.: Judgment Day" storyline, it is revealed that Exterminatrix is Midas' adoptive daughter and is not biologically related to him.^[207]

Doctor Pussycat is an anthropomorphic cat and animal version of Doctor Octopus.

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Doctor Sun is a fictional character appearing inMarvel Comics. The character first appeared inTomb of Dracula #16 (January 1974), created byMarv Wolfman andGene Colan. The character dies inFantastic Four #217 (April 1980).

Doctor Tramma (sometimes calledDoc Tramma) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Doctor Tramma is an unnamed genius who was born in North Korea. After leaving North Korea, she set up a shop where she augments others with cybernetic technology.^[208] At one point, Tramma was hired byMister Negative where she gaveHammerhead an adamantium skeleton.^[209] Then she later found a way to restoreBlack Cat's bad luck powers.^[208]

Having been hired by Sasha Kravinoff, Tramma approachedAleksei Sytsevich at a dinner where she offered to give him an upgraded Rhino armor. When he declined, Tramma gave the armor to an unnamed lesser criminal who became the second Rhino.^[210]

During the "Heroic Age",Steve Rogers researched Tramma and planned to have her deported. He also mentioned that he was surprised to hear how Tramma got a hold of some of theBeetle armors.^[211]

Working for an unidentified employer, Tramma performs human experimentation. After one experiment on Hijack, Tramma plans to targetMakawalu Akana and injectsVermin with a formula while dispatching him to deal with Spider-Girl. While watching through a drone, Tramma saw Spider-Girl defeat Vermin by copying his abilities enough to control his clones. After briefly speaking with Spider-Girl and knowing who she is, Tramma asks her employer what the next move should be.^[212] Tramma later dispatchesLady Bullseye to find out everything she can about Spider-Girl.^[213] Tramma learned what Lady Bullseye had learned in her encounter with Spider-Girl. She later continues her tests on Hijack. By the 48th test, Tramma causes Hijack to short out the lights in half of Manhattan as she speaks to her employer, who is revealed to beTombstone. As Tombstone stands next to a device, Tramma is told by Tombstone to get Spider-Girl.^[214] Using the same formula to improve Hijack's abilities, Tramma gets control of a drone that Rand Enterprises had gotten ahold of. Spider-Girl helps rescue some of the employees. When Spider-Man shows up and meets Spider-Girl, they work to subdue the drone as Tramma is instructed by Tombstone to take them out.^[215] When Spider-Girl disables the drone, Tombstone tells Tramma that the drone will be operation again as Tombstone and Lady Bullseye take their leave. Spider-Girl later finds Hijack with Tramma and manages to defeat Tramma and her minions.^[216]

Stacy Dolan is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Stacy Dolan is the occasional girlfriend ofDanny Ketch. First appearing inGhost Rider vol. 3 #1 byHoward Mackie and Javier Saltares, she is the daughter of NYPD captain Arthur Dolan. Stacy grew up the childhood friends of Danny and Barbara Ketch and Jack D'Auria. As they grew older Stacy and Danny developed a romantic relationship. Stacy has aspirations to become a police officer like her father. Her life changes when she finds out that Danny is in the hospital and his sister is in a coma. All she knows is they witnessed a murder and the sole suspect is the Ghost Rider. After that night Stacy notices a pattern as familiar neighborhood faces are murdered. Ghost Rider is involved in some way but she does not realize to what extent.

Over time, Stacy teams up with Ghost Rider and theMidnight Sons. During the event known as the Siege of Darkness, she acts as an unofficial representative of the NYPD, and works in conjunction with the Midnight Sons to help stop the growing threats of Lilith andZarathos. During the battle she discovers Danny is the Ghost Rider.

Dominus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared inX-Men #21 (June 1966) entitled "From whence comes... Dominus?", byRoy Thomas andJay Gavin.^[217]

Dominus is a sentient super-computer, created by the alienQuists and sometimes controlled byLucifer. Dominus is the channel by which the alien race known as "The Arcane" conquers planet after planet. AtLucifer's command post, the Supreme One tells Lucifer that the time is ready for his true purpose – to deploy Dominus. Dominus and Lucifer are then temporarily defeated by Charles Xavier, who suffers a debilitating injury in the process. The X-Men go on to defeat Lucifer permanently.

Doombot C35 is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Following theAge of Ultron storyline,Hank Pym was seen with the head of aDoombot as he starts to work on it.^[218]

Pym controls it with the constant threat of releasing a microblack hole he implanted in its chest cavity. The Doombot reluctantly ends up joining Pym'sAvengers A.I. alongsideMonica Chang,Victor Mancha, andVision.^[219][220]

During the "One World Under Doom" storyline, this Doombot was identified as Doombot C35 and was seen working as a servant for theRunaways. When other Doombots show up to return Doombot C35 toDoctor Doom's services, the other Runaways work to keep the Doombots away from their Doombot ally.^[221]

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Dorrek VII is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. He was created byStan Lee andJack Kirby, and first appeared inFantastic Four #18 (June 1963). He was theSkrull Emperor as well as the husband ofR'Klll, father ofAnelle and grandfather ofHulkling (also known asDorrek VIII).

• Dorekk VII appears inThe Fantastic Four, voiced byDon Messick.
• Dorekk VII appears inFantastic Four (1994), voiced byRobert Ridgely in the first season and byBeau Weaver in the second season.

Dragon Man is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Dragon Man was created byJack Kirby.^[222]

The first Dragon Man is an android built by ProfessorGregson Gilbert ofEmpire State University as an experiment. Gregson hoped to find a way to bring it to life. He could not find a way to do this until the alchemistDiablo arrived and brought it to life under his partial control using his supernatural powers.^[223] However, Dragon Man broke his control and attempted to kill Diablo.^[224][225] Although Dragon Man is slow-minded to the point that he is incapable of speech, he understands orders given by Diablo and is a determined foe of theFantastic Four (although the creature has always displayed aKing Kong-like affection towardsSue Richards). Dragon Man is not especially malicious, although he is easily manipulated and provoked to violence.

Dragon Man later died, was revived, encounteredMedusa andGorgon, and fought theThing andHuman Torch.^[226] After his death, Dragon Man was later studied byHank Pym at his laboratory. He was restored to life again by Diablo and was defeated by Pym as Goliath and escaped.^[227] Dragon Man battledHercules and theAvengers destroyed Diablo's army of Dragon Men.^[228] Dragon Man was once found by the originalX-Men and was made to be an unofficial mascot of sorts. After a period of time on the team where he developed a deep affection forJean Grey, Dragon Man is moved to Monster Island.

Dragon Man was reclaimed by Professor Gregson Gilbert and sent byLemuel Dorcas to attackNamor.^[229] He was next used by Gregory Gideon to attack the Fantastic Four.^[230] Dragon Man was then sent byMachinesmith to attackCaptain America.^[231] He later became the mount for the extra-dimensional dragon riderRal Dorn.^[232] Dragon Man then foughtHulk andKate Waynesboro under the control ofRingmaster and theCircus of Crime.^[233]

Dragon Man encountered the child superheroes calledPower Pack. Gregson Gilbert later attempted to replicate the creation of the Dragon Man without the addition of alchemical interruptions, and this time succeeded. He created a number of androids based on otherlegendary creatures. These androids were defeated by Power Pack, and Gilbert and Dragon Man go to work at Disneyland.^[234] Dragon Man was used as a servant ofAron the RogueWatcher.^[235] He facedSpider-Man duringActs of Vengeance, when he was unleashed on him byWizard.^[236]

In addition to his servitude to Diablo, Dragon Man has servedSuper-Adaptoid and was also a member of theNew Enforcers. InThe Spectacular Spider-Man #235–236,Roxxon sprung him from a government containment facility to capture and dissect him to create robotic super-soldiers based on Dragon Man's powers. He was freed byBen Reilly. Dragon Man later showed up in Africa under the influence of mad scientistEric Pain.^[237] Though the creature was under a full rage, he ended up defeated once more by both superheroes. Afterwards, he resurfaced inBeyond!, destroying anAvengersQuinjet the group was using to escape.

During theCivil War storyline,^[238] Dragon Man attends the funeral ofStilt-Man. After poisoning the guests, thePunisher blew up the bar in which the wake had been held. Dragon Man was later seen being arrested byS.H.I.E.L.D. agents.^[239]

Alyosha Kraven later began collecting a zoo of animal-themed superhumans,^[240] includingBushmaster,Gargoyle,Tiger Shark,Kangaroo,Aragorn,Vulture,Mongoose,Man-Bull,Swarm,Mandrill,Grizzly,Frog-Man, andRhino. In the end, the Punisher managed to sabotage this zoo; though Kraven himself escaped to theSavage Land. InAvengers: The Initiative #8, Dragon Man had been captured by the trainee heroes, having been attracted toKomodo. InNova, Dragon Man was seen battling the newly revivedNova Corps consisting of Qubit, Fraktur, Tracel, Morrow, Irani, and Robbie Rider. He was subdued by the Corps using a gravimetric net.^[241]

At one point, Dragon Man had been placed in theNegative Zone, and like most of the other prisoners, was conscripted into service whenBlastaar attacked the prison. When theShadow Initiative was sent in to liberate the prison, Blastaar sent Dragon Man against them. However, Komodo was able to use Dragon Man's attraction to her to convince him to switch sides.^[242] Following this, Dragon seemingly reforms, as he,Artie Maddicks, andLeech are seen atFranklin Richards' birthday party.^[243]

Dragon Man is later upgraded byValeria Richards and joinsReed Richards'Future Foundation.^[244][245] InMarvel NOW!, Dragon Man creates the Thing Rings for Darla Deering to wear, which enables her to becomeMs. Thing.^[246]

Dragon Man and the Future Foundation were returned to Earth-616 by Mister Fantastic which also attracted the Griever At the End of All Things. At this time, Dragon Man took on the alias ofDraconus. When the Griever trapped Dragon Man in a time loop where Diablo would have used a spell to end him, Dragon Man was saved by Human Torch.^[247]

Wizard later took the Fantastic Four to court where he claimed that Dragon Man is unsuited to be Bentley 23's caregiver. A man claiming to be the real Bentley Wittman appeared stating that Wizard is the clone. This caused a fooled Wizard to flee as the case is dismissed. It was later revealed that Bentley 23 created a perfect clone of Bentley Wittman behind everyone's back with help from Dragon Man.^[248]

Puppet Master andMad Thinker collaborated to build the second Dragon Man as part of their plot to destroy the Fantastic Four. Unlike the original Dragon Man at the time, this Dragon Man is capable of speech. Human Torch causes a mountain beneath Dragon Man to explode, destroying it.^[249]

When he got his hands on aCosmic Cube, Doctor Doom turned the dust on the Moon into a third version of Dragon Man to fight the Fantastic Four. WhenUatu theWatcher reclaimed the Cosmic Cube, Dragon Man was restored to dust.^[250]

• Dragon Man appears inThe New Fantastic Four.^{[citation needed]}
• Dragon Man appears in theFantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes episode "Frightful". This version was created byWizard and is a member of theFrightful Four who resembles an anthropomorphic gray dragon with integral wings for arms.^{[citation needed]}
• Dragon Man appears inUltimate Spider-Man. This version was created byDoctor Octopus.^{[citation needed]}
• Dragon Man appears inSpider-Man: Web of Fire.^[251]
• Dragon Man appears inFantastic Four (1997).^{[citation needed]}
• Dragon Man appears as a boss inFantastic Four (2005).^{[citation needed]}
• Dragon Man appears as a mini-boss inMarvel: Ultimate Alliance.^{[citation needed]} This version is a former member ofDoctor Doom'sMasters of Evil who joined theMandarin in leaving them when the latter failed to take command.
• Dragon Man appears inMarvel Heroes.^{[citation needed]}
• Dragon Man appears inMarvel Contest of Champions.^[252][253]
• Dragon Man received several action figures released byToy Biz.^[254] The character was included in Fantastic Four series 2 (1995), Fantastic Four Metal Mania (1995), Marvel Universe (1997), and Fantastic Four Classics series 2 (2007).
• Dragon Man received an action figure fromHeroClix (2021).^[255]

TheDragon of the Moon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It first appeared inThe Defenders #138–139 (December 1984 – January 1985), and was created byPeter B. Gillis andDon Perlin.^[256] The Dragon of the Moon is a malevolent entity that has been a foe of boththe Defenders and theEternals.

The Dragon's exact origins are unrevealed, however it does claim to know some of theElders of the Universe. It has claimed to kill the inhabitants ofTitan before theEternals inhabited it. It has also claimed that the Lords of Light once took away his freedom. It has visited the Earth several times. The first time, it tried to take over the Earth, but was apparently repulsed by the Eternal known asInterloper. The Dragon of the Moon possesses control over massive amounts of cosmic and mystical forces, presumably on at least a global scale. It is immortal. Its strength is increased on the mortal plane as the host of the Dragon of the Moon succumbs further and further to the Dragon's influence.

Dragonfly is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared inX-Men #94–95 (August–October 1975), and was created byChris Claremont andLen Wein.

Veronica Dultry is endowed with superhuman powers byMaggiascientists to serve the crime lordCount Nefaria as a member of the originalAni-Men. The Ani-Men take control of theNORAD base at Mount Valhalla, but are defeated by theX-Men,^[257] and imprisoned in the mutant research complex atMuir Island. She escapes shortly after whenErik the Red breaks into the complex.^[258]

She is later abducted by the alien theStranger to his laboratory world, where she and other abductees are manipulated by theOvermind into battlingQuasar.^[259]

After she returns to Earth, she mutates further due to the Stranger's experiments, butAnt-Man aids her in returning to her normal appearance.^[260]

Dragonfly later joinsSuperia'sFemizons and battlesCaptain America andPaladin.^[261] Dragonfly and several other former Femizons battle Captain America again during anA.I.M. weapons demonstration.^[262]

Much later, Dragonfly is invited to join theCrimson Cowl'sMasters of Evil, where she battles theThunderbolts. They are defeated and sent to prison.^[263]

In new battle armor, she is sent to attack Jackie Dio alongside several other criminals. Dio quickly defeats the villains by blowing up the building they were in.^[264]

During the "Secret Empire" storyline, Dragonfly is recruited byBaron Helmut Zemo to join the Army of Evil.^[265]

During the "Hunted" storyline, Dragonfly is among the animal-themed characters who are captured by theTaskmaster andBlack Ant forKraven the Hunter's Great Hunt.^[266]

Dragonfly appears inThe Avengers: United They Stand episode "Command Decision", voiced bySusan Roman.^{[citation needed]} This version is a member of BaronHelmut Zemo'sMasters of Evil.

Dragoness is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Tamara Kurtz's parents were exposed to radiation inHiroshima, resulting in Tamara's genetic mutation. She later became affiliated with theMutant Liberation Front (MLF) afterStryfe discovered her living inMadripoor when he traveled there withSumo andKamikaze. She joined the MLF, going on several strike missions in the name of mutant supremacy. On one such mission serving as Stryfe's assassins, Dragoness, Sumo, and Kamikaze went to Madripoor where they were tasked with poisoning the water supplies of the world's major capitals; they were defeated byCable and theNew Mutants, andSunfire.^[267] The MLF later separated into strike forces to steal a series of seemingly unrelated art objects, with Dragoness acting as a field leader, although she was defeated by Cable.^[268] Dragoness and the other MLF members unwittingly became embroiled in the event known as theX-Cutioner's Song which, among other things, unleashed theLegacy Virus on the world.^[269] After this event ended, and a brief romance with her teammateWildside, all members of the MLF were taken into government custody.^[270]

When the villainousReignfire reformed the terrorist organization, Dragoness was not in his original line-up. However, when he wanted to break into a government facility to steal their information on the manufacture of the Legacy Virus, he conscripted Dragoness to his cause.^{[volume & issue needed]} Little did the MLF know that a government sanctioned program calledOperation: Zero Tolerance had hiddensleeper agentPrime Sentinels within thelaboratory. Once again, the members of the MLF exceptForearm andDanielle Moonstar were taken intoSHIELD custody.^{[volume & issue needed]}

After the events ofM-Day, where theScarlet Witch removed the mutantgenome from over 90% of the world's mutant population, Dragoness was one of the few to retain her powers, as listed in theX-Men: The 198 Files. The government considers her a 'General' national security threat.^[271]

Dragoness is next seen fleeing government-sanctionedH.A.M.M.E.R. agents alongsideTrance andToad. She battles the agents in an attempt to cover her allies' escape, but temporarily exhausts her bioelectric power and is defeated. The three are rescued byGambit before being apprehended.^[272] After the conflict, Dragoness relocates toUtopia, where she is seen with Toad andAvalanche.^[273] She participates in Toad's scheme to take control of Utopia's water supply, but the rebellion is quickly quelled byIceman.^[274]

Dragoness possesses the ability to generate and store bioelectric energy that she can project as blasts from her hands that disrupt mechanical and neural activity, or can be modulated to excite atmospheric particles, creating high temperature flares. As a member of the MLF, she often wears a pair of mechanical dragon-like wings that enable high-speed flight.

Dragonrider is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Dragonrider was introduced in 1984'sSub-Mariner four-issue limited series; in that series, she appeared inSub-Mariner #1–2 (September–October 1984), and #4 (December 1984), and was created byJ. M. DeMatteis andBob Budiansky.

Dragonrider was a sentinel in theAtlanean army who became a political dissident and rebel after seeing how her people remained poor while the rulers became more rich. She and her rebels sought mystic artifacts to empower themselves, and Dragonrider gained a mystic conch shell that would allow her to control sea creatures and an eel that had been mutated into an eel/dragon-like creature.

Carlton Drake is a fictional character appearing inMarvel Comics. The character, created byDavid Michelinie andTodd McFarlane, first appeared inThe Amazing Spider-Man #298 (March 1988). He is theLife Foundation's leader who is constantly at odds withSpider-Man andEddie Brock.

Drake hiresChance to steal European armaments.^[275] His men transport Chance to his survivalist facility Sanctum Maximus, and demand the secrets of Chance's suit. Spider-Man arrives to rescue Chance and the two destroy the facility while Drake escapes via helicopter.^[276] Drake next teams up with the foreign assassin Chakane in a plot to use Protectors, enhanced and mindless mercenaries, for the assassination ofSymkaria's king. The Protectors are defeated by Spider-Man,Paladin andSilver Sable but Drake's resources prevent any prosecution.^[277] Afterwards, Drake used theTri-Sentinel for his clientele's protection. While performing a "field test" against Spider-Man andNova, the Tri-Sentinel is unresponsive to his controls and went on a rampage.^[278] With nothing else to lose, Drake has his men gather all the data and once again evade capture.^[279] Drake briefly teams up withJustin Hammer andJonas Hale in an effort to steal superpowers for their own nefarious purposes, but are stopped by Spider-Man and theNew Warriors.^[280]

Drake uses theVenom symbiote to create five newsymbiote "children" (Scream,Phage,Agony,Lasher, andRiot) which he bonds to his employees. However, his symbiote enforcers are defeated by Spider-Man and Brock, forcing Drake to once again flee while realizing that web-slinger is more troublesome than he believed.^[281] Drake next funds a project in an attempt to create a race of arachnids and cure his cancer withRoland Treece andOrwell Taylor as co-conspirators.^[282] Drake is eventually injected with a serum which transforms himself into theMan-Spider.^[283] He lays waste to the entire facility, killing many of his former employees. However, the combined efforts of Spider-Man, Venom andThe Jury send him falling beneath the facility. Drake later wakes up as a noticeably younger-looking human, swearing revenge against the ones who defeated him.^[284]

Years later, Drake is Arthur Krane's campaign manager to inform about the threats symbiotes cause. It is strongly implied that he wants to use his position in an effort to study symbiotes more.^[285]

Drake later hired formerAlchemax Guardsman Corwin Jones to steal the Symbiote samples of Phage, Riot, Scream, Agony, Lasher, andToxin from Alchemax. When Corwin succeeded in it, Drake had Corwin merge with the Symbiote samples which led to the formation of the Madness Symbiote.^[286]

Carlton Drake is an average man but has an above average knowledge of symbiotes.^[281] His Man-Spider form has superhuman physical abilities and acidic saliva.^[283][284]

Carlton Drake appears inVenom (2018), portrayed byRiz Ahmed.^[287] This version is the Life Foundation's vainglorious, egocentric founder and CEO who started out as a biochemist. After one of his company's spaceships discovers several symbiotes, Drake has the symbiotes brought to him to run experiments on. However, two of the symbiotes die due to failed bonding attempts, theVenom symbiote escapes and successfully bonds withEddie Brock, and Drake himself bonds with theRiot symbiote. Together, they attempt to bring more symbiotes to Earth, only to be killed by Brock and Venom.

Frank Drake is a direct descendant of CountDracula (via a marriage from before he became avampire). The character first appeared inTomb of Dracula #1 and was created byGene Colan andGerry Conway.^[256]

Frank Drake is a former millionaire who had squandered his inheritance and had nothing more than an ancestral castle inTransylvania. Planning to sell it, he and his friends travel to the castle, and discover Dracula's skeleton. They accidentally resurrect him, and Drake narrowly escapes death. Drake eventually relocates toLondon.^[288]

Broke and in despair, Drake attempts to commit suicide but was saved by vampire huntersRachel van Helsing and Taj Nital.^[289] The two, along withQuincy Harker, were dedicated to killing Dracula and his vampiric followers. Drake joins the group under van Helsing and Harker's tutelage.^[290] He is later killed in battle, and has largely remained dead since.^[291]

Frank Drake is a capable hand-to-hand combatant, and an experienced marksman. He has been known to carry conventional handguns. He also possesses a nano-tech weapon capable of disrupting occult energies, which he calls Linda.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Frank Drake appears inDracula: Sovereign of the Damned, voiced byKeiichi Noda in the original Japanese version and byDan Woren in the English dub.

Odessa Drake is a supervillain and thief who first appeared inThe Amazing Spider-Man vol. 5 #8. She was created byNick Spencer andHumberto Ramos.

Odessa Drake was raised in New York City by her father, Castillo, as a member of a secret society of criminals known as the Thieves' Guild. After her father's passing, Odessa continued his search for immortality, which she obtained via a deal with the Gilded Saint. She became leader of the Thieves' Guild, which she sought to return to glory by killing anyone on debt with the Guild and stealing gear from superheroes. Fellow Guild memberBlack Cat was worried over the consequences stealing from superheroes would have on the world, so she contactedSpider-Man and the two tried to give back the stolen items. Odessa and the Guild attempted to stop them by fording them into the magic-powered vault where they kept the stolen items, but had to retreat when Spider-Man usedMs. Marvel's phone to contact reinforcements. Odessa was nevertheless pleased that the Guild has risen in infamy through their actions.

In the aftermath of theKing in Black storyline, Black Cat revealed to Drake that her father Black Fox has stolen the Thieves' Guild's immortality by surrendering New York's deed to the Saint. Under the agreement of getting rid of the Black Fox, Odessa agreed to help Black Cat, and the two traveled to the Saint's world, where they convinced the Saint that Black Fox was going to scam him, so he brought Fox to his world as punishment. Later, the two discussed the possibility of a relationship in spite of their positions in the Guild, before having sex together.

Through the following months, she would refuse to help Black Cat's mother after being diagnosed with cancer due to not wanting to bend more Guild rules for her sake, and helped Black Cat escape fromNick Fury Jr.

Odessa Drake appears inMoon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, voiced byAnna Akana.^[292] This version is asocial media influencer who wields gadgets and weaponry stolen from superheroes, such as theAvengers, before eventually reforming after attendingMoon Girl's Good Word Program.

Dreadface is a character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. The character, created byTom DeFalco andPaul Ryan, first appeared inFantastic Four #359 (December 1991).

He is aSymbiote and a foe of theFantastic Four.^[293][294]

TheDreamqueen is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared inAlpha Flight #57 (April 1988).^[295] The character was created byBill Mantlo andJim Lee.

Dreamqueen is the daughter of a succubus named Zhilla Char andNightmare, ruler of the Dream Dimension. Her birth killed her mother, and gave the Dreamqueen all her memories. She was born in a similar "dream dimension" of her own called Liveworld, of which she is the ruler. It was to this dimension that the fetus ofLaura Dean instinctively sent her unborn twin sister,Goblyn. As the autistic Laura grew up, she discovered that she was able to switch places in Liveworld with her sister. After encounteringAlpha Flight, Goblyn and Laura were admitted intoBeta Flight under the misbelief that they were one and the same person. The Dreamqueen possesses a gifted intelligence, is entirely self-educated in the study of sorcery, and gains her powers through the manipulation of the forces of magic.

Igor Drenkov, also known asIgor Skylar,^[296] is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created byStan Lee andJack Kirby, and first appeared inThe Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962).

Drenkov is a Russian spy working forGargoyle who posed as a colleague ofBruce Banner,Thunderbolt Ross andBetty Ross while undercover. Drenkov detonated the gamma bomb as Banner rescuesRick Jones, resulting in his colleague's transformation into the Hulk.^[297]

Drenkov is later driven insane by nightmares of his decisions and works with thePresence.^[298] However, he is betrayed and transformed into a gamma monster who fights theWinter Guard before being killed byDarkstar.^[299][300]

• Igor Drenkov appears inThe Marvel Super Heroes.^{[citation needed]}
• Igor Drenkov appears in theAvengers Assemble episode "Dehulked", voiced byAndré Sogliuzzo.^[301][302] This version is a technology thief who is served by theDetroit Steelcorps before briefly obtaining his own gamma form.

Rachel Dreyfuss is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. Created byFabian Nicieza andMark Bagley, she first appeared inNew Warriors vol. 1 #21 (January 1992).

Rachel Dreyfus was theprosecutor for the trial ofVance Astrovik for the first-degree murder and negligent homicide of Arnold Astrovik.^[303]

Dryad (Callie Betto) is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. Created byNunzio DeFilippis andChristina Weir, she first appeared inNew X-Men: Academy X #1.

Dryad is a member of the former Corsairs training squad, consisting ofSpecter,Quill, and theStepford Cuckoos. She

During "Decimation", Dryad is among the mutants who lose their powers to theScarlet Witch and is later killed byWilliam Stryker.^[304]

Years later, she is resurrected following the establishment ofKrakoa and its resurrection protocols.^[305]

Ducktor Doom is an anthropomorphicduck and animal version ofDoctor Doom.

Sgt. Michael "Mike" Duffy is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published byMarvel Comics. The character, created byJoe Simon andJack Kirby, first appeared inCaptain America Comics #1 (March 1941).

Michael Duffy was the superior ofSteve Rogers andJames Barnes who were secretly Captain America and Bucky. He had a short temper and was always getting after his soldiers for "goldbricking". He was always picking on Rogers and Barnes for not being heroes, an ironic claim as he was unaware of their dual identities. He had nearly put two and two together, but would later deny the possibility.^[306] At one point, Duffy showed remorse when he thought that Rogers and Barnes had died in a Japanese air raid, only to go back to berating them when he found out they were alive.^[307] He also had a crush onBetsy Ross^[308] though this was retconned to show that he had a lover overseas named Flo.^[309] While out on a mission, Duffy and several soldiers were caught in an explosion. He survived and was recuperating in a hospital. Due to his lack of appearances afterwards, it's implied that he stayed in bed for the remainder of the war.^[310] Years later, Rogers would visitArlington National Cemetery to see his former commander's grave stone and reminisce on old times.^[311]

Michael Duffy appears in theMarvel Cinematic Universe filmsCaptain America: The First Avenger andCaptain America: The Winter Soldier, portrayed by Damon Driver.^{[citation needed]} This version is a drill sergeant who is not comically temperamental nor mean-spirited towardsSteve Rogers.

Dum-Dum is an alias utilized by characters appearing in American comic books published byMarvel Comics.

ASkrull infiltrator, created byJeph Loeb and Christos Cage, first appeared inFallen Son: The Death of Captain America #5 (August 2007).

A Super-Skrull infiltratedS.H.I.E.L.D. alongsideVeranke andCriti Noll. The Skrull impersonatedDum Dum Dugan which fooledMaria Hill,Iron Man, andAbigail Brand on various matters, such as theHulk'svengeance and leading the Skrulls posing as government agents, before having infiltratedS.W.O.R.D. to ensure the Peak orbital base's destruction for the Skull Empire'sinvasion of Earth.^{[312][313][314][315]} The Skrull also impersonatedValentina Allegra de Fontaine involving in covert matters, such as obtainingvibranium in the Savage Land.^{[316][317][318]} The Skrull hijacked theFifty State Initiative before being killed by3-D Man.^[319]

AnUltimate Marvel equivalent isDan "Dum-Dum" Duggan, a member ofNick Fury'sHowling Commandos.^[320]

• A similar Skrull appears inThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.^{[citation needed]} This version impersonatedClay Quartermain, and utilized a Super-Skrull form with the powers of theAbomination,Whirlwind andGriffin.
• A similar Skrull appears as a boss inMarvel Heroes.^{[citation needed]}

Frederick Amos "Fred" Duncan is a fictional government liaison for theX-Men inMarvel Comics. The character, created byStan Lee andJack Kirby, first appeared inX-Men #2 (November 1963).

Fred Duncan was an agent with theFBI. Along with fellow agentBolivar Trask, Duncan was asked by his superiors on how to handle the "mutant threat". While Trask felt that America should fear them, Duncan thought it was best to work alongside them. Duncan's idea was approved, causing tension between him and Trask to the point that the latter suspected him to be a mutant as well.^[321] He then teamed up withWolverine to battle Lyle Doome who went by the name Virus.^[322]

He met withProfessor Charles Xavier and became the FBI's federal liaison with theX-Men. He was then provided a special headband so that he can communicate with Xavier whenever it was necessary. He helped Xavier with the eventual recruitment ofScott Summers.^[323] As a member of the Xavier Underground, a network of mutant supporters, Duncan maintained mutant criminal records and stockpiled weapons and technology from X-Men foes.^[324]

Duncan later helped the X-Men once again when the team had to break intothe Pentagon to delete the files they had about their identities.^[325]Henry Peter Gyrich suspected that Duncan had something to do with the files being deleted and demanded that he somehow get them back (the Department of Mutant Affairs answered to Gyrich's Project Wideawake), but Duncan instead resigned. Duncan then decided to write a tell-all book about his time working with the mutants.^[326] After Duncan's death, Carl Denti, an aspiring agent, takes the files, weapons, and technology for himself and assumes the nameX-Cutioner, with the proclaimed mission of killing any mutant that has killed other people first.^[327]

Dyna-Mite (Roger Aubrey), subsequently known asDestroyer, was a member of theCrusaders. The character first appeared as Dyna-Mite inThe Invaders #14–15 (March–April 1977). He also appears as Dyna-Mite inThe Invaders #18–23 (July–December 1977).

Aubrey, a close friend of the heroBrian Falsworth, also known as Union Jack, supported peace between Germany and Britain. Around 1938, the pair went on a German tour. War began and the two quickly discovered the evils of the Nazis. Both were thrown in prison. Falsworth's connections helped him but he could not help Aubrey, who was taken away. German scientists experimented upon Aubrey, while Falsworth became the 'Destroyer', fighting a guerrilla war against Germany. Aubrey is shrunk to just 12 inches (300 mm) in height, but manages to keep the strength of a full size man. He was brainwashed and sent to fight the Allies. He was eventually captured and reprogrammed. He joins the superhero team, the Crusaders, asDyna-Mite. It is revealed in the 2002 seriesCitizen V and the V Battalion that Roger and Brian were lovers.^[328]

Dynamic Man is asuperhero appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. The superhero was first published byTimely Comics, the forerunner of Marvel Comics during the period known to fans and historians as theGolden Age of Comic Books.

He was created byDaniel Peters^[329] and first appeared inMystic Comics #1 (March 1940).^[330] He made his first modern age appearance inThe Twelve.^[331][332]

Dynamic Man started out as an android created by scientist Professor Goettler. However, when the professor threw the switch to bring life to Dynamic Man, the excitement was too much for him, and he died. Dynamic Man resolves to use his amazing powers for the betterment of humanity, and flies away to civilization. He became anF.B.I. agent using the alias Curt Cowan. When not working for the F.B.I., he would don a costume and become the superhero Dynamic Man.^[333]