Red Raven | |
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | (historic) Red Raven Comics #1 (Aug. 1940); (modern) X-Men #44 (May 1968) |
Created by |
Joe Simon (Writer) Louis Cazeneuve (Artist) |
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Team affiliations | Liberty Legion |
Abilities | Flight using mechanical wings Access to alien technology Skilled hand-to-hand combatant |
Red Raven | |
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Marvel Super-Heroes #8 (1992) |
Created by |
Scott Lobdell Chris Wozniak |
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Species | Human/Bird-People Hybrid |
Abilities | Flight |
Red Raven | |
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Rawhide Kid #38 (Feb. 1964) |
Created by |
Stan Lee Dick Ayers |
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Alter ego | Redford Raven |
Team affiliations | Iron Mask's gang |
Abilities | Gliding on artificial wings. |
Red Raven is the name of three separate fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. These characters are the original Red Raven, a flying superhero, appeared in print once in 1940, then not again until 1968, and occasionally since then; the second Red Raven, named Dania, is a flying superhero and daughter of the original Red Raven, who first appeared in print in 1992, and occasionally since then; and Redford Raven, a Wild West villain who owned a set of mechanical wings, was also called Red Raven, and has appeared in print three times, in 1964, 1985, and 1987.
The first Red Raven, created by writer Joe Simon and artist Louis Cazeneuve, first appeared in Red Raven Comics #1 (cover-dated Aug. 1940), published by Marvel's predecessor, Timely Comics, during the Golden Age of Comic Books. The title was canceled after its premiere issue. The character remained unused for more than two decades before being revived in the modern day as an antagonist in the story "Red Raven, Red Raven" in X-Men #44 (May 1968). The Red Raven then battled Namor, the Sub-Mariner in Sub-Mariner #26 (June 1970). In Marvel Premiere #29 (April 1976), Red Raven was shown to have been a member of the stateside World War II-era superhero team the Liberty Legion. In that capacity he and his teammates guest-starred in Marvel Two-In-One Annual #1 (1976) and The Invaders #6 (May 1976). He appeared in flashback cameos in Thor Annual #12 (1984) and Fantastic Four #405 (Oct. 1995). Although presumed dead for years, he eventually returned in Nova vol. 3, #4-5 (Aug.-Sept. 1999), and guest-starred in The Defenders #6-7 (Aug. - Sept. 2001) and The Order #2 (May 2002).