List of Marvel Comics characters: L

La Bandera

La Bandera is a mutant whose first appearance was in Wolverine vol. 2 #19. La Bandera was a young mutant with the power to influence groups of people to do whatever she wills. Additionally, La Bandera could fire energy blasts from her staff, the potency of which was determined by the number of people she was "inspiring" at the time. La Bandera is later reportedly slain by the killer of superhumans known as Zeitgeist.

La Lunatica

La Nuit

La Nuit (Pierre Truffaut) is a mutant and superhero. He was created by Peter Milligan (writer) and Mike Allred (artist), and first appeared in X-Force #116 (July 2001). La Nuit (The Night) was a member of the second team of X-Force. He was teamed with Battering Ram, U-Go Girl, Plazm and other X-Force members on a mission to North Africa. Like with all their missions, Doop, a flying green creature, films them. On this particular one, they lose Sluk to a tank explosion. La Nuit could project a veil of dark energy, presumably in the same way as Darkstar or the Shroud. It is unknown if his powers had any connection to the Darkforce dimension.

Lacuna

Lady Bullseye

Lady Deathstrike

Lady Dorma

Lady Grey

Lady Lark

Lady Lark (Linda Lewis), later named Skylark, is a character in the Marvel Comics series Squadron Supreme and hails from Earth-712. She first appeared in Avengers #85 (February 1971), and was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema. She is based on Black Canary and later on Hawkgirl in DC Comics.

The character subsequently appears in The Avengers #141-142 (November–December 1975), #144 (February 1976), 147-149 (May–July 1976), Thor #280 (February 1979), The Defenders #112-114 (October–December 1982), Squadron Supreme #1-6 (September 1985-February 1986), #12 (August 1986), Quasar #13-17 (August–December 1990), #19 (February 1991), #27 (October 1991).

Lady Lark is Linda Lewis from Franklintown, New Babylon (a southern U.S. state in the Squadron's reality). She was a singer before an enemy of the Squadron Supreme, Doctor Decibel, surgically implanted synthetic vocal cords into her throat, giving her the ability to generate a "sonic cry" which could incapacitate opponents. A reluctant hero at best, Linda often wished to return to her singing career.

She often partnered in crime-fighting, and later romantically, with the character Golden Archer (mirroring the relationship between the modern Black Canary and Green Arrow); however, she refused his marriage proposal. The Archer then used a mind-altering device to literally change her mind, but this had the unintended side effect of altering her personality to an air-headed, vapid persona that put her feelings for the Archer above all other priorities. This led to the two of them leaving the Squadron Supreme for a time.

When the Archer died under his later identity of the Black Archer, Lady Lark seemed to slowly shake off the effects of the mental modification, and returned to active status with the Squadron. Feeling she needed to increase her abilities to stand beside teammates that she perceived as more powerful, she began using the artificial wings that once belonged to deceased teammate Blue Eagle to gain the power of flight, and renamed herself Skylark. With this new ability came greater confidence, and Skylark became far more aggressive in combat than she had been as Lady Lark.

After returning to her native dimension with the team, she was injured in reentry and was remanded to hospital care.

A possible future version of Lady Lark appeared in the Supreme Power: Hyperion mini-series.

Lady Lark appeared as part of the "Squadron Supreme" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #12.

Lady Lotus

Lady Mastermind

Lady Octopus

Lamprey

Matt Landru

Matt Landru is a mutant in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Mike Carey and Scot Eaton, first appeared in X-Men: Endangered Species #1 (June 2007).

Within the context of the stories, Matt Landru is one of the mutants to retain their powers after "M-Day" and one that previously had refused to join the Xavier Institute.

As a story element, the character was both a retcon and a plot instigation. The writer created the character as a reason for Beast to research the "M-Day" of the "Decimation" storyline. As part of this, the character was killed in a car crash at start of X-Men: Endangered Species and given a previously unknown back story with Cyclops.

Landslide

Outcasts

Lee Broder

Steven Lang

Father Lantom

Further reading Father Lantom at the Comic Book DB Father Lantom at the Grand Comics Database

Father Lantom is a fictional priest in the Marvel Universe. The character, created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona, first appeared in Runaways Vol. 2 #9 (December 2005). He sheltered Cloak and Dagger in his church. When the duo needed help from the Runaways, he looked after Molly Hayes.

In other media

• Father Lantom is a recurring character in Daredevil, where he is played by Peter McRobbie. This version of the character is much more defined and is more closely associated with Matt Murdock. He explains in the ninth episode that while in his youth, he visited Rwanda and befriended the village elder. When local gangs and soldiers came to attack the village, none of them dared to attack the elder. The commander, however brutally murdered the elder and his family, cementing Lantom's belief in the Devil. In the present, Father Lantom gives priestly advice to Matt when he begins a crusade against Wilson Fisk as the vigilante Daredevil.
  • Father Lantom only makes a single appearance in season 2, delivering a eulogy when Matt, Karen and Foggy hold a private memorial service for Grotto.
• Father Lantom makes a reappearance in the first episode of The Defenders, where Matt opens up to him about his guilt over Elektra's death.

Lara the Illusionist

Lara the Illusionist (Lara King) is a mutant who first appeared in District X #5.

Lara worked at a nightclub in Mutant Town, and later found herself as the "other woman" when police officer Ishmael Ortega was having marital problems.

Lara has the ability to create illusions capable of fooling all of the five senses. She was one of scores of mutants who lost their powers following the events of the House of M.

Lara appears in the 2005 "House of M" storyline as an A-List celebrity actress and is married to an influential man. Like her mainstream counterpart, she ends up having an affair with Ishmael Ortega.

Jerry Larkin

Jerry Larkin first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #63. Larkin was a member of the original Howling Commandos and fought alongside the team during World War II. Larkin was a former comedy performer and joined the Commandos when he was diagnosed with cancer. Larkin, in kamikaze-style, was killed during a mission in Germany.

Lascivious (Titania)

Davida DeVito, now known as Lascivious and formerly known as Titania, is a supervillain. Titania was a protégé of Auntie Freeze and a founding member of the Grapplers, along with Poundcakes, Screaming Mimi, and Letha. Titania was a mercenary and former wrestler turned criminal agent for Roxxon Oil.^[1][2] She fought the Thing, Giant-Man, Quasar,^[3] and Dazzler,^[4] and assaulted the Thing while he was hospitalized,^[5] before going straight and joining the Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation with her former teammates.^[6] Titania possessed superhuman strength allowing her to lift approximately two tons. As Lascivious, DeVito has the ability to influence the part of the brain that regulates passion forcing her enemies to fall deeply in love with her or anyone she chooses. She also retains her superhuman strength.

Lasher

Laufey

Demetrius Lazer

General Demetrius Lazer was a villain and enemy of the X-Men. He debuted on Decimation: House of M -- The Day After, the one-shot issue that marked the end of the House of M crossover and the beginning of the Decimation storyline. Lazer was the Director of the Office of National Emergency (O*N*E), a United States government agency dedicated to the response against superhuman threats, particularly those involving mutants. During his rulership, he has the mutant Johnny Dee control Magma into killing the mysterious Mr. M. Valerie Cooper, long-time X-Men ally and O*N*E member, ends up breaking his kneecaps in the resulting confrontation.

Morgan le Fay

Leader

Leap-Frog

Vincent Patilio

Buford Lange

Lectronn

Lectronn (Tommy Samuels) is a superhero. He was created by Sholly Fisch and James Fry III, and first appeared in Marvel Age #49 (April 1987). As a child, Tommy Samuels contracted Polio, and lost the use of his legs. Years later, an alien came to Earth looking for a worthy person to bestow a great power upon. He chose Tommy, and granted him atomic powers and healed his legs. Thrilled with his new powers, Tommy Samuels became Lectronn and went out to test them. He came across a group of criminals and easily defeated them. However, while they were in custody, it was revealed that the criminals were grievously wounded by Lectronn's powers. He then learned that with great power comes great responsibility. James Fry III recalls seeing a similar character in a foreign comic and states that he very likely unconsciously recycled part of his look.^[7] This character is most probably Photonik, from a French series created by Ciro Tota in 1980 for Editions Lug.

Ganke Lee

Further reading Ganke Lee at the Comic Book DB Ganke Lee at the Grand Comics Database

Ganke Lee^[8] is a fictional supporting character in stories featuring Miles Morales, one of the characters to assume the Spider-Man mantle. The character, created by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli, first appeared in Ultimate Comics Spider-Man Vol. 2 #2 (November 2011), which was published as part of Marvel Comics' Ultimate Marvel line of books, which are set in a universe and continuity separate from the "mainstream" Marvel Universe.

In the story, Ganke is an Asian boy and Miles's classmate,^[9] best friend and confidant. After the accident with which Miles gains superhuman abilities, Ganke is the first one with whom Miles shares this secret,^[10] and is the one who immediately suggests that Miles use these new powers to take up the Spider-Man mantle,^[9] following Peter Parker's much-publicized death.^[11][12]

Marvel Comics ended the Ultimate Marvel imprint with the 2015 "Secret Wars" storyline,^[13] in which the Marvel Universe was merged with other alternate universes, including the Ultimate Universe.^[14][15][16] In the storyline, this is explained that the efforts of Molecule Man transported Miles, Ganke, and their families and friends to the mainstream universe.^[17]

Ganke befriends Danika Hart, a YouTuber obsessed with Spider-Man. He becomes an indirect source for Danika, but rather than use his real name asks to be called "Ned".^[18]

In other media

Jacob Batalon portrays a character called Ned in Spider-Man: Homecoming. The character does not have a last name and is not necessarily guaranteed to be Ned Leeds, but is an amalgamation of various Spider-Man characters.^[19]

Stan Lee

Leech

Ned Leeds

Left Hand

Left Hand (Diego Casseas), is a member of the supervillain group, the Folding Circle. Diego Casseas' wife was one of the brides of the Dragon's Breadth cult that Diego's military unit, the "Half-Fulls", encountered in Cambodia during the Vietnam war. The cult had been breeding superhumans for centuries, hoping to tap into the vast power of the Well of All Things, a mystic portal in an ancient temple. The Half-Fulls became part of this breeding program, each member fathering a child with a cult member. Diego's wife died and their daughter was left comatose after the fall of an elevator. Diego, having studied sorcery, stole his daughter's powers ten years later and became the Left Hand.^[20] The Left Hand had the ability to access and manipulate the energy of the Darkforce dimension. He used this ability to project blasts of extreme concussive force (sufficient to kill a human being with little effort), and to teleport himself and others over long distances.

Left-Winger

Magnus Lehnsherr

Magnus (Magnus Lehnsherr) is the son of an alternate-universe version of Magneto and Rogue. Created by Judd Winick and Mike McKone, this version first appeared in Exiles #1. Magnus could control electromagnetic energies (i.e. electrons, photons, etc.), allowing a wide variety of different effects (including flight, energy blasts, and force fields). His powers are similar to Magneto. Flesh-to-flesh contact with Magnus is lethal, transforming other beings into solid steel.

Prudence Leighton

Lei Kung

Leir

Harry Leland

Olivia Lentz

Olivia Lentz was created by Dan Slott and John Calimee, and first appeared in Venom: Sinner Takes All #2. Olivia was a former lawyer who was recruited to aid the Jury prosecute the criminals they abducted in their staged trials. Former jurist Max Taylor aka Screech served as the defense attorney. A mystery man named Gavel served as their judge.

Olivia was taken to the Jury's secret headquarters via an unchartered plane where all the windows were covered with mirrors (to prevent Olivia from deducing the location). Olivia appears to have been selected to serve the Jury because of some unrevealed past with Venom. She claims to have had experience with symbiotes. Olivia was shrewd and showed little compassion for the criminals she tried.

Olivia's relationship with the Jury seems to have come to an end. A comment in Thunderbolts #23 stated that the Jury had lost their funding and support system (including Gavel and apparently Olivia as well).

Leo

Leonus

Leonus first appeared in Incredible Hulk Annual #1 (October 1968), and was created by Gary Friedrich and Marie Severin.

The character subsequently appears in Fantastic Four #83 (February 1969), The Incredible Hulk #119-120 (September-October 1969), Amazing Adventures #1-2 (August-September 1970), Silver Surfer Vol. 1 #18 (September 1970), Inhumans #1 (October 1975), #4-6 (April-August 1976), Marvel Fanfare #14 (May 1984), Fantastic Four Unlimited #2 (June 1993), and Fantastic Four #401 (June 1995).

Leonus appeared as part of the "Inhumans" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #6.

Leper Queen

Letha

Levan

Levan was a member of the space pirate Nebula's band of mercenaries. Levan is a Freebooter, and Nebula's first officer. She recognizes his weaknesses and uses them to dominate him totally. While in her presence, he is subservient and a little nervous. Away from her, he is haughty, proud, and an able warrior.

Hanna Levy

Hanna Levy is a character created for District X by David Hine and David Yardin. Levy was a resident of Mutant Town, and the neighbor and friend of Mister M. She has a degree in social history and works for the North American Historical Review, a highly regarded journal. Her mutation is a prehensile tongue which helps her catch insects, the only thing she can digest.

Andrew Lewis

Andrew Lewis is the designer of both incarnations of the Vault.^{[21][22][23][24][25][26]} He first appeared in Fantastic Four: Foes #1. The owner of Lewis Security Systems, he designed the Rocky Mountains Vault and was used as pawn by the Mad Thinker and Threska. He also built the Negative Zone Vault and blamed Reed Richards for his wife's death.

• Emory Lewis

Alexander Lexington

Alexander "Lex" Lexington was created by Peter Milligan and Salvador Larroca, and his first appearance was in X-Men vol. 2 #178. Alexander Lexington served in the military keeping his mutant powers a secret. While a skilled soldier, he also had a long disciplinary record. He was forced to use his powers while in the Sentinel Squad O*N*E Program, although he and Meld were able to hide the fact for a while. He was able to free his remaining teammates during a disastrous mission to the Savage Land.

Lexington lost his mutant powers due to M-Day, and is currently the Sentinel Squad O*N*E field captain. During the Messiah Complex crossover, the squad were infected with nano-sentinel technology and compelled to attack the mansion. All pilots were killed as the infection robbed them of all humanity.

Lex was able to generate electric current to manipulate electronic systems or produce high-voltage discharges; now depowered, Sentinel mech gives him extraordinary size and strength, reinforced armor plating, pulsar beams, optical lasers, non-lethal smoke bombs, capture net ordnance and boot rockets.

Lianda

Lianda Lianda first appeared in Dracula Lives! #1-2 (1973). Lianda appeared as part of the "Vampires" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #20.

Lianda was an old gypsy woman and healer who had been made into a vampire and servant of Varnae. Lord Turac brought the wounded Dracula to Lianda to be healed, considering him more valuable to the Turks if kept alive. Turac did not know that she was a vampire, and she turned Dracula into a vampire in retaliation for his persecution of the gypsies. When Turac learned that Lianda was a vampire, he slew her with a wooden spear.

• Liberty Girl

Libra

Lich

Lich first appearance was in Force Works #6 as a member of the Mandarin's Avatars. Lich is a former diplomatic assistant who has been transformed into a skeletal monster. He used his claws and strength to snap Spider-Woman's webs and grapple with her. He and Sickle later fought against Colleen Wing and lost to her.

Lifeforce

Lifeforce is a mutant super villain in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in Cable #17, and she was most notably a member of the second incarnation of the Dark Riders.

Along with the rest of the Dark Riders, Lifeforce was sent to hunt down mutants found unfit by their leader, Genesis. Their first target was a former Dark Rider, Foxbat. Lifeforce maliciously sucked the life out of him, leaving him for dead. Later, as the Dark Riders went up against a few of the X-Men, Lifeforce battled Domino, but was defeated. Lifeforce eventually joined her comrades, Spyne and Hurricane, in breaking the mutant Cyber out of prison. She was killed during an adamantium bonding process on Wolverine when he rejected the adamantium, causing shrapnel to stab into her body.^[27]

Lifeforce was born a mutant with the ability to drain the life force of others, thus revitalizing her own energy, or firing the energy from her hands in the form of concussive blasts. She was also well-trained in hand-to-hand combat.

Lifeform

Lifeguard

Lifeline

Lifter

Lifter (Ned Lathrop) is a fictional mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Jack Kirby, and first appeared in Captain America Annual #4 (1977).

Lifter first appears as a member of the second incarnation of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.^[28] Lifter subsequently appeared in Defenders vol. 1 #78-80, 83, 87, 125-126, and 128-130. As Meteorite, he appeared in Captain America vol. 1 #343, 346, 368, 394, and 426. As Meteorite, he was later a member of the Resistants. He appeared once again as Lifter in New Warriors vol. 2, #6.

His name has been included on a list of Mutants who have been depowered by the events of House of M and "Decimation" that was printed by Wizard Magazine. However the accuracy of the list has been disputed,^[29] and Lifter has not yet been listed or shown as depowered in any Marvel Comics publications.

Lifter's mutant power gives him the ability to lift heavy objects by canceling the effect of gravity upon them.

Lifter appeared as part of the "Mutant Force" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #9.

Other versions of Lifter

In Civil War: House of M, Lifter was seen as a member of Magneto's mutant army during his rise to power.^[30]

Lightbright

Lightbright (Obax Majid) first appeared in Silver Sable #16, (September 1993), and was created by Gregory Wright and Steven Butler. At one point in her life, Lightbright was apprehended by the Bio-Genes, a part of the terrorist group HYDRA due both to her mutant powers and the fact she was a Somali rebel. The Bio-Genes were defeated by Silver Sable and her Wild Pack organization. Battlestar offered Lightbright a chance to redeem herself and she agreed to join the group. Joining the Wild Pack on several of its missions, Lightbright apparently liked the idea of being a super-hero. However, the group disbanded.

Lightbright, one of the few mutants to keep their mutant powers after M-Day, is a photokinetic, able to generate and manipulate heat and light energy in a variety of ways. In addition to flight and creating powerful blasts of energy, she can glow with a light which induces calm in people.

When next seen, Lightbright was one of the many heroes who opposed the Super-hero Registration Act during the Civil War event. Returning to her rebellious ways, she was stopped by Iron Man, Spider-Man and the local police.

Lightmaster

Tommy Lightning

Lightspeed

Lightning Bug

Lightning Bug first appearance was in Marvel Comics Presents #15. Lightning Bug was killed in the Mutant Massacre. Her astral essence survived and searches out a new form to inhabit. Her essence later perished.

Lightning Rod

Lightning Rod first appearance was in Excalibur vol. 2 #1. Lightning Rod was a member of Unus' gang in Genosha. With this group, he attacked Professor X. He later helps Callisto attack some Magistrates. He was depowered on M-Day.

Lilith

Lilith Dracul

Demon

Lil' Bro

Link

Link (Lorne Lincoln) was created by Ann Nocenti and Don Perlin, and first appeared in Beauty & the Beast #2 (Feb. 1985), a mini-series starring the Beast and Dazzler. He was friends with Poltergeist.

Link has telekinetic powers. He was one of the young people staying at the Heartbreak Hotel, and worked as a street mime. He and Poltergeist saved Dazzler from the Gladiators. Link and Poltergeist later decided to leave the Hotel.

Lionheart

Abner Little

Further reading Abner Little at the Comic Book DB Abner Little at the Grand Comics Database

Abner Little, also referred to as Mister Little, is a soldier of fortune in the Marvel Universe.

The character, created by Jack Kirby, first appeared in Black Panther #1 (January 1977).

Within the context of the stories, Abner Little is an unsuccessful, bumbling treasure hunter who sometimes assists the Black Panther and Iron Man.

Litterbug

Live Wire

Live Wire (Rance Preston) is a fictional character in Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Fantastic Four Annual #5 (November 1967), and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

The character subsequently appears in Marvel Two-in-One #70 (December 1980), and then as a member of the Circus of Crime in Ghost Rider #72-73 (September–October 1982).

Rance Preston was born in Houston, Texas. His weapon is an electrified lariat of which he is a master. He also has various skills that he learned working on a ranch as a cowboy, such as horseback riding. He was once an agent of the Psycho-Man.^[31] Live Wire later teamed up with Shellshock, another former agent of the Psycho-Man.^[32]

Live Wire frees the Circus of Crime from a prison wagon on its way to the penitentiary, and he then joins the group. The group captures Power Man, but with the help of Black Goliath, Power Man defeats the Circus.^[33] Live Wire also fights the original Ghost Rider as part of the Circus of Crime.^[34]

While battling John Steele, Live Wire was apparently accidentally eaten by Princess Python's pet snake.^[35]

Live Wire has an electrified cable that he uses as a lariat. Anyone ensnared by it suffers damage from the electricity. He wears insulated gloves and clothing that protects him from electricity.

Live Wire appeared as part of the "Circus of Crime" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #2.

Living Brain

Living Diamond

Living Laser

Living Lighting

Living Monolith

Living Tribunal

Lizard

Llan the Sorcerer

Lloigoroth

The character is possibly based loosely on the Lovecraftian entity Lloigor. He is a demon in the shape of a hand with eyes at the end of each finger and has come into conflict with the Avengers.^[36]

Llyra

Llyron

Llyron is the son of Llyra, and was genetically accelerated in age by Llyra so that he might take the crown of Atlantis. His mother Llyra was a Lemurian/human hybrid and a foe of Namor. She decided to conceive a child with Namor and introduce him as a successor to the Atlantean throne. After discovering that Namor was sterile, Llyra instead seduced a human named Leon McKenzie to create Llyron. Leon's father Lawrence was Namor's half-brother via their father Leonard, thus making Leon Namor's nephew and by extension Llyron is Namor's great nephew. The Atlantean Council voted Namor off the throne, and declared Llyron to be his rightful heir. However, the sorceress Morgan le Fay raised Atlantis from the ocean floor, and in the resulting chaos Llyron left with a number of Atlantean refugees to find a new home.

Llyron is named after his maternal grandfather Llyron who was Lemurian. His maternal grandmother was a human named Rhonda Morris.

He has resurfaced in the Thunderbolts series, as the leader of Fathom Five, a militant Atlantean splinter group determined to destroy humanity. Llyron was defeated and nearly killed by The Radioactive Man. He escaped and returned to Atlantis, only to discover that he had radiation poisoning, and furthermore had spread the poisoning among the Atlantean population.

Llyron has super-human strength, agility, endurance, and some resistance to physical and energy attacks. He also possesses gills, allowing him to breathe underwater as well as on land, and can swim incredibly fast compared to humans. Llyron is resistant to cold, presumably another adaptation to undersea life.

Loa

Maximus Lobo

Lobo Brothers

• Ted Locke

Lockheed

Lockjaw

Locksmith

Locus

Locust

Lodestone

Loki

Lone Shark

Lone Shark (Lenny "Len" Sirkes) is a fictional super villain in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Wyatt Cenac and Todd Nauck, appeared in Marvel Assistant-Sized Spectacular #2 (June 2009).

Lenny Sirkes was hired by Jeff Jeffers, who was running for borough president, to scare away the residents of Brooklyn. Donning shark like battle armor, Sirkes caused havoc on the streets as Lone Shark (a pun on loan shark) until he was confronted by Luke Cage and Jessica Jones. He was easily defeated by the couple and revealed his real name and the man who hired him.

In other media

Len Sirkes appears in season 1 of Jessica Jones, where he is played by Brett Azar. This version of Sirkes is an actual loan shark who had loaned money to an Antoine Grier. When Grier disappears with the money, Sirkes and his men go out looking for him and run into Luke Cage, who is also trying to find Antoine at the behest of his sister. Later, when Luke is with Jessica, the two run into Sirkes and his men and offer to team up with them as Sirkes just wants his money back. However, Sirkes follows Luke and Jessica to a warehouse where Grier is growing marijuana. Sirkes attempts to take Grier away, but Luke and Jessica defeat him and his men.

Longbow

Raza Longknife

Longneck

Longneck first appeared in New X-Men #140. Longneck possessed an extremely long neck.

Longshot

Loni

Loni, also known as Loni Stark and Loni Stane, was Howard Stark's first wife, Obadiah Stane's mother, and Iron Man's first major enemy within the Ultimate Marvel. Created by Orson Scott Card and Andy Kubert, and debuted in Ultimate Iron Man Vol. 1 #1 (March 2005), she is technically an original Ultimate Marvel character but is the counterpart of Obadiah Stane's (unnamed) mother in the mainstream comics and is later revealed to be a character in a in-universe cartoon within the Ultimate universe. A greedy opportunist, Loni married Stark. With Stark not a ruthless person, Loni divorced Stark and visited Zebediah Stane and they agreed to take Stark's company apart while Howard was most likely too distracted as his second wife gave birth their son Antonio "Tony" Stark.

Several years later, after Zebediah is incarcerated for kidnapping the younger Stark covered in the elder Stark's biotechnology armor, Loni divorces Zebadiah and gets half while Obadiah gets the other half. Loni later meets the teenaged-Tony as he's developing a prototype power-armor. Claiming that she is a changed person, Loni asks Howard to enroll Obadiah in a special school, but on his first day Obadiah murders a pair of students and makes it look like an accident.^[37]

Eventually, it is revealed that Loni was the mastermind behind-the-scenes who tried to frame Howard for Zebediah's murder. When Iron Man, War Machine, Howard, Obadiah and Nifara set off to Utah to find Loni, their chopper explodes, injuring War Machine. From her compound, Loni tries to kill Iron Man and even Obadiah. With Howard and Nifara as captives, Loni kills Nifara and confesses to Howard that all she ever wanted was power. That’s why she married (and divorced) Howard, married Zebadiah, had Obadiah, and later had Zebediah killed. When Iron Man shows up, Loni threatens to kill Howard if Tony doesn't take the suit off. After Tony takes off his armor, Loni—pondering if they were a family that would've ruled the world—shoots him in the head, not knowing that his entire body is a brain and will heal itself. After Tony fights off Loni, Obadiah, mad for being left for dead, kills his mother.^[38]

Looter

Hugo Lopez

Hulk Lopez is a "friend" of the Crawlers. He was created by David Michelinie and Carmine Infantino, and first appeared in Avengers Vol 1 #203 (January 1981).

Hugo is "friends" with the worm-esque Crawlers that were originally mutated anaerobic research within the sewers, however, Wonder Man and Beast try to convince Lopez to leave the mutated sewer group.^[39]

Ultimate Marvel

An Ultimate Marvel version of Hugo Lopez as a completely different character. This revamped characterization is created by Jonathan Hickman, Sam Humphries and Luke Ross, and first appeared in Ultimate Comics Ultimates Vol 1 #11.

He is a S.H.I.E.L.D. scientist who worked off the grid for Nick Fury and the Ultimates in California. Hugo first helped Hawkeye, Falcon and Monica Chang.^[40] Lopez is also left a secret team of Ultimates which ambitious politician found out about.^{[41][42][43][44]}

Lord Chaos

Lord Dark Wind

Lord Deathstrike

• Lord Order
• Lord Trantor
• Lord Votan

Andy Lorimer

Lorna the Jungle Girl

Lorelei

Lani Ubana

Asgardian

Loss

Nancy Lu

Esther Lucas

Esther "Etta" Lucas is a fictional character in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Marcus McLaurin and Dwayne Turner, first appeared in Cage #3 (June 1992).

Esther Lucas is the wife of James Lucas and the mother of James Jr. and Carl, the latter of whom would grow up to become Luke Cage. Despite loving Carl, she and her husband were also disappointed in his continuous run ins with the law and were embarrassed about having to bail him out. Esther was killed by one of Carl's gang members causing James and James Jr. to blame him.^[45][46]

In other media

• Luke Cage's mother, renamed Amanda Cage, appears in Ultimate Spider-Man voiced by Kimberly Brooks.
• Esther Lucas appears in flashbacks in Luke Cage, where she is portrayed by Joniece Abbott-Pratt. She was initially unable to conceive a child with her husband, and was angered when she learned that he was having an affair with his secretary, with whom he had fathered a son, Willis "Diamondback" Stryker, in the process. However, she managed to give birth to Carl and dubbed him the "Miracle Baby". She seemed to lose contact with her son after he was arrested.

James Lucas

James Leonard Lucas (legally changed to James Greary), is a fictional retired officer in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Marcus McLaurin and Dwayne Turner, first appeared in Cage #3 (June 1992).

James Lucas joined the police force at a young age and rose in the ranks, eventually becoming a detective. During the 70's, Lucas teamed up with reporter Constance Molina, Blue Marvel, Kaluu, Blade, and the mysterious woman known as The Bear and formed The Mighty Avengers. They disbanded after their first and only mission.^[47]

James settled down with his wife Esther and they both had two sons, James Jr. and Carl, the latter of whom would grow up to become Luke Cage. James had a rough relationship with Carl who was always getting arrested due to the gang he was in. When his wife died, James and Carl's relationship was strained even more.^[48][49] Years later, James Jr. joined The Corporation which did not settle well with James Sr. due to its racist history.^[50] Carl, who by then had become Luke Cage, rescues James Sr. from Corporation, but are unable to save James Jr. who had transformed into Coldfire. They reconcile, but are driven apart by the memory of Esther.^[51]

Luke asks his wife Jessica Jones to look for James who had remarried and changed his name to James Greary. Though he refuses to speak to Luke initially, he finally sees his son and asks him how life is with the Avengers.^[52]

In other media

• Luke Cage's father, renamed Walter Cage, appears in Ultimate Spider-Man voiced by Phil LaMarr.
• James briefly appears in Luke Cage played by an unknown actor. This version is a pastor in Savannah, Georgia, who became unfaithful to his wife and started an affair with his secretary Dana Stryker, with whom he had a son, Willis "Diamondback" Stryker. Luke was born shortly thereafter, and James and his wife loved him dearly. According to Luke, James is still alive, but he cut off all contact with Luke after he ended up in Seagate Prison.

Georgi Luchkov

Georgi Luchkov is a former KGB agent in the Marvel Universe.

The character, created by Mindy Newell and John Stanisci, first appeared in Marvel Comics Presents #135 (Aug. 1993).

Luchkov is a former informant for the KGB who had turned on many of his fellow agents. After the fall of the Soviet Union, he feared that the relatives of those individuals would have him killed, so he began hunting them down and strangling them. The Black Widow tracked and apprehended him, and turned him over to the authorities.^[53]

In other media

The character was adapted for the film The Avengers where he was portrayed by Polish actor and director Jerzy Skolimowski. He and his men kidnap Black Widow and plan to torture her only for Phil Coulson to call them on their phone asking to speak with her. It's revealed that Black Widow allowed herself to be captured and promptly escapes, knocking out Luchkov and his men.

Lucifer

Lucy in the Sky

Ludi

Luis

Luis is a fictional character who originated in the Marvel Cinematic Universe before appearing in Marvel comics. The character, created by Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, Adam McKay and Paul Rudd, first appeared in Ant-Man (July 16, 2015) where he was portrayed by Michael Peña.Michael pena will reprise his role as luis in the summer 2018 "sequel" ant man and the wasp.

Film

Luis is Scott Lang's best friend and former cell mate whom he met at San Quentin State Prison. Luis' reason for imprisonment was due to him stealing two smoothie machines, which he seems unusually proud of. Due to Scott's estrangement from his ex-wife Maggie, Luis lets Scott stay with him and his two friends Dave and Kurt played by Tip "T.I." Harris and David Dastmalchian, respectively. However, Luis' primary reason for doing so was so that Scott could help them rob Hank Pym's house. With no other choice, Scott helps him leading into a series of events that starts Scott's eventual reformation and acceptance of the Ant-Man mantle. Later, Scott calls upon Luis and his friends into helping him break into Cross Technological Enterprises to steal the Yellowjacket armor. Luis goes disguised as a security guard and expresses uneasiness, yet excitement at being a "good guy" and then reaffirms this by rescuing a guard he had earlier knocked out. He, along with Dave and Kurt, attempt to aid Scott in his final battle with Darren Cross, but are scared away by the abundance of police officers in the area. At the end of the film, Luis informs Scott that he heard from his cousin Ignacio, who heard it from a "crazy stupid fine" writer, that the Falcon was looking for him.

Comics

Luis made his comic book debut in The Astonishing Ant-Man #1 (December 2015) from Nick Spencer and Ramon Rosanas. He is once again Scott's cell mate, yet oddly enough he does not have any speaking lines. He does seem to sympathize with him, as he looked helpless watching Scott getting beaten up by other inmates.^[54]

Aleksander Lukin

Willie Lumpkin

Luna

Lunatik

Lupo

Lurking Unknown

Lyja

Lylla

Further reading Lylla at the Comic Book DB Lylla at the Grand Comics Database

Lady Lylla is a fictional anthropomorphic otter in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Bill Mantlo, first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #271 (May 1982).

Lylla is the C.E.O. of the biggest toy making company in the universe, Mayhem Mekaniks on the planet Halfworld. She is also the friend and lover of Rocket Raccoon. She inherited the company after her parents were murdered by Judson Jakes who wanted control of the company. The only way for Lylla to gain full control was through marriage.

Lylla soon came under threat not just through Jakes, but also through Lord Dyvyne as they both wanted to control her toy company.^[55] Luckily Rocket Raccoon came to her aid and with the help of their friends, Wal Rus and Uncle Pyko, defeated both parties.^[56] Lylla traveled with Rocket afterwards to start a new life together.^[57]

These events were later revealed to be false. Lylla, along with the rest of the halfworlders, were actually service animals who cared for mental patients on their planet. She was also apparently married to Blackjack O'Hare.^[58] She has not been seen since, and her marriage to Blackjack seemed retconned as he reappeared as a deadly mercenary and enemy to Rocket.^[59]

In other media

• Lylla is briefly mentioned in Guardians of the Galaxy. When Rocket is captured by the Nova Corps, her name pops up as an associate on his rap sheet.
• Lylla makes her first media appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series voiced by Fryda Wolff. Similar to Rocket in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she was genetically altered by an evil scientist with cybernatic implants in her body. Her real name is also 89P14 (One number more than Rocket's). Prior to the game's story, she and Rocket worked together to escape the scientific facility on Halfworld, but she died from lethal injection in the process. Rocket wants to use the Eternity Forge to bring her back to life.

Shawna Lynde

Further reading Shawna Lynde at the Comic Book DB Shawna Lynde at the Grand Comics Database

Dr. Shawna Lynde is a fictional character in Marvel Comics. She was created by Doug Moench and Keith Pollard and first appeared in Thor #314 (December 1981).

Shawna Lynde was a fellow medical school graduate of Donald Blake of whom she was unaware of his identity as Thor. She admired and had a secret crush on him. When Blake moved to Chicago, Shawna showed him around. From that point on, Shawna found herself a constant damsel in distress for Thor to rescue.^[60]

When Rimthursar used the Silver Chalice to resurrect his menagerie, Shawna was one of the five people to be possessed. Her spirit was Kyrie and with the rest of the menagerie attempted to defeat Thor.^[61] Rimthursar is defeated causing Kyrie to aid Thor in defeating the Wolflings. As gratitude, Odin returned Shawna and the other possessed individuals back to normal and erased their memories of ever having powers.^[62]

Shawna also met Sif who was posing as Blake's cousin 'Sybil'. The two had a rocky relationship, especially due to both having a romantic interest in Thor.^[63] By then, Blake began fighting crime more often as Thor than he was spending time with Shawna causing her to become frustrated with their relationship.^[64] Thor eventually stopped using his Donald Blake alias causing Shawna to become worried about his disappearance. Shawna and her coworkers got together to discuss what to do with Donald Blake's office until they were visited by Fandral. He informs them that Blake was called away and would never return. They are then given a bag of gold coins to pay Blake's debt and had their memories of Blake wiped from their minds.^[65]

In other media

Shawna Lynde has a cameo appearance in The Avengers played by an uncredited Romy Rosemont. After the big battle she is seen briefly on television declaring her love for Thor.

Monica Lynne

Further reading Monica Lynne at the Comic Book DB Monica Lynne at the Grand Comics Database

Monica Lynne is a fictional singer in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Roy Thomas, Frank Giacoia and Herb Trimpe, first appeared in Avengers #73 (February 1970).

Monica Lynne was investigating the death of her sister, Angela, when she was attacked by the Sons of the Serpent. She was rescued by Black Panther and the two began a relationship afterwards.^[66] Monica and T'Challa were engaged to be married, but for unexplained reasons, they broke it off.^[67] Despite this, Monica continued to be a damsel in distress. T'Challa has rescued her from Achebe,^[68] Nakia^[69] and Erik Killmonger.^[70] She was last seen sadly singing in concert over T'Challa's marriage to Storm.^[71]

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