Characters : Ka-Zar
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Blue
Wears a loin-cloth like Tarzan
Blond
6' 2"
215 lbs
Hunter, tracker, skilled fighter, has been known to kill a Tyranosaurus Rex with only his knife.
None. Ka-Zar once claimed he had super-human strength since he was exposed to vapors from the "Land of Mists," but the Handbook says this isn't true.
Normal for a man of his age, height and build who engages in intensive regular exercise.
Generally a large knife he made himself. Occasionally a slingshot or a bow and arrow. Plus, of course, Zabu, his loyal sabre-tooth tiger!
UK
Hunter, Trapper, Fisherman
Publicly known
Unknown
Lord of the Hidden Jungle
Doctor
Shanna, Zabu, Spider-Man
Shanna, Spider-Man
Dr. Shanna O'Hara (wife), Lord Robert (father, deceased), Lady Blanche (deceased) Parnival (The Plunderer, brother), Matthew (son, named after Matt"DareDevil" Murdock, an old flame of Shanna's and a good friend of Ka-Zar's.)
No criminal record
Many
Married
Castle Plunder, Kentish Town, London, England
Lord Kevin Plunder
The Savage Land
Background
OK, let's be honest. Ka-Zar owes a little something to Tarzan. A doctor, and an English Lord, he is also known as Ka-Zar of the Jungle. Making his home in the savage land with Shanna the She-Devil, he rides his sabre-tooth tiger, Zabu, and makes guest appearances nine times out of ten that anyone from Marvel Universe visits the Savage Land.
He had his own series in the 70's or 80's, which ran for a couple of years. Spider-Man was featured a couple of times, and in fact Ka-Zar came to learn of Spider-Man's true identity during that time. He has fought enemies such as Gog, Kraven the Hunter, Stegron and the terrifying Chicken-Cow.
Lately, he has been taking a lot of aspirin after dealing with Deadpool, the Merc with a Mouth. Its not that Deadpool roughed Ka-Zar up or anything, he just got tired of hearing Wade Wilson's constant chatter when he arrived in the Savage Land to keep a bio-weapon out of H.Y.D.R.A.'s hands. Actually, that should be plural as the bio-weapon turned out to be the zombified head of the Zombie Universe Deadpool.
Appears In...
| Jul 1997 | App: Flashback - Kazar |
| Mar 1965 | App: Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 1) #10 |
| Jan 1966 | App: Daredevil (Vol.1) #12 |
| Feb 1966 | App: Daredevil (Vol.1) #13 |
| Origins told. | |
| Mar 1966 | App: Daredevil (Vol.1) #14 |
Here is the Full Appearance List (161 Apps) for Ka-Zar.
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The assistance of the Marvel Chronology Project is gratefully acknowledged.
Some of the above information is extracted from the various versions of the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe and the more recent Marvel Encyclopaedias.
