Umar (Marvel Comics)

Umar
Enter Umar!
Art by Bill Everett (1966)
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceStrange Tales #150 (November 1966)
Created byRoy Thomas (writer)
Bill Everett (artist)
In-story information
SpeciesFaltine
Team affiliationsLords of the Splinter Realms
PartnershipsDormammu
Notable aliasesUmar the Unrelenting
Abilities

Umar (/ˈuːmər/) is a supervillain appearing in publications by the American publisher Marvel Comics. The character usually appears in stories featuring Doctor Strange, for whom she serves as an adversary. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Bill Everett, the character first appeared in Strange Tales #150 (November 1966).

A resident of the "Dark Dimension" of the Marvel Comics multiverse, Umar is a Faltine, a higher-dimensional energy being trapped in human form. She is the sister of Dormammu, a major adversary of Doctor Strange, and the mother of Clea, through which she has served as recurring enemy of Strange herself. Her powers have been depicted as exceeding those of Earth's sorcerers, including Strange, making defeating her very difficult.[1] Umar and Dormammu have been historically depicted in a constant battle over the throne of the Dark Dimension, a mystical realm to which they had initially been banished by their people, over which Dormammu typically rules,[2] whereas Umar is usually depicted in a form resembling a human woman.[3]

One of Doctor Strange's "most iconic villains",[4] the character has been described as "an unpredictable threat",[5] and "a constantly plotting, wicked woman that would do anything, including betraying her own nigh-omnipotent brother for power". She is noted for her more cool-headed[6] use of "guile and malevolent intelligence".[7]

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  5. ^ Holmes, Adam (October 2015). "5 Female Villains The Marvel Universe Needs To Introduce". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Davidson, Chris (May 2, 2017). "Hulkbusters: 15 People Who SMASHED Uglies With A Hulk". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
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