Religion: Mayan 
Name: El Tigre
Alter Ego: Juan Meroz
Other Names: Kukulcan
Classification:
villain
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #25
Number of appearances: 2
Occupation: gem hunter
Nation: Latin America
Gender: male
The source of El Tigre's powers was a mystical pendant. The pendant gave him the power to project solar energy as well as control the minds of descendants of Mayans. After finding the pendant and gaining powers, El Tigre came to believe that he himself was the reincarnation of the Mayan god Kukulkan.
This character is in the following story which has been indexed by this website:
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #138 (Oct. 1980): "Elegy" (1-panel cameo)
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/e.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/kskz.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/titn.htm