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Name: Diablo
Other Names: The Demon from the Fifth Dimension
Classification:
villain
Publisher(s): 
First Appearance: Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #9 (May 1960): "I Saw Diablo! The Demon from the Fifth Dimension!"
Creators: Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers
Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes
Number of Appearances: 1
Enemy of: unnamed adventurer
Occupation: would-be conqueror
Dimension: 5th Dimension
Gender: male
Note: smoke monster
Diablo is identified in the story's title as "The Demon from the Fifth Dimension." But descriptions of this story refer to the creature as an extradimensional "smoke monster" from the 5th Dimension. Diablo clearly has a demonic name (the Spanish word for "devil"), but may well have been more of an extradimensional "alien" than a "demon" in the traditional sense. This story well illustrates the fuzzy boundaries between what constitutes an "demon" (with ties to religious concepts such as Hell and the devil) and what constitutes an "extradimensional" or "alien."
Tales of Suspense (vol. 1) #9 (May 1960): "I Saw Diablo! The Demon from the Fifth Dimension!"
Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/diadil.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/unuq.htm
- https://www.comics.org/issue/15644/
- http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=16010
