In Fantastic Four Annual #2, Rama-Tut encountered Doctor Doom shortly after this retreat.
When the FF inevitably broke free, Rama-Tut fled into the timestream.
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Rama-Tut also had full knowledge of who the Fantastic Four were, much to their surprise, and even attempted to make Susan Storm into his bride. Unfortunately for them, they found Rama-Tut, a man from the year 3000 who had traveled back in time himself to usurp control and now used his advanced technology to enslave the FF. In FF #19, the Fantastic Four used Doctor Doom’s time machine to travel back in time to ancient Egypt. But not even Lee and Kirby realized that they had actually already introduced Kang a year before! 1963’s Fantastic Four #19 involved a character named Rama-Tut, who would eventually be revealed as one of the earliest incarnations of the man known as Kang. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby co-created Kang the Conqueror in 1964’s Avengers #8 as a villain for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. And not just because of who Kang is genetically related to but because Kang is connected to so much of Marvel’s history and other important characters. We’ve all been very anxious to see the FF in the MCU, and this one character may be the beginning of even bigger things to come. So in the comics, while Kang is a descendant of Reed Richards’ father, he’s not directly descended from Reed himself… though they are related.īy introducing Kang into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he could conceivably provide a huge link to the Fantastic Four, especially if his given name is used in Ant-Man 3. This man lived a thousand years after the first Nathaniel’s lifetime, though he shared the same name as him. In a twist, the final page of FF #273 revealed that a man who is seemingly Nathaniel’s direct descendant was none other than Kang himself.
He also resolved to stay behind and raise his son. When the Fantastic Four defeated Cassandra, Nathaniel expressed his gratitude and remorse.
Cassandra subsequently usurped Nathaniel’s role and became the Warlord of this Earth. That would be Reed’s half-brother, one world removed.Īfter achieving his goals, Nathaniel dedicated himself to his new family and stepped aside from his position of power. He also fell in love with a woman named Cassandra, and had another son. In that time, Nathaniel devoted himself to using his mastery of technology to bring about a new age in the alternate world. 1984’s Fantastic Four #271-273 revealed that Reed’s dad traveled to an alternate Earth, where he remained for over a decade. It's complicated.Īs noted above, Kang is named Nathaniel Richards, but he’s not the same Nathaniel Richards who fathered Reed Richards. That is a strong possibility, but to clear up a misconception mentioned on social media quite a bit, it should be noted that Kang is not Reed’s father in the comics – although Marvel didn’t exactly make it simple to keep track of when they revealed that Kang’s real name is Nathaniel Richards, which is the same name as Reed’s dad.Ĭonfused yet? Don’t worry, we’re gonna untangle the complicated history of Kang… The Richards Family Tree This Nathaniel Richards (left), seen with his son, Reed, is not Kang - but a man named Nathaniel Richard is Kang. Indeed, some were also excited to hear about Majors’ casting because they assumed it included a direct connection to Reed Richards, AKA Mr. But given Kang’s connections to time travel, the multiverse, and very likely the Quantum Realm - so far, the key to time travel in the MCU - the odds are pretty high that Kang could be a major player going forward in movies like Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and even unannounced but inevitable MCU offerings like Fantastic Four and X-Men. Of course, that’s assuming Ant-Man 3 doesn’t make Kang into a mere comic relief character. That’s huge news, because Kang has the potential to be the MCU’s next big bad. Now, thanks to Disney’s multi-billion dollar acquisition of 20th Century Fox’s entertainment assets, all of the characters associated with the Fantastic Four and the X-Men are back home with Marvel Studios – and the first major character who used to be under Fox’s control looks to have been cast in the MCU.Īccording to Deadline, Lovecraft Country star Jonathan Majors has been signed to portray Kang the Conqueror in Ant-Man 3. Thanos may have seemed like the ultimate foe, but the Mad Titan was just scratching the surface of Marvel’s deep bench of formidable supervillains.
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