M
M31
Distant galaxy where Kubik heard a theory on the Celestials made by a long-deceased race,
stating that the Celestials are a physical manifestation of the evolutionary process- illusions.
-Fantastic Four Annual#26
Dr. Caitlin Maddox
Scientist who has studied genetics in areas of mutant, deviant, and alien concerns. At the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
she tested Skrull-Prime, and created a chemical from its adrenaline, not knowing it was still alive.
Lord Tantalus learnt of her prowess, and sent his Peacekeepers to capture her, but she was saved by the Underground Legion.
With the Underground, Caitlin saved Skrull-Prime from the military, and joined them on Armechadon in their final battle with
Tantalus. There, Maddox learnt that the adrenaline chemical she had injected herself with had made her immune to the touch of
Tantalus' Black Legacy. After Tantalus briefly mistook her for his wife Nirvana, Maddox disguised herself as her to fool him,
long enough for the rest of the Underground to attack. -Blackwulf#1-10
Maelstrom lived mainly in
seculsion from the world, until he learnt of the Anti-Terrigan Mist developed
by Mr. Fantastic, who had learnt that the mist used by Dr. Hydro to create
the Hydro-Men had been based on the Terrigan Mist. As a result, Mr. Fantastic
and the Thing fought Maelstrom, and Maelstrom was forced to turn to Deathurge,
who had accompanied him for some time, to kill him. On his next body, Maelstrom
infiltrated Olympia while the Eternals were engaged in the Ritual of the
Uni-Mind. Though he was once again forced to have Deathurge slay him, Maelstrom
learnt from the Uni-Mind a means of draining the earth's kinetic energy.
This plot, however, was foiled by the Avengers, who fed him more power
than he could contain. Maelstrom was scattered into energy, but still lived.
In his new form, he met Kronos, and learnt of the Anomaly from him. By
slaying the Anomaly, Maelstrom took his place as an agent of Deathurge.
He attempted to gain Cosmic Awareness from Eon, then collapse the entire
universe into a black hole, but he was defeated by Quasar. His minions,
and lover, the Weird Sisters, attempted to revive Maelstrom by draining
the life from Karkas, Ransak, Yrdisis, and Donald and Deborah Ritter,
and to drain kinetic energy from Makkari. But when Maelstrom realized Ransak
was his son, he deliberately allowed himself to lose energy and die. -Marvel
Two-In-One#71-72, Avengers#247-250, Quasar#19-25, Fantastic Four Unlimited#10
Maha Yogi
Man rendered immortal by a fragment of the bloodstone which he possessed. In medival times,
Maha Yogi impersonated Merlin at the court of King Arthur in Camelot, but Sersi uncovered
the deception, and Maha Yogi was placed in suspended animation for centuries, reviving
in modern times, where he fought Thor, the X-Men, the Hulk, and Dr. Druid. -Journey Into Mystery#95
Mahd W'yry
When the Eternals have gone too long without forming a Uni-Mind, they believe that a madness,
called the Mahd W'yry, can cause them to go insane. After Sersi formed a Uni-Mind with the
Brethren, Ikaris suspected her irrational behavior could be the onset of the Mahd W'yry-Avengers#361
Major Mercury
Alias Makkari assumed as a member of the First Line. - Marvel: The Lost Generation#5
Makkari has involved himself in Earth's affairs more
often than most Eternals. When Sersi was present in Rome during "Nero's big bonfire", he went there to
rescue her. He once spent some time as the charioteer of Darius, the governor of Persia from 548-485 A.D.
He has also claimed to have witnessed some of earth's greatest horrors- including the Trojan
War, the reign of the Romanian Vlad the Impaler (1456-1476), and the Alamo (1836). In the 1940s, Zuras assigned Makkari to earth, and
under the alias "Hurricane", "Mac Carry", "Jake Curtiss" and many others, he fought Kro, and later, Mutates,
often alongside the Monster Hunters, a team he formed using his identity as National Security Agent Jake Curtiss.
Later on, he met the young rocker Elvis Presley, and taught him a
few tricks with the guitar. Following the dis-banding of the Monster Hunters, Makkari was convinced by Pixie
to join the First Line as "Major Mercury".
Major Domo
Alias of Domo's. -Thor#287-288. Not to be confused with the right hand
man of Mojo's.
Mammoth
William Amos, son of man who mated with a female Deviant. His mother was killed by
Tantalus. Mammoth joined the Underground Legion, and became
its leader after Blackwulf was killed. He was constantly warned by the Peacekeeper Wraath
to avoid becoming like him- as Wraath is apparently Mammoth's future self- but he was unsuccessful,
and Mammoth would have been killed by the Black Legacy of Tantalus, had Blackwulf II not sliced
off his left him. -Blackwulf#1-8, 10
Manslaughter
Man of unknown origins who sought out the Eternal known as the Interloper, and was able to disguise himself
from his psychic powers. The Interloper made Manslaughter into his pupil, and taught him how to control
his own psychic powers. At the Interloper's behest, Manslaughter joined him as a member of the Defenders to
battle the Dragon of the Moon. Although he perished in this battle, Manslaughter was resurrected by adopting the
host body of Professor Roger Loomis. Defenders#134-135, 151-152, Strange Tales(v.2)5-7, Dr. Strange(v.3)#3-4
Marcelus
Deviant in the employ of the Damocles Foundation. Marcelus was dispatched to Brazil to capture
the Black Queen for the Foundation, but she turned him into stone. -X-Force#94
Maria
Human woman who married El Vampiro, even though she knew he was an immortal
Eternal. She helped Thor battle El Toro Rojo after he injured her husband. -Thor#290
Mara
Mother of Makkari. Mara was a member of the Technologists' Guild. -Official
Handbook of the Marvel Universe#6
Mark of Set
Tattoo which Ghaur burned into the flesh of each of the women he chose to become a bride of Set.
-Amazing Spider-Man Annual#23
Marvel Boy
Matthew Grayson, son of Dr. Horace Grayson. Matthew accompanied his father
to Uranus, and upon reaching the age of 17, the Uranians gave him the Quantum
Bands, which they had acquired through unrevealed means. Using the bands
and calling himself Marvel Boy, he fought many menaces on earth, but after
learning of the colony's destruction, went mad, and finally destroyed himself.
-Marvel Boy#1-2, Astonishing#3-6
Mary
Young girl from the town of Almost Reno, New Mexico. Mary developed psychic powers due to experimentation
by the Damocles Foundation using Mutant and Deviant DNA. She and a boy named Zak were the only residents
of the town to escape capture by the Damocles Foundation, and X-Force promised to find a safe home for her.
-X-Force#77, 86
Maryland Institute of
Technology Campus where Arthur and Rusty
built their Hulk Robot, hoping he would serve as team mascot. -Eternals (v.1)#14
Mr. Mason
Government agent who Sparrow once worked for. He informed her of the disappearance of Michael Rossi,
which ultimately led to an encounter with Ultron. -Blackwulf#3
Master Technologist
Official title of Phastos in Olympia. -Eternals: The Herod Factor
Masterlord
Alias of Thanos used by his agents. -Captain Marvel#25-26. Or by a writer who doesn't want you
to know who the villain is.
Matto Grosso
State in Brazil which Kro conquered by use of the "Green Death". -Captain
America Comics#2
Max
Pilot who flew with Iris Devereaux to meet "Thomas Hawk". The meeting was
postponed when, as Ceyote, Hawk left to join the Eternals. -New Eternals#1
Milly McCoy
Reporter who followed the battle between the Eternals and the Hulk Robot. -Eternals (v.1)#15
Medula
Deviant woman who mated with Maelstrom, and gave birth to Ransak. -Fantastic
Four Unlimited#10
Megataur
Deviant Mutate whose appearance is similiar to that of a minotaur, but stands over thirty
feet high. The Megataur was acquired by the Mole Man after conquering Subterranea, and he once
sent it against the Fantastic Four. -Fantastic Four Unlimited#4
Mentor
Name A'Lars assumed as head of the Eternals of Titan. As Mentor, he has
had to contend with take-overs by Thanos and of his own computer, ISAAC,
and has had to rebuild the colony on many occasions. -Iron Man#55, Daredevil#105, Captain
Marvel#27, 29, 31-34, 58-62, Marvel Spotlight (v.2)#1-3, What If(v.1)#25,
Death of Captain Marvel, Avengers#230, Silver Surfer#37, 40, 44, 49, 52, Infinity Gauntlet#1,
Silver Surfer#67, Warlock and the Infinity Watch#19, Cosmic Powers#4 Captain Marvel (v.2)#2, 6, Warlock (v.3)#1, 3, Thunderbolts#46-47, Avengers: Celestial Quest #4-6, 8, Captain Marvel (v.4)#18
Mercury
Roman name for Hermes. Makkari has used this name at one time, and has complained
that humans often misspell his name this way. -Red Raven Comics#1
Merlin
Human sorcerer, advisor to King Arthur Pendragon of Camelot. Sersi taught
Merlin some new tricks and some point, and also revealed Maha Yogi after
he impersonated Merlin. -Journey Into Mystery#96, Eternals (v.1)#4
Mesmer
Alias Sersi has assumed as a member of the "New Breed". -New Eternals#1
Metabo
Deviant Mutate specially engineered by Kro to be immune to the energies
of the Eternals, and gain strength from their energies. He also has four
arms. Kro briefly considered him for Delta Force, but decided against it. -Thor#286
Midnight Mountain
Mountain in Borneo where the Deviants left Gorgilla. Kro later recovered
him for a rampage on America, but the Monster Hunters returned him to his
home, and fought Kro and the Lizard Men there. -Tales to Astonish#12,
Weird Wonder Tales#21, Marvel Universe#6-7
Mark Milton
Alias assumed by Hyperion as a cartoon artist in Cosmopolis. He abandoned this guise when the Squadron Supreme publicly
announced their identities. -Squadron Supreme#1
Mind-Siren
Nickname of the Bandrhude. -Eternals (v.2)#4
Mind-Travelers
Name for psychics used by the alien Beginagains. -X-Factor#44
Mindsinger
Gregor Buhkarov, a Russian poet from 18th century Kiev who joined the Young
Gods when he was 28. He is unusually protective of Daydreamer. Mindsinger has telepathy and shapeshifting powers,
for which he must verbally announce what he is about to transform into in order for them to function.
After being presented to the Celestials by Gaea, Mindsinger was brought to the Celestial Mothership with the
other Young Gods, and made the pupil of Juniper.
-Thor#300, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual#8, Marvel Comics Presents#101-102, 104-105, 107-109
Minotaur
During the time of Icarus' childhood, Ikaris was battling Deviants in the
labrynthes of the Aegean Sea. Among those creatures was Deviant who resembled
a minotaur of Greek Mythology. The Mole Man also acquired a Minotaur after
conquering Subtearannea, as well as the Megataur, a gigantic minotaur.-Avengers (v.1)#17, Eternals (v.2)#5. An Olympian
Minotaur appears in Hercules and the Heart of Chaos#2
Mr. Roboto
Mammoth's nickname for Sentry#459. -Blackwulf#10
Mole Man
Harvey Rupert Elder, a would-be explorer and rival of the Monster Hunters.
Rejected by the world, Elder attempted to undermine the missions of the
Monster Hunters, and ultimately found an entrance to Monster Island. Falling
through a cavern into the "Valley of Diamonds", he lost his sight, but
later compensated for this by developing a superior radar-sense. In Subterranea,
the Mole Man became lord of the Moloid slaves and Mutate monsters the Deviants
had left behind, and has made many attempts at conquering the world, often
battling the Fantastic Four. Recently, he went to war with Brutus of the
Deviants and won. He has occasionally made alliances with other rulers of Subterranea,
including Kala, Tyrannus, Grotesk, and the Lava Men. -Fantastic Four (v.1)#1,
Avengers Annual#20, Incredible Hulk Annual#17, Avengers West Coast Annual#6, Marvel Universe#4-7
Molecular Decoder
Component of Deviant teleportation technology used to block incoming signals. -Fantastic Four#340
Molecular Disruptor
Device the Deviants used on captive Eternals to break them down into their
base atomic components. They were then ingested by Brother Tode, who hoped
to gain immortality from them. The Molecular Disruptor looked like a table,
and had a long tube leading to a mask that Brother Tode breathed through.
Another brand of Molecular Disruptor, apparently also built by the Deviants, is the hand-held
device the Damocles Foundation equipped Dr. Segismund Joshua with to dissolve and capture
Reignfire. -Iron Man Annual#6, X-Force#79
Molecular Disunifier
Device the Deviant Priesthood used on Margo Damian to alter her features
into those of a Deviant. However, the priests were not well versed with
human DNA, and accidentally killed her. -Eternals (v.2)#10
Molecular Recording Tablet
Tablet kept in Sigmar's lab, containing all of his information regarding
the Dreaming Celestial. A suicide team sent by the Deviant priesthood memorized
the tablet, and sent the information to Lemuria. -Eternals (v.2)#3
Molecular Transmitter
Piece of Titan technology used for teleportation. Thanos had one installed at his base in Arizona, and it
was inadvertantly used to bring the Blood Brothers to Earth. -Avengers#252
Molly
Herb which Athena and Hermes gave to Odysseus to protect himself from Circe.
Moloids
Slaves bred by the Deviants, after the Gortokians revolted against them.
However, they were ultimately forced to abandon the new slaves as well,
and they gradually became two distinct races, the Moloids, ruled by the
Mole Man, and the Tyrannoids, ruled by Tyrannus. The Moloids are smaller,
weaker, and more simple-minded than the Tyrannoids. However, they have produced one notable
Moloid, Val-Or, a mutant. -Fantastic Four (v.1)#22
Molten Man-Thing
Lava-like Deviant Mutate which resembles the Lava Men. The Molten-Man Thing invaded
the island of Napuka, but was defeated by Makkari, who forced it out of
energy by blasting it with an immense fan. It was briefly resurrected by artist Frank Johnson, using
magical Aztec paints. -Tales of Suspense#7, Fantastic Four Unlimited#7, Marvel Universe#4
Mombasa
Port in Kenya, Africa which Grottu invaded, but he was slain by Ulysses Bloodstone.
Makkari was in Mombasa at that time, and first met Ulysses here. -Strange
Tales#73, Marvel Universe#4
Monolith
Celestial device which has enlightened humanity for centuries. It also helped guide Machine Man in preventing
the Earth from becoming conquered by machines. Machine Man ultimately merged with the Monolith, and returned with it to the Celestials.
-2001: A Space Odyssey Treasury Edition, #1-9, X-51#11-12
Monster Hunters
Team of heroes gathered by Makkari that included Dr. Druid, Zawadi, Namora and
Ulysses Bloodstone. The Monster Hunters battled various Mutates created
by Kro, including Gorgilla and the Lizard Men. -Marvel Universe#4-7, Marvel: The Lost Generation#2
Monster Island
Island in Japan where the Deviants bred many of their Mutates. Kro used
it as his headquarters for a time. After being abandoned, the Mole Man
took over the island, along with its inhabitants. Monster Island was also,
breifly, the headquarters of the "Infinity Watch".-Fantastic Four (v.1)#1, Warlock and the Infinity Watch#7,
Marvel Universe#7
Mood-Minders
Narcotics taken by the alien Chosen, and dispensed through the Sci-Bots. -X-Factor#44
Moondragon
Heather Douglas, daughter of Arthur Douglas. Heather's parents were killed
by Thanos after they spied one of his vessels on earth. Mentor brought
Heather to Titan, where she was raised by Emlot, in the Shao-Lom monastary. However,
Moondragon was corrupted by the Dragon of the Moon over time, and was ultimately
slain by the Interloper. But Heather's mind survived, and contacted her
cousin, Pamela Douglas. Pamela journeyed to Titan, where she found that
Mentor had grown a new clone body for Heather in a Gestation Chamber, and
Heather's mind was transferred into it. Heather apparently grew this body
into adulthood later. Recently, Moondragon has left Titan to aid the new Captain Marvel. She is an occasional member of the Avengers.
-Iron Man#54, Daredevil#105-109, Solo Avengers#16, 18, 20 Avengers Infinity#1-4
Moonstalker
Kiana, an Inuit woman from 11th century Alaska who joined the Young Gods when
she was 16. She has superhuman speed, and can blend in with her surroundings.
After being presented to the Celestials by Gaea, Moonstalker was brought to the Celestial Mothership
with the other Young Gods, and made the pupil of Katos.
-Thor#300, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual#8, Marvel Comics Presents#101-103, 105, 107-109
Morga
Deviant who was the mother of Maelstrom. She joined his father Phaedar
in exile, until her death at the hands of her own people, who sacrificed her to the Flame Pits.
She was unusually human-like for a Deviant, and hence, a Reject. -Avengers#248
Mother Moon
In the religion of the alien Rejects, it is believed that a deity called "Mother Moon" was responsible
for creating the Rejects, and all Rejects pray to her, and shun the sciences. -X-Factor#44-45
Mothership
Vessel that the Celestials left in orbit of the Earth during the 4th Host.
The leader, the One Above All, remained aboard the entire time. Arishem
the Judge was the first to depart the Mothership, and was therefore the
field leader. While earthmen attempted to take pictures of the Mothership
for NASA, Deviant Astronauts attempted to destroy the vessel, but were
stopped by the Forgotten One, who lived aboard the vessel for a time. However,
another team of Deviants sent by the priesthood managed to steal aboard,
and sent back data on a Crystal Key to Lemuria, where the Crystal Key was
duplicated. It was aboard the Mothership that Thor and the Forgotten One
held their match, which Thor won. It presently serves as the homebase not only
for the Celestial host, but also for their servants Katos and Juniper, and the
Young Gods. -Eternals (v.1)#2, 7, 10, 13, Thor#287-289, 291, 300, What If (v.1)#23, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual#8,
Uncanny X-Men Annual#13, Amazing Spider-Man Annual#23, X-Factor#43-44, 46, 48, Marvel Comics Presents#101-102
"Mountain-Mover"
Nickname earned by Tutinax in the gladiator games. -Eternals Annual#1
Mu
Undersea civilization which Gigantus initially claimed to be a representative of. -Journey into Mystery#63
Murder Mob
Organization of criminals headed by Kro in the 1940s. His agents were Dum
Dum, Piggy Peroni, and Trigger Bates. -Captain America Comics#1
Murke
Alien Reject of the Njeak Clan with telepathic powers, who informed Zharkah of the capture of Marvel Girl.
-X-Factor#44
Mutates
Deviants which have been especially bred by genetics. Mutates are often
more misshapen than other Deviants, and are often either candidates for
"Purity Time", or tools of chaos for earth-bound attacks. Brutus, one-time leader of the
Deviants, used many Mutates in his assault upon Subterranea. He treated the Mutates with open
contempt, as he himself was secretly a Mutate. -Eternals (v.1)#4
Known Mutates include
Bandrhude, Brutus, Cataphrax, Dinosaurs, Dromedan, Giganto, Gigantus, Gorgilla, Gort,
Grottu, Karkas, Lizard Men, Megataur, Metabo, Molten Man-Thing, Spore, Tricephalous, and the World-Devouring
Worm.
Myla
Female alien native to the planet Pangoria, who was an aide to Lord Pegas until she realized
his base cowardice and self-serving nature. Myla was among those spared by the Celestials when
they re-shaped Pangoria into a more lush, green world. -Thor#387-389
Maelstrom
Son of the Inhuman scientist Phaedar and the Deviant woman Morga. Morga was slain
by the Deviants as a Reject, and Maelstrom lived in the slave pits of Lemuria for a
time, until his father liberated him. At some point, Maelstrom mated with the Deviant woman Medula, and had a son, Ransak.
Over the years, Maelstrom and Phaedar became responsible for many advances
in genetic research, and aided geneticists like Arnim Zola, the Enclave,
Magneto, Dr. Hydro, and the Jackal. Thanks to the research of Zola, Maelstrom
learnt how to transfer his mind to a new clonal body after death, and shared
this with his minions, Gronk, Phobius and Helio. Phaedar, however, was
too old for the process, and died.
Makkari
Son of Verona and Mara. Like his parents, Makkari is a member of Olympia's
Technologists' Guild. Despite being taught his philosophy by Plato, Makkari
is not a great genius, and lacks patience. His love of speed and motion,
though having led to some of the swiftest vehicles the Eternals have, has
also made Makkari overly impulsive, and many Eternals do not take him seriously.
He sometimes wears a protective crash helmet, though he does not truly
need it.
Makkari was among the Eternals
who introduced themselves to the students at City College during the 4th
Host. Makkari also fought Hermes during this time, a god he has often been
mistaken for. Following the departure of most of the Eternals, Makkari
assumed Domo's role as chief technologist, but was not entirely successful
in this pursuit. He accompanied Ikaris in his battles against the Deviants
at this time, and participated in the defeat of Ghaur. Still wishing to
gain more speed, Makkari spent 2 years meditating with Master Elo, who
taught him how to open up his ability to run, while decreasing many of
his other abilities. After Master Elo was captured by the Deviants, Makkari
received the aid of the Avenger Quasar in rescuing him, and the two became friends for a
long time. During this period, Makkari worked in Quasar's office under
the alias "Mike Karhy" and shared an apartment with Quasar. After being
separated from Quasar during a mission in space, Makkari learnt of an animal-like
race on the planet Grosgumbeek, and gained more insight into speed. With
this insight, he participated in a race against the Runner, one of the
Elders of the Universe, and won. However, he found that the new technique
was flawed- he had become so fast that he could no longer move in synch
with the rest of the universe for hours at a time. He ultimately gave up
racing, and spent a time journeying through space with another runner,
Fastforward. When Maelstrom briefly returned to life, he attempted to seize
more power by draining the kinetic energy from Makkari, even though he
was light-years away, but the Eternals on earth defeated him. Recently,
Makkari has returned to earth. -Red Raven Comics#1, Captain America
Comics#1-11, Tales of Suspense#7, Eternals (v.1)#5-6, 8-12, 14-18, Thor#287-289,
291-292, 301, Iron Man Annual#6, Iron Man#179, Avengers#246-248, Eternals (v.2)#1-12,
Silver Surfer Annual#1, Avengers#308, 310, Eternals: The Herod Factor,
Quasar#11-17, 19-21, 25-28, 30, 35-40, 43, 47, 58, Fantastic Four Unlimited#10, Heroes For Hire #5,
Marvel Universe#4-7, New Eternals#1, X-Force#97, Marvel: The Lost Generation#5, 2
