D'Spayre

D'Spayre
D'Spayre as depicted in The Uncanny X-Men vol.1 #144 (April, 1980). Art by Brent Anderson
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel Team-Up #68 (April 1978)
Created by	Chris Claremont John Byrne
In-story information
Species	Demon
Team affiliations	Fear Lords
Notable aliases	D'Spayre often masquerades as persons trusted by his victims
Abilities	Illusion casting

D'Spayre (sometimes D'spayre) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a demon, and was one of the Fear Lords. He has been opposed by Spider-Man, the Scarlet Spider, Man-Thing, Cyclops, the Juggernaut, Doctor Strange, Cloak & Dagger, and the New Avengers.

D'Spayre first appeared in Marvel Team-Up v1 #68 (April 1978). He was created by writer Chris Claremont and penciller John Byrne.

D'Spayre is a creation of the Dweller-in-Darkness, a powerful demon who created him to act as his agent on Earth while the Dweller himself is banished from Earth. D'Spayre's first action is to kill the sorceress Zhered-Na, who was the one to banish his creator. To do this, D'Spayre manipulates a barbarian into killing Zhered-Na. Over the next millennia, D'Spayre repeatedly fights Zhered-Na's student, Dakimh the Enchanter.

Eventually, D'Spayre captured Dakimh and his pupil Jennifer Kale, but was defeated by Spider-Man and Man-Thing.

D'Spayre tends to prey on victims who are in despair, using their fear and despair to strengthen himself. He terrorizes Scott Summers and Lee Forrester after Lee's father committed suicide, but is defeated by Summers, who resists D'Spayre's illusions and finds resolve in the memory of his dead girlfriend, Phoenix. This resolve fuels the creature known as Man-Thing who attacks D'Spayre and D'Spayre flees. He then attacks Doctor Strange when Strange is feeling distraught over separation from his girlfriend Clea, but Strange defeats D'Spayre as well, the first of many battles between the two of them. The Dweller-in-Darkness also menaces D'Spayre at this time. He later impersonated Darkimh in a vain attempt to drive Doctor Strange into despondency.