New Men (Marvel Comics)

New Men
The Knights of Wundagore. From left to right: Sir Delphis, Lord Anon, Sir Tyger, Lady Vermin, Lady Ursula, Sir Steed (tan shadow), Lord Churchill, Quicksilver (human leader), Sir Ram, and Sir Gator.
Publication information
First appearance	Thor #135 (December 1966)
Created by	Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist)
Characteristics
Place of origin	Wundagore, Earth
Notable members	Bova Lady Vermin Lord Byson Lord Gator Lord Tyger Sir Delphis Sir Lyan Sir Ram Snow Queen

The New Men are a fictional group of characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are depicted as hyper-evolved animals created by the High Evolutionary.

The New Men first appeared in Thor #135 and were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

The New Men are the result of Wyndham's first experiments in accelerated evolution. When Wyndham learns that Wundagore Mountain (on which his advanced genetics research citadel was based) is the prison of the powerful demon known as Chthon, he decides to train some of his creations in chivalry and battle tactics so that they can oppose Chthon should he ever return where these elite New Men warriors are called the Knights of Wundagore. The High Evolutionary equips the Knights of Wundagore with advanced weaponry and armor and gives them flying "atomic steeds" on which to ride. He is assisted in this endeavor by the ghost of the 6th century magician named Magnus the Sorcerer.

When the wife of Magneto had died, the High Evolutionary enlisted a New-Man named Bova to watch over Magneto's children Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch

As seen in flashbacks, the New Men become an extended family to Luna Maximoff.

Wyndham later converts his citadel into a spaceship and he and most of his New Men leave to explore the stars. They eventually settle on a planet which they name Wundagore II.

When the Evolutionary learned that the god-like Celestials were coming to Earth to judge whether humanity should continue to exist or perish, he allied with the Evolutionaries in order to eradicate those they've deemed "tainted", fearing that their unnatural presence may cause the Celestials to deem the planet unworthy. He himself began slaughtering systematically his own creations.