Damballah is the name of two fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

s appearing in the Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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 universe

Marvel Universe

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Publication history

The demon Demballah first appeared in shadows in Avengers #152 (October 1976), and was first seen fully in King Conan #3 (September 1980), and was created by Roy Thomas

Roy Thomas

Roy William Thomas, Jr. is an American comic book writer and editor, and Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. He is possibly best known for introducing the pulp magazine hero Conan the Barbarian to American comics, with a series that added to the storyline of Robert E...

 and John Buscema

John Buscema

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The character subsequently appears in Doctor Strange #48 (August 1981), and Silver Surfer Annual #2 (1989).

Fictional character biography

This Damballah is a demon

Demons (Marvel Comics)

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, spawned of Set

Set (Serpent God)

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, who has clashed with Conan

Conan (comics)

Conan the Barbarian by Robert E. Howard was first adapted into comics published Marvel Comics beginning with the series Conan the Barbarian in 1970...

 and Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

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Publication history

This Damballah first appeared in Strange Tales

Strange Tales

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#169-170 (September–October 1973), and was created by Len Wein

Len Wein

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 and Gene Colan

Gene Colan

Eugene Jules "Gene" Colan was an American comic book artist best known for his work for Marvel Comics, where his signature titles include the superhero series, Daredevil, the cult-hit satiric series Howard the Duck, and The Tomb of Dracula, considered one of comics' classic horror series...

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The character subsequently appears in Mystic Arcana: Scarlet Witch #1 (October 2007).

Fictional character biography

This Damballah was an evil Haitian voodoo master who took the name of his serpent god.

This Damballah would spur the creation of Brother Voodoo

Brother Voodoo

Brother Voodoo is a fictional character, a supernatural superhero in the Marvel Universe. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Gene Colan, he first appears in Strange Tales #169...

 and in fact, return via Voodoo's unfortunate desire for power. Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

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eventually defeats him, locking his spirit into his own object of power.