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Manga Khan

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Manga Khan
Manga Khan and L-Ron as depicted in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #3 (October 1990). Art by Joe Phillips (penciller/inker) and Anthony Tollin (colorist).
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
First appearanceJustice League International #14 (June 1988)
Created byKeith Giffen
J.M. DeMatteis
Steve Leialoha
In-story information
Alter egoUnknown
Team affiliationsThe Cluster
AbilitiesAlien being which exists in a gaseous state possessing telepathic abilities.

Manga Khan, originally known as Lord Manga, is a DC Comics supervillain and an intergalactic trader. A gaseous being, he relies on a metallic suit to give him form. He had a robot companion named L-Ron (before trading him to the Justice League), and was a foe of the Justice League International in the early 1990s.[1]

Fictional character biography

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Manga Khan is an enemy of Justice League International who is assisted by various robots, most notably L-Ron. Eventually, he reforms and becomes an ally of the League, allowing L-Ron to join them and helping to battle Despero. He additionally founds a school to teach his unusual speech pattern to others.[2][3]

Powers and abilities

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In his natural gaseous state, Manga Khan can communicate telepathically but cannot physically interact with anything. He normally wears armor that makes him impervious to damage and grants him superhuman strength. Furthermore, Manga is a skilled negotiator and barterer.

References

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  1. ^ Cowsill, Alan; Irvine, Alex; Manning, Matthew K.; McAvennie, Michael; Wallace, Daniel (2019). DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle. DK Publishing. p. 295. ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6.
  2. ^ Mister Miracle #13-14 (March–April 1990).
  3. ^ Mister Miracle #17-18 (July–August 1990)