Affiliations: Aggamon, Associates of Dormammu, Circle of Decay (Tim Alpert, and
several others, former pawns), Dagoth, Kaecilius, R.B. Wallace (former conduit);
briefly allied with Clea
Enemies: Baron Mordo (Karl Mordo), Black Knight (Dane
Whitman), Clea, Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange), Dormammu, General Strange (Stephen Strange), Hellstorm and his Demon-Steeds, She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters);
former prisoners Dr. Green and Professor Schuyler (hosts of The Twelfth Hour), Ms. America (America Chavez), Sons of Satannish and many other unidentified prisoners;
formerly Umar
Known Relatives: Umar (wife)
Aliases: Sorcerer Supreme of the Sixth Dimension, Lord of the Seething Volcano, Spirit of Decay, Tyrant of the Sixth Dimension
Base of Operations: The Sixth Dimension;
formerly Peru and other parts of South America on Earth;
The Circle of Decay used a place called "The Club" as its headquarters.
First Appearance: Strange Tales I#129/2 (February, 1965)
Powers/Abilities: Tiboro is a powerful sorcerer, although his might is somewhat dependent on his wand. He can open portals to his realm through other dimensions. Within his own realm, he can animate the ambient matter to create monstrous servants to attack his foes and increase his size to several hundred feet. He can project devastating bursts of magical energy from his wand. He could generate disks on which he could float or fly at great speed. He could interact with the Earth dimension via the Screaming Idol; through it he could grant power and influence others. In addition, he could increase his own power by siphoning off the ego and will of his followers. He has some physical power, possibly enhanced human strength or greater.
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 230 lbs.
Eyes: Light green
Hair: Unrevealed
History:
Tiboro represents the concept of decay. It is uncertain if he
originated on Earth, or if he came from another dimension. His
power and influence apparently grow in times of decadence, at
which point he seeks to takeover Earth (or other realms in
similar situations).
(Strange Tales I#129/2 (fb)) - Many ages ago, before the coming of modern man, Tiboro ruled a tribe in South America. His rule grew quite large, and Tiboro was rumored to have ruled Earth at some point. Under unknown circumstances, he was banished from Earth (presumably to the Sixth Dimension), and the civilization dissolved. He left behind the Screaming Idol, which was buried under the ruins of his former civilization.
(Strange Tales I#129/2) - The Screaming Idol was unearthed and brought to America. The hosts of a television show, The Twelfth Hour, ridiculed the reputed power of the Idol, but suddenly vanished from. The show's director contacted Doctor Strange, who, after consulting with the Ancient One, determined Tiboro to be the source. Doctor Strange journeyed to the Sixth Dimension and battled Tiboro. They even briefly put down weapons (Tiboro, his wand, and Doctor Strange, his Cloak) to duke it out man-to-man. Doctor Strange cheated, calling on the power of the Vishanti to cause Tiboro's fists to miss him. When they ultimately pitted their full powers against each other, Dr. Strange proved to be the victor. Tiboro surrendered and released the people he had captured, but he vowed to be back if there would be further decay of Earth's civilizations.
(Strange Tales I#140/2-141/2) - Tiboro was one of the "Lords of the Netherworlds," summoned to the Dark Dimension by Dormammu to observe his battle against Doctor Strange (as later revealed in Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Annual#2/5). The Lords were returned to their respective realms after Dormammu's defeat at Strange's hands.
(Doctor Strange I#177-178) - The Sons of Satannish were banished to the Sixth Dimension by their former leader, Asmodeus (Dr. Charles Benton). Doctor Strange required these men in order to reverse the spell of Fire and Ice (another act of Benton). Strange recruited the Black Knight to aid him, and again journeyed to the Sixth Dimension. Tiboro's power had grown significantly, and even the combined force of the two heroes was barely enough to stand against him. However, the Black Knight succeeded in destroying Tiboro's wand with the Ebony Blade, which caused the bulk of his powers to vanish. Again, Tiboro was forced to surrender and allow Strange to return his prisoners to Earth.
(Ghost Rider II#26 - BTS) - Doctor Druid wielded the arcane token of Tiboro (a magic talisman) to force the Ghost Rider to transform into Johnny Blaze.
(Doctor Strange II#35) - Tiboro was one of the mystic entities petitioned by the Dweller-in-Darkness for a potential alliance. Tiboro flatly dismissed the Dweller.
(Doctor Strange II#54 (fb)) - Tiboro used the Screaming Idol to contact R.B. Wallace. Wallace served as the conduit to Tiboro, and formed a cult, the Circle of Decay, based on decadence and corruption. The cult developed a loyal following; all the while, Tiboro, through Wallace, was draining off their personalities and egos, making them into mindless servants. One of the cultists, Tim Alpert, rebelled against the complete loss of self and fought his way out of the cult, to escape.
(Doctor Strange II#54 (fb)) - Alpert contacted Doctor Strange for aid against Wallace. While investigating information on Wallace, Strange recognized the involvement of Tiboro. Strange and his disciple and lover, Clea, confronted Wallace and his Circle of Decay, at its meeting place, "The Club." Strange used the Screaming Idol to access the Sixth Dimension and confront Tiboro directly. Tiboro had grown immensely powerful by absorbing the egos of the cultists, but Strange used a spell to magnify the dreams, hopes, caring, and love of the personalities Tiboro had absorbed. These emotions were anathema to Tiboro, and he cast them out. Weakened by the sudden drop in power, Tiboro was no match for Strange, who apparently turned him to stone.
(Iron Man Legacy#6 (fb) - BTS) - Doctor Strange thwarted Tiboro's scheme to conquer Earth by saving those Tiboro needed to sacrifice to destroy the dimensional barriers between the Sixth Dimension and Earth.
(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual#2/5 - BTS) - Clea, alongside Flyx (actually Dormammu), embarked on a quest to recruit allies to overthrow Umar and Baron Mordo. After petitioning Aggamon unsuccessfully, their next stop was the Sixth Dimension, to try their luck with Tiboro...(I don't think that was ever shown).
(Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#48) - Tiboro, alongside five other Sorcerers (whom I can't identify, presumably other Lords of the Netherworlds), accompanied Clea and Flyx to the Dark Dimension to take down Umar and Mordo. They were successful, and Umar conceded defeat and relinquished the throne rather than face the combined power of the sorcerers. However, Flyx then revealed himself as Dormammu, retook his power, and banished Tiboro and the others from the Dark Dimension.
(Vengeance#1) - Tiboro heard his idol scream from across dimensions and awaited his sacrifice.
(Vengeance#5) - Grown to gigantic proportions Tiboro approached Ms. America, the newest arrival in his domain. He was glad he wouldn't have to rule over emptiness anymore and considered her a sacrifice to him. She survived his attempt to just step on her and fought Tiboro's monstrous hordes alongside the soul fragments that got trapped in the Sixth Dimension. Fed by all the fighting Tiboro let loose a powerful energy beam, burning everything in his path, including Ms. America. Observed by soul fragments of The Twelfth Hour show she led thousands of soul fragments into battle against Tiboro and his hordes once again. Tiboro used a Sixth Dimensional hearthstone to feed upon Ms. America and make her his plaything, but she kept on fighting a seemingly eternal battle. Suddenly Hellstorm and his Satanic Chariot, travelling through dimensions with She-Hulk, entered the Sixth Dimension and joined Ms. America's battle against Tiboro and his hordes. While She-Hulk and Ms. America fought the creatures on the ground Hellstorm ran his chariot right through Tiboro's head to end the tyrant's control over the specimens from his dimension. With his pure essence leaking from his stony skull Tiboro fell to the ground and his gigantic stone form shattered.
SECRET WARS III HAPPENED
(Death of Doctor Strange#3 - BTS) - Tiboro was threatened by the Three Mothers and was forced to flee the Sixth Dimension.
(Death of Doctor Strange#4 (fb) - BTS) - He formed an alliance with Aggamon, Umar and Dagoth to murder Doctor Strange. They convinced Baron Mordo's minion Kaecilius to commit the crime in return for Doctor Strange's hands...
(Death of Doctor Strange#3 (fb) - BTS) - ...because that way Strange's soul would remain on Earth and he couldn't be replaced as Sorcerer Supreme, which would result in the fall of the magic barrier around Earth that prevented extradimensional beings from easily invading Earth. Though they knew this would draw the Three Mothers to Earth as well they knew there were enough superhuman beings on the planet to protect them.
(Death of Doctor Strange#1 - BTS, 2) - After the murder of Doctor Strange the mystic barrier around Earth fell and Tiboro reclaimed his ancient territory in Peru.
(Death of Doctor Strange: Avengers#1 - BTS) - Aggamon and Tiboro sent some of their underlings to the Florida Everglades to destroy the unprotected Nexus of All Realities with a nuclear bomb, but they were stopped by a Juggernaut-like being from the Crimson Cosmos.
(Death of Doctor Strange#4 - BTS) - Clea summoned the warlords Tiboro and Aggamon to a meeting at Umar's palace in New Umarria, Antarctica.
(Death of Doctor Strange#4) - Tiboro attended the meeting along with three underlings. Also present were Aggamon, Umar, Baron Mordo and Kaecilius. The time-displaced Doctor Strange, who was investigating the murder of the current Doctor Strange, confronted the warlords about their involvement in the murder. Tiboro made it clear that he was not threatened by the presence of two Sorcerers Supreme. Strange had already solved the case and confronted the warlords with the reasons for their alliance and the identity of their agent and actual murderer--Kaecilius.
(Death of Doctor Strange#5) - The Three Mothers and Peregrine Child closed in on New Umarria, but Wong and many of Strange's allies had cast a spell of binding that forced the warlords to stay. The time-displaced Doctor Strange used black magic to temporarily reform Doctor Strange from the hands Kaecilius had stolen from Strange's corpse. Tiboro then joined forces with the time-displaced Doctor Strange, Aggamon, Illyana Rasputina and Clea to form a pentagram in the sky above New Umarria to banish the Three Mothers, but the Peregrine Child prevented it and devoured the astral form of the time-displaced Strange only for him to ignite all the magic the Peregrine Child had devoured from the inside to destroy it.
(Doctor Strange VI#5 (fb) - BTS) - Umar decided to marry Tiboro as a consolidation of power for both of their safety. Though Umar knew that Tiboro would not be able to protect her from whoever was murdering sorcerers all over Earth, she knew that he would at least occupy the killer long enough for her to escape.
As part of their upcoming union they created their daughter, who would gestate in a magical womb.
(Doctor Strange VI#3/1 - BTS) - Tiboro and Umar sent out invitations to their upcoming wedding to the likes of Clea and Doctor Strange.
(Doctor Strange VI#5) - Tiboro and Umar welcomed Clea and Doctor Strange to their wedding. Tiboro mockingly asked Clea if he should call her daughter and they got into an argument during which Tiboro blamed Clea for the murder of Aggamon and assured her that he was not such an easy target. While Umar talked to Clea, Doctor Strange made it clear that he would never allow Tiboro to talk to Clea that way.
Dormammu officiated the wedding, but as soon as the marriage between Tiboro and Umar was official New Umarria was assaulted by General Strange and his army of mystically transformed children. Tiboro mercilessly fought back against the children despite attempts by Clea and Doctor Strange to protect them. Meanwhile General Strange abducted Umar's unborn child, but showed mercy to Tiboro and Umar themselves because it was their wedding.
(Doctor Strange VI#7) - Tiboro blamed Doctor Strange for the kidnapping of his heir at the hands of General Strange even though it was obviously not him. Doctor Strange had enough and attacked Tiboro, not only for his baseless accusations, but also for being involved in his murder. Doctor Strange ultimately didn't kill him and turned his attention to Umar, who just begged him to save her daughter. Doctor Strange calmed down and promised to save her.
Comments: Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
The flashback in Iron Man Legacy#6 occurred shortly after Tony Stark had lost control of Stark International to Obidiah Stane. There is even the cover of Iron Man I#173 (August, 1983) seen as Wall Street Journals' cover.
I'm not quite old enough to know for sure, but I believe that in the sixties, it was a popular theme to extrapolate on three-dimensional reality and have other realms above the 3rd Dimension. That being said, the Sixth Dimension doesn't really have any properties associated with a reality that has six dimensions.
Clea's recruitment of Tiboro could have taken place b/t Doc III Annual#2/5 and Doc III#42, between 42 and 43, or b/t 43 and 48.
If his power is related to decadence, then Tiboro should be getting more powerful each year.
Thanks to Uncle Pyko for helping me pin down an appearance of Tiboro.
I think the Screaming Idol may have been seen a few times in the background in Doctor Strange's Sanctum. If you can identify any of those appearances, please let me know.
Doctor Strange has erased the memories of most people who have encountered Tiboro.
It is possible that Monster at the Window (Tales to Astonish I#34) came from the same Sixth Dimension as Tiboro. If this was the case, the Monster could've been an agent of Tiboro.
--John Kaminski
Young Avengers/Young Masters founder Coat of Arms (Lisa
Molinari; see Dark Reign: Young Avengers#1-5) found Tiboro's coat on Earth and has since then used it. It is unknown if she has any connection to Tiboro himself.
--Markus Raymond
Tiboro has an entry in OHotMU 2006 A-Z#11.
Profile by Snood. Updates by Markus Raymond (2010 to 2024).
Clarifications: The Sixth Dimension has no known connection to:
- The Fourth Dimension - associated with Mercurio--Thor I#208
- The Fifth Dimension - home of Xemu and Valeria--Strange Tales I#103
