Kang, the conqueror

[jb681131]

Hello, so Kang is going to be the new MCU great vilain.

Who is Kang ? Where does he come from ? What to read ?

Here are his appearances I gathered:

1963 - Rama-Tut - Fantastic Four #19
1964-66 - Kang, the conquerer - The Avengers #8, 10-11, 16, 23-24
1974-75 - The Complete Celestial Madonna Saga - The Avengers #124-25, 129-135 + Captain Marvel #33 + Giant-Size Avengers #2-4 + Avengers: Celestial Quest
1975-76 - The Serpent Crown - The Avengers #141-149
1976 - Avengers Assemble! - The Avengers #150
1980-85 - Avengers: Absolute Vision - Avengers #231-254, annual#11-13 + Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 + Fantastic Four #256 + Doctor Strange #60
1984-1985 - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1-12
1969,86 - Kang: Time and Time Again - The Avengers #69-71, 267-269 + Thor #140 + Incredible Hulk #135
1985-86 - Secret War II - Secret War II #1-9
1987 - Lost in Time-Space - West Coast Avengers #17-24
1988-89 - Heavy Metal - Avengers #286-303
1989 - Kang is Back - Fantastic Four #323-325, 330
1989-90 - Vision Quest - West Coast Avengers #42-46 + Avengers West Coast #47-62
1992 - Citizen Kang - Captain American Annual #11 + Thos Annual #17 + Fantastic Four Annual #25 + Avengers Annual #21
1992 - The Infinity War - The Infinity War #1-6
1993-96 - Motormouth & Killpower - Motormouth & Killpower #1-12
1993 - Alternate Visions - The Avengers #360
1993 - The Terminatrix Objective - Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective #1-4
1995-96 - ??? - The Avengers #393-395
1995-96 - Armor Wars - Iron Man #215-232
1996 - History Repeats Itself - The Avengers #400
199-97 - X-Men: The Rise of Apocalypse - The Rise of Apocalypse #1-4
1997 - Heroes Reborn: Avengers - Heroes Reborn: Avengers #1-12
1998 - Pomp & Pageantry - Avengers #10
1998-99 - ??? - Captain America vol.3 #1, 10, 14, 16
2000 - Interstellar Intrigues - Avengers #35
2001-02 - Above and Beyond + Kang Dynasty (aka Kang War) - Avengers #36-56, Annual 2001 + Avengers: The Ultron Imperative
1999-00 - Avengers Forever - Avengers Forever #1-12
2002-03 - Earth X Trilogy - Paradise X #0-12
2005-06 - Young Avengers - Young Avengers #1-12
2009-10 - War of the Kings - Uncanny X-Men #475-476 + ones-shots/mini-series + Nova #23-28 + Guardians of the Galaxy #13-19
2010-11 - War of Kings Aftermath: Realm of Kings - Nova #29-36 + Guardians of the Galaxy #20-25 + ones-shots/mini-series
2010 - Next Avengers - The Heroic Age Avengers #1-6
2013-14 - Uncanny Avengers (aka Ragnarok Now) - Uncanny Avengers #1-25, 8AU, Annual #1
2013-14 - Fantastic Four: Doomed - Fantastic Four (Marvel Now!) #9-16
2015 - Siege: Battleworld - Siege #1-4
2015-16 - Time Crush - Uncanny Inhumans #0-4
2016 - The Magnificent Seven - All-New, All-Different Avengers #1-6
2017 - Unleashed: Kang War One - Avengeres (Marvel Now!) #1-6
2018-19 - Exiles - Exiles #1-12
2018-19 - Infinity Wars - Infinity Wars #1-6
2019 - Doctor Doom: Pottersville - Doctor Doom #1-5
2020 - Spider-Ham: Aporkalypse Now - Spider-Ham #1-5

Then their are appearances here and there in various stories, but no big arcs.

*** EDIT ***
For a short list I was recommanded:

1. From the Ashes of Defeat - The Avengers #24
2. The Complete Celestial Madonna Saga
3. Avengers: Above and Beyond + Avengers: Kang Dynasty
4. Avengers Forever - aka Avengers By Kurt Busiek & George Perez
5. War of Kings + War of Kings Aftermath: Realm of Kings
6. Uncanny Avengers - aka Ragnarok Now
7. Avengers: Kang War One
8. Doctor Doom: Pottersville

*** END EDIT ***


So, you experts, what do you think is essential reading ?

[Will Evans]

Why didn’t you include his first appearance in Fantastic Four?


When he was Rama-Tut?

[Iron Maiden]

It looks like you missed a big part of the major Kang arc in Kurt Busiek' run on the Avengers in 2001 -2002. Those would be in Issues 41-54

[Alphaxman]

KANG was always a confusing villain for me by the very nature of he's shtick. But I do like him nevertheless. My favorite story is still Kusiek's Kang War. His worst showing was defiantly in Secret Wars. I can't wait to see how the MCU handle him. Hopefully it will be close to how the A:EMH did it.

[Iron Maiden]

KANG was always a confusing villain for me by the very nature of he's shtick. But I do like him nevertheless. My favorite story is still Kusiek's Kang War. His worst showing was defiantly in Secret Wars. I can't wait to see how the MCU handle him. Hopefully it will be close to how the A:EMH did it.

Yes....both Kang and Ultron really get dissed by Shooter in Secret Wars. I figured with Kang he might have considered him to be redundant with Doom being there. BTW, it's too bad Cantwell's Doom series is ending next week. I was hoping for Kang to return in that.

[jb681131]

Why didn’t you include his first appearance in Fantastic Four?


When he was Rama-Tut?

Because I didn't get that Info. I'll correct the list.
It is also included in the X-Men: The Rise of Apocalypse tpb.

[jb681131]

It looks like you missed a big part of the major Kang arc in Kurt Busiek' run on the Avengers in 2001 -2002. Those would be in Issues 41-54

- oups, I corrected my list

[jb681131]

KANG was always a confusing villain for me by the very nature of he's shtick. But I do like him nevertheless. My favorite story is still Kusiek's Kang War. His worst showing was defiantly in Secret Wars. I can't wait to see how the MCU handle him. Hopefully it will be close to how the A:EMH did it.

Yes....both Kang and Ultron really get dissed by Shooter in Secret Wars. I figured with Kang he might have considered him to be redundant with Doom being there. BTW, it's too bad Cantwell's Doom series is ending next week. I was hoping for Kang to return in that.

So What would your short lists be ?

[your_name_here]

I wish Kang was used a little bit better to adapt into the modern era.

[DebkoX]

Thank you OP

[jb681131]

Thank you OP

You're welcome. But I don't know which of these are really must-read, I would say:

1974-75 - The Complete Celestial Madonna Saga - The Avengers #124-25, 129-135 + Captain Marvel #33 + Giant-Size Avengers #2-4 + Avengers: Celestial Quest
1980-85 - Avengers: Absolute Vision - Avengers #231-254, annual#11-13 + Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 + Fantastic Four #256 + Doctor Strange #60
1984-1985 - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars - Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1-12
1969,86 - Kang: Time and Time Again - The Avengers #69-71, 267-269 + Thor #140 + Incredible Hulk #135
1987 - Lost in Time-Space - West Coast Avengers #17-24
1988-89 - Heavy Metal - Avengers #286-303
1989-90 - Vision Quest - West Coast Avengers #42-46 + Avengers West Coast #47-62
199-97 - X-Men: The Rise of Apocalypse - The Rise of Apocalypse #1-4 - (tpb includes Fantastic Four #19)
2001-02 - Above and Beyond + Kang Dynasty - Avengers #36-56, Annual 2001 + Avengers: The Ultron Imperative
2002-03 - Earth X Trilogy - Paradise X #0-12
2013-14 - Uncanny Avengers - Uncanny Avengers #1-25, 8AU, Annual #1
2013-14 - Fantastic Four: Doomed - Fantastic Four (Marvel Now!) #9-16
2018-19 - Infinity Wars - Infinity Wars #1-6
2019 - Doctor Doom: Pottersville - Doctor Doom #1-5
2020 - Spider-Ham: Aporkalypse Now - Spider-Ham #1-5

[Marvell2100]

Any Kang is essential reading imo.

Although it's not a comic, I'd say the Kang episodes of A:EMH are must see.

[U.N. Owen]

Kang was great in EMH.

The dude has so many incarnations because of time travel that Master Xehanort would find it excessive. He could literally be the villain of every single film by nature of his quirk.

[gonnagiveittoya]

So since MCU Kang is black, that means there's a decent chance MCU Reed and/or Sue is also black.

[Omega Alpha]

So since MCU Kang is black, that means there's a decent chance MCU Reed and/or Sue is also black.

Yeah...not really. Even if they're going to make him a descendant of Reed and Sue, there's thousands of years of difference between them.