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Features of the Marvel Universe

May 04, 2023

For a list of features in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, see Features of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several noteworthy concepts besides its fictional characters, such as unique places and artifacts. There follows a list of those features.

Places

Certain places feature prominently in the Marvel Universe, some real-life, others fictional and unique to the setting; fictional places may appear in conjunction with, or even within, real-world locales.

Earth

New York City

Many Marvel Comics stories are set in New York City, where the publishing company is based.

Superhero sites

New York is the site of many places important to superheroes:

Companies

New York is a center of industry, serving as the headquarters for a few Marvel companies:

Universities

Two universities are also especially prominent in the Marvel Universe:

Regions and countries

  • Atlantis: A small continent with many human settlements. Over 21,000 years ago, an event called the "Great Cataclysm" caused it to be submerged into the sea. The inhabitants of ancient Atlantis built an enormous glass-like dome over the capital city, also known as Atlantis. When barbarians sent by the Deviant Lemuria empire attacked Atlantis, King Kamuu opened the magma-pits which were the city's means of heating. This caused the continent to sink.[2] Kamuu was warned of the Great Cataclysm by the seer, Zhered-Na. When she refused to recant, he had her exiled to the mainland, where she was later stabbed to death by survivors of the submersion.[3][4]
  • Attilan (also called the Hidden Land): Home of the Inhumans. Originally an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, it has moved several times, including to the Andes, the Himalayas, the Blue Area of the Moon, and the homeworld of the alien Kree, Hala. Attilan is destroyed during the events of Infinity by Black Bolt when he detonates the Terrigen Bomb. The remains of Attilan subsequently reside within New York, in the Hudson estuary. The remains become a sovereign state, New Attilan, ruled by Medusa.
    • Attilan in other media
      • Animation
        • Attilan appears in Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. episode "Inhuman Nature". Crystal takes A-Bomb, who falls in love with her. Hulk, Red Hulk, She-Hulk and Skaar track him down and meet the Inhumans upon being captured, but they break free to stop Maximus from using a weapon that he plans to use to destroy humanity. Failing, Attilan is locked in a barrier by Maximus that protects the city from the rest of the world, but is ultimately destroyed by Black Bolt.
        • Attilan appears in Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Inhumanity". The city is controlled by Maximus as king to destroy humanity. Spider-Man and Triton defeat him and with the help of Black Bolt, Attilan falls into the ocean.
        • Attilan appears in the Guardians of the Galaxy episode "Crystal Blue Persuasion", when Ronan the Accuser threatens to destroy the city. In "Inhuman Touch", the Guardians of the Galaxy go to Attilan again to speak with Maximus about the location of the Cosmic Seed, while he plans to escape his cell to control it and destroy a nearby planet.
        • Attilan appears in Avengers Assemble. In the season 3 episode "Inhumans Among Us", the Inhuman Royal Family arrives on Earth; they helps the Avenger stop Alpha Primitives and support a newly-emerged inhuman called Inferno. In "The Inhuman Condition", Attilan is taken over by Ultron who uses the Inhumans to create a dangerous weapon on Earth; Terrigen mist spreads on Earth and Attilan lands to search for new Inhumans. In "Civil War, Part 1: The Fall of Attilan", after the Avengers capture Maximus and bring him to Attilan, he causes Inferno to enrage and destroy all of Attilan. Truman Marsh goes ahead with the Inhumans Registration Act where the Inhumans will have inscription discs imposed on them after the destruction of Attilan. At the end of "Civil War, Part 4: Avengers Revolution", Attilan is rebuilt again. In the season 5 episode "Mists of Attilan", Black Panther takes Ms. Marvel on a mission to Attilan.
        • Attilan appears in the second season of Marvel Future Avengers. Following an outbreak of Terrigen Mist, the Inhumans claim custody of the afflicted and take them to Attilan. As a result, the Avengers, Future Avengers and Ms. Marvel attempt to broker peace between Earth and Attilan to reunite those taken with their families on Earth.
      • Live action
        • In Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 2, Gordon, an Inhuman, reveals to the already transformed Raina that there is an island not explored by man where Inhumans live, implying that he refers to Attilan. This is its first reference in Marvel Cinematic Universe and foreshadowing of its appearance in the Inhumans series.
        • In the Marvel Television-produced TV series Inhumans, at some point in history, a civilization of Inhumans decided to leave Earth to colonize the Moon. They built the city of Attilan in a protective dome, protecting it and keeping it hidden from humans and Kree. After Triton's disappearance, Maximus starts a revolution by taking over Attilan. This causes the Inhuman royal family (Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Karnak, Crystal, and Lockjaw) to escape to Earth, while Maximus sends his allies to pursue them. In the series finale, Attilan's protective dome is compromised by Maximus's plan to retain control and ultimately collapses. The royal family organizes an evacuation to Earth with the help of NASA to save the people of Attilan. The destruction of Attilan seems to send a signal to Hala or possibly another Kree outpost. With the help of humans, Black Bolt and Medusa lead the Inhumans to build a new Attilan on Earth.
  • Bagalia: A sovereign island nation in an undisclosed location established by the Shadow Council. It is ruled by criminals and populated by the Shadow Council's incarnation of the Masters of Evil.
  • Chronopolis: The city-state headquarters of Kang the Conqueror, located on the outskirts of the timeless dimension Limbo. With access-points to all of the time eras that Kang has conquered, each city block exists in its own time period.
  • A variation of Chronopolis appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2. This version is a myriad of 17 different Marvel locations (consisting of a variation of Ancient Egypt, an apocalyptic Asgard, Attilan, Hala, the Hydra Empire, K'un-L'un, Knowhere, Lemuria, Man-Thing's Swamp, Manhattan, an alternate version of Medieval England, a Marvel Noir version of New York City called Manhattan Noir, Nueva York of 2099, a variation of the Old West, Sakaar, Wakanda, and Xandar linked through time and space and surrounding Kang the Conqueror's Citadel.
  • Deviant Lemuria: The undersea home of the Deviants located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
  • Dynamo City: An interstellar city and space port for dynamism controlled by a municipal government.
  • Genosha: The island dwarf-nation off the coast of Africa, north of Madagascar; an apartheid-like state where mutants were once enslaved.
  • Hyboria: The main continent of the Hyborian Age where Conan the Barbarian lived.
  • Imaya: A country in North Africa.
  • Kamar-Taj: A small kingdom in the Himalayas.
  • Krakoa: A living island in the South Pacific.
  • K'un-Lun: A mystical city that only appears periodically on the earthly plane. The father of Daniel Rand, the boy who would later become Iron Fist, discovered K'un-Lun. It was there that Danny gained his powers and became Iron Fist.[5] Its most prominent inhabitants are Master Khan, Yu-Ti, Ferocia, Shou-Lao, and Lei Kung. The usual means of access to this dimension is through magic.
  • Latveria: A country in Europe ruled by Doctor Doom.
  • Lemuria: A small continent and group of islands in the Pacific Ocean 21,000 years ago, which was ruled by the Deviants. Lemuria became the center of the Deviant Empire, and the only remaining free land was Atlantis, the continent that held its greatest enemy, the Atlantean Empire. When the Deviants attacked Atlantis, the Atlantean King Kamuu opened the magma-pits which were the city's means of heating. This caused a chain reaction which collapsed and sank the continent. At that same time, when the Second Host of the Celestials came to Earth, the Deviants attacked them. In retaliation, the Celestials sank Lemuria in what is now known as the "Great Cataclysm".[volume & issue needed] The Eternal Ikaris guided a ship of humans to safety.
  • Madripoor: A city modeled after Singapore, to which Wolverine has connections.
  • Monster Isle: An island where monsters rule.
  • Muir Island: An island off the northwest coast of Scotland, containing Moira MacTaggert's mutant research lab. Muir Island's (/mjʊər/ MURE) significance stems from the fact that it is the home of Earth's largest and most comprehensive mutant research complex, located to the north of Scotland, founded by Dr. Moira MacTaggert. Originally, she created the facility to help her son, Kevin (a.k.a. Proteus), an extremely powerful and destructive mutant.
  • Nova Roma: The home of Magma in Brazil. Ancient Rome-like city.
  • Olympia: Mountain city of the Eternals, located on Mount Olympus in Greece.
  • Project Pegasus: A scientific base which has been the location of a variety of stories for superheroes and supervillains, most notably in the title Marvel Two-in-One. Created in Marvel Two-in-One #42 (August 1978) by writer Ralph Macchio, Project Pegasus was originally intended to research alternative (and unusual) forms of energy, but has also been used as a prison for super-powered individuals. The location of this facility is described as being in the Adirondack Mountains in New York State.
  • Providence: An artificial island made of parts from Cable's old space station, Graymalkin, located in the South Pacific Ocean, southwest of Hawaii. Providence was intended to be a place where the best minds on Earth could gather, live, and find new ways of doing everything in hopes of giving the world a peaceful future. Providence was open to all who wish to immigrate there, though all residents must undergo various psychological and skills tests. Providence would later be destroyed by Cable himself, to keep the future evidence of the Messiah Child's birth away from the Marauders.
  • Savage Land: A place with tropical climates, prehistoric animals, and strange tribes located in the heart of Antarctica.
  • Slorenia: An eastern Slavic nation.
  • Sokovia: An Eastern European nation. The nation first appeared in Avengers: Age of Ultron where the titular Avengers fought Ultron. As a result of the damage and chaos during the "Battle of Sokovia" its aftermath led to the United Nations creating the "Sokovia Accords". Sokovia has since appeared in mainstream comics. In the MCU, Helmut Zemo is a citizen and former member of Sokovian special forces. Wanda Maximoff and her brother Pietro are citizens of Sokovia before becoming members of the Avengers. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier reveals that the battle eventually resulted in Sokovia's territory being annexed by surrounding countries.
  • Subterranea: A vast underground region. Home of the Mole Man and his servants the Moloids, Tyrannus and his servants the Tyrannoids (an offshoot of the Moloids), and the Lava Men, among other races.
  • Symkaria: A country in Europe adjoining Latveria, home of Silver Sable.
  • Transia: The birthplace of Spider-Woman, Quicksilver, and the Scarlet Witch. The men of the Russoff line were afflicted with the curse of lycanthropy here. It is the base of operations for the High Evolutionary, and source of the "radioactive clay" used by the Puppet Master.[6] One location is Mount Wundagore, a mountain with strong ties to the history of Chthon and the Darkhold. In the sixth century AD, a cult of Darkholders led by the sorceress Morgan le Fey attempted to summon Chthon but found him to be uncontrollable. While the Darkholders were incapable of banishing him altogether, they bound him to Mount Wundagore, in what would one day become Transia.[7]
  • Vorozheika: A country to the northeast of Chechnya, formerly part of the USSR and now ruled by the Eternal Druig.
  • Wakanda: An African nation ruled by T'Challa, the current Black Panther.

Prisons

Alcatraz

Alcatraz is a real-life island prison in San Francisco Bay that was operational in 1859–1963. In the Marvel universe, it held superhuman criminals in special section in the 1940s; the designation "the Alcatraz Annex" has been used in various Marvel handbooks to distinguish it from Alcatraz in general. First mentioned in Marvel Mystery Comics #26 (1941), when the android Human Torch's foe the Parrot was being transported there. Later seen in Human Torch #8 (1942), when the Golden Age Angel's foe the Python escaped.

During the "Dark Reign" storyline, Alcatraz was occupied by H.A.M.M.E.R. as a detention center for the mutants that are apprehended by the Dark Avengers.

During the "AXIS" storyline, Iron Man used Alcatraz as the site of Stark Island.

Alamogordo

Alamogordo is a nuclear testing facility in New Mexico that held the Armageddon Man and perhaps others in suspended animation. It first appeared in X-Men (vol. 2) #12 (1992).

Cage

The Cage is a prison that uses a special forcefield to depower inmates based on a remote island in international waters.

The Cage was home to four prison gangs: a group of Maggia loyalists, the Skulls (a white supremacist gang loyal to the Red Skull), the Brothers (a black prison gang), and the Cruisers (a cabal of sexual predators who preyed on the other inmates as best as they could). The Cage was later shut down and its role was replaced by the Raft.

The Cage was created by writer Frank Tieri and artist Sean Chen in the pages of Wolverine (vol. 2) #164 (2001).

Crossmore Prison

Crossmore Prison is Her (Britannic) Majesty's Ultimate Security Prison that was previously known as Crossmoor.

Deadpool and Juggernaut were its known inmates.

Cube

The Cube is a prison for super-powered beings such as Hulk, Abomination, Absorbing Man, and Leader. Its location is undisclosed and only high-ranking S.H.I.E.L.D. agents know of its existence. It has a special program where prisoners are brainwashed to become obedient soldiers.

The Cube was created by writer Grant Morrison and artist J. G. Jones in Marvel Boy vol. 2 #6 (2000).

When last seen in Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #4, Marvel Boy had taken control of the entire facility. During the Dark Reign storyline, the Cube served as the Thunderbolts' base of operations.

Cube in other media

The Cube appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. First appearing in the episode "Breakout, Part 1", this version is a S.H.I.E.L.D. prison for gamma-powered supervillains and housed the Leader, the Abomination, Absorbing Man, Madman, the U-Foes, the Wrecking Crew, Bi-Beast, Radioactive Man, and Zzzax before a mysterious technological fault allows them to escape. In the two-part episode "Gamma World", the Leader uses the Cube as a staging ground to turn the world into gamma monsters before the Avengers defeat him.

Ice Box

The Ice Box is a Canadian maximum security prison. The Ice Box held a crime lord named Ivan the Terrible.

The Ice Box first appeared in Maverick #8.

Ice Box in other media

The Ice Box appears in Deadpool 2, housing mutant fugitives such as Deadpool, Russell Collins, Black Tom Cassidy, and the Juggernaut.

Lang Memorial Penitentiary

Also known as the Pym Experimental Prison #1 (and ironically dubbed "The Big House"), inmates in the Lang Memorial Penitentiary are shrunk down using Pym particles for cheaper storage and easier control. It is also known as the "Ant Hill" due to operators using versions of the Ant-Man helmet to influence ants to act as security within the prison.

The facility's known inmates were 8-Ball, Absorbing Man, Dragon Man, Electro, Figment, Grey Gargoyle, Mad Thinker, Mandrill, Rhino, Sandman, Scarecrow, Scorpion, Silencer, Southpaw, Titania, Tiger Shark, the U-Foes, Vermin, Whirlwind, and the Wrecking Crew.

Lang Memorial Penitentiary in other media

Lang Memorial Penitentiary, as the Big House, appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Introduced in the episode "The Man in the Ant Hill", this version is a miniaturized prison for superhuman criminals developed by Hank Pym for S.H.I.E.L.D. housed inside a single room on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Helicarrier and internally maintained by the benign Ultron sentries. Notable inmates include the Mad Thinker, Whirlwind, Grey Gargoyle, and members of the Serpent Society. In the episode "Breakout, Part 1", a technological fault causes the Big House to enlarge, damaging the Helicarrier and allowing the inmates to escape.

Project Pegasus

Created in Marvel Two-in-One #42 (August 1978) by writers Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, Project Pegasus (Potential Energy Group, Alternate Sources, United States) was originally intended to research alternative (and unusual) forms of energy. It was later used as a prison for super-powered individuals with energy-based powers. It was originally located in the Adirondack Mountains, New York. Several heroes have served terms working security at the facility, including the Thing and Quasar. At one time, it also served as a temporary home for the Squadron Supreme when they were exiled from their own universe.

The Ultimate Marvel version of P.E.G.A.S.U.S. appeared in the series Ultimate Power.[8] This Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S was located in Devil's Point, Wyoming. It was a S.H.I.E.L.D. program that served to store all objects of mysterious origin or unexplained power that United States authorities had accumulated over the years, in which every precaution was made to keep the objects safe. Originally, Project Pegasus was the center of "S.H.I.E.L.D.'s universe" (something that the recent directors of S.H.I.E.L.D., Carol Danvers and Nick Fury, were completely unaware of). It was later reduced to a storage house, but still kept some of the original facility which included an underground laboratory.[9] Project Pegasus was attacked two times by the Serpent Squad, who had come for the Serpent Crown that was stored there, and was protected by the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Iceman, and Rick Jones.[8][10] P.E.G.A.S.U.S. also housed the Watcher Uatu after it was discovered by American personnel at Project Rebirth, until Uatu was "activated" and forewarned the Fantastic Four, Carol Danvers, and P.E.G.A.S.U.S.'s overseer, Wendell Vaughn, about an upcoming cataclysm before it disappeared.[11] Following the events of Ultimatum, Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. was put on alert in the wake of unexplained attacks on the Baxter Building and Roxxon Industries. P.E.G.A.S.U.S.'s personnel were aided by Captain Mahr-Vehl, but Mahr-Vehl was infected with an unknown virus and went berserk, attacking P.E.G.A.S.U.S. personnel. Mahr-Vehl was transported away by Rick Jones/Nova, but that left Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. vulnerable. It was invaded by the true instigator of the attacks, Reed Richards, who pilfered the facility's valuable possessions.[12][13]

Project Pegasus in other media
Raft

The Raft is a prison facility for super-human criminals (predominantly supervillains). Created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist David Finch, it first appeared in The New Avengers #1 (2005) as the "Maximum-Maximum Security" wing of the Ryker's Island Maximum Security Penitentiary. The Raft is introduced as the setting of a large-scale prison break, with the New Avengers being concerned when their analysis of computer records shows that some of the Raft's inmates are listed as having been dead for years. One of the former guards notes that the prisoners developed "hierarchies", congregating with others who share some aspect of their powers or nature. Crossfire, for example, formed a small gang with Controller, Corruptor, Mandrill and Mister Fear, who all can manipulate others' minds.

The Raft is the setting of a multi-part story in Spider-Man's Tangled Web featuring Tombstone as a villain-protagonist.

The Raft was later converted into Spider-Island Two by Otto Octavius (in Peter Parker's body) until it was destroyed by the Goblin King.

Raft in other media
Ravencroft

Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane was a maximum-security asylum for the mentally ill. Many insane or mentally ill murderers and supervillains were kept at the institute.

The institute was first mentioned in Web of Spider-Man #112, written by Terry Kavanagh.

The institute is officially opened in Web of Spider-Man Annual #10 (1994). The institute is featured in a number of Spider-Man storylines. Dr. Ashley Kafka was the founder and first director of Ravencroft. John Jameson was head of security. Both were fired in The Spectacular Spider-Man #246 and Dr. Leonard Samson became Ravencroft's new director; Samson's next owned a private practice instead of running the institute.

The institute reappeared in Vengeance of the Moon Knight. In this incarnation, it housed mostly non-superpowered psychopaths and had an imposing metal front gate with a Gothic facade similar to DC's Arkham Asylum.

Ravencroft's known patients include Carnage, Chameleon, D.K., Doctor Octopus, Electro, Green Goblin, Gale, Jackal, Massacre, Mayhem, Mysterio, Prism, Pyromania, Ramon Grant, Shriek, Venom, Vulture, and Webber.

The storyline after Absolute Carnage, Ruins of Ravencroft eventually explains its true origin. It turns out that the institute is more than just for the criminally insane. It used to act as a staging area for superhuman experiments, particularly supernaturals such as for Dracula in centuries ago prior to being raided by Captain America-Steve Rogers and Bucky (now a Winter Soldier in the present) during World War II in the 20th century.

Ravencroft in other media
Ryker's Island

Ryker's Island is the Marvel Universe counterpart to the real-world Rikers Island, New York City's largest jail facility, which also includes the 415 acre (1.7 km2) island on which it sits.

The Ryker's houses both conventional criminals and costumed offenders lacking superpowers. Daredevil is held there after his arrest in Daredevil (vol. 2) #80.

In The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 4) #1, Ryker's Island has been renamed the "Cellar" when it was bought and improved by Empire Unlimited.

Others held there include Alistair Smythe, Blacklash, Black Tarantula, Blizzard, the Brotherhood of Mutants (Avalanche, Blob, Destiny, Mystique, Pyro), Bullseye, Carnage, Chemistro, Cheshire Cat, Cobra, Commanche, Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton, Enforcers (Fancy Dan, Montana, Ox II), Griffin, Hood, Jigsaw, Kingpin, Melter, Mister Hyde, Mr. Fish II, Nitro, Punisher, Rhino, Sandman, Spear, Spider-Man, Turk Barrett, Ulik, Venom, Vin Gonzales, Wizard, and the Wrecking Crew (Bulldozer, Piledriver, Thunderball, Wrecker).

Ryker's Island has a special branch for dangerous superhuman criminals called the Raft.

Ryker's Island in other media
  • Ryker's Island appears in the 1990s Spider-Man animated series.
  • Ryker's Island appears in The Spectacular Spider-Man.
  • Ryker's Island appears in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Return of the Sinister Six".
  • Ryker's Island appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) television series Daredevil and Luke Cage, while also being mentioned in Jessica Jones and The Punisher. In Daredevil, disgraced philanthropist and crime lord Wilson Fisk is imprisoned on the island as consequence for being exposed by detective Carl Hoffman and being apprehended by the vigilante Daredevil and Brett Mahoney. While there, he builds connections with another incarcerated inmate, Frank Castle, eventually using his influence to help Castle escape Ryker's Island and usurp fellow inmate Dutton, who had built a criminal empire and previously controlled the facility. He later bribes facility warden Riggle into allowing inmate Jasper Evans to make an attempt on his life, convincing the F.B.I. that Fisk was not safe in prison, and allowing him to relocate to the Presidential Hotel in New York City where he would be able to reassume more direct control over his criminal operations. Matt Murdock later infiltrates Ryker's Island to gather information on Fisk's release, impersonating Franklin Nelson to get inside the facility. While there, he is assaulted and drugged by a corrupt nurse, dulling his superhuman senses. While locked in one of the faculty rooms, he is called and taunted by Fisk regarding his previous visitation while he was still imprisoned on the island, with Fisk hanging up before Murdock can respond. He is then confronted by and successfully defeats a group of inmates dispatched by Fisk to kill Murdock, before successfully escaping the prison with the help of the guards amidst an ongoing riot amongst the inmates.
Seagate Prison

Seagate Prison (also called "Little Alcatraz") where the wrongly convicted Carl Lucas agreed to become a test subject for Dr. Noah Burstein. These experiments lead to him gaining super powers and changed his hame to Luke Cage.

Known inmates of Seagate Prison are Beetle, Comanche, Crimebuster (Eugene Mason), Noah Burstein, Plantman, Robert Rackham, and Shades.

Seagate Prison in other media

Seagate Prison appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Marvel One-Shot All Hail the King and the Netflix series Luke Cage. Justin Hammer, Trevor Slattery, Luke Cage, Comanche, and Shades were all inmates, while Noah Burstein and Reva Connors were among Seagate's staff.

Vault

The Vault, otherwise known as the United States Maximum Security Installation for the Incarceration of Superhuman Criminals., is a defunct prison facility for super-human criminals (predominantly supervillains) in Marvel Comics' Marvel Universe. It first appeared in The Avengers Annual #15 (1986) and figured prominently in the 1990 Marvel crossover "Acts of Vengeance". It was destroyed in Heroes for Hire #1 (February 1997).

Vault in other media

Other locations

  • Avengers Compound: The former headquarters of the West Coast Avengers.
  • Bar with no name: There are different bars with no name that appear in different locations. The first one seen was in Medina County, Ohio where it was the site of a villain massacre caused by Scourge of the Underworld at the time when Firebrand called a meeting there. Another one appears in New York where it is seen in different locations where it can be found through a word of mouth. A bartender named Deke works there and claims that it is a sanctuary for those fleeing the law.
  • Citrusville, Cypress County,[16] Florida: It is in the Everglades and appears most frequently in stories related to Man-Thing. Much of its importance lies in that it is physically near what is termed as the Nexus of All Realities. The town is depicted as very traditional and conservative.[17] However, it is also home to the Cult of Zhered-Na, its leader, Joshua Kale, and his grandchildren, Jennifer and Andy. The high school newspaper is called the Quill.
  • Caldecott: A western Mississippi county and town where the X-Men's Rogue was born.
  • Darkmoor: The location of both the Darkmoor Energy Research Centre (a high-tech, top secret government facility at which University student Brian Braddock is doing work experience) and a stone circle which was a centre of great mystical power. As the Captain Britain mythos expanded, it also played host to Darkmoor Prison and to the sinister Darkmoor Castle, home of the Black Baron.
  • The Fridge: S.H.I.E.L.D's most secure base that first appears in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Home of the Slingshot Program and detainment area of most S.H.I.E.L.D prisoners like Ian Quinn and Marcus Daniels. Contains the unstable element Gravitonium on a top secret level at the bottom. The Fridge was raided and taken over by HYDRA.
  • Gamma Base: Also known as Hulkbusters Base, and Desert Base. Originally a New Mexico base/Los Diablos Missile Base dedicated to Hulk's capture (Project Greenskin) headed up by Thunderbolt Ross.[18] After the birth of the Hulk, Desert Base would be updated to also could hold other gamma-powered superhumans. The base later relocated to Nevada, and was acquired by Operation: Zero Tolerance, which became Hulkbuster Base and Ross was eventually replaced by Colonel John J. Armbruster.[19] Months later Armbruster perished in the line of duty, Hulkbuster base was given direction by S.H.I.E.L.D. and Clay Quartermain was assigned as liaison.[20] Shortly thereafter Hulk Buster Base was renamed Gamma Base. Gamma Base became Ross' headquarters once more as the Red Hulk when he was recruited by Steve Rogers, who had replaced Norman Osborn, during that time Gamma Base was staffed entirely by Life Model Decoys.
  • Grand Nixon Island: An island owned by disgraced ex-U.S. Army general General Kreigkopf. The island itself contains Kreigkopf's military base surrounded by a vast jungle environment. The island features in The Punisher comic book series in issue #3 to issue #5. The former introduces General Kreigkopf and Grand Nixon Island.
  • Graymalkin Industries: The undercover name for X-Men new headquarters in San Francisco following their departure from their former X-Mansion, destroyed during Messiah Complex. It is the base of operations and training site of the X-Men. It is located on the Marin Headlands just north of San Francisco, being built into the long-abandoned military bunkers that line the cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
  • HUB: S.H.I.E.L.D's main HQ as seen in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The HUB was once taken over by HYDRA. S.H.I.E.L.D retook the HUB with Agent Phil Coulson's team.
  • Hydro-Base: A floating seacraft disguised as a natural island floating off the coast of North America outside US territorial waters. Its first known user was the mad ecologist Dr. Herman Frayne (a.k.a. Doctor Hydro) who used it both as a laboratory and an airbase on which to land hijacked planes. Doctor Hydro planned to turn the planes' passengers into amphibious people, using Terrigen Mist he acquired from the renegade Inhuman Maelstrom.[21]
  • The Massachusetts Academy: A prep school founded in the 18th century in Snow Valley, in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts. The academy is one of the oldest and most respected college preparatory schools in the United States. Administered by Emma Frost for most of its modern history, the Massachusetts Academy also had a long-standing alliance with the Hellfire Club. In addition to a large student body, the academy also houses a clandestine school for young mutants. During her time as the Hellfire Club's White Queen, Frost trained a group known as the Hellions; the Hellions would become long-standing rivals with the New Mutants.
  • Salem Center: A hamlet in the town of North Salem, Westchester County, New York.
    • X-Mansion: The home of the X-Men, located in Salem Center. It has also been known as 'Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
  • Red Room: A Soviet training facility that was created to produce highly specialized spies, including Black Widows Natalia Romanova and Yelena Belova.
  • Valhalla Villas: A retirement home in Florida where the heroes and villains of the Golden Age reside. It is owned by Mary Morgan. Known residents are Golden Girl, Doctor Fear, Thunderer, Leopard Girl, Human Top, Sun Girl, American Ace, Flash Foster, and Wax Master.[26]

Outer space

Planets

  • Counter-Earth: There have been four versions of the hypothetical planet known as Counter-Earth, each one a near-duplicate of Earth.
    • High Evolutionary's Counter-Earth: The first Counter-Earth was created by the High Evolutionary with the help of at least some of the Infinity Gems as part of his "Project Alpha". The High Evolutionary artificially creates a Counter-Earth specifically located to hide it from "True Earth", on which he has greatly accelerated evolution and the passage of time.
    • Goddess's Counter-Earth: The second Counter-Earth, dubbed Paradise Omega, was created by the Goddess using the Cosmic Egg, a collection of 30 Cosmic Cubes.
    • Franklin Richards's Counter-Earth: The third Counter-Earth was created by Franklin Richards in the transition from the Onslaught storyline to the Heroes Reborn event. As Franklin watched the Fantastic Four, Avengers and others sacrifice their lives to defeat Onslaught, he unwittingly tapped into his latent cosmic power to create a pocket universe and divert the heroes there to prevent their deaths. On the Earth of this new dimension, the heroes relived altered versions of their pasts, unaware of their previous lives in the "mainstream" Marvel Universe, where they were presumed dead.
    • Onslaught Reborn Counter-Earth: The fourth Counter-Earth was also created by Franklin Richards after the events of House of M unexpectedly resurrected Onslaught, who immediately resumed his mission to appropriate the power of Franklin Richards. To elude Onslaught, Franklin transported himself, the Fantastic Four, and several of the Avengers to a reality resembling the circumstances of Heroes Reborn, where the heroes had no memory of their Earth-616 lives.
  • Ego the Living Planet: A sentient planet. Featured in the MCU film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
  • Hala: The home world of the Kree. Featured in MCU films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Captain Marvel.
  • Klyntar: An artificial planet made from symbiotes.
  • Sakaar: A planet that Hulk was briefly trapped on and where he put together the Warbound during Planet Hulk under the rule of the Red King. Featured in Planet Hulk, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Ragnarok ruled by the Grandmaster.
  • Skrullos: The home world of the Skrulls.
  • Vormir: A planet that is home to the Vorms, large reptilian, energy-draining creatures that can fly through space. The planet is part of the Kree Empire. Featured in the MCU films Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.
  • Xandar: The home world of the Nova Corps, Firelord, Air-Walker and Supernova. Featured in MCU films Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, mentioned to have been "decimated" by Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War.
  • Zenn-La: A planet that is the home world of Silver Surfer and the Zenn-Lavians.

Satellites and planetoids

  • Blue Area of the Moon: An artificial, self-sustaining, Earth-like environment on the near side of the Moon, that was created roughly 1 million years ago as part of a competition between two alien races, the Kree and the Cotati. The Skrulls, then a benevolent race, moderated this contest, whose goal was to determine the worthiness of both races by discovering which could achieve more within a set period of time. After being taken to the area of Earth's Moon where the Skrulls had created the artificial atmosphere, the Kree used their strength and rudimentary Skrull technology to create a giant city, while the Cotati were taken to another barren world in a different solar system where they created a long-term sustainable ecosystem. Learning that the Cotati were going to win the contest, the enraged Kree first slaughtered the Cotati and then attacked and killed the Skrull delegation, stole their starship, and initiated the millennia-long conflict now known as the Kree-Skrull War, which would force the Skrulls to become a society of warriors.[27] The Blue Area of the Moon was also the home of Uatu the Watcher and a brief location for Attilan.
  • Birj: The sixth moon of Marman (see above) and where Terrax is from.
  • Titan: The main moon of Saturn and technologically advanced home to the Titan Eternals. Featured in the MCU films Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame as a ruined planet and former home of Thanos.

Space stations

  • Avalon: One section of the pre-existing station from the future called Graymalkin which belonged to Cable and was destroyed when S.H.I.E.L.D. tried to claim it. Magneto evidently discovered it and using his own ingenuity, as well as Shi’ar technology he had obtained during his time with the X-Men, Magneto rebuilt the station into a fortress in the sky. The station was eventually crippled when Holocaust crossed from his native timeline, the Age of Apocalypse, into the restored main one.
  • Asteroid M: The secret base of Magneto.
  • Starcore: an orbiting laboratory satellite space station, which first appeared in The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #148 (February 1972).
  • Taa II: A space station of Galactus.

Outer space prisons

The following prisons are located in outer space:

Anvil

Anvil is a penal colony on the planet Annoval XIV. It was the site of an attempted breakout by Nebula. First appeared in Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #74 (1993).

Kyln

The Kyln were a series of artificial moons at the edge of known space, which served both as a superhuman prison and a source of nearly unlimited power. Operations at the Kyln were overseen by the Nova Corps. All life on the Kyln moons was extinguished in Annihilation Prologue #1.

Kyln in other media

The Kyln appears in Guardians of the Galaxy as a Nova Corps prison, with the founding members of the Guardians of the Galaxy as prominent inmates, before it is destroyed by Ronan the Accuser's forces.

Negative Zone Prison Alpha

Introduced in Civil War: Frontline #5, it is a prison originally constructed to house super-villains but which acted as a holding facility for unregistered heroes during the civil war. The portal to the prison is operated by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. The prison itself is an automated facility. Designed by Reed Richards and built by Stark Enterprises and Fantastic Four Inc., it is located in the Negative Zone. The inmates call the facility "Fantasy Island" and "Wonderland", probably because prisoners who are unable to manipulate technology to their own ends are connected to virtual reality systems.

It is also referred to as "File 42" due to it being the 42nd item on a list written by Tony Stark, Reed Richards and Hank Pym of ways to make a world with super-powered beings safer. The prison is an extremely secure, clean facility with cells custom-designed for each inhabitant. Notable inmates during the war include Iron Fist (Daredevil stand-in), Robbie Baldwin and Cloak and Dagger. After the war, it is now used for super-villains, and was known to house at the very least Taskmaster and Lady Deathstrike until Taskmaster made a deal with Camp Hammond to become an instructor and Lady Deathstrike somehow escaped as she appeared in X-Men: Messiah Complex. However, the prison was later overrun by Negative Zone ruler Blastaar.

Negative Zone Prison Alpha in other media

Prison 42 appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Assault on 42" as a supervillain prison run by the Avengers that is later attacked by Annihilus.

Stockade

A 31st-century prison planet in the Guardians of the Galaxy universe, shown in Guardians of the Galaxy #21 and #51–53. Known inmates of Stockade have included Charlie-27, Tork and Teju.

Extradimensional places

  • Agamotto's dimension: The home of Agamotto.
  • Ama: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Amatsu-Kami.[28][29]
  • Asgard: An other-dimensional planetoid that is the home of the Norse gods.[31] Featured in the MCU films Thor, Thor: The Dark World, and Thor: Ragnarok; an alternate version of Asgard is featured in Avengers: Endgame.
  • Astral Plane: A dimension where all matter is composed of ectoplasma.
  • Avalon: Also known as Otherworld. Home of Merlyn, Roma, and the Captain Britain Corps; and location of Camelot, the Green Chapel, and the Starlight Citadel. Based on the mythical "Avalon".
  • Badlands: A dimension that resembles the American Southwest before the European settlers came into view. The Demon Bear lives here.
  • Beyond-Realm: A realm where the Beyonder lives.
  • Below Place: The bottom layer of reality that is also the "lowest Hell". The One Below All resides here.[32]
  • Blackworld: An Earth-like dimension. Its historical developments took hours compared to the centuries on Earth.
  • Brimstone dimension: An alternate dimension located in a dimensional rift. Azazel used this dimension to breed mutant teleporters like Abyss and Nightcrawler.
  • Crimson Cosmos: A dimension where Cyttorak lives.
  • Dark Dimension: A dimension to which Dormammu and Umar were banished by the Faltine. It was inhabited by sorcerers known as the Mhuruuks.
  • Darkforce dimension: A dimension where the Darkforce, a powerful energy that can be manipulated in slightly different ways by a handful of beings that are attuned to it, is drawn from.
  • Dilmun: A dimension where the Annunaki live.[29]
  • Dimension Z: There are two different types of Dimension Z:
    • Arnim Zola's Dimension Z: A dimension with a desert-like terrain created by Arnim Zola that is filled with mutates and technological advances. Time and space runs faster here.
    • Living Eraser's Dimension Z: A dimension filled with green-skinned humanoids and containing Living Erasers.
  • Djalia: A transcended plane that represented Wakanda's collective memories.[33]
  • Dreamtime: Dreamtime is the collective unconsciousness of all sentient life in the universe. It is at the border of the Dimension of Dreams.[34][29]
    • Alchera: The home of the Aboriginal Gods that is located in Dreamtime.[29]
    • Dream dimension: An astral realm in Dreamtime.
      • Nightmare World: An area in the Dream Dimension where Nightmare lives.
    • Skrull Dreamtime: An area where the Skrull Gods live.
  • Eighteenth Dimension: A dimension where Magister Miracle was the Sorcerer Supreme until he was killed by the Empirikul.
  • Everinnye: A dimension where the Fear Lords operate.
  • Exo-Space: Also known as the Neutral Zone, the Exo-Space is a location filled with positive and negative matter that was discovered by Blue Marvel.
  • Hanan Pacha: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is inhabited by the Apu. Its entrance is located somewhere near Lake Titicaca.[35][29]
    • Uku Pacha: The Incan underworld.[34][29]
  • Heaven: An afterlife reality for good souls.
  • Heliopolis: Also known as Overvoid or Othervoid,[36] a celestial city in a dimension adjacent to Earth's, founded by the gods who were once worshipped in Egypt. This godly realm appears to be built upon a small planetary object much like the realm of Asgard, and its passage to earth is a golden bridge through space called the Path of the Gods.[37]
    • Duat: The Egyptian underworld.[29]
  • Hell: An afterlife reality filled with evil souls and demons.
  • Kaluwalhatian: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is inhabited by the Diwatas.[29]
  • Kosmos: A dimension that is the home of the Kosmosians and Growing Man. This dimension can be tapped into by Pym Particles which are like pollen on Kosmos.
  • Land of Couldn't-Be Shouldn't-Be: A dimension that was created by the romantic relationship of Eternity and the Queen of Nevers. Glorian and the Shaper of Worlds live here.
  • Limbo: Associated with Immortus and Rom the Spaceknight, not to be confused with Otherplace.
  • Liveworld: A dimension ruled by Dreamqueen.
  • Lower Aether: A dimension where Zelatrix Lavey was the Sorcerer Supreme until she was killed by the Empirikul.
  • Mephisto's Realm: A dimension ruled by Mephisto. Blackheart and Lilith also reside here.
  • Microverse: Any universe that is only accessible through vibrational attunement (shrinking).[citation needed] It is not actually the microverses that are microscopic in size but rather the nexuses which make them accessible. It is thus theoretically possible to enter the same microverse from different points on Earth. The volume of these microverses are contained within spacewalls which can only be breached at certain points. It is these breaches that create accessible portals. The microverse, known as the "Quantum Realm" in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, make appearances in the films Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Avengers: Endgame, as well as the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s series finale.
  • Mojoverse: A dimension filled with spineless aliens. Mojo lives here.
  • Narcisson: A dimension ruled by the Dark Gods.
  • Negative Zone: A universe made of anti-matter that is contracting instead of expanding.
  • Nexus of All Realities: It is located in the Florida Everglades (name also refers to a Cosmic Artifact, M'Kraan Crystal).
  • Nirvana: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is inhabited by the Daevas.[35][29]
  • Null-Time Zone: A dimension that exists outside of time and is utilized by the Time Variance Authority (TVA).
  • Olympus: The other-dimensional home planetoid of superhuman beings analogous to the Greek gods.[38]
    • Hades: The Greek underworld, ruled by Pluto.[39]
      • Elysium: An area in Hades where heroic souls reside.[40]
      • Erebus: The entrance to Hades. Those who feel that they have unfinished business in life gamble at the casino there for their resurrection.[41]
      • Land Within: A region of Hades where a group of sorcerers banished the Cat People.[42]
      • Tartarus: An area in Hades where the Titans and evil souls were imprisoned.[43]
  • Orun: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Vodu.[35][29]
  • Otherplace: Also called Limbo and the Demonic Limbo, it is home to demons of various sizes, strengths, and intellects. Home of N'astirh, S'ym and formerly ruled by Belasco before being replaced by Illyana Rasputin.
  • Purple dimension: A pocket dimension ruled by the tyrannical Agamonn.
  • Quidlivun: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is inhabited by the Inua.[44][29]
  • Realm of Death: This is where Death resides.
  • Realm of Madness: A dimension that is adjacent to the Nightmare World, but is beyond it and the Dream Dimension. The greatest fears of anyone take on a tangible form here.
  • R'Vaal: An other-dimensional planet and the home of Rintrah.
  • Sixth Dimension: A dimension that is the home of its Sorcerer Supreme Tiboro.
  • Sominus: A mystic extra-dimensional realm that is a "dark reflection" of Therea and is ruled by Thog.
  • Soul World: A dimension that exists within the Soul Infinity Gem.
  • Svarga: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Dievas.[29]
  • Ta-Lo: Created in Thor #310 (1980) by writers Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, and artist Keith Pollard.[45] A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Xian race. Ta-Lo is inhabited by Chinese mythological creatures, such as dragons, fenghuang, shishi, hundun, jiuweihu, and qilin.[29][46] Jiang Li, mother of Shang-Chi was into one of Ta-Lo's few communities of mortals known Qilin Riders.[47]
  • Taivas: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Jumala.[29]
  • Therea: A mystic extra-dimensional realm where two benevolent gods dwell who appear in the form of dogs to human eyes. It is an Earth-like land of peace and tranquility and has a "dark reflection" in Sominus. Therea is ruled by twin gods, Zokk and Maftra. Zokk and Maftra are worshipped by the barbarian Korrek and his people, and even revered by Dakimh the Enchanter.
  • Thirteenth ximension: A dimension where Szandor Sozo was the Sorcerer Supreme until Empirikul's Witchfinder Wolves caught up to him when he fled and was "purified" by holy acid.
  • Topán: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Teteoh.[35][29]
  • Twelfth ximension: A shadow realm whose creatures like Shadow Goblins and Magma Serpents are invisible to the eyes of those not of the Twelfth Dimension.
  • Underspace: A plane of reality that is below the Microverse. This is where Hank Pym placed the Infinite Avengers Mansion.
  • Upperworld: A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Ahau.[29]
  • White-Hot Room: A quasi-mystical place that holds the essences of Phoenix hosts. In-between her frequent resurrections, this is apparently where the soul of Jean Grey finds herself. It also appears to be where the Phoenix Force itself goes when it is killed, and how it always flares back to life (hence its name). The essences trapped in the White Hot Room do not seem to notice the passage of time, yet are able to see events occurring in the normal universe. Jean Grey has shown the ability to "project" herself to the X-Men on at least two occasions, although it is unknown if this ability is a function of the Phoenix Force or the White Hot Room itself.
  • Zephyrland: An underwater dimension that is peaceful. Virago took over the city until she was defeated by Namor and Doctor Strange.

Organizations

Main article: List of Marvel Comics teams and organizations

Government agencies

  • Aladdin: In the Ultraverse setting, Aladdin was a U.S. government agency apparently founded sometime in the 1960s to deal with the growing number of Ultras (super-powered beings) in their world. In 1970, their scientific division, using a synthesis of organic brain tissue and computer systems called G.E.N.I.E. (Genetically Engineered Neural Intelligence Experiment), was examining alien technology and corpses discovered by U.S. soldiers during the Vietnam War, when some unknown event caused the corpses to release a cloud of material which caused G.E.N.I.E. to develop sentience and grow into a true fusion of organic and mechanical technology.
  • Aladdin Assault Squad: In the Malibu Ultraverse, the Aladdin Assault Squad was a special department within the government agency known as Aladdin. The Aladdin Assault Squad was created in response to the growing number of Ultras (superhumans). The A.A.S. operated out of Aladdin's Groom Lake facility, and functioned as an independent internal security force. They also assisted ongoing Ultra research. Known members of the Aladdin Assault Squad are: Dirt Devil, Foxfire, the Grip, Hardwire, Headknocker, and War Eagle.[48]
  • A.R.M.O.R.
  • Black Air
  • The Commission on Superhuman Activities (also known as the Commission on Superhuman Affairs or CSA for short): A government agency created by the President of the United States of America that monitors superhumans. They have an office in Washington, D.C. A number of members of the Commission when created were involved with various government projects regarding superhumans: Project Wideawake, former and current Avengers liaisons, Freedom Force liaison and super soldier projects.
  • Department H: A fictitious branch of Canada's Department of National Defence that deals with super-powered persons. Department H was responsible for bringing together and managing the Marvel Comics team known as Alpha Flight and its related teams Beta Flight, Gamma Flight, and Omega Flight.[49] It was mentioned in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "End of the Beginning" and alluded in the films X2: X-Men United and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
  • Department K: The Canadian government group which secretly operated the Weapon X Project.[50]
  • Euromind: Another European subdivision of S.H.I.E.L.D., called Euromind, was introduced in the Marvel Italia series Europa.[51]
  • F.I.6: A British Intelligence agency, and former employers of Micromax. Led by Brigadier Theodore 'Inky' Blott. Employed psychics. Disbanded after most agents, including Blott, were killed by Necrom. Introduced in Excalibur and created by Alan Davis.[52]
  • G.R.A.M.P.A.: The covert organization known as G.R.A.M.P.A., the Global Reaction Agency for Mysterious Paranormal Activity, debuted in Amazing Fantasy (vol. 2) #15. G.R.A.M.P.A.'s most prominent field operatives are Ace and One-Eyed Jacquie; the two agents refer to themselves collectively as "Blackjack". G.R.A.M.P.A. is tasked with protecting the world from paranormal threats.[53]
  • H.A.M.M.E.R.
  • H.A.T.E.: The Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort, better known by its acronym, is one of two antagonistic organizations in Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. H.A.T.E. and its leader, Dirk Anger, are parodies of Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D. and Nick Fury. H.A.T.E. is a government agency that is funded by the Beyond Corporation, a company that was formerly a terrorist cell called S.I.L.E.N.T. (the acronym has not been explained yet).
  • The Lodge: Created by Basil Wentworth towards the end of World War II, the Lodge's purpose was to prepare for the Cold War that was destined to come about. The Lodge started covert operations in China, the Soviet Union, and East Germany, and has continued its "dirty tricks" into the present day.
  • MI-13
  • Mutant Response Division: A mutant-hunting group founded by known anti-mutant scientists Steven Lang and Bolivar Trask and funded by Bastion via the United Nations. It is also referred to by its abbreviated name MRD. The organization's first appearance outside comic books was in Wolverine and the X-Men and The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Similar groups are introduced in the X-Men films such as in Deadpool 2 under Department of Mutant Containment (DMC) and in Dark Phoenix as Mutant Containment Unit (MCU) as an unintentional easter egg for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[54]
  • Office of National Emergency: Commonly referred to as O*N*E, it is known as the originator of the Sentinel squads that were assigned to protect/observe the X-Men and the remaining mutants after the event known as M-Day, which reduced the number of mutants on Earth to only a few hundred.[55]
  • Project Pegasus: An organization that was originally intended to research alternative (and unusual) forms of energy located in New York. It has also been used as a prison for super-powered individuals, prior to the creation of The Vault.[56] Pegasus is featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films The Avengers and Captain Marvel.
  • Project Wideawake: A government program with the purpose of detecting and capturing mutants, which employs the robots known as Sentinels.[57][58]
  • R.C.X.: The Resources Control Executive is a British intelligence agency, introduced in Captain Britain as a replacement to S.T.R.I.K.E. and created by Jamie Delano and Alan Davis. The British intelligence agency for the investigation of paranormal and superhuman activity known as S.T.R.I.K.E. was infiltrated by a criminal organization and nearly all of its members were killed. A weakened S.T.R.I.K.E., unable to deal with the consequences of the Jaspers' Warp, was subsequently disbanded, and the Resources Control Executive (R.C.X.) was created to take its place. The members of the R.C.X. use codenames based on biblical figures to hide their true identity.[59]
  • S.A.F.E.: Introduced in Marvel's line of novels in the mid-1990s, S.A.F.E. (Strategic Action For Emergencies) is the United States' answer to S.H.I.E.L.D. They first appeared in Spider-Man & the Incredible Hulk: Rampage (Doom's Day Book 1), and may not be part of comics canon. Whereas S.H.I.E.L.D. is a UN-funded and run organization dealing with international incidents, S.A.F.E. is tasked with similar duties inside of America's borders. It is run by Colonel Sean Morgan and a prominently featured agent is Joshua Ballard, who, among other things, survived an encounter with Doctor Doom and later Baron Zemo.[60]
  • S.H.I.E.L.D.: Strategtic Hazard Intervention Enforcement Logistics Division is the United States' top spy agency led by Nick Fury.
  • S.T.A.R.S.: The Commission on Superhuman Activities, created a special division of the federal government's U.S. Marshals called S.T.A.R.S., the Superhuman Tactical Activities Response Squad. A federal organization authorized to monitor and manage all activities regarding the supervision, apprehension, and detention of superhuman criminals in the United States. The group's leader was John Walker, the U.S. Agent. S.T.A.R.S. uncovered a Ruul plot to use Earth as a penal colony for alien criminals. U.S. Agent and S.T.A.R.S. were ultimately responsible for exposing and defeating the Ruul.[61]
  • S.T.A.K.E.: Special Threat Assessment for Known Extranormalities. was a S.H.I.E.L.D. project inspired by Dum Dum Dugan's Howling Commandos, which focused on dealing with supernatural occurrences. At the time when Hydra took over S.H.I.E.L.D. during Secret Empire and most of the United States, the Howling Commandos alongside S.T.A.K.E. fell under Hydra's control[62]
  • S.T.R.I.K.E.
  • Superhuman Restraint Unit
  • S.W.O.R.D.: Sentient World Observation And Response Department is an agency that deals with cosmic threats to Earth.
  • Ultimate S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Ultimate Marvel version of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • W.A.N.D.: Wizardry Alchemy Necromancy Department, the magical division of S.H.I.E.L.D. Introduced in the Marvel NOW! relaunch of Thunderbolts.[63]
  • Weapon X
  • W.H.O.: The Weird Happenings Organization was mandated by the UK government with the investigation into and research of supernatural and paranormal phenomena until it was replaced by Black Air. It was featured in Excalibur.

Criminal organizations

  • Advanced Idea Mechanics: Advanced Idea Mechanics first appeared in Strange Tales #146. A.I.M. is a conglomeration of brilliant scientists and their hirelings dedicated to the acquisition of power and the overthrow of all governments by technological means. A.I.M. was organized late in World War II by Baron Wolfgang von Strucker to develop advanced weaponry for his subversive organization HYDRA. They were close to developing and attaining nuclear weapons when HYDRA Island was invaded by American and Japanese troops. Although A.I.M. suffered a major setback, it survived and grew in secret over the following decades.[64]
  • Beyond Corporation: What is now the Beyond Corporation was once a high-tech terrorist cell known as S.I.L.E.N.T. which legitimized itself as the Beyond Corporation, yet did not abandon their ulterior motive—the location, activation, distribution, and testing of various Unusual Weapons of Mass Destruction at various points throughout the United States of America. Also, through "faith-based bidding", the Beyond Corporation became the sole financial backer of the H.A.T.E. (Highest Anti-Terrorism Effort), providing them with extremely advanced technology.[65] The organization later became the sponsor of Ben Reilly during the Beyond storyline.[66]
  • Black Spectre: Jerome Beechman, the Mandrill, created Black Spectre by organizing his female followers, who disguised themselves as men using bulky armor. Beechman planned to use Black Spectre to confuse America through terrorism and racism, instilling chaos in the world and intending to rule it after anarchy ensued.[67]
  • Brotherhood of Mutants: The Brotherhood of Mutants, originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and briefly as Freedom Force and the Brotherhood, is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans. They are adversaries of the X-Men. The original Brotherhood was created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby and first appeared in The X-Men #4 (March 1964).
  • Friends of Humanity: The Friends of Humanity is a human-supremacist hate group started by Graydon Creed, a man infamous for his bigotry against mutants. Groups inspired by or splintered from the Friends of Humanity include the survivalist Humanity's Last Stand and the religious fundamentalist Church of Humanity.[68]
  • Gene Nation: On the anniversary of the Mutant Massacre, a horrific event in which Mr. Sinister's henchmen the Marauders killed many Morlocks, the members of the terrorist group known as Gene Nation reappeared in the main universe (Earth-616). Their mission was to destroy one human for every Morlock life that was lost.
  • The Hand: The Hand is a cult of evil, mystical ninja who are heavily involved in organized crime and mercenary activities such as assassination plots. The Hand covets power above all other objectives. They are primarily based in Japan, but operate internationally. They were founded in the 16th century, and soon became servants of the primordial demon known only as the Beast.
  • Hellfire Club: Although the club appears to merely be an international social club for wealthy elites, its Inner Circle consists of mutants who try to influence world events for the accumulation of power. They dress in 18th century garb and rank themselves in a system of chess pieces (Black Rook, White Queen, etc.). The group first battled the X-Men in the classic "The Dark Phoenix Saga" and the club, or branches of it, have since appeared periodically in various X-Men series. The club is based on the actual Hellfire Club, a secret society of 18th century England.
  • Humanity's Last Stand: Humanity's Last Stand is a radical anti-mutant hate group and enemies of the X-Men. In the group's first appearance they were behind the creation of a false Mutant Liberation Front, formed by human members of H.L.S. posing as mutants through the use of mutagenic drugs and/or technologically enhanced suits, to mimic mutant powers.[69]
  • HYDRA: A terrorist organization that first appeared in Strange Tales #135. In its original continuity, it was headed by nondescript businessman Arnold Brown, who was killed by S.H.I.E.L.D.. It soon returned, however, headed by Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, under the aegis of the Nazi Red Skull; HYDRA's changing origin was one of the earliest Marvel retcons. After its initial defeat, several of its branches surfaced, appearing to be unrelated and independent. HYDRA's scientific branch was initially A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics), which later split off into its own organization. Other factions included THEM (the ruling council of HYDRA) and the Secret Empire (which, like A.I.M., also split off into its own organization).
  • Maggia: An international crime syndicate, somewhat similar to the Mafia, but differing in that they frequently hire supervillains and mad scientists to work for them. Count Nefaria and his daughter Madame Masque have both been leaders of an important Maggia family.[70]
  • Maelstrom's Minions: A trio of supervillains that work for Maelstrom. They are Gronk, Helio, and Phobius.[71]
  • Mys-Tech: The board of Mys-Tech, a multinational corporation, were originally seven mages who in AD 987 sold their souls to the demon Mephisto in exchange for immortality. The Mys-Tech board members must provide a steady stream of souls to the demon, otherwise they will breach their contract and forfeit their own souls. Over the years, the board accumulated power and wealth and in the modern age this power and wealth became a business empire.[72]
  • National Force: The National Force is a neo-fascist organization founded by Doctor Faustus. Faustus had captured William Burnside, the fourth Captain America, and his partner Jack Monroe, both heroes from the 1950s, frozen in suspended animation. Faustus took control of the mind of the replacement Captain America in an attempt to use him against Steve Rogers, the original Captain America, and later turned him into the Grand Director.[73]
  • Purifiers: A paramilitary group of Christian terrorists led by William Stryker, also known as the "Stryker Crusade". The group debuted in the graphic novel X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills. The Purifiers see themselves in a holy war against mutants, believing them to be the children of the devil and thus deserving of extermination.[74]
  • Roxxon: A massive petroleum corporation notorious for its determination to make massive profits regardless of any laws or moral principles, often employing superhuman criminals to achieve their goals.[75]
  • Secret Empire: The subversive organization known as the Secret Empire has followed a number of different leaders, always known as "Number One". The Secret Empire began as a subsidiary of HYDRA, which provided it with financial support. The Secret Empire served to distract the attention of authorities such as S.H.I.E.L.D. from HYDRA's activities, although the original Number One sought to break away from HYDRA.[76]
  • Serpent Society: An organization of snake-themed terrorists that was initially formed from the membership of two previous supervillain teams, both of them called the Serpent Squad. The group, like its predecessor, has been made up of longtime antagonists of Captain America and his fellow Avengers. The Serpent Society was the brainchild of Seth Voelker (Sidewinder) and is a descendant of sorts from the original two Serpent Squads.
  • Sons of the Serpent: A subversive organization of costumed American racist super-patriots who oppose all racial, ethnic, and religious minorities. They sought to subvert America through hate crimes and organized protests, and were opposed by the Avengers and the Defenders.[77]
  • THEM: THEM, through its founder Baron Strucker, is the managing power of a supraorganization which includes HYDRA, A.I.M., and the Secret Empire. THEM was founded by Nazi war criminal Baron Strucker after World War II. Later Strucker appointed a businessman named Arnold Brown to the position of Supreme Hydra; HYDRA's highly visible operations served as a front for THEM.[78][79]
  • U.L.T.I.M.A.T.U.M.: The Underground Liberated Totally Integrated Mobile Army To Unite Mankind is a terrorist organization in the Marvel Comics universe. It was founded by the Flag-Smasher in his attempts to destroy nationalism.[80] Most notably, they have been engaged in a feud with Deadpool ever since he slaughtered many of them aboard their own helicarrier, downed it (dooming the remaining),[81] and confronted them (led by a new Flag-Smasher) in a final revenge showdown on a Kansas farm, where Deadpool slaughtered every single one of them (presumably ending them for good).[82]
  • The Universal Church of Truth: The Universal Church of Truth is a star-spanning religious empire headed by the Magus, and enemies of the Guardians of the Galaxy. A different version of the Universal Church appeared in the second volume of Guardians of the Galaxy, The Thanos Imperative miniseries, and Annihilators: Earthfall miniseries. The church was responsible for resurrecting Thanos[83] and the Magus.[84]
  • Zodiac Cartel: The original Zodiac group debuted in the title the Avengers[85] and is established as a criminal organization founded and funded by member Cornelius Van Lunt (who adopts the identity of Taurus). The group's identity is based on the zodiac from the discipline astrology, with each member adopting the persona of a sign of the zodiac, being 12 in all. The group members share leadership of the organization, with the position rotating just as the astrological zodiac changes.

Alien races

Main article: List of alien races in Marvel Comics
  • Kree – A blue-skinned alien race.
  • Skrulls – Green-skinned shape-shifting aliens.
  • Shi'ar – Bird-like aliens.
  • Symbiotes – Amorphous, shape-shifting alien symbiotes.
  • Watchers – A species who are committed to observing and compiling knowledge on all aspects of the universe, and vowed to never interfere with other civilizations.
  • Chitauri – Reptilian cyborg warriors.
  • Badoon – Reptilian aliens who live under strict gender segregation.
  • Brood – Insect-like, parasitic, aliens.
  • Phalanx – A cybernetic species with a telepathic hive mind connection.
  • Cotati – Intelligent, telepathic, plant-like aliens.

Objects

Vehicles

"Leapfrog (comics)" redirects here. For the Marvel characters, see Leap-Frog (comics).
  • Atomic Steed: The Black Knight sometimes employs one of the "Atomic Steeds" built by the Knights of Wundagore, engineered by the High Evolutionary.
  • Battle Van: The Battle Van was used by the Punisher as his primary mode of transportation. It is customized with a various array of weaponry and armor, and serves as a mobile armory.
  • Blackbird: The Blackbird is the X-Men's primary aircraft.
  • Fantastic Four's Pogo Plane: so called because of its tail-down landing/take-off attitude, was the first significant air-breathing engine design of Reed Richards. Employing new turbine blade configurations and a new titanium-alloy process, Richards increased overall engine performance to a very high thrust-to-weight ratio. It is loosely based on the never mass-produced Convair XFY Pogo.
  • Fantasticar: Various flying hovercraft used by the Fantastic Four, most versions are able to split into four smaller vehicles.
  • Freedom's Lady: The original Guardians of the Galaxy operate from the Starship Freedom's Lady, a medium-weight, 700-foot (210 m) Annihilator-class battleship of 30th century Earth design. Trans-light power is furnished by inter-reacting tachyon and anti-tachyon beams. Fully equipped for deep-space and inter-galactic excursion, it carried a full complement of offensive weapons as well as an impenetrable energy barrier, divided into 14 overlapping segments.
  • Goblin Glider: A metal bat-shaped glider that Green Goblin uses to travel around the skies.
  • Hellcycle: Ghost Rider's flaming motorcycle. The vehicle is created by the Ghost Rider's own mystical hellfire being imbued in an otherwise normal motorcycle, usually the property of the Ghost Rider's host at the time.
  • Kang's time-ship: Kang the Conqueror's time-ship is a 20-foot (6.1 m) long, non-aerodynamic, space-worthy vehicle and is mostly a housing for the large energy-generating devices that power the time machine. The time machine itself is a device whose major timestream-bridging components are the size of a two-drawer file cabinet. It utilizes energy to generate a chronal-displacement internal field, enabling a being or object to break through the "reality walls" of the timestream into the trans-temporal realm of Limbo, from which all time eras and alternate worlds are accessible.
  • The Leapfrog: The Leapfrog is the method of transportation for the Runaways.
  • Mooncopter: Moon Knight's copter is a VTOL vehicle capable of precision, computer-assisted maneuvering for air-land-and-sea rescues, tracking automobiles through traffic, and many other purposes. Moon Knight is in constant contact with the copter, piloted by Frenchie (but also with a sophisticated, computer-aided auto-pilot), at all times via a miniature transceiver with a microphone in his cowl. The on-board computer performs navigation functions, remote sensor image-enhancement, and radar interpretation. Moon Knight has had at least two different designs of copter. One resembled a conventional helicopter with a crescent moon tail. The second actually resembled an airship more than a helicopter, but was also crescent shaped.
  • Quinjet: A technologically advanced S.H.I.E.L.D. jet used primarily by the Avengers, the Quinjet first appeared in The Avengers #61 (February 1969).
  • S.H.I.E.L.D. flying car: The flying car is a S.H.I.E.L.D. personal vehicle that looks like a car but can fly. It made appearances in Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends and Spider-Man. In Captain America: The First Avenger, Howard Stark unveils a flying car at 1943 Stark Expo. A flying car appears in the possession of Phil Coulson in the TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. called "Lola", a 1962 red Chevrolet Corvette (C1). Flying Car makes its final appearance in Agent Carter season 2, final episode "Hollywood Ending."
  • S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier: The aircraft used by S.H.I.E.L.D. around the world.
  • Ship: Apocalypse's gigantic, self-aware AI ship which was simply known as "Ship". It is hinted to have been built by the Celestials. It made several appearances in the comics as well as the 1990s X-Men cartoon series.
  • Shockwave Rider: The superhero team Nextwave steals the Shockwave Rider, its base of operations, from H.A.T.E., a compromised anti-terrorist organization. The Shockwave Rider is powered by a Zero-Point Squirt Drive, giving it a nearly unlimited fuel supply. The Rider contains 5 tesseract zones, allowing it to be spacious on the inside while keeping it compact on the outside. To deploy in the field, the team dives through a pool of an orange membrane to exit via the underside of the ship. It was destroyed in Nextwave's final battle with the Beyond Corporation.
  • Skuttlebutt: A Korbinite-designed sentient starship, vehicle of Beta Ray Bill where it's A.I. serves as his companion.[86]
  • Sky Bike: Hawkeye sometimes travels about in a custom-built sky bike (also called a sky-cycle or skymobile), designed and built at Cross Technological Enterprises. It is voice-operated and requires no hands to steer. The sky bike first appeared in Hawkeye #1 (September 1983). It was also featured in Iron Man. Hawkeye also uses the bike in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

Weapons

Artifacts

Some items have been created specifically for the Marvel Universe and many of them carry immense powers:

Mystical artifacts

  • Book of the Vishanti: A grimoire most closely associated with Doctor Strange.[1] It is the greatest known source of "white" magical knowledge on the Earth of the Marvel Universe dimension.
  • The Casket of Ancient Winters: An Asgardian relic and the greatest weapon of Malekith the Accursed. When opened, it can reproduce the infinite icy cold of Niflheim. Later entrusted to the care of Edwin Jarvis, butler to the Avengers, by Thor. Causes its holder to grow younger gradually.
  • The Cloak of Levitation: A potent mystical item worn by Doctor Strange. It has the primary purpose of granting its wearer levitation. The greatest advantage of this is that its wearer need know little about the mystic arts to operate it, nor must the wearer use any of his "mystical strength" to operate it.
  • The Darkhold: also known as The Book of Sins, is a grimoire and collection of iron-bound scrolls containing the collected magical knowledge of the Elder God-turned demon Chthon, the first practitioner of dark magics. The Darkhold has appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (season 4), Runaways (season 3), WandaVision, and the 2022 film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It first appeared in the Werewolf by Night story in Marvel Spotlight #4.
  • Dragonfang: An enchanted sword said to be carved by the wizard Kahji-Da from a tooth of an extra-dimensional dragon wielded by Valkyrie
  • The Dreamstones: A limited magical stone that turns the emotions of a person into reality, found among the Dark Elves.
  • The Evil Eye of Avalon: A powerful blasting device used by Prester John.
  • The Eye of Agamotto: An artifact that is worn by Doctor Strange.
  • The Orb of Agamotto: A globe in the possession of Doctor Strange.
  • Mjolnir: The Hammer of Thor.
  • The Mark of Shou-Lao: After defeating Shou-Lao, Danny Rand acquired the power of the Iron Fist. He had the mark of the Dragon burned onto his chest, which allowed him to channel his Chi into his fist to turn it into a powerful weapon.
  • The Serpent Crown: Created by the demon Set, it links the wearer to its creator, providing various physical and mental powers.
  • The Siege Perilous is the name of two devices, the first appearing in Captain Britain comics, and the second in X-Men comics. Both devices were created by writer Chris Claremont, who named it after the Siege Perilous, the empty chair at King Arthur's round table. The latter device, featured in X-Men, had the ability to transport individuals to new locations with rejuvenated, amnesiac bodies.
  • The Staff of One: A powerful magical staff used by the runaway Nico Minoru. Whenever Nico bleeds, the staff emerges from her chest, allowing Nico to bend magic.
  • Stormbreaker: The hammer of Beta Ray Bill.
  • The Twilight sword: The weapon of the giant Surtur.
  • The Wand of Watoomb: An artifact controlled by the thoughts of the wielder, and can be used to project and absorb mystical energy; create force fields; control weather; open dimensional portals; observe events in other locations and heal wounds. Used thousands of years before the modern era by priestess of the god Yog against the barbarian Conan, it is sought out by Xandu in modern times to destroy Doctor Strange. The Wand first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 (December 1965) and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.

Cosmic artifacts

  • The Cosmic Cube
  • The Cosmic Egg: A powerful artifact created by the Goddess from combining 30 Cosmic Cubes.
  • The Phoenix Egg: Every time it is destroyed, the Phoenix Force is always reborn within a cosmic egg. This process has happened several times in the past.[87]
  • Infinity Gems/Infinity Gauntlet: Six gems that grant their owner supreme power over six different aspects of existence: Mind, Power, Soul, Time, Space, and Reality. They can be combined in the Gauntlet. A seventh gem was discovered in another dimension. This gem, called the Ego gem, contained the essence of the entity Nemesis, whose self-destruction created the gems.
  • Abundant Gems/Abundant Glove: Six "marginally powerful" gems – the Compassion, Laughter, Dance, Respect, and "another Dance Gem".
  • M'Kraan Crystal: The "nexus of realities" (unknown if it is connected to the "Nexus of All Realities" located in the Florida Everglades). By entering the crystal, users can enter any universe they wish. The protector of the crystal is singular in all universes, with the same memories in each, which suggests that the reality immediately surrounding the crystal is anchored in place.
  • Quantum bands, used by Quasar and temporarily used by Silver Surfer to wield cosmic energy.
  • The Silver Surfer's surfboard (his source of power in the movie), which he is mentally linked to. When it is destroyed, the Surfer can recreate another at will.
  • The Ultimate Nullifier
  • Heart of the Universe
  • Cosmic Regulator

Other artifacts

Substances

Drugs

  • Goblin formula (OZ Formula): The chemical formula that gave the Green Goblin his powers.
  • Growth pills: Capsules containing the size-altering Pym particles that allow Giant Man, Ant-Man, and the Wasp to change their size.
  • Extremis: A techno-organic virus created in an attempt to recreate the Super-Soldier Serum that gave Captain America his powers.
  • Lizard formula: The chemical formula that transforms scientist Dr. Curt Connors into his reptilian form, the Lizard.
  • Red Skull's Dust of Death: A red powder which kills a victim within seconds of skin contact. The powder causes the skin of the victim's head to shrivel, tighten, and take on a red discoloration, while causing the hair to fall out; hence, the victim's head resembles a "red skull".
  • Super Soldier Serum: An experimental military drug that enhances physical abilities and gave several superheroes their powers, most notably Captain America.
  • Terrigen mists: A mutagenic catalyst discovered and used by the Inhumans that can grant superpowers, but leaves many subjects with deformities and amnesia.

Elemental substances and minerals

  • Adamantium, a virtually indestructible metal alloy which is best known for being integrated into the skeleton and claws of Wolverine and was created in an attempt to duplicate the Vibranium-steel alloy of Captain America's shield.
  • Carbonadium
  • Promethium, not to be confused with the real-life element, a magical metal found only in Belasco's dimension, known as Otherplace.
  • Tritonium, an unstable radioactive mineral.
  • Vibranium, a metal which comes in two forms; one variety (Wakandan) absorbs vibratory and kinetic energy, while the other (Antarctic) causes all nearby metals to melt. Vibranium is a component of Captain America's shield alloy.
  • Uru, the Asgardian metal of which Thor's hammer is made.
  • Scabrite, a god-like metal which can only be found in the mines of Surtur's realm. Surtur possesses the giant sword Twilight, also known as the Sword of Doom, composed of Scabrite. The sword is magical, capable of manipulating vast amounts of mystical energy.
  • Gravitonium, a fictitious element on the periodic table. This substance can control gravity fields (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. television series).
  • Yaka, a sound-sensitive metal found on Centauri IV
  • Plandanium, a metal used by the Spaceknights of Galador to make their armor
  • Netheranium, a psychosensitive metal found only in "Satan's" extra-dimensional realm. The Son of Satan, Daimon Hellstrom wielded a trident made of netheranium.

Cosmic forces

See also

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fictional characters such as unique places and artifacts There follows a list of those features Contents 1 Places 1 1 Earth 1 1 1 New York City 1 1 1 1 Superhero sites 1 1 1 2 Companies 1 1 1 3 Universities 1 1 2 Regions and countries 1 1 3 Prisons 1 1 3 1 Alcatraz 1 1 3 2 Alamogordo 1 1 3 3 Cage 1 1 3 4 Crossmore Prison 1 1 3 5 Cube 1 1 3 5 1 Cube in other media 1 1 3 6 Ice Box 1 1 3 6 1 Ice Box in other media 1 1 3 7 Lang Memorial Penitentiary 1 1 3 7 1 Lang Memorial Penitentiary in other media 1 1 3 8 Project Pegasus 1 1 3 8 1 Project Pegasus in other media 1 1 3 9 Raft 1 1 3 9 1 Raft in other media 1 1 3 10 Ravencroft 1 1 3 10 1 Ravencroft in other media 1 1 3 11 Ryker s Island 1 1 3 11 1 Ryker s Island in other media 1 1 3 12 Seagate Prison 1 1 3 12 1 Seagate Prison in other media 1 1 3 13 Vault 1 1 3 13 1 Vault in other media 1 1 4 Other locations 1 2 Outer space 1 2 1 Planets 1 2 2 Satellites and planetoids 1 2 3 Space stations 1 2 4 Outer space prisons 1 2 4 1 Anvil 1 2 4 2 Kyln 1 2 4 2 1 Kyln in other media 1 2 4 3 Negative Zone Prison Alpha 1 2 4 3 1 Negative Zone Prison Alpha in other media 1 2 4 4 Stockade 1 3 Extradimensional places 2 Organizations 2 1 Government agencies 2 2 Criminal organizations 2 3 Alien races 3 Objects 3 1 Vehicles 3 2 Weapons 3 3 Artifacts 3 3 1 Mystical artifacts 3 3 2 Cosmic artifacts 3 3 3 Other artifacts 3 4 Substances 3 4 1 Drugs 3 4 2 Elemental substances and minerals 4 Cosmic forces 5 See also 6 ReferencesPlaces EditCertain places feature prominently in the Marvel Universe some real life others fictional and unique to the setting fictional places may appear in conjunction with or even within real world locales Earth Edit New York City Edit Many Marvel Comics stories are set in New York City where the publishing company is based Superhero sites Edit New York is the site of many places important to superheroes Avengers Mansion Currently in ruin but long the home of the Avengers Avengers Tower Formerly Stark Tower the current headquarters of the Avengers Alias Investigations The private investigations firm founded and owned by Jessica Jones Baxter Building and Four Freedoms Plaza The bases of the Fantastic Four Daily Bugle A newspaper building where Peter Parker Spider Man works as a photographer for J Jonah Jameson Fisk Towers A skyscraper owned by Kingpin Wilson Fisk and base of operations for his criminal activities Hell s Kitchen Home and protectorate of the Defenders Daredevil Jessica Jones Luke Cage and Iron Fist and The Punisher Nelson and Murdock Law Offices The law firm founded by Matt Murdock Daredevil and Foggy Nelson Sanctum Sanctorum The abode of Doctor Strange located in Greenwich Village Oscorp Tower A skyscraper owned by Norman Osborn Now the headquarters for Alchemax Mutant Town District X A ghetto like neighborhood of New York primarily populated by mutants Since the Decimation its mutant population has largely disappeared The Bowery In Fantastic Four 4 1962 the Fantastic Four s Human Torch discovers the 1940s era character Namor in this Manhattan neighborhood of human derelicts where Namor had taken up residence after the onset of retrograde amnesia about his identity Wakandan embassy The consulate embassy of Black Panther s nation of Wakanda Companies Edit New York is a center of industry serving as the headquarters for a few Marvel companies Alchemax A company owned by Tyler Stone Cross Technological Enterprises A multinational industrial company run by Darren Cross It is a rival of Stark Industries Fisk Industries A legitimate business on the surface founded and owned by Wilson Fisk Frost International A multi billion dollar electronics conglomerate run by Emma Frost Hammer Industries A company that was founded and owned by Justin Hammer Horizon Labs A leading company in creating the most advanced technology on Earth headed by Max Modell Oscorp A company that was founded and formerly owned by Norman Osborn Parker Industries A company that was founded and owned by Peter Parker Pym Technologies A biochemical company that was founded by Hank Pym Roxxon Energy Corporation A conglomerates corporation and one of the largest fuel companies in the world Stark Industries A company that was founded and owned by Isaac Stark Sr later by Howard Stark and Tony Stark Trask Industries A weapons and technology company founded and owned by Bolivar Trask Von Doom Industries An international megacorporation founded by Victor Von Doom who is the CEO Universities Edit Two universities are also especially prominent in the Marvel Universe Columbia University A real university whose fictional alumni include Matt Murdock Daredevil Elektra and Reed Richards Mister Fantastic Featured in the Sam Raimi Spider Man films Empire State University ESU A fictional university whose alumni include Peter Parker Spider Man Harry Osborn Gwen Stacy Emma Frost and Johnny Storm the Human Torch 1 Doreen Green Squirrel Girl is currently enrolled in its computer science undergraduate program Regions and countries Edit Atlantis A small continent with many human settlements Over 21 000 years ago an event called the Great Cataclysm caused it to be submerged into the sea The inhabitants of ancient Atlantis built an enormous glass like dome over the capital city also known as Atlantis When barbarians sent by the Deviant Lemuria empire attacked Atlantis King Kamuu opened the magma pits which were the city s means of heating This caused the continent to sink 2 Kamuu was warned of the Great Cataclysm by the seer Zhered Na When she refused to recant he had her exiled to the mainland where she was later stabbed to death by survivors of the submersion 3 4 Attilan also called the Hidden Land Home of the Inhumans Originally an island in the North Atlantic Ocean it has moved several times including to the Andes the Himalayas the Blue Area of the Moon and the homeworld of the alien Kree Hala Attilan is destroyed during the events of Infinity by Black Bolt when he detonates the Terrigen Bomb The remains of Attilan subsequently reside within New York in the Hudson estuary The remains become a sovereign state New Attilan ruled by Medusa Attilan in other media Animation Attilan appears in Hulk and the Agents of S M A S H episode Inhuman Nature Crystal takes A Bomb who falls in love with her Hulk Red Hulk She Hulk and Skaar track him down and meet the Inhumans upon being captured but they break free to stop Maximus from using a weapon that he plans to use to destroy humanity Failing Attilan is locked in a barrier by Maximus that protects the city from the rest of the world but is ultimately destroyed by Black Bolt Attilan appears in Ultimate Spider Man episode Inhumanity The city is controlled by Maximus as king to destroy humanity Spider Man and Triton defeat him and with the help of Black Bolt Attilan falls into the ocean Attilan appears in the Guardians of the Galaxy episode Crystal Blue Persuasion when Ronan the Accuser threatens to destroy the city In Inhuman Touch the Guardians of the Galaxy go to Attilan again to speak with Maximus about the location of the Cosmic Seed while he plans to escape his cell to control it and destroy a nearby planet Attilan appears in Avengers Assemble In the season 3 episode Inhumans Among Us the Inhuman Royal Family arrives on Earth they helps the Avenger stop Alpha Primitives and support a newly emerged inhuman called Inferno In The Inhuman Condition Attilan is taken over by Ultron who uses the Inhumans to create a dangerous weapon on Earth Terrigen mist spreads on Earth and Attilan lands to search for new Inhumans In Civil War Part 1 The Fall of Attilan after the Avengers capture Maximus and bring him to Attilan he causes Inferno to enrage and destroy all of Attilan Truman Marsh goes ahead with the Inhumans Registration Act where the Inhumans will have inscription discs imposed on them after the destruction of Attilan At the end of Civil War Part 4 Avengers Revolution Attilan is rebuilt again In the season 5 episode Mists of Attilan Black Panther takes Ms Marvel on a mission to Attilan Attilan appears in the second season of Marvel Future Avengers Following an outbreak of Terrigen Mist the Inhumans claim custody of the afflicted and take them to Attilan As a result the Avengers Future Avengers and Ms Marvel attempt to broker peace between Earth and Attilan to reunite those taken with their families on Earth Live action In Agents of S H I E L D season 2 Gordon an Inhuman reveals to the already transformed Raina that there is an island not explored by man where Inhumans live implying that he refers to Attilan This is its first reference in Marvel Cinematic Universe and foreshadowing of its appearance in the Inhumans series In the Marvel Television produced TV series Inhumans at some point in history a civilization of Inhumans decided to leave Earth to colonize the Moon They built the city of Attilan in a protective dome protecting it and keeping it hidden from humans and Kree After Triton s disappearance Maximus starts a revolution by taking over Attilan This causes the Inhuman royal family Black Bolt Medusa Gorgon Karnak Crystal and Lockjaw to escape to Earth while Maximus sends his allies to pursue them In the series finale Attilan s protective dome is compromised by Maximus s plan to retain control and ultimately collapses The royal family organizes an evacuation to Earth with the help of NASA to save the people of Attilan The destruction of Attilan seems to send a signal to Hala or possibly another Kree outpost With the help of humans Black Bolt and Medusa lead the Inhumans to build a new Attilan on Earth Bagalia A sovereign island nation in an undisclosed location established by the Shadow Council It is ruled by criminals and populated by the Shadow Council s incarnation of the Masters of Evil Chronopolis The city state headquarters of Kang the Conqueror located on the outskirts of the timeless dimension Limbo With access points to all of the time eras that Kang has conquered each city block exists in its own time period A variation of Chronopolis appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 This version is a myriad of 17 different Marvel locations consisting of a variation of Ancient Egypt an apocalyptic Asgard Attilan Hala the Hydra Empire K un L un Knowhere Lemuria Man Thing s Swamp Manhattan an alternate version of Medieval England a Marvel Noir version of New York City called Manhattan Noir Nueva York of 2099 a variation of the Old West Sakaar Wakanda and Xandar linked through time and space and surrounding Kang the Conqueror s Citadel Deviant Lemuria The undersea home of the Deviants located at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean Dynamo City An interstellar city and space port for dynamism controlled by a municipal government Genosha The island dwarf nation off the coast of Africa north of Madagascar an apartheid like state where mutants were once enslaved Hyboria The main continent of the Hyborian Age where Conan the Barbarian lived Imaya A country in North Africa Kamar Taj A small kingdom in the Himalayas Krakoa A living island in the South Pacific K un Lun A mystical city that only appears periodically on the earthly plane The father of Daniel Rand the boy who would later become Iron Fist discovered K un Lun It was there that Danny gained his powers and became Iron Fist 5 Its most prominent inhabitants are Master Khan Yu Ti Ferocia Shou Lao and Lei Kung The usual means of access to this dimension is through magic Latveria A country in Europe ruled by Doctor Doom Lemuria A small continent and group of islands in the Pacific Ocean 21 000 years ago which was ruled by the Deviants Lemuria became the center of the Deviant Empire and the only remaining free land was Atlantis the continent that held its greatest enemy the Atlantean Empire When the Deviants attacked Atlantis the Atlantean King Kamuu opened the magma pits which were the city s means of heating This caused a chain reaction which collapsed and sank the continent At that same time when the Second Host of the Celestials came to Earth the Deviants attacked them In retaliation the Celestials sank Lemuria in what is now known as the Great Cataclysm volume amp issue needed The Eternal Ikaris guided a ship of humans to safety Madripoor A city modeled after Singapore to which Wolverine has connections Monster Isle An island where monsters rule Muir Island An island off the northwest coast of Scotland containing Moira MacTaggert s mutant research lab Muir Island s m jʊer MURE significance stems from the fact that it is the home of Earth s largest and most comprehensive mutant research complex located to the north of Scotland founded by Dr Moira MacTaggert Originally she created the facility to help her son Kevin a k a Proteus an extremely powerful and destructive mutant Nova Roma The home of Magma in Brazil Ancient Rome like city Olympia Mountain city of the Eternals located on Mount Olympus in Greece Project Pegasus A scientific base which has been the location of a variety of stories for superheroes and supervillains most notably in the title Marvel Two in One Created in Marvel Two in One 42 August 1978 by writer Ralph Macchio Project Pegasus was originally intended to research alternative and unusual forms of energy but has also been used as a prison for super powered individuals The location of this facility is described as being in the Adirondack Mountains in New York State Providence An artificial island made of parts from Cable s old space station Graymalkin located in the South Pacific Ocean southwest of Hawaii Providence was intended to be a place where the best minds on Earth could gather live and find new ways of doing everything in hopes of giving the world a peaceful future Providence was open to all who wish to immigrate there though all residents must undergo various psychological and skills tests Providence would later be destroyed by Cable himself to keep the future evidence of the Messiah Child s birth away from the Marauders Savage Land A place with tropical climates prehistoric animals and strange tribes located in the heart of Antarctica Slorenia An eastern Slavic nation Sokovia An Eastern European nation The nation first appeared in Avengers Age of Ultron where the titular Avengers fought Ultron As a result of the damage and chaos during the Battle of Sokovia its aftermath led to the United Nations creating the Sokovia Accords Sokovia has since appeared in mainstream comics In the MCU Helmut Zemo is a citizen and former member of Sokovian special forces Wanda Maximoff and her brother Pietro are citizens of Sokovia before becoming members of the Avengers The Falcon and the Winter Soldier reveals that the battle eventually resulted in Sokovia s territory being annexed by surrounding countries Subterranea A vast underground region Home of the Mole Man and his servants the Moloids Tyrannus and his servants the Tyrannoids an offshoot of the Moloids and the Lava Men among other races Symkaria A country in Europe adjoining Latveria home of Silver Sable Transia The birthplace of Spider Woman Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch The men of the Russoff line were afflicted with the curse of lycanthropy here It is the base of operations for the High Evolutionary and source of the radioactive clay used by the Puppet Master 6 One location is Mount Wundagore a mountain with strong ties to the history of Chthon and the Darkhold In the sixth century AD a cult of Darkholders led by the sorceress Morgan le Fey attempted to summon Chthon but found him to be uncontrollable While the Darkholders were incapable of banishing him altogether they bound him to Mount Wundagore in what would one day become Transia 7 Vorozheika A country to the northeast of Chechnya formerly part of the USSR and now ruled by the Eternal Druig Wakanda An African nation ruled by T Challa the current Black Panther Prisons Edit Alcatraz Edit Alcatraz is a real life island prison in San Francisco Bay that was operational in 1859 1963 In the Marvel universe it held superhuman criminals in special section in the 1940s the designation the Alcatraz Annex has been used in various Marvel handbooks to distinguish it from Alcatraz in general First mentioned in Marvel Mystery Comics 26 1941 when the android Human Torch s foe the Parrot was being transported there Later seen in Human Torch 8 1942 when the Golden Age Angel s foe the Python escaped During the Dark Reign storyline Alcatraz was occupied by H A M M E R as a detention center for the mutants that are apprehended by the Dark Avengers During the AXIS storyline Iron Man used Alcatraz as the site of Stark Island Alamogordo Edit Alamogordo is a nuclear testing facility in New Mexico that held the Armageddon Man and perhaps others in suspended animation It first appeared in X Men vol 2 12 1992 Cage Edit The Cage is a prison that uses a special forcefield to depower inmates based on a remote island in international waters The Cage was home to four prison gangs a group of Maggia loyalists the Skulls a white supremacist gang loyal to the Red Skull the Brothers a black prison gang and the Cruisers a cabal of sexual predators who preyed on the other inmates as best as they could The Cage was later shut down and its role was replaced by the Raft The Cage was created by writer Frank Tieri and artist Sean Chen in the pages of Wolverine vol 2 164 2001 Crossmore Prison Edit Crossmore Prison is Her Britannic Majesty s Ultimate Security Prison that was previously known as Crossmoor Deadpool and Juggernaut were its known inmates Cube Edit The Cube is a prison for super powered beings such as Hulk Abomination Absorbing Man and Leader Its location is undisclosed and only high ranking S H I E L D agents know of its existence It has a special program where prisoners are brainwashed to become obedient soldiers The Cube was created by writer Grant Morrison and artist J G Jones in Marvel Boy vol 2 6 2000 When last seen in Civil War Young Avengers amp Runaways 4 Marvel Boy had taken control of the entire facility During the Dark Reign storyline the Cube served as the Thunderbolts base of operations Cube in other media Edit The Cube appears in The Avengers Earth s Mightiest Heroes First appearing in the episode Breakout Part 1 this version is a S H I E L D prison for gamma powered supervillains and housed the Leader the Abomination Absorbing Man Madman the U Foes the Wrecking Crew Bi Beast Radioactive Man and Zzzax before a mysterious technological fault allows them to escape In the two part episode Gamma World the Leader uses the Cube as a staging ground to turn the world into gamma monsters before the Avengers defeat him Ice Box Edit The Ice Box is a Canadian maximum security prison The Ice Box held a crime lord named Ivan the Terrible The Ice Box first appeared in Maverick 8 Ice Box in other media Edit The Ice Box appears in Deadpool 2 housing mutant fugitives such as Deadpool Russell Collins Black Tom Cassidy and the Juggernaut Lang Memorial Penitentiary Edit Also known as the Pym Experimental Prison 1 and ironically dubbed The Big House inmates in the Lang Memorial Penitentiary are shrunk down using Pym particles for cheaper storage and easier control It is also known as the Ant Hill due to operators using versions of the Ant Man helmet to influence ants to act as security within the prison The facility s known inmates were 8 Ball Absorbing Man Dragon Man Electro Figment Grey Gargoyle Mad Thinker Mandrill Rhino Sandman Scarecrow Scorpion Silencer Southpaw Titania Tiger Shark the U Foes Vermin Whirlwind and the Wrecking Crew Lang Memorial Penitentiary in other media Edit Lang Memorial Penitentiary as the Big House appears in The Avengers Earth s Mightiest Heroes Introduced in the episode The Man in the Ant Hill this version is a miniaturized prison for superhuman criminals developed by Hank Pym for S H I E L D housed inside a single room on S H I E L D s Helicarrier and internally maintained by the benign Ultron sentries Notable inmates include the Mad Thinker Whirlwind Grey Gargoyle and members of the Serpent Society In the episode Breakout Part 1 a technological fault causes the Big House to enlarge damaging the Helicarrier and allowing the inmates to escape Project Pegasus Edit Created in Marvel Two in One 42 August 1978 by writers Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio Project Pegasus Potential Energy Group Alternate Sources United States was originally intended to research alternative and unusual forms of energy It was later used as a prison for super powered individuals with energy based powers It was originally located in the Adirondack Mountains New York Several heroes have served terms working security at the facility including the Thing and Quasar At one time it also served as a temporary home for the Squadron Supreme when they were exiled from their own universe The Ultimate Marvel version of P E G A S U S appeared in the series Ultimate Power 8 This Project P E G A S U S was located in Devil s Point Wyoming It was a S H I E L D program that served to store all objects of mysterious origin or unexplained power that United States authorities had accumulated over the years in which every precaution was made to keep the objects safe Originally Project Pegasus was the center of S H I E L D s universe something that the recent directors of S H I E L D Carol Danvers and Nick Fury were completely unaware of It was later reduced to a storage house but still kept some of the original facility which included an underground laboratory 9 Project Pegasus was attacked two times by the Serpent Squad who had come for the Serpent Crown that was stored there and was protected by the Fantastic Four Spider Man Iceman and Rick Jones 8 10 P E G A S U S also housed the Watcher Uatu after it was discovered by American personnel at Project Rebirth until Uatu was activated and forewarned the Fantastic Four Carol Danvers and P E G A S U S s overseer Wendell Vaughn about an upcoming cataclysm before it disappeared 11 Following the events of Ultimatum Project P E G A S U S was put on alert in the wake of unexplained attacks on the Baxter Building and Roxxon Industries P E G A S U S s personnel were aided by Captain Mahr Vehl but Mahr Vehl was infected with an unknown virus and went berserk attacking P E G A S U S personnel Mahr Vehl was transported away by Rick Jones Nova but that left Project P E G A S U S vulnerable It was invaded by the true instigator of the attacks Reed Richards who pilfered the facility s valuable possessions 12 13 Project Pegasus in other media Edit Project Pegasus appears in Iron Man Armored Adventures This version is an energy research facility led by Russian scientist Anton Harchov and located in New York City that is later absorbed into Stark International under Obadiah Stane Project P E G A S U S appears in films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe MCU This version of the organization is a joint venture between the United States Air Force and NASA that S H I E L D later took over to investigate phenomena beyond the range of conventional scientific understanding In the 1990s Project P E G A S U S played host to the Tesseract until the present during which Loki steals it destroying the facility in the process The organization first appears in Thor and makes subsequent appearances in The Avengers and Captain Marvel Raft Edit The Raft is a prison facility for super human criminals predominantly supervillains Created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist David Finch it first appeared in The New Avengers 1 2005 as the Maximum Maximum Security wing of the Ryker s Island Maximum Security Penitentiary The Raft is introduced as the setting of a large scale prison break with the New Avengers being concerned when their analysis of computer records shows that some of the Raft s inmates are listed as having been dead for years One of the former guards notes that the prisoners developed hierarchies congregating with others who share some aspect of their powers or nature Crossfire for example formed a small gang with Controller Corruptor Mandrill and Mister Fear who all can manipulate others minds The Raft is the setting of a multi part story in Spider Man s Tangled Web featuring Tombstone as a villain protagonist The Raft was later converted into Spider Island Two by Otto Octavius in Peter Parker s body until it was destroyed by the Goblin King Raft in other media Edit The Raft appears in The Avengers Earth s Mightiest Heroes with Graviton Heinrich Zemo Wendigo and Purple Man as prominent inmates The Raft appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe MCU The prison first appears in the film Captain America Civil War with Thaddeus Ross serving as the warden Sam Wilson Wanda Maximoff Clint Barton and Scott Lang are sent to and imprisoned at the Raft after helping Steve Rogers and the Winter Soldier evade capture against Tony Stark which was in violation of the Sokovia Accords but Rogers eventually breaks them out The Raft makes a minor appearance in the miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier series finale One World One People with Helmut Zemo as a prominent inmate In a deleted scene from Deadpool Ajax is escorted by boat to The Raft Prison 14 The Raft appears in Lego Marvel Super Heroes with Magneto as a prominent inmate until being broken out by Sabretooth and Mystique though the former is captured by Iron Man the Hulk and Wolverine The Raft appears in Spider Man with Electro the Kingpin the Rhino the Scorpion the Vulture Mister Negative and Doctor Octopus as prominent inmates The Raft appears in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 The Black Order with Doctor Octopus Sandman Mysterio Electro and Venom as prominent inmates Ravencroft Edit Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane was a maximum security asylum for the mentally ill Many insane or mentally ill murderers and supervillains were kept at the institute The institute was first mentioned in Web of Spider Man 112 written by Terry Kavanagh The institute is officially opened in Web of Spider Man Annual 10 1994 The institute is featured in a number of Spider Man storylines Dr Ashley Kafka was the founder and first director of Ravencroft John Jameson was head of security Both were fired in The Spectacular Spider Man 246 and Dr Leonard Samson became Ravencroft s new director Samson s next owned a private practice instead of running the institute The institute reappeared in Vengeance of the Moon Knight In this incarnation it housed mostly non superpowered psychopaths and had an imposing metal front gate with a Gothic facade similar to DC s Arkham Asylum Ravencroft s known patients include Carnage Chameleon D K Doctor Octopus Electro Green Goblin Gale Jackal Massacre Mayhem Mysterio Prism Pyromania Ramon Grant Shriek Venom Vulture and Webber The storyline after Absolute Carnage Ruins of Ravencroft eventually explains its true origin It turns out that the institute is more than just for the criminally insane It used to act as a staging area for superhuman experiments particularly supernaturals such as for Dracula in centuries ago prior to being raided by Captain America Steve Rogers and Bucky now a Winter Soldier in the present during World War II in the 20th century Ravencroft in other media Edit Ravencroft appears in Spider Man Ravencroft appears in The Spectacular Spider Man with Electro Doctor Octopus Cletus Kasady John Jameson and Eddie Brock as known patients Ravencroft appears in The Amazing Spider Man 2 with Dr Ashley Kafka as a leading scientist and Electro as a patient until Harry Osborn breaks him out 15 Ravencroft also appears in the tie in video game of the same name in which Oscorp uses it to conduct secret experiments Ravencroft appears in Venom Let There Be Carnage with Shriek as a prominent inmate Ryker s Island Edit Ryker s Island is the Marvel Universe counterpart to the real world Rikers Island New York City s largest jail facility which also includes the 415 acre 1 7 km2 island on which it sits The Ryker s houses both conventional criminals and costumed offenders lacking superpowers Daredevil is held there after his arrest in Daredevil vol 2 80 In The Amazing Spider Man vol 4 1 Ryker s Island has been renamed the Cellar when it was bought and improved by Empire Unlimited Others held there include Alistair Smythe Blacklash Black Tarantula Blizzard the Brotherhood of Mutants Avalanche Blob Destiny Mystique Pyro Bullseye Carnage Chemistro Cheshire Cat Cobra Commanche Dontrell Cockroach Hamilton Enforcers Fancy Dan Montana Ox II Griffin Hood Jigsaw Kingpin Melter Mister Hyde Mr Fish II Nitro Punisher Rhino Sandman Spear Spider Man Turk Barrett Ulik Venom Vin Gonzales Wizard and the Wrecking Crew Bulldozer Piledriver Thunderball Wrecker Ryker s Island has a special branch for dangerous superhuman criminals called the Raft Ryker s Island in other media Edit Ryker s Island appears in the 1990s Spider Man animated series Ryker s Island appears in The Spectacular Spider Man Ryker s Island appears in the Ultimate Spider Man episode Return of the Sinister Six Ryker s Island appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe MCU television series Daredevil and Luke Cage while also being mentioned in Jessica Jones and The Punisher In Daredevil disgraced philanthropist and crime lord Wilson Fisk is imprisoned on the island as consequence for being exposed by detective Carl Hoffman and being apprehended by the vigilante Daredevil and Brett Mahoney While there he builds connections with another incarcerated inmate Frank Castle eventually using his influence to help Castle escape Ryker s Island and usurp fellow inmate Dutton who had built a criminal empire and previously controlled the facility He later bribes facility warden Riggle into allowing inmate Jasper Evans to make an attempt on his life convincing the F B I that Fisk was not safe in prison and allowing him to relocate to the Presidential Hotel in New York City where he would be able to reassume more direct control over his criminal operations Matt Murdock later infiltrates Ryker s Island to gather information on Fisk s release impersonating Franklin Nelson to get inside the facility While there he is assaulted and drugged by a corrupt nurse dulling his superhuman senses While locked in one of the faculty rooms he is called and taunted by Fisk regarding his previous visitation while he was still imprisoned on the island with Fisk hanging up before Murdock can respond He is then confronted by and successfully defeats a group of inmates dispatched by Fisk to kill Murdock before successfully escaping the prison with the help of the guards amidst an ongoing riot amongst the inmates Seagate Prison Edit Seagate Prison also called Little Alcatraz where the wrongly convicted Carl Lucas agreed to become a test subject for Dr Noah Burstein These experiments lead to him gaining super powers and changed his hame to Luke Cage Known inmates of Seagate Prison are Beetle Comanche Crimebuster Eugene Mason Noah Burstein Plantman Robert Rackham and Shades Seagate Prison in other media Edit Seagate Prison appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Marvel One Shot All Hail the King and the Netflix series Luke Cage Justin Hammer Trevor Slattery Luke Cage Comanche and Shades were all inmates while Noah Burstein and Reva Connors were among Seagate s staff Vault Edit The Vault otherwise known as the United States Maximum Security Installation for the Incarceration of Superhuman Criminals is a defunct prison facility for super human criminals predominantly supervillains in Marvel Comics Marvel Universe It first appeared in The Avengers Annual 15 1986 and figured prominently in the 1990 Marvel crossover Acts of Vengeance It was destroyed in Heroes for Hire 1 February 1997 Vault in other media Edit The Vault appears in the Iron Man episode The Armor Wars Part One Known inmates include Blizzard Grey Gargoyle and Whirlwind The Vault appears in Fantastic Four The Vault appears in The Incredible Hulk Ultimate Destruction The Vault appears in the Fantastic Four World s Greatest Heroes episode Strings with the Puppet Master as a known inmate The Vault appears in The Spectacular Spider Man episode Opening Night Known inmates include Walter Hardy Mysterio Rhino the Enforcers Molten Man and Silvermane The Vault appears in The Super Hero Squad Show This version is used to store Infinity Fractals as well as imprison supervillains The Vault appears in Marvel Super Hero Squad The Vault appears in The Avengers Earth s Mightiest Heroes This version of the prison specializes in holding technological based super criminals and their technology with known inmates including the Crimson Dynamo the Technovore MODOK Blizzard the Living Laser Whiplash Chemistro and Baron Strucker In the episode Iron Man is Born Nick Fury and a group of S H I E L D agents drop off a group of HYDRA agents following their attack on the United Nations realizing too late that the Grim Reaper was among them so he could break out Strucker Fury prevents Strucker from escaping and imprisons the Grim Reaper In Breakout Part 1 the Vault succumbs to a technological fault that allows all of its prisoners to escape In response Iron Man uses J A R V I S to activate the prison s self destruct sequence The Vault appears in Avengers Assemble Known inmates include Red Skull MODOK the Squadron Supreme Crimson Widow Typhoid Mary Ghost Abomination Maximus Leader Ulysses Klaue Whitney Frost Crossbones Taskmaster Vulture the Masters of Evil and the Circus of Crime The Vault appears in Hulk and the Agents of S M A S H Known inmates include the Absorbing Man Titania and the Wrecking Crew while the Abomination serves as the warden after he framed titular group and has them temporarily incarcerated Other locations Edit Avengers Compound The former headquarters of the West Coast Avengers Bar with no name There are different bars with no name that appear in different locations The first one seen was in Medina County Ohio where it was the site of a villain massacre caused by Scourge of the Underworld at the time when Firebrand called a meeting there Another one appears in New York where it is seen in different locations where it can be found through a word of mouth A bartender named Deke works there and claims that it is a sanctuary for those fleeing the law The bar with no name appears in the Spider Man DLC The City That Never Sleeps Citrusville Cypress County 16 Florida It is in the Everglades and appears most frequently in stories related to Man Thing Much of its importance lies in that it is physically near what is termed as the Nexus of All Realities The town is depicted as very traditional and conservative 17 However it is also home to the Cult of Zhered Na its leader Joshua Kale and his grandchildren Jennifer and Andy The high school newspaper is called the Quill Caldecott A western Mississippi county and town where the X Men s Rogue was born Darkmoor The location of both the Darkmoor Energy Research Centre a high tech top secret government facility at which University student Brian Braddock is doing work experience and a stone circle which was a centre of great mystical power As the Captain Britain mythos expanded it also played host to Darkmoor Prison and to the sinister Darkmoor Castle home of the Black Baron The Fridge S H I E L D s most secure base that first appears in Agents of S H I E L D Home of the Slingshot Program and detainment area of most S H I E L D prisoners like Ian Quinn and Marcus Daniels Contains the unstable element Gravitonium on a top secret level at the bottom The Fridge was raided and taken over by HYDRA Gamma Base Also known as Hulkbusters Base and Desert Base Originally a New Mexico base Los Diablos Missile Base dedicated to Hulk s capture Project Greenskin headed up by Thunderbolt Ross 18 After the birth of the Hulk Desert Base would be updated to also could hold other gamma powered superhumans The base later relocated to Nevada and was acquired by Operation Zero Tolerance which became Hulkbuster Base and Ross was eventually replaced by Colonel John J Armbruster 19 Months later Armbruster perished in the line of duty Hulkbuster base was given direction by S H I E L D and Clay Quartermain was assigned as liaison 20 Shortly thereafter Hulk Buster Base was renamed Gamma Base Gamma Base became Ross headquarters once more as the Red Hulk when he was recruited by Steve Rogers who had replaced Norman Osborn during that time Gamma Base was staffed entirely by Life Model Decoys Grand Nixon Island An island owned by disgraced ex U S Army general General Kreigkopf The island itself contains Kreigkopf s military base surrounded by a vast jungle environment The island features in The Punisher comic book series in issue 3 to issue 5 The former introduces General Kreigkopf and Grand Nixon Island Graymalkin Industries The undercover name for X Men new headquarters in San Francisco following their departure from their former X Mansion destroyed during Messiah Complex It is the base of operations and training site of the X Men It is located on the Marin Headlands just north of San Francisco being built into the long abandoned military bunkers that line the cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean HUB S H I E L D s main HQ as seen in Agents of S H I E L D The HUB was once taken over by HYDRA S H I E L D retook the HUB with Agent Phil Coulson s team Hydro Base A floating seacraft disguised as a natural island floating off the coast of North America outside US territorial waters Its first known user was the mad ecologist Dr Herman Frayne a k a Doctor Hydro who used it both as a laboratory and an airbase on which to land hijacked planes Doctor Hydro planned to turn the planes passengers into amphibious people using Terrigen Mist he acquired from the renegade Inhuman Maelstrom 21 The Massachusetts Academy A prep school founded in the 18th century in Snow Valley in the Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts The academy is one of the oldest and most respected college preparatory schools in the United States Administered by Emma Frost for most of its modern history the Massachusetts Academy also had a long standing alliance with the Hellfire Club In addition to a large student body the academy also houses a clandestine school for young mutants During her time as the Hellfire Club s White Queen Frost trained a group known as the Hellions the Hellions would become long standing rivals with the New Mutants Salem Center A hamlet in the town of North Salem Westchester County New York X Mansion The home of the X Men located in Salem Center It has also been known as Xavier s School for Gifted Youngsters Red Room A Soviet training facility that was created to produce highly specialized spies including Black Widows Natalia Romanova and Yelena Belova Red Room in other media Animation The Red Room is alluded in The Avengers Earth s Mightiest Heroes It was used as Natalia Romanoff s password in the micro episode Beware the Widow s Bite which was later included as part of the episode Hulk vs the World The Red Room is alluded in Avengers Assemble Nighthawk uses this in his self titled episode as a sleeper codeword to knock Natalia Romanoff out as part of a S H I E L D contingency plan in the event that the Avengers either went rogue or were mind controlled carefully planned out by Sam Wilson In Seeing Double the Red Room is properly mentioned when Black Widow admits she has few to no memories of her life before the Red Room as a result of her brainwashing Live action The Red Room appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe The television series Agent Carter depicts Dorothy Dottie Underwood portrayed by Bridget Regan as a precursor to the Black Widow program 22 23 The 2015 film Avengers Age of Ultron shows Natasha Romanoff forced to recall her own training in the Red Room by Madame B portrayed by Julie Delpy due to Wanda Maximoff s mind controlling spells 24 The Red Room featured in the Black Widow film headed by former USSR General Dreykov using the Taskmaster as enforcer This incarnation of the Red Room was destroyed by ex Widows Natasha Romanoff Yelena Belova and Melina Vostokoff as well as Dreykov s former partner Red Guardian Alexei Shostakov after Captain America Civil War 25 Valhalla Villas A retirement home in Florida where the heroes and villains of the Golden Age reside It is owned by Mary Morgan Known residents are Golden Girl Doctor Fear Thunderer Leopard Girl Human Top Sun Girl American Ace Flash Foster and Wax Master 26 Outer space Edit Planets Edit Counter Earth There have been four versions of the hypothetical planet known as Counter Earth each one a near duplicate of Earth High Evolutionary s Counter Earth The first Counter Earth was created by the High Evolutionary with the help of at least some of the Infinity Gems as part of his Project Alpha The High Evolutionary artificially creates a Counter Earth specifically located to hide it from True Earth on which he has greatly accelerated evolution and the passage of time Goddess s Counter Earth The second Counter Earth dubbed Paradise Omega was created by the Goddess using the Cosmic Egg a collection of 30 Cosmic Cubes Franklin Richards s Counter Earth The third Counter Earth was created by Franklin Richards in the transition from the Onslaught storyline to the Heroes Reborn event As Franklin watched the Fantastic Four Avengers and others sacrifice their lives to defeat Onslaught he unwittingly tapped into his latent cosmic power to create a pocket universe and divert the heroes there to prevent their deaths On the Earth of this new dimension the heroes relived altered versions of their pasts unaware of their previous lives in the mainstream Marvel Universe where they were presumed dead Onslaught Reborn Counter Earth The fourth Counter Earth was also created by Franklin Richards after the events of House of M unexpectedly resurrected Onslaught who immediately resumed his mission to appropriate the power of Franklin Richards To elude Onslaught Franklin transported himself the Fantastic Four and several of the Avengers to a reality resembling the circumstances of Heroes Reborn where the heroes had no memory of their Earth 616 lives Ego the Living Planet A sentient planet Featured in the MCU film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Hala The home world of the Kree Featured in MCU films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 and Captain Marvel Klyntar An artificial planet made from symbiotes Sakaar A planet that Hulk was briefly trapped on and where he put together the Warbound during Planet Hulk under the rule of the Red King Featured in Planet Hulk and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor Ragnarok ruled by the Grandmaster Skrullos The home world of the Skrulls Vormir A planet that is home to the Vorms large reptilian energy draining creatures that can fly through space The planet is part of the Kree Empire Featured in the MCU films Avengers Infinity War and Avengers Endgame Xandar The home world of the Nova Corps Firelord Air Walker and Supernova Featured in MCU films Guardians of the Galaxy and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 mentioned to have been decimated by Thanos in Avengers Infinity War Zenn La A planet that is the home world of Silver Surfer and the Zenn Lavians Satellites and planetoids Edit Blue Area of the Moon An artificial self sustaining Earth like environment on the near side of the Moon that was created roughly 1 million years ago as part of a competition between two alien races the Kree and the Cotati The Skrulls then a benevolent race moderated this contest whose goal was to determine the worthiness of both races by discovering which could achieve more within a set period of time After being taken to the area of Earth s Moon where the Skrulls had created the artificial atmosphere the Kree used their strength and rudimentary Skrull technology to create a giant city while the Cotati were taken to another barren world in a different solar system where they created a long term sustainable ecosystem Learning that the Cotati were going to win the contest the enraged Kree first slaughtered the Cotati and then attacked and killed the Skrull delegation stole their starship and initiated the millennia long conflict now known as the Kree Skrull War which would force the Skrulls to become a society of warriors 27 The Blue Area of the Moon was also the home of Uatu the Watcher and a brief location for Attilan Birj The sixth moon of Marman see above and where Terrax is from Titan The main moon of Saturn and technologically advanced home to the Titan Eternals Featured in the MCU films Avengers Infinity War and Avengers Endgame as a ruined planet and former home of Thanos Space stations Edit Avalon One section of the pre existing station from the future called Graymalkin which belonged to Cable and was destroyed when S H I E L D tried to claim it Magneto evidently discovered it and using his own ingenuity as well as Shi ar technology he had obtained during his time with the X Men Magneto rebuilt the station into a fortress in the sky The station was eventually crippled when Holocaust crossed from his native timeline the Age of Apocalypse into the restored main one Asteroid M The secret base of Magneto Starcore an orbiting laboratory satellite space station which first appeared in The Incredible Hulk vol 2 148 February 1972 Taa II A space station of Galactus Outer space prisons Edit The following prisons are located in outer space Anvil Edit Anvil is a penal colony on the planet Annoval XIV It was the site of an attempted breakout by Nebula First appeared in Silver Surfer vol 3 74 1993 Kyln Edit The Kyln were a series of artificial moons at the edge of known space which served both as a superhuman prison and a source of nearly unlimited power Operations at the Kyln were overseen by the Nova Corps All life on the Kyln moons was extinguished in Annihilation Prologue 1 Kyln in other media Edit The Kyln appears in Guardians of the Galaxy as a Nova Corps prison with the founding members of the Guardians of the Galaxy as prominent inmates before it is destroyed by Ronan the Accuser s forces Negative Zone Prison Alpha Edit Introduced in Civil War Frontline 5 it is a prison originally constructed to house super villains but which acted as a holding facility for unregistered heroes during the civil war The portal to the prison is operated by S H I E L D agents The prison itself is an automated facility Designed by Reed Richards and built by Stark Enterprises and Fantastic Four Inc it is located in the Negative Zone The inmates call the facility Fantasy Island and Wonderland probably because prisoners who are unable to manipulate technology to their own ends are connected to virtual reality systems It is also referred to as File 42 due to it being the 42nd item on a list written by Tony Stark Reed Richards and Hank Pym of ways to make a world with super powered beings safer The prison is an extremely secure clean facility with cells custom designed for each inhabitant Notable inmates during the war include Iron Fist Daredevil stand in Robbie Baldwin and Cloak and Dagger After the war it is now used for super villains and was known to house at the very least Taskmaster and Lady Deathstrike until Taskmaster made a deal with Camp Hammond to become an instructor and Lady Deathstrike somehow escaped as she appeared in X Men Messiah Complex However the prison was later overrun by Negative Zone ruler Blastaar Negative Zone Prison Alpha in other media Edit Prison 42 appears in The Avengers Earth s Mightiest Heroes episode Assault on 42 as a supervillain prison run by the Avengers that is later attacked by Annihilus Stockade Edit A 31st century prison planet in the Guardians of the Galaxy universe shown in Guardians of the Galaxy 21 and 51 53 Known inmates of Stockade have included Charlie 27 Tork and Teju Extradimensional places Edit Agamotto s dimension The home of Agamotto Ama A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Amatsu Kami 28 29 Yomi The Japanese underworld 30 29 Asgard An other dimensional planetoid that is the home of the Norse gods 31 Featured in the MCU films Thor Thor The Dark World and Thor Ragnarok an alternate version of Asgard is featured in Avengers Endgame Astral Plane A dimension where all matter is composed of ectoplasma Avalon Also known as Otherworld Home of Merlyn Roma and the Captain Britain Corps and location of Camelot the Green Chapel and the Starlight Citadel Based on the mythical Avalon Badlands A dimension that resembles the American Southwest before the European settlers came into view The Demon Bear lives here Beyond Realm A realm where the Beyonder lives Below Place The bottom layer of reality that is also the lowest Hell The One Below All resides here 32 Blackworld An Earth like dimension Its historical developments took hours compared to the centuries on Earth Brimstone dimension An alternate dimension located in a dimensional rift Azazel used this dimension to breed mutant teleporters like Abyss and Nightcrawler Crimson Cosmos A dimension where Cyttorak lives Dark Dimension A dimension to which Dormammu and Umar were banished by the Faltine It was inhabited by sorcerers known as the Mhuruuks Darkforce dimension A dimension where the Darkforce a powerful energy that can be manipulated in slightly different ways by a handful of beings that are attuned to it is drawn from Dilmun A dimension where the Annunaki live 29 Dimension Z There are two different types of Dimension Z Arnim Zola s Dimension Z A dimension with a desert like terrain created by Arnim Zola that is filled with mutates and technological advances Time and space runs faster here Living Eraser s Dimension Z A dimension filled with green skinned humanoids and containing Living Erasers Djalia A transcended plane that represented Wakanda s collective memories 33 Dreamtime Dreamtime is the collective unconsciousness of all sentient life in the universe It is at the border of the Dimension of Dreams 34 29 Alchera The home of the Aboriginal Gods that is located in Dreamtime 29 Dream dimension An astral realm in Dreamtime Nightmare World An area in the Dream Dimension where Nightmare lives Skrull Dreamtime An area where the Skrull Gods live Eighteenth Dimension A dimension where Magister Miracle was the Sorcerer Supreme until he was killed by the Empirikul Everinnye A dimension where the Fear Lords operate Exo Space Also known as the Neutral Zone the Exo Space is a location filled with positive and negative matter that was discovered by Blue Marvel Hanan Pacha A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is inhabited by the Apu Its entrance is located somewhere near Lake Titicaca 35 29 Uku Pacha The Incan underworld 34 29 Heaven An afterlife reality for good souls Heliopolis Also known as Overvoid or Othervoid 36 a celestial city in a dimension adjacent to Earth s founded by the gods who were once worshipped in Egypt This godly realm appears to be built upon a small planetary object much like the realm of Asgard and its passage to earth is a golden bridge through space called the Path of the Gods 37 Duat The Egyptian underworld 29 Hell An afterlife reality filled with evil souls and demons Kaluwalhatian A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is inhabited by the Diwatas 29 Kosmos A dimension that is the home of the Kosmosians and Growing Man This dimension can be tapped into by Pym Particles which are like pollen on Kosmos Land of Couldn t Be Shouldn t Be A dimension that was created by the romantic relationship of Eternity and the Queen of Nevers Glorian and the Shaper of Worlds live here Limbo Associated with Immortus and Rom the Spaceknight not to be confused with Otherplace Liveworld A dimension ruled by Dreamqueen Lower Aether A dimension where Zelatrix Lavey was the Sorcerer Supreme until she was killed by the Empirikul Mephisto s Realm A dimension ruled by Mephisto Blackheart and Lilith also reside here Microverse Any universe that is only accessible through vibrational attunement shrinking citation needed It is not actually the microverses that are microscopic in size but rather the nexuses which make them accessible It is thus theoretically possible to enter the same microverse from different points on Earth The volume of these microverses are contained within spacewalls which can only be breached at certain points It is these breaches that create accessible portals The microverse known as the Quantum Realm in the Marvel Cinematic Universe make appearances in the films Ant Man Ant Man and the Wasp and Avengers Endgame as well as the television series Agents of S H I E L D s series finale Mojoverse A dimension filled with spineless aliens Mojo lives here Narcisson A dimension ruled by the Dark Gods Negative Zone A universe made of anti matter that is contracting instead of expanding Nexus of All Realities It is located in the Florida Everglades name also refers to a Cosmic Artifact M Kraan Crystal Nirvana A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is inhabited by the Daevas 35 29 Null Time Zone A dimension that exists outside of time and is utilized by the Time Variance Authority TVA Olympus The other dimensional home planetoid of superhuman beings analogous to the Greek gods 38 Hades The Greek underworld ruled by Pluto 39 Elysium An area in Hades where heroic souls reside 40 Erebus The entrance to Hades Those who feel that they have unfinished business in life gamble at the casino there for their resurrection 41 Land Within A region of Hades where a group of sorcerers banished the Cat People 42 Tartarus An area in Hades where the Titans and evil souls were imprisoned 43 Orun A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Vodu 35 29 Otherplace Also called Limbo and the Demonic Limbo it is home to demons of various sizes strengths and intellects Home of N astirh S ym and formerly ruled by Belasco before being replaced by Illyana Rasputin Purple dimension A pocket dimension ruled by the tyrannical Agamonn Quidlivun A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is inhabited by the Inua 44 29 Realm of Death This is where Death resides Realm of Madness A dimension that is adjacent to the Nightmare World but is beyond it and the Dream Dimension The greatest fears of anyone take on a tangible form here R Vaal An other dimensional planet and the home of Rintrah Sixth Dimension A dimension that is the home of its Sorcerer Supreme Tiboro Sominus A mystic extra dimensional realm that is a dark reflection of Therea and is ruled by Thog Soul World A dimension that exists within the Soul Infinity Gem Svarga A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Dievas 29 Ta Lo Created in Thor 310 1980 by writers Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio and artist Keith Pollard 45 A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Xian race Ta Lo is inhabited by Chinese mythological creatures such as dragons fenghuang shishi hundun jiuweihu and qilin 29 46 Jiang Li mother of Shang Chi was into one of Ta Lo s few communities of mortals known Qilin Riders 47 Taivas A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Jumala 29 Therea A mystic extra dimensional realm where two benevolent gods dwell who appear in the form of dogs to human eyes It is an Earth like land of peace and tranquility and has a dark reflection in Sominus Therea is ruled by twin gods Zokk and Maftra Zokk and Maftra are worshipped by the barbarian Korrek and his people and even revered by Dakimh the Enchanter Thirteenth ximension A dimension where Szandor Sozo was the Sorcerer Supreme until Empirikul s Witchfinder Wolves caught up to him when he fled and was purified by holy acid Topan A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Teteoh 35 29 Twelfth ximension A shadow realm whose creatures like Shadow Goblins and Magma Serpents are invisible to the eyes of those not of the Twelfth Dimension Underspace A plane of reality that is below the Microverse This is where Hank Pym placed the Infinite Avengers Mansion Upperworld A pocket dimension adjacent to Earth that is home to the Ahau 29 White Hot Room A quasi mystical place that holds the essences of Phoenix hosts In between her frequent resurrections this is apparently where the soul of Jean Grey finds herself It also appears to be where the Phoenix Force itself goes when it is killed and how it always flares back to life hence its name The essences trapped in the White Hot Room do not seem to notice the passage of time yet are able to see events occurring in the normal universe Jean Grey has shown the ability to project herself to the X Men on at least two occasions although it is unknown if this ability is a function of the Phoenix Force or the White Hot Room itself Zephyrland An underwater dimension that is peaceful Virago took over the city until she was defeated by Namor and Doctor Strange Organizations EditMain article List of Marvel Comics teams and organizations Government agencies Edit Aladdin In the Ultraverse setting Aladdin was a U S government agency apparently founded sometime in the 1960s to deal with the growing number of Ultras super powered beings in their world In 1970 their scientific division using a synthesis of organic brain tissue and computer systems called G E N I E Genetically Engineered Neural Intelligence Experiment was examining alien technology and corpses discovered by U S soldiers during the Vietnam War when some unknown event caused the corpses to release a cloud of material which caused G E N I E to develop sentience and grow into a true fusion of organic and mechanical technology Aladdin Assault Squad In the Malibu Ultraverse the Aladdin Assault Squad was a special department within the government agency known as Aladdin The Aladdin Assault Squad was created in response to the growing number of Ultras superhumans The A A S operated out of Aladdin s Groom Lake facility and functioned as an independent internal security force They also assisted ongoing Ultra research Known members of the Aladdin Assault Squad are Dirt Devil Foxfire the Grip Hardwire Headknocker and War Eagle 48 A R M O R Black Air The Commission on Superhuman Activities also known as the Commission on Superhuman Affairs or CSA for short A government agency created by the President of the United States of America that monitors superhumans They have an office in Washington D C A number of members of the Commission when created were involved with various government projects regarding superhumans Project Wideawake former and current Avengers liaisons Freedom Force liaison and super soldier projects Department H A fictitious branch of Canada s Department of National Defence that deals with super powered persons Department H was responsible for bringing together and managing the Marvel Comics team known as Alpha Flight and its related teams Beta Flight Gamma Flight and Omega Flight 49 It was mentioned in the Agents of S H I E L D episode End of the Beginning and alluded in the films X2 X Men United and Captain America The Winter Soldier Department K The Canadian government group which secretly operated the Weapon X Project 50 Euromind Another European subdivision of S H I E L D called Euromind was introduced in the Marvel Italia series Europa 51 F I 6 A British Intelligence agency and former employers of Micromax Led by Brigadier Theodore Inky Blott Employed psychics Disbanded after most agents including Blott were killed by Necrom Introduced in Excalibur and created by Alan Davis 52 G R A M P A The covert organization known as G R A M P A the Global Reaction Agency for Mysterious Paranormal Activity debuted in Amazing Fantasy vol 2 15 G R A M P A s most prominent field operatives are Ace and One Eyed Jacquie the two agents refer to themselves collectively as Blackjack G R A M P A is tasked with protecting the world from paranormal threats 53 H A M M E R H A T E The Highest Anti Terrorism Effort better known by its acronym is one of two antagonistic organizations in Nextwave Agents of H A T E H A T E and its leader Dirk Anger are parodies of Marvel s S H I E L D and Nick Fury H A T E is a government agency that is funded by the Beyond Corporation a company that was formerly a terrorist cell called S I L E N T the acronym has not been explained yet The Lodge Created by Basil Wentworth towards the end of World War II the Lodge s purpose was to prepare for the Cold War that was destined to come about The Lodge started covert operations in China the Soviet Union and East Germany and has continued its dirty tricks into the present day MI 13 Mutant Response Division A mutant hunting group founded by known anti mutant scientists Steven Lang and Bolivar Trask and funded by Bastion via the United Nations It is also referred to by its abbreviated name MRD The organization s first appearance outside comic books was in Wolverine and the X Men and The Avengers Earth s Mightiest Heroes Similar groups are introduced in the X Men films such as in Deadpool 2 under Department of Mutant Containment DMC and in Dark Phoenix as Mutant Containment Unit MCU as an unintentional easter egg for the Marvel Cinematic Universe 54 Office of National Emergency Commonly referred to as O N E it is known as the originator of the Sentinel squads that were assigned to protect observe the X Men and the remaining mutants after the event known as M Day which reduced the number of mutants on Earth to only a few hundred 55 Project Pegasus An organization that was originally intended to research alternative and unusual forms of energy located in New York It has also been used as a prison for super powered individuals prior to the creation of The Vault 56 Pegasus is featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films The Avengers and Captain Marvel Project Wideawake A government program with the purpose of detecting and capturing mutants which employs the robots known as Sentinels 57 58 R C X The Resources Control Executive is a British intelligence agency introduced in Captain Britain as a replacement to S T R I K E and created by Jamie Delano and Alan Davis The British intelligence agency for the investigation of paranormal and superhuman activity known as S T R I K E was infiltrated by a criminal organization and nearly all of its members were killed A weakened S T R I K E unable to deal with the consequences of the Jaspers Warp was subsequently disbanded and the Resources Control Executive R C X was created to take its place The members of the R C X use codenames based on biblical figures to hide their true identity 59 S A F E Introduced in Marvel s line of novels in the mid 1990s S A F E Strategic Action For Emergencies is the United States answer to S H I E L D They first appeared in Spider Man amp the Incredible Hulk Rampage Doom s Day Book 1 and may not be part of comics canon Whereas S H I E L D is a UN funded and run organization dealing with international incidents S A F E is tasked with similar duties inside of America s borders It is run by Colonel Sean Morgan and a prominently featured agent is Joshua Ballard who among other things survived an encounter with Doctor Doom and later Baron Zemo 60 S H I E L D Strategtic Hazard Intervention Enforcement Logistics Division is the United States top spy agency led by Nick Fury S T A R S The Commission on Superhuman Activities created a special division of the federal government s U S Marshals called S T A R S the Superhuman Tactical Activities Response Squad A federal organization authorized to monitor and manage all activities regarding the supervision apprehension and detention of superhuman criminals in the United States The group s leader was John Walker the U S Agent S T A R S uncovered a Ruul plot to use Earth as a penal colony for alien criminals U S Agent and S T A R S were ultimately responsible for exposing and defeating the Ruul 61 S T A K E Special Threat Assessment for Known Extranormalities was a S H I E L D project inspired by Dum Dum Dugan s Howling Commandos which focused on dealing with supernatural occurrences At the time when Hydra took over S H I E L D during Secret Empire and most of the United States the Howling Commandos alongside S T A K E fell under Hydra s control 62 S T R I K E Superhuman Restraint Unit S W O R D Sentient World Observation And Response Department is an agency that deals with cosmic threats to Earth Ultimate S H I E L D The Ultimate Marvel version of S H I E L D W A N D Wizardry Alchemy Necromancy Department the magical division of S H I E L D Introduced in the Marvel NOW relaunch of Thunderbolts 63 Weapon X W H O The Weird Happenings Organization was mandated by the UK government with the investigation into and research of supernatural and paranormal phenomena until it was replaced by Black Air It was featured in Excalibur Criminal organizations Edit Advanced Idea Mechanics Advanced Idea Mechanics first appeared in Strange Tales 146 A I M is a conglomeration of brilliant scientists and their hirelings dedicated to the acquisition of power and the overthrow of all governments by technological means A I M was organized late in World War II by Baron Wolfgang von Strucker to develop advanced weaponry for his subversive organization HYDRA They were close to developing and attaining nuclear weapons when HYDRA Island was invaded by American and Japanese troops Although A I M suffered a major setback it survived and grew in secret over the following decades 64 Beyond Corporation What is now the Beyond Corporation was once a high tech terrorist cell known as S I L E N T which legitimized itself as the Beyond Corporation yet did not abandon their ulterior motive the location activation distribution and testing of various Unusual Weapons of Mass Destruction at various points throughout the United States of America Also through faith based bidding the Beyond Corporation became the sole financial backer of the H A T E Highest Anti Terrorism Effort providing them with extremely advanced technology 65 The organization later became the sponsor of Ben Reilly during the Beyond storyline 66 Black Spectre Jerome Beechman the Mandrill created Black Spectre by organizing his female followers who disguised themselves as men using bulky armor Beechman planned to use Black Spectre to confuse America through terrorism and racism instilling chaos in the world and intending to rule it after anarchy ensued 67 Brotherhood of Mutants The Brotherhood of Mutants originally known as the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and briefly as Freedom Force and the Brotherhood is a Marvel Comics supervillain team devoted to mutant superiority over normal humans They are adversaries of the X Men The original Brotherhood was created by writer Stan Lee and artist co writer Jack Kirby and first appeared in The X Men 4 March 1964 Friends of Humanity The Friends of Humanity is a human supremacist hate group started by Graydon Creed a man infamous for his bigotry against mutants Groups inspired by or splintered from the Friends of Humanity include the survivalist Humanity s Last Stand and the religious fundamentalist Church of Humanity 68 Gene Nation On the anniversary of the Mutant Massacre a horrific event in which Mr Sinister s henchmen the Marauders killed many Morlocks the members of the terrorist group known as Gene Nation reappeared in the main universe Earth 616 Their mission was to destroy one human for every Morlock life that was lost The Hand The Hand is a cult of evil mystical ninja who are heavily involved in organized crime and mercenary activities such as assassination plots The Hand covets power above all other objectives They are primarily based in Japan but operate internationally They were founded in the 16th century and soon became servants of the primordial demon known only as the Beast Hellfire Club Although the club appears to merely be an international social club for wealthy elites its Inner Circle consists of mutants who try to influence world events for the accumulation of power They dress in 18th century garb and rank themselves in a system of chess pieces Black Rook White Queen etc The group first battled the X Men in the classic The Dark Phoenix Saga and the club or branches of it have since appeared periodically in various X Men series The club is based on the actual Hellfire Club a secret society of 18th century England Humanity s Last Stand Humanity s Last Stand is a radical anti mutant hate group and enemies of the X Men In the group s first appearance they were behind the creation of a false Mutant Liberation Front formed by human members of H L S posing as mutants through the use of mutagenic drugs and or technologically enhanced suits to mimic mutant powers 69 HYDRA A terrorist organization that first appeared in Strange Tales 135 In its original continuity it was headed by nondescript businessman Arnold Brown who was killed by S H I E L D It soon returned however headed by Baron Wolfgang von Strucker under the aegis of the Nazi Red Skull HYDRA s changing origin was one of the earliest Marvel retcons After its initial defeat several of its branches surfaced appearing to be unrelated and independent HYDRA s scientific branch was initially A I M Advanced Idea Mechanics which later split off into its own organization Other factions included THEM the ruling council of HYDRA and the Secret Empire which like A I M also split off into its own organization Maggia An international crime syndicate somewhat similar to the Mafia but differing in that they frequently hire supervillains and mad scientists to work for them Count Nefaria and his daughter Madame Masque have both been leaders of an important Maggia family 70 Maelstrom s Minions A trio of supervillains that work for Maelstrom They are Gronk Helio and Phobius 71 Mys Tech The board of Mys Tech a multinational corporation were originally seven mages who in AD 987 sold their souls to the demon Mephisto in exchange for immortality The Mys Tech board members must provide a steady stream of souls to the demon otherwise they will breach their contract and forfeit their own souls Over the years the board accumulated power and wealth and in the modern age this power and wealth became a business empire 72 National Force The National Force is a neo fascist organization founded by Doctor Faustus Faustus had captured William Burnside the fourth Captain America and his partner Jack Monroe both heroes from the 1950s frozen in suspended animation Faustus took control of the mind of the replacement Captain America in an attempt to use him against Steve Rogers the original Captain America and later turned him into the Grand Director 73 Purifiers A paramilitary group of Christian terrorists led by William Stryker also known as the Stryker Crusade The group debuted in the graphic novel X Men God Loves Man Kills The Purifiers see themselves in a holy war against mutants believing them to be the children of the devil and thus deserving of extermination 74 Roxxon A massive petroleum corporation notorious for its determination to make massive profits regardless of any laws or moral principles often employing superhuman criminals to achieve their goals 75 Secret Empire The subversive organization known as the Secret Empire has followed a number of different leaders always known as Number One The Secret Empire began as a subsidiary of HYDRA which provided it with financial support The Secret Empire served to distract the attention of authorities such as S H I E L D from HYDRA s activities although the original Number One sought to break away from HYDRA 76 Serpent Society An organization of snake themed terrorists that was initially formed from the membership of two previous supervillain teams both of them called the Serpent Squad The group like its predecessor has been made up of longtime antagonists of Captain America and his fellow Avengers The Serpent Society was the brainchild of Seth Voelker Sidewinder and is a descendant of sorts from the original two Serpent Squads Sons of the Serpent A subversive organization of costumed American racist super patriots who oppose all racial ethnic and religious minorities They sought to subvert America through hate crimes and organized protests and were opposed by the Avengers and the Defenders 77 THEM THEM through its founder Baron Strucker is the managing power of a supraorganization which includes HYDRA A I M and the Secret Empire THEM was founded by Nazi war criminal Baron Strucker after World War II Later Strucker appointed a businessman named Arnold Brown to the position of Supreme Hydra HYDRA s highly visible operations served as a front for THEM 78 79 U L T I M A T U M The Underground Liberated Totally Integrated Mobile Army To Unite Mankind is a terrorist organization in the Marvel Comics universe It was founded by the Flag Smasher in his attempts to destroy nationalism 80 Most notably they have been engaged in a feud with Deadpool ever since he slaughtered many of them aboard their own helicarrier downed it dooming the remaining 81 and confronted them led by a new Flag Smasher in a final revenge showdown on a Kansas farm where Deadpool slaughtered every single one of them presumably ending them for good 82 The Universal Church of Truth The Universal Church of Truth is a star spanning religious empire headed by the Magus and enemies of the Guardians of the Galaxy A different version of the Universal Church appeared in the second volume of Guardians of the Galaxy The Thanos Imperative miniseries and Annihilators Earthfall miniseries The church was responsible for resurrecting Thanos 83 and the Magus 84 Zodiac Cartel The original Zodiac group debuted in the title the Avengers 85 and is established as a criminal organization founded and funded by member Cornelius Van Lunt who adopts the identity of Taurus The group s identity is based on the zodiac from the discipline astrology with each member adopting the persona of a sign of the zodiac being 12 in all The group members share leadership of the organization with the position rotating just as the astrological zodiac changes Alien races Edit Main article List of alien races in Marvel Comics Kree A blue skinned alien race Skrulls Green skinned shape shifting aliens Shi ar Bird like aliens Symbiotes Amorphous shape shifting alien symbiotes Watchers A species who are committed to observing and compiling knowledge on all aspects of the universe and vowed to never interfere with other civilizations Chitauri Reptilian cyborg warriors Badoon Reptilian aliens who live under strict gender segregation Brood Insect like parasitic aliens Phalanx A cybernetic species with a telepathic hive mind connection Cotati Intelligent telepathic plant like aliens Objects EditVehicles Edit Leapfrog comics redirects here For the Marvel characters see Leap Frog comics Atomic Steed The Black Knight sometimes employs one of the Atomic Steeds built by the Knights of Wundagore engineered by the High Evolutionary Battle Van The Battle Van was used by the Punisher as his primary mode of transportation It is customized with a various array of weaponry and armor and serves as a mobile armory Blackbird The Blackbird is the X Men s primary aircraft Fantastic Four s Pogo Plane so called because of its tail down landing take off attitude was the first significant air breathing engine design of Reed Richards Employing new turbine blade configurations and a new titanium alloy process Richards increased overall engine performance to a very high thrust to weight ratio It is loosely based on the never mass produced Convair XFY Pogo Fantasticar Various flying hovercraft used by the Fantastic Four most versions are able to split into four smaller vehicles Freedom s Lady The original Guardians of the Galaxy operate from the Starship Freedom s Lady a medium weight 700 foot 210 m Annihilator class battleship of 30th century Earth design Trans light power is furnished by inter reacting tachyon and anti tachyon beams Fully equipped for deep space and inter galactic excursion it carried a full complement of offensive weapons as well as an impenetrable energy barrier divided into 14 overlapping segments Goblin Glider A metal bat shaped glider that Green Goblin uses to travel around the skies Hellcycle Ghost Rider s flaming motorcycle The vehicle is created by the Ghost Rider s own mystical hellfire being imbued in an otherwise normal motorcycle usually the property of the Ghost Rider s host at the time Kang s time ship Kang the Conqueror s time ship is a 20 foot 6 1 m long non aerodynamic space worthy vehicle and is mostly a housing for the large energy generating devices that power the time machine The time machine itself is a device whose major timestream bridging components are the size of a two drawer file cabinet It utilizes energy to generate a chronal displacement internal field enabling a being or object to break through the reality walls of the timestream into the trans temporal realm of Limbo from which all time eras and alternate worlds are accessible The Leapfrog The Leapfrog is the method of transportation for the Runaways Mooncopter Moon Knight s copter is a VTOL vehicle capable of precision computer assisted maneuvering for air land and sea rescues tracking automobiles through traffic and many other purposes Moon Knight is in constant contact with the copter piloted by Frenchie but also with a sophisticated computer aided auto pilot at all times via a miniature transceiver with a microphone in his cowl The on board computer performs navigation functions remote sensor image enhancement and radar interpretation Moon Knight has had at least two different designs of copter One resembled a conventional helicopter with a crescent moon tail The second actually resembled an airship more than a helicopter but was also crescent shaped Quinjet A technologically advanced S H I E L D jet used primarily by the Avengers the Quinjet first appeared in The Avengers 61 February 1969 S H I E L D flying car The flying car is a S H I E L D personal vehicle that looks like a car but can fly It made appearances in Spider Man and his Amazing Friends and Spider Man In Captain America The First Avenger Howard Stark unveils a flying car at 1943 Stark Expo A flying car appears in the possession of Phil Coulson in the TV series Agents of S H I E L D called Lola a 1962 red Chevrolet Corvette C1 Flying Car makes its final appearance in Agent Carter season 2 final episode Hollywood Ending S H I E L D Helicarrier The aircraft used by S H I E L D around the world Ship Apocalypse s gigantic self aware AI ship which was simply known as Ship It is hinted to have been built by the Celestials It made several appearances in the comics as well as the 1990s X Men cartoon series Shockwave Rider The superhero team Nextwave steals the Shockwave Rider its base of operations from H A T E a compromised anti terrorist organization The Shockwave Rider is powered by a Zero Point Squirt Drive giving it a nearly unlimited fuel supply The Rider contains 5 tesseract zones allowing it to be spacious on the inside while keeping it compact on the outside To deploy in the field the team dives through a pool of an orange membrane to exit via the underside of the ship It was destroyed in Nextwave s final battle with the Beyond Corporation Skuttlebutt A Korbinite designed sentient starship vehicle of Beta Ray Bill where it s A I serves as his companion 86 Sky Bike Hawkeye sometimes travels about in a custom built sky bike also called a sky cycle or skymobile designed and built at Cross Technological Enterprises It is voice operated and requires no hands to steer The sky bike first appeared in Hawkeye 1 September 1983 It was also featured in Iron Man Hawkeye also uses the bike in The Avengers Earth s Mightiest Heroes Weapons Edit Absorbing Man s ball and chain Ant Man s armor and helmet Black Panther s Panther Habit armor Black Widow s Bite stingers and gauntlets Blade s sword Captain America s shield Chase Stein s fistigons Cloak s cloak Colleen Wing s katana Cyclops s visor Daredevil s billy club Deadpool s katanas and guns Doctor Octopus s mechanical tentacles Drax s dual knives Ebony Blade a sword wielded by Black Knight Elektra s sais Falcon s wing harness Gamma Bomb Gamora s Godslayer sword Ghost Rider s chain and hellfire shotgun Gorr s All Black the Necrosword Quake s gauntlets Green Goblin s pumpkin bombs Hawkeye s bow and trick arrows Hercules s mace Hulkling s Excelsior sword Iron Man s armors Iron Man s Hulkbuster armor Kraven the Hunter s spear Magneto s helmet Misty Knight s bionic arm Mjolnir the hammer of Thor Moon Knight s crescent darts Mysterio s helmet Namor s trident The Nova Force of Nova Pepper Potts s sword and shield Psylocke s katana Punisher s arsenal of weapons Rocket Raccoon s arsenal of guns Scorpion s mechanical tail Shocker s gauntlets The Soulsword wielded by Magik Spider Man s web shooters Star Lord s helmet Star Lord s quad blasters Stormbreaker the hammer of Beta Ray Bill The Tactigon Taskmaster s sword and shield Vulture s electro magnetic wing harness War Machine s armor Wasp s armor and helmet Winter Soldier s bionic arm Wolverine s adamantium clawsArtifacts Edit Some items have been created specifically for the Marvel Universe and many of them carry immense powers Mystical artifacts Edit Book of the Vishanti A grimoire most closely associated with Doctor Strange 1 It is the greatest known source of white magical knowledge on the Earth of the Marvel Universe dimension The Casket of Ancient Winters An Asgardian relic and the greatest weapon of Malekith the Accursed When opened it can reproduce the infinite icy cold of Niflheim Later entrusted to the care of Edwin Jarvis butler to the Avengers by Thor Causes its holder to grow younger gradually The Cloak of Levitation A potent mystical item worn by Doctor Strange It has the primary purpose of granting its wearer levitation The greatest advantage of this is that its wearer need know little about the mystic arts to operate it nor must the wearer use any of his mystical strength to operate it The Darkhold also known as The Book of Sins is a grimoire and collection of iron bound scrolls containing the collected magical knowledge of the Elder God turned demon Chthon the first practitioner of dark magics The Darkhold has appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Agents of S H I E L D season 4 Runaways season 3 WandaVision and the 2022 film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness It first appeared in the Werewolf by Night story in Marvel Spotlight 4 Dragonfang An enchanted sword said to be carved by the wizard Kahji Da from a tooth of an extra dimensional dragon wielded by Valkyrie The Dreamstones A limited magical stone that turns the emotions of a person into reality found among the Dark Elves The Evil Eye of Avalon A powerful blasting device used by Prester John The Eye of Agamotto An artifact that is worn by Doctor Strange The Orb of Agamotto A globe in the possession of Doctor Strange Mjolnir The Hammer of Thor The Mark of Shou Lao After defeating Shou Lao Danny Rand acquired the power of the Iron Fist He had the mark of the Dragon burned onto his chest which allowed him to channel his Chi into his fist to turn it into a powerful weapon The Serpent Crown Created by the demon Set it links the wearer to its creator providing various physical and mental powers The Siege Perilous is the name of two devices the first appearing in Captain Britain comics and the second in X Men comics Both devices were created by writer Chris Claremont who named it after the Siege Perilous the empty chair at King Arthur s round table The latter device featured in X Men had the ability to transport individuals to new locations with rejuvenated amnesiac bodies The Staff of One A powerful magical staff used by the runaway Nico Minoru Whenever Nico bleeds the staff emerges from her chest allowing Nico to bend magic Stormbreaker The hammer of Beta Ray Bill The Twilight sword The weapon of the giant Surtur The Wand of Watoomb An artifact controlled by the thoughts of the wielder and can be used to project and absorb mystical energy create force fields control weather open dimensional portals observe events in other locations and heal wounds Used thousands of years before the modern era by priestess of the god Yog against the barbarian Conan it is sought out by Xandu in modern times to destroy Doctor Strange The Wand first appears in The Amazing Spider Man Annual 2 December 1965 and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko Cosmic artifacts Edit The Cosmic Cube The Cosmic Egg A powerful artifact created by the Goddess from combining 30 Cosmic Cubes The Phoenix Egg Every time it is destroyed the Phoenix Force is always reborn within a cosmic egg This process has happened several times in the past 87 Infinity Gems Infinity Gauntlet Six gems that grant their owner supreme power over six different aspects of existence Mind Power Soul Time Space and Reality They can be combined in the Gauntlet A seventh gem was discovered in another dimension This gem called the Ego gem contained the essence of the entity Nemesis whose self destruction created the gems Abundant Gems Abundant Glove Six marginally powerful gems the Compassion Laughter Dance Respect and another Dance Gem M Kraan Crystal The nexus of realities unknown if it is connected to the Nexus of All Realities located in the Florida Everglades By entering the crystal users can enter any universe they wish The protector of the crystal is singular in all universes with the same memories in each which suggests that the reality immediately surrounding the crystal is anchored in place Quantum bands used by Quasar and temporarily used by Silver Surfer to wield cosmic energy The Silver Surfer s surfboard his source of power in the movie which he is mentally linked to When it is destroyed the Surfer can recreate another at will The Ultimate Nullifier Heart of the Universe Cosmic RegulatorOther artifacts Edit Cerebro The Legacy Virus a devastating plague that tore through the mutant population The Mandarin s Ten Rings The TallusSubstances Edit Drugs Edit Goblin formula OZ Formula The chemical formula that gave the Green Goblin his powers Growth pills Capsules containing the size altering Pym particles that allow Giant Man Ant Man and the Wasp to change their size Extremis A techno organic virus created in an attempt to recreate the Super Soldier Serum that gave Captain America his powers Lizard formula The chemical formula that transforms scientist Dr Curt Connors into his reptilian form the Lizard Red Skull s Dust of Death A red powder which kills a victim within seconds of skin contact The powder causes the skin of the victim s head to shrivel tighten and take on a red discoloration while causing the hair to fall out hence the victim s head resembles a red skull Super Soldier Serum An experimental military drug that enhances physical abilities and gave several superheroes their powers most notably Captain America Terrigen mists A mutagenic catalyst discovered and used by the Inhumans that can grant superpowers but leaves many subjects with deformities and amnesia Elemental substances and minerals Edit Adamantium a virtually indestructible metal alloy which is best known for being integrated into the skeleton and claws of Wolverine and was created in an attempt to duplicate the Vibranium steel alloy of Captain America s shield Carbonadium Promethium not to be confused with the real life element a magical metal found only in Belasco s dimension known as Otherplace Tritonium an unstable radioactive mineral Vibranium a metal which comes in two forms one variety Wakandan absorbs vibratory and kinetic energy while the other Antarctic causes all nearby metals to melt Vibranium is a component of Captain America s shield alloy Uru the Asgardian metal of which Thor s hammer is made Scabrite a god like metal which can only be found in the mines of Surtur s realm Surtur possesses the giant sword Twilight also known as the Sword of Doom composed of Scabrite The sword is magical capable of manipulating vast amounts of mystical energy Gravitonium a fictitious element on the periodic table This substance can control gravity fields Agents of S H I E L D television series Yaka a sound sensitive metal found on Centauri IV Plandanium a metal used by the Spaceknights of Galador to make their armor Netheranium a psychosensitive metal found only in Satan s extra dimensional realm The Son of Satan Daimon Hellstrom wielded a trident made of netheranium Cosmic forces EditEnigma Force Uni Force Goblyn Force Nova Force Omega Force Phoenix Force Power Cosmic Power PrimordialSee also EditList of fictional towns in comics DC Comics List of locations of the DC Universe List of DC Comics teams and organizations List of 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