Otherworld | |
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![]() Map of Otherworld from Thor & Hercules: Encyclopædia Mythologica #1 (July 2009). Art by Eliot R. Brown. | |
First appearance | Fantastic Four #54 (September 1966) |
Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
Characters | Captain Britain Meggan Merlyn Roma Opal Luna Saturnyne Captain Britain Corps Leir |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Avalon, also known as Otherworld, is a fictional dimension appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is based on the mythical Avalon from Celtic and, more specifically, Irish and Welsh mythology.
Avalon first appeared in Fantastic Four #54 (September 1966) by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Avalon's dimension was referred to as 'Otherworld' for the first time in Captain Britain #1 (October 1976) by Chris Claremont, Herb Trimpe, and Fred Kida.