KO, HUSU - North Korean @ 1954, used by Mairavian Secret Police as a spy, replaced Gow Tuh, but turned against Mairavian agents, too
    (app)--Journey into Mystery I#16/3

KOALA MUNBA - see DEATH MASK of KOALA MUNBA
    (app-podunkslam)--Marvel Fanfare I#38

KOBAH SHAH of the Hyborian era - former king of Iranistan, slain by Yezmites
    *D*--The Flame Knife; Savage Sword of Conan#31 ([32d]

KOBAR dim (Chaynn, Tymon) - alien world, advanced sorcery, primitive science, stole a nuclear warhead from earth but readily returned it after learning its true destructive potential
    --Dr. Strange II#65

KOBAYASHI, AMIKO - adopted daughter of Wolverine & Mariko, currently under care of Yukio, convinced by Akatora that Wolverine killed her mother, given dagger dipped in blowfish toxin to kill him, assisted Wolverine and Yukio against the Kaisheks, accepted as the apprentice of Mana in the Shosei Order
    AKIKO (ME:X, net)--Uncanny X-Men#181 (Kitty Pryde & Wolverine#5, Wolverine II#82, Wolverine Annual 1996, Wolv107-109, Elektra I#15, Wolv150-153, 158, 173-176, Wolverine: Xisle#1, [Wolverine: Soultaker#1-2], 5

KOBAYASHI, TAKESHIS - Stark Enterprises, in charge of Research and Development
    --Iron Man III#86

KOCH, Dr. RAYMOND - German, former co-worker of Abraham Erskine, worked on Super Soldier project for the Germans, worked as Schwartzebitte, possibly killed by Isaiah Bradley.
     *D*--Truth: Red, White, & Black#3 (6(fb), 3, 5d)

KOCH INDUSTRIES - continued work of Dr. Koch in the US after World War II, run by Walker Price
     *D*--Truth: Red, White, & Black#7 ([7(fb)], 7

KOCHANE of the Old West - werewolf, apparently killed by Two-Gun Kid
    --Marvel Western: Two-Gun Kid#1

KOCHANSKI, - armored agent of Pan, impersonated by Mystique
    --[X-Men II#194]

KOCKENLOCKER, TRUDY - Code: Grey, chief engineer, public utilities commission
    (app-krask)--Thunderstrike#1_/2

KODABAKS race - planet Kodaba, Grosgumbique system, Milky way galaxy; semi-porcine humanoids with multi-faceted eyes; some served as Thanos-Thralls
    (DE, app)--
Avengers Annual#7 (Marvel Two-In-One Annual#2
    Avengers: Celestial Quest#2, [8]

KODATHA of the pre-Cataclysmic era - Monkey god, worshipped as god of malice in Atlantis, but as god of mischief in Valusia where they had an annual festival for him; during this festival, Kull broke up a cult sacrificing people to Kodatha, beheaded an ape that appeared to have been summoned by the cultists
    --Savage Sword of Conan#120/2

KODIAK of Earth-982 - owner of Tranquil Tea, agent of Canis, acts as his enforcer, believes he seeks to bring order to things, but really just acts as enforcer
    super-human strength and durability
    --Spider-Girl#75

KODIAK, SPENCE - archeologist, brought Death Mask of Koala Bun to Marc Spector
    (app-podunkslam)--Marvel Fanfare I#38

KODO, RAIZO - vampire, leader of the Forgiven vampire clan, banished from Transylvania, returned to oppose the Hulk (possessed by / existing as Nul: Breaker of Worlds after picking up one of Cul's hammers)
    --Tomb of Dracula Presents: Throne of Blood#1 (Fear Itself: Hulk vs. Dracula#1-3

KODOR - Badoon bounty hunter, pursued Cazon to Earth, encountered She-Hulk & Jazinda
    (app)--She-Hulk II#25 (26

KODY (Kodiak) - Quentin Carnival, transform into bestial form
    --Spirits of Vengeance#3

KOENIG, ERIC - Howling Commandos, SHIELD I, pilot + trainer, anti-Nazi German, sister was killed by Nazis, joined Howlers after Dino was on a special mission and later when Cohen was a POW, stayed on after he returned
    (OH: AZU#3, net-hc)--Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos#9 ( Marvel Comics Presents#77/3, 78/2, 79/2, Fury#1(fb),
    Captain America I#145, 146, 188-190, Rampaging Hulk #4/2, Cap273, 274, Nick Fury vs SHIELD#2, 3
    Incredible Hulk II#434

KOENIG, ILSA -
    --Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos#65

KOENIG, JIM - drugged for information about black widows program by Black Widow (Natalia Romanova), either jumped or was pushed to his death after his wife learned about his affair with a teenager
    *D*--Black Widow IV#3 (3d)

KOENIG, KRIS - mutant, Xavier student body
    (app)--X-Men: Watchers on the Walls

KOENIG & STREY - Manhattan, front for AIM, invaded by Bullseye, Deadpool, Juggernaut, Sabretooth, and Vulture for Valeria Jessup
    --Identity Disc#2 (3,4

KOFI (lord Kofi Whitemane) - Kymellian, Power Pack, son of Yrik, nephew of Whitey.
    teleport short distances
    (D#7,
Power Pack#42-featurette)--Power Pack I#15, 16(named) (17, Secret Wars II#6, PP18-20, 22-28, 43, 48, 50-52, Power Pack Holiday Special 1992, Power Pack II#1-4

KOGA, MASATO - Arena official, former unwitting pawn of Masque
    --X-Treme X-Men#36 (37-39

KO-GAR - assassin, agent of Victor von Doom, assisted his efforts to possess Claw of Bast, possibly killed by the Sphinx
    *D?*--Before the Fantastic Four: Reed Richards#1 (1(fb2), 2(fb), 3(fb)

KOGAR (Li-Peng Kai) - smuggler, employed Chang + Sklar + Black Jack Blue
    (CWBDR, app)--[Master of Kung Fu #62], 63 (65-67, 68(71(fb)), [New Avengers Most Wanted Files], Heroes for Hire II#1

KOHATTUS of the Hyborian era - Serpent Men, allied with Thulsa Doom in the Unknown Land
    *D* (app-sm)--Savage Sword of Conan#192, (named) 193

KOHBRA - New Men of Counter-Earth
    -COBRAH*--Thor I#135, (named) Marvel Premiere#1 (2, Warlock I#1, 2, Incredible Hulk I#158

KO’ICHI - Cyberwarriors, ally of Tashi, turned against Hiro in effort to gain his position of favor, defeated by Hiro and Iceman
    --X-Factor I#63 (64

KOHL, ELLIOT - former agent of Hydra; life ruined after Starfox used his pleasure power to get him to reveal the code to access and disable Strucker's Atomi-Geddon device; unable to stop thinking about Starfox
    --She-Hulk II#7 (7(fb), 7

KOHL, Mrs. - ex-wife of Elliot, divorced him over his unhealthy obsession with Starfox
    --[She-Hulk II#7]

KOIZUMI, prime minister - targeted by Sword of Glory, possibly slain by sleeper assassin designed by Silver Wolf
    --[Sable & Fortune#1]

KOJIKI - tells history of the Grasscutter
    --Black Axe#2

KOJIRO, Dr. IOSAMA - protected by Big Hero Six
     --Big Hero Six#2 (2008)

KOJIRO, MARYS - daughter of Iosama, attracted interest of Hiro Takachio
     --Big Hero Six#2 (2008)

KOKMEN, ALI - SHIELD II, interfered with Khanata in Scorpion affair
    --Amazing Fantasy II#9 ([12(fb)], 9

KOKORO of Earth-9602 (Tatsu "Betsy" Braddock) - Psylocke + Katana, Mutant Outsiders, JLX
    (app)--Magneto and the Magnetic Men#1 (Mutant Outsiders Annual#2, Magneto & the Magnetic Men#1

KOKYANGWUTI (ancient spider woman) - Hopi mythological character created by Sotuknang to populate the barren world
    --Human Fly#19

KOLE, KILLER (    ) - criminal brain inside ape's body; battled Captain America (Steve Rogers) and Bucky Barnes
    --Captain America Comics#17 (August, 1942)

KOLIE, General (    ) - Japanese general, opposed by underground leader Mother Ting; battled Destroyer ()
    --Mystic Comics II#3 (Winter, 1944)

"KOLLIN" - see MONSTER from the LOST LAGOON's children (app-monster)--Marvel Super-Heroes III #6/2 (Summer, 1991)

KOLLINS, FRANKIE - paparazzi, threatened to sue Bobby Carr for breaking his camera, dropped suit when life threatened by Paper Doll
    --Amazing Spider-Man#560

KOLOCK of Earth-Avengers-vampires - high lord, worshipped in a deconsecrated church, which was the site for a vampire ritual
    --[Exiles#32]

KOLOMAQ - Great Beast, enemy of Tundra.
    control ice and snow, imprisoned under earth
    -BEAST of the SNOWS (U#3)--Alpha Flight I#6 (
    X-Man#39

KOLSKY, LEON  - Costa mob family, present at killing of the Castle family, slain by Punisher
     (app-costa)--Marvel Super-Action magazine#1

KOMA KOI - island of great mystical power, at end of every century heavens align into secret signals that bring great power and enlightenment, sight of battle between Wolverine and Coven, possibly also the site of the "Giger" invasion
    --Marvel Comics Presents #132

KOMAROVSHKY, MARIA - Russian citizen, old friend of Black Widow and Katya Kosinsky
    (app)--Marvel Comics Presents #135/4

KOMBA (    ) - villain
    --Tough Kid Squad Comics#1 ()

KOMETES - fiery serpent, summoned to violent times to bring about massive destruction, present at sinking of Atlantis, brought to Forest Park by magic spell involving 4000 holes, destroyed by axe of Spyros
    (app)--Marvel Spotlight I#16 (17

KOMMANDER ENGLANDER - Captain Britain Corps, earth-?
    --Mighty World of Marvel #13

KOMODO - New Men, Animen
    (app-animen)--Scarlet Spider Unlimited#1 (1(fb), 1

KOMODO (Melati Kusuma) - Arizona Initiative, stole Lizard formula from Curt Connors, perfected it for her DNA, recommended for Initiative by Connors
    super-speed, generate from limb loss virtually instantly
    --Avengers: The Initiative#1 ([1 (fb)], 1-3, 4-5, 6, 8 (fb), 9 (fb), 10, 11 (fb), 11, 12 (fb), 12

KOMPH, MARIE - attacked on London Bridge by Dracula
    --Tomb of Dracula I#16

KOMTUR - see TEUTONIC KNIGHT (net)--Invaders I#29

KONA LOR - blue Kree, lieutenant, Lunatic Legion, converted into energy for Omni-Wave Projector.
    red haired female
    *D* (app-lunatic)--Avengers I#365 (365,366, [378(fb), 378] - BTS, 379,  Iron Man III#7(fb), 7, Captain America III#8, Quicksilver#10, Avengers III#7

KONDO, INOSHIRO - head of pacific rim corporation, granted ability to transform into variety of substances by element z, worshipper of miyu, battled iron man
    (app)--Iron Man Annual#10, Marvel Super-Heroes II#15

KONE - alien music producer, recorded the song "Marlo" for Rick.
    green skin, three eyes, five arms, goatee
    --Captain Marvel VI#19

KONE, JOE of Earth-1958 - Patriots, ally of McHammer
    (app-earth1958)--Fantastic Four I#136 (137

KONG, CHRIS - attempted to replace Nick Fury, duped him into working in a false facility under SHIELD surveillance
    --Marvel Knights: Double Shots#2

KONG, XANG - drug dealer, old ally of Jack Kooning, helped guide him to the Mandarin
    KING KONG*--Iron Man IV#27 (28

KONG LOMERATE (Monk Keys) - intelligent ape, ran Swamp City, a Monopoly-type town, apparently perished under his collapsed Tower of Terror
    *D* (app)--[Howard the Duck I#10], Howard the Duck II#7 ([7(fb)], 7(fbs), 7

KONGA - Toy lizard enlarged and animated by Captain Universe (Eddie Price) to oppose Gart & Rath
    (app-captainuniverseeddie)--Web of Spider-Man Annual#6/4

KONG X  - creations of SILENT, defeated by Nextwave
    giant Wolverine/King Kong hybrid
    --Nextwave#11

KONIK, - Corporation, head of illegal weapons acquisition, tried and failed to capture machine man
    (app-corp)--Machine Man I#9

KONO (Kono Sanada) - sumo, brother of Snapdragon, former agent of Damon Dran
    (app)--Marvel Fanfare I#11 (12, Captain America I#428-430

KONO - Wakandan, son of W'kabi + Chandra, brother of , priest?, distraught by parents’ constant bickering and eventual separation
    (net)--Jungle Action#13 (14, 17, 18, Incredible Hulk III#33

KONSORTIUM (Chechnyan Brigade, the Hammer, October Dawn, Red Brigade, Tatarian Front)
    - alliance of enemies of current Russian government, sought to use an EMP from Crimson Dynamo armor to leave Moscow helpless against an assault, but EMP foiled by Gennady Gavrilov and many members captured
    --Crimson Dynamo#2 ([3-5], 6

KONSTANTIN, VERA - Moldavan, employee of Cristu & Tiberiu Bulat, facilitated their slave prostitution ring, beaten to death by Punisher
    *D*--Punisher VII#25 (26-28, 29d)

KOO of Earth-Here Comes Tomorrow -
    ---X-Men II#153

KOODAMORE, KARL - ran Murder Unlimited; batttled Black Widow (Claire Voyant)
    --USA Comics#5 (Summer, 1942)

KOOLIQ, KELLY – daughter of Alice and Ted, sister of Donna, born with affinity to nexus because she was conceived in near the Nexus of Realities, sought to kill herself, eventually convinced to alter reality (or travel to another reality) so she never gained her powers, but her sister then gained them
    (app)--Captain Marvel V#4 (9(fb), 10(fb), 4-10

KOONING, JACK - Secretary of Defense, offered Stark the position of head of SHIELD, later recruited Maya Hansen to develop Extremis at Prometheus Gentech, Inc., presumably unaware that it was run by the Mandarin, tried to stop Mandarin after learning the truth, killed by him
    "WOLFMAN"--Iron Man IV#9 (25 (fb), 9, 14, 15, 17, 18, New Warriors IV#4-5, IM21-25, 27, 28d)

Koontz satellite - US government research station, designed space-worthy creature to destroy enemy satellites, but it slew the entire crew and entered the Stark Satellite One where Iron Man destroyed it by restoring life support and reactivating the omega bacilli.
    --Iron Man I#237

KOONTZ SATELLITE KILLER - intelligent but amoral creature, bio-engineered from gene-traits of other species, programmed to destroy enemy installations, killed creators as viewed everything as enemy, destroyed remains of Stark Space Station, consumed by the bacillus present there.
    Large + grey creature with sharp + powerful teeth + talons, able to tunnel through titanium in seconds, able to adapt new abilities as needed
    *D* (app)--Iron Man I#237 (237(fb), 237d)

"KOOT" - see CHARNEL. future portion, summoned back to modern era and merged with Kite to reform Charnel
    (app-charnel)--Death's Head III#11à Charnel

KOPERN, Dr. - psychoanalyst, evaluated Mr. Graybar
    (app)--Haunt of Horror I#1/8

KOPF, HERR - commanded Nazi invasion of England via underground tunnel; battled Namor
    --Marvel Mystery Comics#16 (February, 1941)

KOPI, MAIKA - Matriculon, one of the head bureaucrats of the Federation
    (app-mat)--Marvel Graphic Novel: The Big Change

KOPNIK, FRANZ - pre-modern era, 50 year old bachelor, asked Mordoo to turn his lover Katrina Steuben into a younger woman, but as a teenager she fell in love with Mordoo instead
    (app)--Journey into Mystery I #75/3

KOPS SPECIAL FORCES SQUAD - Interstel Church of Perpetual Annoyance
    (app-interstel)--Lunatik#3

KOPS SQUAD - Interstel Church of Perpetual Annoyance
    (app-interstel)--Lunatik#3

KOR, GALEN - see GALEN KOR (app-lunatic)--Avengers I#364

KORA of Lost Lemuria - servant girl saved from Zemadar by Thongor
    (app-thongor)--Creatures on the Loose#26 (27

KORAHN - sorcerer, lover of Malachi, slain thousands of years ago by Agamotto while trying to steal the Moebius Stone, revived in modern era by Korahn, but asked her to return him to death
    *D* (app-malachi)--Secret Defenders#16 (16(fb1), 17

KORAIN - former agent of Fu Manchu, samurai assassin, survived on Elixir Vitae, died from overuse of elixir
    *D*--Master of Kung Fu#20d

KORATH - Kree
    --What If? I#26/2

KORATH the PURSUER (Korath-Thak) - Starforce, blue Kree cyber-geneticist, founder of Pursuer project, imbued with power of Pursuer
    (M, Annihilation: Ronan#2, Annihilation: Nova Corps Files, app)--Quasar#32 ([Inhumans I#11], [Quas32(fb)], 32, Captain America I#399, Avengers I#346, Thor I#446, Avengers West Coast#82, Av347, Quas35, Blackwulf#7,8, Annihilation: Ronan#1 (fb), 1-4

KORBEAU, Dr. IGOR - removed souls of his victims, dealt with the Guardian of the Spirit World; battled Vision (Aarkus)
    --Marvel Mystery Comics#28 (February, 1942)

KORBIN - Burning Galaxy, former planet of Korbinites, destroyed by Surtur
    *D*--[Thor I#337], 338 (338+339(fb), 337(d))

KORBINITE race (Beta Ray Bill, Dar Mal Goth, Jeter Kar Toon, Myra Lee Sal, Rogotta, Rok Wit Mike, Salla, Sheo-'re, Ti Asha Ra, Ven)
    -extraterrestrial, planet Korbin, inhabited peaceful empire of planets which were destroyed by Surtur, many survived in spacecraft, later slaughtered and reportedly exterminated by Axi-Tun, survivors made home in New Korbin, but were either destroyed by Galactus and/or Stardust or their souls were transferred into the Meta-Orb and consumed by Asteroth or merged with Beta Ray Bill
    (D#15, Annihilation: Nova Files)--Thor I#335 (unidentified, possible), 337 (confirmed)
    StarMasters#3, Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill#1-4(fb), 1-4, [5])

KORDA - baron of Turkey, former ally of Turac
    --Bizarre Adventures#33/4, Dracula Lives#2?

KORDA - Haalmhad
    --Marvel Preview#15

KORDA or KRONTZ, VLADIMIR - ULTIMATUM, opened fire on civilians, forcing Captain America to shoot him dead
    (app)--Captain America I#321 ([326(fb)], 321

KORBUS - New Berlin, created by Horton Cells
    --Torch#8 (2010)

KORDAVA of the Hyborian era (Bar-Helm, Czarzak, Nefertali, Phehemenes, Sharmela, Zerbo)
    - capitol city of Zingara, ruled by king Phehemenes
    -- Savage Sword of Conan#61

KORDELL ?? of Earth-982 - Midtown high school, athlete
    --Amazing Spider-Girl#1 (10

KOREAN GODS - see SHIN
    --Incredible Hercules#116

KO-REL - see NOVA 0001--Nova IV#4

KOREN ?? - mutant, Xavier Institute student
    --X-Men Unlimited II#10

KORDOFO of the Hyborian era - Tombalku, former general of the horsemen, poisoned by Sakumbe so Conan could take his place
    *D*--<REH untitled>, Drums of Tombalku, Savage Sword of Conan#21

KORG - Gatherers, possible alternate dimensional counterpart of Thing.
    grey, rock-skinned creature
    (app-gatherers)--Avengers I#372 (374,375

KORG - Sakaar, Kronan, Hulk's Warbound, brother of Margus
    the MOUNTAIN GOD* (Gladiator Guidebook)--Journey into Mystery I#83, (named) Incredible Hulk III#93 (JiM#83, WWH Aftersmash: Warbound#3/2, IncH#93-95, Giant-Size Hulk II#1/2, Hulk96-99, 100-105, World War Hulk: World Breaker prologue#1, WWH Aftersmash: Warbound#1-5

KORGO - alien inmate on Devin-9 prison world, joined attempted prison breakout with Rocket Raccoon
    (app)--Rocket Raccoon II#2 (11

KORGO - protected Scotland town from all disease and illness for thousands of years, and in return demanding one child every 25 years for sustenance; Rhona had sacrificed her child last. When Korgo had demanded Angus, Hamish and Muriel instead brought in the FF, promising Korgo one of their children; Reed Richards built a preserve for Korgo
    --[Fantastic Four#564 (2009)], 565 (2009)

KORGON, HAREK - blinded and mutated by radiation from meteorite @ 1000 years ago, banished from Viking tribe, traveled to arctic, picked up numerous followers who worshipped him as a god, created a dome for followers and their descendents to live in, released sufficient energy to power dome for 100 years at a time, had seizure-like episode in recent times that nearly killed him and released radioactive mist into the world, cured by Reed Richards, but attempts to remove his powers were sabotaged by Wiglif resulting in an increase in his powers and temporarily driving him mad until he was cured by Odin.
    fifteen feet tall, great energy powers
    (app)--Fantastic Four I#224 (224(fb), 224, 225

KOR-KONN - Atlantean, warrior of Attuma
    (app)--Sub-Mariner I#4 (Super-Villain Team-Up#1 (fb), 1, 3

KORMOK - Atlantean priest
    --Sub-Mariner I#17 (18

KORNBERG, Mr. - movie director, associated with Fantastic Four movie
    --[Marvel Knights 4#19]

KORNGOLD, Insp. - Los Angeles Police Department, investigated Lassiter and Garrick King
    (app)--Shroud#1 (2, 4

KORNSTALK, Captain - released copper plague on Atlantis; battled Namor
    --Marvel Mystery Comics#37 (November, 1942)

KORNY the CAT 2099 - Million Palms Family Fun Facility, robot
    --X-Nation#2

KOROKO of Earth-Amalgam ( ) - Psylocke + Katana, mutant
    --Magneto & the Magnetic Men

KOROLYEV,     - former pilot to Major Valentina Rychenko
    (app-meatspore)--X-Force I#102

KORONKAKKTA - ritual to test the worthiness of a candidate for the Council Elite
    --Thor II#61

KORPSE, Dr. BORIS - renegade scientist and demolitions expert, briefly allied with the Black Cat, and used in her efforts against Spider-Man
    (app)--Amazing Spider-Man I#194 (195, 196

KORRA - Atlantean, wife of Thakorr, grandmother of Namor
    --Namor II#1 (1/2, 2, 4-12

KORREK - barbarian warrior from Katharta, formerly allied with Dakimh, Jennifer Kale, Man-Thing, and Howard the Duck,
    uses sword that projects mystical force
    (1970s, app)--Adventures into Fear#19 ([AdvF#16-18], 19, Man-Thing I#1, GS Man-Thing#3(fb), 3, ManTh22(fb) Howard the Duck I#22-24, GS Man-Thing#3(fb), 3, Man-Thing II#22(fb)

KORR-LO-ZANN of the pre-Cataclysmic era - Hooded Ones/Wizards of Torranna
    *D* (app-torranna)--Kull the Destroyer#22 (25(fb), 29(fb) - BTS, 22-28, 29d)

KORRO - Atlantean
    --???

KORT, ANGELICA - daughter of Louis
    (app-shambler)--Marvel Two-In-One#29

KORT, Professor LOUIS - expert in cybernetics and bio-genetics, father of Angelica, who Hydra abducted to coerce Kort to develop serum to replicate Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew); rescued by Thing (Ben Grimm) and Shang-Chi, after which he helped revive Deathlok the Demolisher of Earth-7484
    (app-shambler)--[Marvel Two-In-One#28], 29 ([29 (fb), 28, 29 (fb)], 29, [30-32], 34

KORT, MALCOLM of Earth-93060 - Ultraverse, head of Visionary Productions, enemy of Exiles, employed Bruut, Bloodbath, Hot Rox, Supreme Soviet
    *D* (app)--Exiles (uv) I#1 (2-4d)

KORT, captain of Earth-6216 -
    --Amazing Fantasy II#18

KORTA - Negative Zone, Children of Ootah
    (app-ootah)--Fantastic Four I#252

KOTARSKI, DANNY - "rescued" by Captain America (Jeff Mace) by seeming extraterrestrials, which proved to be part of the Vanguard project
    --Captain America: Patriot#4 (2011)

KORTE, Signor LUCA - spy leader, used hypnosis; battled Blonde Phantom
    --All Select Comics#11 (Fall, 1946)

KORTZ, DANIEL - former student of Nancy Kelloway, assistant of Hubert St. Johns, killed by him for perceived failure
    *D* (app-stjohns)--Incredible Hulk Annual#14

KORU - extraterrestrial, part of invasion force on Earth, knocked out and impersonated by Victor Marshall, who duped the invasion force into leaving
    --Tales to Astonish I#33

KORVAC of Earth-691 (Michael Korvac) - former computer technician, collaborated with Badoon after takeover, passed out from exhaustion when overworked, upper body later grafted to machine by Badoon as punishment, used as a pawn of prime mover along with minions of menace against grandmaster, allegedly allowed self to be defeated in order to tap into power of grandmaster’s computers, absorbed greater and greater amounts of power, inadvertently summoned Thor to 30th century, fled from Thor and guardians through time, eventually arriving aboard galactus’ ship in 21st century, absorbed immense amounts of power transforming into a god-like entity, returned self to human form, attempted to take over the universe to eliminate chaos, fell in love with carina, incinerated collector to prevent him from revealing his existence, battled large number of avengers and guardians, seemingly committed suicide when carina lost faith in him, sent essence and powers forward in time to avoid vengeance of Galactus, opposed fantastic four in Australian outback, then Thor/Dargo Ktor as varley, then silver surfer in 26th century as marschach, eventually energized his own father to battle guardians in 30th century to battle guardians until his infant form could be born and reabsorb powers, banished to extra-dimensional realm where powers did not function by Dr. Strange + krugarr of Earth-Guardians, returned to 20th century and posed as kang in alliance with red skull/Shmidt as he absorbed power of cosmic cube and attempted to steal power of galactus’s ship, revealed self and siphoned powers from skull after captain america stabbed him, sacrificed powers in attempt to prevent captain america from thwarting him in the future, atoms spread across six dimensions by red skull
    -the ENEMY, Jaboa Murphy, Varley, Marschach (I#13, D#18, M, 2006#6, Captain America III#17/2)--Giant-Size Defenders#3 (Thor An6, Avengers I#175(fb), 167, 168, 173-176, 177(Fantastic Four An24(fb)), Avengers An16, F4 An24, Thor An16, Silver Surfer III An4, Guardians of the Galaxy An1, Captain America III#1, 10, 14-19

KORVUS - Shi'ar, Starjammers, descendent of Rook'shir, imprisoned due to risk of obtaining the Blade of the Phoenix, freed by Ktor and given the Blade, but developed rapport with Rachel Grey, joined X-Men and Starjammers in opposing Vulcan, Deathbird, and D'ken
    (XM: MC-MF, app)--Uncanny X-Men#478 ([478 (fb) / 481 (fb)], 478-479, 481-482, 484 (fb), 484-486

KOSALA of the Hyborian era - "Asian", worship Yajur
    --Conan the Wanderer

KOSHIMA - Elsewhen, servant of Kargul
    (app-karg)--Fantastic Force#11 (12, 13

KOSINSKI, HARLEY -
    --Thor I#435 ([Thor Annual#16/3(fb)], Thor435, 436

KOSINSKY, KATYA - Russian citizen, old friend of Maria Komarovshky, husband arrested by KGB, killed years later in USA by Georgi Luchkov
    *D* (app)--Marvel Comics Presents #135/4

KOSLOV, MIKLOS - Russian freedom fighter, pre-modern era, encountered Grogg twice, sending him to Mars the second time
    (app-grogg)--Strange Tales I#83 (87

KOSMOS - planet/dimension of Kosmosians
    (app)--[Tales to Astonish I#27, 44, Avengers West Coast#93], Thunderbolts#13

KOSMOS - see BEYONDER/MAKER
    current form, destroyed when the Annihilation Wave wiped out the Kyln, body captured by Aegis & Tenebrous
    (OH: Women, app)--Fantastic Four An#23/3 (Fantastic Four I#319, Annual#23/3, [24/2(fb)], Fantastic Four I#351, F4 An26, 27, Thanos#10(fb), [7], 8-10, Annihilation: Silver Surfer#2-3

KOSMOSIAN race (Creature Cast(Pilai), Jekuakket, Jikekt, Keka'akeluak, L'Klekk'Tak, K'Karr, L'Tikak, Tikuak )
    extradimensional race, insectoids, creature cast has large amorphous bodies, created Pym Particles and the Growing Man, abducted Goliath/Josten and later the Thunderbolts due to their suspected association with Kang
    (I#5,D#15, app-kosmos)--Tales to Astonish I#44 (Avengers Forever#4 (fb)/TTA44, Quasar#14, Avengers I#382/2(fb), [379/2, 380/2], 381/2, 382/2, Thunderbolts Annual 1997(fb), Thunderbolts#13, 14

KOSROUSCHAH, general - formerly led battle-star Perish IV, seemingly slain by Lunatik, ship later stolen by Monark Starstalker and Paradox to get to Earth, and he pursued them there, sending a P'Tah, Pheragot, and one of the Scatter after them
    (app)--Marvel Comics Presents#172/3 (--Wolverine: Best There Is#9 (2011)

KOSTYA ( Yesnofsky) - son of Dr. Yes, afflicted with plague, wore armored suit, battled Venom, sacrificed self to destroy New Odessa
    *D*--Venom: License to Kill#1 (2, 3d)

KOTAPI of the Hyborian era - race of cat/panther people active in Kush, protected the River People, slew Kuagira
    transform from hybrid cat-person form into full panthers
    --Savage Sword of Conan#149 (149 (fb), 149

KOTH of the Hyborian era - country, ancient civilization, founded around 13000 BC by barbarian savages which drifted south from the Arctic Circle, formerly worshipped Mitra, but later worshipped Ishtar

KOTH - first Kree lawgiver; his tablets state laws that continue to govern the Kree, including, "wheresoever Kree sets foot so shall Kree law hold sway"
    --[Annihilation: Ronan#1]

KOTH of Crystallium - Crystal Warrior
    (app)--Crystar#1 (8(fb), 1

KOTO - giant android servant of the Mandarin, defeated Iron Man
    (app)--Tales of Suspense I#61

KOTTUS - Centimanes, exiled to Tartarus, allied with Typhon against the Avengers
    - "The Furious" (app-typh)--Avengers Annual#23

KOTNZIN, SERGEI - Carnelian ambassador, killed by Justin Hammer via remote control of Iron Man's armor
    *D*--Iron Man I#12

KOTZWINKLE - planet commerce center, where Starfox + Heater Delight + Howling Wolf encountered Dark Roger
    --Marvel Comics Presents I#65/4

KOUROS - planet where Smith stayed
    --Gun Runner#3

KOURTNEY - see KEATON, KOURTNEY--MK 4 #1

KOVALSKI TWINS - guards for Students for Tolerance, Empire State University
    --Chamber#1 (4

KOWALSKI - deputy policeman in New Beulah, Montana, hand cut off by Wojciehowicz, received penance stare when tried to stop Ghost Rider from punishing Wojciehowicz
    --Ghost Rider VI#21 (22-23

KOWALSKI 2099 - SHIELD
    --Spider-Man 2099 I#38

KOVAX, EMIL - Russian scientist, father of bloodbath, husband of Klara, mutated son in effort to cure him, killed by him
    *D* --Midnight Sons Unlimited#2 (2(fb)

KOVAX, KLARA - Latverian/Transylvania woman, vampire-like disease, mother of bloodbath, wife of Emil, died in childbirth
    *D*--Midnight Sons Unlimited#2 (2(fb,d)

KOVUS - planet, observed by Watcher, has orbiting parasite
    --[She-Hulk III#10]

KOWALSKI,  - Secret Empire agent at Mt. Charteris
    wore Roman Centurion garb
    (app-masters)--Defenders I#106

KOWALKSI, JOHN - agent of Death, naturalized American from Poland, former US Marine Corps Sergeant-Major, falsely accused and dishonorably discharged for espionage + high treason, deported to Poland, killed 9/1/1939 by Hitler’s bombing, cursed by Death to possess bodies of war victims at the time of their deaths, attempted to help families or friends of the victims before dying again, later claimed to be a manifestation of Death, assisted Man-Thing and others in defeat of Thog
    (app)--War is Hell#9 (10-15, Man-Thing II#10, 11, Solo Avengers#5/2

KOZAKI of the Hyborian era (Codrus, Hattusus, Tubal) - desert warriors who served under Conan in the fight against king Yezdigerd of Turan
    -FREE COMPANIONS*, KOZAKs*-- ; ( The Flame Knife/Savage Sword of Conan#31,32

KOZLIEWSKI, BILLY - small-time hood, found clue to Techno’s real identity as Fixer
    --Thunderbolts I#5

KOZMOJIAN, B.J. - see BJ COSMOS. (app)--Amazing Spider-Man I#14

K'QUIL VOR DON - master smuggler, former mentor to Raza Longknife
    --[Avengers I#350] ([350(fb)]


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