Ka-Zar

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Attributes

Eyes:	Blue
Features:	Wears a loin-cloth like Tarzan
Hair:	Blond
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	215 lbs

Powers

Abilities:	Hunter, tracker, skilled fighter, has been known to kill a Tyranosaurus Rex with only his knife.
Powers:	None. Ka-Zar once claimed he had super-human strength since he was exposed to vapors from the "Land of Mists," but the Handbook says this isn't true.
Strength Level:	Normal for a man of his age, height and build who engages in intensive regular exercise.
Weapons:	Generally a large knife he made himself. Occasionally a slingshot or a bow and arrow. Plus, of course, Zabu, his loyal sabre-tooth tiger!

Summary

Citizenship:	UK
Created By:	Unknown
Current Occupation:	Hunter, Trapper, Fisherman
Dual Identity:	Publicly known
Education:	Unknown
Former Aliases:	Lord of the Hidden Jungle
Former Occupation:	Doctor
Known Allies:	Shanna, Zabu, Spider-Man
Known Confidants:	Shanna, Spider-Man
Known Relatives:	Dr. Shanna O'Hara (wife), Lord Robert (father, deceased), Lady Blanche (deceased) Parnival (The Plunderer, brother), Matthew (son, named after Matt"DareDevil" Murdock, an old flame of Shanna's and a good friend of Ka-Zar's.)
Legal Status:	No criminal record
Major Enemies:	Many
Marital Status:	Married
Place of Birth:	Castle Plunder, Kentish Town, London, England
Real Name:	Lord Kevin Plunder
Usual Bases:	The Savage Land

Background

OK, let's be honest. Ka-Zar owes a little something to Tarzan. A doctor, and an English Lord, he is also known as Ka-Zar of the Jungle. Making his home in the savage land with Shanna the She-Devil, he rides his sabre-tooth tiger, Zabu, and makes guest appearances nine times out of ten that anyone from Marvel Universe visits the Savage Land.

He had his own series in the 70's or 80's, which ran for a couple of years. Spider-Man was featured a couple of times, and in fact Ka-Zar came to learn of Spider-Man's true identity during that time. He has fought enemies such as Gog, Kraven the Hunter, Stegron and the terrifying Chicken-Cow.

Lately, he has been taking a lot of aspirin after dealing with Deadpool, the Merc with a Mouth. Its not that Deadpool roughed Ka-Zar up or anything, he just got tired of hearing Wade Wilson's constant chatter when he arrived in the Savage Land to keep a bio-weapon out of H.Y.D.R.A.'s hands. Actually, that should be plural as the bio-weapon turned out to be the zombified head of the Zombie Universe Deadpool.

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Thanks To

 The assistance of the Marvel Chronology Project is gratefully acknowledged.

 Some of the above information is extracted from the various versions of the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe and the more recent Marvel Encyclopaedias.