List of Legion of the Unliving members

The Legion of the Unliving is the name of five groups of fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The five versions first appear in Avengers #131 (Jan. 1975); Avengers Annual #16 (Dec. 1987); Avengers West Coast #61 (Aug. 1990); Avengers #353 (Sep. 1992) and Avengers vol. 3, #10 (Nov. 1998) respectively. The groups were created by Steve Englehart and Sal Buscema; Tom DeFalco and various artists; Roy Thomas and Daniel Bulanadi; Len Kaminski and M.C. Wyman ^[1] and Kurt Busiek and George Pérez.

Membership

listed alphabetically, after leader

Legion of the Unliving I

Avengers #131 - 132 (Jan. - Feb. 1975); Giant-Size Avengers #3 (Feb. 1975)

• Heinrich Zemo - A Nazi scientist.
• Flying Dutchman's Ghost - Also referred to as the Captain of the Flying Dutchman.
• Frankenstein's Monster - A simulacrum created by Victor Frankenstein.
• Human Torch - A pyrokinetic android.
• Midnight - A martial artist. He is also known as Midnight Sun.
• Wonder Man - An ionic-powered superhero.

Legion of the Unliving II

Avengers Annual #16 (Dec. 1987)

• Baron Blood - A vampire.
• Black Knight (Sir Percy) - A black knight from the medieval times.
• Bucky Barnes - The sidekick of Captain America (it was later revealed Bucky never actually died).
• Captain Marvel - A Kree superhero.
• Death Adder - A death adder-themed villain (later revived).
• Dracula - A vampire lord (at the time all vampires in the Marvel Universe had been destroyed).
• Drax the Destroyer - A human enhanced by Kronos. (later revived)
• Executioner - An Asgardian half-giant.
• Green Goblin (Bart Hamilton)
• Hyperion - This is the Squadron Sinister version.
• Korvac - A computer technician from Earth-691.
• Nighthawk - The CEO of Richmond Enterprises.
• Red Guardian (Alexei Shostakov) - A superhero who was around during World War II.
• Swordsman (Jacques Duquesne) - A sword-wielding villain turned Avenger.
• Terrax - A Herald of Galactus. (later revived)

Legion of the Unliving III

Avengers West Coast #61 (Aug. 1990)

• Black Knight (Nathan Garrett) - A descendant of Sir Percy of Scandia and an enemy of Giant-Man who uses an arsenal of medieval weapons that employ modern technology (including a lance that fired bolts of energy) and genetically engineers and creates a winged horse called Aragorn.
• Grim Reaper - The criminal brother of Wonder Man.
• Iron Man 2020 - A counterpart of Iron Man from the year 2020 on Earth-8410.
• Left-Winger and Right-Winger - A wrestling duo. They were not actually dead but in comas.^{[ citation needed ]}
• Oort the Living Comet - A super-fast character from the future who claims to be an enemy of Quicksilver.
• Swordsman (Jacques Duquesne)
• Toro - A pyrokinetic partner of the Human Torch android.

Legion of the Unliving IV

Avengers #353 (Sep. 1992)

• Amenhotep - An ancient vampire.
• Baron Heinrich Zemo
• Count Nefaria - A Maggia crimelord with ion-based abilities.
• Inferno - A steel-skinned supervillain who can generate heat.
• Nebulon - An Ul'lula'n.
• Necrodamus - A sorcerer.
• Red Guardian (Alexi Shostakov)
• Star Stalker - A mutant Vorm.

Legion of the Unliving V

Avengers vol. 3, #10 (Nov. 1998)

• Captain Marvel
• Doctor Druid - A druid.
• Grim Reaper
• Hellcat - A cat-themed superhero.
• Mockingbird - This version is a Skrull imposter.
• Swordsman (Jacques Duquesne)
• Thunderstrike - A former host of Thor.
• Wonder Man

Legion of the Unliving VI

Avengers vol. 8 #12 (January 2019)

• Shadow Colonel - Leader. The Son of Dracula.
• Baroness Blood - The daughter of a Dracula loyalist who was turned into a vampire by Baron Blood.
• Carpathian - A bat-like vampire.
• Rat Bomber - A vampire with rodent control who owns rats that are strapped to sunburst grenades.
• Snowsnake - A 300 year old vampire from Japan with an elongating tongue who is an expert fencer.
  • Sarge - The pet hellhound of Snowsnake.

Legion of the Unliving VII

Moon Knight: City of the Dead #1 (September 2023)

• Anubis - Benefactor
• Jackal Knight - Leader
• Black Spectre (Carson Knowles) - An enemy of Moon Knight who previously died falling off a roof while fighting him.
• Chainsaw - The chainsaw-wielding masked leader of the Praetorian Brotherhood, a white supremacist biker gang that worked for Secret Empire. He previously perished in a warehouse collapse while fighting Moon Knight.
• Master Sniper - An assassin who wields an forearm-mounted pistol. He was previously killed in an avalanche caused by Moon Knight.
• Midnight - A cyborg who was previously killed when Moon Knight sent a clock hand into his head.
• Plasma - A former archaeologist-turned-cult leader with plasma blast abilities who was previously killed in a subway crash while fighting Moon Knight.
• Taurus (Cornelius van Lunt) - The founder of the original Zodiac who wore a cattle-like suit. He previously died in an airplane crash when fighting Moon Knight.

References

1. Avengers vol. 1, #353