Makkari (comics)

Makkari
Textless variant cover of Eternals vol. 3 #2 (September 2006).
Art by John Romita Jr.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceAs Mercury:
Red Raven Comics #1
(August 1940)
As Hurricane:
Captain America Comics #1
(March 1941)
As Makkari:
The Eternals #5
(November 1976)
Created byMartin Bursten
Jack Kirby
In-story information
Alter egoMakkari
SpeciesEternal
Team affiliationsEternals
First Line
Monster Hunters
Notable aliasesMike Khary
Frank Harper
Mark Curry
Jake Curtiss
Major Mercury
Hurricane
Mercury
Adam Clayton
Mac Curry
Michael Gray
Thoth
Abilities
  • Superhuman strength, speed, durability, and stamina
  • Cosmic energy manipulation
  • Matter transmutation
  • Illusion generation
  • Teleportation
  • Immortality
  • Flight

Makkari, formerly known as Hurricane and Mercury, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, the character first appeared as Makkari in The Eternals #5 (November 1976), but through retroactive continuity was later established as also having been Mercury in Red Raven Comics #1 (August 1940), created by Kirby and Martin Bursten.[1]

Makkari is a member of the Eternals, a race of superhumans in the Marvel Universe. He was also a member of the First Line and Monster Hunters. Lauren Ridloff portrays a deaf female version of Makkari in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, debuting in Eternals (2021).

  1. ^ Beaty, Drew (2021-07-14). "Eternals: 10 Things Only Comic Fans Know About Makkari". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2023-01-07.