Rhapastan
See:
Appendix, Marvel
Countries, Rhapastan
Rhino
Real Name: Aleksei
Mikhailovich Sytsevich
Occupation: Professional
criminal
Other Aliases: Alex O'Hirn,
Mecha-Rhino
Place Of Birth: Unrevealed,
presumed somewhere in Russia
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Unnamed mother, Alexa
(niece)
Group Affiliation: "Big
House Escaping", Justin Hammer's mercenary team, former member
of Emissaries Of Evil II, Sinister Syndicate, Great Game Player,
former partner of Leader, Igor and Georgi, Abomination, Moonstone II,
Blackout I, Electro, AIM, Kingpin
Source Of Powers:
Mutagenic chemical and radiation treatments,
including gamma ray bombardment
Powers: Superhuman
strenght, speed, stamina and durability
First Appearance:
Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1 #41
History:
The man who would become the Rhino was a small
time muscle man who worked miscellabeous jobs for professional
criminals. He was then hired by two foreign-born spies to be the
subject of an experiment to develop a superhumanly powerful assassin.
They selected him because of his muscular physique and low
intelligence, which they believed would insure his loyalty. After
month of threatment the Rhino was born. Rhino has fought a number of
superheroes including Spider-Man, Hulk and Nova (see: Hulk
I; Nova I; Spider-Man I)
List
Of Appearances;
Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1
#41
Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1 #43
Incredible Hulk Vol.2 #104 (given
superhuman strenght and new costume)
Incredible
Hulk Vol.2 #124 (revived by Leader)
Incredible Hulk Vol.2 #157-159 (revived
by Leader)
Incredible Hulk Vol.2
#171 (teamed with Abomination)
Defenders #42-43 (joined
Emissaries Of Evil II)
Incredible
Hulk Vol.2 #218 (fought Doc Samson)
Marvel Team-Up Vol.1 #102 (with
AIM agent Delia Childress, fought Spider-Man and Doc Samson)
Avengers Vol.1 #236-237 (with
Moonstone, Electro and Blackout tried to escape from Project:
Pegasus)
Thing #24
Amazing
Spider-Man Vol.1 #280-281 (as member of
Sinister Syndicate, fought Spider-Man, Sandman and Silver Sable)
Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #17-18
(helped overthrow the monarchy in Belgriun
alongside the Sinister Syndicate. Thought of as heroes by the people
of Belgriun. In reality only out to get the king's gold. Fought
Spider-Man)
Deadly Foes Of Spider-Man #1-4 (Sinister
Syndicate, sided with Beetle and Hydro-Man against Boomerang,
Speed-Demon and Leila Davis)
Marvel
Super-Heroes Vol.3 #10 (used by J.Q
Stamp as muscle against Sub-Mariner)
Spider-Man
Unlimited #4 (Hired to steal an
experimental gas, accidentally breaks it open and exposes a man named
guy to it, who gains super powers. Fights guy and Spider-Man, is
captured.)
Green Goblin #2
(delivered the money to Johnny Dare,
attacked by Green Goblin V, defeated)
Amazing
Spider-Man Annual 28 (Rhino’s
family comes to the US to live with him, only to discover he is a
super-villain. Then they decides to go back home)
Thunderbolts #26 (in
jail, tried to escape)
Peter Parker:
Spider-Man Vol.2 #50 (alongside
Uber-Machine fights off Spider-Man, defeated)
She-Hulk
Vol.3 #5 (joined forces with Mad Thinker to
escape the "Big House")
She-Hulk Vol.3 #6
(fought She-Hulk and Yellowjacket, defeated)
Rhodes, James
Real Name: James
Rhodes
Occupation: President of
Rhodes Recovery, former lieutenant in U.S Marines, pilot, adventurer,
CEO of Stark Enterprises
Other Aliases: (nickname)
Rhodney (former) Iron Man IV, War Machine I, Mr. Joad
Place
Of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Single
Known
Relatives: David Rhodes (father), Roberta
Rhodes (mother), Jeanett Rhodes (sister, deceased), Joshua (uncle),
alleged son
Group Affiliation: Former
member of West Coast Avengers, The Crew
Source Of Powers:
Uses inventions of Tony Stark
Powers:
Wears a powersuit which gives him superhuman
strenght, ability to fly, and a weapon system where he can project
various light and force beams
First Appearance (as James
Rhodes): Iron Man Vol.1 #118
First Appearance (as Iron Man): Iron
Man Vol.1 #170
First Appearance (as War
Machine): Iron Man Vol.1 #281
List
Of Appearances;
Iron Man Vol.1 #118
Iron Man Vol.1 #144 (origin)
Iron Man Vol.1 #170 (took
on Iron Man ID)
Iron Man Vol.1 #175
Uncanny X-Men Annual 7
Iron
Man Vol.1 #176
Iron Man Vol.1 #224
(alongside Iron Man, fought Beetle,
Blacklash and Blizzard)
Darkhawk
Annual 1 (undercover as Mr. Joad, helped
Iron Man defeat criminals)
War
Machine #1
Avengers Annual '99
(In flashback to just after Onslaught, refuses Black Widow’s
offer to rejoin the Avengers.)
The Crew #1
(death of sister)
Rhodes Recovery
See:
Appendix, M.U
Companies, Rhodes Recovery
Rhonda
Real Name: Rhonda
(last name unrevealed)
Occupation: Unrevealed
Other Aliases: None
Place of
Birth: Quebec, Canada
Marital
Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: None
Source
of Powers: None
First Appearance:
Alpha Flight Vol.1 #18
List of
Appearances:
Alpha Flight Vol.1 #18
(first appeared as Northstar's roommate)
Alpha
Flight Vol.1 #22 (with Maurice, helped
Northstar tend to frozen Aurora; lent Aurora some of her clothes)
Richard
Real Name: Richard
Occupation: Bar owner
Other
Aliases: None
Place of Birth:
Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Unrevealed
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Ally of Clive Reston
Source of Powers: None
First
Appearance: Master Of Kung-Fu #85
List
of Appearances:
Master Of Kung-Fu #85
(When Clive Reston and Sir Denis comes to Casablanca, Morocco, Reston
comes to see an old friend named Richard. Richard asks to Reston’s
father, who answers “oh, you know him, Richard – up to
his same old tricks”. Reston tells him that he himself has left
the spy world, not following in his father’s footsteps anymore,
but that Reston’s father keeps talking about his days with
Richard. Richard answers “they were days, all right... and
nights”. Richard asks what he can do for Reston, who answers
they need a place to stay. Richard offers them to stay at the bar)
Master Of Kung-Fu #86
(When two Leopard-culties attacks Leiko and Reston, Richard comes
through the door, with his rifle, shooting them, telling them that
Yashim saw two men skulking around outside, and thought they might
need help)
Master Of Kung-Fu #87
(When Shang-Chi and Black Jack arrives at the bar, Richard comes to
say hello. Black Jack asks Richard how he is doing, where to Richard
answers “I been better, Tarr you old salty Moose, but I been
worse too”. When Black Jack, Leiko and Shang-Chi leaves,
Richard asks Reston if he wants a cool one, Reston answers “sounds
good to me, Richard, if you’re still slapping the tab on the
house”. When Shang.-Chi returns, Reston and Richard are still
sitting in the bar, Shang.-Chi hits Reston, for him coming on to
Leiko last night. Richard says “whew! Nice punch kid”.
Later after Black Jack returns beaten half to death by Zaran, Richard
and one of his men, brings Black Jack to his room.)
Richard
Real Name: Richard
(last name unrevealed)
Occupation: Buther
at Jonathan Gallagher's estate
Other Aliases: None
Place Of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital
Status: Unrevealed
Known Relatives:
None
Group Affiliation: None
Source Of Powers: None
First
Appearance: Marvel Comics Presents #51
History: Richard is the butler of Jonathan
Gallagher (see: Gallagher, Jonathan)
List Of Appearances:
Marvel Comics
Presents #51
Richard
Real Name: Richard
(last name unrevealed)
Occupation: Unrevealed
Other Aliases: None
Place Of
Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Unrevealed
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: None
Source
Of Powers: None
First Appearance:
Nomad Vol.2 #22
List Of Appearances:
Nomad Vol.2 #22
(seen playing golf with his friend Jeffrey)
Richards, Ben
Real Name: Ben
Richards
Occupation: Attorney
Other Aliases: None
Place Of
Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Unrevealed
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: None
Source
Of Powers: None
First Appearance:
The Cat #2
History: Ben
Richards was Dr. Tulumo's attorney (see: Tulomo,
Ms.)
List Of Appearances:
The Cat #2 (introduced
to Greer Grant Nelson, introduces Greer to man claiming to be Arthur
Tulumo, after Arthur leaves, tells Greer that he hasn't seen Mr.
Tulumo before)
The Cat #3
(in flashback, scuba diving in Lake Michigan with Greer)
Richards, Franklin
Real Name:
Franklin Benjamin Richards
Occupation:
Occasional adventurer, still a minor
Other Aliases: Tattletale, formerly:
Franklin Benjamin (future self): PSI-Lord
Place of Birth:
New York City
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Susan Storm Richards
(mother, aka Invisible Woman), Reed Richards (father, aka Mister
Fantastic), Valerie Richards (younger sister), Franklin Storm
(maternal grandfather, deceased), Mary Storm (maternal grandmother,
deceased), Jonathan "Johnny" Storm (maternal uncle, aka
Human Torch), Nathaniel Richards (paternal grandfather), Evelyn
Richards (paternal grandmother, deceased), Mrs. Storm (mother's aunt,
presumed deceased), "Bones" (mother's cousin)
Group
Affiliation: Ally of Power Pack, Franklin's
future self was a member of Fantastic Force
Source of
Powers: Genetic mutation
Powers/Abilities: Franklin
Richards is one of the strongest mutants in the world. It is believed
that Franklin has vast psionic potential, enough to cause planetwide
devastation. When activating the use of his full powers, he will have
telepathic abilities, tremendous telekinetic powers and powers to
rearrange the molecular structure of matter, and the power to fire
enormously powerful energy blasts
First Appearance:
Fantastic Four Annual 6
History:
Franklin Richards is the first child of
world-famous superheroes Reed Richards, a.k.a Mister Fantastic and
Susan Storm Richards, a.k.a Invisible Woman both of Fantastic Four
fame (see: Fantastic Four; Invisible
Womanl; Mister Fantastic). Franklin
Richards is believed to be one of the strongest mutants ever to walk
the planet Earth, on occasions his great potential has been shown,
among others Franklin Richards saved his parents and lots of other
superheroes in their fight against Onslaught by creating a world
where to he send all the hereos, this planet has later been called
Doomsworld
List of Appearances:
Fantastic
Four Annual 6 (born)
Amazing
Spider-Man Vol.1 #260 (have a "run-in"
with "Venom", "Venom" tries to seize control of
Franklin's will through his cage, but Alicia comes and gets Franklin
thereby saving him)
Richards, Valerie
Real Name:
Valerie Richards
Occupation: None,
still a baby
Other Aliases: None
Place of Birth:
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Susan Richards (mother,
aka Invisible Woman), Reed Richards (father, aka Mister Fantastic),
Franklin Richards (older brother), Franklin Storm (maternal
grandfather, deceased), Mary Storm (maternal grandmother, deceased),
Jonathan "Johnny" Storm (maternal uncle, aka Human Torch),
Nathaniel Richards (paternal grandfather), Evelyn Richards (paternal
grandmother, deceased), Mrs. Storm (mother's aunt, presumed
deceased), "Bones" (mother's cousin)
Group
Affiliation: None
Source of Powers:
Unreveraled if any
Powers/Abilities:
Unrevealed if any, Valerie is a baby
First Appearance:
History: Valerie is
the second child of world-famous superheroes Reed Richards, a.k.a
Mister Fantastic and Susan Storm Richards, a.k.a Invisible Woman both
of Fantastic Four fame (see: Fantastic
Four; Invisible Girl; Mister Fantastic)
List of Appearances:
Fantastic Four
Vol.3 #60
Richardson, Annie
Real Name:
Annie Richardson
Occupation: None,
a minor
Other Aliases: None
Place Of Birth:
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives:
Group Affiliation: None
Source Of Powers: None
Cause Of
Death: Hit by a car
First
Appearance:
History: Annie Richardson was
the childhood friend of Jean Grey (see: Marvel
Girl I). Annie was hit by a car and she
was dying in the arms of her friend, at that time Jean's powers
manifested themselves. so as the dying girl's thought was shared by
Jean Grey.
List Of Appearances:
X-Factor
#38 (Inferno; flashback to time of
death)
Richardson, Eric
Real Name:
Eric Richardson (first name unrevealed)
Occupation:
Scientist, owner of Richardson Insitute
Other
Aliases: None
Place of Birth:
Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Unrevealed
Known Relatives:
None
Group Affiliation:
Source of
Powers: None
Powers/Abilities:
First
Appearance: Spectacular Spider-Man Vol.2
#11
History:
List of Appearances:
Spectacular
Spider-Man Vol.2 #11 (meets with Curt Connors at the
Montalbetti Foundation. Later at his own Richardson
Institute,attacked by Lizard)
Spectacular
Spider-Man Vol.2 #12 (mentioned only)
"Richie"
Real
Name: Richard (last name unrevealed)
Occupation: Vehicle
garage and repair shop
Other
Aliases: None
Place
of Birth: Brooklyn, New York
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: The
Stars and Stripes Hotline Network
Source
of Powers: None
First
Appearance: Captain America Vol.1 #302
List of Appearances:
Captain
America Vol.1 #302 (revealed that shop
was used by Captain America to store his motorcycle in Brooklyn)
Captain America Vol.1 #324
(tipped Captain America off to drug dealers, joined the Stars and
Stripes Hotline)
Richmond, Delroy
Real Name:
Delroy Richmond
Occupation: Murderer
Other Aliases: None
Place Of
Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Unrevealed
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: None
Source
Of Powers: None
First Appearance:
Black Panther Vol.3 #3
List Of
Appearances:
Black Panther Vol.3 #3
(revealed as the killer of the young girl, beaten by Black Panther,
taken to the girls mother to be confronted with her, sent to jail)
Black Panther Vol.3 #4 (turned
himself in)
"Rick"
Real Name:
Richard (last name unrevealed)
Occupation: Cameraman
Other
Aliases: Unrevealed
Place Of Birth:
Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Unrevealed
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: None
Source
Of Powers: None
First Appearance:
X-Factor #36
List Of Appearances:
X-Factor #36
(Inferno; on assignment with Trish Tilby)
"Rick"
Real Name:
Richard (last name unrevealed)
Occupation: Student
Other
Aliases: Unrevealed
Place Of Birth:
presumed in England
Marital Status:
Single
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: None
Source
Of Powers: None
First Appearance:
Marvel Comics Presents #42
History:
Rick was alongside some friends vandalizing Falsworth Manor but was
defeated by Union Jack III who in his civil identity was infact
another friend (see: Union Jack III)
List Of Appearances:
Marvel Comics
Presents #42 (alongside some friends
tried to vandalized Falsworth Manor, defeated by Union Jack III)
Rick
Real Name: Rick
(last name unrevealed)
Occupation: Unrevealed
Other
Aliases: None
Place of Birth:
Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Unrevealed
Known Relatives: Pete
Seyfert (brother?), Juston Seyfert (nephew?), Chris Seyfert
(nephew?)
Group Affiliation:
Source of Powers:
None
Powers/Abilities:
First
Appearance (mentioned): Sentinel
#2
History:
List of Appearances:
Sentinel
#2 (when Pete has to go to see Uncle Rick in Chicago, he ask
Juston to stay at home)
Ricko the Sicko
Real Name:
Richard (last name unrevealed)
Occupation:
Other Aliases: None
Place Of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital
Status: Unrevealed
Known Relatives:
None
Group Affiliation: None
Source Of Powers: None
First
Appearance: Green Goblin #1
List Of
Appearances:
Green Goblin #1
Green
Goblin #3
Rico
Real Name: Rico
(full name unrevealed)
Occupation: Criminal
Other Aliases: None
Place of
Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Unrevealed
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: None
Source
of Powers: None
First Appearance:
Marvel Team-Up Vol.1 #121
List of
Appearances:
Marvel Team-Up Vol.1 #121
(Robs a liquor store with three other men, but is stopped by
Spider-Man.)
Ricochet I
Real Name: Steven
Shaffran
Occupation: Senator
Other Aliases: None
Place of
Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Married
Known Relatives: Mrs.
Shaffran (wife), unnamed daughter
Group Affiliation: Ally
of the Nasty Boys
Source of Powers: Genetic
mutation
Powers/Abilities: Probability
control; able to cause the abilities of others to backfire upon
themselves
Cause of Death: Killed by
ricochet from a bullet he fired at Mr. Sinister
First
Appearance: X-Factor Vol.1 #73
List
of Appearances:
X-Factor Vol.1 #73
(met in shadows with Mr. Sinister about their plot to discredit
Multiple Man)
X-Factor Vol.1 #74
(confronted X-Factor II, promised to bring them down for destroying
the Washington Monument)
X-Factor
Vol.1 #75 (met with Nasty Boys, promised
that he would become the next president of the United States by using
an anti-mutant campaign; tied up and impersonated by Mr. Sinister,
who publicly outed him as a mutant; handed a gun by Mr. Sinister and
told to kill himself; shot at Mr. Sinister, bullet ricocheted and
struck himself in the forehead)
Final Appearance: X-Factor
Vol.1 #75
Ricochet II
See:
Spider-Man I
Ricochet III
Real Name: Johnny
Gallo
Occupation: Student,
adventurer
Other Aliases: None
Place Of Birth: New York City
Marital Status: Single
Known
Relatives: unnamed father, unnamed mother
(deceased)
Group Affiliation: Slingers
Source Of Powers: Genetic mutation
Powers: "Danger Sense",
superhuman agility
First Appearance: Slingers
#0
List Of Appearances:
Slingers
#0 (on first night out, bet Dusk III to
take a rooftop leap; witnessed Dusk's suicide)
Slingers
#1 (saved girlfriend Kathy from mugging;
alongside Prodigy III, helped stop de-railed trains)
Slingers
#2 (encountered and escaped from
Spider-Man; alongside Hornet III, investigated Grand Royale Hotel;
fought giant rats)
Slingers #3
(alongside Hornet, encountered Spider-Man)
Slingers
#4 (with Hornet, confronted Prodigy at
Grand Royale Hotel; thrown from roof in battle, but saved by Dusk)
Slingers #5
(alongside Slingers, helped save people from fire at Grand Royale
Hotel; saved Kathy from the Black Marvel)
Slingers
#6 (origin recounted; took dive from
building as part of dare with Dusk)
Slingers
#7 (alongside Dusk, fought the Griz)
Slingers #8
(built the Ricochet-Mobile; Ricochet-Mobile lost saving Hornet from
the Griz)
Slingers #9
(death of mother depicted; learnt Nanny & Orphan-Maker were
responsible for her death; saved father from Orphan-Maker, revealing
his identity to him; learnt Prodigy was alive)
Slingers
#10 (learnt Black Marvel had died;
revealed to others that Prodigy was alive; defeated by animated
billboard characters, brought to Mephisto's realm)
Slingers
#11 (With aid of others, escaped torment
by Mephisto)
Slingers #12 (abandoned
Ricochet identity to save Black Marvel's soul)
New
Warriors Vol.2 #1 (laughts at the
invitation to join New Warriors)
Risque
Real Name: Dolores
Mu-oz
Occupation: Adventurer
Other
Aliases: None
Place of Birth:
Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Unrevealed
Known Relatives:
None
Group Affiliation:
X-Corporation
Source of Powers:
Genetic mutation
Powers/Abilities:
has the ability to implode things with her
mind
Cause of Death:
First Appearance:
History:
List of Appearances:
New
X-Men Annual 2001 (mentioned only, Domino tells the X-Men,
that Risque was killed two weeks ago at the car park of Sublime Pharm
Solutions)
Final Appearance: New
X-Men Annual 2001
Rictor
Real Name: J.
E. Richter
Occupation: Adventurer
Other Aliases: None
Place Of
Birth: Somewhere in Mexico
Marital
Status: Single
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Former member of
X-Terminators, New Mutants, X-Force
Source Of Powers:
Genetic mutation
Powers: Has
the ability to generate tremendously powerful waves of vibrations in
any object he comes in physical contact with. These vibrations can
cause inorganic objects to crumble or shatter
First
Appearance: X-Factor #17
History:
Little is known about Rictor prior to his first
contact with X-Factor (see: X-Factor).
Rictor claims to have been a soldier in some Central American army,
but it is currently unknown whether or not it is true.
Rictor
was captured by the mutant-hunting organization known as the Right
(see: Right)
in Mexico. Unable to control his power, the Right brought Rictor to
San Francisco in order to wreak havok on the city and defame mutants.
The Right intended to bring X-Factor there.
X-Factor
arrived in San Francisco, defeated the Right and freed Rictor who the
joined the group and went back to New York City with them
List Of Appearances;
X-Factor #17
(freed from The Right by X-Factor)
X-Factor
#18 (returned with X-Factor, upon
meeting Cameron Hodge, revealed to Scott Summers that Cameron's voice
sounds like the leader of The Right)
X-Factor
#20 (had a disagreement with Rusty,
later also had a fight with him. Still later alongside Artie and
Skids helped save Susty from muggers)
X-Factor
#21
X-Factor #22
(attacked by The Right)
X-Factor #23
(freed by X-Factor)
X-Factor #27
X-Factor #28
X-Factor
#29
X-Factor #30
X-Factor
#31 (helps other young X-Factor members
with the plans to make sure that Infectia don't falls for Infectia)
X-Factor #32
X-Factor
#33 (fought Alliance of Evil)
X-Factor #40
X-Factor
#41
Riddley, Hiram
Real Name: Hiram
Riddley
Occupation: Computer hacker,
student
Other Aliases: "Ram"
Place of Birth: Montclair, New Jersey
Marital Status: Single
Known
Relatives: Holly Riddley (mother), unnamed
father
Group Affiliation: Member of
the Stars and Stripes Hotline
Source of Powers: None
Abilities: Hiram is a skilled computer
hacker
First Appearance: Captain
America Vol.1 #313
List of Appearances:
Captain
America Vol.1 #313 (informed Captain
America about MODOK sighting, invited to join his Hotline)
Captain America Vol.1 #321
(given jacket by Captain America, had dinner with him, informed him
of challenge issued by the Flag-Smasher)
Captain
America Vol.1 #332 (encouraged Captain
America to make the right decision regarding the Commission's claim
to his uniform)
Captain America
Vol.1 #443 (revealed to Captain America
that his mother was in a coma, blamed him for her being injured)
Riddley, Holly
Real Name: Holly
Riddley
Occupation: Mother
Other Aliases: None
Place of
Birth: Montclair, New Jersey
Marital
Status: Divorced
Known Relatives:
unnamed ex-husband, Hiram Riddley (son)
Group Affiliation: None
Source
of Powers: None
First Appearance:
Captain America Vol.1 #313
List of
Appearances:
Captain America Vol.1 #313
(first met Captain America)
Captain
America Vol.1 #321 (had dinner with
Captain America, became attracted to him, thanked him for giving her
son a positive role model)
Captain
America Vol.1 #443 (revealed to have
been put into a coma by a car accident)
Rider, Charles
Real
Name: Charles Rider
Occupation:
Professor
Other
Aliases: None
Place
Of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital
Status: Married
Known
Relatives: Gloria Rider (wife), Richard
Rider (son, aka Nova I), Robert Rider (son), Ralph Rider (brother,
deceased)
Group Affiliation: None
Source Of Powers: None
First Appearance: Nova
Vol.1 #1
List Of Appearances:
Nova Vol.1 #1 (visited
comatose son Richard at the hospital)
Nova
Vol.1 #3
Nova Vol.1 #8 (threaten
by Mrs. Gilhardt)
Nova Vol.1 #9
(fired from job by phone by Mrs.
Gilhardt)
Nova Vol.1 #12
(learned that his brother had been killed)
Nova
Vol.1 #14 (because of financial
problems, due to being fired from his job, tried to loan some money
at a bank, the bank manager Benjamin Dover refused, told by an
unnamed bank guard that he should contact "The Inner Circle"
at Hempstead Station)
Nova Vol.1 #15
(meeting with "The Inner Circle")
Nova Vol.1 #16
(arrested)
Nova Vol.1 #17
(visited by family in jail)
Nova
Vol.1 #18 (at court, freed on no bail
until his trial commences)
Nova
Vol.1 #20 (tried to bring down "The
Inner Circle" himself, defeated)
Nova
Vol.1 #21 (finally learned that son is
Nova)
Nova Vol.1 #22
Nova
Vol.2 #1
Rider, Gloria
Real
Name: Gloria Rider
Occupation:
Civilian dispatcher for the police
department
Other Aliases: None
Place Of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Charles
Rider (husband), Richard Rider (son, aka Nova I), Robert Rider (son),
Ralph Rider (brother-in-law, deceased)
Group
Affiliation: None
Source
Of Powers: None
First
Appearance: Nova Vol.1 #1
List
Of Appearances:
Nova Vol.1 #1
(visited comatose son Richard at the
hospital)
Nova Vol.1 #2
Nova
Vol.1 #3
Nova Vol.1 #5
Nova
Vol.1 #9
Nova Vol.1 #16
Nova
Vol.1 #17 (visited her husband in jail,
hurted by the situation slapped her son Richard, after he accused his
father of wrong doing)
Nova Vol.1
#18 (at the court alongside her husband)
Nova Vol.1 #20
Nova
Vol.1 #21 (finally learned that son is
Nova)
Nova Vol.1 #22
Nova
Vol.2 #1
Rider, Ralph
Real
Name: Ralph Rider
Occupation:
Professor
Other
Aliases: None
Place
Of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital
Status: Unrevealed
Known
Relatives: Charles Rider (brother),
Gloria Rider (sister-in-law), Richard Rider (nephew, aka Nova I),
Robert Rider (nephew)
Group
Affiliation:
Source Of Powers: None
Cause Of Death: Shot
by the villain Photon I
First
Appearance: Nova Vol.1 #12
List
Of Appearances:
Nova Vol.1 #12
(shot and killed by the villain Photon I)
Rider, Robert
Real
Name: Robert Rider
Occupation:
Student
Other
Aliases: None
Place
Of Birth: Queens, New York City
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Charles
Rider (father), Gloria Rider (mother), Richard Rider (older brother,
aka Nova I), Ralph Rider (paternal uncle, deceased)
Group
Affiliation: None
Source
Of Powers: None
First
Appearance: Nova Vol.1 #1
List
Of Appearances:
Nova Vol.1 #1
(visited comatose brother at the
hospital)
Nova Vol.1 #2 (showed
his brother some of his work in the basement)
Nova
Vol.1 #3
Nova Vol.1 #5
Nova
Vol.1 #9
Nova Vol.1 #15
Nova
Vol.1 #16
Nova Vol.1 #17
(alongside his family visited his father in jail)
Nova
Vol.1 #18 (at the court alongside his
parents)
Nova Vol.1 #20 (saw
Nova over the lifeless boby of his father)
Nova
Vol.1 #21 (accused Nova of killing
Charles Rider, finally learned that brother is Nova)
Nova
Vol.1 #22
Nova Vol.1 #23 (invention
the robot "Sherlock Holmes" revealed to be made by Doctor
Sun, "kidnapped" by "Sherlock Holmes")
Nova Vol.2 #1
Ridge, Dan
Real Name: Dan
Ridge
Occupation: Independantly
wealthy
Other Aliases: (nickname)
Zapper
Place Of Birth: ?
Marital Status: Married
Known
Relatives: Christina Ridge (wife)
Group
Affiliation: None
Source Of Powers:
None
First Appearance: Savage
She-Hulk #2
List Of Appearances;
Savage
She-Hulk #2
Riebeeck, Doeke
Real Name: Doeke
Riebeeck
Occupation: Minister of
Security of South Africa
Other Aliases: None
Place Of Birth: somewhere in South Africa
Marital Status: Unrevealed
Known
Relatives: None
Group Affiliation:
None
Source Of Powers: None
First Appearance: Marvel Comics Presents
#23
List Of Appearances:
Marvel
Comics Presents #23 (seen on tv)
Marvel Comics Presents #24 (still
on tv)
Marvel Comics Presents #25
Marvel Comics Presents #29 (on
the hunt for Black Panther)
Marvel
Comics Presents #30
Marvel Comics
Presents #31
Marvel Comics Presents
#33 (beaten by Black Panther)
Marvel Comics Presents #34 (Zanti
Chikane kill Eugene Van Der Merwe, tried to shot Zanti, but failed
because Blakc Panther hit him on the hand with his aircraft)
Right
Group Leader at time of
disbandment: Cameron Hodge (as the Commander)
Former Group Leaders: Unrevealed
Members at time of disbandment: Various
unnamed
Former Members: Nanny
First Appearance: X-Factor #17
History: The Right is a subversive
organization dedicated to the elimination of all superhuman mutants
to ensure the freedom of normal human beings. The organization was
secretly founded by Cameron Hodge the public director for X-Factor
(see: Hodge, Cameron;
X-Factor).,
The first physical display the Right
committed was to kidnap the mutant known as Rictor (see: Rictor)
List Of Appearances:
X-Factor #17
(revealed to have a mutant named Rictor
in their hands, Rictor freed by X-Factor, Cameron Hodge revealed as
leader of The Right)
X-Factor #21
(after the reading of Warren Worthington's will, attacked X-Factor
outside the court)
X-Factor #22
(attacked X-Factor's headquaters)
X-Factor
#23 (headquaters attacked by X-Factor,
Cameron Hodge robot destroyed in the fight)
X-Factor
#31
X-Factor #32
(met pact with N'Astirh)
X-Factor
#33
X-Factor #34
(fought Death)
X-Factor #40
(flashback, Nanny revealed to have been a member of the organization)
Right-Winger
Real Name: Jerome
Johnson
Occupation: Wrestler, former
employee of Super-Patriot II
Other Aliases: None
Place Of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Single
Known
Relatives: Jack Johnson (father), unnamed
mother
Group Affiliation: Legion of
Unliving. Former member of the Buckies, former partner of
Right-Winger
Source Of Powers: Given
superpowers by Power Broker
Powers: Superhuman
strength and stamina, besides being excellent hand-to-hand combatant.
He also carried a torch which would ignite at the torch of a button
and which he would thrust and parry like a sword
Cause Of
Death: Committed suiside
First
Appearance (as one of the Buckies):
Captain America Vol.1 #323
First
Appearance (as Right-Winger): Captain
America Vol.1 #341
History: "Jerry"
Johnson was a soldier serving 4 years in the U.S. Army. Disillusioned
because he saw no action during his peace-time service, "Jerry"
signed up for the Power Broker's strength augmentation process. Later
his army friend Johnny Walker (see: Super-Patriot
II) asked Lennox to join his team of
Buckies (see: Buckies).
When Johnny Walker became the new Captain America, he asked the
Commision on Superhuman Activities, if he could continue to work with
the Buckies, but the Commision chose only Lemar Hoskins, who became
the new Bucky (See: Hoskins, Lemar).
Again disillusioned now by his friend, Lennox and his partner became
Left-Winger (see: Lennox, Hector)
and Right-Winger, and chose to reveal the secret identity of Captain
America on national television, but was defeated by Captain America
and Bucky.
The revelation of the
identity of Captain America had devastating consequences, it cost
Johnny the life of his parents, and to get revenge at his former
partners he almost killed them both in a fight. Both of them was
sever injured, and both chose to commit suiside while at the hospital
in Dallas
List Of Appearances;
Captain
America Vol.1 #323 (teamed with other
Buckies in fake fight with Super-Patriot II)
Captain
America Vol.1 #341 (revealed the secret
identity of Captain America VI)
Captain
America Vol.1 #347 (with Right-Winger
fought and sever injured by Captain America VI)
Final
Appearance (alive): Captain America Vol.1 #347
Riki
Real Name: Riki
(full name unrevealed)
Occupation: Roxxon
Oil board member
Other Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital
Status: Unrevealed
Known Relatives:
None
Group Affiliation: None
Source of Power: None
First
Appearance:
List of Appearance:
Namor,
The Sub-Mariner #3 (prtesent at board
meting at Roxxon Oil)
Riley
Real Name: Riley
(full name unrevealed)
Occupation: Employee
at a Cleveland newspaper
Other Aliases: None
Place of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital
Status: Unrevealed
Known Relatives:
None
Group Affiliation: None
Source of Powers: None
First
Appearance: Howard the Duck Vol.1 #31
List of Appearances:
Howard the Duck
Vol.1 #31 (Receives a news report about
Dr. Bong.)
Riley, Mr.
Real Name: Riley
(first name unrevealed)
Occupation: Eco-terrorist
Other Aliases: None
Place Of
Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Presumed single
Known Relatives:
None
Group Affiliation: Member
of FRONT
Source Of Powers: None
First Appearance: Namor, The Sub-Mariner #5
List Of Appearances:
Namor, The
Sub-Mariner #5 (alongside two other
FRONT members sees Namor being saven by some of his friends)
Rinehart, Brian
Real Name: Brian
Rinehart
Occupation: Government
agent. Commission on Superhuman Activities
Other Aliases:
None
Place of Birth:
Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Unrevealed
Known Relatives:
None
Group Affiliation: Commission
on Superhuman Activities
Source of Powers: None,
wears a battle armor
Powers/Abilities:
(in armor): flight, blasts
First
Appearance: Sentinel #6
History:
List of Appearances:
Sentinel
#6
Sentinel #7
Sentinel
#8
Sentinel #9
Ringer I
See:
Strikeback
Ringer II
Real Name: Unrevealed
Occupation: Professional criminal
Other Aliases: None
Place Of
Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Unrevealed
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Employee of Justin
Hammer
Source Of Powers: None
Abilities: No special abilities known, uses
the same weapons as the original Ringer
First Appearance:
Marc Spector: Moon Knight Vol.3 #10
List Of Appearances;
Marc Spector: Moon
Knight Vol.3 #10 (Acts Of Vengeance,
teamed with Coachwhip and Killer Shrike fought Moon Knight)
Incredible Hulk Annual #17
"Ringer III"
See:
Beetle II
Ring-Leader
Real Name: Charles
Last
Occupation: Juggler, Mercenary,
professional criminal
Other Aliases: None
Place Of Birth: San Francisco, California
Marital Status: Single
Known
Relatives: None
Group Affiliation:
Leader of Death-Throws
Source Of
Powers: None
Powers/Abilities:
Ring-Leader is a master juggler, his speciality
is razor-sharp rings
First Appearance: Captain
America Vol.1 #317
List Of Appearances;
Captain
America Vol.1 #317 (with Death Throws
freed Crossfire, fought Hawkeye and Captain America)
Avengers
Spotlight #23 (alongside the rest of the
Death Throws, hired to attack Hawkeye. Hawkeye escapes them)
Avengers Spotlight #24
(Later alongside all of Crossfire's men, captures Hawkeye down in the
sewer system)
Avengers Spotlight #25
(alongside the rest of Crossfire's men, tries to defeat Hawkeye,
defeated and send to jail)
Ringmaster I
Real Name: Fritz
Tiboldt
Occupation: Former
ringmaster of a small travelling circus
Other Aliases: ?
Place Of Birth: ?
Marital
Status: Married
Known Relatives:
Lola Tiboldt (wife, deceased), Maynard Tiboldt
(son, aka Ringmaster II)
Group Affiliation: ?
Source Of Powers: None, used a nullatron
Powers/Abilities Ringmaster was a excellent
circus manager, he used a nullatron to hypnotize people
Cause
Of Death: Killed by nazists
First
Appearance: Captain America Comics #5
List Of Appearances;
Captain America
Comics #5
Captain America Vol.1 #112
(killed by nazists)
Final
Appearance: Captain America Vol.1 #112
Ringmaster II
Real Name: Maynard
Tiboldt
Occupation: Convict, circus
manager, director
Other Aliases: Mr.
Thraller, Dr. Arnold Quaid
Place Of Birth: Vienna,
Austria
Marital Status: Single
Known Relatives: Fritz Tiboldt (father, aka
Ringmaster I, deceased), Lola Tiboldt (mother, deceased)
Group Affiliation: Circus Of Crime II
Source Of Powers: None, but uses a
nullatron
Powers/Abilities: Skilled
hypnotist, uses a nullatron to hypnotize people
First
Appearance: Incredible Hulk Vol.1 #3
List Of Appearances;
Incredible Hulk
Vol.1 #3
Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1
#16 (fought Spider-Man and Daredevil)
Amazing Spider-Man Vol.1 #22 (quit
Circus of Crime, who became Masters of Menace, attempted to steal
their loot after their capture by Spider-Man)
Avengers
Vol.1 #22
Avengers Vol.1 #60
(alongside Circus Of Crime interrupted
wedding of Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne)
Thor
Vol.1 #173
Daredevil Vol.1 #118
(with Circus Of Crime and Blackwing
fought Daredevil)
Power Man #24-25
(with Circus Of Crime fought Power Man
and Black Goliath)
Super-Villian
Team-Up #8-9 (wih Circus Of Crime helped
Namor and Shroud invade Latveria)
Incredible
Hulk Vol.2 #217
Howard the Duck
Vol.1 #25 (Poses as "Mr. Thraller"
and arranges to have the Circus perform at Iris Raritan's party.
Hypnotizes the guests and kidnaps Howard the Duck.)
Howard
the Duck Vol.1 #26 (Forces Howard to
work for him. Interrupts Ignatz Hubley's robbery of a gas station.)
Howard the Duck Vol.1 #27
(Performs in Cleveland. Gets beaten by Howard and Iris.)
Marvel Two-In-One #76 (with
Circus Of Crime, fought Thing, Iceman and Giant-Man II)
Incredible Hulk Vol.2 #292 (with
Circus Of Crime, used Dragon Man and Hulk as "pawns" in
show)
Sensational She-Hulk #1 (with
Circus Of Crime, hired by Headmen to test She-Hulk)
Power
Pack #59
Incredible Hulk Vol.2 #377
Cutting Edge #1
Daredevil
Vol.2 #23 (mentioned only, Matt
discovers that there might be a connection between Bradlee and
Griggs, and the connection is Dr. Quaid, he goes to see Dr. Quaid,
but is met by Miguel Elaganto a.k.a The Matador instead)
Daredevil Vol.2 #24 (voice
only, calls Matt Murdock, claims to be in Europe)
Daredevil
Vol.2 #25 (at the office of Dr. Quaid,
Daredevil is finally confronted by the man responsible for putting
Griggs against him. Dr. Quaid pulls off his mask revealing himself to
be the Ringmaster. His plan was to see if he could make his new
Ultimate False Memory Syndrome technology work. After having revealed
himself, he tosses Daredevil out. Daredevil knows he can't do
anything to Ringmaster)
Rinpoche
Real Name:
Rinpoche
Occupation:
Other
Aliases: None
Place of Birth:
China
Marital Status:
Unrevealed
Known Relatives:
None
Group Affiliation:
Source of
Powers: None
Powers/Abilities:
First Appearance: New X-Men #122
History:
List of Appearances:
New
X-Men #122 (shows Scott Summers to Xorn's room)
Rintrah
Real Name: Rintrah
Occupation: Apprentice sorcerer to Doctor
Strange
Other Aliases: None
Place Of Birth: R'Vaal (otherdimensional
planet)
Marital Status: Presumed
single
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Ally of Doctor Strange.
Clea, Topaz, Werewolf
Source Of Powers: Training
in sorcery, and a member of an otherdimensional alien race
Powers: Above normal intelligence,
enchanced strenght, stamina, durability, agility and reflexes,
resistance to injury
First Appearance (shadow and voice):
Doctor Strange Vol.2 #80
First
Appearance (fully seen): Doctor Strange Vol.1
#81
List Of Appearances;
Doctor
Strange Vol.1 #80-81
Strange Tales
Vol.3 #4-5
Strange Tales Vol.3 #17
Doctor Strange Vol.3 #5
Doctor
Strange Vol.3 #12
Marvel Comics
Presents #44
Riot
Real Name: Unrevealed
Occupation: Criminal
Other
Aliases: None
Place of Birth:
Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Unrevealed
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Heavy Mettle
Source of Powers: His costume
Powers/Abilities: Has the ability to
produce sound waves
First Appearance: New
Warriors Vol.2 #4
History: Riot is
one of Joe Manfredi's private superbodyguards, a member of the Heavy
Mettle (see: Blackwing I; Heavy Mettle)
List of Appearances:
New Warriors Vol.2
#4 (alongside the rest of the Heavy
Mettle manage to set-up the New Warriors. Fights Bolt and Speedball)
New Warriors Vol.2 #7
(alongside the rest of the Heavy Mettle attacks a few Baintronics
trucks, taken down by the New Warriors and send to jail)
Riot-Art
Real Name:
Occupation:
Other Aliases:
Place Of Birth:
Marital Status:
Known
Relatives:
Group Affiliation:
Source Of Powers:
Powers:
Cause Of Death: killed in explosion
First Appearance: Marvel: The Lost
Generation #12
History:
List Of Appearances;
Marvel:
The Lost Generation #12 (killed in
explosion)
Final Appearance: Marvel:
The Lost Generation #12
Riot Squad
Current Group Leader:
Burt Horowitz/Omnibus
Former Group
Leaders: The Leader
Current Members:
Jess Harrison/Jailbait, Louis Lembert/Hotshot,
Diane Davids/Ogress
Former Members: Father
Jason McCall/Soul Man (dead), Rock, Redeemer
I
First Appearance (as normal humans): Incredible
Hulk Vol.2 #345
First Appearance (as Riot Squad):
Incredible Hulk Vol.2 #366
History:
The inhabitants of the town of Middletown,
Arizona were all exposed to gamma radiation when The Leader used a
Gamma Bomb on the town (see: Leader).
Most of the population of the city were killed but a few of them
vwere mutated into superhumaqn beings, a few of them teamed-up with
The Leader's mercenaries Rock and Redeemer as the Riot Squad (see:
Redeemer I; Rock)
List of Appearances:
Incredible
Hulk Vol.2 #345
Incredible Hulk Vol.2 #346
Incredible Hulk
Vol.2 #366
Incredible Hulk Vol.2 #397
Incredible Hulk Vol.2
#398
Incredible Hulk Vol.2 #400
Incredible Hulk Vol.2
#439
Incredible Hulk Vol.2 #440
Incredible Hulk Vol.2
#441
Incredible Hulk Vol.2 #442
Incredible Hulk Vol.2 #464
Ripper
Real Name: Rico
Occupation: Unrevealed
Other
Aliases: Unrevealed
Place Of Birth:
Unrevealed
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Maria (wife)
Group
Affiliation: None
Source Of Powers:
A mysterious foundation, who tested alot of
things on him
Powers: Has the
ability to project energy beams
First Appearance: Marvel
Comics Presents #21
History: Rico
was gone for a year, believed to have died, his wife Maria found a
new man (see: Maria).
After Rico returned he got angry at his wife, tried to kill her, but
was defeated by Thing (see: Thing)
List Of Appearances:
Marvel Comics
Presents #21 (returned after a year with
superpowers, learned that his wife had found another man, fought
Thing defeated)
Risk, Franklin
Real
Name: Franklin Risk
Occupation:
Businessman
Other
Aliases: None
Place
Of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital
Status: Unrevealed
Known
Relatives: None
Group
Affiliation: None
Source
Of Powers: None
First
Appearance: Nova Vol.1 #12
List
Of Appearances:
Nova Vol.1 #12
(one of the suspects in the murder of Ralph Rider)
Ritchie
Real Name: Ritchie
(full name unrevealed)
Occupation: Criminal
Other Aliases: None
Place of
Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Single
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Kingpin’s
organization
Source of Powers: None
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound
First
Appearance: Tangled Web #4
List of
Appearances:
Tangled Web #4
(Is instructed to pick up Tom Cochrane and bring him to Kingpin. Is
killed by Cochrane, who knew that is what Kingpin wanted done.)
Final Appearance: Tangled Web #4
Ritter, Deborah
See:
Dark Angel III
Ritter,
Donald
See:
Dark Angel III
Ritzbilt, Mrs.
Real Name:
Ritzbilt (first name unrevealed)
Occupation: Unrevealed
Other
Aliases: None
Place of Birth:
Unrevealed
Marital Status: Married
Known Relatives: Unnamed husband
Group Affiliation: None
Source
of Powers: None
First Appearance:
Miss America #4
List of Appearances:
Miss America #4
(Buys a glass statue from a store that is really run by criminals.)
Rive
Real Name: Unrevealed
Occupation: Mercenary
Other
Aliases: None
Place of Birth:
Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Unrevealed
Known Relatives: None
Group Affiliation: Executive Elite
Source of Powers: Rive may not have had
superhuman powers, she seemed to use technology and weapons including
a sword made of energy.
Cause of Death:
Impaled on a sword by Deadpool
First Appearance: Deadpool:
The Circle Chase Vol.1 #3
List of Appearances:
Deadpool:
The Circle Chase Vol.1 #3 (With the
Executive Elite, captures Deadpool and is killed by him when he
escapes.)
Deadpool #33
(Is among the crowd of people killed by Deadpool conjured up by
T-Ray.)
Final Appearance: Deadpool:
The Circle Chase Vol.1 #3
Rivira, Dr.
Real Name: Dr.
Rivera (first name unrevealed)
Occupation: Project:
Pegasus employee
Other Aliases: None
Place
of Birth: Unrevealed
Marital Status:
Unrevealed
Known Relatives:
None
Group Affiliation: Project:
Pegasus
Source of Powers:
Powers/Abilities:
First Appearance: Avengers Vol.3
#5
History:
List of Appearances:
Avengers
Vol.1 #5 (introduced to the Avengers)
R'Malk'i
See:
Appendix, Alien
Races, R'Malk'i