Back كانغ الفاتح Arabic Κανγκ ο Κατακτητής Greek Kang el Conquistador Spanish کانگ فاتح Persian Kang Valloittaja Finnish Kang le conquérant French קאנג הכובש HE कांग द कॉन्करर Hindi Kang, a hódító Hungarian Kang the Conqueror ID
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
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| Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
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| Alter ego | Nathaniel Richards |
| Species | Human |
| Place of origin | Other Earth, 31st Century |
| Team affiliations | Council of Kangs Cross-Time Kangs |
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Kang the Conqueror (Nathaniel Richards) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Fantastic Four #19 (October 1963) as Rama-Tut, an adversary of the Fantastic Four, before being reinvented as Kang in The Avengers #8 (September 1964),[2] an adversary of the Avengers. A time-traveler, several alternate versions of Kang have appeared throughout Marvel Comics titles over the years, such as Rama-Tut, Immortus, Scarlet Centurion, Victor Timely, Iron Lad, and Mister Gryphon.
Kang the Conqueror has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful villains.[3][4][5][6][7] Kang has made media appearances in animated television and video games. Kang made his live-action debut in the MCU film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), portrayed by Jonathan Majors, who previously appeared as different versions of the character in the Disney+ series Loki (2021–2023).
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