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|character_name=Count Nefaria
|image=Avengers166.jpg
|image=Avengers166.jpg
|caption=Count Nefaria fighting the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] on the cover of ''Avengers'' #166 (December 1977).<br>Art by [[George Pérez]] and [[Ernie Chan]].
|caption=Count Nefaria fighting the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] on the cover of ''Avengers'' #166 (December 1977).<br>Art by [[George Pérez]] and [[Ernie Chan]].
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|character_name=Count Nefaria
|real_name=Luchino Nefaria
|real_name=Luchino Nefaria
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|debut=''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #13<br>(February 1965)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Misiroglu |first1=Gina Renée |last2=Eury |first2=Michael |title=The Supervillain Book: The Evil Side of Comics and Hollywood |date=2006 |publisher=Visible Ink Press |isbn=9780780809772 |url=https://archive.org/details/supervillainbook0000gina/page/78/mode/2up |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Conroy |first=Mike |authorlink=Mike Conroy (writer) |title=500 Comicbook Villains |publisher=Collins & Brown |date=2004 |isbn=1-84340-205-X |url=https://archive.org/details/500comicbookvill0000conr/page/40/mode/2up |language=en}}</ref>
|debut=''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #13<br>(February 1965)
|creators=[[Stan Lee]] (writer)<br>[[Don Heck]] (artist)
|creators=[[Stan Lee]] (writer)<br>[[Don Heck]] (artist)
|species=Human mutate
|species=Human mutate
|alliances=[[Legion of the Unliving]]<br/>[[Lethal Legion]]<br/>[[Death Squad (comics)|Death Squad]]<br/>[[Ani-Men]]<br/>[[Maggia (comics)|Maggia]]
|alliances=[[Legion of the Unliving]]<br/>[[Lethal Legion]]<br/>[[Death Squad (comics)|Death Squad]]<br/>[[Ani-Men]]<br/>[[Maggia (comics)|Maggia]]
|aliases=Dream Master<br/>Dream Maker
|aliases=Dream Master<br/>Dream Maker
|powers=*Ionic-energy physiology granting:
|powers=* Ionic-energy physiology granting:
**Superhuman strength, speed, agility, endurance, senses, staminas and reflexes
** Superhuman strength, speed, agility, endurance, senses, staminas and reflexes
**Ionic-energy manipulation
** Ionic-energy manipulation
**Energy-enhanced strike
** Energy-enhanced strike
**Construct creation
** Construct creation
**Energy vampirism
** Energy vampirism
**Ionic conversion
** Ionic conversion
**Healing factor
** Healing factor
**Invulnerability
** Invulnerability
**Teleportation
** Teleportation
**Immortality
** Immortality
**Flight
** Flight
*Genius-level inventor
* Genius-level inventor
*Criminal mastermind
* Criminal mastermind
}}
}}
'''Count Luchino Nefaria''' is a <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; supervillains (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->[[supervillain]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Don Heck]], the character first appeared in ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #13 (February 1965).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zachary |first=Brandon |date=August 14, 2020 |title=Spider-Man: Every Villain the Sin-Eater Has Killed (So Far) |url=https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-every-villain-sin-eater-killed-so-far/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> Count Nefaria is a [[socialite]] and [[crime boss]] who operates an international [[Organized crime|crime syndicate]] known as the [[Maggia (comics)|Maggia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Timothy |date=December 10, 2022 |title=10 Avengers Villains Who Deserve A Comeback |url=https://www.cbr.com/avengers-villains-should-return/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref>
'''Count Luchino Nefaria''' is a <!--Do not add "fictional" as it is tautological; supervillains (and characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent.-->[[supervillain]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Don Heck]], the character first appeared in ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #13 (February 1965).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zachary |first=Brandon |date=August 14, 2020 |title=Spider-Man: Every Villain the Sin-Eater Has Killed (So Far) |url=https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-every-villain-sin-eater-killed-so-far/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> Count Nefaria is a [[socialite]] and [[crime boss]] who operates an international [[Organized crime|crime syndicate]] known as the [[Maggia (comics)|Maggia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Timothy |date=December 10, 2022 |title=10 Avengers Villains Who Deserve A Comeback |url=https://www.cbr.com/avengers-villains-should-return/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref>


==Publication history==
==Publication history==
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Count Nefaria debuted in ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #13 (February 1965), created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Don Heck]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=94}}</ref> He appeared in the 2011 ''Moon Knight'' series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Dave |date=December 9, 2011 |title=Bendis Has Nefarious Plans for "Moon Knight" |url=https://www.cbr.com/bendis-has-nefarious-plans-for-moon-knight/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lancaster |first=Taylor |date=December 19, 2022 |title=Moon Knight's Version Of Kingpin Was More Brutal Than Daredevil's |url=https://screenrant.com/moon-knight-kingpin-count-nefaria-los-angeles-brutal/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> He appeared in the 2018 ''Marvel Action Avengers'' series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacNamee |first=Olly |date=June 6, 2019 |title=A Long Way From Home: Take A Look At Marvel Action Avengers #5 |url=https://www.comicon.com/2019/06/06/a-long-way-from-home-take-a-look-at-marvel-action-avengers-5/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[Comicon.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=MCGuire |first=Liam |date=November 13, 2022 |title=Avengers' Ruby Egress Is Basically Its Newest Infinity Stone |url=https://screenrant.com/avengers-new-infinity-stone-ruby-egress-powers/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> He appeared in the 2023 ''New Mutants Lethal Legion'' series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Damore |first=Meagan |date=February 3, 2023 |title='New Mutants Lethal Legion' #1 First Look Scatters the Team |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/new-mutants-lethal-legion-1-first-look-preview |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=AIPT |date=April 14, 2023 |title=Marvel Preview: New Mutants: Lethal Legion #2 • AIPT |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2023/04/14/marvel-preview-new-mutants-lethal-legion-2/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=AIPTComics.com |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Terror |first=Jude |date=May 23, 2023 |title=New Mutants: Lethal Legion #3 Preview: Count Nefaria vs. Scout |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/new-mutants-lethal-legion-3-preview-count-nefaria-vs-scout/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |language=en}}</ref>

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Count Nefaria debuted in ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]'' #13 (February 1965), created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Don Heck]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=94}}</ref> He appeared in the 2011 ''Moon Knight'' series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=Dave |date=December 9, 2011 |title=Bendis Has Nefarious Plans for "Moon Knight" |url=https://www.cbr.com/bendis-has-nefarious-plans-for-moon-knight/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lancaster |first=Taylor |date=December 19, 2022 |title=Moon Knight's Version Of Kingpin Was More Brutal Than Daredevil's |url=https://screenrant.com/moon-knight-kingpin-count-nefaria-los-angeles-brutal/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> He appeared in the 2018 ''Marvel Action Avengers'' series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacNamee |first=Olly |date=June 6, 2019 |title=A Long Way From Home: Take A Look At Marvel Action Avengers #5 |url=https://www.comicon.com/2019/06/06/a-long-way-from-home-take-a-look-at-marvel-action-avengers-5/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=[[Comicon.com]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=MCGuire |first=Liam |date=November 13, 2022 |title=Avengers' Ruby Egress Is Basically Its Newest Infinity Stone |url=https://screenrant.com/avengers-new-infinity-stone-ruby-egress-powers/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref> He appeared in the 2023 ''New Mutants Lethal Legion'' series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Damore |first=Meagan |date=February 3, 2023 |title='New Mutants Lethal Legion' #1 First Look Scatters the Team |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/new-mutants-lethal-legion-1-first-look-preview |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=[[Marvel.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=AIPT |date=April 14, 2023 |title=Marvel Preview: New Mutants: Lethal Legion #2 • AIPT |url=https://aiptcomics.com/2023/04/14/marvel-preview-new-mutants-lethal-legion-2/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=AIPTComics.com |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Terror |first=Jude |date=May 23, 2023 |title=New Mutants: Lethal Legion #3 Preview: Count Nefaria vs. Scout |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/new-mutants-lethal-legion-3-preview-count-nefaria-vs-scout/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |language=en}}</ref>


==Fictional character biography==
==Fictional character biography==
Luchino Nefaria is a wealthy Italian [[Aristocracy|aristocrat]] and traditionalist that also desires greater wealth and power, driving him to join the [[Maggia (comics)|Maggia]] criminal organization.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brevoort |first1=Tom |last2=DeFalco |first2=Tom |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=Sanderson |first4=Peter |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |title=Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History |date=2017 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1465455505 |page=106}}</ref> The recently formed [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] superhero team, however, thwart many of his plans and force a direct conflict, so Nefaria lures the Avengers to his castle on the pretense of a charity event, and places the group in suspended animation, using images which threaten to take control of America. After he releases them, the Avengers become suspicious of him after hearing they are wanted and they cannot remember what happened at the castle. They go to the castle, however nearly all of them are paralyzed by Nefaria's gas. Meanwhile, the [[Teen Brigade]] were captured by Nefaria, and when they tried to contact the Avengers were thrown in a dungeon which would place them into suspended animation if they touched the walls. [[Captain America]] gets into the castle without touching the ground, other Avengers, or walls, and freed the Teen Brigade, who gave the antidote to the Avengers. Captain America was also paralyzed, and with his hands and feet attached to ropes he was suspended between floor and ceiling, where Nefaria mocked him, saying he would be a hero for capturing him. However, Iron Man then burst through the wall. Neferia was defeated and deported after an officer heard him confess to being in the Maggia.<ref>''Avengers'' #13 (February 1965)</ref> In retaliation, Nefaria then unsuccessfully attempts to destroy [[Iron Man]],<ref>''Tales of Suspense'' #67 (July 1965)</ref> and then suffers yet another defeat when stopped by the [[mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] [[X-Men]] team.<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' #22-23 (July–August 1966)</ref>
Luchino Nefaria is a wealthy Italian [[Aristocracy|aristocrat]] and traditionalist that also desires greater wealth and power, driving him to join the [[Maggia (comics)|Maggia]] criminal organization.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brevoort |first1=Tom |last2=DeFalco |first2=Tom |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=Sanderson |first4=Peter |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |title=Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History |date=2017 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1465455505 |page=106}}</ref> The recently formed [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] superhero team, however, thwart many of his plans and force a direct conflict, so Nefaria lures the Avengers to his castle on the pretense of a charity event, and places the group in suspended animation, using images which threaten to take control of America. After he releases them, the Avengers become suspicious of him after hearing they are wanted and they cannot remember what happened at the castle. They go to the castle, however nearly all of them are paralyzed by Nefaria's gas. Meanwhile, the [[Teen Brigade]] were captured by Nefaria, and when they tried to contact the Avengers were thrown in a dungeon which would place them into suspended animation if they touched the walls. [[Captain America]] gets into the castle without touching the ground, other Avengers, or walls, and freed the Teen Brigade, who gave the antidote to the Avengers. Captain America was also paralyzed, and with his hands and feet attached to ropes he was suspended between floor and ceiling, where Nefaria mocked him, saying he would be a hero for capturing him. However, Iron Man then burst through the wall. Neferia was defeated and deported after an officer heard him confess to being in the Maggia.<ref>''The Avengers'' #13 (February 1965). Marvel Comics.</ref> In retaliation, Nefaria then unsuccessfully attempts to destroy [[Iron Man]],<ref>''Tales of Suspense'' #67 (July 1965). Marvel Comics.</ref> and then suffers yet another defeat when stopped by the [[mutant (Marvel Comics)|mutant]] [[X-Men]] team.<ref>''X-Men'' #22-23 (July–August 1966). Marvel Comics.</ref>


Nefaria reappears several years later and attempts to take control of the United States base [[North American Aerospace Defense Command|NORAD]], but is stopped by the X-Men once again. Nefaria attempts to escape in a plane which is attacked by the X-Man [[Thunderbird (John Proudstar)|Thunderbird]]. The plane then explodes, killing Thunderbird and injuring Nefaria.<ref>''Uncanny X-Men'' #94-95 (August–October 1975)</ref>
Nefaria reappears several years later and attempts to take control of the United States base [[North American Aerospace Defense Command|NORAD]], but is stopped by the X-Men once again. Nefaria attempts to escape in a plane which is attacked by the X-Man [[Thunderbird (John Proudstar)|Thunderbird]]. The plane then explodes, killing Thunderbird and injuring Nefaria.<ref>''X-Men'' #94-95 (August–October 1975). Marvel Comics.</ref>


Now virtually destitute and discredited, Nefaria hires the supervillains [[Living Laser]], [[Erik Josten|Power Man]] and [[Whirlwind (comics)|Whirlwind]] to form the second [[Lethal Legion]]. The group rob several banks, and unwittingly finance an experiment Nefaria has created in a bid to become superhuman. Employing the former scientific adviser to [[Heinrich Zemo]], Nefaria devises a means of temporarily amplifying the abilities of the Lethal Legion, and then sends them into combat against the Avengers. The effect, however, is temporary and once defeated their combined abilities are drained by Nefaria who possesses them magnified a hundredfold. After a long and protracted battle, Nefaria is finally defeated.<ref>''Avengers'' #164-166 (October 1977-December 1977)</ref>
Now virtually destitute and discredited, Nefaria hires the supervillains [[Living Laser]], [[Erik Josten|Power Man]] and [[Whirlwind (comics)|Whirlwind]] to form the second [[Lethal Legion]]. The group rob several banks, and unwittingly finance an experiment Nefaria has created in a bid to become superhuman. Employing the former scientific adviser to [[Heinrich Zemo]], Nefaria devises a means of temporarily amplifying the abilities of the Lethal Legion, and then sends them into combat against the Avengers. The effect, however, is temporary and once defeated their combined abilities are drained by Nefaria who possesses them magnified a hundredfold. After a long and protracted battle, Nefaria is finally defeated.<ref>''The Avengers'' #164-166 (October 1977-December 1977). Marvel Comics.</ref>


Nefaria is then kept in isolation and under observation by the Avengers, and it is discovered that the process to empower him makes Nefaria immortal but vulnerable as his body reconfigures itself. Whitney Frost, also known as [[Madame Masque]] and the daughter of Nefaria, attempts to find a cure for what is believed to be his deteriorating condition. She hires the [[Ani-Men]] to attack [[Avengers Mansion]] and free her father. While battling Iron Man, Nefaria's life-support system is severed and his weakened form is crushed by a stored Jupiter Landing Vehicle.<ref>''Iron Man'' #115-116 (October–November 1978)</ref> Nefaria briefly reappears some time later as a corpse reanimated by the [[Grim Reaper (comics)|Grim Reaper]]. Grim Reaper directs Nefaria to attack the Avengers, but loses control soon afterwards and Nefaria dies once again.<ref>''Avengers'' #353-354 (Early-Late September 1992)</ref>
Nefaria is then kept in isolation and under observation by the Avengers, and it is discovered that the process to empower him makes Nefaria immortal but vulnerable as his body reconfigures itself. Whitney Frost, also known as [[Madame Masque]] and the daughter of Nefaria, attempts to find a cure for what is believed to be his deteriorating condition. She hires the [[Ani-Men]] to attack [[Avengers Mansion]] and free her father. While battling Iron Man, Nefaria's life-support system is severed and his weakened form is crushed by a stored Jupiter Landing Vehicle.<ref>''The Invincible Iron Man'' #115-116 (October–November 1978)</ref> Nefaria briefly reappears some time later as a corpse reanimated by the [[Grim Reaper (comics)|Grim Reaper]]. Grim Reaper directs Nefaria to attack the Avengers, but loses control soon afterwards and Nefaria dies once again.<ref>''The Avengers'' #353-354 (Early-Late September 1992). Marvel Comics.</ref>


Nefaria eventually reappears, but in an [[ion]]ic humanoid form, and constantly requires ionic energy to sustain his existence. He battles Iron Man<ref>''Iron Man'' Annual 99</ref> and later Captain America and [[Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder)|Ka-Zar]] in the [[Savage Land]] as he attempts to find sources of energy.<ref>''Captain America'' Vol. 3 #29-31 (June 2000)</ref> Nefaria then plans to detonate an ionic bomb, which will transform millions of people into an ionic state which he can then control, perceiving it as the best way to guarantee that he receives the respect that he feels he deserves. Nefaria gains control of the ionic heroes [[Wonder Man]] and [[Erik Josten|Atlas]] who he intends to use to kill the Avengers, but he is stopped by the combined efforts of the Avengers, fellow superhero team the [[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]] and Madame Masque, Masque using a weapon she had developed to disrupt Nefaria's own ionic energy.<ref>''Avengers'' Vol. 2 #32-34 (September–November 2000) and ''Thunderbolts'' #42-43 (September–October 2000)</ref> He is next seen as an inmate of The Raft, a prison for supervillains, and escapes when [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]] stages a mass breakout.<ref>''New Avengers'' #1-2 (January–February 2005)</ref>
Nefaria eventually reappears, but in an [[ion]]ic humanoid form, and constantly requires ionic energy to sustain his existence. He battles Iron Man<ref>''The Invincible Iron Man'' Annual 99. Marvel Comics.</ref> and later Captain America and [[Ka-Zar (Kevin Plunder)|Ka-Zar]] in the [[Savage Land]] as he attempts to find sources of energy.<ref>''Captain America'' (vol. 3) #29-31 (June 2000). Marvel Comics.</ref> Nefaria then plans to detonate an ionic bomb, which will transform millions of people into an ionic state which he can then control, perceiving it as the best way to guarantee that he receives the respect that he feels he deserves. Nefaria gains control of the ionic heroes [[Wonder Man]] and [[Erik Josten|Atlas]] who he intends to use to kill the Avengers, but he is stopped by the combined efforts of the Avengers, fellow superhero team the [[Thunderbolts (comics)|Thunderbolts]] and Madame Masque, Masque using a weapon she had developed to disrupt Nefaria's own ionic energy.<ref>''The Avengers'' (vol. 3) #32-34 (September–November 2000) and ''Thunderbolts'' #42-43 (September–October 2000). Marvel Comics.</ref> He is next seen as an inmate of The Raft, a prison for supervillains, and escapes when [[Electro (Marvel Comics)|Electro]] stages a mass breakout.<ref>''The New Avengers'' #1-2 (January–February 2005). Marvel Comics.</ref>


Following the "[[Siege (comics)|Siege]]" storyline, Madame Masque sought out her father to help the [[Hood (comics)|Hood]] after [[Loki (Marvel Comics)|Loki]] took back the [[Norn Stones]]. The New Avengers capture John King (Hood's cousin) and use him to track the Hood and Madame Masque. After a battle with Count Nefaria, they capture the villains and bring all four of them to Maria Hill to place them under arrest.<ref>''New Avengers Finale'' one-shot</ref>
Following the "[[Siege (comics)|Siege]]" storyline, Madame Masque sought out her father to help the [[Hood (comics)|Hood]] after [[Loki (Marvel Comics)|Loki]] took back the [[Norn Stones]]. The New Avengers capture John King (Hood's cousin) and use him to track the Hood and Madame Masque. After a battle with Count Nefaria, they capture the villains and bring all four of them to Maria Hill to place them under arrest.<ref>''The New Avengers Finale'' one-shot. Marvel Comics.</ref>


Nefaria returns within the pages of ''[[Moon Knight]]'', having established himself as the new Kingpin of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>''Moon Knight'' Vol. 4 #7</ref> He kills [[Echo (Marvel Comics)|Echo]] in battle,<ref>''Moon Knight'' Vol. 4 #9</ref> and is later apprehended by the Avengers.<ref>''Moon Knight'' Vol. 4 #12</ref> Also in L.A., [[Daken]] attempts to [[assassination|kill]] him but fails.<ref>''Daken: Dark Wolverine'' #21</ref> Later, back in New York, he is summoned by [[Nightmare (Marvel Comics)|Nightmare]] to destroy [[The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl]] in dreams, but is bested at finger-counting, and leaves.<ref>''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl'' #11</ref>
Nefaria returns in ''[[Moon Knight]]'', having established himself as the new Kingpin of [[Los Angeles]].<ref>''Moon Knight'' (vol. 4) #7. Marvel Comics.</ref> He kills [[Echo (Marvel Comics)|Echo]] in battle,<ref>''Moon Knight'' (vol. 4) #9. Marvel Comics.</ref> and is later apprehended by the Avengers.<ref>''Moon Knight'' (vol. 4) #12. Marvel Comics.</ref> Also in L.A., [[Daken]] attempts to kill him but fails.<ref>''Daken: Dark Wolverine'' #21. Marvel Comics.</ref> Later back in New York, he is summoned by [[Nightmare (Marvel Comics)|Nightmare]] to destroy [[Squirrel Girl]] in dreams, but is bested at finger-counting, and leaves.<ref>''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl'' #11. Marvel Comics.</ref>


During the "[[Secret Empire (comics)|Secret Empire]]" storyline, Count Nefaria appears as a member of the Army of Evil and took part in the attack on Manhattan in retaliation for what happened at Pleasant Hill during "[[Avengers: Standoff!]]."<ref>''Secret Empire'' #0. Marvel Comics.</ref>
During the "[[Secret Empire (2017 comic)|Secret Empire]]" storyline, Count Nefaria appears as a member of the Army of Evil and took part in the attack on Manhattan in retaliation for what happened at Pleasant Hill during "[[Avengers: Standoff!]]".<ref>''Secret Empire'' #0. Marvel Comics.</ref>


During the "[[Spider-Geddon]]" storyline, Count Nefaria is engaging Superior Octopus who counters his ionic abilities by having his tentacles charged with energy that disrupts ionic fields. Count Nefaria breaks free from the tentacles as Superior Octopus plans to threaten his mother Vitto Nefaria and his relatives Giuseppe Nefaria and Paolo Nefaria who he is spying on with his Octobots. Count Nefaria takes his leave and vows to return when Superior Octopus' role as San Francisco's protector destroys him.<ref>''Spider-Geddon'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>
During the "[[Spider-Geddon]]" storyline, Count Nefaria is engaging [[Doctor Octopus#Becoming the Superior Octopus|Superior Octopus]], who counters his ionic abilities by having his tentacles charged with energy that disrupts ionic fields. Count Nefaria breaks free from the tentacles as Superior Octopus plans to spy on him and threaten his family.<ref>''Spider-Geddon'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>


In a lead-up to the "Sins Rising" arc, Count Nefaria using a wheelchair later forms his latest incarnation of the Lethal Legion with Grey Gargoyle, Living Laser, and Whirlwind in a plot to target the Catalyst.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 5 #41. Marvel Comics.</ref> At Empire State University, Dr. Curt Connors reveals the Catalyst to the crowd when the Lethal Legion attacks. While Grey Gargoyle and Whirlwind attack the people present, Living Laser helps Count Nefaria to operate the Catalyst. Spider-Man shows up and has a hard time fighting them due to the fact that his mind was focused on what a revived [[Sin-Eater (comics)|Sin-Eater]] did to [[Overdrive (character)|Overdrive]]. Sin-Eater shows up and starts using the same gun he used on Overdrive on Whirlwind and Grey Gargoyle while taking their powers. Immobilizing Spider-Man with Grey Gargoyle's powers, Sin-Eater proceeded to do the same thing to Living Laser and Count Nefaria. All four of them were sent to Ravencroft where they started to act like model inmates. Norah Winters was allowed by Norman Osborn to interview them about Sin-Eater. Count Nefaria expressed remorse over his actions.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 5 #46. Marvel Comics.</ref> When a riot occurs at Ravencroft, Count Nefaria informs Norman Osborn that Sin-Eater is coming for him.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 5 #47. Marvel Comics.</ref>
In the "[[Sins Rising]]" arc, Nefaria forms a new incarnation of the Lethal Legion with [[Grey Gargoyle]], Living Laser, and Whirlwind in a plot to target the Catalyst.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 5) #41. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 5) #46. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 5) #47. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 5) #56. Marvel Comics.</ref>


During the "[[Gang War (comics)|Gang War]]" storyline, Count Nefaria arrives at the location where [[Hammerhead (comics)|Hammerhead]] and his men are having a meeting. Having found out what happened to Madame Masque, Count Nefaria states to Hammerhead that he'll take the blame for what happened. He also tells Hammerhead that the crime lords will bow to the Maggia once again.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 6) #37. Marvel Comics.</ref> At the Seat of Power, Count Nefaria meets with [[Silvermane]] where they talk about the upcoming gang war. In a surprising turn of events, a mysterious person takes control of Silvermane and attacks Count Nefaria.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 6) #38. Marvel Comics.</ref> When Hammerhead's men arrive and confront Madame Masque, they find a defeated Count Nefaria and Silvermane's head in [[Shotgun (comics)|Shotgun]]'s arms as he throws them to the ground.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 6) #40. Marvel Comics.</ref> After getting a status report of the gang wars from Shotgun, Madame Masque tells her father that she has a use for him.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 6) #41. Marvel Comics.</ref> In the face-off in Central Park between the Maggia and Beetle, the [[Sinister Syndicate]], [[Digger (Marvel Comics)|Digger]], and the gang members recruited by Beetle, Count Nefaria is seen under the same mind-control spell that Madame Masque placed on Shotgun and Silvermane.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 6) #42. Marvel Comics.</ref> As the fight in Central Park begins, Count Nefaria and Silvermane are tackled by Digger. Spider-Man and his allies appear and stop Nefaria.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 6) #43. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (vol. 6) #44. Marvel Comics.</ref>
As a side-effect of Sin-Eater's suicide upon copying [[Julia Carpenter|Madame Web]]'s precognition revealed that [[Harry Osborn#Kindred|Kindred]] was using them, Count Nefaria and the rest of the Lethal Legion regained their sins and are among the villains that went on a rampage.<ref>''Amazing Spider-Man'' Vol. 5 #56. Marvel Comics.</ref>


==Powers and abilities==
==Powers and abilities==
Count Nefaria has a genius-level intellect. He is a versed scientist, inventor, theoretical physicist, adept strategist and organizational leader with deep ties to the underworld through his own crime family, the [[Maggia (comics)|Maggia]]. Such a taciturn criminal mastermind is he that upon his first appearance he easily turned the American public and the world over against the Avengers in their first meeting.<ref>''Avengers'' Vol 1 #13 (Feb, 1965)</ref> It was not until being subjected to a process perfected by one of Baron Heinrich Zemo's scientists, Dr. Kenneth Sturdy, that he was granted the combined powers of the villains the [[Living Laser]], [[Erik Josten|Power Man]], and [[Whirlwind (comics)|Whirlwind]], amplified a hundredfold.<ref>''Avengers'' Vol 1 #164 (1977)</ref> Count Nefaria gained superhuman attributes in consequence. He has toppled a 40-story building with little effort, withstood a blow from Wonder Man without flinching, and fought an enraged [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] to a standstill with no apparent damage from strikes of his [[Mjolnir (comics)|hammer]], even stopping it with his bare hand.<ref>''Avengers'' #166 (1977)</ref>
Count Nefaria has a genius-level intellect. He is a versed scientist, inventor, theoretical physicist, adept strategist and organizational leader with deep ties to the underworld through his own crime family, the [[Maggia (comics)|Maggia]]. Such a taciturn criminal mastermind is he that upon his first appearance he easily turned the American public and the world over against the Avengers in their first meeting.<ref>''The Avengers'' #13 (February 1965). Marvel Comics.</ref> It was not until being subjected to a process perfected by one of Baron Heinrich Zemo's scientists, Dr. Kenneth Sturdy, that he was granted the combined powers of the villains the [[Living Laser]], [[Erik Josten|Power Man]], and [[Whirlwind (comics)|Whirlwind]], amplified a hundredfold.<ref>''Avengers'' #164 (1977). Marvel Comics.</ref> Count Nefaria gained superhuman attributes in consequence. He has toppled a 40-story building with little effort, withstood a blow from Wonder Man without flinching, and fought an enraged [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] to a standstill with no apparent damage from strikes of his [[Mjolnir (comics)|hammer]], even stopping it with his bare hand.<ref>''The Avengers'' #166 (1977). Marvel Comics.</ref>


Count Nefaria aged until his body evolved, eventually shifting into pure ionic form. This increasing his already insurmountable abilities while granting him new ones,<ref>''Thunderbolts'' Vol 1 #43 (2000)</ref> such as the creation and manipulation of ionic energy for teleportation,<ref>''Moon Knight'' Vol 6 #6 (Dec, 2011)</ref><ref>''Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher'' (Mar, 25 2014)</ref> hand and eye blasts,<ref>''New Avengers'' Finale #1 (May, 2010)</ref> ionic force punches,<ref>''Marvel Action: Avengers'' Vol 1 The Ruby Egress #1 (Oct, 23 2019)</ref> and/or controlling other ionic beings (and potentially gamma mutates) via parasitically siphoning their energies.<ref>''Iron Man'' Vol 1 116 (Nov, 1978)</ref><ref>''Marvel Avengers: The Ultimate Character Guide'' Vol 1 #1 (Sep, 2010)</ref> Through this he can also convert others into ionic energy beings as well, in a vampiric fashion, turning them into his superpowered thralls.<ref>''Avengers'' Vol 3 #32</ref><ref>''Thunderbolts'' Vol 1 #43 (2000)</ref> As such, Count Nefaria is effectively immortal and virtually indestructible. He also has the power of flight, when before he could only leap great distances.<ref>''Avengers'' Vol 1 #165 (1977)</ref> He's also showcased a new power, creating energy constructs to surround his opponents in ionic energy and move them about telekinetically.<ref>''New Avengers'' Vol 1 #2 (Nov, 2007)</ref><ref>''Moon Knight'' Vol 6 #1 (May, 2011)</ref> He has withstood simultaneous attacks by multiple teams of superheros at once.<ref>''Avengers'' Vol 3 #33 (2000)</ref> Although it is possible to deplete Count Nefaria's ionic energy in combat by forcing him to expend it faster than his body can replenish it, [[Henry Pym|Giant-Man]] calculated that it would take three weeks of constant combat – without even giving Nefaria time to pause for breath – for even the combined forces of the Avengers and the Thunderbolts to deplete his ionic energy reserves completely in that manner. However, Madame Masque has developed a weapon that disrupts Nefaria's ionic energy.<ref>''Avengers'' Vol. 2 #34 (Nov, 2000)</ref>
Count Nefaria aged until his body evolved, eventually shifting into pure ionic form. This increasing his already insurmountable abilities while granting him new ones,<ref>''Thunderbolts'' #43 (2000). Marvel Comics.</ref> such as the creation and manipulation of ionic energy for teleportation,<ref>''Moon Knight'' (vol. 6) #6 (December 2011). Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher'' (Mar, 25 2014). Marvel Comics.</ref> hand and eye blasts,<ref>''The New Avengers Finale'' #1 (May 2010). Marvel Comics.</ref> ionic force punches,<ref>''Marvel Action: Avengers - The Ruby Egress'' #1 (Oct 23 2019). Marvel Comics.</ref> or controlling other ionic beings (and potentially gamma mutates) via siphoning their energy.<ref>''The Invincible Iron Man'' #116 (November 1978). Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Marvel Avengers: The Ultimate Character Guide'' #1 (September 2010). Marvel Comics.</ref> Through this he can also convert others into ionic energy beings as well, in a vampiric fashion, turning them into his superpowered thralls.<ref>''The Avengers'' (vol. 3) #32. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Thunderbolts'' #43 (2000). Marvel Comics.</ref> As such, Count Nefaria is effectively immortal and virtually indestructible. He also has the power of flight, when before he could only leap great distances.<ref>''The Avengers'' #165 (1977). Marvel Comics.</ref> He's also showcased a new power, creating energy constructs to surround his opponents in ionic energy and move them about telekinetically.<ref>''The New Avengers'' #2 (November 2007). Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Moon Knight'' (vol. 6) #1 (May 2011). Marvel Comics.</ref> He has withstood simultaneous attacks by multiple teams of superheroes at once.<ref>''The Avengers'' (vol. 3) #33 (2000). Marvel Comics.</ref> Although it is possible to deplete Count Nefaria's ionic energy in combat by forcing him to expend it faster than his body can replenish it, it would take several weeks to do so.<ref>''The Avengers'' (vol. 3) #34 (Nov 2000). Marvel Comics.</ref>


As a head of the Maggia, Count Nefaria also has access to vast amounts of technology, munitions, and gadgetry developed by his Research and Development department.<ref>''Tales of Suspense'' Vol 1 #67 (Jul, 1965)</ref> Much of this, he had a hand in crafting, such as the Electro-disc, Time Transcender Ray, Visio-Projector, Worldwide Electro-scanner, The Dream Master and the Ionic Bomb.<ref>''Avengers'' Vol 1 #13</ref><ref>''Tales of Suspense'' Vol 1 #67</ref><ref>''Thunderbolts'' Vol 1 #43 (2000)</ref> Being of Italian nobility, Count Nefaria has also inherited a vast fortune, which he has used in conjunction with his intellect for the purpose of furthering his revenue and power. To that end he would use it for the hiring of super villains, scientists and expendable workforce in his organization branch for the creation of inventions that were far in the advances of modern science, give himself super powers or broaden the reach of his connections to both the unlawful and political circuit of the world. Being an aristocrat of understandable stature and influence, Nefaria also has claims to diplomatic immunity and as such he cannot be tried outside of his own home country.<ref>''Marvel Avengers: The Ultimate Character Guide'' #1</ref>
As a head of the Maggia, Count Nefaria also has access to vast amounts of technology, munitions, and gadgetry developed by his Research and Development department.<ref>''Tales of Suspense'' #67 (July 1965). Marvel Comics.</ref> Much of this, he had a hand in crafting, such as the Electro-disc, Time Transcender Ray, Visio-Projector, Worldwide Electro-scanner, The Dream Master, and the Ionic Bomb.<ref>''The Avengers'' #13. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Tales of Suspense'' #67. Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Thunderbolts'' #43 (2000). Marvel Comics.</ref> Being of Italian nobility, Count Nefaria has also inherited a vast fortune, which he has used in conjunction with his intellect for the purpose of furthering his revenue and power. To that end he would use it for the hiring of super villains, scientists and expendable workforce in his organization branch for the creation of inventions that were far in the advances of modern science, give himself super powers or broaden the reach of his connections to both the unlawful and political circuit of the world. Being an aristocrat of considerable stature and influence, Nefaria also has claims to diplomatic immunity and as such he cannot be tried outside of his own home country.<ref>''Marvel Avengers: The Ultimate Character Guide'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>


== Reception ==
==Reception==
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===Critical response===

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Chase Magnett of ''[[ComicBook.com]]'' included Count Nefaria in their "10 Iron Man Villains Who Should Return in Dan Slott's Run" list, calling him a "great pick for a new arch nemesis in ''Tony Stark: Iron Man''."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magnett |first=Chase |date=July 28, 2018 |title=10 Iron Man Villains Who Should Return in Dan Slott's Run |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/iron-man-villains-dan-slott-comics/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' ranked Count Nefaria 4th in their "10 Most Powerful Crime Bosses In Marvel Comics" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Avina |first=Anthony |date=January 6, 2020 |title=The 10 Most Powerful Crime Bosses In Marvel Comics, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-comics-most-powerful-crime-bosses-maggia-mobsters-organized-kingpin-ranked-compared/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> 5th in their "10 Coolest Avengers Villains" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harth |first=David |date=September 19, 2022 |title=10 Coolest Avengers Villains |url=https://www.cbr.com/coolest-avengers-villains/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> and 8th in their "Wonder Man's 10 Greatest Enemies" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lovett II |first=Walter |date=September 8, 2022 |title=Wonder Man's 10 Greatest Enemies |url=https://www.cbr.com/wonder-man-marvel-greatest-enemies/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> Nathan P. Gibson of ''[[Looper (website)|Looper]]'' ranked Count Nefaria 14th in their "Every Moon Knight Villain Ranked From Worst To Best" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gibson |first=Nathan P. |date=March 25, 2022 |title=Every Moon Knight Villain Ranked From Worst To Best |url=https://www.looper.com/810484/every-moon-knight-villain-ranked-from-worst-to-best/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[Looper (website)|Looper]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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=== Critical response ===
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Chase Magnett of ''[[ComicBook.com]]'' included Count Nefaria in their "10 Iron Man Villains Who Should Return in Dan Slott's Run" list, calling him a "great pick for a new arch nemesis in ''Tony Stark: Iron Man''."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magnett |first=Chase |date=July 28, 2018 |title=10 Iron Man Villains Who Should Return in Dan Slott's Run |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/iron-man-villains-dan-slott-comics/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=[[ComicBook.com]] |language=en}}</ref> ''[[Comic Book Resources]]'' ranked Count Nefaria 4th in their "10 Most Powerful Crime Bosses In Marvel Comics" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Avina |first=Anthony |date=January 6, 2020 |title=The 10 Most Powerful Crime Bosses In Marvel Comics, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-comics-most-powerful-crime-bosses-maggia-mobsters-organized-kingpin-ranked-compared/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> 5th in their "10 Coolest Avengers Villains" list,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harth |first=David |date=September 19, 2022 |title=10 Coolest Avengers Villains |url=https://www.cbr.com/coolest-avengers-villains/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> and 8th in their "Wonder Man's 10 Greatest Enemies" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lovett II |first=Walter |date=September 8, 2022 |title=Wonder Man's 10 Greatest Enemies |url=https://www.cbr.com/wonder-man-marvel-greatest-enemies/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |language=en}}</ref> Nathan P. Gibson of ''[[Looper (website)|Looper]]'' ranked Count Nefaria 14th in their "Every Moon Knight Villain Ranked From Worst To Best" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gibson |first=Nathan P. |date=March 25, 2022 |title=Every Moon Knight Villain Ranked From Worst To Best |url=https://www.looper.com/810484/every-moon-knight-villain-ranked-from-worst-to-best/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=[[Looper (website)|Looper]] |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Other versions==
==Other versions==
===House of M===
===House of M===
An alternate version of Count Nefaria appears in the ''[[House of M]]'' reality. He is the leader of the Maggia. He and the Maggia were slaughtered by [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]]'s [[Sentinel (comics)|Sentinels]] for plotting against Magneto.<ref>''House of M: Masters of Evil'' #3</ref>
An alternate universe variant of Count Nefaria from Earth-58163 appears in ''[[House of M]]''.<ref>''House of M: Masters of Evil'' #3</ref>


===[[JLA/Avengers]]===
===JLA/Avengers===
An alternate version of Count Nefaria appears in ''[[JLA/Avengers]]''. He is seen in #4 among the other villains enthralled by [[Krona (comics)|Krona]] to defend his stronghold. He is shown fighting Superman in a panel spreading across two-pages.<ref>''JLA/Avengers'' #4</ref>
Count Nefaria appears in ''[[JLA/Avengers]]'' #4 as a brainwashed minion of [[Krona (comics)|Krona]].<ref>''JLA/Avengers'' #4</ref>


===Old Man Logan===
===Old Man Logan===
An alternate version of Count Nefaria appears in ''[[Old Man Logan]]''. The elderly Logan awoke on Earth-616 and had a flashback to where Count Nefaria, [[Red Skull]], [[Baron Blood]], [[Spiral (comics)|Spiral]], and [[Whirlwind (comics)|Whirlwind]] were standing over the dead bodies of the superheroes the day when the villains rose and the heroes fell.<ref>''Old Man Logan'' Vol. 2 #1</ref>
An alternate universe variant of Count Nefaria from Earth-807128 appears in ''[[Old Man Logan]]''.<ref>''Old Man Logan'' (vol. 2) #1</ref>


===What If?===
===What If?===
An alternate version of Count Nefaria appears in the ''[[What If (comics)|What If?]]'' story "What If the X-Men Died on their First Mission?." At the time he and the Ani-Men have taken control of NORAD (''Uncanny X-Men'' #94-95). With the X-Men having perished in a prior fight with [[Krakoa]], the former X-Man [[Beast (comics)|Beast]] hastily assembles a mutant team to combat Nefaria. While attempting to flee, Count Nefaria's jet is brought down by [[Siryn|Theresa Cassidy]]. Though Count Nefaria escapes, Theresa Cassidy avoids mainstream [[Thunderbird (John Proudstar)|Thunderbird]]'s fate when her teammate [[Warpath (comics)|James Proudstar]] catches her before she falls to her death.<ref>''What If'' Vol. 2 #9 (1990)</ref>
An alternate universe variant of Count Nefaria from Earth-105709 appears in the ''[[What If (comics)|What If?]]'' story "What If the X-Men Died on their First Mission?".<ref>''What If'' (vol. 2) #9 (1990)</ref>


==In other media==
==In other media==
===Television===
===Television===
* Count Nefaria appears in the "[[Iron Man]]" segment of ''[[The Marvel Super Heroes]]'',<ref>The Marvel Super Heroes on TV! Book One: Iron Man (2017) - by J. Ballmann, ISBN 9 781545 345658</ref> voiced by [[Chris Wiggins]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Motes |first=Jax |date=February 8, 2020 |title=Super Saturday: 'The Marvel Super Heroes' (1966) - The FIRST Marvel Cartoon Ever! |url=https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/08/super-saturday-the-marvel-super-heroes-1966-the-first-marvel-cartoon-ever/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=ScienceFiction.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Count Nefaria appears in the "[[Iron Man]]" segment of ''[[The Marvel Super Heroes]]'',<ref>The Marvel Super Heroes on TV! Book One: Iron Man (2017) - by J. Ballmann, ISBN 9 781545 345658</ref> voiced by [[Chris Wiggins]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Motes |first=Jax |date=February 8, 2020 |title=Super Saturday: 'The Marvel Super Heroes' (1966) - The FIRST Marvel Cartoon Ever! |url=https://sciencefiction.com/2020/02/08/super-saturday-the-marvel-super-heroes-1966-the-first-marvel-cartoon-ever/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=ScienceFiction.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Count Nefaria appears in ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures]]'', voiced by Russell Roberts.<ref name="btva2">{{cite web |title=Voice Of Count Nefaria – Behind The Voice Actors |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Iron-Man-Armored-Adventures/Count-Nefaria/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. Check marks indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources}}</ref> This version sports an electricity-shooting cane and is the only known leader of the [[Maggia (comics)|Maggia]]. Throughout the series, he and the Maggia battle the [[Mandarin (character)|Mandarin]]'s gang, the Tong, along with Iron Man and assists former members, the [[Guardsman (comics)|Guardsmen]], in fraudulently establishing themselves as heroes before [[Justin Hammer]] captures Nefaria and makes him a test subject for his zombification gas.
* Count Nefaria appears in ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures]]'', voiced by Russell Roberts.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}} This version sports an electricity-shooting cane and is the only known leader of the [[Maggia (comics)|Maggia]]. Throughout the series, he and the Maggia battle the [[Mandarin (character)|Mandarin]]'s gang, the Tong, along with Iron Man and assists former members, the [[Guardsman (comics)|Guardsmen]], in fraudulently establishing themselves as heroes before [[Justin Hammer]] captures Nefaria and makes him a test subject for his zombification gas.


===Film===
===Film===
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===Video games===
* Count Nefaria appears in ''[[Marvel Avengers Alliance]]''.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}
* Count Nefaria appears in ''[[Marvel Avengers Alliance]]''.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}
* Count Nefaria appears in ''[[Lego Marvel's Avengers]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mecchi |first=Jason |date=May 5, 2021 |title=10 Best Lego Marvel's Avengers Characters |url=https://screenrant.com/best-lego-marvel-avengers-characters/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hensel |first=Markus |date=December 23, 2021 |title=Lego Marvel Avengers: Alle Cheats und Freischaltbares (PS4, PC, Xbox One) |language=de |work=[[Eurogamer.de]] |url=https://www.eurogamer.de/lego-marvel-avengers-cheats-und-freischaltbares-ps4-pc-xbox-one |access-date=2023-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thielenhaus |first=Kevin |date=August 12, 2017 |title=Unlock Characters & Powers in LEGO Marvel's Avengers With These Cheats |url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/unlock-characters-powers-in-lego-marvels-avengers-with-these-cheats/ |access-date=2023-08-05 |website=[[The Escapist (website)|The Escapist]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Count Nefaria appears in ''[[Lego Marvel's Avengers]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mecchi |first=Jason |date=May 5, 2021 |title=10 Best Lego Marvel's Avengers Characters |url=https://screenrant.com/best-lego-marvel-avengers-characters/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hensel |first=Markus |date=December 23, 2021 |title=Lego Marvel Avengers: Alle Cheats und Freischaltbares (PS4, PC, Xbox One) |url=https://www.eurogamer.de/lego-marvel-avengers-cheats-und-freischaltbares-ps4-pc-xbox-one |access-date=August 5, 2023 |work=[[Eurogamer.de]] |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thielenhaus |first=Kevin |date=August 12, 2017 |title=Unlock Characters & Powers in LEGO Marvel's Avengers With These Cheats |url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/unlock-characters-powers-in-lego-marvels-avengers-with-these-cheats/ |access-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[The Escapist (website)|The Escapist]] |language=en-US}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 00:54, 7 January 2025

Not to be confused with Count Nefarious.
Count Nefaria
Count Nefaria fighting the Avengers on the cover of Avengers #166 (December 1977).
Art by George Pérez and Ernie Chan.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe Avengers #13
(February 1965)[1][2]
Created byStan Lee (writer)
Don Heck (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoLuchino Nefaria
SpeciesHuman mutate
Team affiliationsLegion of the Unliving
Lethal Legion
Death Squad
Ani-Men
Maggia
Notable aliasesDream Master
Dream Maker
Abilities
  • Ionic-energy physiology granting:
    • Superhuman strength, speed, agility, endurance, senses, staminas and reflexes
    • Ionic-energy manipulation
    • Energy-enhanced strike
    • Construct creation
    • Energy vampirism
    • Ionic conversion
    • Healing factor
    • Invulnerability
    • Teleportation
    • Immortality
    • Flight
  • Genius-level inventor
  • Criminal mastermind

Count Luchino Nefaria is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Don Heck, the character first appeared in The Avengers #13 (February 1965).[3] Count Nefaria is a socialite and crime boss who operates an international crime syndicate known as the Maggia.[4]

Publication history

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Count Nefaria debuted in The Avengers #13 (February 1965), created by Stan Lee and Don Heck.[5] He appeared in the 2011 Moon Knight series.[6][7] He appeared in the 2018 Marvel Action Avengers series.[8][9] He appeared in the 2023 New Mutants Lethal Legion series.[10][11][12]

Fictional character biography

[edit]

Luchino Nefaria is a wealthy Italian aristocrat and traditionalist that also desires greater wealth and power, driving him to join the Maggia criminal organization.[13] The recently formed Avengers superhero team, however, thwart many of his plans and force a direct conflict, so Nefaria lures the Avengers to his castle on the pretense of a charity event, and places the group in suspended animation, using images which threaten to take control of America. After he releases them, the Avengers become suspicious of him after hearing they are wanted and they cannot remember what happened at the castle. They go to the castle, however nearly all of them are paralyzed by Nefaria's gas. Meanwhile, the Teen Brigade were captured by Nefaria, and when they tried to contact the Avengers were thrown in a dungeon which would place them into suspended animation if they touched the walls. Captain America gets into the castle without touching the ground, other Avengers, or walls, and freed the Teen Brigade, who gave the antidote to the Avengers. Captain America was also paralyzed, and with his hands and feet attached to ropes he was suspended between floor and ceiling, where Nefaria mocked him, saying he would be a hero for capturing him. However, Iron Man then burst through the wall. Neferia was defeated and deported after an officer heard him confess to being in the Maggia.[14] In retaliation, Nefaria then unsuccessfully attempts to destroy Iron Man,[15] and then suffers yet another defeat when stopped by the mutant X-Men team.[16]

Nefaria reappears several years later and attempts to take control of the United States base NORAD, but is stopped by the X-Men once again. Nefaria attempts to escape in a plane which is attacked by the X-Man Thunderbird. The plane then explodes, killing Thunderbird and injuring Nefaria.[17]

Now virtually destitute and discredited, Nefaria hires the supervillains Living Laser, Power Man and Whirlwind to form the second Lethal Legion. The group rob several banks, and unwittingly finance an experiment Nefaria has created in a bid to become superhuman. Employing the former scientific adviser to Heinrich Zemo, Nefaria devises a means of temporarily amplifying the abilities of the Lethal Legion, and then sends them into combat against the Avengers. The effect, however, is temporary and once defeated their combined abilities are drained by Nefaria who possesses them magnified a hundredfold. After a long and protracted battle, Nefaria is finally defeated.[18]

Nefaria is then kept in isolation and under observation by the Avengers, and it is discovered that the process to empower him makes Nefaria immortal but vulnerable as his body reconfigures itself. Whitney Frost, also known as Madame Masque and the daughter of Nefaria, attempts to find a cure for what is believed to be his deteriorating condition. She hires the Ani-Men to attack Avengers Mansion and free her father. While battling Iron Man, Nefaria's life-support system is severed and his weakened form is crushed by a stored Jupiter Landing Vehicle.[19] Nefaria briefly reappears some time later as a corpse reanimated by the Grim Reaper. Grim Reaper directs Nefaria to attack the Avengers, but loses control soon afterwards and Nefaria dies once again.[20]

Nefaria eventually reappears, but in an ionic humanoid form, and constantly requires ionic energy to sustain his existence. He battles Iron Man[21] and later Captain America and Ka-Zar in the Savage Land as he attempts to find sources of energy.[22] Nefaria then plans to detonate an ionic bomb, which will transform millions of people into an ionic state which he can then control, perceiving it as the best way to guarantee that he receives the respect that he feels he deserves. Nefaria gains control of the ionic heroes Wonder Man and Atlas who he intends to use to kill the Avengers, but he is stopped by the combined efforts of the Avengers, fellow superhero team the Thunderbolts and Madame Masque, Masque using a weapon she had developed to disrupt Nefaria's own ionic energy.[23] He is next seen as an inmate of The Raft, a prison for supervillains, and escapes when Electro stages a mass breakout.[24]

Following the "Siege" storyline, Madame Masque sought out her father to help the Hood after Loki took back the Norn Stones. The New Avengers capture John King (Hood's cousin) and use him to track the Hood and Madame Masque. After a battle with Count Nefaria, they capture the villains and bring all four of them to Maria Hill to place them under arrest.[25]

Nefaria returns in Moon Knight, having established himself as the new Kingpin of Los Angeles.[26] He kills Echo in battle,[27] and is later apprehended by the Avengers.[28] Also in L.A., Daken attempts to kill him but fails.[29] Later back in New York, he is summoned by Nightmare to destroy Squirrel Girl in dreams, but is bested at finger-counting, and leaves.[30]

During the "Secret Empire" storyline, Count Nefaria appears as a member of the Army of Evil and took part in the attack on Manhattan in retaliation for what happened at Pleasant Hill during "Avengers: Standoff!".[31]

During the "Spider-Geddon" storyline, Count Nefaria is engaging Superior Octopus, who counters his ionic abilities by having his tentacles charged with energy that disrupts ionic fields. Count Nefaria breaks free from the tentacles as Superior Octopus plans to spy on him and threaten his family.[32]

In the "Sins Rising" arc, Nefaria forms a new incarnation of the Lethal Legion with Grey Gargoyle, Living Laser, and Whirlwind in a plot to target the Catalyst.[33][34][35][36]

During the "Gang War" storyline, Count Nefaria arrives at the location where Hammerhead and his men are having a meeting. Having found out what happened to Madame Masque, Count Nefaria states to Hammerhead that he'll take the blame for what happened. He also tells Hammerhead that the crime lords will bow to the Maggia once again.[37] At the Seat of Power, Count Nefaria meets with Silvermane where they talk about the upcoming gang war. In a surprising turn of events, a mysterious person takes control of Silvermane and attacks Count Nefaria.[38] When Hammerhead's men arrive and confront Madame Masque, they find a defeated Count Nefaria and Silvermane's head in Shotgun's arms as he throws them to the ground.[39] After getting a status report of the gang wars from Shotgun, Madame Masque tells her father that she has a use for him.[40] In the face-off in Central Park between the Maggia and Beetle, the Sinister Syndicate, Digger, and the gang members recruited by Beetle, Count Nefaria is seen under the same mind-control spell that Madame Masque placed on Shotgun and Silvermane.[41] As the fight in Central Park begins, Count Nefaria and Silvermane are tackled by Digger. Spider-Man and his allies appear and stop Nefaria.[42][43]

Powers and abilities

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Count Nefaria has a genius-level intellect. He is a versed scientist, inventor, theoretical physicist, adept strategist and organizational leader with deep ties to the underworld through his own crime family, the Maggia. Such a taciturn criminal mastermind is he that upon his first appearance he easily turned the American public and the world over against the Avengers in their first meeting.[44] It was not until being subjected to a process perfected by one of Baron Heinrich Zemo's scientists, Dr. Kenneth Sturdy, that he was granted the combined powers of the villains the Living Laser, Power Man, and Whirlwind, amplified a hundredfold.[45] Count Nefaria gained superhuman attributes in consequence. He has toppled a 40-story building with little effort, withstood a blow from Wonder Man without flinching, and fought an enraged Thor to a standstill with no apparent damage from strikes of his hammer, even stopping it with his bare hand.[46]

Count Nefaria aged until his body evolved, eventually shifting into pure ionic form. This increasing his already insurmountable abilities while granting him new ones,[47] such as the creation and manipulation of ionic energy for teleportation,[48][49] hand and eye blasts,[50] ionic force punches,[51] or controlling other ionic beings (and potentially gamma mutates) via siphoning their energy.[52][53] Through this he can also convert others into ionic energy beings as well, in a vampiric fashion, turning them into his superpowered thralls.[54][55] As such, Count Nefaria is effectively immortal and virtually indestructible. He also has the power of flight, when before he could only leap great distances.[56] He's also showcased a new power, creating energy constructs to surround his opponents in ionic energy and move them about telekinetically.[57][58] He has withstood simultaneous attacks by multiple teams of superheroes at once.[59] Although it is possible to deplete Count Nefaria's ionic energy in combat by forcing him to expend it faster than his body can replenish it, it would take several weeks to do so.[60]

As a head of the Maggia, Count Nefaria also has access to vast amounts of technology, munitions, and gadgetry developed by his Research and Development department.[61] Much of this, he had a hand in crafting, such as the Electro-disc, Time Transcender Ray, Visio-Projector, Worldwide Electro-scanner, The Dream Master, and the Ionic Bomb.[62][63][64] Being of Italian nobility, Count Nefaria has also inherited a vast fortune, which he has used in conjunction with his intellect for the purpose of furthering his revenue and power. To that end he would use it for the hiring of super villains, scientists and expendable workforce in his organization branch for the creation of inventions that were far in the advances of modern science, give himself super powers or broaden the reach of his connections to both the unlawful and political circuit of the world. Being an aristocrat of considerable stature and influence, Nefaria also has claims to diplomatic immunity and as such he cannot be tried outside of his own home country.[65]

Reception

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Critical response

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Chase Magnett of ComicBook.com included Count Nefaria in their "10 Iron Man Villains Who Should Return in Dan Slott's Run" list, calling him a "great pick for a new arch nemesis in Tony Stark: Iron Man."[66] Comic Book Resources ranked Count Nefaria 4th in their "10 Most Powerful Crime Bosses In Marvel Comics" list,[67] 5th in their "10 Coolest Avengers Villains" list,[68] and 8th in their "Wonder Man's 10 Greatest Enemies" list.[69] Nathan P. Gibson of Looper ranked Count Nefaria 14th in their "Every Moon Knight Villain Ranked From Worst To Best" list.[70]

Other versions

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House of M

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An alternate universe variant of Count Nefaria from Earth-58163 appears in House of M.[71]

JLA/Avengers

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Count Nefaria appears in JLA/Avengers #4 as a brainwashed minion of Krona.[72]

Old Man Logan

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An alternate universe variant of Count Nefaria from Earth-807128 appears in Old Man Logan.[73]

What If?

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An alternate universe variant of Count Nefaria from Earth-105709 appears in the What If? story "What If the X-Men Died on their First Mission?".[74]

In other media

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Television

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Film

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Count Nefaria makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher.[77]

Video games

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