List of Marvel Comics teams and organizations

The A.I. Army is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Because of his revelation that he is now a simulated A.I., Tony Stark became Mark One and started to establish the A.I. Army.^[1] The team also consists of Albert, Awesome Android, Egghead, H.E.R.B.I.E., M-11, Machine Man, Machinesmith, Quasimodo, Super-Adaptoid, Walking Stiletto, the Dreadnoughts, a Sentinel, several Constructo-Bots, several Nick Fury LMDs, and an unnamed bomb disposal robot. This group wants to obtain equal rights with organic beings through whatever way possible.^[2]

The Acolytes is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Acolytes are a group of mutants and students/soldiers of the mutant Magneto, christening him a "mutant messiah."^[3] There have been different versions of Acolytes in the comics.

Led originally by Fabian Cortez (a future leader of the group), his sister Annie, and consisting of Chrome, Marco Delgado, and Winters, the Acolytes first encountered Magneto on Asteroid M, a space station orbiting Earth. The Acolytes requested and were granted sanctuary in addition to kidnapping Professor X and Moira MacTaggert.^[4]

The second group of Acolytes is led by Fabian Cortez and consisted of Rusty Collins, Colossus, Exodus, Frenzy, Javitz, Katu, the Kleinstock Brothers, Seamus Mellencamp, Milan, Neophyte, Rakkus, Scanner, Senyaka, Skids, Spoor, Unuscione, and Amelia Voght.^[5]

The third incarnation of the Acolytes is led by Joseph and consisted of Decay, Gargouille, Kamal, Orator, and Projector.^[6]

The fourth incarnation of the Acolytes consist of Polaris, Barnacle, REM-RAM, Static, and Vindaloo.^[7]

The fifth incarnation of the Acolytes consisted of Exodus, Karima, Random, Tempo, and Amelia Voght.^[8]

• The Acolytes appear in X-Men: The Animated Series,^[9] led by Fabian Cortez and consisting of Amelia Voght, Marco Delgado, Unuscione, Chrome, Joanna Cargill, and Burner.^[10]
• The Acolytes appear in X-Men: Evolution,^[11] consisting of Sabretooth, Gambit, Colossus, Pyro, and Mastermind. Additionally, Havok appears as a temporary member.^{[citation needed]}
• The Acolytes appear in Wolverine and the X-Men,^{[citation needed]} consisting of Mystique, Scarlet Witch, Scanner, Pyro, Blink, Juggernaut, Mercury, Seamus Mellencamp, Senyaka, and the Kleinstock brothers.^{[citation needed]}
• The Acolytes appear in the X-Men: Mutant Empire novel trilogy.^[12]
• Acolytes appear as henchmen to Magneto and as a playable character in Lego Marvel Superheroes. They display either cryokinesis, electrokinesis, and pyrokinesis.

Action Pack is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Action Pack is Kentucky's sanctioned superhero team, and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Vox, Prima Donna, and Frog-Man (who was briefly replaced by a Skrull).^[13]

The Agents of Wakanda are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

When he was the chairman of the Avengers, Black Panther formed a support staff called the Agents of Wakanda, with Okoye as the field commander. Known members are American Eagle, Broo, Doctor Nemesis, Fat Cobra of the Immortal Weapons, Gorilla-Man, Ka-Zar and Zabu, Man-Wolf, Mockingbird, Roz Solomon, Ursa Major (who was revealed to be a double agent for Russia), and Wasp.^[14]

Alpha Flight is Canada's sanctioned superhero team.

See Squadron Supreme.

The Americops is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Americops are a private security force who serve the Keane Industry and use equipment stolen from Americop.^[15][16]

The Anachronauts are a group of fictional warriors appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.^[17]

The characters serve Kang the Conqueror as his personal guard.^[18] The Anachronauts were brought together by Kang, after having bested each of them in personal combat and extracting their allegiance to him. They are from various eras and alternate realities that Kang has visited in his journeys. They first appeared in Fantastic Four Annual #25 (1992). Its members are Apocryphus, Deathunt 9000, Raa, Sir Raston, Ssith, Tyndar, and Wildrun.

The Annihilators are a group of powerful space-based characters from various alien races.^[19] They act as a deterrent to galactic war.

The Anti-Arach9 is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Anti-Arach9 is a supervillain group that was formed by Octavia Vermis and consisted of Aeturnum, Brothers Grimm, Krazy Goat, Lady Bullseye, Los Espadas Gemelas De Toledo, Rose Roché, and Stegron. Each of them came together to take down their mutual enemy Spider-Woman.^[20]

See Asgard.

The Assassins Guild is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Assassins Guild is an organization that is a rival of the Thieves Guild. Bella Donna serves as the field leader and was supposed to be married to Thieves Guild member Gambit.^[21]

When the Assassins Guild dealt with X-Force, the opponents they fought were either members or hired by the Assassins Guild which consists of Black Mamba, Boomerang, Bullet, Bushwacker, Clay, Nakh, and Razor Fist. Their fight ended with Clay being killed, Bullet, Bushwacker, and Nakh being apparently killed, and the others injured.^[22]

The Assassins Guild later manipulated Scarlet Spider into targeting Wolverine. They worked together to fight Bella Donna and her operatives Flower, Harvester, Smithy, an undead Hand Ninja, and some unnamed members. Arranger showed up to stop the fight and informed Bella Donna that the Assassins Guild is now under Kingpin's control.^[23]

An unnamed telepathic child that works for the Assassins Guild dispatched Anaconda, Black Mamba, Blackout, Blizzard, Boomerang, Bullseye, Crossbones, Death Adder, Jack O'Lantern, Lady Bullseye, Puma, Sabretooth, Scalphunter, Sidewinder, Taskmaster, Tiger Shark, Whiplash, and Whirlwind to hunt Elektra and Cape Crow. Elektra defeated the villains where the telepathic child was killed.^[24]

The Assassins Guild later targeted Charles Handler as some of them ended up killed by Deadpool who later killed Handler himself. Bella Donna later dispatched agents like Black Mamba, Blackout, Boomerang, Bushwacker, Crossbones, Harkspur Brood, Harvester, Jack O'Lantern, KIA, Lord Deathstrike, Mimeyoshi, Nakh, Razor Fist, Scorpia, and Threnody to target Deadpool. They were all taken down by Deadpool who used his katana to kill Bella Donna while everyone else was either killed, apparently killed, or defeated.^[25]

The Assassins Guild appears in the X-Men: The Animated Series episode "X-Ternally Yours". Bella Donna is a known member.

A group based on the Assassins Guild called the Rippers appears in the X-Men: Evolution episode "Cajun Spice". Known members are Julius and Marion Boudreaux.

The Assembly of Evil is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Assembly of Evil is a supervillain team consisting of Jester, Fenris, Hydro-Man, Rock (who the Leader sent in his place), and the reactivated Hulk Robot. This team was first seen during the "Acts of Vengeance" storyline, where Jester formed this team at Doctor Doom's suggestion to create a group to fight the Avengers. Jester also tried to get Cloak and Dagger to join the team, but failed to.^[26]

The Avatars are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Avatars are a group of villains who work for Mandarin. They consist of Ancestor, Butterfly, Deluge, Foundry, Lich, Old Woman, Q'Wake, Sickle, Turmoil, and Warfist.^[27]

During the "Dark Reign" storyline, Quasimodo researched the Avatars for Norman Osborn where their loyalty to Mandarin was mentioned. He advised Osborn to kill them, take their powers, give them to different people who are loyal to Osborn's cause, and to enlist a mystic that Osborn knows to help him with making use of the enchanted masks.^[28]

The Bacchae are a fictional group of woman warrior characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.^[29]

In ancient times Hippolyta and her sisters set about war mongering various lands. In each attack she would steal female children, raising them to be her faithful warriors. This gave rise to the origin of the mythological Amazons. Hippolyta served as their queen and she called them her Bacchae. This arrangement served for many years until the arrival of Hercules. Sometime later with her being immortal, Hippolyta decided to restart her Bacchae cult in order to advance her standing in modern day. She did this by initiating female street people and runaways, providing them with weapons and fighting skills. This modern day Bacchae also became former associates of the Golden Horde and once sought vengeance on the Invisible Woman for interfering with their affairs. They then formed a private New York club called Tartarus as a front based in the heart of Wall Street. Outsiders see it as a private pleasure palace for those of the international business elite who consider the Hellfire Club too passé. It was here during a kidnap attempt that they were foiled by the X-Men.^[30]

BAD Girls, Inc. is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

BAD Girls, Inc. is a group that consists of Black Mamba, the Asp, and Diamondback who were close friends as well as founding members of Sidewinder's super-villain team the Serpent Society. When Diamondback began dating Steve Rogers, the team acted behind the scenes to make sure that her first real date was uneventful. After learning of Diamondback and Cap's relationship, the Society's new leader, King Cobra, had Diamondback kidnapped and placed on trial,^[31] fearing that she would reveal the groups secrets to the Captain. Diamondback was found guilty by her fellow serpents and sentenced to execution. Black Mamba and Asp objected but were overruled by King Cobra. To save Diamondback, Black Mamba and Asp called in a favor from their former leader, Sidewinder, also Black Mamba's ex-boyfriend and they rescued Diamondback, however in retaliation, King Cobra captured the Asp and Black Mamba. Diamondback then hired Paladin to help her free the pair. Together, with Captain America, and Paladin, the five combined to defeat the Serpent Society.^[32]

The Band of the Bland is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Band of the Bland is a group of mediocre super villains that came together to assassinate Howard the Duck.^[33] It consists of Black Hole, Doctor Angst, Spanker, and Tillie the Hun.^[34]

The Bastards of Evil are a team of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.^[35]

The Bastards of Evil are young supervillains who claim to be the disavowed children of some of the supervillains. They consist of Aftershock (who claims to be Electro's daughter), Ember (who claims to be Pyro's son), Mortar (who claims to be Grey Gargoyle's daughter), Singularity (who claims to be Graviton's son), and Warhead (who claims to be Radioactive Man's son). They came together not only to rob a bank but to come up with plans to take over the world. The Bastards of Evil committed acts of terrorism and recorded it with floating robotic cameras. Warhead destroyed a part of Ohio which Gravity stopped, but Warhead escaped. The Bastards of Evil end up running afoul of the Young Allies. During the fight, Warhead exploded on Ground Zero (the former site of the World Trade Center), presumably killing himself and thousands of bystanders.^[36]

The Bastards of Evil meet up with their mysterious benefactor. When Firestar and Gravity fight Electro, he ends up defeating them. He let them live so that they can spread the message that he doesn't endorse Aftershock and the Bastards of Evil's terrorism. Electro also says that they should look up how and when he got his powers on the internet and there no way a girl of Aftershock's age could have been conceived after he got his powers. It is impossible for him to be Aftershock's father.^[37]

Aftershock informs the Bastards of Evil that they have orders from their superior to Araña and Nomad. When Firestar and Gravity arrive at the edge where Warhead exploded, they are ambushed by the Bastards of Evil.^[38] During the Young Allies' fight with the Bastards of Evil, the Young Allies end up meeting their leader who calls himself Superior and claims to be the son of the Leader.^[39]

It is soon revealed during the battle that the other Bastards of Evil members were originally teenagers who were kidnapped by Superior, exposed to various forms of radiation, given personal narrative implants, and false memories of their forgotten childhood as the children of those supervillains. When Araña and Nomad are kidnapped, the Bastards of Evil plot to kill them on national television. When the Young Allies arrived and convinced the Bastards of Evil members to in-fight themselves, Aftershock remembers her true identity of Danielle Blunt and causes her to attack Singularity who remembers his true identity of Devin Touhy. Singularity turns on Superior while the other Bastards of Evil members question their true identities. This gave the Young Allies the opportunity to defeat them after Superior uses his telekinetic abilities to rip Singularity in half. Superior and the remaining Bastards of Evil were incarcerated at the Raft. While in his cell, Superior plans to find a way to escape incarceration, wipe the memories of the remaining Bastards of Evil, and create "new siblings" to serve him.^[40]

During the "Fear Itself" storyline, Aftershock and Ember were seen escaping from the Raft after Juggernaut destroyed it.^[41] Both were fighting against the students and teachers from the Avengers Academy alongside Icemaster, but were subdued by Jeremy Briggs.^[42]

The Battalion is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Battalion is Arkansas' sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Tigra is a known member of this group. Razorback was revealed to be a Skrull infiltrator.^[43]

Batroc's Brigade is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Batroc's Brigade is a supervillain team assembled by Batroc the Leaper.

Big Hero 6 is Japan's sanctioned superhero team.

The Blood is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvem Comics.

The Blood are a mysterious race who allegedly supplied the first Earth-born Sorcerer Supreme over 20,000 years ago. Also attempted to separate Johnny Blaze and Danny Ketch to prevent them from knowing they were family and utilizing their powers together, but failed. Its most notable member is The Caretaker.^[44]

The Blood appears in Helstrom. This version is an ancient, secretive demon-hunting organization.^[45]

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The Bloodcoven is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Bloodcoven are a group of deadly vampires consisting of Bloodstorm One (a Hydra clone of Dracula in a new body), Megrim, Cruel, Unusual, Damascene, and Smoke Eater. During the "Blood Hunt" storyline, a Varnae-possessed Blade had the Bloodcoven snuck onto the Impossible City so that they can defeat the Avengers and commandeer the Impossible City to further Varnae's plot.^[46]

The Bogatyri is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Bogatyri is a group of Russian superhumans that wanted to avenge Russia's defeat during the Cold War. They were named after the Valiant Champions of Elder Days in Russian folklore and consist of Svyatogor, Mikula Golubev, Doctor Vladimir Volkh, and Zvezda Dennista.^[47]

The Britannia Project is the name of a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Britannia Project is a superhero organization led by Steven Darwin. The Britannia Project was first introduced in The Union #1.

See Badoon

The Brotherhood of the Scriers (also referred to as the Cabal of the Scriers and the Secret Order of the Scriers) is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Brotherhood of the Scriers are a centuries-old organization that worships the cosmic being known as Scrier. All of its members wear a mix of ghostly costumes and hooded robes.^[48]

Brute Force is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Brute Force is a team consisted of eco-sensitive animals who were imbued with the ability to speak and powered armor that gave them special powers by their benefactor Dr. Randall Pierce as part of Weapon II. They consist of a bald eagle named Soar who can transform in a fighter jet, a grizzly bear named Wreckless who can transform into a tank, a lion named Lionheart who can transform into a motorcycle, a kangaroo named Hip-Hop who can transform into an ATV, and a dolphin named Surfstreak who can transform into a race car. Together they fought injustices that were mostly eco-terrorist related such as protecting the rain forests. They primarily fought the similar team Heavy Metal consisting of the gorilla Uproar, the octopus Armory, the rhinoceros Ramrod, the shark Bloodbath, and the vulture Tailgunner.

The series, created by writer Simon Furman and penciler José Delbo, lasted four issues (Aug.-Nov. 1990).^[49]

In July 2023, Marvel released a digital revival series on Marvel Unlimited, written by comedian Paul Scheer and Nick Giovannetti, artist Geoffo, and colorist Dee Cunniffe. Scheer said, "We’ve always wanted to revisit these characters [since Deadpool Bi-Annual #1]. We had some plans for a limited series and even a TV show. And after the success of the documentary I did on Brute Force [for an episode of Marvel's 616 on Disney+], Marvel approached us about going a different route and instead of doing a traditional comic, to embrace this new type of digital comic."^[50]

The Buckies/BUCkies (short for Bold Urban Commandos) is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Buckies are a group of costumed vigilantes in Captain America led costumes under Jerome Johnson/Right-Winger and Hector Lennox/Left-Winger's leadership.^[51] After the BUCkies were usurped by John Walker (under the alias of "Super Patriot") and Battlestar, the two leaders sought super-powers and were enhanced by the Power Broker. The group was disbanded after Lennox and Johnson committed suicide.^[52]

The Called is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Called is Utah's sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. It consists of unnamed Mormon superheroes.^[53]

The Cat People are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Cat People are a race of humanoid felines that are associated with Tigra. The first Cat People were created from ordinary house cats by a medieval sorcerer named Ebrok. Though the Cat People were initially welcomed into Ebrok's community as warriors and domestic servants, their fierce nature as well as their rapid breeding rate soon started to become uncontrollable and the Cat People were banished to another dimension by Ebrok's fellow sorcerers. The sorcerers also installed a magick ensuring that Ebrok's original transformation spell would never work again.^[54]

The Cavalry is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Cavalry is Georgia's sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Known members are Stunt-Master, Crime-Buster, Red Nine, Thor Girl (revealed to be a Skrull imposter), and Ultra Girl.^[55]

There are two versions of the Champions:

The Champions of Xandar is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Champions of Xandar banded together to safeguard the four-sectioned world of Xandar in the Andromeda Galaxy from all threats to its security. The Champions coordinated Xandar's space militia, the Nova Corps, a standing army of 500 soldiers, and its special Syfon Warrior regiment. Most of the Champions were killed fighting the forces of Nebula and the team disbanded.

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China Force is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

China Force is a superhero team in China. Each of its members are named after the Chinese zodiac where some of them had training with the Chinese military. They consist of Rat, Ox, Rabbit, Jade Dragon, Snake, Horse, Monkey, and Dog.^[56]

The Circus of Crime is the name of several supervillain organizations appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Each of its incarnations have battled Hulk, Spider-Man, and Kid Colt.^[57] The Circus of Crime first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #3 (September 1962)^[58] and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

There were two organizations in the Old West who dubbed themselves the Circus of Crime. Both teams fought against Kid Colt.^{[59][60][61][62]}

The first version seen in the 19th century consisted of the strongman Sawyer, the swordsman Blade Benson, the animal trainer Captain Corbett, the tightrope walker Mr. Marvel, and the acrobats known as the Tumbling Turners.

The second version seen in the 1870s is led by former blacksmith Iron Mask and consists of hypnotist Bennington Brown, the ventriloquist Doctor Danger, the skilled boomerang thrower Fat Man, the extraterrestrial Living Totem, the super-fast marksman Hurricane, the acrobatic horse rider Rattler, and the winged shootist Red Raven.

Originally a spy organization employed by the Nazis during World War II, Tiboldt's Circus was a traveling circus led by Fritz Tiboldt, the Ringmaster. His circus consists of the primate-like Missing Link, the snake charmer Omir, the midget Tommy Thumb, the Trapeze Trio, and the strongman Zandow. He and his performers would use their special skills and talents to rob their audiences. He was sent to America to murder US Government officials using the cover of his circus activities. Tiboldt and his gang fell afoul of Captain America and were deported back to Germany, where Fritz Tiboldt and his wife were subsequently murdered by their former employers.^[63]

Fritz Tiboldt's son Maynard became the next Ringmaster and formed his Circus of Crime with Clown, Princess Python, Strongman, Teena the Fat Lady, Human Cannonball, the Great Gambonnos, Live Wire, Rajah, and Fire-Eater. Other members later joined and Ringmaster even brainwashed some known characters to work for the Circus of Crime at different points.^[64]

At the time when Doctor Strange, Clea, and Bats were tasked by Umar to watch over Clea's younger sister Donna at Coney Island, an incarnation of the Circus of Crime was formed not far away. It is led by Ringmistress and consisting of knife-thrower Stefan Stiletto, strongman Chief Beef, and gymnast Gym-Nasty.^[65]

• The Circus of Crime appears in "The Incredible Hulk" segment of The Marvel Super Heroes.
• The Circus of Crime appears in the Spider-Man episode "Carnival of Crime".^[66]
• The Circus of Crime appears in The Avengers: United They Stand episode "Comes a Swordsman",^[67] consisting of Ringmaster's unnamed henchmen.
• The Circus of Crime appears in the Avengers Assemble episode "Crime and Circuses",^[68] consisting of the Ringmaster, Strongman, the Great Gambonnos, Human Cannonball, and Trickshot. Additionally, Hawkeye and Princess Python appear as former members.
• The 19th-century Circus of Crime appear in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.

The Comedy Kids is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Comedy Kids are three kids consisting of Gabby, Muscles, and Junior.^[69]

The Command is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Command are Florida's sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Jennifer Kale, Wundarr the Aquarian, Siege, and Conquistador (who was briefly replaced by a Skrull infiltrator).^[70]

The Corporation is an nationwide criminal-political organization run like a business. The Corporation has employed a large number of operatives in its schemes.

The Corporation first appeared in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #23-24 (April–May 1976), and was created by Bill Mantlo and Gil Kane. A different version of the same organization first appeared in Captain America #213-214 (September–October 1977) by Jack Kirby.

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The Council of Godheads is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Council of Godheads is a gathering of all the leaders of the Pantheons.^[71]

The Council of Godheads appear in Thor: Love and Thunder.

Short for Child-Hero Reconnaissance and Disruption Law Enforcement, C.R.A.D.L.E. is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

C.R.A.D.L.E. has been established to stop the teenage superheroes from violating the Underage Superhuman Warfare Act (AKA Kamala's Law). Known members are Dum Dum Dugan, Speedball, and Timeslip.^[72]

The Creators are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Creators were a league of sorcerers from various time periods, some from at least as far back as the Pre-Cataclysmic era. Backed by the power of the In-Betweener, the Creators temporarily took control of the universe by transforming themselves into stars in an attempt to control the entire universe, and forcing the real stars into human forms. All was set right again by Doctor Strange and the Ancient One.^[73]

The Dark Riders is the name of different fictional organizations appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Dark Riders are a group mutants and Inhumans that serve Apocalypse. They consist of the Inhumans Gauntlet, Foxbat, Barrage, Psynapse, and Tusk and the mutants Spyne, Lifeforce, Hurricane, Deadbolt, Genesis, and Dirtnap.^[74]

The Krakoan Dark Riders were a group of mutants brought together by Magik to assist Man-Thing against Harrower.^[75] They reunited once more to stop Nature Girl during her rampage.^[76]

The team consisted of Magik, Marrow, Shark-Girl, Forearm, Mammomax, and Wolf Cub.

Norman Osborn formed his own version of the X-Men during the "Dark Reign" storyline called the Dark X-Men.

The Darkhold Redeemers are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Darkhold Redeemers are a group led by Victoria Montesi, the last member of the Montesi family, and consisting of Professor Louise Hastings, her grandson Jinx, Interpol agent Sam Buchanan, and Modred the Mystic. They attempted to curtail the effects of the lost pages of the Darkhold. The Darkhold Redeemers starred in the series Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins. Many pages of the Darkhold were being passed around by a demonic dwarf. The recipients of the page could use them to grant a wish at the cost of their soul and the wish tends to go horrifically wrong.^[77]

The Daughters of Liberty are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Daughters of Liberty are an all-female group that are determined to protect the freedom of everyone at all costs. Harriet Tubman was the leader of one incarnation under the name of Dryad. In the present, Dryad is a revived Peggy Carter and the present day Daughters of Liberty consist of Agatha Harkness, Black Widow, Invisible Woman, Mockingbird, Sharon Carter, Spider-Woman, Shuri, and White Tiger.^[78]

The Dawn of the White Light is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Dawn of the White Light is a Japan-based mutant death-cult led by the Gorgon. The cult forms an alliance with the Hand and Hydra and together they turn superhumans to brainwashed assassins. The brainwashed X-Man Northstar then becomes the leader of the Dawn of the White Light and they go on a killing spree in America. Wolverine and some Sentinels then destroy the cult.

The Deadpool Corps is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

In the 12-issue series Deadpool Corps and prequel series Prelude to Deadpool Corps, Deadpool is joined by several alternate versions of himself from different universes to create a super-group. Lady Deadpool and Headpool return from their previous appearances in Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth, joined by newcomers Kidpool, a child version of Deadpool who attends Professor X's school,^[79] and Dogpool, a dog endowed with Deadpool's familiar healing factor.^[80] They are later joined by Champion of the Universe (going by the name of "Championpool"), and a squirrel called Squirrelpool who comes from Earth-41627. The group was brought together by the Elder of the Universe known as the Contemplator. He brought them together to stop the powerful cosmic being known as the Awareness. The Awareness absorbed entire worlds, devouring the people's consciousnesses.^[81] They gained other members like Beard of Beespool of Earth-616, Fool of Earth-11542 (Watari), the Golden Age Deadpool of Earth-67484 (Frederick Wilson), Pandapool of Earth-51315, and various other Deadpool variants.

The Deadpool Corps appear in Deadpool & Wolverine, consisting of Ladypool (portrayed by Christiaan Bettridge and voiced by Blake Lively), Cowboypool (voiced by Matthew McConaughey), Headpool (portrayed by Geoff Redknap and voiced by Nathan Fillion), Kidpool (portrayed by Inez Reynolds), Babypool (portrayed by Olin Reynolds), Welshpool (portrayed by Paul Mullin), Canadapool (portrayed by Alex Kyshkovych), Haroldpool (portrayed by an uncredited Harry Holland), Zenpool (portrayed by an uncredited Kevin Fortin), Roninpool (portrayed by an uncredited Hung Dante Dong), Deadpool 2099, Golden Age Deadpool, Piratepool, Scottishpool, Shortpool, Kingpool, Cupidpool, Greatest Showman Deadpool, Jesterpool, Detectivepool, a hooded Deadpool, and a Deadpool with white parts on his suit.^[82][83] Cassandra Nova recruits them to fight Deadpool and Wolverine. However, the Deadpool Corps are pacified by Peter Wisdom due to them having a variant of him in their respective universes.

The Shi'ar Death Commandos are a team working for the Shi'ar Empire. Created by Chris Claremont and Chris Bachalo, they made their first appearance in The Uncanny X-Men #467 (December 2005).

The Shi'ar Death Commandos are a black-ops team operating under the Shi'ar, out of the public eye. They were involved in eliminating the Grey Genome, killing all members of Jean Grey's family, except for Rachel Grey and Cable.^[84] Gladiator later hunted down the Death Commandos, believing they had killed Lilandra Neramani. He was almost defeated by the member Black Cloak, but was saved by the arrival of Rachel Grey and the Starjammers, the former killing Black Cloak.^[85]

When Xandra Neramani, daughter of Lilandra and Charles Xavier, was training to take the Shi'ar throne, she asked to see her aunt, Deathbird. Oracle of the Imperial Guard, saw Deathbird as a threat, and sent the Death Commandos to kill Deathbird and her escort, the New Mutants. Many members of the Commandos died or were defeated.^[86]

The Death Sponsors are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Fabian Nicieza and Jae Leethey, they made their first appearance in Uncanny X-Men Annual #16 (March, 1992).

The Death Sponsors are a group of merecenaries operating in the Mojoverse. They have worked for the Grandmaster and were tasked with capturing Arize, which lead them into conflict with the X-Men. They were later all killed by Shatterstar, except Timeslot who was killed by Night Thrasher.^[87] The members of the Death Sponsors were Cancellator, Deadair, Lead-In, Sweepzweak, and Timeslot.

The Death Squad are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Death Squad are hired by a mysterious employer who wants Tony Stark, the armored Avenger known as Iron Man, dead. They manage to track Iron Man down at his main office, and a battle began. Though they gave Stark a good run for his money, they were not able to defeat the super-hero. Stark is about to defeat the entire group, but they manage an escape. Stark is unable to give pursuit, as the Death Squad had damaged his armor's boot jets.^[88] Later, the Death Squad decide to give the murder attempt another try. They assist their employer (Justin Hammer) in the murder of several ionically powered beings and in the graverobbing of several of Stark's old acquaintances. S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Nick Fury informs Stark about this and he investigates the matter, with the trail eventually leading toward the Death Squad, who were hiding out at the old castle of the ionically powered long-time Avengers foe Count Nefaria. Nefaria is revealed to be their employer. Iron Man manages to defeat Nefaria and his other minion, Nitro. In the heat of battle, the Death Squad again manages to escape.^[89]

List of Marvel Comics teams and organizations
(From left to right) Bombshell, Ringleader, Knickknack, Oddball and Tenpin in Captain America #317 (May 1986). Art by Paul Neary
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Captain America #317 (May 1986)
Created by	Mark Gruenwald Paul Neary
In-story information
Base(s)	New York
Member(s)	Bombshell Knickknack Oddball (Orville Bock) Oddball (Elton Healey) Ringleader Tenpin

The Death-Throws are a team of supervillains that first appeared in Captain America #317 (May 1986) and were created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary.^[90] Introduced as enemies of Hawkeye, the Death-Throws consists primarily of jugglers who each use various juggling props as weapons.

Bombshell and Oddball first appeared in Hawkeye #3-4 (1983) and battled the title character. They later joined the juggling supervillain team known as the Death-Throws to face Hawkeye in the pages of Captain America #317 (1986) and Avengers Spotlight #23-25 (1989). Oddball battled Hawkeye once again in Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman #1 (1998). The Death-Throws later appeared in Union Jack (vol. 2) #1-2 (2006) and had cameo appearances in Captain America #411-414 (1993) and Avengers: The Initiative #27 (2009).The Death-Throws have also had notable entries in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (vol. 2) (Deluxe Edition) #3 (1985) and Dark Reign Files #1 (2009). The members of the Death-Throws have made various minor solo appearances. Bombshell has appeared in Captain America #388-392 (1991), The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #12 (1992), Web of Spider-Man Annual #8 (1992), The New Warriors Annual #2 (1992) and Villains for Hire #1-4 (2011). Oddball has featured in Captain America #395 (1991), Guardians of the Galaxy #28 (1992) and Wolverine (vol. 2) #167 (2001). Knickknack has had cameo appearances in Thunderbolts #53 (2001), Wolverine (vol. 3) #26 (2005) and Dark Reign: The Hood #1 (2009). Crossfire's robotic army of Death T.H.R.O.W.S. have appeared in Hawkeye & Mockingbird #2-5 (2010) and The Heroic Age: Villains #1 (2011).

The Ringleader and the Healey brothers (Oddball and Tenpin) came together to form the juggling-themed supervillain group, the Death-Throws. Knickknack was later recruited as the fourth member of the group. Oddball, given to his eccentric behaviour, quit the Death-Throws and branched out on his own.^[91] Oddball was hired, along with Bombshell, by Crossfire to battle Hawkeye and Mockingbird. The two supervillains subdued the heroes and delivered them to Crossfire. Later, when Hawkeye had managed to escape, Bombshell, Oddball and Crossfire were defeated and handed over to the authorities.^[92] Bombshell and Oddball were broken out of prison by Oddball's brother, Tenpin, and became members of the Death-Throws.^[91] Oddball was contacted by Crossfire to break him out of prison. The Death-Throws took the job and were successful in their mission. But when Crossfire couldn't pay them for their services, the Death-Throws held him for ransom to lure Hawkeye into an ambush. The team were later defeated by Hawkeye, Mockingbird and Captain America.^[93] Sometime later, Crossfire placed a bounty on archer's right arm as he attempted to gain revenge against Hawkeye. The Death-Throws (along with the Brothers Grimm, Bobcat, Bullet Biker, Mad Dog, and Razor Fist) looked to cash in on the reward. The group, along with the rest of the supervillains, were defeated by Hawkeye, Mockingbird and Trick Shot.^[94] Johnny Guitar and Doctor Sax, who were minor supervillains known for battling Dazzler, later applied for membership into the Death-Throws. However, the two music-themed supervillains were quickly rejected on the basis that they couldn't juggle.^[95]

Bombshell underwent a genetic experiment to gain superpowers, gaining the ability to fire explosive energy blasts from her hands. Bombshell then joined an all female team of supervillains called the Femizons. The team were later defeated by Captain America. Bombshell's experimental new powers soon faded.^[96] Justin Hammer hired a number of supervillains (including Bombshell) to battle Spider-Man and the New Warriors.^[97] Justin Hammer and the supervillains then allied themselves with the Sphinx^[98] When Sphinx revealed his true intentions of total world domination, Bombshell panicked and fled.^[99] After being seen playing a game of pool with 8-Ball in the Bar with No Name,^[100] Oddball was recruited by Doctor Octopus to join his incarnation of the Masters of Evil. The team were quickly defeated by the Guardians of the Galaxy.^[101] Oddball was later hired by Albino and Taskmaster to once again battle Hawkeye. He was defeated by the archer and the young Avengers recruits Justice and Firestar.^[102] Oddball was later killed while taking part in the Bloodsport competition in Madripoor. He was slain in the first round of the tournament by a tribal warrior called the Headhunter.^[103] S.H.I.E.L.D. reported that Knickknack was killed and resurrected to serve Hydra and the Hand as part of their supervillain army. All the supervillains involved were released from the Hand's control and returned to normal.^[104]

Orville Bock was hired by the Death-Throws to become the new Oddball, adopting the original Oddball's costume and trick juggling balls.^[105] The Death-Throws, along with Crossfire, were hired by R.A.I.D to take part in a terrorist attack on London. The team attacked civilians from the top of Tower Bridge, but soon come into conflict with Union Jack and Sabra. Despite gaining the upper hand early in the battle, the Death-Throws and Crossfire were soon defeated. Bombshell, the last member of the team left standing, defused her bombs and surrendered.^[106]

Durign the "Dark Reign" storyline, the Death-Throws were among the supervillains researched by Quasimodo on behalf of Norman Osborn. Quasimodo states that the Death-Throws can be easily manipulated into dealing with unregistered superheroes or committing a crime.^[28] Knickknack later appeared as a member of Hood's crime syndicate.^[107]

Bombshell, along with her previous employer Crossfire, was hired to join Misty Knight's Villains for Hire team in a battle against the Purple Man.^[108]

During the "Devil's Reign" storyline, the Death-Throws members Ringleader, Bombshell, and Tenpin were shown as inmates of the Myrmidon. When 8-Ball offered to sit with them, they turn him down.^[109]

Death T.H.R.O.W.S. is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

In the past, the supervillain Crossfire was known to employ the Death-Throws as his foot soldiers.^[110] However, deciding to leave behind the "fifth rate hacks in ridiculous costumes", Crossfire created a new army for himself. His "Death T.H.R.O.W.S". (Techno Hybrid Remotely Operated Weapons Systems) are robotic constructs that obey only his commands and each carry a small capable arsenal concealed within their armored shells.^[111] Crossfire used his Death T.H.R.O.W.S. to battle his old enemies Hawkeye and Mockingbird.^[112]

Originally, the robotic Death T.H.R.O.W.S. were known as 'Magnum Z's'.^[113] The Magnum Z's were fully automated smart soldiers created for the United States. But the US senate ceased their development when they realised that the Magnum Z's abilities were in conflict with the Geneva Convention. Crossfire acquired some of the defunct Magnum Z's to use in a plot to conquer the Isle of El Guapo,^[114] then later adapted them for his own purposes.^[111]

• A character inspired by Alvin Healy named John Healy appears in the first season of Daredevil, portrayed by Alex Morf. He is a veteran assassin under Wilson Fisk's employ. Healy is hired to kill Prohaska, a rival of Fisk's Russian mafia associates Anatoly and Vladimir Ranskahov. After acquiring a gun from Turk Barrett, Healy approaches Prohaska, disarms the bodyguard, and tries to shoot Prohaska. However, the gun jams, forcing Healy to fight and kill Prohaska before surrendering to the arriving police. James Wesley hires Nelson & Murdock to defend Healy by claiming self-defense. Disliking Healy, Foggy Nelson initially tries to turn down the case, but Matt Murdock overrules the decision to gain information on Healy. When Healy goes to trial, Murdock realizes that several of the jurors are being blackmailed by Fisk. Despite Murdock's best efforts, the jury deadlocks, and Healy is released without a retrial. He is later accosted by Murdock, who interrogates Healy for his benefactor's name. Realizing that neither he nor his loved ones will be safe if he confesses, Healy abruptly kills himself.^{[dubious – discuss]}
• Tenpin appears in M.O.D.O.K., voiced by Chris Parnell. This version is an inept supervillain who primarily hangs out at the Bar with No Name.

Death Web is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The members of Death Web were granted super powers by the Commission on Superhuman Activities with the intent that they use their powers to serve the government.^[115] The team's individual members each obtained their unique powers through the scientific manipulation of chemicals extracted from exotic plants from the Amazon jungle.

The Deep Six is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

There were two different incarnations of the Deep Six:

When Namor the Sub-Mariner was missing and framed for crimes in the surface world, several of his Atlantean allies set out to find him together as the first Deep Six. The impromptu group consisted of Stingray, Andromeda, Tiger Shark, Tamara Rahn, and Triton. They battled against the Avengers and then broke up shortly thereafter.^[116]

Alternatively, Attuma's incarnation of the Deep Six appeared in The Defenders (vol. 2) #7 (September 2001). Membership of the group included Attuma, Nagala, Orka, Piranha, Sea Urchin, and Tiger Shark (now a villain again).

Defenders of the Deep is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

In order to protect the oceans, Namor forms the Defenders of the Deep with Tiger Shark, Orka, Andromeda, Echidna, the Piranhas, Fathom Five members Bloodtide and Manowar, and King Crab as its members.^[117]

The Delta Network, also referred to as the Delta Force (no relation to the real life Delta Force), is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Delta Network was the name of a group of Deviants, a fictional race of beings from Marvel Comics. The Delta Network was a group of Deviant warriors who were organized by Warlord Kro. When the Avengers were captured by the Deviant priesthood, Kro called the members into action to rescue them.

The Desert Stars are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Desert Stars are Arizona's sanctioned superhero team that are part of the Fifty-State Initiative. It consists of Two-Gun Kid, Komodo, Johnny Cool, and Supermax. Blacksmith was revealed to be a Skrull infiltrator.^[118]

Desert Sword is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Desert Sword was designed to be Iraq's personal superhuman military team, led by Sirocco. The original team's roster included Sirocco, Aminedi, the Veil, and Black Raazer until Iraq forced Arabian Knight onto the team.

Dominus' Minions are a fictional team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Dominous employed a number of minions to contend with the costumed champions who opposed its attempts to conquer the Earth. One of them was Sunstroke, a human being. The others were sentient beings created from lizards ("Gila"), cacti ("Cactus"), and rocks ("Butte") by means of the robot's alien technology. Dominus was able to create duplicates of each of the three artificially created beings.

Earth Force is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Earth Force is a group of hospitalized people that were transformed by Seth. It consists of Earth Lord (created from a police officer who was hospitalized after being shot by criminals), Skyhawk (created from a businessman who was hospitalized from overwork), and Wind Warrior (created from a housewife who was hospitalized following a suicide attempt).^[119]

The Elder Gods are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Elder Gods are the oldest of Earth's deities, namely Set, Chthon, and Gaea. Later, the Gibborim, Tiwaz, Utgard-Loki, and Toranos in Immortal Thor were added to their number.

The Elementals of Doom are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Four giant personifications of Air, Water, Earth and Fire and referred to as such. They were created by Diablo through the use of the Tailsmans of Power to battle the Fantastic Four. He later created a fifth member called the Trans-Mutant who had the ability to transform the composition of one object to another. Diablo later combined all four Elementals into the Elematrix.

The Elements of Doom are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Elements of Doom are a group consisting of numerous humanoid beings composed of the periodic table. They were created by aliens to battle the Avengers, but were all defeated. They were then recruited by Diablo after his Elementals of Doom were destroyed.

The Evil Deadpool Corps is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Evil Deadpool Corps is a counterpart of the Deadpool Corps that consist of evil variants of Deadpool. It is led by Dreadpool of Earth-12101 and consists of Assassin Deadpool of Earth-13134, Beard of Beespool of Earth-616 (who was revealed to be a spy for the Deadpool Corps), Cesspool, Galactipool, D.E.A.D.P.O.O.L. (a MODOK version of Deadpool), Dead Man Wade of Earth-295, Deadpool of Earth-1610, Deadpool Kid of Earth-1108, Deadpool the Duck of Earth-791021, Deadpool Dinosaur (a Deadpool/Devil Dinosaur hybrid), Evil Deadpool of Earth-616, Iron Man of Earth-97116, Spiralpool, Swordsman of "Heroes Reborn", Venompool of Earth-90211, War, Wolverinepool, and an assortment of unidentified evil variants that include but are not limited to a barbarian version of Deadpool, a bird version of Deadpool, three bug monster versions of Deadpool, a business Deadpool, a cattle-headed version of Deadpool, a demonic Deadpool, a Deadpool with the abilities of Mister Fantastic, a Deadpool/Frankenstein's Monster hybrid, a French Deadpool, a gangster Deadpool, a human dog Deadpool, an Igor-like Deadpool, a luchador Deadpool, a Mexican Deadpool, a robotic Deadpool, a shark version of Deadpool, a spiky Deadpool, a street fighter Deadpool, a tentacled Deadpool a Tron-like Deadpool, a werelion Deadpool, and a wizard Deadpool.^[120]

Factor Three is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Factor Three is a short-lived supervillain team led by the Mutant Master, who was secretly an octopus-like alien. The roster consisted of the Vanisher, Blob, Unus the Untouchable, Mastermind, and Changeling.^[121]

The Fangs are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Fangs are a group that was created to assist Viper in her goals. Its members are Bludgeon, Heat-Ray, Razorblade, and Slither.

The Fathom Five is the name of a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Fathom Five is an Atlantean splintered military group with goals to decimate the surface world and were formed by a strike force called the "Fury of the Sea". It consists of Bloodtide, Dragonrider, Llyron, Manowar, and Sea Leopard.

The Fear Lords are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Fear Lords consisted of seven demons consisting of D'Spayre, Dweller-in-Darkness, Kkallakku, Lurking Unknown, Nightmare, Nox, and Straw Man who conspired to conquer and rule the Earth through fear. They were opposed by Daredevil and Doctor Strange, and Straw Man (who betrayed them).

First Line is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

First Line is first seen in Marvel: The Lost Generation—essentially a retcon to fill the gaps caused by Marvel's "sliding timescale", in which the emergence of major superheroes and events was only supposed to have occurred "about ten or fifteen years ago".

The team's roster changes considerably over the decades, two constant members being a wealthy urban warrior called The Black Fox and a female Eternal who goes by the code name Pixie.

Flashmob is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Flashmob is an organization of street criminals that were originally formed to attack Power Man. It consists of Nightshade, Chemistro, Cheshire Cat, Comanche, Cockroach Hamilton, Mr. Fish, and Spear.^[122]

Force of Nature is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Force of Nature is an eco-terrorist group that work for the organization Project Earth. Known members are Aqueduct, Firebrand, Firewall, Skybreaker, Sunstreak, and Terraformer.^[123]

The Four Winds are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Four Winds is a global crime syndicate with 20,000 members that has gone up against Deadpool.^[124]

During the "Dark Reign" storyline, Quasimodo researched the Four Winds for Norman Osborn and is unsure if they would be good allies or enemies.^[28]

Freedom's Five is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Freedom's Five is a World War I team featuring Union Jack, Phantom Eagle, Sir Steel, Silver Squire and Crimson Cavalier.

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The Friends of Humanity is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Friends of Humanity is an anti-mutant hate group founded by Graydon Creed. Known members include Bastion, Checks, Grinder, Hanratty, Jumbo, and W. C. Taylor.^[125] They would eventually move onto antagonizing the Symbiotes.

• The Friends of Humanity (FoH) appear in X-Men: The Animated Series,^[126] initially led by Graydon Creed before a ruling council take over.
  • The FoH appear in X-Men '97,^[127] now led by X-Cutioner and wielding weapons derived from Sentinel technology provided by Bastion.

The Garrison is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Garrison Vermont's sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Fin and Man-Eater.^[128]

Genetix is a team of superheroes created by Andy Lanning, Graham Marks, and Phil Gascoine. The team first appeared in Codename Genetix #1 (January 1993), followed by another limited series called Genetix (October 1993).

Dr. Oonagh Mullarkey forcibly recruited Genetix into the genetic experiments for Gena-Sys, the genetic research division of Mys-Tech. During the mutation process, their original brain patterns and memories were buried under false memory implants of artificial backgrounds. In addition, their powers have been augmented by their bio-armor, created from proto-silicon implants (derived from the Digitek project), which have also bonded to their DNA strands. Dr. Oonagh Mullarkey fitted each member with restrainer monitoring harnesses to give them greater control of their developing powers. The group members also developed a symbiotic link that allowed them to operate at enhanced efficiency when they were close to each other.

The Goblin Nation, also known as the Goblin Underground, is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Goblin Nation is a group of organized crime composed of Goblin-themed villains led by Norman Osborn operating as the Goblin King against the Superior Spider-Man (Otto Octavius's mind in Spider-Man's body).^[129]

The Goblin Nation appears in the Spider-Man episode "Goblin War". This incarnation consists of various Goblin clans led by Silvermane, Electro, Crossbones and the Wake Riders with Adrian Toomes operating as the Goblin King.^{[130][131][132][133]}

The Godzilla Squad is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Godzilla Squad was formed to study Godzilla, ideally by capturing him, and preventing injury both to and by him. It was funded and partially controlled by S.H.I.E.L.D., with technology—such as the Red Ronin mecha—constructed by Stark International. S.H.I.E.L.D. agents attached to the Godzilla Squad included Dum Dum Dugan, Jimmy Woo, and Gabe Jones. The group was occasionally aided by the Avengers (particularly Henry Pym), the Fantastic Four (particularly Reed Richards), and Spider-Man. The organization was frequently opposed by Doctor Demonicus.

The Great Beasts are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Great Beasts are depicted as being of supernatural origin, originally created as antagonists for the heroes of the series. They consist of Kariooq, Kolomaq, Neooqtoq, Ranaq, Somon, Tanaraq, Tolomaq, and Tundra.^[134]

Neooqtoq is described as the "deadliest" of the Great Beasts. Although the beast itself does not appear, Snowbird assumes its form to battle the slave gods of the Skrull Gods during the "Secret Invasion" storyline.^[135]

During the "Chaos War" storyline, Sasquatch gives Tundra, Kariooq, Ranaq, Somon, Kolomaq, and Tolomaq access to Earth so they can kill Amatsu-Mikaboshi. After Snowbird freezes them, the Great Beasts are impaled by Mikaboshi's tendrils and presumably killed.^[136]

Green Springs is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Green Springs is a company that was started by Abomination that creates gamma mutates.^[137] Outside of gaining former Weapon X scientist Dr. Aliana Alba as an employee, Abomination had Green Springs repower Hulk's son Skaar.^[138]

There were two versions of the Guardians of the Galaxy:

The Haazareth Three are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Haazareth Three are a trio of demons that operate out of the hellish realm ruled by Mephisto.

H.A.M.M.E.R. is an espionage and law enforcement agency that was founded and led by Norman Osborn to replace S.H.I.E.L.D. The organisation plays a large part in the "Dark Reign" and Siege storylines that ran from 2008 to 2010. In Dark Avengers #1, Osborn told Victoria Hand that it does stand for something, but when she questioned him further, he told her to "get on that for [him]".^[139] Also, in the Captain America: Reborn Prelude, when Sin, who is captured by H.A.M.M.E.R, asks what it stands for, the agent present claims that it's classified information which she does not have the necessary security clearance to divulge.^[140]

The ramifications of the alien Skrulls' invasion of Earth forced a massive restructuring of the United States' defense network. At the time, the country's primary peace keeping agency was S.H.I.E.L.D., led by civilian industrialist Tony Stark, aka, Iron Man. Because the Skrulls were able to compromise S.H.I.E.L.D.'s StarkTech technology, it was decided that S.H.I.E.L.D. was no longer an effective organization and Tony Stark was personally held accountable for the Skrull invasion. In the wake of this controversy, Thunderbolts leader Norman Osborn manipulated the U.S. government into allowing him to serve as director of a replacement agency called H.A.M.M.E.R. Under Osborn's leadership, H.A.M.M.E.R. had administrative control over the entire Fifty State Initiative.^[141] As the director of H.A.M.M.E.R., one of Osborn's first initiatives was to issue warrants for the arrest of former S.H.I.E.L.D. director Tony Stark and deputy director Maria Hill. Moreover, Osborn wanted access to the database containing the identities of every hero registered under the Superhuman Registration Act. To prevent Osborn from gaining the information in the database, which could potentially be used for malicious purposes, Tony Stark took measures to erase all known resources containing this sensitive information, including his own mind.^[142] When Stark failed to surrender himself to Osborn, Norman sent contingents of H.A.M.M.E.R. squads to Stark Industries facilities worldwide with orders to arrest Tony Stark with extreme prejudice. The militant agents caused substantial damage in their efforts to find Stark, often brutalizing Stark Industries' personnel.^[143] In an effort to make H.A.M.M.E.R.'s image more palatable to the general public, Osborn reorganized the Avengers, filling their ranks with members of the Thunderbolts. Two previous members of the team who remained on Osborn's Avengers were the Sentry and Ares, the God of War. Osborn himself donned his own suit of armor (based upon Stark's designs) and became known as the Iron Patriot.^[139]

During the Siege of Asgard, Osborn took H.A.M.M.E.R., the Dark Avengers, and the Initiative members who were on his side to partake in the attack on Asgard.^[144] The President was watching the invasion of Asgard with his security council; he ordered the Secretary of State to dispatch all available military forces to Broxton and to have Osborn and the Dark Avengers arrested for treason. After this, the President exclaimed a need for a miracle, which was met by Captain America, along with his friends, arriving to help. The President then decided to let Captain America deal with Osborn and sent an order to the arriving military forces to focus on H.A.M.M.E.R. as the military shot down one of the H.A.M.M.E.R. Helicarriers.^[145] H.A.M.M.E.R. was soon officially dissolved.^[146] Some remnants of the organization attempted to reorganize themselves after Osborn's defeat, contacting Victoria Hand to lead them, only to have her give their location to the New Avengers in her new role as their S.H.I.E.L.D. liaison.^[147] H.A.M.M.E.R. was soon reassembled by Superia.^[148] The New Avengers captured Superia after getting a tip from Victoria Hand.^[149] Following the Fear Itself storyline, Osborn escaped from the Raft and freed Superia as well.^[150] Osborn reclaimed control of H.A.M.M.E.R. and recruited Madame Hydra, Gorgon, and some A.I.M. Agents as new members.^[151] H.A.M.M.E.R. later ended up in an alliance with A.I.M. and HYDRA.^[152] When Norman Osborn was defeated, H.A.M.M.E.R. ended up disbanding, with Madame Hydra using the remaining members to reinforce HYDRA.^[153]

The Harriers are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Harriers are a team of mercenary soldiers, trained and equipped to battle both conventional and superhuman opponents. The organization consists of a military-style unit headed by the commanding officer, Hardcase, and nine other members. Each of the Harriers formerly served as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. When the original version of S.H.I.E.L.D. was disbanded, these ten former S.H.I.E.L.D. banded together as the Harriers. The Harriers's last known base of operations was Colbert Chu's warehouse, Street of the Stunted Dog, Lowtown, Madripoor. Hardcase, Battleaxe, and Shotgun took an assignment from the DEA to infiltrate General Nguyen Ngoc Coy's organization in a failed attempt to destroy Coy's major opium crop in the Indochinese "Golden Triangle." During this operation, the Harriers clashed with Wolverine.^[154] The Harriers were later hired by Wolverine to try to capture him, Psylocke, and Jubilee as a test of the Harriers's skills.^[155]

The Harvesters are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Harvesters are Kansas' sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Pioneer, Grain Belt, Topeka, Meadowlark, and Sunflower.^[156]

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The Hatut Zeraze (translated as Dogs of War and also called War Dogs and Wakandan Security Force) is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

When T'Chaka was killed by Klaw at the Bilderberg Conference, the Hatut Zeraze were dispatched to find the culprits responsible.^[157]

• The Hatut Zeraze in the War Dog alias appear in the projects set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They serve as sleeper agents and are often sent on covert mission:
  • The War Dogs appear in Black Panther. Zuri was revealed to be a War Dog that was sent to keep an eye on T'Chaka's brother N'Jobu in Oakland, California back in 1992. In 2016, Nakia was revealed to be a former Dora Milaje and a War Dog.
  • The War Dogs appear in Eyes of Wakanda.

The Heat is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Heat is a private military company. It consists of former police officers and corrupt police officers based in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan. During one of their activities, some of the Heat members were defeated by Daredevil and Elektra.^[158]

During the "Gang War" storyline, Elektra discovered that the Heat is led by former NYPD Lieutenant Rafael Scarfe. In addition, They have been backed by an anonymous benefactor who sent an assassin to help them out.^[159]

When Wilson Fisk returned to Hell's Kitchen, he became possessed by the demon Greed and gained control of the Heat. After Daredevil exorcised Greed out of him, a repentant Fisk had the Heat disbanded.^[160]

A faction of the Heat was later established in Chicago. When Iron Man, Ironheart, and Melinda May trace the Stark Industries technology that Kara Palamas had delivered to Chicago, they ran into the Heat, which is led by Lucia von Bardas who has a deactivated Stark Sentinel by her side.^[161] As Iron Man and Melinda May fight the Heat, Ironheart fights some of them while freeing the wrongfully incarcerated people. A Heat member that was not taken down by Ironheart was interrogated by her as he states that Lucia von Bardas offered to have the Heat "clean up" Chicago after Kingpin cut all ties with the Heat. When Lucia von Bardas' cybernetic systems are shut down, the Stark Sentinel activates with a copy of her voice in it. Using the leftover Pym Particles she had from the last time she fought a Stark Sentinel, Ironheart grows to giant size and uses some of the Pym Particles to shrink it down to pocket size while May plans to find a better use for the remaining mercenaries in the Heat.^[162]

The Heavy Hitters are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Heavy Hitters are Nevada's sanctioned superhero team and part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Known members are Gravity, Hardball, Nonstop, Prodigy, and Telemetry.^[163]

Heavy Metal is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

There are two different versions of Heavy Metal:

Heavy Metal is a group of androids consisting of Super-Adaptoid, Machine Man, Awesome Android, Sentry-459, and TESS-One.

Heavy Metal is a group of cybernetic animals that were created by Multicorp to fight the Brute Force. It consists of a gorilla named Uproar, a rhinoceros named Ramrod, a shark named Bloodbath, a vulture named Tailgunner, and an octopus named Armory.

Heavy Mettle is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Heavy Mettle is a supervillain group that was founded by Joseph Manfredi.

The Hell-lords are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Hell is broken into several smaller kingdoms ruled over by demonic entities who are generally at odds with each other. Most of these entities are devils and those considered powerful enough to be the strongest rulers in Hell are referred as the Hell-lords. Those who currently and have previously borne this identification are:

• Asmodeus
• Aqquoonkagua
• Baphomet
• Beelzeboul
• Belasco
• Blackheart
• Johnny Blaze
• Hela
• Daimon Hellstrom
• Krampus^[164]
• Kx'ulthuum
• Lucifer
• Marduk Kurios
• Mephisto
• Murray^[165]
• Olivier
• Pluto
• Satana Hellstrom
• Stonecold
• Strong Guy
• Thog the Nether-Spawn - Thog is a demon from the extra-dimensional world of Sominus the Dark Domain who has clashed with the Man-Thing several times.^[166]
• Umar the Unrelenting
• Xuthl

Although Hela and Pluto could claim the title of Hell-lords, because they also rule in other nether realms, some readers have referred to them instead as Death-Gods.

Hell's Belles is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Hell's Belles is a team is composed of female mutant terrorists. They were formed by Cyber to commit acts of extortion, and worked for a notorious drug cartel.

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Hood's Gang is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Hood made plans to become the Kingpin of Supervillains and invited different supervillains to join up with them where they will be paid in seed money while his cousin John King serves as his lieutenant.^[167]

Hordeculture is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Hordeculture is a group of agrochemists, biotechnologists, and bioengineers consisting of Augusta Bromes, Lily Leymus, Edith Scutch, and Opal Vetiver. Specializing in the genetic manipulation and propaganda of plant life, they plan to depopulate the human race so that they can return Earth to what they consider a "more pristine state".^[168]

The Hulk Gang is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is native to the "Old Man Logan" universe and consists of Bruce Banner's hillbilly grandchildren.

There were two versions of the Hulk Gang in the similar Earths:

Hulk Gang members Bobbie-Jo Banner, Charlie Banner, and Otis Banner beat up Logan and would inflict more pain on him if he did not pay double by next month.^[169] As Logan was with Hawkeye to obtain the money, the Hulk Gang got tired of waiting and killed Logan's family. Upon returning and finding his family dead, Logan was informed of what happened by his neighbor Abraham Donovan causing Logan to bring out his claws for the first time.^[170] Logan proceeded to hunt down and kill the Hulk Gang members Beau, Bobbie-Jo, Charlie, Elrod, Eustace, Luke, Otis, and Rufus where he killed them. When he made his way to Pappy Banner who admitted that he got tired of being a supervillain landlord and wanted to fight Logan for old time sake by having his family killed, Logan engaged him in his Hulk form in battle and emerged as the victor. He spared Billy-Bob and took custody of Hulk's infant son Bruce Jr.^[171]

The Hulk Gang's history was the same here. Sometime after Pappy Banner's death and the deaths of Beau Banner, Bobbie-Jo Banner, Charlie Banner, Elrod Banner, Eustace Banner, Luke Banner, Otis Banner, and Rufus Banner, the remaining Hulk Gang members Beau Banner II, Billy-Bob Banner, Bobbie Sue Banner, Bodean Banner, Buck Banner, Cambria Banner, Clystine Banner, Horace Banner, Jackson Banner, Jefferson Banner, Jewel Banner, Jozelle Banner, Malakai Banner, Merle Banner, and Virgil Banner are gathered by an unidentified version of Maestro who plans to make a paradise for the Hulk Gang on Earth-616. With help from the Cambria Banner who defected to their side, Logan and Hawkeye of Earth-616 are able to defeat Maestro and the surviving members of the Hulk Gang go their separate ways.^[172]

The Hydro-Men are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These characters, created by Bill Everett, Steve Gerber and Win Mortimer first appeared in Sub-Mariner #61 (May 1973).

The Hydro-Men is an organization led by fanatical scientist Herman Frayne who used mutagenic Terrigen Mist to transform himself into a green, scaly-skinned humanoid that can breathe underwater. He took the name of Doctor Hydro. He also transformed his hired agents into Hydro-Men as well.^[173][174]

The Inner Demons is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Mister Negative is often accompanied by several henchmen known as his Inner Demons who wear Chinese opera masks and use high tech electrified versions of swords, knuckles and various other Asian weaponry such as gun staffs and nunchakus.^[175] They are able to regenerate from even lethal wounds within a matter of seconds, as they have been shown almost immediately recovering from impalement, gunshots to the head, and even getting torn apart or decapitated. It has been implied that the Inner Demons can be killed under the right circumstances: at one point, Anti-Venom claims to have killed some of them, possibly by suffocation, which he later notes to be an effective tactic against them.^[176]

In Spider-Boy, Mister Negative makes a deal with Madame Monstrosity to enhance his Inner Demons in exchange for the people they have abducted. Recalling regenerative animals like earthworms, salamanders, and starfish, Madame Monstrosity accepts the deal. In the present, the Inner Demons are revealed to have been enhanced with animal DNA before Spider-Boy works to restore them to normal.^[177]

The Inner Demons appear in Spider-Man (2018).

The Institute of Evil is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Institute of Evil existed in the Earth-712 universe and served as the Squadron Supreme’s arch-foes. The known members of the Institute of Evil included Ape-X (the leader), Doctor Decibel, Foxfire, Lamprey, Quagmire, and the Shape.

The Behavior Modification process invented by Squadron member Tom Thumb would prove to be the Institute of Evil's undoing. The Golden Archer used the machine to make fellow Squadron member Lady Lark obsessed with him. However, he couldn't stand her irrational behavior, so went for a walk and was captured by the institute. They tortured the Archer until he revealed the Squadron's new base of operations. They then kidnapped the Squadron's family members and attacked their headquarters. They began ambushing Squadron members and using the behavior modification machines on them as they returned from their missions. The Institute then brought the Squadron back to their lair where the Golden Archer and their captive family members were held. The Squadron attacked, revealing that Tom Thumb had designed the process not to work on Squadron members, and defeated the Institute completely.^[178]

The Institute of Evil's members were subjected to the Behavior Modification process, altering their personalities. The former super-criminals all became elected to full membership in the Squadron Supreme and aided them in their efforts to conquer the world in order to forcibly turn it into a utopia.^[179]

Some Institute members did not fare so well as members of the Squadron. Ape-X suffered from a psychotic withdrawal from reality and fell into a coma, due to her behavior modification process. After saving twenty factory workers from a gas leakage, Quagmire went into a coma. In the hospital, he was sucked into the hole in his brain that is a portal into the dimension from which his dark matter originates, and Doctor Decibel suffocated in Quagmire's extra-dimensional slime.^[180]

In time, Squadron Supreme member Nighthawk objected to the extreme methods the Squadron was using to achieve its goals, and left the group. Nighthawk formed a rebel group, known as the America Redeemers, to oppose the Squadron's "benevolent" tyranny. The Redeemers included other enemies of the Squadron, expelled Squadron member the Black Archer, as well as unknown superheroes that infiltrated the Squadron to help take it down. With the help of Master Menace, the Redeemers were able to reverse the Behavior Modification of Foxfire, Lamprey, and the Shape and recruited them into his group. These three agents also remained in the Squadron as double agents.^[181]

When the Redeemers finally confronted the Squadron Supreme, an all-out battle broke out. Lamprey tried to absorb Doctor Spectrum’s power, but Doctor Spectrum was able to overload Lamprey's power which killed Lamprey. Foxfire, who had long been in love with Doctor Spectrum, tried to gain his approval by betraying Nighthawk, to allow the Squadron to win the fight. She used her powers to kill Nighthawk by blasting his heart and causing a massive coronary. Foxfire was then killed by fellow Redeemer Mink, who had been in love with Nighthawk. The death of Nighthawk caused the Squadron members to realize that they had become the very thing that they had intended to oppose, and thus ended the fight.^[182]

The Shape was the only former member of the Institute of Evil that eventually chose to side with the Squadron Supreme, finding happiness in his new calling.^[183]

Intelligencia is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Intelligencia is a group that consists of the greatest criminal minds on Earth. Its known members are Leader, MODOK, Mad Thinker, Red Ghost, and Wizard, with Doctor Doom and Egghead being former members.^[184] The Intelligencia were responsible for transforming Thunderbolt Ross and Rick Jones into the gamma mutates Red Hulk and A-Bomb.^{[185][186][187]}

The New Intelligencia is an incarnation of Intelligencia consisting of MODOK Superior, Leader, Mad Thinker, Awesome Android, and Mister Sinister.^[188]

The Intelligencia appears in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. This version of the group is run by Todd Phelps / "HulkKing" and serves as an online hate group bent on obtaining a sample of She-Hulk's blood to become Hulks themselves and ruining her reputation.^[189]

The Intruders are an elite offshoot of the Wild Pack.

The Jack O'Lanterns are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Jack O'lanterns are a group of mercenaries led by the Steven Mark Levins version of Jack O'Lantern who wear the same costumes and wield the same equipment of Jack O'Lantern. They fought Spider-Man and Teresa Parker when they tried to capture Chameleon at the time when he was going to sell the Infinity Formula to Foreigner.^[190]

Foreigner later deployed the Jack O'Lanterns when he persuaded Chance into partaking in a bet to obtain Spider-Man's web-shooters. They were successful in their mission.^[191]

When four of the Jack O'Lanterns turned out to be sleeper agents working for Finisher and Chameleon after the Catalyst was obtained from Empire State University, they tried to steal the Catalyst and the Clairvoyant for Finisher.^[192] Levins helped to contain the rampage by fighting the Jack O'Lanterns.^[193]

The League of Losers are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The League of Losers are a superhero from Earth-6215 that opposes the time-traveling Chronok. They consist of that world's version of Dagger, Darkhawk, Gravity, Speedball, Sleepwalker, Terror, and X-23.^[194]

The Legion Accursed is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

During the "Secret Wars II" storyline, the Legion Accursed was formed when Mephisto sent his minion Bitterhorn to recruit 99 supervillains in his plot to steal the Beyonder's powers. The villains have included but are not limited to Abomination, Absorbing Man, Anaconda, Baron Mordo, Batroc the Leaper, Blastaar, Crimson Dynamo, Diablo, Doctor Doom, Doctor Octopus, Electro, Graviton, Hobgoblin, Juggernaut, Kang the Conqueror, Kraven the Hunter, Living Laser, Mole Man, Rhino, Silver Samurai, Titania, Ultron-11, Vanisher, Vulture, White Queen, Wizard, and Wrecker. The Legion Accursed was enchanted to send his powers into Mephisto's device called the Beyondersbane when they touched him. Upon seeing Beyonder about to leave the Pacific island he was living on, Mephisto had Thing sign a contract to make him stronger by the time the Legion Accursed was awakened. When the Legion Accursed attacked, Thing fought defeated most of them and even held back Juggernaut. This fight caused the Beyondersbane to malfunction. As a result, Mephisto ended his plot and sent the villains back to where he got them from.^[195]

The Liberteens are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Liberteens are Pennsylvania's sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative.

The Life Foundation is a fictional survivalist group appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Primarily an enemy of Spider-Man and Venom, the organization exists within Marvel's main shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe. Created by writer David Michelinie and artist Todd McFarlane, it first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #298 (March 1988).

The Life Foundation was introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man #298-299 and went on to appear in The Amazing Spider-Man #320-321, The Amazing Spider-Man #324 and The Amazing Spider-Man #351-352, as well as the "Hero Killers" storyline that ran through The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #26, The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #12, Web of Spider-Man Annual #8 and The New Warriors Annual #2, and was subsequently featured in Venom: Lethal Protector #3-5 and Spider-Man: The Arachnis Project #1-6, and made its last appearance to date in a flashback sequence in Venom: Separation Anxiety #2.

A sophisticated and unscrupulous corporate survivalist group, the Life Foundation was founded in response to Cold War paranoia, and is dedicated to constructing doomsday-proof communities for both its own members and society's elite who can reserve a spot in these facilities for a minimum payment of $5,000,000.^[196]

The Life Foundation appears in the Sony's Spider-Man Universe live action film Venom (2018).

There are different types of Lizard Men in Marvel Comics:

• Lizard Men of Subterranea
• Lizard Men of Subterranea
• Lizard Men of Tok

The Lookers are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Lookers are a support group started by Edwin Jarvis for those who are associated with superheroes. It was funded by Tony Stark who uses his technology to make its members anonymous to one another. While Mary Jane Watson is clearly shown to be a member, the rest are implied to be Foggy Nelson, Ganke Lee, Peggy Rae Burdick, Pepper Potts, Carlie Cooper, and Willie Lumpkin.

The Magistrates are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Magistrates are a fictional police force that operate in the fictional nation of Genosha.

The Mandroids are suits of power armor appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Mandroids first appeared in Avengers #94 (December 1971), and was created by Roy Thomas and Neal Adams.

The Mandroids were originally designed and built for use by S.H.I.E.L.D. to provide the wearer with extensive offensive options so they could respond to various threats, including those from super-powered humans. The Mandroid power armor was constructed of a titanium alloy that provides enhanced protection from all types of attack and offers a life support systems. Sensors include infrared scanners and radar/sonar, along with a full-range radio and intercom system. The suits increase the wearer's strength and durability to superhuman levels. The main armament is the array of weaponry: electrostatic beams, lasers, magnetic force "punch-blasters", "neuro-stunners", and tractor/repellor beams.

The Mandroid armor has been utilized by several individuals, including Glenn Talbot using the Super-Mandroid,^[197] Moses Magnum,^[198] Justin Hammer,^[199] a Skrull posing as politician H. Warren Craddock,^[200] and William Stryker.^[201]

The Mandroids are used by the Kree Empire to hunt down traitors who rely on the Psych-Magnitron. A Kree Mandroid is used due to Yon-Rogg using the Psyche-Magnitron which was destroyed when Mar-Vell tricked the robot into damaging the Psyche-Magnitron, causing the Kree Mandroid to fade away.^[202]

Helped by the hypnotized Invisible Woman, Ronan the Accuser retrieved a Universe Energy Core from a Psyche-Magnitron from Uatu the Watcher's dome on the Moon and used the Universal Energy Core to create Kree Mandroids, which were destroyed by the Fantastic Four.^[203]

• The Mandroids appear in the Iron Man (1994) episode "Cell of Iron".^[204]
• The Mandroids appear in The Avengers: United They Stand episode "Command Decision".^[205]
• The Mandroids appear in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. This version is a mass-produced, blue-colored battlesuit utilized by various agencies: S.H.I.E.L.D., S.W.O.R.D., and Prison 42 in "Assault on 42".
• The Mandroids appear in Iron Man: Armored Adventures.
• The Mandroids appear in Iron Man: Rise of Technovore.^[206]
• The Mandroids appear in Avengers Assemble.^[207] This version is primarily unmanned mass-produced drones utilized by S.H.I.E.L.D. and Justin Hammer, who also created a manned prototype and a Mega-Mandroid.

The Mavericks are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Mavericks are New Mexico's sanctioned superhero team and a part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Annex, Geiger, and Jocasta. She-Thing was revealed to be a Skrull imposter.^[118]

The Mayhem Organization is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Mayhem Organization is an organization that is led by the laser-wielding Mister Mayhem and consisted of the magician Mister Magic, the telepathic Mister Mind, and the super-strong Mister Muscle. They targeted a character called Mayhem and were defeated by Team America.^[208]

During the "Dark Reign" storyline, Quasimodo researched the Mayhem Organization for Norman Osborn. He postulates that they are still in the mercenary business and would be an endeavor for Osborn.^[28]

The Menagerie is the name of a fictional organization in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Menagerie is a team of animal based villains led by White Rabbit. The lineup consisted of her, Hippo, Gypsy Moth (who had recently changed her name to Skein) and newcomer Panda-Mania. Despite Spider-Man having his clothes torn apart by Skein, he managed to defeat the quartet before fleeing back to his apartment to change.^[209] They next appeared trying to rob a bank when Spider-Man, who had gone on a desperate search to return a lost cellphone, gets sidetracked and beats and webs up the crew in a matter of seconds before continuing his search.^[210]

The Menagerie returned once again with new members Swarm, Ox, and Squid joining the roster. They attempt to rob a night club that was specifically chosen by Cassandra Lang for Nadia van Dyne, the new Wasp, when she learned that she had never gone clubbing before and that she never had a team up. With Viv Vision's help, Lang managed to ensure that the Young Avengers and the Champions would be there as well for Nadia's birthday so that they can have an all-out brawl with the villains.^[211]

During the "Gang War" storyline, the Menagerie are shown to have control over Hunts Point, Bronx on the map.^[212] After they claimed Big Ben Donovan's territory offscreen, their latest members Armadillo and Man-Bull were fighting Spider-Man and She-Hulk until Mary Jane Watson as Jackpot helped to defeat them.^[213]

The Midnight Wreckers are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Midnight Wreckers are a group of scavengers who allied with Dr. Peter Spaulding and Willie "Gears" Garvin during the robot revolution. They consist of Hassle, Bags, and Swift.^[214]

The Mutant Liberation Front is the name of different fictional organizations appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Mutant Liberation Front first appeared in New Mutants #86. In this brief initial appearance, only five of the original eight members can be seen clearly; Strobe and Stryfe appear in only one panel each, with their faces obscured, while all that can be seen of Forearm is his two right arms in a single panel. The rest of the MLF consisted of Rusty Collins, Dragoness, Kamikaze, Reaper, Skids, Sumo, Tempo, Thumbelina, Wildside, and Stryfe's android Zero. The MLF was primarily the antagonist of the New Mutants and their successor group, X-Force. They are eventually defeated by a consortium of X-Force, X-Factor, and the X-Men during the "X-Cutioner's Song" story arc.^[215]

A second incarnation is assembled later by a villain known as Reignfire. The team seemed mainly organized of disillusioned, anarchic mutant youths. Stryfe founded the group sometime after coming to the 20th century (from roughly 2,000 years in the future). They were likely assembled as a tool while Stryfe assembled his master plan which he executed in "X-Cutioner's Song". The exact size of the organization is unknown, but they were seen to have had several advanced bases around the world and employed a number of presumably human guards. The team's first mission was to rescue Rusty Collins and Skids, two New Mutants who had been captured by the government. Rusty and Skids would not be seen for some time, but when they were it was revealed that they stayed with the group due to mind control devices Stryfe implanted in them. It was never indicated that any of the other members had similar implants. After the organization was dismantled in the "X-Cutioner's Song", four of the imprisoned members (Forearm Reaper, Tempo and Wildside) were liberated and recruited by a mysterious villain named Reignfire, who was believed to be a futuristic version of Sunspot. Already among the ranks of the new MLF were former New Mutant Danielle Moonstar (undercover on behalf of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Locus. X-Force's Feral also defected to the MLF, and Tempo betrayed them and went her own way.^[216] After a few minor missions, including a group that infiltrated Muir Island to obtain information on the Legacy Virus, the group was captured by members of Operation: Zero Tolerance and never reformed.^[217]

A third incarnation of the Mutant Liberation Front was formed by an alternate version of Domino who operated as Stryfe. While Forearm, Zero, and Thumbelina joined the team, the rest of the membership consisted of Cannonball and Jon Spectre.^[218]

A fourth incarnation of the Mutant Liberation Front was formed. While Dragoness, Forearm, Stobe, and Wildside joined the team, its new members include the brothers Kamikaze and Samurai while Selby was an associate member.^[219]

Humanity's Last Stand formed their version of the Mutant Liberation Front which were actually humans who were given costume with teleportation devices or special drugs to empower them as part of a plot to discredit the mutants. They consisted of the armored robot Blastfurnace, Blindspot, two different Burnouts, two different Corpus Delecti, Deadeye, and Thermal. This incarnation fought the Punisher, X-Cutioner, and some S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. Most of them were killed when Simon Trask blew up the compound they were in.^[220]

A sixth incarnation of the Mutant Liberation Front was formed during the "Fall of X" storyline. After stealing the Captain Krakoa armor, the Steve Rogers that formerly operated as Hydra Supreme formed the Mutant Liberation Front with Blob, Fenris, Wildside. The group fought the Uncanny Avengers and were defeated by them with Captain Krakoa's identity being exposed in the process.^[221]

The Mutant Liberation Front is mentioned by name in The Gifted episode "rX".^[222]

The N'Garai are a fictional organization appearin in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The N'Garai are a race of demons created by Chthon, and have come into conflict with the Midnight Sons, the Hulk, and the X-Men. The N'Garai are ruled by Kierrok the Damned.

The Nasty Boys are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are a group of mutants who serve as the strike force of Mister Sinister and consist of Gorgeous George, Hairbag, Ramrod, Ruckus, and Slab.

Self-proclaimed "Nasty Boy" Slab faced X-Factor member Strong Guy before the full team appeared.^[223] The full team battled X-Factor in the next issue seemingly led by US Senator Steven Shaffran. Senator Shaffran (also known as Ricochet) was a mutant who has the ability alter probability in his favor. The Shaffran that appeared with the Nasty Boys was a disguised Mister Sinister who had taken the Senator's form in order to publicly discredit him as a mutant terrorist. Sinister tells Shaffran he did it because of the harm that would come to mutants if he became President of the United States. He also tells him that he has a personal interest in the safety of Havok and Polaris.^[224]

The Nasty Boys were taken into custody following their first appearance and battle in Washington DC. Ramrod is subsequently deported from the US due to his immigrant status. Both Hairbag and Slab are rescued from prison by the Mutant Liberation Front. Sinister collects Hairbag from them, but Slab stays with the Mutant Liberation Front for several weeks to spend time with his sister Thumbelina.^[225]

The five members of the Nasty Boys are reunited when Sinister orders them to capture and kill the former member of the Marauders, Malice. Malice interrupts the Hawaiian vacation of Havok and his girlfriend Lorna Dane (a.k.a. Polaris) in order to kill the latter mutant, whom she fears (at Sinister's request) she may be forced to bond to permanently. The Nasty Boys have a hard time controlling the situation, as Malice continues to jump back and forth between Alex and Lorna. She uses their considerable powers against anyone in her way. Both Alex and Lorna are willing to die in order to end Malice once and for all, and their combined willpower forces Malice to be stuck between them. This allows Sinister to trap her. The Boys get away, as their battle does not draw the attention of the local authorities until after their getaway.^[226]

Later, Ruckus appears at a speech given by Robert Kelly in an attempt to assassinate him. The X-Men stop Ruckus, and he is placed in custody.^[227] Ruckus was apparently able to evade custody as he was seen attending the X-Cise clinic as a client in the hope of receiving the mutant cure, however this was all a scheme by the Red Skull. Joined with Ramrod, Ruckus later travelled to England and attempted to rob banks but both were arrested,^[228] and saved by the X-Men from a Terrigen Mist cloud about to hit their prison.^[229]

Meanwhile, Slab, Ruckus, and Gorgeous George established a drug lab, harvesting and selling mutant growth hormone, until Psylocke attacked their lab, defeated the three in combat and shut down their operation.^[230] The Nasty Boys were later hunted down and killed by the Upstarts, in order to lure out Cyclops and his ragtag team of X-Men to Washington Heights.^[231]

The Nasty Boys appear in X-Men: The Animated Series, initially consisting of Gorgeous George (voiced by Rod Wilson), Hairbag, Ruckus (both voiced by Dan Hennessey), and Slab. Additionally, Morph appears as a temporary member while Vertigo joins the group later in the series.

The New Enforcers are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

After the fall of Kingpin, the New Enforcers were one of the groups contesting for control of the remains of his empire. The New Enforcers' inner circle consists of Controller, Fixer, Madame Menace, Mentallo, and Mister Fear while their outer circle consists of Blitz, Dragon Man, Dreadnought, Eel, Plantman, a Super-Adaptoid, Tangle, Thermite, and Vanisher.^[232]

The New Immortals are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The New Immortals are a group of characters created by the High Evolutionary to make his own race of immortals. They consist of Nobilus (who was created from Thor's DNA taken from his shaved beard), Juvan, and Zon. While Recorder #211 was rebuilt into Analyzer to work with the group, New Men member Count Tager became a member of the group after subjecting himself to the Pool of Knowledge.^[233]

The Nova Corps is a fictional intergalactic military and police force appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Marv Wolfman, the team first appeared in Fantastic Four #205 (April 1979).^[234] The Nova Corps is powered by Xandar's Worldmind, which grants it access to immense energy. Its members utilize energy manipulation to help maintain peace across the galaxy.^[235] The team is composed of beings from across the known universe, though it is rare for a corpsman to be appointed from Earth. Only a select few humans have joined the ranks, with Richard Rider and Sam Alexander being the most prominent among them.^[236]

The O-Force is a fictional organizations appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The O-Force is a superhuman team created for a reality television show where mutants compete for a place in the O-Force team. Its known members include Obituary, Ocean, Ocelot, Oink, Ooze, Optoman, Oracle, Orbit, Orchid, Orifice, and Overkill while Ozone was a wannabe member who was rejected.

The Octessence is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Octessence is a group made up of eight great mystical entities consisting of Balthakk, Cyttorak, Farallah, Ikonn, Krakkan, Raggadorr, Valtorr and Watoomb who gathered to determine who amongst them was most powerful. To this end, they created the Exemplars.

The Offenders is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel comics.

The Offenders are a short-lived team meant to serve as an anti-Defenders group formed by the Collector and consisting of Red Hulk, Baron Mordo, Tiger Shark, and Terrax.

Hulu intended to air an animated special called The Offenders: Giant Sized Man-Thing with the titular team, consisting of Howard the Duck, MODOK, Hit-Monkey, Tigra, and Dazzler, going up against Man-Thing. All team members would have all had pre-established shows of their own.^[237][238] In January 2020, Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler were shelved while M.O.D.O.K. premiered in May 2021 and Hit-Monkey premiered in November 2021.^[239]

The Omega Clan is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Following the demise of Omega Red, a secret organization known as "The White Sky" which is specialized in growing and programming unique assassins to meet all their clients' expectations, were hired to create three "clones" from the remains of the original Omega Red. Each of these clones have different abilities from each other and they passionately hate X-Force just for the fact they were implanted with false memories to believe that X-Force members had killed their father.^[240]

The Omega Clan is composed of:

• Omega Black – A female clone of Omega Red, she goes by the programmed name of Sylvia Engel Rossovich.^[241][242] Omega Black's chest is implanted with five retractable Carbonadium tendrils which she can use to affect people with diseases, such as cancer.
• Omega White – A male clone of Omega Red, he has the power to create energy constructs similar to Omega Red's coils which he uses to drain the psychic energy and life force from his enemies. He's also able to render himself intangible, thus becoming immune to physical attacks.
• Omega Red II – A male clone of Omega Red, in fact he is the closest member in terms of appearance and powers to the original Omega Red.ega was somehow able to escape the base. Omega White's body was later entrusted to Brian Braddock's care.^[243]

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Orchis is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Pepe Larraz, the organization first appeared in House of X #1 (July 2019).^[244]

They are a human supremacist group who antagonized the X-Men during the Krakoan Age. It consists of Killian Devo (Orchis' director), Omega Sentinel (Orchis' true leader who was possessed by a version of Omega Sentinel from a possible future),^[245] Dr. Alia Gregor (the science commander of Research and Development who used to work for A.I.M.), Feilong (a descendant of Nikola Tesla who later took over Stark Unlimited), MODOK Superior (who is in charge of Operation and Offense), Judas Traveller (who is in charge of Culture and Narrative), Moira MacTaggert of an unidentified Earth (who is in charge of Sociology and Modeling), Mister Sinister's clone Doctor Stasis (who is in charge of Human Resources), Agent Goodall, Agent Woodrow Pequod, Director Vulture, the Elements of Doom, Edwin Martynec, Graydon Creed, Nimrod, Sebastian Shaw, Selene, and former members of A.I.M., A.R.M.O.R., the Alpha Flight Space Program, the C.I.A., the FBI, the FCB, H.A.M.M.E.R., Hydra, Mossad, S.H.I.E.L.D., and S.T.R.I.K.E.^[246]

There were two different versions of The Order:

This version of The Order is an offshoot of the Defenders formed by Doctor Strange, Hulk, Namor, and Silver Surfer who plotted to conquer the world in order to protect it while they were under Yandroth's curse.

This version of The Order is California's sanctioned superhero team in the Fifty-State Initiative.

The Outcasts are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

There are two different versions of Outcast.

The Outcasts are a fictional group of characters first appearing in Fantastic Four Annual #13 (1978). The superhuman members of the Outcasts first appeared in Marvel Treasury Edition #25 (1980) and were created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema. The Outcasts subsequently appear in Rom Spaceknight #28 (March 1982) and The Invincible Iron Man Annual #12 (1991). The Outcasts are people who are ugly, deformed, or disabled who believe themselves to be outcasts in human society and have therefore chosen to live under the Mole Man's rule in Subterranea. The Mole Man has granted superhuman powers to a number of the Outcasts. They were first used in Mole Man's fight with Kala: Mistress of the Netherworld. This conflict drew the attention of Hulk and Spider-Man which led to Mole Man and Kala calling a truce.^[247]

During the threat of the Dire Wraiths in Clairton, West Virginia, the Outcasts and other agents of the Mole Man fought against Rom until the Dire Wraiths revealed themselves. Both sides worked together against the Dire Wraiths until Rom banished them to Limbo.^[248]

In the midst of the war in Subterranea when Mole Man went missing, Kala left for the surface to find help in fighting Mole Man's forces and she ran into Iron Man. Mole Man sent the Outcasts to bring Kala back to Subterranea. In addition, the Netherworlders sought to kill Kala for her past actions. Digger and Landslide assisted Iron Man in fighting off the Netherworlders who wanted Kala to become their leader again. She turned them down as she is right now interested in finding Mole Man.^[249]

The members are:

• Boulder^[247] - Boulder has superhuman strength and durability. His current whereabouts is unknown.
• Digger^[247] - Digger can slice through most substances with his clawed hands. His current whereabouts are unknown.
• Landslide^[247] - Landslide can induce shattering internal vibrations within a person or object by touching it. This includes the ability to create earthquake tremors. His current whereabouts are unknown.
• Water Witch ^[247] - Water Witch controls water with a wand. She can also project ice, water or steam. She was briefly a member of the Femizons. Her current whereabouts are unknown.

The Outcasts are a fictional group of mutants. They were depicted as disguised as an entertainment troupe during the Age of Apocalypse. The group includes Brute, Mastermind, Soaron, Toad, X-Man, and their leader, Forge.^[250] Later recruits were Sonique^[251] and Essex.^[252] All but Sonique, Soaron and X-Man are slain by either Essex or Domino and her Marauders.

The Outlaws are an elite version of the Wild Pack.

The Outliers are a fictional group of young mutants on the run from a mutant hunting organization ran by Dr. Corina Ellis. The group eventually are found by and join the X-Men.

The group consists of Deathdream, Jitter, Ransom, Calico and her horse Ember. They first appeared in X-Men (Vol. 6) #1 (August, 2024).^[253]

The Pacific Overlords are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Pacific Overlords are a supervillain team consisted largely of humans mutated by Doctor Demonicus.

The Paragons are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Paragons are a fictional team made up of students of the Xavier Institute and are instructed by members of the X-Men. They consist of DJ, Match, Pixie, Preview, Trance, and Wolf Cub. The squad's colors are green, pink, and black.^[254] The Paragons are initially advised by original New Mutants member Wolfsbane. Wolfsbane is involved in a scandal when her romantic relationship with a student, Elixir, is brought to light. She chooses to leave before the school has a chance to fire her.^[254] Magma is assigned as the squad's new advisor.^[255]

There are two different versions of the People's Defense Force.

This version of the People's Defense Force is a group of Hank Pym's enemies that operate out of the Bratislava Prison Superhuman Research Center.

This version of the People's Defense Force is China's sanctioned superhero team following the breakup of China Force.

The Point Men is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Point Men are Hawaii's sanctioned superhero team that is part of the Fifty-State Initiative. Its known members are Stingray, Devil-Slayer, Star Sign, and Paydirt. Magnitude was revealed to be a Skrull infiltrator.^[256]

The Power Elite is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Power Elite is a cabal of influential brokers that came together to strengthen the country after Hydra's brief takeover of the United States. Its known members include Thunderbolt Ross, Phil Coulson, Selene, Mayor Wilson Fisk, Norman Osborn, a resurrected Aleksander Lukin (who has the remnant of Red Skull's mind in him) and his wife Alexa, Zeke Stane, Baron Strucker, and Taskmaster.^[257]

The Quiet Council of Krakoa is a fictional council of mutant superheroes and supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.^[258]

It was the twelve-member governing body of Krakoa that is divided up into four sections of three seats along with an adjunct section^[259] Its known members include Apocalypse, Black King (Sebastian Shaw), Black Priestess (Selene Gallio), Colossus, Cypher, Destiny, Exodus, Hope Summers, Krakoa, Magneto, Marvel Girl, Mister Sinister, Mystique, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Red Queen (Kate Pryde), Storm, and White Queen (Emma Frost).

The Raksha are a team of mutant vigilantes operating in Madripoor. They first appeared X-Men: Blue (Vol. 1) #6 (June, 2017) and were created by Cullen Bunn, Ray-Anthony Height, and Ramon Bachs. They were inspired by Wolverine's time in the country and are therefore quite violent. The team consists Gazing Nightshade, Whisper Doll, Hexadecimal, and their leader Norio.

The Rangers are a superhero team that later became the sanctioned superhero team for Texas.

The Ravagers is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Ravagers are a group of space pirates led by Yondu. They originated in the Marvel Cinematic Universe before being introduced into the comics.^{[260][261][262][263]}

The Ravagers appear in Guardians of the Galaxy (2015).^[264]

The Right is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Right is an anti-mutant organization founded by Cameron Hodge that first appeared in X-Factor #17 (June 1987). The Right employed commandos in high-tech flying battle suits of powered armor with machine guns, missiles, and (presumably to disturb or distract their victims) faceplates resembling a smiley face (in some sources these suits were subsequently nicknamed "Smiley-Face Battlesuits"). They also employed scientists and inventors such as Nanny^[265] and Ani-Mator.^[266] They faced off against X-Factor and the New Mutants.

The Rocketeers are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Rocketeers are beings who wear special costumes with rockets on their backs, enabling the wearers to fly. The Rocketeers also fire rockets as weapons from portable launching equipment they carry. The Rocketeers' costumes and equipment were designed by the Dire Wraiths for use against the Spaceknights of Galador. The Rocketeers' costumes are, however, inferior imitations of their prototype, which was worn by the Torpedo until his death.

The S-Men is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The S-Men are a group of supervillains who were formed by a clone of Red Skull to serve as his version of the X-Men with the main objective to destroy mutantkind. The team is made up of people who have all suffered atrocities at the hands of mutants during their life, including those who have seen their families slaughtered by evil mutants. Its members include the Goat-Faced Girl, Dancing Water (the illegitimate daughter of Avalanche), Dangerous Jinn, Insect, Living Wind, Honest John, Mzee, and an unidentified monk. With the help of Red Skull and Arnim Zola, these people have gone through lengthy and painful genetic alterations involving mad science and magical artifacts in order to gain the powers they now possess (though some may have been born with their powers and others, such as Dancing Water, may in fact be mutants themselves). They first appeared after the Avengers vs. X-Men storyline where they attacked Rogue and Scarlet Witch near the grave of Professor X. The S-Men defeated Rogue and Scarlet Witch and managed to make off with Professor X's body while taking Rogue and Scarlet Witch as their captives.^[267] The S-Men held Rogue and Scarlet Witch as prisoners of Red Skull as he fused part of Professor X's brain with his own. Rogue managed to absorb some of Dancing Water's powers to escape and look for Scarlet Witch.^[268] Red Skull used Honest John to take the form of Odin in order to get Thor to help the S-Men attack the mutant race. Red Skull even used the Goat-Faced Girl to negate Wolverine's healing factor so that Thor can land a cataclysmic blow on him.^[269] Scarlet Witch and Havok assist Captain America in fighting Red Skull until Dancing Water got him out of there. Afterwards, Captain America and Havok search for leads on where to find Red Skull and the S-Men.^[270]

During the "AXIS" storyline, the S-Men and their ally Ahab stop Magneto when he arrives on Genosha to attack Red Skull.^[271] Havok, Rogue, and Scarlet Witch are captured by the Red Skull's S-Men and sent to his concentration camp in Genosha.^[272] In a fit of rage over finding mutants being used for freak medical experiments, Magneto kills the entire S-Men. Honest John, Dangerous Jinn, and the unnamed monk were the only survivors of the attack.^[273]

The S.A.D.S.A.K.s (Support Alliance Derby for Sensationally Abled Kids) is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The S.A.D.S.A.K.s are a group of young Inhumans led by Moon Girl and consisting of Devinder, a boy with super speed, Will, a boy with wings and the ability to talk to birds, and Tasha, a girl with prehensile hair. They initially had another member named "OMG" Olivia who is an internet influencer, but is later revealed to be a junior Kree agent who creates a hair conditioner filled with mind-controlling nanites. The SADSAKs later team up to defeat her.

The Sapien League is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Sapien League is an supremacist group that made itself known during the "Decimation" storyline where they attacked the X-Mansion to target the mutants there only to be fended off by the X-Men.^[274]

The Sapien League also targets robots as seen when they targeted a robot named Ward who would go on to become Multitude.^[275]

The School is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The School are a gang of young Atleanteans that lived in the Atlantean capital's slums. They are led by Squid and consist of Crab, Minnow, Mussels, Seahorse, and Seaweed. They rose up against the capital's inhabitants before being defeated by Namorita.^[276]

Serval Industries is a fictional organization appearing in American comic book published by Marvel Comics. It is a multi-billion dollar corporation owned by Harrison Snow, that hired its own X-Factor team. It first appeared in All-New X-Factor #1 (January 2014).

The Seven Daggers of Latveria is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Seven Daggers of Latveria are a team of Latverian mutants that are loyal to Doctor Doom. They consist of Dreamer, Ironcloak, Nerium, Slag, Volta, and two unnamed members.^[277]

The Shadow Council is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Shadow Council is an organization that was founded by Aloysius Thorndrake and the Confederacy soldiers with him after they went through the Vanishing Point and came in contact with an entity called the Abyss.^[278]

A reimagined version of the Shadow Council appears in Avengers Assemble. This version is a secret organization once led by Heinrich Zemo in the 1940s before it was disbanded after Captain America and Peggy Carter defeated them in Switzerland. By the present, a horde of new supervillains re-established the organization and sought to recruit more new members to acquire three Wakandan relics called the Panther's Key. The organization is led by Killmonger and consists of Ulysses Klaue, Madame Masque, Tiger Shark, Princess Zanda, M'Baku, and several Wakandan civilians.

The Shadow Initiative is the name of a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

It has been revealed that there is a special "black ops" team within the Initiative, answerable only to Henry Peter Gyrich and known as the Shadow Initiative. This team comprises Bengal, Trauma, Constrictor, Mutant Zero, and, for a time, the Scarlet Spiders who wore copies of the Iron Spider armor.^[279]

The Initiative program denies all knowledge of a special Black Ops Team. There is no pardon on file for the super-villain known as the Constrictor. No record of any dealings with the Vietnamese national codenamed Bengal. Tony Stark cannot recall what became of his designs for the Iron Spider armor. And, most importantly, the Superhuman Armed Forces wishes to dispel all rumors of a 199th mutant. We repeat, there is no Mutant Zero. Mutant Zero does NOT exist. That is all.^[280]

This Shadow Initiative was sent out by Henry Peter Gyrich during the "World War Hulk" storyline to free the Initiative members Rage, Cloud 9, Ultra Girl, Thor Girl, Slapstick and Hardball who were captured by Hulk's Warbound. This assignment showed Bengal to be a perfect field leader of this Shadow Initiative. The black ops group successfully rescues these captured trainees, while Trauma, their "secret weapon" tries to use his powers to scare the Hulk (becoming the Abomination, Juggernaut, Brian Banner, and Bruce Banner). He cannot beat the Hulk as he has no fear and the Hulk beats him into unconsciousness, leaving Terrance alive to pass the message on to the others. Trauma is later seen recuperating in the Initiative's medical bay.

It is later revealed that the Scarlet Spiders are clones of Michael Van Patrick (MVP), a deceased initiative recruit accidentally killed.^[281] The Scarlet Spiders are later taken off the Black Ops team after revealing themselves to the public and placed with the other trainees.^[282]

Gyrich called them to protect him from K.I.A., but they lost and one of the Scarlet Spiders was killed, and Constrictor was badly maimed. Mutant Zero saved Gyrich and Scarlet Spiders continued the battle for their brother.^[283] After KIA was defeated, the two remaining Scarlet Spiders left the Initiative to join Counter Force, a team of former New Warriors led by Justice, while Constrictor was healed with two bionic hands.

During Secret Invasion, the Shadow Initiative stayed at Camp Hammond while most others at Camp Hammond went to fight the Skrulls in New York. Later the Skrulls used Camp Hammond as a base, which Ant-Man discovers, having stayed behind out of cowardice. The Shadow Initiative tries to assassinate the Skrull queen Veranke, but is defeated and captured, except for Ant-Man. During this story it was revealed Mutant Zero is a red-haired woman.^[284]

After Secret Invasion, Taskmaster is added by Gauntlet to the Black-Ops team as their field leader. The Shadow Initiative, joined by Komodo, is assigned to take down a Hydra cell, led by former Initiative member Hardball, in Madripoor. After the mission briefing, Taskmaster senses something familiar about Mutant Zero and later confronts her. A fight ensues and Taskmaster goads Mutant Zero into revealing her true identity: Mary Walker.^[285]

The Shadow Initiative is dropped into Madripoor by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. During the mission, Taskmaster, Constrictor, Bengal, Typhoid Mary and Komodo are confronted by Hardball, Scorpion and Hydra agents. Komodo is shot with Hydra changed S.P.I.N technology by Hardball, forcing the Shadow Initiative into a hasty retreat. They escape, but are forced to leave the depowered Komodo behind. Taskmaster calls off the mission in the light of Hydra gaining S.P.I.N Tech. But before they can pull out of Madripoor, the Shadow Initiative learns that S.H.I.E.L.D. has since become defunct, leaving the team alone with no way out of the country. They then infiltrate Hydra, send a wire for help, and continue their mission to capture Hardball and shutdown the Hydra cell. During the fight, Typhoid Mary relapses into her dangerous personality and escapes, leaving the rest of the Shadow Initiative in trouble. But then help arrives as Ant-Man and H.A.M.M.E.R. agents. Hardball then surrenders himself to the Constrictor, citing that everything that he has done was to protect Komodo. Constrictor understands, given his similar relationship with his daughter, and arrests Hardball.^[286]

Batwing graduates from the Initiative program and is assigned to the Shadow Initiative.^[287]

During the "Dark Reign" storyline, Butterball, Ringer, Doctor Sax, Johnny Guitar, Badd Axe, Firearms, Slaughter Boy and Heavy Mettle (Barracuda, Blackwing, Riot, Stronghold and Warbow) join Bengal, Komodo and Batwing in a new look Shadow Initiative.^[288] But as Norman Osborn already has a covert team in the shape of the Thunderbolts, the Shadow Initiative is turned into a "cannon fodder" unit, purposely sent on suicide missions, a fact that is hidden from the Shadow Initiative members. Before their first mission to take back Prison 42 from Blastaar's alien forces, Johnny Guitar overhears the Taskmaster and learns the Shadow Initiative's true purpose. After some consideration, he bravely goes through with the mission. But not before guaranteeing his family's compensation in the event of his death and deliberately injuring his best friend, Doctor Sax, washing him out of the Initiative and saving his life. During the siege to take back Prison 42, along with several other members of the Shadow Initiative, Johnny Guitar is killed in action. Also confirmed to be killed are Blackwing, Slaughterboy, and Firearms. Bengal, Komodo, Batwing, Butterball and the surviving members of the Shadow Initiative fight against the odds and take back Prison 42. They are aided by Hardball, a Prison 42 detainee forced to join Blastaar's army, who suggests to Dr. Arthur Nagan that they should release Dragon Man, knowing that the creature would side with Komodo. Taskmaster, Constrictor, Penance, Living Laser and Scorcher arrive shortly after to finish the enemy. Bengal and the rest of the Shadow Initiative realized the true nature of their mission.^[289]

Osborn orders members of the Shadow Initiative (Badd Axe, Ringer, and Warbow) to attack the Heavy Hitters after they secede from the Initiative. They help the other Initiative teams to defeat and capture the Heavy Hitters' leader, Prodigy. The attack upon Prodigy is then uploaded onto YouTube by Telemetry and Non-Stop to show the aggressive tactics employed by Osborn.^[290]

Several members of the Shadow Initiative take part in the Siege of Asgard. During the battle, Warbow of Heavy Mettle is apparently killed by a hail of arrows.^[291] Badd Axe and Ringer are among those defending Camp HAMMER when it is invaded by the Avengers Resistance.^[292]

The Shogun Reapers are a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Shogun Reapers are mechas among the Yakuza. They built a cannon on the Moon to hold Earth hostage while Nick Fury Jr. broke into their base in order to steal their powering device. The Shogun Reapers' leader Danny Fear and lieutenant Akihiko are outfitted in shogun mechas for a confrontation. Akihiko's suit gets hacked by the agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. to fight Danny Fear which decompressed the room and caused all the gangsters to be swallowed into space, killing Akihiko while the group's leader survived .^[293]

Akihiko appears in Avengers: Endgame, portrayed by Hiroyuki Sanada.^[294] This version is a leader of the Yakuza.

The Sinister Squadron is an organization that appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Sinister Squadron is a multiversal team that was founded by a mysterious person to make sure the Spider-Society is never formed. The first member seen is the Gwen Stacy version of Green Goblin from an unidentified reality who abducted Spider-Man 2099. Lady Araña worked to rescue him while avoiding the Green Goblin.^[295] The rest of the line-up consists of various alternate universe variants of Spider-Man's enemies.

The Sisterhood of the Wasp is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Sisterhood of the Wasp is a group that is led by the Insect-esque All-Mother during the "Spider-Island" storyline.^[296]

The Sisters of Sin is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Sisters of Sin are a group of young orphan girls who were accelerated into adulthood and given psionic powers by the Red Skull after being indoctrinated by Sinthea Shmidt and Mother Night. The Sisters of Sin would have many run-ins with Captain America before being de-aged when they entered a chamber designed to reverse the Red Skull's aging process and they were restored to children.^{[volume & issue needed]} The group's brainwashed members consisted of Sister Agony, Sister Death, Sister Dream, and Sister Pleasure.

The Six-Fingered Hand is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Six-Fingered Hand was a group of six lesser demons acting as pawns of more powerful demons, including Mephisto. The legion of demons once plotted to merge Earth and Hell, but their plan was successfully opposed by the Defenders. The six are also responsible for the creation of the Lesser Grey God, a statuette which has the power to reactivate old curses.

• Avarrish, who has also clashed with Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)/Zarathos.
• Fashima, who has also clashed with Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)/Zarathos.
• Hyppokri
• Puishannt, who has also clashed with Dracula.
• Unthinnk, who has also clashed with (and possessed) Man-Thing.
• Maya, the sixth and final member of the Six Fingered Hand, was actually the disguised Mephisto who manipulated the rest of the group.

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The Skeleton Crew is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The Skeleton Crew was an organization built by the Red Skull from his operatives.

The Sons of Satannish were a cult of sorcerers who received mystical power from Satannish.

The Sons of the Serpent are a subversive organization of costumed American racist super-patriots who oppose all racial, ethnic, and religious minorities.

The Sons of the Tiger are fictional characters, three martial arts heroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They were created by Gerry Conway and drawn by Dick Giordano and first appeared in The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1 (April 1974).

The Sons of the Tiger were three friends and martial arts students of Master Kee: Lin Sun, of Chinese ancestry, was the leader of the trio and adopted son of Master Kee; Abe Brown was an African American from the streets of Harlem; and Robert Diamond was a Caucasian Hollywood actor.

Lin Sun is returning from a martial arts tournament with his first place trophy when he is suddenly attacked by ninjas in front of his school in San Francisco. After defeating the villains, he goes into the "Tiger Dojo", which has been ransacked. He finds a dying Master Kee, who tells him that there are forces in this world which would destroy us and then points to a box on a shelf, after which he dies. In the box, Lin finds three amulets made of jade, a tiger's head and two claws: the symbol of the school. The inscription at the base of the box reads, "When three are called and stand as one, as one they'll fight, their will be done...For each is born anew, The Tiger's Son." They are later known as "the Amulets of Power".

Soon after, Lin meets up with his two friends, Abe Brown and Bob Diamond, who have also been attacked by ninjas. Lin recounts the story of Master Kee's death and gives each of them one of the jade tiger claw amulets. They soon discover that when they join hands and chant the inscription from the box they become mystically connected. Their martial arts skills combine to become one force and their physical abilities are tripled when they wear the amulets.

During the series' run, the trio runs up against "the Silent Ones", an evil organization with mystical ties attempting to gain world domination.

Beginning in Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #19, entitled "An Ending", the trio breaks up and Lin Sun throws all three amulets in a trash can located in an alley. There, Hector Ayala finds the amulets and wears them to become the White Tiger. The Sons of the Tiger appeared in the next two stories, "A Beginning" and "To Claw the Eyes of Night", during the transition to the White Tiger stories. The character of Abe Brown is mostly seen periodically after that. The book continued using the title "The Sons of the Tiger", even though the trio had split up and power was transferred to the White Tiger.

Bob Diamond continued to make occasional appearances in Power Man and Iron Fist as Colleen Wing's lover.

The Sons of the Tiger appeared briefly with Luke Cage's Human Resistance after the Scarlet Witch altered the world during the House of M crossover, along with the Daughters of the Dragon, the Black Cat, Iron Fist and the Moon Knight. Lin Sun, Abe Brown and Lotus Shinchuko appeared in an issue of The Pulse as bodyguards for Luke Cage, who had been injured during the events of Secret War.^[297] They also appeared alongside Spider-Man and the Human Torch in Marvel Team-Up #40 (December 1975).^[298] In November 2008, they made an appearance in Manifest Destiny: Wolverine.^[299] The Sons of the Tiger reunited in the 2014 Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu miniseries, where they aided Shang-Chi and his comrades.