Name: Secret Empire
Classification:
villains
group
First Appearance: Tales to Astonish (vol. 1) #81 (July 1966): "The Stage Is Set!"
Creators: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Bill Everett
Number of Appearances: 120
Enemy of: Captain America, The Defenders, The Thunderbolts
Ally: Brute Force
Ally: Elite
Ally: Imperial Forces
Ally: Baron Zemo
A faction or phase of the "Secret Empire," which was featured in a number of Thunderbolts stories, seems in some ways distinct from the broader, better known Marvel "Secret Empire," which first appeared in Amazing Adventures #s 11 and 15. But this phase of the Secret Empire, funded by Baron Zemo (Helmut), is probably not a separate group. It is simply one manifestation of the ongoing, often-changing Secret Empire.
This faction of the Secret Empire oversaw or encompassed sub-groups such as "the Elite", the Imperial Forces, and the Brute Force, as well as many regular servants. It was first hinted at in Thunderbolts #s 19 and 30 and fully revealed in Thunderbolts #s 31 and 32.
Number of group members listed below: 77
Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.) |
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Team(s) [Notes] |
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Secret Empire [wore Roman Centurion outfit] |
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Secret Empire [wore Roman Centurion outfit] |
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1 | |||||||
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[his costume is labelled with logos of groups he works for] | ![]() |
7 | |||||||
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Secret Empire; Imperial Forces [father of Charcoal] |
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1 | ||||||
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Secret Empire; Sons of the Serpent... ![]() [Dr. Hesperus Chadwick's daughter] |
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7 | ||||||
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Secret Empire; The Elite... ![]() [invented Shriequencer] |
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7 | ||||||
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A.I.M.; HYDRA... ![]() [brother of Grasp and Sonic] |
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4 | |||||||
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Pretorians (leader) | ![]() |
1 | |||||||
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Secret Empire; The Thunderbolts... ![]() [belonged to Imperial Force, agents of Secret Empire] |
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41 | |||||||
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Secret Empire; The Elite... ![]() |
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2 | ||||||
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Secret Empire [cyborg; vied for control of Secret Empire] |
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14 | ||||||
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Secret Empire; The Defenders | ![]() |
31 | ||||||
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Secret Empire [launched smear campaign against Captain America] |
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5 | ||||||
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Secret Empire [Valerie Cooper's boss in her early work with Wild Child] |
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2 | |||||||
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S.H.I.E.L.D.; Secret Empire... ![]() |
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10 | |||||||
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Secret Empire; The Elite... ![]() |
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2 | ||||||
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A.I.M.; HYDRA... ![]() [Sonic's brother] |
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4 | |||||||
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Secret Empire; Hood's Army | ![]() |
126 | |||||||
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Secret Empire [posed as CIB member] |
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1 | |||||||
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Secret Empire (ally) | ![]() |
6 | ||||||
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Secret Empire [old woman; drained life force from others] |
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2 | |||||||
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Secret Empire [worked under August Masters at corrupt mental hospital] |
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1 | |||||||
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Secret Empire [wore Roman Centurion outfit] |
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1 | |||||||
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Secret Empire; U.S. Air Force [ex-husband of Patsy Walker/Hellcat] |
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40 | ||||||
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Secret Empire [father of mutant Artie Maddicks] |
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3 | |||||||
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Secret Empire; Brotherhood of Mutants... ![]() |
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140 | ||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
11 | |||||||
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Secret Empire [Midnight Man's son; tried to be Moon Knight's sidekick] |
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23 | ||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
10 | ||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
1 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
1 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
3 | |||||||
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HYDRA; Secret Empire... ![]() |
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5 | ||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
2 | |||||||
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Secret Empire [attended "Dead Man's Hand"; killed by Hammerhead] |
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7 | |||||||
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Secret Empire [Professor Power snapped his neck, killing him] |
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1 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
1 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
1 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
1 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
12 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
1 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
3 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
4 | |||||||
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Secret Empire; The Sanitation Unit [tried to bust Captain America out of jail] |
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3 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
3 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
2 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
8 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
5 | |||||||
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Secret Empire; The Sanitation Unit [tried to bust Captain America out of jail] |
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3 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
7 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
5 | |||||||
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Secret Empire; The Sanitation Unit [tried to bust Captain America out of jail] |
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3 | |||||||
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Secret Empire (leader) | ![]() |
5 | |||||||
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Secret Empire (leader) | ![]() |
7 | |||||||
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Secret Empire (leader) | ![]() |
4 | ||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
13 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
2 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
4 | |||||||
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Secret Empire [killed and impersonated by Punisher] |
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11 | |||||||
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Secret Empire [killed and impersonated by the Punisher] |
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6 | |||||||
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Secret Empire; The Sanitation Unit | ![]() |
2 | |||||||
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Secret Empire; The Sanitation Unit | ![]() |
2 | |||||||
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Secret Empire [killed by Number 9] |
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1 | |||||||
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Secret Empire [armored; defeated Moonstone (Bloch) in staged fight] |
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2 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
1 | |||||||
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Secret Empire [led an army of right-wing extremists] |
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21 | ||||||
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Secret Empire [worked under August Masters at corrupt mental hospital] |
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1 | |||||||
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Secret Empire [wore Roman Centurion garb] |
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1 | |||||||
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[1st app: Tales to Astonish (vol. 1) #81 (July 1966)] | ![]() |
120 | |||||||
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Secret Empire; KGB... ![]() [double agent] |
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11 | ||||||
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Secret Empire; The Elite... ![]() [tried to end democracy in America] |
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7 | ||||||
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Secret Empire [worked under August Masters at corrupt mental hospital] |
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1 | |||||||
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Secret Empire | ![]() |
5 | ||||||
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Secret Empire; The Elite... ![]() |
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2 | ||||||
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Secret Empire; Crime Wave... ![]() |
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10 | ||||||
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Secret Empire; Genetech | ![]() |
1 | |||||||
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Secret Empire; Alpha Flight | ![]() |
17 |
Suggested links for further research about this character:
- http://marvel.com/universe/Secret_Empire
- http://www.comicvine.com/secret-empire/65-15136/
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/seasek.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/rosroz.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/egek.htm
- https://www.comics.org/issue/62987/
- http://marvel.wikia.com/Thunderbolts_Vol_1_31
- https://www.comics.org/issue/88479/