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Mad Arab (Abdul Alhazred)

The Religious Affiliation of
Mad Arab
Abdul Alhazred

Religion: Muslim; demonolatry; occult (creator of Necronomicon) CBR Scale: D

Name: Mad Arab

Alter Ego: Abdul Alhazred

Other Names: Abd-el-Hazred; Abdoul Alhazred

Classification: villain villain  

Publisher(s): Horace L. Lawson

First Appearance: The Wolverine #11 (Nov. 1921): "The Nameless City"

First Appearance (Additional Details): (comics) Tarzan #15 (Aug 1978); (mentioned, Marvel Universe) Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #62 (Nov. 1990): "Sign of the Beast, Part 1: The Quest of Abdul Alhazred"; (seen) Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #152 (Late Apr. 1994): "Pure Sacrifice, Part 1: A Night to Remember"

Creators: H. P. Lovecraft

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

Number of Appearances: 17

Enemy of: Wolverine, Tarzan, Tyger Tiger

Ally: Sheik

Occupation: crimelord

Nation: Madripoor

Gender: male

First appearance in any Marvel-published comic (not mainstream Marvel universe): Tarzan #15 (Aug. 1978); Character was adapted for Marvel by David Kraft and John Buscema, and later by Dwight Zimmerman, Nel Yomtov, and Paul Ryan.


This character is in the following 5 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Marvel Comics Presents
Nightcrawler
The Wolverine #11 (Nov. 1921): "The Nameless City"


Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/alhazred.htm
  - http://www.comicvine.com/abdul-alhazred/29-47254/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=15572
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Alhazred
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/ajalk.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/a.htm