History
Necrom was the sorcerer supreme of an extradimensional race, whose students were Merlyn and Feron. Necrom shared with his students the energy created by the interface of parallel dimensions, the doorways between worlds. Together, the three magicians harnessed this energy into matrix of awesome power, by using a tower on the ancient Prime Earth as a lynchpin threading the multiverse together.[1]
Necrom had an ulterior plan unknown to his students: to compress the alternate earths into a singularity, harnessing the resultant eruption of energy to give himself the power of a god. Necrom's students tried to stop him, and Feron used his power while housing the celestial elemental force known as the Phoenix Force. Necrom instead stole a portion of the Phoenix for himself and killed Feron, and the entity known as the Phoenix fled back into space. Necrom created the "Anti-Phoenix" by incubating this portion of the Phoenix with a portion of his own life essence for future use. His plans ruined for the time, Necrom fled into the multiverse.[1]
Necrom's activities since then remain unrevealed, although before his final gambit, Necrom had established himself as a powerful tyrant on an alternate earth. During this time, he became the arch-nemesis of the hero Kylun, who ultimately chased Necrom back to the Prime Earth.[2]

Attributes
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Powers
- Magic: As a former Sorcerer Supreme Necrom possesses vast magical powers.[4]
- Summoning: Necrom was capable of summoning demons to do his bidding.[5]
- Energy Projection:[4] Necrom could project powerful blasts of energy.[6]
- Force Fields:[4] Necrom could create defensive force fields.[6][7]
- Levitation[4]
- Longevity[4]
- Telepathy[4]
- Necromancy:[4] Necrom could reanimate and control the dead.[5]
- Golem Creation[4]
- Anti-Phoenix: While bonded to the Anti-Phoenix Necrom's powers were amplified and he gained additional abilities.[4]
- Elasticity: Necrom obtained the ability to stretch his limbs.[7]
- Life Force Absorption: Necrom could drain other beings' life force with a touch.[7]
- Telepathy: The Anti-Phoenix greatly enhanced Necrom's telepathic powers and allowed him to use another telepath's psychic probe against them.[7]
- Superhuman Durability: Necrom's durability increased to the point where he became almost invulnerable. He could survive Micromax dropping on him with the mass and velocity of a meteor with only some discomfort.[1]
- Self Sustenance: Necrom could survive in space.[1]
- Geokinesis: Necrom could cause planets to spew magma in space.[1]
- Telekinesis: Necrom could telekinetically move masses as large as moons and planets.[1]
- Gravity Manipulation: Necrom could increase the gravity of a gas giant and ignite it into a new star.[1]
- Flight: The Anti-Phoenix granted Necrom the ability to fly.[7]
Weaknesses
See Also
- 6 appearance(s) of Necrom (Earth-148)
- 2 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Necrom (Earth-148)
- 4 minor appearance(s) of Necrom (Earth-148)
- 1 mention(s) of Necrom (Earth-148)
- 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Necrom (Earth-148)
- 5 image(s) of Necrom (Earth-148)
- 8 victim(s) killed by Necrom (Earth-148)
Links and References
- Danny Wall's Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Excalibur #50
- ↑ Excalibur #42–46
- ↑ Excalibur #46–50
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #8
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Excalibur #45
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Excalibur #46
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Excalibur #49
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z Vol 1 8