The Elementals is a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe

Marvel Universe

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Publication history

The Elementals first appeared in Supernatural Thrillers

Supernatural Thrillers

Supernatural Thrillers was a horror fiction comic book published by Marvel Comics in the 1970s that adapted classic stories of that genre, including works by Robert Louis Stevenson and H.G. Wells, before becoming a vehicle for a supernatural action series starring an original character, The Living...

#8 (August 1974), and were created by Tony Isabella

Tony Isabella

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 and Val Mayerik

Val Mayerik

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The group subsequently appears in Supernatural Thrillers #9-15 (October 1974-October 1975), Dracula Lives #61 (December 1975), and Ms. Marvel #11-12 (November-December 1977).

Fictional biography

The Elementals are four extradimensional humanoids who became immortals with power over natural forces and who ruled a kingdom on Earth before the rise of the original Atlantis

Atlantis (Marvel Comics)

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. They are Hydron, lord of the waters; Magnum, master of the earth; Hellfire, wielder of flame; and Zephyr, mistress of the winds.

The Elementals used N'Kantu, the Living Mummy

N'Kantu, the Living Mummy

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, making him a slave, using him as a pawn against the Living Pharaoh

Living Monolith

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 to obtain the Ruby Scarab from them. Zephyr betrayed the other Elementals and allied with the Living Mummy. The Elementals attacked Zephyr, the Living Mummy, and their allies and gained the Scarab from them. When the Elementals tried to release their energies through the Scarab, they were blasted off Earth.

The Elementals were later returned to Earth and pursued Zephyr and the Scarab. Ms. Marvel

Ms. Marvel

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arrived and fought the Elementals, defeating them one by one.