Religion of Abel; famed Biblical figure; son of Adam

Name: Abel

Classification: supporting character real/historical person

Publisher(s):

Earliest Appearance Listed in This Database: DC Special #4 (July-Sep. 1969): "13 Shock-Ending Stories 13"

Earliest Appearance Listed in This Database (Additional Details): (cameo) DC Special #4 (July-Sep. 1969): "13 Shock-Ending Stories 13"; (full) The House of Secrets (vol. 1) #81 (Aug.-Sep. 1969): "House of Secrets"; (Marvel) Howard the Duck (vol. 3) #4 (June 2002)

Creators: Mark Hannerfeld, Bill Draut

Number of Appearances: 189

Comic Book Appearances: 175

TV, Film Appearances: 13

Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 1

Enemy of: Cain

Ally: Adam

Gender: male

Note: famed Biblical figure; son of Adam

For decades, Cain and Abel were the respective "hosts" of the EC-style horror comic anthologies House of Mystery and House of Secrets. Appeared in 11 issues of Sandman, 1989-1995. Based on Abel described in the Old Testament. Ambiguity about whether he is same person.

Many years after DC Comics began using Abel as a major character in their House of Mystery series and Vertigo line, Marvel Comics introduced a version of Abel which was an homage or parody of DC's version. Marvel's Abel is also apparently the Biblical legend, the son of Adam and Eve, killed by his brother Cain, but somehow survived through the ages, reincarnated or brought back to life. Abel is at the "Boarding House of Mystery" (an obvious parody of DC's "House of Mystery"). This Abel has severe mental limitations due to a rock embedded in his head, a condition that hearkens back to the Biblical story of Cain killing his brother Abel.

Marvel's version of Abel is essentially the same character as the DC version, so we have combined them into a single record. Marvel's Abel first appeared in Howard the Duck (vol. 3) #4 (June 2002), written by Steve Gerber with art by Phil Winslade. Marvel's Abel apparently appeared only in this story and the subsequent issue, Howard the Duck (vol. 3) #5.

Abel Abel

This character is in the following 7 stories which have been indexed by this website:

DC Special #4 (July-Sep. 1969): "13 Shock-Ending Stories 13" (lead character)

The Dreaming #8 (Jan. 1997): "His Brother's Keeper"

The House of Secrets

Howard the Duck

Secrets of Haunted House #4 (Oct.-Nov. 1975): "Abel's Fate" (lead character)

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The Religious Affiliation of Abel

The Religious Affiliation of
Abel