Icarus
Icarus (Joshua "Jay" Guthrie) is a mutant superhero. First appearing in Rom Annual #3 (September, 1984), the character was created by Bill Mantlo and William Johnson. Joshua was introduced as the son of Thomas and Lucinda Guthrie, and younger brother of Sam (Cannonball) and Paige (Husk).
When Jay's mutation develops, he hides it from his family. During a conflict with the Cabot family, Jay is briefly killed, causing his young lover Julia Cabot to kill herself. Jay's mutant abilities revive him shortly after. Jay joins the student body at the Xavier Institute, initially joining the Hellions before transferring to the New Mutants.
Jay is tricked by William Stryker into giving up his wings, having them cut off in exchange for his friends' safety. As a result, Jay loses his healing factor, which was tied to his wings. Stryker betrays him by planting and activating a bomb, killing many students. Stryker then shoots Jay, mortally wounding him. Ms. Marvel and Iron Man find Jay dead in Stryker's church.
Icarus is among the mutants who are resurrected by the Five following the foundation of Krakoa as a mutant nation.
Powers and abilities of Icarus Icarus is believed to be descended from the Cheyarafim, an ancient subtype of mutants who resemble angels. He possesses red feathered, angel-like wings which allow flight and produce regenerative enzymes allowing him to recover from normally fatal injuries. He is capable of producing sonic frequency beyond the range of human capability as well as creating multiple sounds at once.
Iceman
Icemaster The Icemaster (Bradley Kroon) is a supervillain created for one of a series of Hostess advertisements; his advertisement debuted in December 1979. He later entered the mainstream comics continuity as a member of a new incarnation of the Masters of Evil, where he was adapted by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.
Although how he gained his powers and abilities is unknown, Bradley Kroon had plans to create the next ice age as the Icemaster. He had frozen much of New York until he encountered the Human Torch. The Human Torch defeats Icemaster by throwing Hostess Fruit Pies to him, inducing his surrender.Hostess Pie Advertisement in The Avengers #191
Icemaster later appears as a member of Crimson Cowl's Masters of Evil. Icemaster is defeated when Hawkeye tricks Scorcher into accidentally blasting him. Before that, Icemaster accidentally hits Man-Killer, one of his own teammates, with an ice blast.Thunderbolts #25
Idunn
Idyll Idyll is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
High Mutant Prophet Idyll High Mutant Prophet Idyll was an Arakkii Omega-level mutant with powers of precognition and a member of the Great Ring of Arakko. He went blind after foreseeing Arakko's defeat at the hands of Annihilation. At some point, Idyll died of unknown causes.
Idyll the Future Seer Idyll the Future Seer was an Arakkii Omega-level mutant and the daughter of High Mutant Prophet Idyll who shared her father's precognitive abilities and succeeded him on the Great Ring of Arakko. When Uranos attacks Arakko, Isca the Unbeaten, compelled by her powers, defects to the Eternals and kills Idyll.
Iguana Iguana is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in Spectacular Spider-Man #32 (July 1979), and was created by Bill Mantlo and Jim Mooney.
An accident that occurred while Dr. Curt Connors was experimenting with a bio-enervator machine upon an ordinary iguana endowed the iguana with part of Connors' life force and memories, as well as the personality and powers of Connors' alter-ego, the Lizard. Iguana became a humanoid reptile with superhuman strength, hypnotic powers, and the ability to mentally control other reptiles. Iguana hypnotized Connors to make him forget what happened. The Iguana would stalk the night, but returned to its normal form during the day and stayed in its cage.Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #33
During the "Hunted" storyline, Iguana is abducted for Kraven the Hunter's "Great Hunt". He is killed by one of Arcade's Hunter-Bots during a test run of the robot.
Iguana in other media Iguana appears in The Amazing Spider-Man.
Ikaris
Ikthalon Ikthalon is a demon who has clashed with Daimon Hellstrom. Ikthalon lives in a dimension known as the Ice World of Ikthalon. Ikthalon is an embodiment of man's tendency to resist change, and thus represents frozen stagnation.
Immortus
Impossible City Impossible City is the name of a character/mobile headquarters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Jed MacKay and artist Carlos Villa, it first appeared in Avengers (vol. 9) #3 (July 2023).
The Impossible City was originally the sentient headquarters of an unidentified group of heroes, who imprisoned the Ashen Combine, a group of evil monsters, within it. After the heroes disappear under mysterious circumstances, the Ashen Combine escape their prison, enslave the Impossible City, and erase its memories. The Ashen Combine later arrives on Earth-616, where they battle the Avengers. The City communicates with Captain America and Black Panther, who free it from the Combine's control. Afterward, the Impossible City agrees to become the Avengers' new headquarters.
The Impossible City aids the Avengers in their search for the Missing Moment, an inaccessible moment in time. It is revealed that the Impossible City was originally named Camelot and was the headquarters of the Twilight Court, a group formed by Myrddin (an alternate version of Kang the Conqueror) to find the Missing Moment. The Impossible City had its memories and identity erased by Meridian Diadem, a member of the Ashen Combine, before Myrddin restores them.
Impossible Man
Ina Ina is a leopard whose mother was killed by a guard at the Central Park Municipal Zoo. Shanna O'Hara takes Ina and their sibling Biri to Dahomey, Africa to release them into the wild.Shanna the She-Devil #1 The leopards are killed when the sorcerer Raga-Shah transfers their life forces into the blood-beast Ghamola, which Shanna is forced to destroy.Savage Tales #9. Marvel Comics
In-Betweener
Inertia
Infectia Infectia is a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in X-Factor #28, published May 1988, and was created by Louise and Walt Simonson.
Her mutant power allowed her to induce lethally unstable mutations in humans. She served as a minor adversary of the X-Force until she died of the Legacy Virus in X-Men (vol. 2) #27 (December 1993).
During the Krakoan Age, Infectia is resurrected and becomes a refugee in the "Embassy of Limbo" in New York.Dark X-Men (vol. 2) #1 (August 2023)
Inferno
Infinity Infinity is an abstract entity, who embodies space. Her brother is Eternity, who embodies time. Eternity and Infinity are two sides of the same coin, representing the universe.
Infinity in other media Infinity appears in Silver Surfer, voiced by Elizabeth Sheperd.
Ink Ink is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Eric Gitter was a former criminal who was recruited into Young X-Men by Donald Pierce (who was posing as Cyclops). Ink is paid to deliver Blindfold and Danielle Moonstar to Pierce, though he refuses to kill them. After learning of Pierce's involvement, Ink appears to suffer a crisis of conscience and leads the Young X-Men and New Mutants to Pierce's hideout. They subdue Pierce, but not before Wolf Cub is killed, leaving Ink to deal with his own feelings of guilt over his involvement.
It is later revealed that Ink is not a mutant, surprising both him and the Young X-Men. Suspecting a connection to his powers, they investigated his tattoo artist Leon Nunez, who admitted to being a mutant capable of granting powers through his tattoos. Ink helped his teammates to defeat Y-Men by stripping their powers by using Phoenix powers from a Phoenix symbol.
Ink is not a mutant himself but gained superpowers through the mutant tattoo artist Leon Nunez, who possessed the ability to grant powers through his tattoos. Nunez experimented extensively on Ink, granting him abilities including super-strength, flight, healing, disease inducement, explosive force, and even Phoenix powers.
Ink in other media Ink appears in X-Men: Days of Future Past, portrayed by Gregg Lowe. This version is a G.I. during the Vietnam War whom William Stryker attempts to capture for Bolivar Trask's experiments before Mystique rescues him.
Shola Inkose Shola Inkose (sometimes spelled Shola Inkosi) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appears in Mekanix #1 (October, 2002), created by Chris Claremont and Juan Bobillo. Shola Inkose is a mutant who possessed telekinetic abilities. He demonstrated a high level of control with his telekinesis, allowing him to manipulate granite and fine dust.
Shola was born in Genosha, which was devastated by Wild Sentinels sent by Cassandra Nova. His family was killed in the disaster and he was left with traumatic flashbacks to the event caused by his linking with a telepathic resident of Genosha. Following the attack, Genosha is labeled as a terrorist state due to Magneto's actions. Shola moves to the United States, where he attends the University of Chicago and assists Kitty Pryde and Karma against anti-mutant adversaries.Mekanix #1-6 (October 2002-March 2003)
Shola was kidnapped by Genoshan Magistrates alongside Karima Shapandar but was later freed and joined the Genoshan Excalibur.
Shola is among the countless mutants who lose their powers during the Decimation.New Avengers #18 (June 2006) Quicksilver restores his abilities using the Terrigen Mist, a mutagen that grants the Inhumans their powers. However, the effect is temporary and Shola's abilities soon fade.Son of M #5-6 (June-July 2006)
Insect Queen
Interloper
Inventor Inventor is the name of two characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Thomas Edison clone As the first villain of Ms. Marvel, he first appeared in Ms. Marvel Vol. 3 #5 and was created by Sana Amanat, Stephen Wacker, and G. Willow Wilson.
As part of a plot to solve the world's problems, Dr. Gregory Knox attempts to create a cyborg clone of Thomas Edison. However, the DNA sample is inadvertently mixed with a sample from Knox's pet cockatiel, giving the clone a bird-like appearance.Ms. Marvel (vol. 3) #6 (September 2014) As the Inventor, the clone uses Knox in a plan to capture humans to use them as a power source. In the Inventor's ensuing fight with Ms. Marvel, one of his robots falls apart, crushing him to death.Ms. Marvel (vol. 3) #11 (April 2015)
During the "Dark Web" storyline, the Inventor is resurrected after being exposed to Madelyne Pryor's magic. The Inventor visits Knox and learns that he created several other Inventors like him who were stabilized with bird DNA. The Inventor kills Knox and sets out to find the Inventors and recruit them in his revenge plot against Ms. Marvel. Ms. Marvel drives off the Inventors while Bruno Carrelli kills the Inventor with an electromagnetic pulse.Dark Web: Ms. Marvel #2 (January 2023)
Gregory Knox Dr. Gregory Knox is a scientist who intends to solve the world's problems by making cyborg clones of notable inventors and thinkers. He starts off by trying to create a clone of Thomas Edison, only for the DNA sample to be tainted by his pet cockatiel. Knox is used in Inventor's plot until the Inventor is killed fighting Ms. Marvel.
Following Inventor's death, Knox became the second Inventor, utilizing a cockatiel outfit and several bionic animals: an alligator, a frog, an iguana, a snake, and a tortoise. He and his animals are defeated by Ms. Marvel.Ms. Marvel (vol. 4) #25-28 (February - May 2018)