Ka-Zar

Real Name: Lord Kevin Reginald Plunder
Current: Alias Ka-Zar
Aliases :Lord of the Hidden Jungle, Ka-Zar the Savage
Alignment: Good
Identity :Public Identity
Citizenship :British, Savage Lander
Marital Status: Married
Occupation :Hunter, trapper, fisherman
Gender :Male
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 215 lbs (98 kg)
IEyes: Blue
Hair :Blon
Universe :Earth-616
Place of Birth: Castle Plunder, Kentish Town, London, England, UK
Created by :Stan Lee, Jack Kirby
First appearance: X-Men #10

Origin:

Lord Robert Plunder discovered the hidden jungle in the Antarctic continent that became known as the Savage Land.

A tribe of barbaric Man-Apes killed Lord Plunder, but as they attacked his infant son, Kevin, they were driven off by Zabu, the last survivor of a species of saber-toothed tiger that the Man-Apes had hunted to near extinction.

Immediately forming an empathic bond, Zabu took Kevin to the Land of Mists, a region where the Man-Apes refused to set foot. The encounter soon passed into the Man-Apes' legends, and young Kevin was given the name Ka-Zar, which means son of the tiger.

Young Kevin had banished most of the memories of his childhood as a pampered son of nobility, and came to think and act like a "savage." Ka-Zar grew up in the Land of Mists alongside Zabu, who taught him how to survive in the Savage Land.

Creation:

The first Ka-Zar, David Rand, was first published by Manvis in a pulp fiction magazine, Ka-Zar #1 (10/1936), making him one of the first Marvel Comics characters. The Golden Age Ka-Zar was created by Bob Byrd who wrote the Ka-Zar pulp fiction novels. The first comic book appearance of Ka-Zar was in Marvel Comics #1 (10/1939) adapted from Bob Byrd's story in Ka-Zar #1 (10/1936).

Powers:

Ka-Zar has no Super-Human powers, but he has peak human physical conditioning and is very skilled in hunting, tracking, trapping, fishing, swimming and has great overall survival skills. He is also a skilled combatant - both unarmed and with weapons such as knives and swords, and is an excellent shot with bows and slings.

Weapons:

While Ka-Zar has a general familiarity with a wide variety of basic weapons, the only one he uses regularly is the large knife he made from native materials. He generally straps the knife to his waist when not in use. He sometimes uses a slingshot, and has at times wielded a bow and arrow.

Other Media:

X-Men Animated Series