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Zaran

Zaran is the name of two separate supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Maximillian Zaran

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Fictional character biography

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Publisher
Marvel Comics
Abilities
Expert armed/unarmed combatant Extensive knowledge of weapons
Alter ego
Maximillian Zaran
Created by
Mike Zeck
First appearance
Master of Kung Fu (2nd series) #77 (June 1979)
Notable aliases
The Weapons Master

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Maximillian Zaran

Fictional character biography

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Zaran

Nodes38
Edges37
Triples59
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
Components1

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Zaran

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related to Fictional character biography · 35
Zaran → Although, Batroc's Brigade, Black Jack Tarr, British Secret Service, Captain America's, Clive Reston, During, Early, Elixir Vitae, Fah Lo Suee, Fu Manchu's, Great Britain, Hawkeye, He, In, Iron Man, Kung-Fu, Later, Li Chun, Manchu
related to In other media · 5
Zaran → Captain America, Doom's Revenge, Dr, Maximilian Zaran, The Amazing Spider-Man
related to Other versions · 5
Zaran → An, Bullseye, Earth-58163, House, Shang-Chi's Dragons
related to External links · 4
Zaran → Handbook, Marvel Universe, The Appendix, Zhou Man She
related to Powers and abilities · 2
Zaran → British Secret Service, He
Abilities · 1
Zaran → Expert armed/unarmed combatant Extensive knowledge of weapons
Alter ego · 1
Zaran → Maximillian Zaran
Created by · 1
Zaran → Mike Zeck
First appearance · 1
Zaran → Master of Kung Fu (2nd series) #77 (June 1979)
Notable aliases · 1
Zaran → The Weapons Master

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shang-chi man brigade weapons marvel batroc's maximillian defeated later zhou comics abilities secret mercenary employed battled captain universe powers hawkeye

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ZaranAbilitiesExpert armed/unarmed combatant Extensive knowledge of weapons1.00infobox
ZaranAlter egoMaximillian Zaran1.00infobox
ZaranCreated byMike Zeck1.00infobox
ZaranFirst appearanceMaster of Kung Fu (2nd series) #77 (June 1979)1.00infobox
ZaranNotable aliasesThe Weapons Master1.00infobox
ZaranPublisherMarvel Comics1.00infobox
ZaranTeam affiliationsBatroc's Brigade MI-6 Thunderbolts1.00infobox
Zaranis aname of two separate supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics0.90text
Zaranrelated to External linksZhou Man She0.60section
Zaranrelated to External linksThe Appendix0.60section
Zaranrelated to External linksHandbook0.60section
Zaranrelated to External linksMarvel Universe0.60section

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