Zaladane
| Zaladane | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Astonishing Tales #3 (Dec 1970) |
| Created by |
Gerry Conway (writer) Barry Windsor-Smith (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Zala Dane |
| Team affiliations |
Savage Land Mutates Sun People |
| Partnerships | Garokk |
| Notable aliases | High Priestess of the Sun god |
| Abilities | Ability to wield and manipulate magic Magnetism |
Zaladane is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Zaladane is usually depicted as a sorceress and the high priestess of the sun god Garokk, the Petrified Man. She is the alleged sister of Polaris, a claim made at a time when Polaris' own parentage had not yet been confirmed.
The character first appeared in Astonishing Tales #3 and was created by Gerry Conway and Barry Windsor-Smith.
Zaladane was the war-like high priestess and queen of the Sun People, who live in the Savage Land. She attempted to lead the Sun People in a war to conquer the peoples of the Savage Land. Her army's weapons were destroyed by Garokk, so she attempted to force Garokk to do her bidding but was attacked by him. She was defeated by Ka-Zar and seemingly destroyed. Zaladane later reappeared, and magically transformed her captive Kirk Marston into Garokk, endowing him with the original Garokk's consciousness. She aided Garokk in attempting to unite the Savage Land tribes under his leadership. She captured the X-Men and Ka-Zar, but was thwarted by the X-Men.
Years later, Zaladane became the assistant of the High Evolutionary in his project to restore the Savage Land after its near destruction by the alien Terminus. Zaladane was allied with the Savage Land Mutates (Savage Land natives who had been given superhuman powers through artificially induced mutation by Magneto), and with them plotted to conquer the Savage Land.
In her quest for power she, with the help of the Mutate Worm, enslaved many of the land's natives and abducted Polaris to steal her magnetic powers with some machinery supplied by Brainchild. It was here she claimed to Lorna that she was actually her "sister". Zaladane then led an army in an attempt to conquer the Savage Land. She captured Ka-Zar, Shanna, and various X-Men, but was defeated by them. When Lorna arrived at Muir Island after losing her magnetic powers, she was examined by Moira MacTaggert due to the sudden appearance of a new power mutation. Moira confirmed during testing that the only way Zaladane could have taken Lorna's powers away was if she was a biological sibling.
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