In the fictional Marvel Comics multiverse

Multiverse (Marvel Comics)

Within Marvel Comics, most tales take place within the fictional Marvel Universe, which in turn is part of a larger multiverse. Starting with issues of Captain Britain, the main continuity in which most Marvel storylines take place was designated Earth-616, and the multiverse was established as...

, Earth 691 or Earth-691 is the name used to identify a secondary continuity

Continuity (fiction)

In fiction, continuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer over some period of time...

 inhabited by Killraven

Killraven

Killraven is a fictional freedom fighter in several post-apocalyptic alternate futures of the Marvel Comics universe. He first appeared in Amazing Adventures #18 , created by co-plotters Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, scripter Gerry Conway, and penciller Adams...

 and the original Guardians of the Galaxy.

Overview

It was first given this designation in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe is an encyclopedic guide which details the fictional universe featured in Marvel Comics publications...

 - Alternate Universes 2005. The name is derived from the cover date of the first story set in this reality, Marvel Super-Heroes

Marvel Super-Heroes (comics)

Marvel Super-Heroes is the name of several comic book series and specials published by Marvel Comics.-Marvel Super-Heroes Special:The first was the one-shot Marvel Super-Heroes Special #1 , reprinting Daredevil #1 and The Avengers #2 Marvel Super-Heroes is the name of several comic book series and...

v1 #18 (January 1969). Earth-691 has been separate from the Earth-616

Earth-616

In the fictional Marvel Comics multiverse, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place.-Origin of Earth-616:...

 timeline since at least 1901, and possibly as early as the 1810s.

This Earth is also notable for being invaded by Martians

Martian (War of the Worlds)

The Martians, also known as the Invaders, are the fictional race of extraterrestrials from the H.G. Wells novel The War of the Worlds. They are the antagonists of the novel, and their efforts to exterminate the populace of Earth and claim the planet for themselves drive the plot and present...

 from H.G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds is an 1898 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells.The War of the Worlds may also refer to:- Radio broadcasts :* The War of the Worlds , the 1938 radio broadcast by Orson Welles...

in the year 2001, during which, nearly all of Earth's heroes were killed or driven off the world. The last superhero to remain on Earth was Spider-Man

Spider-Man

Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...

 who was eventually killed and his remains preserved by a Martian scientist.

While there is a Dargo in this reality, it has not been established whether he is the same one that has appeared in the Thor

Thor (Marvel Comics)

Thor is a fictional superhero who appears in publications published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 and was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller Jack Kirby....

and Thor Corps stories.

At the climax of the Wisdom limited series

Limited series

A limited series is a comic book series with a set number of installments. A limited series differs from an ongoing series in that the number of issues is determined before production and it differs from a one shot in that it is composed of multiple issues....

, the Martians of Earth-691 invade the Britain of Earth-616 in order to kill that world's Jonathon Raven while he was still a child. They create a portal using the mind of his mother Maureen Raven, who was a member of MI: 13.

In Marvel Zombies 5 #3, Machine Man, Howard The Duck from Earth-616, and Jacali Kane, (Daughter of "Hurricane" Kane and Apache Little Cloud from Earth-483) arrive in Florida on November 2020, looking for new strains of the Zombie Plague. The heroes do not find any new zombie samples, but team up with Killraven, and (after the standard confused hero on hero fight then team-up) use the Zombie Plague to create an outbreak so bad that the aliens all retreat back to Mars. Killraven shouts that the zombies saved Earth, and Machine Man, Howard, and Jacali move on to the next dimension, possibly still leaving a zombie outbreak behind them.

See also

• Marvel Universe
  Marvel Universe
  The Marvel Universe is the shared fictional universe where most comic book titles and other media published by Marvel Entertainment take place, including those featuring Marvel's most familiar characters, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, and the Avengers.The Marvel Universe is further...
  
  
• Marvel Multiverse
• The War of the Worlds
  The War of the Worlds
  The War of the Worlds is an 1898 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells.The War of the Worlds may also refer to:- Radio broadcasts :* The War of the Worlds , the 1938 radio broadcast by Orson Welles...
  
  

External links

• Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe index of articles on Earth-691 characters
• Marvel Chronology Project page for Earth-691 character appearances
• MCP discussion of the relationship between the Killraven and Guardians of the Galaxy stories, focusing on the role of Mars
• Partial timelines of Earth-691, from the ancient past through 2000 and 2001-3000, assuming inclusion of Dargo and a divergence point (since disproven) of Marvel Two-in-One #69