| Morlun | |
|---|---|
 Morlun Art by John Romita Jr. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2 #30 (June 2001)[1] |
| Created by | J. Michael Straczynski John Romita Jr. |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Psychic vampire |
| Place of origin | Loomworld (Earth-001) |
| Team affiliations | Inheritors |
| Notable aliases | Devourer of Totems |
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Morlun (/ˈmɔːrlən/[2]) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by J. Michael Straczynski and John Romita Jr., the character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man vol. 2 #30 (June 2001).
Morlun is a central foe of all the themed versions of Spider-Man, being one of their most powerful and dangerous adversaries. He is an entity from Earth-001 that hunts all the Spider-Totems by traveling to the many multiverses of Marvel Comics. He is best known as the temporary killer of the Earth-616 Spider-Man in the storyline "Spider-Man: The Other", and is also the main antagonist of the "Spider-Verse" storyline in which he and his estranged family, the Inheritors, attempt to kill all the versions of Spider-Man, as prophesied by him.
- ^ Misiroglu, Gina Renée; Eury, Michael (2006). The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood. Visible Ink Press. ISBN 9780780809772.
- ^ "Dan Slott returns in a new Spider-Man ongoing title" – Comics by Perch