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Number of characters in this sub-list: 46 (out of a total of 36,945 in the database).

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app.
evil Japanese Buddhists evil Japanese Buddhists villain
CBR Scale: D Buddhist
[1st app: Captain America Comics #35 (Feb. 1944)] Marvel 1
Tina Greer Tina Greer villain
CBR Scale: A Buddhist
[seen again: "Visage" (14 Jan. 2003, Season 2, Episode 11)] WB 3
Lady Lotus Lady Lotus villain
CBR Scale: S Buddhist
Super-Axis (founder) Marvel 6
Living Buddha Living Buddha villain
CBR Scale: M Buddhist
[ruler of Shadow-Men of Kaa-U] Marvel 3
Moonstone Moonstone (Karla Sofen) villain hero
CBR Scale: U Buddhist
Dark Avengers; Femizons... 
The Masters of Evil; The Thunderbolts
Marvel 235
Fin Fang Foom Fin Fang Foom villain
CBR Scale: U Buddhist (convert)
Makluan Marvel 63
Lotus Lotus (Lotus Newmark) villain
CBR Scale: I Buddhist (lapsed)
[1st app: Avengers Spotlight #30 (Mar. 1990)] Marvel 23
The Giant One villain
CBR Scale: M Buddhist (Monks of the Hidden
Temple)
[1st app: The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #108 (May 1972)] Marvel 2
The Iron Monk villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Buddhist monk
The Hand
[could not be injured by mortal hand or weapon]
Marvel 1
King Cycle King Cycle villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Buddhist monk
[1st app: Red Wolf (vol. 1) #8 (July 1973)] Marvel 1
Buddhist vampire-monks Buddhist vampire-monks villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Buddhist monks
[1st app: Buffy the Vampire Slayer #38 (Oct. 2001)] Dark Horse 1
The Mahagreasy Migraine Yogi The Mahagreasy Migraine Yogi villain clergy/religious leader based on a real person
CBR Scale: M Buddhist spiritual leader; Transcendental Meditation; Hindu (raised)
B.E.S.T.
[parody of Beatles guru Maharish Mahesh Yogi]
Marvel 1
Kung Kung (Thomas Morita) villain
CBR Scale: U Buddhist/Shinto/Taoist
[1st app: Wonder Woman (vol. 1) #237 (Nov. 1977)] DC 12
The Sorcerer The Sorcerer villain
CBR Scale: M Buddhist; Hindu; Vodoun; African primal-indigenous
[1st app: Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 1) #14 (May 1968)] Marvel 1
Hiroshima spirits villain group
CBR Scale: M Buddhist; Shinto; spirits
Asian
[killed by atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima]
DC 1
Angkor Angkor (Thommanom) villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Cambodian Buddhist priest; Hindu (convert)
[1st app: Wonder Man (vol. 1) #10 (June 1992)] Marvel 4
Ternak villain
CBR Scale: M Cold People (leader); Tibetan Buddhism (lapsed)
[1st app: Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #145 (Apr. 1974)] Marvel 2
The Cold People supporting character villain group
CBR Scale: D Cold People; Tibetan Buddhism
["abominable snow men"; Tibetan monk gave them technology] Marvel 2
Radioactive Man Radioactive Man (Dr. Chen Lu) villain hero
CBR Scale: U Communist Buddhist
Asian; People's Defense Force... 
The Masters of Evil; The Thunderbolts; Titanic Three
Marvel 187
Ramis villain based on a real person
CBR Scale: A Jewish Buddhist
The Sweat Shop Marvel 2
Hideki Tojo Hideki Tojo villain real/historical person
CBR Scale: S Jodo Shinshu (Pure Land
Buddhism)
Asian
[led Imperialist Japan during WWII]
DC 31
Master Khan Master Khan villain deity
CBR Scale: M K'un L'un deity; sorcerer
[sinister god of K'un L'un] Marvel 46
Dr. Rune Dr. Rune (Anthony Rune) villain
CBR Scale: S New Age; Zen
[1st app: Maze Agency #9 (Feb. 1990)] Innovation 2
The Wizard The Wizard (William I. Zard) villain
CBR Scale: D occult/magic; Tibetan Buddhism
Crime Champions; Secret Society of Super Villains DC 61
Heat Wave Heat Wave (Mick Rory) supporting character villain
CBR Scale: M pyromaniac/obsessed with fire; Zhutanian Buddhism (convert)
[1st app: The Flash (vol. 1) #140 (Nov. 1963)] DC 70
Prometheus villain
CBR Scale: S Shamballa Buddhist (convert)
Injustice League; Secret Society of Super Villains DC 24
Shamballa villain deity
CBR Scale: D Shamballa Buddhist deity
[worshipped by Shamballa monks; apparently an alien being] DC 3
Kaluu villain
CBR Scale: M sorcerer; Tibetan Buddhism (raised)
[former ruler of Kamar-Taj] Marvel 2
Dragon-Lord (Nu-An) villain
CBR Scale: M Tibetan (K'un L'un) Buddhism
[ruler of K'un-Lun; Iron Fist's uncle] Marvel 1
Steel Serpent Steel Serpent (Davos) villain
CBR Scale: S Tibetan (K'un L'un) Buddhism
HYDRA Marvel 40
Quan-St'ar Quan-St'ar villain
CBR Scale: M Tibetan (K'un L'un) Buddhism; sorcerer
[1st app: Master of Kung Fu Annual #1 (Apr. 1976)] Marvel 1
Captain Chau villain
CBR Scale: U Tibetan Buddhism
[year: 1496] Marvel 1
The Cobra (Luciphor) villain comic strip character
CBR Scale: S Tibetan Buddhism
[
1st app: "The Cobra" story arc in "Mandrake the Magician" daily comic strip (11 June 1934 - 24 Nov. 1934)
]
King Features Syndicate
Extraño Doctor Muerte Extraño Doctor Muerte (Burna) villain
CBR Scale: S Tibetan Buddhism
[1st app: Kaliman, Episode 103 (1967)] Radio Cadena Nacional 4
Ghost Tiger villain
CBR Scale: U Tibetan Buddhism
[year: 1496] Marvel 1
Havoc (Andreas Havoc) villain
CBR Scale: M Tibetan Buddhism
[1st app: Thunderbolt #58 (July 1967)] Charlton DC 13
Andrew Helm villain
CBR Scale: S Tibetan Buddhism
[1st app: Justice League of America (vol. 1) #40 (Nov. 1965)] DC 1
Mefisto Mefisto (Steve Dickart) villain
CBR Scale: S Tibetan Buddhism
[in "Tex", Italy's most popular comic] Sergio Bonelli Editore
Power Ring Power Ring (Harrolds) villain
CBR Scale: S Tibetan Buddhism
Crime Syndicate of America DC 49
unnamed associate villain
CBR Scale: U Tibetan Buddhism
[1st app: Justice League Quarterly #14 (Spring 1994)] DC 1
Volthoom villain
CBR Scale: D Tibetan Buddhism
[1st app: Justice League of America (vol. 1) #29 (Aug. 1964)] DC 2
Yak villain
CBR Scale: S Tibetan Buddhism
[strongman; threatened Shang-Chi] Marvel 1
Culflam villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Tibetan Buddhism (lama); Fire-Men (ancient race)
[1st app: Marvel Mystery Comics #14 (Dec. 1940)] Timely Marvel 2
The Master of the Cold People villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M Tibetan Buddhism (monk); Cold People (spiritual leader)
[1st app: Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #145 (Apr. 1974)] Marvel 2
Thugben Sung villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Tibetan Buddhism lama
[lama of Rache Churan monastery; trained by Fu Manchu] Marvel 1
Monk of Doom villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Tibetan Buddhism monk; Monks
of Doom/Wise Ones
[oversaw device dream-joining Doom, Ghost Rider, Wolverine] Marvel 1

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