Elves (Marvel Comics)

Elves
Grendell the Dark Elf on the cover of The Mighty Thor vol. 1, #377 (March 1987). Art by Walt Simonson.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThor #344 (June 1984)
Created byVarious
In-story information
Place of originAsgard

There are many fictional Elves appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The most common of the Elves are the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim and the Light Elves of Alfheim that are based on the elves of Norse mythology. They frequently appear in stories featuring the superhero Thor.

The Dark Elves appeared in the 2013 Marvel Studios film Thor: The Dark World and a Light Elf appeared in the 2022 series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.