MAR - young Plodex girl, remained with Alpha Flight when the senior members took the rest of the Plodex back to their home planet, later relocated to Atlantis to be near Namor
    --Alpha Flight III#5, (named) #10 (5,6, 7,8, 9-12

MARA – extraterrestrial, traveled to Earth with Wayfinder and others, later fled from demons to the Microverse to become one of its original inhabitants
    Illusion powers
    apparently named for Maya
    (app-esits)--Micronauts I#31 (35(fb(31(fb)))

MARA - Eternal female, mother of Makkari, wife of Verana, member of Technologists' Guild
    --[Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe I#6]

MARA (Dr. Martin Aaronson) - Nest, radiation expert, patterned after the goddess Maya
    -The Dreamer (app-nest)--Marvel Team-Up Annual#1

MARA - ant, ally of Ant-Man/Lang
    -- Marvel: Double Shots#3/2

MARABETH ?? - mutant, Brotherhood, seduced Mike Asher and helped convince him to join
    reach through solid objects, overload bioelectricity of others
    (app-broth)--Brotherhood#3

MARADA the SHE-WOLF (Marada Starhair) - warrior
   (app) --Epic Illustrated#10 (11 (fb), 10-11, 12 <all retold with slight expansion in Marvel Graphic Novel#21: Marada the She-Wolf>

MARAK - native of the Black Dimension, sought to capture Emil Fitch to learn more of Earth in preparation for an intended invasion
    Travel to other dimensions via walls, bestow that power on others
    - MORAK*, Thing Behind the Wall* (app)--Journey into Mystery I#66/3

MARAK - Inhumans, delivered Luna
    --Fantastic Four I#239 (240?

MARAK - prehistoric warrior, helped discover the wheel and formed the Bronze Age, formed alliance with Jalessa
    –2001: A Space Odyssey#3 (4

MARAK of "Earth-70518" - soldier under Albion
    --New Excalibur#18

MARALA of the Hyborian era - see ALBIONA--Star of Khorala; Savage Sword of Conan#44

MARALITH - descendent of Set, serpentine demoness (lower half serpent, torso and arms or a woman) who was summoned and enslaved by King Solomon. He gave information about her and the means for her capture in his (alleged) books on Spirit Summoning and Binding, entitled ... THE BOOK OF THE GOETIA or THE LESSER KEY OF SOLOMON and THE GREATER KEY OF SOLOMON THE KING.
    --[Marvel Tarot]

MARAT, ?? of Earth-70518, soldier serving under Albion
    (app-Earth-70518)--New Excalibur#18

MARAT, CHRISTOPHE - French drug dealer, allied with Hans-Dieter Flurgen + Mingus Strathcoe + Moscow Eddie Yarkov + Bruno Zanussi in plot to smuggle cocaine in countries while distilled in whiskey, killed by Punisher and Clansman
    *D* (app-clansman)--Marvel Graphic Novel: Punisher: Blood on the Moors (Blood on the Moors (dies)

MARAT, HERVE - French antiquarian, set a trap for the Black Cat for Kingpin, framed by Black Cat and arrested.
    hook in place of left hand
    (app)--Marvel Comics Presents I#57/4

MARAUD - Snark, deposed queen mother, mother of Jakal, exiled for treason, attempted to steal matter/anti-matter converter, used Galactus-Matic to destroy Kymellia II, briefly stole powers of Power Pack, attempted to destroy other Snark clans
    -QUEEN MOTHER MARAUD* (D#12)--[Power Pack I#1], 3, (named) 19 ([1, 2], 3, 4, 19, 21-26, 28, 50-52, Power Pack II#1-4

MARAUDER - Thunderiders, embodiment of collective abilities of Team America/Thunderiders, essence and costume placed into other people temporarily
    -DARK RIDER--Captain America I#269 (Team America#1

MARAUDER ( ) - extraterrestrial, pirate + enslaver, lived on a planetoid orbiting a black hole, used the hole to plunder starships and enslave their crews (including Rava), defeated and thrown into black hole by Silver Surfer
    (app)--Marvel Comics Presents I#50/4

MARAUDERS of 19^th Century (Billy(d), Oscar Stamp, Cootie Tremble, Reggie)
    - @ 1859, held deformed people prisoner, assisted Nathaniel Essex, then taken over by Apocalypse
    (app)--Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix#1 (2-4

MARAUDERS - see MISSOURI MARAUDERS (app)--Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos#70

MARAUDERS (Billy, Forge, 4 others unnamed) - Army unit during conflict in Southeast Asia, slaughtered by "Vietcong," at which point Forge used their souls to summon an army of demons to slaughter the enemy
    (app)--Uncanny X-Men#262 (262(fb), [263(fb)], 263(fb), 263 (spirits?)

MARAUDERS (Arclight, Blockbuster, Harpoon, Malice, Prism, Riptide, Sabretooth, Scalphunter, Scrambler, Vertigo, Polaris (under control of Malice), Gambit, Sunfire, Omega Sentinel (under control of Malice), Lady Mastermind, Mystique, Exodus, Frenzy, Random, Tempo, Unuscione, Vanisher)
    - mutants, agents of Sinister, originally organized by Gambit, responsible for Mutant Massacre/slaughter of the Morlocks, most have been cloned by Sinister and can be replaced when killed    
    (D#18, U#5, M, XM: MC-MF, app)--Uncanny X-Men#210 (350(fb), Gambit III#7(fb), UX210, 211/X-Factor I#10, X-Men Unlimited II#14 (fb), Thor I#373, Power Pack I#27, UX212, Thor374, UX213, 215, 219, 221, 222, 240, 241, XFac39,
XMan13, 18, 19, Cable An1999 Gam9, [Weapon X#4(fb2)], X-Men II#202 (fbs), 200-203, X-Men: Messiah Complex#1 (fb), NXM44, X205, [UX493], XFac27, NX46, X207

MARAUDERS of "Earth-523004" (Cyclops, Havok, Sabretooth)
    - agents of Sinister, gathered information on Jean Grey
    (app-earth523004)--What If...Magneto & Professor X Had Formed the X-Men Together?

MARAUDERS of Earth-1298 (Cannonball, Husk, Jubilee, Sunspot, Wolfsbane)
    - mercenaries, employed to steal box containing Dracula from the vault, lost box to Gambit + Bloodstorm
    --Mutant X#26 (27

MARAUDERS of Earth-58163 (Banshee, Caliban, Callisto, Black Tom Cassidy, T-Rex)
    --Uncanny X-Men#463 (464-465

MARAUDERS – Sectaurs, soldiers loyal to Skito
    --Sectaurs#3

MARC ?? - Nazi-traitor circa 1943, stole Japanese-derived thermal ray, affiliated with French Resistance, encountered and punched by Captain America (Steve Rogers)
    --Captain America and the First Thirteen#1 (2011)

MARC ?? - ESU archeologist, went on expedition to Mexican jungle with Sharon, captured and used as sacrifice by Cult of the Harvester of Eyes
    *D* (app-cult)--Defenders I#58 (58d)

MARCEAUX, BELIZE - @ 1890s, Thieves Guild of New Orleans, son of Rouler, childhood friend of Jean-Luc LeBeau, briefly kidnapped by Candra, journeyed to Apocalypse’s abode
    --Gambit III#12 (13, 14

MARCEAUX, ETIENNE - Thieves Guild of New Orleans, brother of Theoren

MARCEAUX, ROULER - Thieves Guild of New Orleans, father of Belize? (or vice-versa)

MARCEAUX, THEOREN - Thieves Guild of New Orleans, harvest master, older brother of Etienne.
    wm, skilled at computer theft
    --Gambit III#16 (16(fb9), 17-19, 21, 22

MARCELLO, JOHN PAUL of Earth-93060 (Gian Paulo) - head of criminal organization, killed by Sludge
    *D*--Sludge (uv)#1

MARCELUS - Deviant in the employ of the Damocles Foundation. Marcelus was dispatched to Brazil to capture the Black Queen for the Foundation, but she turned him into stone.
    --X-Force#94

MARCH, EDWARD K. "EDDIE, IRON MAN" - Iron Legion, former boxer, briefly mutated by cobalt radiation
    -IRON MAN*, FREAK* (IM)--Iron Man I#21 (22, 27, 63-67, 69, 105, 106, [107], 108, 109, 297, 300

MARCH, MARTIN "MARTY" - brother of Eddie, activist in past
    *D*?--Iron Man I#69 (70, 71, 73 297

MARCHESI, STEPHEN - A United States Senate special-projects investigator Stephen Marchesi was sent to evaluate the progress of the Nest, he was present during its destruction. He was not resurrected alongside the members of the Nest.
    (app-nest)--Marvel Team-Up Annual#1

MARCHOSIAS - invoked by Jack Holyoak
    --[Doc Samson II#2]

MARCIOS of the Hyborian era - Khauran, soldier and later counselor under Taramis, ally of Conan against Salome and Constantius
    (app)--A Witch shall be Born; Savage Sword of Conan#5

MARCO the MAGNIFICENT - magician, entertained kids at Dereth House
    --Spider-Man Unlimited II#1

MARCOSA, BELARIC - 19^th Century ghost/sorcerer, trapped and tortured many in his mansion
    SOUL-EATER* (app)—Werewolf by Night I#34 (35(fb), 36(fb), [35(fb)], [34/35(fb)], [34(fb)], 34-37

• MARCOSA HOUSE (Belaric Marcosa and his victims)
      (app-bm)—Werewolf by Night I#34(35(fb), 36(fb), [35(fb)], [34/35(fb)], [34(fb)], 34-37
• MARCOSA’s victims - 19^th Century, spirits used by him until turned against him
      (app-bm)—Werewolf by Night I#35 (35(fb), [34, 35], 36, 37

MARCOULE, YATHALEA - former lover of Blade, captured by vampires, drugged + disguised to look like a vampire, and so he killed her
    *D*--Blade#2 (3(fb,d)

MARCUS of Pre-Cataclysmic Era-Red Slayers, began to slaughter Virgins of Valka after affections spurned by one, killed by Kull
    --Kull the Conqueror III#8

MARCUS ?? - old friend of Adrian Toomes, paralyzed, asked Adrian to kill him, but Adrian couldn't bring himself to do it
    --Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man#15

MARCUS ?? - Sleepy Hollow, Illinois, friend of Marcus, assaulted by Lucifer-possessed Jack O'Lantern
    --Ghost Rider VI#9

MARCUS ?? - used the Crab Truck
    (app-crab)--Marvel Comics Presents I#94/3

• MARCUS' unit (Roger, Van Damme) -
      (app-crab)--Marvel Comics Presents I#94/3

MARCUS - see IMMORTUS, MARCUS (app)--Avengers I#200

MARCUS I - XII - predecessors of Scarlet Centurion, killed by Kang when deemed as failures
    *D* (scarlet centurion)--Avengers III#54

MARCUS, WALTER MICHAEL "WALLY"  - Former member of Brimstone and Bronx Bombers, planned to reform after experiences with Man-Thing
    (app-eblis)--Marvel Fanfare I#9 (9(fb), 9

MARCY, ANGELA - see BACKUS, ROZALYN--Spider-Man: Breakout#3

MARDUK - the world-destroying "planet" created by the alien Annunaki race OR via the beliefs of humanity, possibly leveled humanity in the past
    NIBIRU*, WORMWOOD*--Silver Surfer IV#7 (14(fb), 7(fb), 7-14

MARDUK - Babylonian sun god.
    one of his priests placed a gryphon to guard over the book of the vishanti @ 4000bc
    (OH2006#7, app)--[Strange Tales I#150] (Citizen V and the V Battalion: Everlasting#4(fb), [Tower of Shadows#7/2], CVB: Everlasting#3(fb), [Citizen V and the V Battalion: Everlasting#1, 2], 3, 4

MARDUK of the Hyborian era - the black steed of Prince Gaynor the Damned
    --Conan the Barbarian I#14

MARDUK of the Hyborian era - the steed of Red Ymir
    --King Conan#1

MARDUK (David Puerto) - Sons of Satannish, former second-in-command to Asmodeus
    (app-sons)--Dr. Strange I#175 (176-178 Avengers I#61(fb)

MARDUK of Melnibone - steed of Gaynor the Damned
    --Conan the Barbarian I#14

MARDUK of PANDARVE - theocrat of the city-fortress
    --Strip#16

MARDUK KURIOS - demon, worshipped as Marduk by Sumerians, father of Hellstorm and Satana, apparently slain by Hellstorm, presumably reborn through Lavoisin, sought to use Hellphyr to destroy all magic users on Earth
    - SATAN*, Lou*, Miles Gourney*, TRACHOS* *D* (app)--Marvel Spotlight I#12 (Genesis 2:21-5:5/Bible Tales for Young Folk#1, MarvSpot#13(fb), 12,
    Hellstorm#3(fb)
    Hellstorm#11, 16d, Witches#1-4,

MAR'E JAN - associated with the Galactic Alliance of Spider-Men's Nurotox
    --[Marvel Comics Presents II#1/3]

MARE, NATHANIEL - private investigator @ 1952, killed by Professor Viper, revived as zombie by old friend ellery snow
    Nat Mare (app)--Midnight Sons Unlimited#7 (7(fb), 7

MARGALI of the WINDING WAY (Margali Szardos) - Shadow Hunters, sorceress, mother of Amanda Sefton
    uses waxing and waning power source, formerly possessed soul sword
    -RED QUEEN*, Sorceress Supreme, Fata Morgana (OH2006#7, net)—X-Men I Annual#4 (Excalibur minus 1, Nightcrawler III#8(fb), XM I An4, Man-Thing II#11, Dr. Strange II#57,58, Excalibur I#76,77, 83,85, 100(fb), 96,97, 99,100, [102],103, X-Men Unlimited#19, Ex108, Fantastic Four III#20, Fantastic Four An1999, Maximum Security#3, Nightcrawler III#9-11

MARGARET ?? - Fantastic Four Inc
    --Marvel Knights 4#19

MARGARET ?? - Marrs Corporation, fired by Phoebe
    (app-phoebe_marrs)--[Namor I#1], 4 ([1], 4

MARGE ??  - Daily Bugle
    --Spider-Man Unlimited#13

MARGLAR - demon, servant of Satan/Marduk Kurios, upset chess game involving Jason Maldonado/Soulfire
    --Hellstorm#4 (5

MARGO ?? - elderly Kansas resident having illicit love affair with Jeremy, used as genetic template and slain by Harvester
    *D* (app-harvester)--X-Man#71 (71(fb)/75(fb)-dies

MARGOLIS, LEANNE - Project: PEGASUS
    --[Avengers III#6]

MARGOYLE - Crimson Cadre, winged female
    --Fantastic Four I#398 (399, Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising#1, Fantastic Force#8, F4:AR#2, Fantastic Four Unlimited#11

MARGRACE - Microverse, Homeworld, Aegypta, captain of Desert Demons, ally of Micronauts, died in battle with Baron Karza
    *D*--Micronauts I#23/3 (24/2, 34-35, 43-45, 50

MARGUERITA - vampire, grandmother of Carmen, duped Frankenstein monster into freeing Dracula, destroyed by monster
    *D/R/D*--Frankenstein Monster#7

MARGUILES, TERRI of Earth-93060 - lawyer, hired by Lord Pumpkin, helped out pistol
    --Sludge(uv)#7 (Sludge: Red X-Mas#1

MARGUS - Sakaar, Kronan, enslaved, died in battle with Hulk's Warbound
    *D*--Journey into Mystery I#83, (named) Incredible Hulk III#93 (93d)

MARI - Microverse, Micronauts, Microns, Homeworld, princess of royal family, given legs of Diarmid when lost hers to ice hydra
    -MARIONETTE* (net)--Micronauts I#1( Micronauts II#15(fb),An1 ->Marionette.
    [CabII#37], 38, Bug#1, Alpha Flight II#10, 11, Captain Marvel V#6(fb), 5, 6, 12, 15

•  MARI, PRINCESS of Earth X - Ant-Men, mother of Ant-Man, Psycho-Man's device forced her to kill husband Arcturus Rann
      --Universe X#4

MARI - Rigellian, United Front
    (app)--Annihilation#1 (3, 6

MARIA ?? - maid of the elderly Gen. Kreutz
   --Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel#2 (2009)

MARIA ?? - former girlfriend of Ripper (Rico)
    (app-ripper)--Marvel Comics Presents I#21/4

MARIA ?? - former employee of Gil Corazon
    --Arana#8

MARIA ?? - waitress at Daily Grind, encountered Hulk at 10.5 year old when her bus was stuck on railroad tracks, and the Hulk lifted the bus off to safety
    --Giant-Size Incredible Hulk#1 (1 (fb)

MARIA - luxury ship owned by Tony Stark
    --Iron Man IV Annual#1

MARIA 985 - Stark Foundation Deep-Sea Exploration vessel, decompression chamber used by Iron Man to contain nerve gas bomb from Jemaah Islamiyah
    --Iron Man IV#15 (15 (fb)

MARIA STARK FOUNDATION (Maxwell Canton, Janice Imperato) -
    (IM)--
    Avengers III#56

MARIAN ?? - girlfriend of Stewart Caldwell/Thundersword
    (app-thundersword)--Secret Wars II#1

MARID of Earth-Shadowline - Shadow Dweller, Ifrit/Genie, posed as computer virus granting wishes then tried to board space shuttle, destroyed by Shreck and Dr. Zero
    *D*--Dr. Zero#5

MARIE - manikin, companion of Andreas Flec
    (app-flec)--Chamber of Darkness#4/1

MARIE ?? - vampire, vampirized by Marietta Borgezia, gained control of bloodlust after Jasmine Destine usurped Marietta's body and destroyed Marietta's spirit
    --Clan Destine#3 (2008); (identified) Clan Destine#4

MARIE ?? - Frenchwoman, former Bozo, captured by Nighthawk and Red Guardian, impersonated by Red Guardian
    (app-nebulon)--Defenders Annual#1

MARIE ?? - sister of Billy the Monster and Donny
    (app)--Incredible Hulk II#222 (222(fb), 222

MARIELA ?? - Cutting Corporation test subject, befriended Sally Anne Carter
    --Black Widow IV#3

MARI GOLD - plant creatures of Cousin Betsy, Hostess ad
    (app-cb) -- <January/February 1977 comics> ie. Ms. Marvel#1

MARIK, HERBERT of Earth-2001 - astronaut, remained aboard Liberty 1 as it was destroyed, died, had vision of himself as Marak with Jalessa, became New Seed (or did he?)
    (app-ns)--2001: A Space Odyssey#4

MARIKA - Russian rebel, mute, daughter of Ayisha
    --Iron Man III#50

MARILLA - Inhuman, Luna's nanny, killed by Iron Man during the Crossing
    *D* (app)--Avengers I#343 (344, 348, 350/2, 350, 351, 356,357, 358,359, 362, An22, Av368, 373, Ultraforce I#10, Av380, 389, 390, Avengers: The Crossing (dies))

MARILLA of the Microverse – Jonesy
    --Captain Marvel VI#10

MARINER of Earth-9602 ( ) – Namor + Aquaman, JLX
    --JLX#1 (JLX Unl#1(fb)

MARINETTE-BWA-CHECH - Spirits of Vengeance, Petro Loa, served Ogoun
    --Ghost Rider #31 (2009)

MARINNA of Earth-93060 - wife of Lukasz, died long ago
    --(Mentioned) Mantra I#4; (pictured/false form) Mantra I#6

MARIO ?? - Death Reign, killed in suicide bombing
    *D*--[Terror II#4] ([4 (d)]

MARIOAC, chief of Earth-311 - circa 1602 AD, Roanoke tribe
    --1602: New World#2

MARION M. GRAHAM HOSPITAL - site to which Pei was taken, served as site of conflict between Davos' Terror Priests and the Crane daughters, both of whom were seeking Shou-Lao's egg
    (app)--Iron Fist: The Living Weapon#3

MARIONETTE - see Mari (net-mari)--Micronauts I#1(
    Micronauts II#20-->mari)

• MARIONETTE of Earth-97103 - see MARY A. NETTE (app-earth97103)--What If II#100/2

MARIS - corporation, agent of Filippo Ayala, attempted to force Phillip Hart to release Zero Fluid, had hart killed, killed by Jack of Hearts
    *D* (app-corp)—Deadly Hands of Kung Fu#23/2 (23/2(fb,dies)

MARISOL ?? - lover of Ken, killed by him while he was possessed by Darklove
    (app-darklove)--Marvel Comics Presents #131/3

MARISSA - vampire
    —Tomb of Dracula I#68

MARISTA - Inhuman, maid + servant + friend to Medusa
    (app)-- Inhumans III#1

MARITA ?? - roommate of Bux and Jam, cared for Nate Grey after his exposure to Coldsnap, bf
    —XMan30 (32-37, 51

MARITANIS (Namora, Namorita, Talan) - Atlantean city, distant from capital city, destroyed by testing of nuclear bomb
    --Sub-Mariner I#

MARJORIE ?? - Stark Industries
    --Iron Man: Iron Age#1

MARK ?? - Midtown High School, student of Peter Parker
    --Spider-Man Unlimited II#2

MARK ?? - SHIELD II, monitored Bruce Banner in Alaska
    --Incredible Hulk III#88

MARK ?? - victim of Mad Thinker's Compound D
    --Torch#4 (2010)

MARK of MANA - Necklace which formerly contained the spirits of Mana and Hana
    (app)--Wolverine: Soultaker#1 (3(fb), 1-6

MARK, the MUGGER - @ 1953, married Claudia, killed when unwittingly mugged by her
    *D* (app)--Uncanny Tales#6/2

MARK TWAIN robot - see SAMUEL CLEMENS robot
    (app-mtir)--Captain America I#269

MARKED MAN - Morlock, marked criminals in hopes that the Marauders would kill them over him.
    render others unconscious, learn guilty secrets of others, project inky secretion, wrote secrets on victims
    (app)--Cloak & Dagger III#9 (11(fb), 9-11

MARKER WHITMAN of Earth-1191 - see WHITMAN, MARKER--X-Men II#206

MARKHAM,  - @ 1930s, agent of Chess Master, left catatonic after battle with Night Raven
    (app-chess)--Savage Action#3/2 (4/3

MARKHAM, CHRISTINE - former student of Mandy Greville, blind
    (app)--Master of Kung Fu I#97

MARKHAM, CYLLA - see SCYLLA --Uncanny X-Men #260

MARKHAM, - Ryker's island commanding officer, white female, seduced by Mr. Fear (Larry Cranston)
    --Daredevil II#105

MARKITA ?? - Czech mutant, twin sister of Vanessa, former prisoner of Dermafree
    merge with Vanessa to form composite being
    --Mystique#17 (18

MARKO - Central City, bodyguard of Cassie Merrick, transformed into cyborg by the benefactor
    (app-road)--X-51#10 (11

MARKO, PROFESSOR - drained oxygen from the earth to kill masses so that his daughter wouldn't be looked down on, killed by his partner Gorodok
    --Human Torch Comics#38d

MARKO, KURT - Almagordo, father of Juggernaut, killed in fire saving children + wife
    (net)--X-Men I#13 (X-Men Forever#4(fb), New X-Men#41/2 (fb), [X-Men: Legacy#211 (fb)], 212, UX13(fb)

MARKO, "MAN-MOUNTAIN" - (Michael Marko) - Maggia enforcer, former agent of Silvermane + Caesar Cicero + Nightshade, former partner of Eel
    strength-augmented
    Marko Dell* (OH2006#7, app)--Amazing Spider-Man I#73 (Web of Spider-Man#82(fb), Amz73-75, hostess ad-Incredible Hulk II#197, Power Man/Iron Fist#61,62, 92, 110, Web82(fb),82, Spdm: Lifeline#1-3, [Alias#2], 4, 5, [Civil War: War Crimes#1 (fb)]

MARKO, STELLA - daughter of Professor Marko, cripple, destroyed his machine, subsequently regained use of legs
    --Human Torch Comics#38

MARKO the MANHUNTER -
    --Rawhide Kid I#48

MARKOR – Sectaur, king of Shining Realm, father of Dargon, missing on quest
    --Sectaurs#1 (2-4,7,8

MARKOVKIN, VYTALI 2099 - ally of Feng Huang
    --Doom 2099#12 (13,15,17

MARKS, ALEX - car racer, helped Human Fly and Ghost Rider (Blaze) stop deadly "Doomsday Race"
   (app)--Human Fly#2

MARKS, Dr. SHEILA - friend of Bruce Banner,
    --HULK!#19 (22

MARLENE ?? - Cooperstown, perished in the ensuing chaos (Marauders vs. Purifiers vs. Cable) following the birth of the infant who would become Hope Summers
    *D*--X-Men: Messiah Complex#1 (2007)

MARLENE ?? of Earth-928 - mother of unidentified daughter, wife of assistant district attorney, killed by his criminal enemies
    *D*--Amazing Spider-Man Family#2/2 (2/2d)

MARLES, THOMAS - PhD, studied Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy
    --Spider-Man/Devil Dinosaur '98 (Marve Monsters: Devil Dinosaur article

MARLIN, JONAS - owner of Marlinworld, former owner of Shandu, incurred gambling debts to Mr. Berengetti
    (app)--Marvel Comics Presents I#26/4

MARLINWORLD - giant aquarium/ocean themepark owned by Jonas Marlin, former home of Shandu
    --Marvel Comics Presents I#26/4

MARLON ?? - brother or friend of Larry; as a youth, found the corpse of the future Pitiful One
    --Dead Girl#1 (1 (fb), 1

MARLOWE, BRET - pre-modern era, big game hunter, encountered and tricked Haag, forcing him to flee
    (app-haag)--Tales of Suspense I#37

MARMOKJELDE - Cloudsea dimension, floating landmass used as anchor for Nonesuch by Spindrifter
    <Marble Springs> (app-cloud)--Spider-Man: Hooky GN

MARNIE of Earth-71181 - mother of Blackmark, wife of Zeph, given knowledge and fertility by Amarix, slain by Reynard
    --Blackmark novel; Savage Sword of Conan#1/5 (1/5 (fb), 1/5, 2/3d)

MARNOT (Hescamar). identity adopted to carry out the will of Odin, merged Thor and Jake Olsen to save both of their lives, slain by Executioner/demon possessing Keith Kincaid
    (app)--Thor II#2 (3, 6,9, 10, 12, 13->Hescamar (Thor An2000). Thor II#36, 37

MARONEY, CALVIN - Earth-712, first criminal subjected to behavior modification
    --Squadron Supreme I#

MARQUAND, Dr. ALBERT - blood specialist, forced by Sandman to perform a complete transfusion, replacing Baker's blood with that of Betty Ross
--Incredible Hulk II#138

MARQUEZ, CYDNEY – 2099, former lover of Duke Stratosphere, later agent for Alchemax
    (app-duke)—2099 Unlimited#5

MARQUEZ, special agent - Cape-Killer, investigated assault on Gauntlet
    --Avengers: The Initiative#6

MARQUIS of DEATH (Clyde Wincham, Jr.) - divergent future self of Clyde Wincham-1219; transported to Earth-616, which then diverged from Earth-807128 when Earth's villains organized and slaughtered the heroes
    --(Wyncham) Marvel 1985#2; (Marquis) Fantastic Four#562 (1985#1-4; FF#568 (fb), 562-569

MARQUIS RADU - Microverse, sought to use symbiotes to destroy the Enigma Force and recreate the Microverse under his control
    --[Minimum Carnage Alpha], (unidentified, lateral and posterior views) Scarlet Spider II#11, (identified, full, but cloaked) Venom II#26

MARQUS of "Earth-8310" - an Atlantean who guarded the throne room of Attuma after Attuma had usurped the Atlantean crown. Marqus was quickly knocked out when the Sub-Mariner arrived to battle Attuma
    (app-earth8310)--What If I#41

MARRAKANT HELLGUARD - Within Hell, the Hellguard incinerated every Sorcerer Supreme to confront it since the 1500s, slain by Dr. Strange via Hitler's Handgun
    (app)--Dr. Strange: The Oath#3, (identified) #4 ([4 (fb)], 3, 4d)

MARRERO, ED - teacher at Kevin Masterson's school
    —Thor I#417 (431, 444, 448, 451, 453, [456], Ts1, 3, 9, 11, 15, 19, 22

MARR GARR - R'malki, Interplaneteur Inc.
    heartless ultra-capitalist
    (app-int)--Warlock I#15

MARRINA (Marrina Smallwood) - Alpha Flight, Plodex, unofficial member of avengers, raised as human by smallwood family, formerly married to namor, eventually reverted to true form and apparently killed by ebony blade, released spawn, claimed to be "sleeping the false death" by llan.
    amphibious, swim at great speeds, enhanced strength, skin secreted chemical that causes temporary blindness if touches eyes,underwent physiological and psychological changes during periods of mating and birthing
    -LEVIATHAN* *D* (I#7,D#8,M,net)--Alpha Flight I#1 (2(fb1-3),1-4, Fantastic Four I#261, Rom56-58, AF14-16, Marvel Team-Up An7, Power Pack I#9,10, AF#33-38, 39,Avengers I#272, AF#40, Av282,285-290, Thor390,Av291->Lev; [AF78],Namor#60+61(d) Avengers III#47,48

MARROW (Sara*) - mutant, Gene Nation (both incarnations), X-Men, Weapon X, X-Cell, mind temporarily overlapped with Nancy Rushman personality by SHIELD II to assassinate rogue LMDs
    grows numerous exostoses which she can break off and use as weapons-
    (OH2006#7, net)--(S)Cable II#15 (Gambit III#7(fb), Uncanny X-Men I#374(fb3+4), 350(fb), 346(fb));
(Marrow) XMen: Prime ([UX322], Generation X#5,6, UX325"d", Storm#4, Cab42, UX346,347, X67-70, 71(UX352, X-Men Unlimited#18/2), X72, UX353, 354, X73,74, XMU#18, 75(Excalibur I#120), X76-78, X79(fb1+2), 79, UX360, X80, UX361, X81, XMU#22fb), 22, Avengers III#10, UX362,363, X83, UX364, X84, UX365, X85, X-Men: Magneto War#1, UX366, X86, UX367, X87, XMU#23, Peter Parker: Spider-Man#4, UX368, X88, UX369, X89, UX370, X90, [Wolverine II#145], UX371( ), X91, Wolv146, X An1999, UX372, X92, UXM373-375, X95, XMU#25, Wolv145, UX376, X96, UX377, X97, UX378, X98, UX379, X99, UX380, Spider-Man: Marrow, Weapon X: Draft: Marrow, Weapon X#1,2, 4,5, 9,10, 12, 19-21, Generation M#4, X-Factor III#18-20

MARRS, ARCHIMEDES - father of Desmond and Phoebe, turned Marrs Corporation into a thriving, multi-billion dollar corporation
    *D* (app-phoebe_marrs)--[Namor I#9], 14 (14 (fb), 9 (fb)

MARRS, DESMOND - son of Archimedes, former CEO of Marrs Corporation, wealthy corrupt businessman, twin brother of Phoebe, provided backing to Kearson DeWitt, confronted by Punisher, committed suicide
    *D* (app)--Namor#1 (14 (fb), [9 (fb), 1 (fb), Iron Man I#256 (fb), Namor#5 (fb), IM#260 (fb)], 1, [2 (fb)], 2-5, 6-7, 8 (fb), 8-9, 10, Annual#1/4, [IM258, 259], 260, 261, [262-266, Namor#14],  15(fb), 15-18, 19d, 20 (d)

MARRS, PHOEBE - daughter of Archimedes, mother of Edward Payne, Marrs Corporation, wealthy, corrupt businesswoman, twin sister of Desmond
    -Phoebe Marrs Playne (app)--Namor#1 (14 (fb), [9 (fb), 1 (fb), Iron Man I#256 (fb), Namor#5 (fb), IM#260 (fb)], 1, [2 (fb)], 2-3, [5 (fb)], 4, 5, 6-7, 8 (fb), 8-9, 10, Annual#1/4, [IM258, 259], 260, 261, [262-266, Namor#14], 15(fb), 15-21, 23, 26,[ 30, 31, 34 (fb)], 34, [47], 49, New Warriors I#57, Nam50, 52, [53], 54, 56, 57

MARRS CORPORATION (Archimedes, Desmond, & Phoebe Marrs, Allison, Gerrold, Maitland, Margaret)
     --Namor I#1

MARS of Earth-691 – planet
    --Guardians of the Galaxy#53

Mars 2010 Space Station - training (and possibly experimentation/mutation) site for Bush Rangers who took over the station before dying in battle with X-Force (later X-Statix).
    --X-Force I#125

MARSDEN, agent - "The Company," partner of Stern, ally of the Manipulator
    (app-manipulator)--Avengers I#178

MARSH, HENRY - circa 1959, suspected the existence of mutants, unaware that his friend Vincent Farnsworth was a mutant
    (app_farnsworth)--Tales of Suspense I#6/3

MARSH, TRUMAN - Former warden at the Vault
    *D*--Avengers: Deathtrap: The Vault graphic novel

MARSHACH of Earth-8710 - @ 2600, ancestor of Korvac, husband of Kareela, received power of Korvac when it traveled forward through time via his ancestors, defeated by Guardians and Silver Surfer
    --Silver Surfer III Annual#4

MARSHAL - @ 1875-1890, hired to destroy Dracula for killing another man’s son, destroyed him with silver buckshot, weakening him for years to come
    presumably *D*--Dracula Lives#13 (13(fbs), 13

MARSHAL - Brotherhood, old ally of Hoffman, became rival + enemy, killed in final battle.    
    powers unrevealed
    (app)--Brotherhood#2 (5-9

MARSHAL HANK ELLIOT - see ELLIOT, HANK (app)--Cowboy Action#11/2

MARSHALL, ERIC - NSA liaison to SHIELD or vice-versa, active in Civil War investigations
    (app)--Civil War: Front Line#1/2 (2/2, 5-6

MARSHALL, GORDON - professor, past associate of the man who became Yagzan; w/ Paul Benton, former head of Omegaville
    --[Giant-Size Man-Thing#1] ([1 (fb)]

MARSHALL, GRANT - actor, formerly dated Diane Cummings
    --Tales of Suspense I#20 (Astonishing Tales#21-24, Incredible Hulk II#244

MARSHALL, JOHN - scientist, accidentally made Molitis germ intelligent, tricked it into being destroyed
    (app-molitis)--Strange Tales I#90/4

MARSHALL, JOHN - terrorist, former realtor, stole land from Native Americans, brought in by American Eagle and Interpol when targeted a prominent world leader
    (app)--Marvel Comics Presents I#148 ([148/4(fb)], 148/4

MARSHALL, LAURA - Cable-1 TV news reporter
    (app)--Avengers VI#1.1

MARSHALL, PAUL - extradimensional, advanced scout for invasion, posed as popular science fiction writer, @ 1962, fought the "Monster at my Window"
    superhuman size and strength
    (app-monster)--Tales to Astonish I#34

MARSHALL, SIMON - Maggia, pharmacological chemsit, responsible for granting Cloak and Dagger their powers, killed by them
    (app)--Spectacular Spider-Man II#64

MARSHALL, VICTOR - aging actor, impersonated Koru and convinced his extraterrestrial army that there was a germ on Earth that would kill them if they stayed
    skilled actor, stuntman, and make-up artist
    (app)--Tales to Astonish I#33

MARSTON, "BUTTONS" - daughter? of Elaine
    --Werewolf by Night I#31 (32(fb), 42, Spider-Woman I#19(fb), [Iron Man I#209]

MARSTON, ELAINE - mother? ofBbuttons
    --Werewolf by Night I#31 (34-36 42

MARSTON, KIRK - see GAROKK.
    former archeologist, boyfriend of Tandy Snow
    --Kazar: Lord of the Hidden Jungle #15(16-19

MARSTON, SYLVESTER "SNAKE" - Satan Squad, Enforcers.
    contortionist, constrict thin body around others
    (D#4)--Machine Man I#16 (
    , Thunderbolts I#53

MARTA - Ryker's Island, assistant to Warden Cole
    --Daredevil II#83

MARTEL, Dr. ARMAND - Hulkbusters, xenobiologist
    (D#5-hb)--Incredible Hulk II#317

MARTELL, KIRBY - SHIELD II, female, scientist, operated a captured neo-Nazi time machine and sent Sheva Joseph and War Machine back in time to prevent history from being changed, opposed SHIELD attempt to capture War Machine to seize the Warwear
    (net-shield)--War Machine #15 (16, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25

MARTELL, - Federal agent, nearly captured Elijah Cross until unwittingly stopped by Rictor & Madrox
    --X-Factor III#17

MARTHA ?? - wife of John, rescued Creature from the Black Bog, age reversed by waters from the Fountain of Youth
    (app-cftbb)--Tales of Suspense I#23

MARTHA ?? - boarded at May Parker's house in Queens; See LUND, MARTHA

MARTHA ?? - Stark Enterprises (II)
    --New Avengers#14

Martha's Mirror - conventional mirror used by Martha to reflect the energies of the "Strange Stone" back onto itself
    (app-strange stone)--Journey into Mystery I#43/4

MARTIANS - stole New York City and left it in space to study humans
    --Mystic#29 (April, 1954)

MARTIAN who stole a City - sought to transport Earth equipment to Mars
    Enhanced strength, used gun able to teleport its targets to Mars, spacecraft, weakness to light
    (app)--Tales of Suspense I#29

MARTIAN who Walks Among Us - @ 1960, traveled to Earth as an advance scout for an invasion, encountered and battled a Venusian, plummeted to death in an elevator shaft
    metamorph, true nature detectable by infra-red machine, used flying saucer
    (app)--Strange Tales I#78

MARTIANS - dwelled on Mars over 100 millions years ago, destroyed and Mars left a desolate wasterland in battle with sister planet Tiamat
    (app-annunaki)--Silver Surfer IV#7

MARTIANs (Zetora) -
    (app-zetora)--Journey into Mystery I#57/4

MARTIANS ("Charles J. Wentworth" and his staff) - planned Earth invasion, Wentworth exposed by Robot X
   (app-robot x) --Amazing Adventures I#4

MARTIANS (Flight 150, Saucer Leader 1) - circa 1960, a number of alien "spaceships" landed on Earth; secretly the alien beings, the "ships" allowed themselves to be taken into custody and then allowed scientists to board them; analyzing the humans, they determined that Mars never need fear Earth
    (app)--Tales of Suspense I#11/2

MARTIANs - @ 1961, captured Horace the Joker to put him in their zoo
    (app-horace)--Amazing Adventures I#5/3

MARTIANs - humanoid race, comparable to mankind @ 1960s, created the move "The Invaders"
    (app)--Strange Tales I#92/4

MARTIANS (Ogor) - semi-humanoid, at war with Jupiter
    --Tales to Astonish I#14/3; reprinted Chamber of Darkness#8/4

MARTIANS -
    In Uncanny Origins#4, the Xandarians soldiers are shown facing four armed green skinned aliens with swords-very similar to the Martians of the John Carter series.
    --John Carter: Warlord of Mars

Martians( Captain Ott ) - encountered Human Torch (Jim Hammond)
    info courtesy of John Holstein
    --Marvel Mystery Comics#3 (January, 1940)

MARTIANS of Reality-40800 (Queen Laraina) -encountered Comet Pierce
    info courtesy of John Holstein
    --Red Raven Comics #1 (August, 1940)

MARTIANS of Reality-80324 - circa 2181, gengineered humans designed to survive on Mars
    (app-earth-80324)--Marvel Preview#24

MARTIAN MASTERS of Earth-691 - unsuccessfully invaded Earth @ 1901, but invaders were killed by terrestrial germs, took over earth following the end of the heroic age, battled by Killraven and the Freemen
    (1970s)--Amazing Adventures II#18 (Avengers Forever#10(fb), AmzAdv18-23, 30, 33, 36, Marvel Team-Up I#45, AmzAdv37, Wisdom#5 (fb), 4-6

MARTIAN MASTERS of Reality-9507- alternate timeline where Guardians fight off invasion of Mars in 2001
    --Guardians of the Galaxy#61

MARTIAN MASTERS of Reality-9930 - battled Avengers (Black Panther, Crimson Dynamo, Jocasta, Killraven, Thundra)--Avengers Forever#1

MARTIKA of Earth-Seeker 3000 - Pathfinder, friend of Jericho Shaw and Vaun Lysander
    telepath
    (app)--Seeker 3000 #1 (1(fb)/4(fb), 1-4

MARTIN - character created by the Writer
    (app-writer)--Marvel Comics Presents I#165 (166

MARTIN, ASHLEY- mutant girl, DuBois Iowa, controlled sentinel b-7, powers shut down by Charles Xavier.
    wf,light brown hair
    --X-Men: Hidden Years#9 (11(fb), 9-14, 16, [17], 18, [19, 20], 21, 22

Martin, Betty - daughter of Henry, niece of Betty; circa 1940 saved by Angel (Tom Halliway) from Aunt Emma's plot to kill family members to earn the family fortune--Marvel Mystery Comics#7

MARTIN, JOHN "MACHINE GUN" - prohibition era criminal, captured by Skrulls, inspired Skrulls of Kral
    (app)--Fantastic Four I#92 (92(fb)

MARTIN, Capt. JACK "MAD DOG" - @ World War II, Deadly Dozen, pilot
    (app)--Combat Kelly and the Deadly Dozen#6 ([6(fb)], 6(fb), 6, 7

MARTIN, JEANNIE - mutant, Long Island resident, lost control of powers and broke neck on M-Day
    40" neck
    *D*--Generation M#1 ([1 (fb)], 1d)

MARTIN, JOHNNY - son of Nicole, killed by truck thrown by the Abomination
    *D*--World War Hulk: Gamma Corps#2 (2 (fb, dies)

Martin, Peg-Leg (    ) - active in 1980, sought to form worldwide crime syndicate in alliance with Ulan Bator; encountered Eternal Brain
    --Red Raven Comics#1 (August, 1940)

MARTIN, TERRI - mother of Ashley, developed crush on Charles Xavier
    --X-Men: Hidden Years#10 (11-14, 16-22

MARTIN, Sen. ROBERT – father of Schizoid Man
    —Spectacular Spider-Man II#38 (39, Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives#1, 2

MARTIN, ROBERT - one of Nick Fury's "caterpillars"
    organic builder
    --[Secret Warriors#1/2]

MARTIN, General - US Air Force?
    --Fantastic Four: First Family#2

MARTIN, Miss - went out to dinner with Tony Stark
    --Iron Man: The Inevitable#5

MARTINE ?? - elderly woman, killed by Caviar Killer
    *D*--Daredevil I#242

MARTINELLI, VINCENT "VIC" - former soldier + architect, life ruined after testified against organized crime run architectural company when it used substandard materials, resulting in the death of several people, changed name under witness protection program, worked for williams innovations, then stark international, targeted for assassination by blacklash by the criminals he testified against, remained with stane after his hostile takeover due to difficulty in finding a new job former security guard of stark international, later stane
    - Vince Martel—Marvel Fanfare I#22 (Iron Man I#147(fb), [Avengers I#201], IM132, 137, 146-148, 151, 154, 159, 160, Amazing Spider-Man I#237, IM#162, 164-169, 172, 174, 178/2, 199, 234, Punisher: the Prize

MARTINET, MARION - eccentric weapons manufacturer, fought Human Fly (Rojatt)
   (app)--Human Fly#3 (4

MARTINEX of Earth-691's 31st century (Martinex T'Naga) - Galactic Guardians, Guardians of the Galaxy, Pluto colony.
    generate great heat or cold
    (I#7,D#5,M)--Marvel Super-Heroes I#18 (Guardians of the Galaxy an1/2, Marvel Two-In-One#5, GS Defenders#5, Defenders I#26-29, Marvel Presents I#3-10, Thor An6, Avengers I#167, 168, 170, 173, MTIO#69, Av177, Marvel Team-Up I#86, Av181, [Ms Marvel#23], Fantastic Four An24, Thor An16/2, Silver Surfer III An4, Guardians of the Galaxy An1, GotG#1-20, 25, An2, GotG#34-37, Galactic Guardians#1-4, GotG#56, 62

• MARTINEX 5 2099 I+II of Earth-Amalgam -martinex+brainiac 5, legion of galactic guardians I+II
      —Spider-Boy Team-Up#

MARTINEZ, ELIZA - 16th century samurai, daughter of Mr. Martinez and Japanese woman, mother killed by ronin for consorting with a foreigner, joined the Hand, trained and fell in love with Kagenobu Yoshioka, slain by the Hand members who resented her impurity, resurrected as their agent
    *D/R*--Elektra: The Hand#3 (3(fb)-4(fb), 5(fb, dies, resurrected)

MARTINEZ, ISADORA - V Battalion, daughter of Irene, raised apart from the V Battalion, attends to the group's business and financial needs
    --Thunderbolts#38 (39, Citizen V and the V Battalion#1, 2

MARTINEZ, IRENE - V Battalion, Penance Council, founding member, saved by Namor during World War II when she was a baby
    (net)—Citizen V and the V Battalion#1, 2(named)

MARTINEZ, LINETTE - agent of Dr. Octopus (Trainer)
    --Amazing Scarlet Spider#2 (Scarlet Spider#2

MARTINEZ, - North
    --Black Widow IV#3

MARTINO, JAKE - assassin employed by Kingpin, shot May Parker, killed by another Kingpin agent
    *D*--Amazing Spider-Man I#537, (named) 540 (537-539, 540d)

MARTINS, agent - shield i, head of project: hart, specializes in radiation poisoning, once worked with Johnathon Hart
    --Marvel Premiere#44 (Rom#12, Marvel Team-Up I#134, Jack of Hearts#1, 2

MARTS, MICHAEL - Daily Bugle reporter
    --[Marvel Vision#6] ([7

MARTSON, EVE - young pregnant woman, saved by Typhoid and Ghost Rider (Ketch) from the demon Dusk
   --Marvel Comics Presents I#123/3 (124/3-126/3, 128/3-130/3

MARTU - Mesopotamian god, possibly degenerated into the Demon of the Dunes
    (app-demonofthedunes)--Marvel Comics Presents I#47/4

MARTY, - Sweatshop
    Strength augmented
    --Captain America I#329

MARTY ?? - Code: Blue
    (app-code)--Fantastic Four III#46

MARTY ?? - mistakenly killed during a vampire panic in Belgium 1945
    *D* (app)--Captain America#601 (2009)

MARTYNEC, Dr. EDWIN - oncologist at Arrayo labs, mutated self into coyote-man, illegally studied mutation of others, told patients they had cancer to allow him to take cell samples, attempted to abduct a young james proudstar when he suspected he was a mutant, broke off pursuit when john proudstar returned, destroyed own lab to prevent it from being used as evidence against him
    -Edward Martins--XForce minus 1 (XForce#73(fb), 72-74, 75(fb)

MARTYR (Yvette Diamonde) - French woman, anti-technology reactionary, empowered by the Ruined, turned against them after learning they intended to sacrifice her
    (app-ruined)--Fantastic Four III#1 (20

Martyrdom for the Millions - text pushed on Howard by a Christian? cultist on a bus traveling from Canada to Cleveland
    --Howard the Duck #11 (April, 1977)

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