Reptyl

This article is about the Marvel Comics villain. For the Marvel Comics superhero, see Reptil.

Reptyl is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, primarily as an enemy of the Silver Surfer.

Reptyl
Reptyl as depicted in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #9 (July 2009).
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Silver Surfer (vol. 3) #11 (May 1988)
Created by	Steve Englehart and Joe Staton
In-story information
Notable aliases	Reptyl Prime, Cap'n Reptyl, the Non-human

Fictional character biography

Reptyl is a reptilian alien and pirate from an unnamed planet in the Coal Sack Nebula. After battling the Silver Surfer on numerous occasions, he is seemingly killed by the Super-Skrull, but returns as the dragon-like Reptyl Prime.^[1] He is later given god-like powers by Thanos, but eventually loses them.^[2]

Powers and abilities

Reptyl possesses superhuman physical abilities coupled with a vulnerability to extreme cold. He is additionally an experienced armed and unarmed combatant, a highly skilled leader and space pilot, and a master of most known hand weapons.

As Reptyl Prime, he possesses the ability to fly at high speeds, survive in space, and manipulate cosmic energy, and is no longer weak to cold.

In other media

Reptyl appears as a boss in Silver Surfer (1990).^{[citation needed]}