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The Masters of Evil
 

Name: The Masters of Evil

Classification: villains villains   group group  

Publisher(s): Marvel

First Appearance: The Avengers (vol. 1) #6 (July 1964): "Masters of Evil!"

Creators: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Chic Stone

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 317

Enemy of: Alien Spiders, The Teen Brigade

Number of group members listed below: 67

Character
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Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
The Abomination The Abomination (Emil Blonsky) villain
CBR Scale: S Communist atheist
Home Base; KGB...  Marvel 180
Absorbing Man Absorbing Man (Crusher Creel) villain
CBR Scale: I temporarily became follower of Thor
The Masters of Evil Marvel 270
Aqueduct Aqueduct (Peter van Zante) villain hero
CBR Scale: S Environmentalism
Force of Nature; Initiative... 
[eco-terrorist]
Marvel 37
Atlas Atlas (Erik Josten) villain hero
  Emissaries of Evil (Egghead); Initiative...  Marvel 197
Baron Zemo Baron Zemo (Dr. Heinrich Zemo) villain scientist
CBR Scale: M Nazi
The Masters of Evil (founder); Thunderbolts (Counter-Earth) Marvel 121
Batroc the Leaper Batroc the Leaper (Georges Batroc) villain
  Batroc's Brigade; Doom's Brigade...  Marvel 129
Bison Bison (Billy Kitson) villain
  The Masters of Evil
[unwilling criminal, former basketball player]
Marvel 8
Black Knight Black Knight (Nathan Garrett) villain scientist
  The Masters of Evil Marvel 32
Black Mamba Black Mamba (Tanya Sealy) villain
  BAD Girls, Inc.; Femizons... 
[fashion model, former professional criminal, call girl]
Marvel 77
Blackout Blackout (Marcus Daniels) villain
  Hood's Army; The Masters of Evil Marvel 19
Blackwing Blackwing (Joseph Manfredi) villain
  Circus of Crime; Heavy Mettle (leader)...  Marvel 20
Blizzard Blizzard (Donny Gill) villain hero
  Initiative; The Masters of Evil...  Marvel 99
Boomerang Boomerang (Fred Myers) villain
  Doom's Brigade; Initiative: Heavy Hitters... 
[played professional baseball]
Marvel 130
Bulldozer Bulldozer (Henry Camp) villain
  Hood's Army; The Masters of Evil...  Marvel 125
Citizen V Citizen V (Helmut Zemo) villain hero
  Redeemers; The Masters of Evil...  Marvel 142
Constrictor Constrictor (Frank Payne) villain hero
  S.H.I.E.L.D.; Shadow Initiative...  Marvel 124
Crimson Cowl Crimson Cowl (Justine Hammer) villain
  Hood's Army; The Masters of Evil (leader) Marvel 36
Cyclone Cyclone (Pierre Fresson) villain hero
  Maggia; The Masters of Evil...  Marvel 44
Doctor Octopus Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) villain hero scientist
  Sinister Six; The Masters of Evil...  Marvel 1,006
Dragonfly Dragonfly (Veronica Dultry) villain
  Ani-Men; Femizons...  Marvel 24
Dreadknight Dreadknight (Bram Velsing) villain scientist
  The Frightful Four; The Masters of Evil Marvel 10
Eel Eel (Edward Lavell) villain based on a real person
CBR Scale: A Latter-day Saint (lapsed)
Maggia; Serpent Squad... 
[probably named after football coach Lavell Edwards]
Marvel 26
Egghead Egghead (Elihas Starr) villain
  Emissaries of Evil (Egghead); The Masters of Evil Marvel 48
Enchantress Enchantress (Amora) villain
CBR Scale: M Norse/Teutonic deity (Asgardian)
Asgardian; Lady Liberators (founder)...  Marvel 264
The Executioner The Executioner (Skurge) villain
CBR Scale: R Norse/Teutonic paganism
Asgardian; Mandarin's Minions...  Marvel 110
Flying Tiger Flying Tiger villain
  The Masters of Evil Marvel 20
Gargantua Gargantua (Edward Cobert) villain scientist
  S.H.I.E.L.D.; Secret Empire...  Marvel 10
Grey Gargoyle Grey Gargoyle (Paul Duval) villain
  Doom's Brigade; Hood's Army...  Marvel 72
Harrier Harrier (Josh Clendenon) villain hero
  Air Force; black...  Marvel 23
Icemaster Icemaster villain
  The Masters of Evil Marvel 3
Jackhammer Jackhammer (Matthew Banham) villain
  HYDRA; Power Tools...  Marvel 21
Joystick Joystick (Janice Olivia Yanizeski) villain hero
  The Masters of Evil; The Thunderbolts Marvel 45
Klaw Klaw (Ulysses Klaw) villain
  A.I.M.; Fearsome Foursome...  Marvel 151
Lodestone Lodestone (Andrea Haggard) villain
  Mafia; The Masters of Evil Marvel 7
MACH-IV MACH-IV (Abner Jenkins) villain hero
  black; Initiative...  Marvel 152
Machinesmith Machinesmith (Samuel Saxon) villain
  Skeleton Crew; The Masters of Evil Marvel 50
Man-Ape Man-Ape (M'Baku) villain
CBR Scale: M African primal-indigenous religion; White Gorilla cult
Lethal Legion; The Masters of Evil Marvel 42
Man-Killer Man-Killer (Katrina Luisa van Horne) villain
CBR Scale: D Radical Feminist
HYDRA; Spider-Man Revenge League...  Marvel 41
The Masters of Evil villain group
  [1st app: The Avengers (vol. 1) #6 (July 1964)] Marvel 317
The Melter The Melter (Bruno Horgan) villain
  Death Squad; The Masters of Evil Marvel 90
Mister Hyde Mister Hyde (Calvin Zabo) villain scientist
  Hood's Army; The Masters of Evil Marvel 143
Mongoose Mongoose villain hero
CBR Scale: I uplifted animal
Initiative; Knights of Wundagore...  Marvel 17
Moonstone Moonstone (Karla Sofen) villain hero
CBR Scale: U Buddhist
Dark Avengers; Femizons...  Marvel 235
Oddball Oddball (Elton Healey) villain
  Death-Throws; Doom's Brigade...  Marvel 21
Piledriver Piledriver (Brian Calusky) villain
  Hood's Army; The Masters of Evil...  Marvel 137
Powderkeg (Frank Skorina) villain
  The Masters of Evil Marvel 16
Puff Adder Puff Adder (Gordon Fraley) villain hero
  Initiative; Serpent Society...  Marvel 33
Quicksand Quicksand villain
  Femizons; Initiative: Women Warriors...  Marvel 34
Radioactive Man Radioactive Man (Dr. Chen Lu) villain hero
CBR Scale: U Communist Buddhist
Asian; People's Defense Force...  Marvel 187
Scorcher Scorcher (Steven Hudak) villain
  Hood's Army; The Masters of Evil Marvel 30
The Scorpion The Scorpion (Mac Gargan) villain hero
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Dark Avengers; Initiative...  Marvel 315
Shatterfist Shatterfist villain
  The Masters of Evil Marvel 4
Shocker Shocker (Herman Schultz) villain
  Sinister Six; Sinister Syndicate...  Marvel 157
Shockwave Shockwave (Lancaster Sneed) villain
CBR Scale: S Golden Dagger Sect
Hood's Army; Initiative... 
[Was one of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Deltites.]
Marvel 35
Skein Skein (Sybil Dvorak) villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Hedonist cult (leader); Gypsy/Roma (raised)
Femizons; Initiative: Women Warriors...  Marvel 35
Slyde Slyde (Jalome Beacher) villain
  Initiative; The Masters of Evil...  Marvel 24
Songbird Songbird (Melissa Joan Gold) villain hero
CBR Scale: S Jewish
Femizons; Grapplers...  Marvel 229
Sunstroke villain
  Desert Dwellers; The Masters of Evil Marvel 9
Supercharger Supercharger (Ronnie Hilliard) villain
  The Masters of Evil Marvel 6
Techno Techno (Norbert Ebersol) villain hero
  HYDRA; Initiative...  Marvel 136
Thunderball Thunderball (Eliot Franklin) villain scientist
  black; Hood's Army...  Marvel 151
Tiger Shark Tiger Shark (Todd Arliss) villain
  Deep Six; Hood's Army...  Marvel 112
Titania Titania (Skeeter MacPherran) villain
  Femizons; The Frightful Four...  Marvel 100
Ultron Ultron villain
  Lethal Legion; The Masters of Evil Marvel 459
Whirlwind Whirlwind (David Cannon) villain
  Batroc's Brigade; Initiative... 
[ice skating competitor]
Marvel 113
Wrecker Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite) villain
  Hood's Army; Lethal Legion...  Marvel 190
Yellowjacket Yellowjacket (Rita DeMara) villain hero
  Femizons; Guardians of the Galaxy...  Marvel 63

This character is in the following 2 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Avengers (vol. 1) #6 (July 1964): "Masters of Evil!"
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #41 (Dec. 1988): "The Masters of Evil"


Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_Evil
  - http://www.comicvine.com/masters-of-evil/4060-7582/
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/Masters_of_Evil_(Earth-616)
  - http://comicbookdb.com/team.php?ID=150
  - http://comicbookdb.com/team.php?ID=3755
  - http://comicbookdb.com/team.php?ID=1459
  - http://comicbookdb.com/team.php?ID=4174
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/mastmasz.htm