Ikonn

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publisher =Marvel Comics
debut = "Doctor Strange" (Vol. 2) #47 (June 1981)
creators = Roger Stern and Gene Colan
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alliances = Octessence
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Ikonn is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. It is a powerful mystical extra-dimensional entity (possibly a demon) whom Doctor Strange and other sorcerers have invoked.

Publication history

Ikonn's name was invoked several times before his actual appearance; these include "Strange Tales" #145 (June 1966), "Doctor Strange" Vol. 1 #174 (November 1968), #176 (January 1969), #183 (November 1969), and "Marvel Premiere" #8 (May 1973)

Ikonn first appeared as a character in "Doctor Strange" (Vol. 2) #47 (June 1981), by Roger Stern and Gene Colan. The character also appeared in issue #49 of the series (October 1981), and his name has continued to be the subject of invocations.

Ikonn and his Exemplar, Bedlam (Olisa Kabaki), were later involved in the storyline of the Octessence, featuring in "Thor" #17 (November 1999) and "Iron Man" #322 (November 1999).

Fictional character biography

Ikonn is most often invoked to produce a powerful spell of illusion-crafting called "The Images of Ikonn." Ikonn can create extremely believable illusions and has been titled the "Lord of Illusions." Ikonn can disrupt reality, and if it gains control over a world Ikonn can make its illusions real.

Meeting with the Octessence to establish the terms of the Wager, it appeared as a greyish insectoid/humanoid adorned with dark greenish spikes and pupil-less grey-green eyes. Each limb ended in four radially-arranged claws. It had a proboscis where the mouth would normally be. As with any being so powerful, and especially one versed in illusion, one can only speculate as to Ikonn's real form. For the Wager, it invested power into the Ivory Idol of Ikonn, a token that granted Olisa Kabaki powerful telepathic and mind control abilities as the Exemplar Bedlam.

External links

* [http://www.drstrange.nl/drstrange/sanctum/book/v_Ikonn.htm Ikonn at DrStrange.nl]
*http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/ikonndemon.htm