The Undying Ones are a fictional race

Fictional character

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 found books published by Marvel Comics

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. They are a race of humanoid demons

Demons (Marvel Comics)

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 from another dimension.

Publication history

The Undying Ones were first depicted as statues in Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

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#183 (November 1969), by Roy Thomas

Roy Thomas

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 and Gene Colan

Gene Colan

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. Their first actual appearance was in Sub-Mariner #22 (February 1970).

The Undying Ones subsequently appear in Incredible Hulk #126 (April 1970), Defenders #1-3 (August–December 1972), #18 (December 1974), #20 (February 1975), Incredible Hulk #269 (March 1982), and Doctor Strange #41 (May 1992).

The Undying Ones received an entry in the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #12 (2006).

Fictional history

The Undying Ones once held great power over Earth but were forced to return to their own dimension over a millennium ago when their powers began to fade for unexplained reasons. Their powers having been renewed, the Undying Ones unsuccessfully attempted to invade Earth again in recent years under the leadership of the Nameless One

Nameless One (Marvel Comics)

The Nameless One is a fictional character, a demon in the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:The Nameless One first appeared in Sub-Mariner #22 , and was created by Roy Thomas and Marie Severin....

. The dimension of the Undying Ones has since been conquered by the creature known as the Slitherer or the Dark-Crawler

Dark-Crawler

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The Undying Ones have come into conflict with Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

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, and the Defenders

Defenders (comics)

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The Undying Ones are led by the Nameless One

Nameless One (Marvel Comics)

The Nameless One is a fictional character, a demon in the Marvel Universe.-Publication history:The Nameless One first appeared in Sub-Mariner #22 , and was created by Roy Thomas and Marie Severin....

. The "Nameless One" appears to be a title that can be inherited from the previous holder.

During the Fear Itself

Fear Itself (comics)

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storyline, the Undying Ones slip through the barriers that are weakened due to the fear and chaos that is occurring.