The Masters of Evil is a supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Although the roster has changed over the years, the team remains the principal foes, and the evil counterpart, of the superhero team the Avengers.
Listed here are the known members of the Masters of Evil.
Membership
<small>listed alphabetically, after leader</small>
Baron Heinrich Zemo's incarnation
Avengers #6-7, 9-10, 15-16 (July 1964 - May 1965)
Ultron's incarnation
Avengers #54-55 (July - Aug. 1968); 83 (Dec. 1970)
Egghead's incarnation
Avengers #222 (Aug. 1982); 227 - 229 (Jan. - Mar. 1983)
Baron Helmut Zemo's first incarnation
Avengers #273 - 277 (Nov. 1986 - Mar. 1987)
Doctor Octopus' incarnation
Baron Helmut Zemo's second incarnation / Thunderbolts
Avengers #270-277 (Aug. 1986 - Mar. 1987), Amazing Spider-Man #283 (Dec. 1986) and West Coast Avengers (vol. 2) #16 (Jan. 1987).
The Crimson Cowl's first incarnation
- Crimson Cowl (leader) - The daughter of Justin Hammer.
- Aqueduct - A supervillain who can control and shape water.
- Bison - A bison-themed supervillain who was transformed from an injured basketball player by the Egyptian god Seth and had previously fought Luke Cage and Thunderstrike.
- Blackwing - The son of Silvermane and an enemy of Captain America and Daredevil, who is an expert bat trainer.
- Boomerang - A boomerang-wielding supervillain and an enemy of Spider-Man.
- Cardinal - A supervillain who wears an armored suit that can fly and has a number of offensive weapons including energy blasters, a grenade launcher and a tar gun.
- Constrictor - A boa constrictor-themed supervillain and former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
- Cyclone (Pierre Fresson) - A supervillain who wears a costume that enables him to create tornado-force whirlwinds.
- Dragonfly - A dragonfly-themed supervillain and former Maggia member who can fly and has a hypnotic gaze.
- Eel (Edward Lavell) - A supervillain who wears an electrified lubricated suit.
- Flying Tiger - A supervillain whose tiger-like body armor makes him capable of powered flight as well as giving him enhanced strength, durability and endurance, and a set of claws.
- Icemaster - A cryokinetic supervillain.
- Joystick - A supervillain with super-strength and super-speed who also wears a wrist device that creates energy batons.
- Klaw
- Lodestone - A supervillain who can manipulate the magnetic force.
- Man-Ape - A supervillain from Wakanda and an enemy of the Black Panther.
- Man-Killer - A supervillain with super-strength and size-shifting abilities.
- Quicksand - A supervillain who can transform her body into a sand-like substance.
- Scorcher - A supervillain and an enemy of Spider-Man whose insulated suit has flamethrower equipment.
- Shatterfist - A supervillain and an enemy of Thor who wields power gloves that delivers devastating blows.
- Shockwave - A supervillain and an enemy of Shang-Chi whose suit enables him to generate an electric shock.
- Slyde - A supervillain and skilled chemist whose suit grants him super-speed.
- Sunstroke - A solar-manipulating supervillain created by Dominus.
- Supercharger - A supervillain who can absorb, store, and release electricity.
- Tiger Shark - A shark-themed enemy of Namor.
The Crimson Cowl's second incarnation
The Shadow Council's incarnation
Lightmaster's incarnation
Baron Helmut Zemo's third incarnation
The West Coast Masters of Evil
Multiversal Masters of Evil
- Mephisto (benefactor)
- Doom Supreme (leader) - A version of Doctor Doom from Earth-22215 who is the master of the darkest arts.
- Black Skull - A version of Red Skull from Earth-21798 who possesses the Venom Symbiote. Later dies and gets Replaced by a Another Black Skull from Earth-38590.
- Dark Phoenix - A version of Mystique from Earth-14412 who is host of the Phoenix Force and wears a dark robe.
- Berserkers - The Mind-controlled pets of Dark Phoenix who consider her their mother.
- Hound - A version of Wolverine from Earth-83466 who is loyal to Dark Phoenix.
- Thunderer - A version of Thor from Earth-83466 who is loyal to Dark Phoenix.
- Ghost Goblin - A version of Green Goblin from Earth-45863 with the powers of Ghost Rider who can also throw flaming skull-shaped Noggin Bombs.
- Kid Thanos - A younger version of Thanos taken from the past.
- King Killmonger - A version of Erik Killmonger From Earth-36054 who conquered both Wakanda and Asgard. He wears armor that resembles the Destroyer laced with vibranium.
Masters of Evil (One World Under Doom)
In One World Under Doom #2, the following villains were identified as the Masters of Evil when they agreed to help the Avengers fight Doctor Doom at the time when he was the Sorcerer Supreme:
In Avengers Vol. 9 #25, another Masters of Evil group led a plot to take over the Impossible City to make it their own nation and consisted of the following villains:
Other versions
<small>listed alphabetically, after leader</small>
Marvel Adventures
Other media
<small>listed alphabetically, after leader</small>
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