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Anthony Druid
Anthony Druid

Anthony Druid

107 appearances Β· Silver Age Β· 1964–2026 Β· 5 key issues
Who is Anthony Druid?

A Harvard-trained psychiatrist, Anthony Ludgate Druid was secretly tested and mystically trained by a dying Tibetan lama acting on behalf of the Ancient One, awakening latent Celtic druidic gifts that granted him telepathy, hypnosis, levitation, and occult power.

Born from the imaginations of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1964, Anthony Druid is a Silver Age Marvel creation with genuine staying power β€” 106 catalog appearances spanning an remarkable 62 years, with five of those issues earning key-issue recognition among collectors. He's a figure who moves through the stranger, more mystical corridors of the Marvel universe, turning up across titles like Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme and Quasar while sharing pages with heavyweights like Thor, Captain America, and She-Hulk. That kind of company speaks to a character woven into the fabric of Marvel storytelling across multiple eras, not a footnote but a recurring presence in some of the publisher's most ambitious corners. If you're drawn to the odder, more esoteric edges of the House of Ideas, Anthony Druid rewards the deep dive.

Identity

Real name. Anthony Ludgate Druid

Powers. Mystic/occult magic, telepathy, hypnosis, ESP/precognition, levitation and other psychic-magical abilities trained by a Tibetan lama; psychiatrist by profession

Teams & affiliations
Avengers
β˜… First appearance
Amazing Adventures #1
Jun 1961

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1975–2022

Giant-Size Man-Thing #3 β˜… 1975
Giant-Size Man-Thing #3
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions #1 1982
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions #1
The Avengers #300 β˜… 1989
The Avengers #300
Quasar #23 1991
Quasar #23
Marvel Universe #4 1998
Marvel Universe #4
Avengers Finale #1 2005
Avengers Finale #1
Avengers: Under Siege #[nn] 2010
Avengers: Under Siege #[nn]
Avengers: Heavy Metal #[nn] 2013
Avengers: Heavy Metal #[nn]
Marvel Comics Presents #3 2019
Marvel Comics Presents #3
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #15 2022
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men #15

Appearances

Creepy Worlds (1962)
#34
Giant-Size Man-Thing (1974)
#3
Weird Wonder Tales (1973)
Ghost Rider (1973)
#26
Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions (1982)
#1
Power Man and Iron Fist (1981)
Marvel Age Annual (1985)
#3
The X-Men vs. the Avengers (1987)
The West Coast Avengers Annual (1986)
The Avengers (1963)
Marvel Age (1983)
#51
Mephisto vs. ... (1987)
#4
Solo Avengers (1987)
#4
Thor (1966)
Comics Scene (1987)
Strange Tales (1987)
#14
The Transformers (1984)
#41
Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. (1988)
#2
X-Factor Annual (1986)
#3
Alpha Flight (1983)
#61
X-Factor (1986)
#32
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988)
Quasar (1989)
Captain America Annual (1971)
#11
The Avengers Annual (1967)
#21
Fantastic Four Annual (1963)
#25
Captain America (1968)
Marvel Super-Heroes (1990)
#15
The Secret Defenders (1993)
Annex (1994)
#2
Marvel Universe (1998)
#4
Avengers (1998)
X-Men Unlimited (1993)
#24
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Avengers 2004 (2004)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Golden Age Marvel 2004 (2004)
Avengers Finale (2005)
#1
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Horror 2005 (2005)
Essential X-Factor (2005)
#2
Avengers Classic (2007)
#1
Marvels: Eye of the Camera (2009)
Avengers Assemble (2010)
#1
Avengers: Under Siege (2010)
Chaos War: Dead Avengers (2011)
#1
Captain America: Man and Wolf (2011)
X-Men vs. Avengers / Fantastic Four (2011)
Chaos War: Avengers (2011)
Evolutionary War Omnibus (2011)
Avengers: Assault on Olympus (2011)
Secret Avengers: Run the Mission, Don't Get Seen, Save the World (2012)
Avengers Assemble: An Oral History of Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2012)
Avengers: The Contest (2012)
Avengers: West Coast Avengers - Zodiac Attack (2012)
Avengers: Heavy Metal (2013)
Thor Epic Collection (2013)
#16
Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus (2014)
Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Rarities (2014)
#1
Deadpool: Beginnings Omnibus (2017)
Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Omnibus (2017)
#1
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection (2017)
#2
Marvel Comics Presents (2019)
#3
Doctor Strange Epic Collection (2016)
Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection (2020)
#2
Deadpool Epic Collection (2021)
#1
Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003)
#15
Marvel Legendary Collection (2022)
#35
Marvel (2022)
Monica Rambeau: Photon (2023)
#1
Captain Marvel: The Saga of Monica Rambeau (2023)
Iron Man (2024)