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Dragon Man

Dragon Man

134 appearances Β· Silver Age Β· 1965–2025 Β· 9 key issues
Who is Dragon Man?

Dragon Man is a massive, dragon-like android created by Professor Gregson Gilbert at State University, later brought to life by the alchemist Diablo. Though mindless and instinct-driven, his immense strength and ferocity have made him a dangerous pawn for various villains over the years.

Lumbering out of the Silver Age in Fantastic Four #35 β€” courtesy of the legendary Stan Lee and Jack Kirby β€” Dragon Man is one of Marvel's most enduring and visually striking creations, a hulking synthetic behemoth who has haunted and fascinated readers for six decades. Affiliated with both the Fantastic Four and the Inhumans, he's spent 123 catalog appearances sharing pages with Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Johnny Storm, and the rest of Marvel's First Family, cementing his place at the very heart of the FF's sprawling mythology. Nine of those appearances carry key-issue status, a testament to just how often this creature has shown up at pivotal moments in Marvel history. Whether you're a longtime collector or just discovering the cosmic corners of the Marvel Universe, Dragon Man is the kind of character whose sheer longevity β€” from 1965 all the way to 2025 β€” demands a second look.

Identity

Real name. Draconus

Powers. Dragon Man has no particular skills or abilities. However, his sheer physical strength, coupled with the rest of his powers, make him a formidable combatant. Also, despite his great size and mass, he can run at speeds comparable to those of a well conditioned human athlete.

Teams & affiliations
Fantastic FourInhumans
β˜… First appearance
Fantastic Four #35
Feb 1965

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1965–2021

Fantastic Four Annual #3 β˜… 1965
Fantastic Four Annual #3
Fantastic Four #134 1973
Fantastic Four #134
Fantastic Four Annual #14 1979
Fantastic Four Annual #14
Power Pack #6 1985
Power Pack #6
Marvel Fanfare #39 1988
Marvel Fanfare #39
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #35 1992
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #35
Fantastic Four #416 1996
Fantastic Four #416
X-51 #12 2000
X-51 #12
She-Hulk #5 2004
She-Hulk #5
Avengers: The Initiative #8 β˜… 2008
Avengers: The Initiative #8
Marvel Now! Omnibus #[nn] β˜… 2013
Marvel Now! Omnibus #[nn]
Avengers: The Initiative - The Complete Collection #1 2017
Avengers: The Initiative - The Complete Collection #1
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection #3 2021
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection #3

Appearances

Fantastic Four Annual (1963)
The Avengers (1963)
Pow! and Wham! (1968)
#69
Captain America (1968)
Rom (1979)
#14
Power Pack (1984)
#6
Marvel Age Annual (1985)
#3
Marvel Fanfare (1982)
#39
Captain America [War and Remembrance] (1990)
Web of Spider-Man (1985)
#61
Inhumans Special (1990)
#1
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1989)
#35
Marvels (1994)
#3
Marvels: Portraits (1995)
#2
Fantastic Four: The Legend (1996)
#1
Spider-Man (1997)
X-Men Special (1998)
#5
X-51 (1999)
#12
Earth X (2000)
Paradise X Special Edition (2001)
Fantastic Four 2001 (2001)
Marvel Crossover (1999)
Wizard Ace Edition: Fantastic Four #48 (2002)
Startling Stories: The Thing - Night Falls on Yancy Street (2003)
#2
She-Hulk (2004)
Fantastic Four: Foes (2005)
#1
Thing: Freakshow (2005)
Hercules (2005)
#3
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2003)
The Thing (2006)
#6
Beyond! (2006)
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes II (2007)
#1
X-Men: First Class Special (2007)
#1
Avengers: The Initiative (2007)
Punisher War Journal (2007)
X-Men: First Class Giant-Size Special (2008)
#1
Captain America: Road to Reborn (2010)
X-Men: First Class Finals (2009)
Civil War: Punisher War Journal (2009)
X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic (2007)
#4
Captain America: War & Remembrance (2010)
X-Men: Inferno Crossovers (2010)
X-23 (2011)
#2
Spider-Man Everything You Read (2011)
FF by Jonathan Hickman (2011)
Fear Itself: FF (2011)
#1
FF: Fifty Fantastic Years (2011)
#1
Essential Captain America (2000)
#7
Superior Spider-Man Team-Up: Superiority Complex (2013)
Marvel Now! Omnibus (2013)
Age of Ultron (2013)
Avengers A.I. (2013)
#5
Deadpool (2013)
#27
Civil War: Punisher War Journal [Second Edition] (2016)
Avengers: The Initiative - The Complete Collection (2017)
#1
Black Panther by Reginald Hudlin: The Complete Collection (2017)
#1
Captain America Epic Collection (2014)
#15
Marvels: The Remastered Edition (2018)
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection (2018)
Marvel Visionaries: John Buscema (2019)
Future Foundation (2019)
Marvel Masterworks: Captain America (2003)
#14
Marvel Origins (2023)
Rom Epic Collection: The Original Marvel Years (2025)
#1
Deadpool Team-Up by Rob Liefeld: Blood of the Dragon (2025)
Die Spinne Comic-Superband (1988)
#18