The Hand (comics)
| The Hand | |
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Cover art for New Avengers #27.
Art by Leinil Yu. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Daredevil #174 (September 1981) |
| Created by | Frank Miller (writer / artist) |
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| Type of organization | Organized crime |
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Notable Current Members Kingpin Lady Bullseye Matsu'o Tsurayaba Mystique Sabretooth Typhoid Mary White Tiger Notable Former Members Black Tarantula Daredevil Echo Elektra Gorgon Hobgoblin Master Izo Kirigi Psylocke Revanche Wolverine |
The Hand is a fictional supervillain organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Hand is an order of evil mystical ninjas who are heavily involved in organized crime and mercenary activities such as assassination plots. The Hand covets power above all other objectives. They are primarily based in Japan, but operate internationally. They were founded in 1588 as a secret society of Japanese nationalist samurai but were soon co-opted by the Snakeroot, an ancient ninja clan which serves a primordial demon known only as "The Beast".
Members of the Hand are practitioners of powerful occult magic and can murder a person and bring that person back to life as a servant of the Hand, but a few are known to have reversed this programming. The Hand's most dangerous adversary is The Chaste, a band of warriors once led by Stick, the late, blind martial arts master and former mentor of Matt Murdock, who grew to become the costumed crime-fighter Daredevil and, after many bitter battles, would accept the offer of becoming the master of the Hand.
The Hand first appeared in Daredevil volume 1 #174 (September 1981) and was created by writer/artist Frank Miller.
The hand has five fingers, each of which can exist independently of others. Not unlike the five islands that form Japan. However, when the five fingers of the hand come together for a single, unified purpose... the hand becomes an object of unwavering power!
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