The Death Legacy

2 heroes have worn the Death mantle.

The originalheld the mantle from 1973

Death (none; she is an abstract cosmic entity)

Captain Marvel #26 (1973) · 125 appearances

Powers. Nigh-omnipotent abstract embodiment of death/non-existence; reality manipulation, resurrection, soul/life-force manipulation, shapeshifting, cosmic awareness; one of the fundamental cosmic constants alongside Eternity, Infinity, and Oblivion.

Origin

Death is Marvel's cosmic embodiment of mortality itself — an abstract, primordial entity as old as the universe, worshipped and feared across countless civilizations. Neither created nor born in any conventional sense, Death simply exists as an fundamental force, silently presiding over the end of all living things.

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Successorheld the mantle from 1992

Death (of the Endless); has no separate civilian name

Vertigo Sampler #[nn] (1992) · 26 appearances

Powers. Anthropomorphic embodiment of death; near-omnipotent within her domain — ushers every living being into and out of life, immortal, omnipresent, reality manipulation, takes mortal form one day each century.

Origin

One of the seven cosmic siblings known as the Endless, Death is the anthropomorphic embodiment of mortality itself — kind, perceptive, and warmly human in demeanor despite her vast power. She personally ushers every living being into and out of existence, and once each century takes mortal form to better understand those she guides.

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