Abd-el-Hazred (Earth-616)

Abdul Alhazred,the Mad Arab
Name	Abd-el-Hazred
Current Alias	Abdul Alhazred
Aliases	Alhazred, the Mad Arab, the Master, Deathgod, Death God, Death-God
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Leader of various criminal gangs
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′10″ (2.08 m)
Weight	285 lbs (129.27 kg)
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Saudi Arabia
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Saudi Arabia
Occupation	Sorcerer, crimelord
Base of Operations	Madripoor, Earth Formerly Pellucidar; Saudi Arabia, Earth
Creators and Appearances
Creators	H.P. Lovecraft, Kit Pearson, Tony Isabella, Dwight J. Zimmerman, Nelson Yomtov, Paul Ryan
First	Monsters Unleashed #3 (November, 1973) (Mentioned)Tarzan #15 (August, 1978)
First	Monsters Unleashed #3 (November, 1973) (Mentioned)Tarzan #15 (August, 1978)

History

8th century

Abdul Alhazred was born in the 8th century in Saudi Arabia.

The same century, he created the legendary Necronomicon, a powerful black magic tome patterned after the Darkhold, or inspired by it, though it was theorized that the Darkhold, like the Necronomicon, the Oracles of Zoroaster, and other mystic scrolls and books, was in fact simply a collection of imperfect copies of the ancient writings etched on the walls of R'llyeh by ancient beings.

Pellucidar

At some point, Alhazred's spirit became trapped in the realm Pellucidar, a pocket dimension formerly accessed within subterranean Earth. It has been hypothesized that he died in Pellucidar or that his spirit was transported there by the Great Race of Yith. Alhazred's spirit was stored within the crystal of the reptilian Mahars of Pellucidar.

20th century

Wolverine

While trying to take over Tyger Tiger's syndicate in Madripoor, Abdul hired a group of various mercenaries to kidnap Tyger Tiger and Archie Corrigan, which included: Stump, Sheik, Scarface, Dumas, Rhys, and Barrett (aka Chief). When Abdul encountered Wolverine, he sent demons against him. His plan backfired and Abdul was banished to the realm of his demons.

Powers and Abilities

Power Grid

Powers

Abdul was considered a superhuman, has a number of magical abilities. He can teleport (usually appearing and disappearing in a cloud of green smoke) and mesmerize others. He has superhuman strength and durability, but this may be only a reflection of his ability to control the perceptions of others. His also able to summon demons from another realm.

He was shown to withstand a direct gun shot at the head without suffering any damage (as if the bullet was swallowed by the shade under his hood), or take a punch of Logan in the gut without even moving.

Weaknesses

If anybody can mentally resist psychic attack by the demons he summons generates a powerful feedback that banishes him to the realm of his demons.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

His powers are presumably magnified with the possession of the Necronomicon.

Notes

• Abdul Alhazred was created by H. P. Lovecraft in "The Nameless City" (1921), and was introduced in Marvel Comics in a mention in Monsters Unleashed #3 (November, 1973), before first appearing in Tarzan #15 (August, 1978).
  • "The Nameless City" was inspired by Edgar Rice Burroughs in "At the Earth's Core" (1914). Marvel Comics tied the works of the two authors in a story cycle going from Tarzan #15 (August, 1978) to #23 (April, 1979), whose featured protagonist Tarzan was also created by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

See Also

• 17 appearance(s) of Abd-el-Hazred (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) of Abd-el-Hazred (Earth-616)
• 3 image(s) of Abd-el-Hazred (Earth-616)
• 1 item(s) used/owned by Abd-el-Hazred (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Abdul Alhazred at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
• Alhazred, Abdul at Marvel.com
• Abdul Alhazred at the H.P. Lovecraft Wiki
• List of Cthulhu Mythos characters, Alhazred, Abdul, at Wikipedia.org

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