This article lists the known types of monsters in Marvel Comics.
History In the earlier parts of Marvel Comics, issues such as Journey into Mystery, Strange Tales, Tales of Suspense, and Tales to Astonish would detail stories of its different monsters. They consist of various monsters from mythologies (e.g., giants, e.g., cyclopes, trolls, ogres, etc., orcs, goblins, imps, undead, e.g., zombies, mummies, and vampires, etc., demons, ghouls, werewolves, werehyenas, werecats, and wererats, etc.), and novels (e.g., Frankenstein's monster and Count Dracula, etc.), giant aliens, kaiju, Deviant Mutates (and even human and animal mutates/mutants), and experiments that went horribly wrong. In later Marvel Comics stories, some of the monsters would later be seen inhabiting Monster Isle.
During the "Monsters Unleashed" storyline, the Inhuman Kei Kawade summons various monsters, identified as Goliathons, to help the superheroes fight the Leviathon Tide.Monsters Unleashed (vol. 2) #3
Known monsters A-Bomb
Abominable Snowman The Abominable Snowman is a large cryptid often found in the Himalayas.
Carl Hanson The first Abominable Snowman (Carl Hanson) was created by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko and first appeared in Tales to Astonish #13 (Nov. 1960).
Carl Hanson was a greedy explorer who had heard of the infamous Abominable Snowman. To capture the creature and make money off it, Hanson steals a cursed photograph. In the Himalayas, he is unable to get help in finding it and is warned to get rid of the cursed photograph before the curse overtakes him. As he progresses up the mountain, Hanson transforms into a form resembling the Abominable Snowman, causing him to abandon the photograph.Tales to Astonish #13
Howling Commandos version The second Abominable Snowman was created by Keith Giffen and Eduardo Francisco and first appeared in Nick Fury's Howling Commandos #2 (Jan. 2006). He is depicted as a member of the Howling Commandos and is capable of speech, albeit broken.Nick Fury's Howling Commandos #2
Abomination
Teen Abomination
Absorbing Man
Adversary
Aries
Amatsu-Mikaboshi
Anole
Anuxa Anuxa is an alien who was set to Earth as a scout to take over Earth. 1,000,000 years later, Anuxa grows impatient, seeing that humanity has survived many disasters. Upon hearing of the atomic bomb, Anuxa went back into the iceberg that he was using as a hiding place and continued to bide his time for the day when the atomic bombs would wipe out humanity.Tales to Astonish #7
Apocalypse
Armadillo
Azazel
Badoon
Batragon Batragon is a giant bat/Komodo dragon hybrid monster created by Doctor Demonicus, who dispatched it to steal an oil tanker. This attracts the attention of Godzilla, who battles and kills Batragon.Godzilla #4
Batwing
Behemoth Behemoth is an Atlantean beast that was created by Atlantean scientists to protect Atlantis from future threats.Tales to Astonish #77
Belasco
Beta-Beast The Beta-Beast is a giant alien monster who was captured and augmented by the Warlords of the planet Beta. As the Beta-Beast is not strong enough to deal with the Mega-Monsters used by the Megan warlords, the Betans move their base to Earth's Moon, where they have the Beta-Beast challenge Godzilla. The Beta-Beast is killed by Godzilla, proving to the Betan warlords that he may be able to destroy the Mega-Monsters.Godzilla #12
Beast
Dark Beast
Bi-Beast
Black Spectre
Blackheart
Blackout
Blip Blip is a giant alien monster composed of electrical energies.Tales to Astonish #15
Bloodaxe
Bombu Bombu is a giant alien conqueror from the planet Oobagon VIII who had conquered 275 worlds. The high commander of Oobagon VIII sends Bombu to Earth as part of a scouting mission for the Oobagonians. However, Bombu is overpowered and forced to flee.Journey into Mystery #60
Bova
Brood
Bruttu Bruttu (also called the Brute That Walks) is a giant monster that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #22 and was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers.
Howard Lindley is a short scientist who was picked on for his size. When an atomic machine tapped into Howard's imagination, it transformed him into the comic book creature Bruttu. After some time of evading the military, Bruttu returns to his lab and returns to his original form before destroying the machine.Tales of Suspense #22
Bushmaster
Caliban
Carrion
Centurius
Ch'od
Charcoal
Clea
Cobra
Copperhead
Cottonmouth
Crawling Creature The Crawling Creature is a reptilian monster that lived in the underground parts of the Grand Canyon, where it menaced a lost tribe of cave people.Tales to Astonish #22
Creature from the Black Bog The Creature from the Black Bog is a peaceful alien explorer who landed on Earth to fix its engines and got stuck in the bog where he was unable to reach the vines. Sometime later, an elderly couple named John and Martha later found the Creature from the Black Bog and helped it escape from its murky prison. Before leaving Earth, the Creature from the Black Bog rewarded John and Martha by taking their memories and sprinkling it into the Fountain of Youth, which rejuvenated them.Tales of Suspense #23
D'Spayre
Darwin
Death
Death Adder
Deathwatch
Demogoblin
Demon Bear
Delphyne Gorgon
Devil Dinosaur
Digger
Dinah Soar
Dire Wraith
Doctor Voodoo
Doppelganger
Dormammu
Dragoom Dragoom is a Vulcan who escaped prison from his home world and came to Earth with the intent of conquering the planet. However, Dragoom fled when he was deceived by the filmmaker Victor Cartwright into believing that there were other Vulcans on the planet.Strange Tales #76
Dweller-in-Darkness
Elektro
Elektro first appeared in Tales of Suspense #13 (Jan. 1961), in the seven-page story "Elektro" by writer-editor Stan Lee and penciler Jack Kirby. Elektro debuted in an issue of what fans and historians call pre-superhero Marvel comics, published by Marvel's 1950s and early 1960s predecessor, Atlas Comics.
Elektro was originally a supercomputer created by scientist Wilbur Poole. The computer, however, achieves independent thought and hypnotizes Poole, and forces him to build an immense robotic body, tall, for protection and mobility. Calling itself Elektro and now armed with several dangerous weapons, the robot decides to conquer mankind and attacks the city of San Francisco. Poole, however, recovers from the hypnotic trance and deactivates Elektro by accessing one of the robot's feet and removing a transistor.Tales of Suspense #13 (Jan. 1961)
Years later, Mister Fantastic wipes Elektro's flawed programming and replaces it. He then "enrolls" Elektro in his rehabilitation program, which involves Elektro being reduced to human size and stripped of his powers so as to allow him to enter human society. Elektro takes up a job as a mail attendant in the Fantastic Four's headquarters, the Baxter Building.Marvel Monsters: Fin Fang Four #1 (Jan. 2005)
Experiment 247 Experiment 247 is a common snapping turtle that was given hormone regulator serum by Dr. Parker. It was trapped behind a wall until it was freed by the natives.Tales to Astonish #1
Fin Fang Foom
Flux
Frankenstein's Monster
Galactus
Gargantus There are two types of monsters called Gargantus:
Gargantus (aquatic monster version) The first Gargantus is a giant blue aquatic humanoid monster that appeared in Strange Tales #80 and 85.
Gargantus (alien robot version) A different Gargantus is an alien robot who is an enemy of Iron Man. He appeared in Tales of Suspense #40.
Gargoyle
Garokk
Ghost Rider
Johnny Blaze
Cosmic Ghost Rider
Ghost Rider 2099
Danny Ketch
Noble Kale
Robbie Reyes
Gibbon
Giganto
Gigantus Gigantus is a giant monster from the underwater city of Mu who was sent by his king to invade the surface world. It retreated when a prop builder named Mr. Baxter built Ulvar to scare it back to Mu.Journey into Mystery #63
Glob
Glop Glop is a giant monster who first appeared in Tales to Astonish #21 and was created by Steve Ditko. It was originally called the Hulk, but was renamed to avoid confusion with the character of the same name.
Glop is a giant monster that emerged from a movie screen that was playing the movie it was in.Tales to Astonish #21
Goblin King
Godzilla
Gog
Googam Googam is a giant alien monster who is the son of Goom. First appeared in Tales of Suspense #17.
Goom
Gorgilla Gorgilla is a giant ape/human monster. He first appeared in Tales to Astonish #12 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Gorgilla was originally a half-man/half-ape native to the island of Borneo, who is discovered by an expedition seeking the "missing link" between man and apes. After Gorgilla saves the expedition from a Tyrannosaurus rex, the group decides to leave the island and cover up Gorgilla's existence.Tales to Astonish #12 (Oct. 1960)
Gorgilla is deposited on Monster Isle by the Fantastic Four and eventually undergoes a rehabilitation program, which involves him being shrunken down to human size and hypnotically stripped of his powers so as to allow him to enter human society.Fin Fang Four #1 (2005) Gorgolla Gorgolla is a Stonian from the planet Stonus V and the son of Granitor who ruled the Stonians. He led an invasion to Earth centuries ago and arranged for the Stonians to hide out as gargoyles, which they resembled. He is seemingly killed by the Stonian army when they were revived, as they had learned peace from observing humanity.Strange Tales #74 (April 1960) Gorgolla later turned up alive, having survived and joined the Howling Commandos.Nick Fury's Howling Commandos #1 (Dec. 2005)
Gorilla Girl
Gorilla-Man
Gorr the Golden Gorilla
Green Goblin
Ultimate Green Goblin
Green Thing Green Thing is a monstrous weed monster that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #19 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
A botanist that developed a plant intelligence serum tested it on a weed which transformed into a giant weed monster with a human-shaped head where it planned to take over the world only for the botanist to use the same serum on the Ignatus Rex that destroyed the Green Thing.Tales of Suspense #19
Grey Gargoyle
Grey Goblin
Griffin
Grogg Grogg is a fictional monster character from the Marvel Universe who first appeared in Strange Tales #83 (April 1961).
Grogg is a giant who possesses super-strength, can fly and also breathe flames. He lived below the surface of the former Soviet Union but was revived and freed by atomic bomb testing under Colonel Vorcutsky. Grogg pursued all those involved with testing and fought off communists. He then relocated to Earth's moon but later returned to Earth. Miklos Kozlov, a scientist/political prisoner sabotaged the Soviet's plan to build a military base on Mars by tricking Grogg into entering their ship, Kozlov escaped using a smoke screen, leaving Grogg captured and trapped where he was allegedly sent to Mars. Through unknown means, he returned to Earth and was captured by S.H.I.E.L.D.
Groot
Gruto Gruto is a giant alien from the planet Pacion Rex that resembles a green scaly gorilla.Journey into Mystery #67
Hellcow
Hippo
Hiro-Kala
Hobgoblin
Hulk
Amadeus Cho
Guilt Hulk
Hulk 2099
Immortal Hulk/Devil Hulk
Maestro
Tyrone Cash
Ultimate Hulk
Insect Man The Insect Man is a giant insect monster that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #24 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
The Insect Man and his kind reside in an unknown part of Subterranea, where they once had an encounter with Sergeant Mason of the U.S. Army.Tales of Suspense #24
It the Living Colossus
Jack O'Lantern
Jackal
Kindred
Kiwi Black
Klaatu
Klagg Klagg is a giant monstrous alien with a tall head that first appeared in Tales of Suspense #21 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Klagg is a peaceful alien who arrived on Earth and planned to destroy it for its constant wars.Tales of Suspense #21
Komodo
Kraa the Unhuman