Karnak (comics)

Karnak
Karnak fighting a Skrull as seen in Secret Invasion: Inhumans #2
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Fantastic Four #45 (December 1965)
Created by	Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Karnak Mander-Azur
Species	Inhumans
Place of origin	Attilan
Team affiliations	Inhuman Royal Family
Notable aliases	The Shatterer
Abilities	Master martial artist Experienced hand-to-hand combatant Enhanced physical attributes Ability to sense weak points

Karnak is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuted in Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #45 (1965) along with other members of the Inhuman Royal Family.

The character Karnak Mander-Azur was never exposed to the Terrigen Mists, so never developed additional powers like other Inhumans, but he is a martial artist who can find the weakness in anything and then use his training and strength to exploit it. Although the Jack Kirby Collector described him as "a philosophical karate expert with nominal personality" in 2004, subsequent writers have made use of his skill for puzzle-solving and strategic-planning in Inhumans' stories, leading to him being given his first solo series in 2015.

Karnak first appeared in Fantastic Four (vol. 1) #45, and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, as part of their run on the title that helped lay the foundations for the Marvel Universe.

As a core member of the Inhumans, he has appeared in the group's own series over the years, including the 1998 Inhumans twelve-issue limited series by Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee, the Silent War mini-series by David Hine and Frazer Irving in 2007, and Secret Invasion: Inhumans in the following year.