Religion: abstract entity
Name: Famine
Other Names: Hunger; Hungry
First Appearance: Doctor Strange (vol. 2) #4 (Oct. 1974): "...Where Bound'ries...Decay"
First Appearance (Additional Details): (as "Hunger") Heroes for Hope Starring the X-Men #1 (Dec. 1985)
Creators: Steve Englehart, Frank Brunner, Dick Giordano, Crusty Bunkers
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 3
Enemy of: Doctor Strange, X-Men
Ally: Death
Gender: not applicable
Note: actual embodiment of famine, hunger
Famine, the actual embodiment of famine, brought Doctor Strange to the portal of Death. Later, "Hunger" challenged the X-Men (in X-Men: Heroes for Hope, published in December 1985). Hunger, who was the embodiment of hunger, can be presumed to be the same "character" or being as Famine.
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://marvel.wikia.com/Doctor_Strange_Vol_2_4
- http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=31607
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/faafam.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/hunhuz.htm
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=48971
- https://www.comics.org/issue/27826/
- https://www.comics.org/issue/40777/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=11393