Baron Macabre

Baron Macabre is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Don McGregor and Gil Kane, the character first appeared in Jungle Action #9 (May 1974).

Baron Macabre
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Jungle Action #9 (May 1974)
Created by	Don McGregor Gil Kane
In-story information
Alter ego	Unknown
Species	Human mutate
Partnerships	Erik Killmonger
Notable aliases	Baron Macabre
Abilities	Ability to mutate humans into zombie-like creatures Ability to resurrect the dead. Fire electric blasts

Publication history

Baron Macabre debuted in Jungle Action #9 (May 1974), and was created by Don McGregor and Gil Kane. He later appeared in Jungle Action #10—11 (July, September 1974), and #17 (September 1975).^[1] He appeared in the 2018 Black Panther: Long Live The King series.^[2]

Fictional character biography

Baron Macabre is a Wakandan subversive capable of reanimating the dead as zuvembies. He was an ally of Erik Killmonger and came into conflict with the Black Panther.^[3]

Powers and abilities

Baron Macabre was empowered by the Resurrection Altar. He can fire electric blasts, mutate human beings into zombie-like creatures, and resurrect the dead.