Ka-Zar

Publication History

The first Ka-Zar, David Rand, was first published in Ka-Zar 1 (Oct. 1936), making him the first Marvel Comics character.

The second Ka-Zar, Kevin Reginald Plunder, is similar to the first one and was first published in X-Men 10 (March 1965). It was believed this was the same character with a retconned origin, but recent handbook entries confirms they are separate characters.

Origin

Kevin's father, Lord Robert Plunder, discovered the hidden jungle in the Antarctic continent that became known as the Savage Land.

A tribe of barbaric Man-Apes killed Lord Plunder, but as they attacked Kevin they were driven off by Zabu, the last survivor of a species of sabre-toothed tiger that the Man-Apes had hunted to near extinction.

Immediately forming an empathic bond, Zabu took Kevin to the Land of Mists, a region where the Man-Apes refused to set foot. The encounter soon passed into the Man-Apes' legends, and young kevin was given the name Ka-Zar, which means son of the tiger.

Young Kevin had banished most of the memories of his childhood as a pampered son of nobility, and came to think and act like a "savage". Ka-Zar grew up in the Land of Mists alongside Zabu, who taught him how to survive in the Savage Land.

King of Savage Land

When the original X-Men discovered the Savage Land, KaZar encountered him and helped him in battling Maa-Gor. He also had the chance to meet Dare Devil and fight his brother Plunderer. Together with Hulk which he met for the first time, they have fought Umbu the Unliving. As Jonah Jameson also fooled him that Spider-Man was a villain who once worked with Doctor Octopus, he fought Spidey whose memories are erased. As his memories were restored, Ka-Zar apologizes for his mistake.

After the discovery of the X-Men to Savage Land, the aforementioned spot was then known to outsiders. He also fell in love with Mockingbird as she visits the place. He also fought AIM and the Man-Thing. Another being called Gog also appeared in his territory. Because of this, he teamed up with Spider man and fought him. He also fought Klaw and have been in different dimensions. He then met Shanna who became his love interest. As Magneto's Savage Land Mutates also attempts to ruin the peace of Savage Land, he have to team up with the X-Men and fight Garokk. and Zaldane.

Later revelations soon stated that Savage land was a part of Pangaea. He also met Belasco. His brother ws also killed but turned up. One day Kevin came upon an adventurer who had become lost in the jungle. Her name was Shanna O'Hara, later known as Shanna the She-Devil. Ka-Zar and Shanna became romantically involved and eventually married.

During the Secret Invasion, Pitt o Nili disguised as Captain America and attempted to fool everyone that he is Captain America. But then. its residents and Spider-Man did not believe him for they know that Steve Rogers was dead. Even if he fights like Captain America, they stood by their word that who they are seeing is not Captain America but a Skrull taking his form. During the fight, he was unexpectedly strike and his real personality was revealed. Ka-Zar and Shannah then killed him.

Powers

Ka-Zar has no super-Human powers, but he has peak human physical condition and is very skilled in hunting, tracking, trapping, fishing, swimming and has great overall survival skills.

Alternate Realities