Abd-el-Hazred (Earth-616)

Abdul Alhazred,
the Mad Arab

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Real Name

Abd-el-Hazred

Current Alias

Abdul Alhazred

Aliases

Alhazred, the Mad Arab, the Master,

Deathgod, Death God, Death-God

Affiliation

Leader of various criminal gangs

Base of Operations

Madripoor, Earth; formerly Pellucidar; Saudi Arabia, Earth

Status

Living Status

Alive

Identity

No Dual

Citizenship

Saudi Arabia

Marital Status

Single

Occupation

Sorcerer, crimelord

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Weight

285 lbs (129.27 kg)

Height

6′10″ (2.08 m)

Origin

Origin

Human

Reality

Earth-616

Place of Birth

Saudi Arabia

Creators and Appearances

Creators

H.P. Lovecraft, Kit Pearson, Tony Isabella, Dwight J. Zimmerman, Nelson Yomtov, Paul Ryan

First Appearance

Last Appearance

Monsters Unleashed #3
(November, 1973)
(Mentioned)Tarzan #15
(August, 1978)

Marvel Comics Presents #155
(May, 1994)

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

Intelligence			3
Strength			3
Speed*		2					7
Durability					5
Energy Projection						6
Fighting Skills				4
* Teleporter

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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