| Master Khan | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Strange Tales #77 (Oct. 1960) |
| Created by | Stan Lee Steve Ditko |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Khan |
| Species | Human magic user |
| Team affiliations | The House of Thysslia |
| Abilities | Magical powers, levitate and shrink objects and beings |
Master Khan is asupervillain appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics, a recurring foe ofIron Fist andLuke Cage.[1] He first appeared inStrange Tales #77 (October 1960), and was created byStan Lee andSteve Ditko.
Within the shared universe of that company's publications, Master Khan is a sinister sorcerer "god" ofK'un-L'un who demands human blood sacrifices from his worshippers.
Master Khan first appeared inStrange Tales #77 (October 1960), and was created byStan Lee andSteve Ditko.[2]
Namor, the Sub-Mariner writer/artistJohn Byrne creditsRoger Stern with coming up with the idea that the mysterious Tyrone King was really Master Khan.[3]
Khan was a notable adversary early inIron Fist's career, fighting Iron Fist,Luke Cage,Colleen Wing, andMisty Knight on numerous occasions as well as sending his agentScimitar against them. When Khan stole theSons of the Tiger's tiger talismans, he badly injuredBob Diamond.[4]
Magic was used to turn a K'un-Lunwolf intoFerocia who Master Khan took in as a minion.[5]
Later, when Iron Fist contracted radiation poisoning, Luke Cage took him to K'un-L'un for treatment.[6] While there, Iron Fist was secretly replaced by a doppelgänger of the plantlikeH'ylthri race, K'un-Lun's ancient enemies. Soon after their return to the outside world, the doppelgänger is destroyed as a result of a bizarre scheme engineered by Master Khan.[7] Cage is blamed for the apparent murder of Iron Fist.[8]
Namor traveled to K'un-L'un, where he found Iron Fist, who had been presumed dead for many months. While in stasis with the H'ylthri, Rand managed to focus his chi, curing the cancer. Returning to Earth and investigating the apparent invasion of Earth by the H'ylthri, Namor was forced to fight their captive,Wolverine. The battle was interrupted by Master Khan, who wiped Namor's memory and dumped him in the American Midwest.[9]
Namor was missing for almost a year, until Namorita tracked him down using a psychic link to him she had recently discovered. Namor did not regain his memory until sometime afterward, when he was captured byDoctor Doom. The ship Doom had used to do so was then magically imprisoned in a bottle by Master Khan, who then assumed Namor's form and sold off much of Oracle's holdings. Namor soon broke the bottle and the spell, and killed Khan.[10]
Master Khan has access to magical powers which he can use to distort reality, levitate, as well as shrink objects and living beings. Khan is also able to change his appearance, create magical shields, and launch energy blasts. He calls upon the mystic principalities for more power, includingCyttorak, the Faltine, andRaggadorr.
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