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Karnak

Inhumans

685 appearancesSince 1965

Karnak first appeared in Fantastic Four #45 (1965-12), published by Marvel. 685 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. First appearance in The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #45 (December 1965).

Character history

Key issues

3 issues

Fantastic Four
#45
first appearance
1965-12-00
Fantastic Four
#12
death
1997-10-00
Die Fantastischen Vier#12Cape Archive1999
Die Fantastischen Vier
#12
death
1999-12-16

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Fantastic Four
1961–1996
33 issues →
The Inhumans
1975–1977
12 issues →
ICape Archive 1998

Inhumans

1998–1999

12 issues →

Daredevil cover

Daredevil

1964–1998

11 issues →

Amazing Adventures cover

Amazing Adventures

1970–1976

10 issues →

Earth X cover

Earth X

1999–2000

10 issues →

FF cover

FF

2011–2012

7 issues →

The Avengers cover

The Avengers

1963–1996

6 issues →

Fantastic Four cover

Fantastic Four

1998–2011

6 issues →

KCape Archive 2015

Karnak

2015–2017

6 issues →

Uncanny Inhumans cover

Uncanny Inhumans

2015–2017

6 issues →

Fantastic Four Annual cover

Fantastic Four Annual

1963–1994

5 issues →

Marvel's Greatest Comics cover

Marvel's Greatest Comics

1969–1981

5 issues →

FFWCape Archive 2001

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Comics Magazine

2001–2002

5 issues →

FFTCape Archive 2006

Fantastic Four: The End

2006–2007

5 issues →

WOKCape Archive 2009

War of Kings

2009–2009

5 issues →

ROKCape Archive 2010

Realm of Kings Inhumans

2010–2010

5 issues →

Fantastic Four Epic Collection cover

Fantastic Four Epic Collection

2014–

5 issues →

Monsters Unleashed cover

Monsters Unleashed

2017–2017

5 issues →

IVX cover

IVX

2017–2017

5 issues →

DOTCape Archive 2018

Death of the Inhumans

2018–2019

5 issues →

Marvel Comics Presents cover

Marvel Comics Presents

1988–1995

4 issues →

Fantastic Four cover

Fantastic Four

1996–1997

4 issues →

ICape Archive 2000

Inhumans

2000–2000

4 issues →

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Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four
2003–
4 issues →
SIICape Archive 2008
Secret Invasion: Inhumans
2008–2009
4 issues →
Guardians of the Galaxy
2008–2010
4 issues →
Avengers Epic Collection
2013–
4 issues →
IARCape Archive 2015
Inhumans Attilan Rising
2015–2015
4 issues →
SWCape Archive 2017
Secret Warriors
2017–2018
4 issues →
IOACape Archive 2017
Inhumans: Once and Future Kings
2017–2018
4 issues →
DHOCape Archive 2026
Deadly Hands of K'un-Lun
2026–2026
4 issues →
Thor
1966–1996
3 issues →
The Incredible Hulk
1968–1999
3 issues →
Marvel Triple Action
1972–1979
3 issues →
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe
1985–1987
3 issues →
X-Factor
1986–1998
3 issues →
Quicksilver
1997–1998
3 issues →
EFFCape Archive 1998
Essential Fantastic Four
1998–2013
3 issues →
FFFCape Archive 1999
Fantastic Four: Fireworks
1999–1999
3 issues →
Exiles
2001–2008
3 issues →
FFVCape Archive 2001
Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne
2001–2009
3 issues →
Paradise X
2002–2003
3 issues →
The Mighty Avengers
2007–2010
3 issues →
CCape Archive 2008
ClanDestine
2008–2008
3 issues →
Infinity
2013–2014
3 issues →
FCape Archive 2013
FF
2013–2014
3 issues →
RCape Archive 2017
Royals
2017–2018
3 issues →
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection
2018–
3 issues →
Marvel Tales
1966–1994
2 issues →
Marvel Two-in-One
1974–1983
2 issues →
Marvel Treasury Edition
1974–1981
2 issues →
What If?
1977–1984
2 issues →
Marvel Masterworks
1987–1993
2 issues →
What If...?
1989–1998
2 issues →
FFUCape Archive 1993
Fantastic Four Unlimited
1993–1995
2 issues →
Nova
1994–1995
2 issues →
MMCape Archive 2002
Marvel Mangaverse
2002–2002
2 issues →
MK4Cape Archive 2004
Marvel Knights 4
2004–2006
2 issues →
FFOCape Archive 2005
Fantastic Four Omnibus
2005–
2 issues →