Not long after, egyptians abducted the entire swarili tribe despite n kantu s valiant efforts. He is also considered immortal due to his life of over 3000 years. N kantu lived three thousand years ago in, where else, ancient egypt. Daredevils become new yorks most dangerous man the selfappointed prosecutor of the sons of the serpent, the secret clan who owns and operates the citys j. Nephrus used his dark magic to turn n kantu into baka mumiya, a living mummy. Gloriously the rest of the cast includes morbius the living vampire, manphibian, werewolf by night and nkantu the living mummy. He was attempting to find a way to remove the power belt which had recently been damaged and had altered his appearance. The marvel universe gives us n kantu, the living mummy, an african tribal warrior of the swarili that was mummified alive through magic means as punishment for inciting a slave rebellion in ancient egypt. The character, created by nunzio defilippis and christina weir, first appeared in new xmen. Daredevils become new yorks most dangerous manthe selfappointed prosecutor of the sons of the serpent, the secret clan who owns and operates the citys j. The marvel universe gives us nkantu, the living mummy, an african tribal warrior of the swarili that was mummified alive through magic means as punishment for inciting a slave rebellion in ancient egypt.
Nkantu, conscious throughout it all, was placed inside a casket, just seconds before aramsets castle collapsed, crushing all within, including nephrus. He served in doctor druids team of occult investigators the shock troop alongside sepulchre and nkantu, the living mummy. In this lego marvel 2 news update i showcase and talk about the new screenshots which confirm that red. Theres also nods to other great marvel supernaturals manthing, son of satan etc all stripped of the modern upgrades that recent years have given them. Set in the sands of ancient egypt, the issue focuses on how nkantu tried to free his people from the bondage of the cruel egyptian pharaoh. When he was revived in the modern era, he became a monstrous hero. N kantu hates being subservient to anyone and seeks to rebuild his empire.
Nkantu hates being subservient to anyone and seeks to rebuild his empire. N kantu can resist penetration wounds up to small caliber bullets. Morbius the living vampire, werewolf by night, the living mummy and the slithery manphibian have news for her, though. Oct 27, 2014 the story of the living mummy begins some three thousand years ago. Born over 3000 years ago in northern africa, nkantu was the son of the chieftain of the now extinct swarili tribe. The issue featured nkantu the living mummy battling against the villainous elementals hellfire, hydron, magnum, and zephyr in their 1st appearance. Jul 29, 20 this pin was discovered by greg huggins. The mummy felt like he was being forced into servitude and not. Nkantu the living mummy is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. The 6 best comic book uses of classic horror monsters.
Nephrus used his dark magic to turn nkantu into baka mumiya, a living mummy. As the title supernatural thrillers switched from new characters every in issue to an ongoing monster of its own in the mummy in the first few issues, we see nkantu being disoriented, then fighting thieves and. Over a thousand comic book heroes, antheroes and villians. In this video, i talk about the recently revealed character, nkantu. His speed and reaction time is slightly less than that of the average human being. It tells the story of a cybernetic antiheroine, katrina cupertino, who carries the consciousness of yamiko gamorra. Cybernary is a comic book series created by comic book artist nick manabat with writer steve gerber and published by american company wildstorm productions in 1995. Nick furys howling commandos was an american comic book series published by marvel comics. N kantu the living mummy is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics.
Once shipped to a new york museum, n kantu awakens again, and the rest of the the living mummy story arc centers on n kantu regaining his memory and his ensuing conflict with the elementals four extradimensional humanoids who use the mummy as a pawn against a foe called the living pharaoh to obtain the ruby scarab which grants special powers. Wakes up after 3000 years, and starts fighting magic egyptian themed crime. This day in comic book history may 27, 1975 skull the slayer is a. N kantu, better known as the living mummy, is a former agent of s. Oct 10, 2014 from boris karloffs parched priest, imhotep, to n kantu the living mummy, wrap yourself around this crumbling collection of ancient and modern mummy art in comcs from charlton, dell, marvel, dc and more. Crawl into this cursed collection of 24 classic mummy. Lilith, draculas daughter marvel comics home facebook. Nkantu is transported to the elementals, four former rulers of earth that wish to return.
Crawl into this cursed collection of 24 classic mummy comic. Legion of monsters 1 a, dec 2011 comic book by marvel. Scully and his three companions were eventually rescued and returned to their own world by the thing of the fantastic four. Nkantu earth12041 spiderman wiki fandom powered by wikia. Supernatural thrillers 1972 comic books mycomicshop. Nkantu is a mummified african tribesman with heightened strength and dexterity. Living mummy nkantu comic book character nkantu was born over three thousand years ago, son to tchombi, a chief of a northern african tribe called the swarili, of the nation of swarilis. Marvel heroes marvel comics horror comics horror art. Jul 06, 2014 well, theres khalis dc, big mummy dc, hassan dc, rebis dc, nkantu marvel, and panya dark horse. N kantu is a mummified african tribesman with heightened strength and dexterity. The book of living mummy c3g marvel wave 23 around the world comic pdf mini pdf the figure used for this unit is a heroclix figure from the amazing spiderman set.
Lego marvel superheroes 2 nkantu, the living mummy new. Nkantu the living mummy is an ancient undead superhero in the marvel universe. The story of the living mummy begins some three thousand years ago in ancient egypt. Nkantu the living mummy marvel villains, marvel comics, comic book. Nkantu earth616 with images comic book superheroes. Frankenstein started off as a simple translation of the marvel comic book. Jonathan hickman is currently working on house of x, powers of x and xmen. N kantu was the leader of a slave rebellion against the eqyptian rulers.
Elsa bloodstone and the legion of monsters are on the case. Oct 22, 2017 lego marvel super heroes 2 red shehulk, hitmonkey and n kantu the living mummy confirmed. When he became 21 years old, nkantu had to undergo the test of the lion, proving himself to be worthy of being called a warrior. N kantu, conscious throughout it all, was placed inside a casket, just seconds before aramsets castle collapsed, crushing all within, including nephrus. The living mummy marvel marvel comic character, comic book characters, comic books art. N kantu was then mummified alive and entombed for millennia. Hickman was the runnerup in the first comic book idol competition, and went on to draw and write a number of series. Oct 15, 2017 lego marvel superheroes 2 new character nkantu, the living mummy image in ancient egypt chronopolis. Jun 22, 2017 n kantu slays aramset with his spear and then turns to nephrus, but the evil priest had prepared, and he sprays n kantu in the face with a mysterious paralyzing liquid. Nkantu was the leader of a slave rebellion against the eqyptian rulers. He is also considered immortal due to his life of over 3,000 years. Mighty con this day in comic book history may 27, 1975. Nkantu is seen in the civil war story arc as a superhero against the registration act. Mar 27, 2010 living mummy nkantu rick foxcgi, 67 simon garth was a highly successful businessman and well known public figure who was notorious for treating his employees ruthlessly.
Has there ever been a mummythemed superhero in american. Academy x as a student at the xavier institute for higher learning. Nkantu, the man who would become the living mummy, was originally born approximately 3000 years ago in the nation of swarills on the african continent. During the reign of pharaoh aramset, egypt enslaved hundreds of subsaharan africans belonging to the swarili tribe. N kantu is transported to the elementals, four former rulers of earth that wish to return. Marvels modern incarnation dates from the early 1960s, with the launching of fantastic four and other superhero titles created by stan lee, jack kirby, steve ditko, and others.
Halfmad from the lengthy immobility, he rampaged in cairo, tracing the energies of dr. He is later seen as a captive on fantasy island where he is caged on a stone slab surrounded by constant flame. Lego marvel super heroes 2 red shehulk, hitmonkey and n. Immortal, nkantu has wandered egypt and africa, searching for a reason to exist. Oct 29, 2019 the living mummy really got a raw deal. Stan lee, tony isabella, val mayerik, dan adkins on. The living mummy possesses superhuman strength and vitality conferred by an unusual process of mummification. Supernatural thrillers featuring the living mummy vol. N kantu grew into a strong, wise young man, proving himself a worthy successor to his father shortly after turning twentyone. Born over 3000 years ago in northern africa, n kantu was the son of the chieftain of the now extinct swarili tribe. Succeeding in this trial also meant that someday nkantu would be. In recent times, n kantu finally burst forth from his prison. Dracular, frankentein, the wolfman, the mummy, the creature from the black lagoon and. Mostly from dc and marvel, how many do remember or know of.
Marvels modern incarnation dates from the early 1960s, with the launching of fantastic four and other superhero titles created. As the title supernatural thrillers switched from new characters every in issue to an ongoing monster of its own in the mummy. The comic book arm of the company was founded in 1939 as timely publications and was generally known as atlascomics in the 1950s. They make the mummy their slave and teleport him back to earth to destroy a scarlet scaraban ancient weapon of magic capable of destroying them. After killing the pharoah aramset, nkantu was mummified alive by a wizard and entombed for 3,000 years. This character is in the following 19 stories which have been indexed by this website. N kantu is then strapped and bound to a special altar, his body wrapped in papyrus, and his blood is drained and replaced with an unknown alchemical preservative. The odds are against ddand thats just how he likes it.
Frankensteins monster is a character from the ultimate spiderman halloween special blade and the howling commandos. None of these characters are major ones, but some have had a fair amount of appearances. Morbius, the living vampire in comics powers, enemies. Oct 30, 20 because the comic book industry isnt immune to holiday specials, and there has been some truly fun comic book spookiness over the years. Again all perfectly distinct and unique in their delivery. Who are the silver screen monsters of the marvel universe. As i sit here watching the mummys shroud 1967, hammer studios, the living mummy nkantu seemed like a good subject to present during my monthlong look at horror comics. Lilith, draculas daughter marvel comics december 4. Celebrating the awesomeness of draculas daughter in marvel comics. He is the creator of the nightly news, published under image, and has also worked on marvels legion of monsters, on the story n kantu, the living mummy.
Once shipped to a new york museum, nkantu awakens again, and the rest of the the living mummy story arc centers on nkantu regaining his memory and his ensuing conflict with the elementals four extradimensional humanoids who use the mummy as a pawn against a foe called the living pharaoh to obtain the ruby scarab which grants special powers. After killing the pharoah aramset, n kantu was mummified alive by a wizard and entombed for 3,000 years. This has got to be the worst alternate universe ever. He, manphibian, nkantu, aka living mummy, and werewolf by night worked with elsa bloodstone to uncover the source of a black ooze virus causing some monsters to rampage. Oct 14, 2019 the living mummy was present during civil war because like frankenstein, nkantu was a member of the howling commandos of shield. Years prior, michael experienced something similar while visiting the rockhaven vampire community near angel grove, california and falling for a vampire, susanna. He was based on the marvel version of the frankenstein monster that starred in the 1973 comic series the monster of frankenstein and has been a recurring character since. Not long after, egyptians abducted the entire swarili tribe despite nkantus valiant efforts. Nkantu grew into a strong, wise young man, proving himself a worthy successor to his father shortly after turning twentyone.
This week, were going to look at the best comic book appearances by those classic universal studios movie monsters. Sarah vale is a fictional character, a technopathic mutant who appears in the marvel comics series new xmen. This means that it is short and needs more information, or should be expanded with up to date information, if there is any new. Running six issues before its cancellation and coverdated december 2005 to may 2006, the series featured a fictional team set in the marvel universe, consisting of supernatural characters employed as a unit of the espionage agency s.
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