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In Marvel Comics , the Sorcerer Supreme is the primary protector of Earth against magical and mystical threats.

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69-650: The Sorcerer Supreme is a magic-user who is made the primary protector of Earth and keeps it safe from magical and mystical threats. The title may refer to one of the following fictional characters in Marvel Comics. Agamotto the All-Seeing is the very first Sorcerer Supreme and a member of the Avengers of 1,000,000 BC. In the year 1100, King Solomon was the Sorcerer Supreme who once faced off against Lilith 's forces. In

138-491: A wolf , a bat , or mist (the latter either wholly or partially), and had limited control over weather, as well as the ability to command bats, wolves, dogs, rats and mice. Although she could drink blood, she was not dependent upon it for sustenance. In the modern era, Lilith's spirit possessed a woman named Angel O'Hara, who had come to hate her father and want him dead when he accidentally killed her husband, Ted Hannigan, after finding out that she had married him secretly and

207-492: A 4.1/5 average rating. 95% of readers like Ultimate Invasion #2, with a 4.1/5 average rating. The entire event was released to mixed reviews from critics however, with critics giving the event an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 based on 42 reviews. In June 2023, it was reported that the end of Ultimate Invasion will lead to a new line of titles in the Ultimate Universe line. The first line of Ultimate Comics titles

276-907: A cosmic storm, while also witnessing Howard Stark and Obadiah Stane becoming partners in running Stark/Stane together. There are also events he isn't able to prevent, such as Bruce Banner becoming the Hulk and being unable to locate the frozen body of Captain America . It's shown he has established a domed enclave called "The City" at Latveria as his seat of power as he creates a new world order. His memory log of Earth-6160's inhabitants states that Jim Hammond , Bucky Barnes , Susan Storm , Johnny Storm , and Ben Grimm are dead, Robert Grayson , Jack Monroe , Peter Parker, Hank Pym , and Janet van Dyne are "inactive", Thor and Doctor Strange are captured, and Reed Richards, Howard Stark, and Bruce Banner are "controlled" in unspecified ways. It's then shown that Howard

345-515: A hundred". Before they make plans, they are ambushed by Duggary, who wounds Thor and knocks down the rest before Iron Lad fires a repulsor blast at his face. After Thor manages to the transport the group and one repository back to Stark Tower, Iron Lad uses an invention to help heal Thor as Doom finds a spider in the repository. Back in Latveria, Henri informs the Council of what happened and that Howard's son

414-526: A new Earth called Earth-6160 . A team of heavily armed mercenaries using technologically advanced weapons break into a building called the Blaakguard Building which is revealed to house a secret cell that contains The Maker. The Maker is freed from the Blaakguard Building cell by using a device that genetically fuses the mercenaries into an imperfect impostor of himself which he leaves as a decoy. Later, Mister Fantastic and Black Panther look through

483-679: A posthumous appearance in Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #9 (November 1989). Lilith returned years later in Ghost Rider (vol. 3) #82-85 (February–May 1997), Spider-Man Unlimited (vol. 2) #20 (May 1998), Dracula: Lord of the Undead #1-3 (December 1998), Witches #2 (August 2004), Nick Fury's Howling Commandos #2-6 (January–May 2006), and Legion of Monsters: Morbius #1 (September 2007). Lilith received an entry in The Official Handbook of

552-539: A spider gets affected by its radioactive waves, it tries to bite Peter only for the Maker to the smack it and contain its corpse, preventing him from obtaining powers. On Earth-6160 , the Maker has been altering history and averting the origins of many of its heroes. He places Loki on the throne of Asgard with Thor bowing to him and shattering the Bifröst , delays a rocket launch so that Reed Richards ' crew wouldn't fly into

621-537: A thousand years had passed inside. Hulk mentions how he once asked if one month was a thousand years in The City, then would three months be three thousand years inside it, with the Maker responding that "some secrets are mine and mine alone". The group speculates they have two years until it reopens, and on what to do with America and the Union due to the power vacuum created by Stark's absence. Magik suggests they split it up, with

690-438: A vampire, but one with rather different powers: unlike conventional Marvel Comics vampires , she did not fear holy symbols, was not able to be killed by being out in the daylight and did not need to sleep in a coffin lined with her native soil. As part of the curse, she would haunt Dracula, ever opposing him, until Dracula was finally, irrevocably destroyed. Whenever she was "killed", she would be reborn by her spirit taking over

759-499: A vision to Blackout . Lilith was finally released from her ancient imprisonment by two unknowing scientist explorers. Discovering that her Lilin children had been scattered across the dimensions centuries ago and that many of them were destroyed by the Ghost Rider and Johnny Blaze , she soon made enemies of them. She recruited the Lilin and Blackout, and sent Blackout, Creed, and Pilgrim to abduct Johnny Blaze's son, Craig Blaze. She sent

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828-477: Is Doctor Strange's wife and his third successor as Sorcerer Supreme. She was also the Sorcerer Supreme following his temporary death in the "Death of Doctor Strange" storyline. William Kaplan, the Demiurge, succeeds Doctor Strange as Sorcerer Supreme in a possible future of Earth-616. During the " Blood Hunt " storyline, Doctor Strange's astral form allowed Doctor Doom to be a temporary Sorcerer Supreme due to knowing

897-551: Is a prison where some work is being done. As he instructs him to build the Immortus Engine, he introduces Howard to Earth-6160's version of Reed Richards, who is wearing a Doctor Doom -like mask and suit. In the far future, the clones are assembled by Kang , accustomed with his own Iron Man-like suit, who plans to finally end the Maker. As Howard and Reed Richards are finishing the Engine, Reed tells Howard that he knows secrets about

966-451: Is about to give the Engine to the Maker. He remarks that the original Engine was made by someone else, most likely the Maker from the past, with the Maker remarking that maybe he'll take it to his past self and then will make his own Engine, continuing the loop. Howard then tells him he's grown tired over having to choose between either him or Kang, so he has Reed shut down the shield surrounding The City to allow Kang and army to arrive and seal

1035-486: Is an immortal who had lived in the city of pre-Cataclysm Atlantis , one of its few survivors. Over the centuries, she gave birth to many of her children – (the Lilin ) – including Creed, Pilgrim, Fang, Doc, Meatmarket, Skinner, and Nakota. Trapped in the leviathan Tiamat by Atlantean sorcerers, she used her vast magics to influence outside affairs. While thus imprisoned, she encountered Danny Ketch 's spirit, and then appeared in

1104-571: Is far more powerful and resilient than any of her children, making her a considerable challenge for the likes of the Ghost Rider. Additionally, she is able to summon her demon children to Earth and the more demons she "births", the more her physical strength increases. Through her genesis-based attributes Lilith can literally give birth to countless races beyond those of the demonic Lilin; ranging from humans to mutants and mystical beasts, etc. She can just as easily revitalize any of her fallen brood through

1173-437: Is necessary for stable societies. The Maker arrives, welcoming Howard as part of his Council and as the new ruler of the Union. He asks the Maker what the "real work" is that they do. In the present, Howard and Tony board their helicopter to head back to Stark Tower. Tony suggests to his dad that he should make the logical choice and fight them. One day ago at The City, the Maker takes Howard inside as he tells him that this section

1242-773: Is the Iron Man of this Earth, with his teenage son Tony Stark working at Stark/Stane. He and Obadiah are called to The City for a international event of incorporated nation-states, with both men representing the North American Union. Also in attendance are an "enlightened" Hulk and fellow monks from the Children of the Eternal Light, Sunfire , Viper , and Silver Samurai representing the Harada-Yoshida Alliance of Hi No Kuni, as well as Colossus , Magik , and Omega Red of

1311-533: Is the daughter of Dracula . The second version is a demon. The first character named Lilith was the daughter of Dracula . Like her father, she is also a vampire , although her powers and weaknesses differ from most other vampires. She first appeared in Giant-Size Chillers Featuring The Curse of Dracula #1 (June 1974). Lilith, the daughter of Dracula, first appeared in Giant-Size Chillers Featuring The Curse of Dracula #1 (June 1974), and

1380-450: Is the one that built the Engine. At Stane's funeral, Tony gives Howard condolences for his loss. Howard tells Tony that he's going away for a while. Earlier in Latveria, Howard talks to Emmanuel da Costa of the Society of South America. While giving his condolences for Obadiah's death, Emmanuel mentions that Obadiah was usually the one who handled such meetings as Howard feels puzzled during

1449-548: Is widely described as one of the most magically skilled demons in the Marvel Universe; regarded as both a sorceress and a goddess. She is able to manipulate eldritch energy for several effects; to strike her opponents and even obliterate them when she exerts her full power on lesser creatures, conjure protective shields capable of protecting vampires from sunlight, fashion new Lilin either from nothingness or by converting other creatures, and to teleport herself or summon others. She

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1518-456: The MC2 universe. During the " Ultimate Invasion " storyline, Maker traveled to Earth-6160 and remade it into his own image. To further understand Vibranium, Black Panther sent Killmonger and Storm to Europe to obtain the services of the Sorcerer Supreme. One guy they interrogated states that he can tell them where to find the Sorcerer Supreme, but they'll have to kill a lot of people to get to

1587-635: The Ned Leeds Hobgoblin as his apprentice. On Earth-1721, depicting a possible future, Sarah the Terrible Eye succeeds Doctor Strange as Sorcerer Supreme. On Earth X , Baron Mordo was the Sorcerer Supreme. In the Marvel 2099 reality, a young woman named Strange shares her body with a demon and is the Sorceress Supreme of Earth. Doc Magus is Doctor Strange's successor as Sorcerer Supreme in

1656-770: The Nightstalkers and the Midnight Sons . In her first attempt, she and most of her children were killed. Many months later, her children were reborn with the assistance of Meatmarket, a child that Lilith did not expect would help her. This time, they are allied with Centurious the Soulless Man. Their goal was to claim the mystical artifact called the Medallion of Power, and kill its inheritors, Johnny Blaze, Danny Ketch, and Vengeance . Lilith and her offspring betrayed Centurious and allied with his most hated enemy, Zarathos . However,

1725-576: The Skrulls . Lilith subsequently joins Satannish and the other freed creatures in killing the invading Skrulls, after hearing them state that any magical creatures that do not serve the Skrulls will not be tolerated. Lilith later joins Dracula's inner circle as he plans to invade the United Kingdom. During the " Blood Hunt " storyline, Victoria Montesi summons Lilith to deal with a possessed man. Lilith

1794-509: The Ultimate Comics universe created by Brian Michael Bendis . Originally, Donny Cates was going to write Ultimate Invasion , as it follows up on his inclusion of the Maker in his Venom run, but after he got into a severe car accident, Hickman was brought on board as the new writer, ultimately going in a different direction. Cates was given a special thanks in the credits of the first issue. Hickman, in an interview, said "[Revisiting

1863-641: The Lilin Fang to attack Morbius the Living Vampire . She witnessed the Ghost Rider and Johnny Blaze's battle with Steel Vengeance . Alongside the Lilin, she abducted Doris Ketch, Jack D'Auria, and Arthur and Stacy Dolan. She transformed the Darkholders ' ninjas and sent them to kill Victoria Montesi . Alongside the Lilin, she battled the Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze, and the Darkhold Redeemers. She then sent

1932-563: The Lilin Skinner to attack the Ghost Rider and Johnny Blaze. She then hired the Nightstalkers to kill the Ghost Rider and Johnny Blaze. Alongside the Lilin, she again battled the Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze, Morbius, the Nightstalkers, and the Darkhold Redeemers. After many attempts to kill the two, her enemies list grew to include Doctor Strange , Morbius the Living Vampire , the Witches ,

2001-500: The Maker as he claims that he'll go to the one place where he can call his own. Despite their attacks, he escapes. Before the Maker departs, he asks Mister Fantastic if he would erase him from existence if he could, with Mr. Fantastic telling him "yes". The Maker remarks that he'll "keep that in mind". On Earth-6160, 15-year old Peter Parker and Liz Allan arrive at a demonstration of the Isotope Genome Accelerator. When

2070-456: The Maker came to each of their locations and stole items from each one, concluding that he's building something. Meanwhile, the Maker awakens Miles Morales . He claims that they have a shared history of being from Earth-1610 and tries to convince him to leave. Without success, he states that the offer still stands, giving him a blank card as he disappears. Moments later, the Illuminati confront

2139-564: The Maker explains that he is not of this Earth and that he can only be taken down at the height of his power. He then proceeds to show Howard the Immortus Engine, a time machine which he used to reshape Earth-6160. When Howard exclaims that because of his actions more will come after him, the Maker removes his helmet to show a missing part of his head from a earlier attack, stating it will take time for him to heal after he rearranged some of his organs, lamenting his amnesia. He goes on to state to Howard that he needs him because of his theory that Howard

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2208-474: The Maker is. Howard asks what the Rasputins are doing there, since they are the "enemy". Emmanuel then states his surprise that he doesn't know how the meetings work. Hulk explains that the world leaders operate together in a manufactured war economy in which each power bloc takes turns in playing the role of a rogue state , as the Maker's philosophies state that perpetual global peace is impossible and conflict

2277-486: The Maker missed. When Reed asks if he will call himself Iron Man, Tony responds that it was his father's name and that he'll go by Iron Lad until he comes up with a better one. The epilogue showcases them discovering the frozen body of Captain America with the letter written by Howard overlayed, telling Tony that he has grown tired and that it's never too late for him to change the world. "You just have to fight. And you just have to win". Two weeks have passed since The City

2346-418: The Maker was still reshaping the world, he used the Engine to visit the far future to see what became of his empire, only to be greeted by Kang who gave him his injury and told him he is "witnessing his origin". Back in the present, Howard shuts off the damper of the Engine, intending on taking down both Maker and Kang, and an explosion erupts, knocking out both armies. Meanwhile at the Maker's castle, Reed steals

2415-405: The Maker's incomplete Engine contemplating whether he is making another prison for himself. Before The City's power conduit surges and is closed off, Howard takes off Kang's mask to reveal his face, reacting with disappointment. One week later, the Maker's Council gathers to discuss what has become of The City and their leader. Lord Ra mentions that when The City was sealed for a month the first time,

2484-424: The Maker, such as where he came from and how he shaped the world. With the Immortus Engine finished, Reed suggests a feedback mechanism to account for it to be able to traverse back and forth through time. As Howard asks him how long he's been trapped, Reed remarks he gave up keeping track of time after the Maker continued to feed him misleading hints and tells Howard he cannot run from who he is. One week later, Howard

2553-843: The Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #18 and in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Horror 2005 . The second character named Lilith is a demon sorceress who is known as the "Mother of All Demons". She first appeared in Ghost Rider (vol. 3) #28 (August 1992). Lilith is Dracula's oldest child and is his only child by his first wife, Zofia, who was forced on Dracula by his father through an arranged marriage. After Dracula's father died, he renounced Zofia and forced her and their infant daughter to leave Castle Dracula so that he could marry his second wife, Maria,

2622-700: The Marvel Universe. Dr. Stephen Strange is the Ancient One's successor as the Sorcerer Supreme. Jericho Drumm is Doctor Strange's first successor as Sorcerer Supreme. Loki Laufeyson is the Norse trickster god who is Dr. Strange's second successor as Sorcerer Supreme. Loki possesses strength, durability, and longevity far superior to humans. The most powerful sorcerer in all of Asgard, Loki's magical abilities include astral projection, shape-shifting, hypnosis, molecular rearrangement, energy blasts, levitating, conjuration, cryokinesis, telekinesis and teleportation. Clea Strange

2691-730: The Midnight Sons banished Lilith and her offspring to the Shadowside. Zarathos was later turned into stone and killed. Lilith returned to the stony Zarathos, saying she abandoned her old offspring and replaced it with his offspring, promising vengeance for the both of them. Lilith was one of several demonic beings imprisoned within Avalon at the start of the Secret Invasion , but was then freed by Pete Wisdom during Captain Britain and MI3's battle with

2760-584: The Rasputin family, the rulers of the Eurasian Republic. The Maker greets them as a wormhole opens up, with clones of Captain America, Giant-Man, Thor, Vision , and the Wasp attacking The City. Obadiah suits up and fights the attackers until he is killed by a Vision clone. The others slay most of them as Howard falls unconscious. The Maker later wakes up Howard and informs him that Obadiah is dead, along with being shown

2829-729: The Sorcerer Supreme of the Purple Dimension. Magik served as the Sorcerer Supreme of Limbo during her time there. Shanzar is the Sorcerer Supreme of the Strange Matter Dimension. In need of a body outside of the Strange Matter Dimension, he possesses Hulk who transforms into Dark Hulk. Tiboro was the Sorcerer Supreme of the Sixth Dimension. In Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality , the Earth-616 Baron Mordo rewrites reality to make himself Sorcerer Supreme, with

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2898-557: The Sorcerer Supreme. Arriving at a facility and fighting the outside guards, Killmonger and Storm find everyone inside dead as they find an unknown female with a gag in her mouth speaking through one of her victims. As Killmonger and Storm state that they are friendly, the Sorcerer Supreme asks Killmonger to remove the gag on her mouth. Lilith (Marvel Comics) Lilith is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The first version

2967-446: The act of rebirthing after they die. She does so either through natural copulative procreation, consuming prior offspring, conjuring them out of nothingness, conversion of other species or through asexual reproduction. Her power also enables her to transmigrate living souls consumed into new entities, respawning them as any given species she desires at a later date in time. She can even rebirth herself, as her prior forms often burn out over

3036-456: The agreement broke down. When Dracula was stripped of his vampiric powers toward the end of the 70-issue series The Tomb of Dracula , he asked Lilith to bite him and restore his powers, only to be refused. In issue #5 of The Tomb of Dracula magazine that soon followed, Lilith and Dracula fought once more and Dracula revealed to Lilith that the curse that made her his eternal nemesis also prevented her from being able to actually kill him. Lilith

3105-429: The body of an innocent woman who wanted her father dead; this included the ability to shift forms and clothing between Lilith's own form and that of her "hostess". Lilith normally appeared, when in her own form, as a tall, beautiful woman with long black hair and a family resemblance to Dracula, dressed in a red and black skin-tight costume and cape with a bat-like ornament in her hair. As a vampire, she could change into

3174-607: The building's rubble and see the imposter disintegrating. One week later, the Maker infiltrates the Baxter Building to obtain a dossier that documents the origins of Earth-616's heroes, while inadvertently waking up Franklin Richards in the process. The next day at the Necropolis, Mister Fantastic informs his fellow Illuminati members Black Bolt , Black Panther, Doctor Strange , Iron Man , Namor , and Professor X . They each state

3243-400: The captive clones that survived. The Maker explains to Howard that they were a group of temporal suicide bombers from the future, as a group of people are herded in that the Maker believes are the clones' genetic ancestors. The Maker has the group of innocents vaporized, with the clones disintegrating soon after. When Howard expresses concern over how the Maker could be taken out in the same way,

3312-455: The course of time, into a younger, stronger body than the last. Ultimate Invasion Ultimate Invasion is a four-issue American comic book limited series written by Jonathan Hickman , drawn by Bryan Hitch and colored by Alex Sinclair. The first issue was published by Marvel Comics on June 21, 2023. The storyline shows Maker (the Reed Richards of Earth-1610) manipulating

3381-482: The daughter of Dracula, was ranked #24 on a listing of Marvel Comics' monster characters in 2015. In 2021, Screen Rant included Lilith in their "Marvel: 10 Most Powerful Vampires" list. In 2022, CBR.com ranked Lilith Drake 6th in their "10 Most Important Marvel Vampires" list. The demon Lilith is an ancient demon goddess and sorceress. She gives birth to demons called the Lilin which have lives of their own, but always remain obedient to their mother. Lilith

3450-440: The dome shut with them inside. The Maker lambasts Howard, telling him that he is the reason why the world is the way it is and that Howard can ether run and hide or fight inevitability, as his choices make no difference. He remarks that Maker is wrong, that he has a third choice and is going to take it. As the two armies fight, Maker and Kang fight each other, with the Maker stating he remembers who he is. A flashback shows that when

3519-472: The following news of international events during this period of upheaval, it's stated that on Hi No Kuni, a mysterious incident occurred in which a car explosively collided with a bicycle on the street, putting the driver is in serious condition while the bicyclist escaped without a scratch. There are also breakouts of regional infighting in the Upper and Lower Kingdoms and supposedly an insurgence occurring against

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3588-431: The four stand before a frozen Captain America as Iron Lad states that getting him out will be a complicated process. Iron Lad works to persuade Sif into helping them as he states Thor is supposed to be the true king of Asgard, which confuses him. Doom explains that the Maker comes from another universe and made Earth-6160 in his image by averting the origins of its heroes, and that they are working to undo his changes by using

3657-653: The gathering. After explaining that Emperor Sunfire does not speak when he has his mask on, Lord Ra only speaks when the Sun is up, and Lord Khonshu only speaks when the Moon is up, Emannuel goes on to explain protocols regarding some attendants, introducing Howard to Henri Duggary of the European Coalition as Hulk asks about the meaning of the attack. He is told there is no word about it yet, then giving his condolences to Howard. Magik demands information on who attacked them and where

3726-473: The group voting to decide on how to go through with it. At Stark Tower, Reed gives Tony the Maker's broken Immortus Engine, the secret files he kept, and a letter written by Howard before he went through with his plan. Tony asks if Howard is dead, with Reed responding that he can't give him a definitive answer. Tony remarks he's going to need a suit. As he builds a new suit with the Engine built into it, Tony remarks that they have work to do as there were some things

3795-450: The idea of Ultimate Comics] couldn't be replicating or revisiting what Brian did in the original Ultimates - creating a streamlined, modernized version that would eventually become the spine of the MCU , and it certainly couldn't be what I did, which was a final chapter of a pre-existing universe. We also thought the very idea of Ultimate Comics needed to be inverted from what the original universe

3864-449: The memory log on Earth-6160's heroes while he is trapped in The City. Tony reveals the Maker helped Loki kill Odin and steal Thor's birthright. Thor agrees to help them, with Sif states that she will stick around. Moments later, the four make it to the Maker's castle in Latveria. They enter a room filled with different repositories. Sif speculates that each one must contain a relic of a stolen life, with Doom stating each one "holds around

3933-486: The rest of the Council that they will pin the destruction on Stark as, while they were the ones who fired the laser, his family's company built the satellite. One week later, a news report states that thousands of lives were lost in the Manhattan area as the newsman lists a few names on a database that are speculated as having perished, which includes but are not limited to Emily Osborn , Norman Osborn , and May Parker . In

4002-523: The rule of Lord Ra and Lord Khonshu . The newsman speculates on Tony Stark's motive for the attack, while stating the public may never know why he did it, and that he has presumably perished in the blast. What they don't know is that Tony secretly survived along with his allies, suggesting the forming of a resistance effort against the Council. Ultimate Invasion is a four-issue Marvel Comics limited series written by Jonathan Hickman , drawn by Bryan Hitch and colored by Alex Sinclair, which reintroduces

4071-523: The spell that would disperse the Darkforce around Earth. The spell worked and also had a side-effect of enabling the Vampire race to survive in sunlight. Doctor Doom went back on his deal with Doctor Strange to return the Sorcerer Supreme title to him and made Doctor Strange's astral form disappear from Latveria . Besides Clea, there are other Sorcerer Supremes who come from other dimensions: Aggamon served as

4140-455: The woman he truly loved. Lilith was raised by Gypsies to whom she had been entrusted after her mother's suicide . Lilith's foster-mother was the Gypsy elder Gretchin. When Lilith was a young girl, Dracula, now a vampire thanks to the Gypsy woman Leandra, attacked and murdered many Gypsies, including Gretchin's son Arni, enraging her into seeking revenge. She cast a spell upon Lilith to make her into

4209-555: The year 800, Queen Balkis was the Queen of Sheba and a Sorcerer Supreme who was the daughter of Lilith. In the year 500 BC, Thales the Milesian, Pythagoras of Samos, and Pherecydes of Syros were three Greek men who formed the Triumvirate and became Sorcerer Supremes. In the year 400 BC, Caius was a Greek man who was the Sorcerer Supreme. Around the year 100, Zhang Jiao was a Chinese woman who

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4278-564: Was - we wanted this to be something that could really only exist in the comic space: a new way of thinking about, and enjoying, a new version of the Marvel Universe . I'm pretty happy to say that it feels like we’ve accomplished those things and we’re very excited for everyone to get to read it." Audience reception to Ultimate Invasion has been highly positive. On the League of Comic Geeks website, 97% of readers like Ultimate Invasion #1, with

4347-456: Was carrying his child. Lilith killed Angel's father, but allowed her to live her life when Lilith was not using their shared body. Angel was eventually physically separated from Lilith by Viktor Benzel, a distant descendant of Gretchin and the heir, along with his brother Karl, to much of her occult knowledge; Viktor used this knowledge to create separate bodies for Angel and Lilith. At one point, Lilith and Dracula agreed to avoid each other, but

4416-914: Was created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan . Most of her solo appearances were written by Steve Gerber , who would later use a supporting character he created for these stories, Martin Gold, in the two-issue miniseries The Legion of Night . The character subsequently appeared in Vampire Tales #6 (August 1974), The Tomb of Dracula #23 (August 1974), 25 (October 1974) and 28 (January 1975), Dracula Lives! #10-11 (January–March 1975), Marvel Preview #12 (September 1977), The Tomb of Dracula #60 (September 1977), Marvel Preview #16 (June 1978), The Tomb of Dracula #66-67 (September–November 1978), The Tomb of Dracula (vol. 2) #5-6 (June–August 1980) and The Uncanny X-Men Annual #6 (1982). Her apparent "death" occurred in Doctor Strange (vol. 2) #62 (December 1983). She made

4485-525: Was destroyed, along with her father and the rest of Earth's vampires, when Doctor Strange used the Darkhold 's Montesi Formula to eliminate vampirism and all vampires from the world. The Montesi Formula eventually weakened and both Lilith and her father returned to life. Lilith subsequently appeared as Dracula's antagonist in the three-issue Dracula: Lord of the Undead limited series in 1998, and as an agent of Nick Fury's Howling Commandos in 2006. Lilith,

4554-424: Was responsible for his injuries. Hulk gives his condolences to Henri as he claims that Tony "has given them North America". Iron Lad and Doom see an Stark/Stane space station about to fire on Stark Tower, as Hulk states to Duggary that they intend to frame Tony and his allies as terrorists in a false flag attack. The space station fires as Tony uses the Engine built into his armor to teleport the group. Hulk states to

4623-483: Was sealed. Richards has taken up the name of Doom as he and Iron Lad spring Thor from his cell in Asgard. When they reach Mjolnir, they find it guarded by the prison's warden Sif and a few Asgardian soldiers. As Iron Lad attacks, Thor calls Mjolnir to him as he defeats the remaining soldiers. Thor then teleports himself, Iron Lad, and Doctor Doom away from the prison with Sif caught in the process. Moments later at Stark Tower,

4692-612: Was the Sorcerer Supreme. In the 1700s, Isaac Newton is a member of the Brotherhood of the Shield and the Sorcerer Supreme of his era. Kushala the Demon Rider is a skilled magic-wielder possessed by the Spirit of Vengeance, who becomes her 1850's Sorcerer Supreme. In the 1950s, a girl named Nina was taught magic by her brother João. The Ancient One is the first Sorcerer Supreme introduced in

4761-461: Was the Sorcerer Supreme. In the year 400, Tafrara was a Moroccan woman who was the Sorcerer Supreme. In the year 500, Merlin was the court wizard of King Arthur and the Sorcerer Supreme of his era. In the year 616, Makeen was a Sorcerer Supreme who helped Papa Legbe fight Ogun. In the 1000s, Murkfoot was a Sasquatch who served as a Sorcerer Supreme and was a member of the Avengers of 1,000 AD . In 1692, Sebastian Shaw 's ancestor Hiram Shaw

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