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Anubis

The Religious Affiliation of
Anubis
 

Religion: Egyptian deity CBR Scale: D

Name: Anubis

Classification: villain villain   deity deity  

Publisher(s): Marvel

First Appearance: The Son of Satan #5 (Aug. 1976): "Assassin's Mind"

First Appearance (Additional Details): (in shadows) The Son of Satan #5 (Aug. 1976): "Assassin's Mind"; (named) The Son of Satan #6 (Oct. 1976): "House of Elements!"; The Son of Satan #7 (Dec. 1976): "Mirror of Judgment"; (DC) 1st Issue Special #9 (Dec. 1975): "The Immortal Destiny"

Creators: John Warner, P. Craig Russell, Sonny Trinidad

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 9

Gender: male

Note: Heliopolis god of funeral rites

The classic Egyptian deity Anubis appeared as a character in Marvel Comics long before his DC Comics debut. Anubis first appeared in a DC comic in The Sandman #24 (Mar. 1991), written by Neil Gaiman, with art by Kelley Jones, P. and Craig Russell.

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This character is in the following 5 stories which have been indexed by this website:
1st Issue Special #9 (Dec. 1975): "The Immortal Destiny"
Captain America (vol. 1) #167 (Nov. 1973): "Ashes to Ashes" (statue)
The Son of Satan


Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/anubisss.htm
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=34279
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/anoanz.htm
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=1439
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=5909