Mephisto

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You know, if "The Mouse" wants to get rid of Katana, Nashville, and revert Brooklyn back to a hip, swinging, loincloth chasing single... they have my number.

Mephisto is a demon and one of the rulers of the netherworld. He has both claimed to be Satan and claimed to have lied about being Satan. He enjoys making deals for souls... and marriages.

Appearances

• "Both Alike In Dignity..." (Mentioned Only)

Production Background

Inspired by Mephistopheles of the Faust legend, he was introduced into Marvel comics by writer Stan Lee and penciler John Buscema, Mephisto debuted in Silver Surfer #3 (cover dated Dec. 1968), and was established as a perennial foe for the cosmic hero. Mephisto went on to become a foe for the Norse god Thor in Thor #180–181 (Sept.–Oct. 1970), Astonishing Tales #8 (Oct. 1971) and Thor #204–205 (Oct.–Nov. 1972). He was later revealed to be the being to whom Johnny Blaze had sold his soul to and thus had been cursed to become the Ghost Rider, in a retcon that placed him in the role originally played by Satan. This was later retconned back to Satan,[volume & issue needed] though Mephisto's influence is still felt in the 1990s by the Danny Ketch Ghost Rider.

He was also used as a plot device to erase Spider-Man's marriage to Mary Jane Watson in a story ordered by editorial and marketing.

See Also

• Mephisto at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia