All 124 Marvelcomicsdle characters

Abomination

Soviet spy Emil Blonsky, turned into a scaly gamma-powered monster and one of the Hulk's most dangerous foes.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Thunderbolts

Powers from

Radiation

Alignment

Villain

Base

Mobile

Debut

1967

Adam Warlock

Artificial being made in a cocoon at the Beehive, who has carried the Soul Gem and fought Thanos.

Gender

Male

Species

Artificial

Affiliation

Guardians of the Galaxy, Infinity Watch

Powers from

Experiment, Cosmic

Alignment

Hero

Base

Space

Debut

1967

Agatha Harkness

Ancient witch of New Salem who worked as Franklin Richards' nanny and later taught the Scarlet Witch.

Gender

Female

Species

Human

Affiliation

None

Powers from

Magic

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

New Salem

Debut

1970

Angel

Rich heir Warren Worthington III, one of the original X-Men, born with feathered wings and later remade as Archangel.

Gender

Male

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men, Horsemen of Apocalypse, X-Force

Powers from

Mutation, Experiment

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1963

Apocalypse

Ancient mutant En Sabah Nur, who believes only the strong should survive and recruits mutants as his Horsemen.

Gender

Male

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

Horsemen of Apocalypse

Powers from

Mutation, Technology

Alignment

Villain

Base

Mobile

Debut

1986

Baron Zemo

Helmut Zemo, son of the first Baron Zemo, who leads the Masters of Evil and founded the Thunderbolts.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Masters of Evil, Thunderbolts

Powers from

Training

Alignment

Villain

Base

Germany

Debut

1973

Beast

Hank McCoy, a brilliant scientist and one of the original X-Men, who mutated himself into his blue furry form.

Gender

Male

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men, Avengers, Illuminati

Powers from

Mutation, Experiment

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1963

Beta Ray Bill

Korbinite warrior who proved worthy of Thor's hammer and was given his own, Stormbreaker.

Gender

Male

Species

Alien

Affiliation

Asgard

Powers from

Experiment, Divine

Alignment

Hero

Base

Space

Debut

1983

Bishop

Time-travelling mutant police officer from a grim future, who absorbs energy and fires it back.

Gender

Male

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1991

Black Bolt

Silent king of the Inhumans, whose voice is so powerful that a whisper can level a city.

Gender

Male

Species

Inhuman

Affiliation

Inhuman Royal Family, Illuminati

Powers from

Terrigen

Alignment

Hero

Base

Attilan

Debut

1965

Black Cat

Cat burglar Felicia Hardy, a thief who flirts with Spider-Man and switches between helping and robbing.

Gender

Female

Species

Human

Affiliation

Heroes for Hire

Powers from

Training

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1979

Black Panther

T'Challa, king of Wakanda and protector of its panther cult, who first appeared fighting the Fantastic Four.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers, Illuminati, Wakanda

Powers from

Training, Divine

Alignment

Hero

Base

Wakanda

Debut

1966

Black Widow

Russian spy Natasha Romanoff, trained in the Red Room, who started as an Iron Man villain before joining the Avengers.

Gender

Female

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D., Thunderbolts

Powers from

Training, Experiment

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1964

Blade

Half-vampire hunter Eric Brooks, the Daywalker, who first hunted Dracula with a belt of teakwood knives.

Gender

Male

Species

Human, Vampire

Affiliation

Midnight Sons, Avengers

Powers from

Biology, Training

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

Mobile

Debut

1973

Bullseye

Killer for hire who can turn anything into a deadly weapon, from playing cards to paper clips.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Dark Avengers, Thunderbolts

Powers from

Training

Alignment

Villain

Base

New York City

Debut

1976

Cable

Cyclops' son Nathan Summers, raised in a violent future, who came back in time and founded X-Force.

Gender

Male

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Force

Powers from

Mutation, Technology

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

Mobile

Debut

1990

Captain America

Steve Rogers, a frail Brooklyn volunteer turned super-soldier by a serum in 1941, carrying a round shield ever since.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers, Invaders

Powers from

Experiment

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1941

Captain Marvel

Air Force pilot Carol Danvers, given Kree powers by a Psyche-Magnitron blast, later the Avengers' powerhouse and sometime leader.

Gender

Female

Species

Human, Kree

Affiliation

Avengers

Powers from

Accident

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1968

Carnage

Serial killer Cletus Kasady, bonded to an offspring of the Venom symbiote and one of Spider-Man's deadliest enemies.

Gender

Male

Species

Human, Symbiote

Affiliation

None

Powers from

Symbiote

Alignment

Villain

Base

New York City

Debut

1992

Colossus

Siberian farm boy and artist Piotr Rasputin, who turns his body into organic steel.

Gender

Male

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1975

Cyclops

Scott Summers, the X-Men's first field leader, who fires optic blasts and wears a ruby visor to control them.

Gender

Male

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1963

Daredevil

Blind lawyer Matt Murdock, whose other senses were heightened by radioactive chemicals, protector of Hell's Kitchen.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Defenders

Powers from

Radiation, Training

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1964

Deadpool

Talkative mercenary Wade Wilson, given a healing factor by Weapon X, who knows he's in a comic book.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

X-Force, Thunderbolts

Powers from

Experiment

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1991

Doctor Doom

Armoured ruler of Latveria and the Fantastic Four's greatest enemy, a master of both science and sorcery.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Cabal, Latveria

Powers from

Technology, Magic

Alignment

Villain

Base

Latveria

Debut

1962

Doctor Octopus

Scientist Otto Octavius, fused to four mechanical arms in a lab accident and the founder of the Sinister Six.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Sinister Six, Masters of Evil

Powers from

Accident, Technology

Alignment

Villain

Base

New York City

Debut

1963

Doctor Strange

Arrogant surgeon Stephen Strange, whose hands were ruined in a car crash before he became Earth's Sorcerer Supreme.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Defenders, Illuminati, Avengers

Powers from

Magic

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1963

Domino

Mercenary Neena Thurman, whose mutant power makes luck go her way, and Cable's partner in X-Force.

Gender

Female

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Force

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

Mobile

Debut

1992

Dormammu

Flaming-headed ruler of the Dark Dimension and one of Doctor Strange's greatest enemies.

Gender

Male

Species

Cosmic being

Affiliation

None

Powers from

Magic

Alignment

Villain

Base

Dark Dimension

Debut

1964

Drax the Destroyer

Human whose spirit was put into a powerful new body for one purpose, to destroy Thanos.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Guardians of the Galaxy, Infinity Watch

Powers from

Cosmic

Alignment

Hero

Base

Space

Debut

1973

Electro

Lineman Max Dillon, struck by lightning while working on a power line, who now throws electricity at Spider-Man.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Sinister Six

Powers from

Accident

Alignment

Villain

Base

New York City

Debut

1964

Elektra

Greek assassin Elektra Natchios, Matt Murdock's college love, who trained with the Hand and fights with sai.

Gender

Female

Species

Human

Affiliation

Hand, Thunderbolts

Powers from

Training

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1981

Emma Frost

The Hellfire Club's White Queen, a telepath who can turn to diamond and switched sides to lead the X-Men.

Gender

Female

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men, Hellfire Club, Cabal

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1980

Enchantress

Asgardian sorceress Amora, who charms men with a kiss and often schemes against Thor.

Gender

Female

Species

Asgardian

Affiliation

Asgard, Masters of Evil

Powers from

Magic, Divine

Alignment

Villain

Base

Asgard

Debut

1964

Falcon

Harlem social worker Sam Wilson, Captain America's flying partner with his falcon Redwing, who later carried the shield.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers, S.H.I.E.L.D.

Powers from

Technology

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1969

Galactus

Cosmic giant who survived the universe before ours and must eat whole planets to live.

Gender

Male

Species

Cosmic being

Affiliation

None

Powers from

Cosmic

Alignment

Villain

Base

Space

Debut

1966

Gambit

Cajun thief Remy LeBeau, an X-Man who charges playing cards with kinetic energy and throws them.

Gender

Male

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1990

Gamora

Last of her species, raised by Thanos to be an assassin, and a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Gender

Female

Species

Alien

Affiliation

Guardians of the Galaxy, Infinity Watch

Powers from

Experiment, Training

Alignment

Hero

Base

Space

Debut

1975

Ghost Rider

Stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze, bonded to a Spirit of Vengeance, who rides with a flaming skull.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Midnight Sons

Powers from

Magic

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

Mobile

Debut

1972

Green Goblin

Industrialist Norman Osborn, driven mad by his own formula, who attacks Spider-Man from a glider with pumpkin bombs.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Cabal, Dark Avengers, Thunderbolts

Powers from

Accident

Alignment

Villain

Base

New York City

Debut

1964

Groot

Tree-like alien from Planet X who first came to Earth as a monster in 1960 and became a Guardian.

Gender

Male

Species

Alien

Affiliation

Guardians of the Galaxy

Powers from

Biology

Alignment

Hero

Base

Space

Debut

1960

Hank Pym

Scientist who discovered the shrinking Pym Particles, the original Ant-Man and a founding Avenger under several names.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers

Powers from

Technology

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1962

Havok

Alex Summers, Cyclops' younger brother, who absorbs cosmic energy and releases it in rings of plasma.

Gender

Male

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1969

Hawkeye

Former circus performer Clint Barton, a trick-arrow archer who went from criminal to one of the Avengers' longest-serving members.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers, Thunderbolts

Powers from

Training

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1964

Hela

Asgardian goddess of death, who rules the realms of the dead from Hel.

Gender

Female

Species

Asgardian

Affiliation

Asgard

Powers from

Divine

Alignment

Villain

Base

Hel

Debut

1964

Hercules

Boastful Olympian demigod and son of Zeus, known for his strength, his appetite and his long Avengers membership.

Gender

Male

Species

Olympian

Affiliation

Avengers

Powers from

Divine

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1965

Hulk

Physicist Bruce Banner, caught in a gamma bomb test and turned into a green brute whenever his anger rises.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers, Defenders

Powers from

Radiation

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

Mobile

Debut

1962

Human Torch

Johnny Storm, Sue's hot-headed younger brother, who bursts into flame and flies.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Fantastic Four

Powers from

Radiation

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1961

Iceman

Bobby Drake, the youngest of the original X-Men, who can turn himself and the air around him into ice.

Gender

Male

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men, Defenders

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1963

Invisible Woman

Sue Storm, who turns invisible and projects force fields, Reed's wife and the heart of the Fantastic Four.

Gender

Female

Species

Human

Affiliation

Fantastic Four

Powers from

Radiation

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1961

Iron Fist

Danny Rand, raised in the mystic city of K'un-Lun, who can focus his chi into a glowing fist.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Heroes for Hire, Defenders

Powers from

Training, Magic

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1974

Iron Man

Billionaire inventor Tony Stark, who builds his first armour as a prisoner and later founds the Avengers.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers, Illuminati

Powers from

Technology

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1963

J. Jonah Jameson

Short-tempered publisher of the Daily Bugle, who buys Peter Parker's photos while calling Spider-Man a menace.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Daily Bugle

Powers from

None

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1963

Jean Grey

Telepath and telekinetic who was one of the five original X-Men and was later linked to the Phoenix Force.

Gender

Female

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men

Powers from

Mutation, Cosmic

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1963

Jessica Jones

Former superhero turned hard-drinking private investigator, created for the Alias series in 2001.

Gender

Female

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers, Defenders

Powers from

Radiation

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

2001

Jubilee

Mall rat Jubilation Lee, a teenage mutant who fires fireworks from her hands, known for her yellow trench coat.

Gender

Female

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1989

Juggernaut

Charles Xavier's stepbrother Cain Marko, made unstoppable by the Crimson Gem of Cyttorak.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Brotherhood of Mutants, X-Men

Powers from

Magic

Alignment

Villain

Base

Mobile

Debut

1965

Kang the Conqueror

Time-travelling warlord from the far future who has spent decades trying to conquer the Avengers' past and present.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

None

Powers from

Technology

Alignment

Villain

Base

Chronopolis

Debut

1964

Kingpin

Wilson Fisk, the huge, cane-carrying crime lord of New York who fights Spider-Man and Daredevil.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Hand

Powers from

Training

Alignment

Villain

Base

New York City

Debut

1967

Kitty Pryde

Mutant who can phase through walls, the X-Men's youngest recruit in 1980 and owner of the dragon Lockheed.

Gender

Female

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men, Excalibur

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1980

Kraven the Hunter

Big-game hunter Sergei Kravinoff, made stronger by a jungle potion, who sees Spider-Man as his greatest prey.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Sinister Six

Powers from

Training, Magic

Alignment

Villain

Base

Mobile

Debut

1964

Leader

Janitor Samuel Sterns, whose gamma exposure gave him a huge green head and a genius mind.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

None

Powers from

Radiation

Alignment

Villain

Base

Mobile

Debut

1964

Lizard

One-armed scientist Curt Connors, whose reptile formula regrew his arm and turned him into a giant lizard.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Sinister Six

Powers from

Experiment

Alignment

Villain

Base

New York City

Debut

1963

Lockjaw

Giant teleporting dog of the Inhuman royal family, with a tuning-fork antenna on his head.

Gender

Male

Species

Inhuman, Animal

Affiliation

Inhuman Royal Family

Powers from

Terrigen

Alignment

Hero

Base

Attilan

Debut

1965

Loki

Odin's adopted son and Thor's scheming brother, the Asgardian god of mischief and a Frost Giant by birth.

Gender

Male

Species

Asgardian, Frost Giant

Affiliation

Asgard, Cabal

Powers from

Divine, Magic

Alignment

Villain

Base

Asgard

Debut

1962

Luke Cage

Wrongly jailed Carl Lucas, given unbreakable skin by a prison experiment, who became a hero for hire.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Heroes for Hire, Avengers, Defenders

Powers from

Experiment

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1972

M.O.D.O.K.

A.I.M. technician George Tarleton, mutated into a giant-headed genius who floats in a hover chair.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

A.I.M.

Powers from

Experiment

Alignment

Villain

Base

Mobile

Debut

1967

Magneto

Master of magnetism and Xavier's oldest friend and rival, who founded the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.

Gender

Male

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

Brotherhood of Mutants, X-Men, Hellfire Club

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

Genosha

Debut

1963

Mar-Vell

Kree captain sent to spy on Earth who came to love it and took the name Captain Marvel.

Gender

Male

Species

Kree

Affiliation

Kree Empire, Avengers

Powers from

Biology, Technology

Alignment

Hero

Base

Space

Debut

1967

Mary Jane Watson

Peter Parker's neighbour, an actress and model whose face stayed hidden for over a year before her famous entrance.

Gender

Female

Species

Human

Affiliation

None

Powers from

None

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1965

Medusa

Queen of the Inhumans and wife of Black Bolt, who moves her long red hair like extra limbs.

Gender

Female

Species

Inhuman

Affiliation

Inhuman Royal Family, Fantastic Four

Powers from

Terrigen

Alignment

Hero

Base

Attilan

Debut

1965

Mephisto

Marvel's devil figure, a demon who rules his own hell and loves to make deals for souls.

Gender

Male

Species

Demon

Affiliation

None

Powers from

Magic

Alignment

Villain

Base

Hell

Debut

1968

Miles Morales

Brooklyn teen bitten by a genetically altered spider, who took over as Spider-Man in the Ultimate universe.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers, Champions

Powers from

Experiment

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

2011

Mister Fantastic

Genius Reed Richards, who can stretch his body after a cosmic ray flight and leads the Fantastic Four.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Fantastic Four, Illuminati

Powers from

Radiation

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1961

Mister Sinister

Victorian scientist Nathaniel Essex, obsessed with mutant genetics and the Summers bloodline, who leads the Marauders.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Marauders

Powers from

Experiment

Alignment

Villain

Base

Mobile

Debut

1987

Mole Man

Outcast who found the underground world of Subterranea and rules its monsters, the Fantastic Four's first villain.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

None

Powers from

Technology

Alignment

Villain

Base

Subterranea

Debut

1961

Moon Knight

Former mercenary Marc Spector, avatar of the Egyptian moon god Khonshu, with several identities of his own.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers, Midnight Sons

Powers from

Divine, Training

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1975

Morbius

Biochemist Michael Morbius, who became a living vampire while trying to cure his rare blood disease.

Gender

Male

Species

Human, Vampire

Affiliation

Midnight Sons

Powers from

Experiment

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

Mobile

Debut

1971

Ms. Marvel

Jersey City teen Kamala Khan, a fan of Carol Danvers who can stretch and grow and took the Ms. Marvel name.

Gender

Female

Species

Inhuman, Mutant

Affiliation

Avengers, Champions

Powers from

Terrigen, Mutation

Alignment

Hero

Base

Jersey City

Debut

2013

Mysterio

Special effects artist Quentin Beck, who fights Spider-Man with illusions under a fishbowl helmet.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Sinister Six

Powers from

Technology

Alignment

Villain

Base

New York City

Debut

1964

Mystique

Blue shapeshifter Raven Darkholme, a longtime leader of the Brotherhood and one of the X-Men's oldest enemies.

Gender

Female

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

Brotherhood of Mutants

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Villain

Base

Mobile

Debut

1978

Namor

The Sub-Mariner, Atlantis' proud prince with winged ankles, one of Marvel's very first characters.

Gender

Male

Species

Mutant, Atlantean

Affiliation

Invaders, Defenders, Atlantis

Powers from

Mutation, Biology

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

Atlantis

Debut

1939

Nebula

Space pirate and cyborg who claimed to be Thanos' granddaughter, later a member of the Guardians.

Gender

Female

Species

Alien

Affiliation

Guardians of the Galaxy

Powers from

Technology

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

Space

Debut

1985

Nick Fury

Veteran soldier who led the Howling Commandos in World War II and later became the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

S.H.I.E.L.D.

Powers from

Training, Experiment

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1963

Nightcrawler

Blue, tailed teleporter Kurt Wagner, raised in a German circus, a swashbuckling member of the X-Men.

Gender

Male

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men, Excalibur

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1975

Nova

Long Island teen Richard Rider, given the power of the Nova Corps by a dying alien officer.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Nova Corps, New Warriors

Powers from

Cosmic

Alignment

Hero

Base

Space

Debut

1976

Odin

The All-Father, ruler of Asgard and father of Thor, who gave up an eye for wisdom.

Gender

Male

Species

Asgardian

Affiliation

Asgard

Powers from

Divine

Alignment

Hero

Base

Asgard

Debut

1962

Professor X

Charles Xavier, the telepath who founded the X-Men and his school for gifted youngsters in Westchester.

Gender

Male

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men, Illuminati

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1963

Psylocke

Betsy Braddock, twin sister of Captain Britain, a telepath and ninja with a psychic knife.

Gender

Female

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men, Excalibur, X-Force

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1976

Punisher

Vietnam veteran Frank Castle, who wages a one-man war on crime after his family was killed.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Thunderbolts

Powers from

Training

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1974

Quicksilver

Pietro Maximoff, Wanda's twin brother, a super-fast hothead who began in Magneto's Brotherhood before becoming an Avenger.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers, Brotherhood of Mutants

Powers from

Experiment

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1964

Red Skull

Captain America's arch-enemy, a fanatical Hydra leader whose face is a red skull.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Hydra

Powers from

Training

Alignment

Villain

Base

Mobile

Debut

1941

Rhino

Russian thug Aleksei Sytsevich, sealed into a horned super-strong suit by scientists who used him as a test subject.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Sinister Six

Powers from

Experiment

Alignment

Villain

Base

New York City

Debut

1966

Rocket Raccoon

Cybernetically altered raccoon from Halfworld, a gun-loving pilot and a Guardians of the Galaxy mainstay.

Gender

Male

Species

Animal

Affiliation

Guardians of the Galaxy

Powers from

Experiment, Technology

Alignment

Hero

Base

Space

Debut

1982

Rogue

Southern mutant who absorbs anyone she touches, a former Brotherhood member who joined the X-Men.

Gender

Female

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men, Brotherhood of Mutants, Avengers

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1981

Ronan the Accuser

Supreme Accuser of the Kree Empire, who wields the Universal Weapon and judges the Empire's enemies.

Gender

Male

Species

Kree

Affiliation

Kree Empire

Powers from

Technology

Alignment

Villain

Base

Space

Debut

1967

Sabretooth

Feral mutant Victor Creed, with claws, fangs and a healing factor, and Wolverine's bitterest enemy.

Gender

Male

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

Brotherhood of Mutants

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Villain

Base

Mobile

Debut

1977

Sandman

Small-time crook whose body turned to sand at a nuclear test site, sometimes a villain and sometimes a reluctant hero.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Sinister Six

Powers from

Radiation

Alignment

Villain

Base

New York City

Debut

1963

Scarlet Witch

Wanda Maximoff, Pietro's twin sister, whose chaos magic once rewrote reality in House of M.

Gender

Female

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers, Brotherhood of Mutants

Powers from

Magic, Experiment

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1964

Scorpion

Private eye Mac Gargan, turned into the Scorpion in an experiment paid for by J. Jonah Jameson.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Sinister Six, Thunderbolts

Powers from

Experiment

Alignment

Villain

Base

New York City

Debut

1965

Shang-Chi

Master of kung fu raised by an immortal crime lord, who turned against his father to become a hero.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers, Heroes for Hire

Powers from

Training

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1973

She-Hulk

Lawyer Jennifer Walters, Bruce Banner's cousin, who gained her powers from his blood and keeps her mind when she changes.

Gender

Female

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers, Fantastic Four

Powers from

Radiation

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1980

Silver Surfer

Norrin Radd of Zenn-La, who became Galactus' herald to save his world and rides a cosmic surfboard.

Gender

Male

Species

Alien

Affiliation

Defenders, Heralds of Galactus

Powers from

Cosmic

Alignment

Hero

Base

Space

Debut

1966

Spider-Gwen

Gwen Stacy of another Earth, bitten by the spider instead of Peter, and the drummer of the Mary Janes.

Gender

Female

Species

Human

Affiliation

S.H.I.E.L.D.

Powers from

Radiation

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

2014

Spider-Man

Queens teenager Peter Parker, bitten by a radioactive spider in 1962 and selling photos of himself to the Daily Bugle.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers, Daily Bugle

Powers from

Radiation

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1962

Spider-Man 2099

Geneticist Miguel O'Hara, the Spider-Man of the year 2099, whose DNA was spliced with a spider's in an Alchemax lab.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Alchemax

Powers from

Experiment

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1992

Spider-Woman

Jessica Drew, a former Hydra agent with spider powers and venom blasts, later an Avenger and S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.

Gender

Female

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers, Hydra, S.H.I.E.L.D.

Powers from

Experiment

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1977

Star-Lord

Peter Quill, half-human son of a Spartax king, a space adventurer who led the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Gender

Male

Species

Human, Alien

Affiliation

Guardians of the Galaxy

Powers from

Technology, Training

Alignment

Hero

Base

Space

Debut

1976

Storm

Ororo Munroe, a weather-controlling mutant raised as a thief in Cairo, later a leader of the X-Men.

Gender

Female

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men, Avengers

Powers from

Mutation

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1975

Super-Skrull

Skrull warrior given the combined powers of all four members of the Fantastic Four.

Gender

Male

Species

Skrull

Affiliation

Skrull Empire

Powers from

Biology, Experiment

Alignment

Villain

Base

Space

Debut

1963

Taskmaster

Mercenary who copies any fighting style he watches and trains henchmen for other villains.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Thunderbolts, S.H.I.E.L.D.

Powers from

Training

Alignment

Villain

Base

Mobile

Debut

1980

Thanos

The Mad Titan, an Eternal-Deviant warlord from Titan who is obsessed with Death and the Infinity Gems.

Gender

Male

Species

Eternal

Affiliation

Black Order

Powers from

Biology

Alignment

Villain

Base

Space

Debut

1973

The Thing

Pilot Ben Grimm, turned into an orange rock monster by cosmic rays, the Fantastic Four's strongman.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Fantastic Four, Avengers

Powers from

Radiation

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1961

Thor

Asgardian god of thunder and son of Odin, whose enchanted hammer can only be lifted by the worthy.

Gender

Male

Species

Asgardian

Affiliation

Avengers, Asgard

Powers from

Divine

Alignment

Hero

Base

Asgard

Debut

1962

Uatu the Watcher

Member of an ancient alien race sworn to watch everything on Earth without interfering, from his home on the Moon.

Gender

Male

Species

Cosmic being

Affiliation

None

Powers from

Biology

Alignment

Hero

Base

The Moon

Debut

1963

Ultron

Robot built by Hank Pym that turned on its creator and keeps rebuilding itself to wipe out humanity.

Gender

Male

Species

Artificial

Affiliation

Masters of Evil

Powers from

Technology

Alignment

Villain

Base

Mobile

Debut

1968

Venom

Reporter Eddie Brock, bonded to the alien symbiote Spider-Man rejected, who went from his enemy to a lethal protector.

Gender

Male

Species

Human, Symbiote

Affiliation

Sinister Six

Powers from

Symbiote

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1988

Vision

Synthezoid built by Ultron to destroy the Avengers, who joined them instead and later married the Scarlet Witch.

Gender

Male

Species

Artificial

Affiliation

Avengers

Powers from

Technology

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1968

Vulture

Elderly inventor Adrian Toomes, who flies on a winged harness of his own design and was among Spider-Man's first foes.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Sinister Six

Powers from

Technology

Alignment

Villain

Base

New York City

Debut

1963

War Machine

Pilot James Rhodes, Tony Stark's best friend, who has worn both the Iron Man armour and his own heavy suit.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers

Powers from

Technology

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1979

Wasp

Janet van Dyne, the shrinking, winged founding Avenger who gave the team its name.

Gender

Female

Species

Human

Affiliation

Avengers

Powers from

Technology

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1963

Winter Soldier

Bucky Barnes, Captain America's wartime sidekick, later brainwashed into a Soviet assassin with a metal arm.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Invaders, Thunderbolts, Avengers

Powers from

Training, Technology

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1941

Wolverine

Canadian mutant Logan, with a healing factor and an adamantium skeleton, who first fought the Hulk before joining the X-Men.

Gender

Male

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men, Avengers, X-Force

Powers from

Mutation, Experiment

Alignment

Anti-hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

1974

Wong

Doctor Strange's longtime friend and aide at the Sanctum Sanctorum, a trained martial artist and sorcerer.

Gender

Male

Species

Human

Affiliation

Midnight Sons

Powers from

Magic, Training

Alignment

Hero

Base

New York City

Debut

1963

X-23

Laura Kinney, a young clone made from Wolverine's DNA by a lab, with her own claws and healing factor.

Gender

Female

Species

Mutant

Affiliation

X-Men, X-Force

Powers from

Mutation, Experiment

Alignment

Hero

Base

Westchester

Debut

2004