POTIPHAR of
Earth-148611 ( ) - Medusa Web
(PsiForce#23)—Psi-Force(nu)#18, 19
POTONGA - province in African
nation of Orbia, formerly governed by Joshua/"Black Brother"
--Savage Tales I#1
POTORO ( ) - led criminal
group called the Looters; opposed by Terror (Laslo Peevely)
--Mystic Comics#7 (December, 1941)
POTSHOT - gang member,
participated in drive-by shooting
--Captain America I#374
POTTER, BETSY BEATTY* - former
wife and social worker for Gladiator.
wf, brunette
--Daredevil II#8
POTTER, BUFORD - older son of
Albert (Hurricane)
--Marvel Holiday Special 2006#1/3
POTTER, JANE - Front Line intern
--Marvel Apes Special: Grunt Line#1
(2009)
POTTER, LI LING - wife of
Gladiator (Melvin Potter)
--White Tiger#1?
POTTER, MELANIE - daughter of
Melvin & Li Ling
--White Tiger#1
POTTER, MELVIN
- works as bodyguard for Matt Murdock
-GLADIATOR* (OH: DD-glad)--Daredevil I#18
Daredevil II#41, 86
POTTER, MERCY - younger daughter
of Albert (Hurricane)
--Marvel Holiday Special 2006#1/3
POTTER, - wife of Albert
(Hurricane)
--Marvel Holiday Special 2006#1/3
POTTER, TIM - @
1950's, American soldier, helped Captain America and Bucky of the
1950's overcome Kag and Kee-Sai
(app-kag)--Men's Adventures#28
POTTIER, CLAUDE - Thieves Guild of
New Orleans. wm, dark hair
--Gambit III#16 (16(fb9), 17-19, 22
POTTS, HOGAN - see STARK, TONY.
Alias used while keeping low profile
following framing by Tiberius Stone
--Iron Man III#
POTTS, VIRGINIA "PEPPER"
- secretary of Tony Stark at Stark Industries and Solutions, widow of
Happy Hogan, former tactical support for Order, received shrapnel in to
chest during Ezekiel Stane's assault on Stark Dynamics, implanted with
magnetic device to prevent the shrapnel from migrating, given 1616
armor by Stark, adopted name Rescue
telepresence enhancements
-PEPPER HOGAN*, HERA*, RESCUE* (All-New
Iron Manual 2008)--Tales of Suspense I#45 (Iron Man: Iron Age#1,
Av:EMH#1(fb1), IM:IA#2/ToS#45-48, Av:EMH#3(fb1), ToS#59, Av9, ToS#60,
61, 63-76, 80, Shadows + Light#1/3, ToS#82-84, 87-89, 91->PPH.
Iron Man III#1-3, 5-9, Iron Man/Captain
America Annual 1998, IM#11, 12, [13], Fantastic Four III#15, IM#15-17,
Avengers Annual 1999, IM#18, 19, 20, 22, 23-25, 26, Iron Man: Bad
Blood#1,2, IM28,29, 36(fb), 37(fb), 38(fb), 39(fb), 41, 42, 45, 46, 49,
50,51, Black Panther III#42,43,45, IM52-55, 55/2, 56, 59-61, 62,63à
PPH.
IM65-69, Avengers III#69, IM79, 86-89, Iron Man IV#13-14, Order#2 (fb),
1-9, [10 (fb)], 10 (fb), 10, Invincible Iron Man#
POTTSWORTH, FRED - knocked out and
replaced by Bruce Banner, alias used by Banner to board a plane to
Mistassini, Canada to escape the authorities
--Hulk/Wolverine: 6 Hours#1
POTUS - President of the United
States of America - names in the modern era are topical
--
Captain America I#343-344
Cable and Deadpool#8, 9, New
Avengers#16, 20, Black Panther IV#18, Cable & Deadpool#31-32,
Amazing Spider-Man#532, Civil War#1, Avengers: The Initiative#2, Iron
Man V#19, World War Hulk#1, [4]
POULE, AURORA - town of
Perfection, duped by Dwarf into using a Darkhold page and summoning the
N'Garai to her town
--Darkhold#3 (4
POUND, Mr. -
sold technological information his company developed for the Department
of Defense to Sterling, slain by his clients, agents of an unspecified
foreign government.
*D* (app)--Black Widow: The Coldest War
POUNDCAKES
(Marian Pouncey) - Grapplers, Superia’s Femizons.
strength-augmented
(M)--Marvel Two-In-One#54 (56, 58,
Dazzler#13, MTIO96, Thing I#33, Captain America I#371, [387, 388],
389-391, [392], 411-414, USAgent II#2, Amazing Spider-Man#562-563
POW, Dr. -
treated super-villain injuries in New York City, employed Eightball as
bodyguard
(app)--Deadline#2
POWDER, MALCOLM - seventeen years
old, crush on Jess Jones, sought job as her assistant
--Alias#6, (first name) 9, (last name) 18 (6, 9, 17, 18, 27
POWDERKEG
(Frank Skorina) - Dr. Octopus’ Masters of Evil, former inmate at Vault,
nearly killed by Rune.
large, increased durability, secrete
nitroglycerine through skin, causing explosions any time he strike
something with sufficient force
(2007#8)--Captain Marvel II#1 (Marvel
Graphic Novel: Avengers: Deathtrap: Vault, Deathlok II#12, Guardians of
the Galaxy#28,29, Surf/Rune#1/2"d", Fantastic Four III#56, She-Hulk
I#5,6, Amazing Spider-Man#562-563
POWER PLANT (Lefty) - District X,
bar
--Madrox#1 (5
POWELL, - former partner of
Teneber, sought to hunt Sabretooth, stripped naked and left in the
Canadian Rockies by him
--X-Men Unlimited#40
POWELL - servant of the Enchantress, brought Thor
new costume -
-Thor I#493
POWELL, AMY - former fiancé of
Lance Bannon, employed at Bloomingdales, attempted to romance Peter
Parker to make Lance jealous.
wf, blonde--Amazing Spider-Man I#230(
Web of Spider-Man#113-116
POWELL, CHRIS - see DARKHAWK. host
of Darkhawk
--Darkhawk#1 (2-18, An1, Dh#19-29, An2, Dh#30-42, An3, Dh#43-
POWELL, DOUG - Wild Pack, southern
racist, views enlightened somewhat by membership in Wild Pack.
wm, brown hair
--Silver Sable#1 (2-12, 15-26, 29,
33-35, Amazing Spider-Man Annual 2000/2, Thunderbolts I#41
POWELL, GRACE - lawyer, mother of
Chris + Jason + Jonathon, wife of Michael
--Darkhawk#1 (2-15, 17,18, 21, 23-29,
An2, Dh#30-37, 39,40, 42, An3, 3/3, Dh#43-50
POWELL, JASON - brother of Chris,
twin brother of John, son of Grace + Michael
--Darkhawk#1 (2-7, 10-12,[13],14,15, 17,
21, 23-29, An2, 2/2, 2/3, Dh#30-36, 38-40, 42, An3, 3/3, Dh#43-50
POWELL, JOHNATHON - brother of
chris, twin brother of jason, son of grace + michael
--Darkhawk#1(2-7,10-15,17,21-29,An2,2/2,2/3,Dh#30,32,34-36,38-40,42,An3,3/3,Dh#43-50
POWELL, MICHAEL - policeman,
father of chris + jason + john, husband of grace
--Darkhawk#1 (10-12, [13],14,[15],
34-37, 39,40, 42, An3, 3/3, Dh#43-46, 48-50
POWELL, Dr. ROY - see CURATOR--X-Men I#40
POWELL, SAMANTHA - sister of Doug
Powell, worked for Symkarian Embassy
--Silver Sable #15
POWER, ALEX - see ZERO G.
Power Pack, older son--Power Pack I#1->Gee
POWER, JACK - see MASS MASTER.
Power Pack, younger son--Power Pack I#1à
Mass Master
POWER, Dr. JAMES
- physicist, designed Matter/Anti-Matter Converter and Interdimensional
Teleporter, professor at Columbia University, father of Power Pack,
husband of Margaret
(U#5; Power Pack#42-featurette)--Power Pack I#1(
PP#8,Uncanny X-Men#195,Thor I#359
New Warriors I#55, Power Pack II#1-4, Power Pack III#1-4
POWER, JULIE - see LIGHTSPEED.
Power Pack, older daughter--Power Pack I#1à
Ls
POWER, KATHERINE "KATIE" - see
ENERGIZER.
Power Pack, youngest daughter, temporarily lost powers to
Alex/Powerhouse
--Power Pack I#1->En.
New Warriors I#48, 51, 55, New Warriors II#1->En
POWER, MARGARET
- commercial artist, mother of Power Pack, wife of James
(U#5; Power Pack#42-featurette)--Power Pack I#1(
PP#9, Uncanny X-Men#195, Thor I#359
New Warriors I#65, Power Pack II#1-4, Power Pack III#1-4
POWER, MATTHEW AARON
- son of Anthony and Sharon
(app-professor power)--Marvel Team-Up
I#118 ( 118, 124, (New) Defenders I#126-130, Captain
POWER, Dr. MAXIMUS -
extraterrestrial, exiled from world of magic for performing science,
exiled to earth during events of maximum security, developed capsules
able to give brief doses of superhuman powers, held parties where he
accepted ten thousand dollars to give guests temporary power.
greatly extended earlobes
--Iron Man III#33 (34(fb), 33,34
POWER-BANDs of RINN - see QUANTUM BANDS--Agents of Atlas#
POWER BROKER
(Curtiss Jackson*) - former head of corporation and power broker inc,
former division chief of Red Skull (Shmidt), subjected self to strength
augmentation process in order to enable self to survive encounter with
Scourge of the Underworld-2, paralyzed in musclebound form as a result,
regained normal build, temporarily merged with mother synaptic leech
and attempted to takeover the United Nations
formerly
rendered virtually invulnerable due to density of muscles, used
exoskeleton to move
(D trade paperback, U#5, M)--Thing I#35
(Captain America I#328(fb), [381/2(fb)], Thing35(fb), Cap329-331,
358/2-364/2, [373/2,274/2],375/2-378/2, 394, USAgent II#3(fb), [1],2,3
POWER BROKER
( ) - amplified own powers, augmented
Paul & Roger (Hardball) Brokeridge
--Avengers: The Initiative Annual#1/3
([1/3 (fb)], 1/3 (fb), [1/3 (fb)]
POWER BROKER - see FURY, NICK--
POWER BROKER inc
(Curtiss Jackson, Karl Malus) - used strength augmentation process to
empower others, supplied operatives to Red Skull (Shmidt) and others
(D#10)--Thing I#35
POWER COSMIC - vast energy source
accessed by the likes of the Silver Surfer
--Fantastic Four I#48
POWER CULT
(Frank Anders, Veronica Anders, Rev. Stryker) - sought means to survive
perceived impending nuclear Armageddon, broke up after violent
confrontation with Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze/Zarathos)
(app)--Marvel Super-Heroes III#11
POWER DRILL - huge drill developed by US military, destroyed buildings, used
by Red Skull (George Maxon)
(app-redskull(georgemaxon)--(g) Captain America Comics#1/3 (Captain America Comics#3/1, Captain America I#112 (fb)
POWER FIST of Earth-8545 (Carl
Lucas) – counterpart of Cage, Exiles of Earth-91172
possesses Iron Fist power, enhanced durability
--Exiles#21 (22, 34, Exiles: Days of Then and Now#1 (fb), 1
POWER GEM - Infinity Gem, grants
user seemingly limited power (Power Primordial), formerly utilized by
Champion of the Universe, Drax, Titania (MacPherran) as well as along
with the Infinity Gauntlet, turned into sentient being in the
Ultraverse, restored to gem form with the other Infinity Gems,
reclaimed by Champion, gave it to Titania, taken from her by Jen
Walters and stored in the Baxter Building
--Avengers Annual#7, Thanos Quest#1(named) (
Rune/Silver Surfer#1,Necromantra/Lord
Pumpkin#4,Ultraforce I#10, Hardcase#26,Ultraforce/Avengers
Prelude#1,Avengers/Ultraforce#1,Ultraforce/Avengers#1, Black September,
Inf, JLA/Avengers#1-4, She-Hulk III#7, 8, 10-12
POWER GLOVE - see SHATTERFIST (app)--Thor I#440
POWERHOUSE
(Rieg Davan) - Xandarian, Syphon Warrior, Champions of Xandar, sent to
earth to find the lost Centurion-Prime Rhomann Dey, crashed on earth
after his ship was hit by a comet, landed in the ocean, found and
brainwashed by Condor, regained memory and fought in Skrull-Xandar war.
absorb strength + energy of an opponent or weapon to increase his own
abilities, fire energy blasts, pilot Xandarian craft
*D* (D#16)--Nova I#2 (6(fb), 6-8, 10,11,
25, Fantastic Four I#206,208,209, Rom#24d)
POWERHOUSE ( )
- mutant female, desires mutant domination, battled Beast and
Spider-Man, attacked UN building.
Drain and manipulate energy, bf, white
streak in hair
(app)--Spider-Man#15 (Wolverine II#133,
Spider-Man Unlimited II#4
POWERHOUSE
(Alex Power) - currently ZERO G*.
new warriors, combined abilities of all four members of power pack
-GEE*, DESTROYER*, COUNTERWEIGHT*,
POWERPAX*
(net)--New Warriors I#65 (Web of Scarlet
Spider#3, NW67, WSS4, NW68-72, Venom: The Hunted#2/2, 3/2, NW73-75, New
Warriors II#1, ?Marvel Universe: The End#5, 6?
POWERHOUSE, the - extradimensional
storage place of fabric of the universe
--Dark Angel#13
POWERHOUSE of Earth-93060 (Kenneth
A. Sinclair) - ultra, in insane asylum for 55 years
--Strangers#14
POWERLINE of
Earth-Shadowline (Lenore Castle, Victor Guillermos)
- Shadow Dwellers, brought together by mutual hatred of Ravenscore
family
(app)--Dr. Zero#1 (Powerline#1(fbs), Dr.
Zero, Powerline#1-8, Critical Mass#1/2, 2, 3, 4/2, 6, 6/2, 7/1-3
POWERLORD KRUUN* - Breakworld,
former ruler, sent Retaliator to destroy Earth, right arm cut off by
Wolverine in failed effort to force him to reveal the Retaliator's
non-existent weakness
POWERLORD KRUUN of the OPEN
HAND--Astonishing X-Men#19 (20-24, Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men#1
POWER MAN - see ATLAS.
Lethal Legions, former partner of Swordsman, first identity used after
empowered by Baron (Heinrich) Zemo’s ion treatment by Enchantress
--Avengers I#21 (Thunderbolts: Distant Rumblings minus 1, Av21,22,
29,30, Tales of Suspense I#88/2(Av38), Alpha Flight Special Edition#1,
Avengers An1, Av78,79, Power Man I#21, Av164,[165,166].
-->smuggler )
POWER MAN (Carl
Lucas, aka Luke Cage) - Heroes for Hire, framed for crimes by
Diamondback (Stryker), imprisoned at Seagate, volunteered for
experiment by Dr. Noah Burstein, mutated by sabotage by Rackham.
steel-hard skin, superhuman strength.
HERO for HIRE*, Mark Lucas, CAGE* (I#8, D#10, 1970s)--Power Man I#17
(18, 19, 20-22, Defenders I#17-19, PM23-25, Def24,25, PM26-31, Marvel
Two-In-One#13, Fantastic Four I#168-170, PM32-35, Iron Fist I#11,
Def37-40, Defenders An1, Def42-46, Power Man An1, PM37,38, 39-47, Power
Man/Iron Fist#48-50, 51-53, Marvel Team-Up I#75, P/I#54-57, Uncanny
X-Men#122, P/I#58-60, Incredible Hulk II#243, PI#61, 62,Daredevil
I#164, Code of Honor#2, PI63,64, Marvel Team-Up An3, PI#65-69, MTU#105,
105/2, PI#70-72, MTU An4, PI#73, Rom#23, PI#74, 75, 76/2, DD178,
PI#77-82, Marvel Graphic Novel: Death of Captain Marvel, Def107,
Dazzler#21, 23,24, Hulk278,279, PI#83, Marvel Super-Heroes: Contest of
Champions I#1,[2,3], PI#84-87, MTIO#94, PI#88-91, MTU#126, PI#92-102,
Iron Man I#177, CodeH#3, DD207, Pulse#14(fb), PI#103-109, Hlk300,
PI#110-114, Secret Wars II#2, PI#15-117, Marvel Graphic Novel#27,
PI#118-122, SW II#9, Vision & Scarlet Witch II#8, PI#123-125,
Marvel Comics Presents#82/4(fb),82/4, Punisher II#60-62, [Infinity
Gauntlet#2]->cage.
Spider-Man Unlimited#13, Marvel Fanfare II#6, Heroes for Hire#1-3,
Thunderbolts#8, HH4, Kingpin I#1, HsfH#5-7, Sensational Spider-Man
II#28, HH8-13, X-Force#80, Fantastic Four III#6, HH#14,
15,Quicksilver#11,HH#16, Q12,Heroes for Hire/Quicksilver Annual 1998,
HH17, 18,19, [Contest of Champions II#1,2],3,[4],5, Black Panther
III#16,17(fb),17, Iron Fist/Wolverine#1-4-->Cage
POWER MAN HECTOR -
Power Men
*D* (app-pm)--Cage I#6 (7d)
POWER MAN MAC -
Power Men
*D* (app-pm)--Cage I#6 (7d)
POWER MAN SIMMS
- Power Men
*D* (app-pm)--Cage I#6 (6d)
POWER MAN STEELE
(Steele) - Power Men, forcibly empowered by Noah Burstein, died when
"powered out"
*D* (app)--Cage I#3 (4-7, 8d)
POWERMASTER
(John McIver) - former head of European gangster rackets, older brother
of Quincy, father of Cruz, employed Shades and Commanche, Gadget,
duplicated power treatment of Noah Burstein, initially surpassed Power
Man in power, but became immobilized and crumpled into dust, briefly
reanimated as Power Master, drained life force from Cruz, but rapidly
exploded
*D* (app)- John Bushmaster, BUSHMASTER*--Cage I#12
POWER MEN
(Hector, Mac, Simms, Steele) - mutated by Noah Burstein's process at
the Black Hole, coerced into serving as guards and test subject
gatherers by the threat of death from powering out until the process
was perfected
*D* (app)--(Steele) Cage I#3; (group)
Cage I#6 ([6(fb)], 3-8
POWER PACHYDERMS
of Earth-Power Pachyderms (Electralux, Mammoth, Rumbo, Trunklops)
- group of elephants mutated by gamma
radiation, initially became heroes, but after learning its risks, they
instead disposed of and replaced the Perfect Masters
(app)--Power Pachyderms#1 (1(fb), 1
POWER PACK
(Energizer, Gee, Lightspeed, Mass Master, Kofi, Tattletale,
Counterweight, Destroyer, Molecula, Starstreak, Counterweight,
Destroyer, Zero G, Starstreak)
- originally formed by four young siblings given power of Aelfyre
Whitemane to defend selves against Snark invasion, powers temporarily
siphoned by Alex power to become Powerpax and Powerhouse
(D#10,net)--Power Pack I#1 (
PP12, Uncanny X-Men#196, PP17,Secret Wars II#6, PP18, Thor I#363,
PP#61,Marvel Super-Heroes III#6/2, Power Pack Special Edition#1, New
Warriors I#48, 51, 55, 57, Power Pack II#1-4, New
Thunderbolts#6,
POWERPAX (Alex Power) - see
POWERHOUSE.
4th identity, used after first absorbed powers
from siblings
--New Warriors I#48 (Nova II#7, NW#49-51,55,57,60,61, Spider-Man:
Maximum Clonage Alpha, Spectacular Spider-Man II#227,
NW62-65->PowH)
POWERPAX of
Earth-Shattershot (Francine Power) - future-X-Force, possible the child
of Alex or Julie Power
has powers of Power Pack
(app)--X-Force Annual #1
POWER
PLATFORM – Ancients technology inside Hyve, increased power of
individual to planetary awareness of Symbion with no sense of right or
wrong
--Sectaurs#7
POWER PLATOON
(eyeblasts, strong, stretch, return attacks, giant) - sent into orbit
around earth in capsules following wundarr’s survival on earth, all but
quantum were taken by stranger to laboratory world, freed by quasar,
returned to earth, temporarily controlled by quantum, until he
attempted to force them to kill the avengers west coast, rebelled and
fled
-DAKKAMITE ELECT*--Avengers West
Coast#96 (97, Maximum Security#1,[2],3
POWER POLES -
creation of Kala, used by Brad Rossi
(app-out)--Marvel Treasury Edition #25
POWER PRIMORDIAL - power source
behind the Infinity Gems
--Marvel Two-In-One Annual#7
POWER PRINCESS
of Earth-712 (Zarda Shelton) - Exiles, Squadron Supreme, Golden Agency,
utopia isle, "inhumans", active during World War II, lover of Hyperion,
former lover of Howard(?) Shelton, joined the Exiles to help take down
Proteus
-Claire Debussey (U#, OH: AZU#3)--Defenders I#112 (Squadron Supreme
I#1(fb#1,#3), [Web of Spider-Man An5/6(fb), Avengers I#148,149],
Avengers West Coast An4/5(fb), Def112-115, SqS#1-12, Marvel Graphic
Novel: Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe, Quasar#13-17, 27, 51-53,
Starblast#1, Q60, Fantastic Four Unlimited#11/2, Siren I#1,2, Phoenix
Resurrection: Genesis, Avengers III#5,6(fb),6, Avengers/Squadron
Supreme Annual 1998, Squadron Supreme: New World Order, Exiles#77-78,
79-80
POWER PRISM-see KRIMONN (app-krim)--Avengers I#69
POWER RING of QUIQUAYQUOD of the
Hyborian era - stolen by Three Sisters to allow them to return home
(app-ts)--Conan the Barbarian I#146
POWER ROD - Deviant weapon, used
by their gladiators, favored weapon of Ransak
--Eternals I#8 (9, Quasar#12, Eternals:
Apocalypse Now
POWER-ROD of
Quan-Zarr - designed by his son as weapon against him, stolen by
Quan-Zarr, taken back by Beastmen
(app-quan-zarr)--Marvel Preview#18 (18
(fb), 18
POWER-SAPPER - chest-beam of
Titanium Man, drains energy from opponents
--Tales Of Suspense I#70
POWER SKRULL - see PAIBOK--Fantastic Four I#358
POWERS, CLIFF "CHRIS"
- circa World War II, Army medic
(app)--Sgt. Fury and his Howling
Commandos#46 ([46(fb)], 46
POWERS, JERRY - former student of
Toshiro Mikashi at Williams University, killed by agents of the Life
Foundation when he discovered Mikashi’s work on the Arachnis Project.
Mikashi was framed for his death
*D*--Spider-Man: Arachnis Project#1 (1d)
POWERS, KARL - informant for FBI
about yakuza, marked for death by them, defended by iron fist and
daughter of the dragon.
wm, dark hair
--[Marvel Comics Presents#133/2], 134/2
(135/2,[136/2]
POWERS, TOM
( ) - reporter for
the Free Press, accompanied by photographer Candid Kenny Roberts, employed by
editor Cupid Cueball.
--USA Comics#3 (January, 1942)
POWERS, Mayor -
crooked politician, employed Crunch as underling; opposed by Comedy Kids
--Comedy Comics#9 (April, 1942)
POWERSURGE (Lt. Illarion Pavlovich
Ramskov*) - Winterguard, Russian soldier mutated by exposure to
radiation while trying to contain Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
Nuclear powers, superhuman strength,
vaporize solid matter, generate brilliant light, fire concussive blasts
9;
SURGE*--Iron Man III#9 (10, Maximum
Security#1,[2],3, Citizen V and the V Battalion: Everlasting#3
POWER TOOLS
(Buzzsaw, Drill, Handsaw, Jackhammer, Pickaxe, Triphammer, Vice)
- strength-augmented agents of Dr. Malus.
Use weapons based on conventional tools
(app)--Avengers Spotlight#29 (29(fb), 29, Captain America I#373/2,
374/2, 376/2, 377/2
P'QUI race - planet in the "outer rim," Gramosian drill disrupted their world until destroyed by Venom
(app)--Venom: Spaceknight#2 (6, 8
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