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That inevitably resulted in tragedy for Wanda, when Mephisto absorbed both of the boys. This backfired when Wanda was later reminded of her sons and suffered a nervous breakdown — killing Agatha in the process.
That sequence of events, in turn, led to the House of M comics storyline. In fact, some Spider-fans seem to think a face-like shape on the bottom left-hand corner of the newly released Spider-Man: No Way Home poster seen here could be Mephisto hiding in plain sight, with some features such as arched brows and possible facial hair that could also tie his appearance to Doctor Strange.
But what's Mephisto's deal pun intended in comic books? And what's going on between Mephisto, Doctor Strange, and Spider-Man that has fans looking for the diabolical villain under every Cloak of Levitation in sight? The answers to these questions aren't forbidden - just somewhat hidden, and we'll answer them all right now as we break down the comic book history of Mephisto.
The being known to mortals as Mephisto is one of the first demons to be birthed from the cosmic chaos at the dawn of time. As such, he has witnessed and influenced countless events throughout the entirety of Marvel history - all the way back to witnessing the so-called Celestial Progenitor die on Earth, with the effects of the Celestial's dying vomit eventually giving rise to the planet's large population of super-beings.
But it's unclear if Mephisto is even the demon's real name it's a shortened version of the name 'Mephistopheles', popularized by playwright Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus , or what he actually looks like.
Mephisto himself has admitted he enjoys playing up the religious iconography of the devil both in his appearance and his actions to prey on human fears, down to his traditionally devilish appearance, and his penchant for calling his own realm both 'Hell' and 'Hades. Mephisto has even implied that he could be responsible for some of the Biblical and theological stories attributed to the devil in the Marvel Universe, though Marvel Comics has generally shied away from drawing too many defining lines about how or if 'real' versions of Christian theological figures including God and the Devil actually exist in the Marvel Universe, usually employing caveats like Mephisto's love of tricking humans with their own fears.
In terms of the modern Marvel Universe, Mephisto made his first comic book appearance in 's Silver Surfer 3 , becoming a primary nemesis for the so-called Sentinel of the Spaceways, who co-creator Stan Lee wrote in a somewhat philosophical, messianic fashion befitting of a demonic adversary. Since then, Mephisto has bedeviled nearly all of the Marvel Universe's most well-known characters, taking special interest in the soul of Thor time and time again in years past.
It's that obsession with Thor that led to one of Mephisto's first big comic book moments in the four-issue limited series Mephisto Vs… in which Mephisto took on the X-Men, Fantastic Four, Avengers, and X-Factor over the fate of the souls of Thor and other heroes, even bringing the Norse goddess of death and ruler of her own infernal realm Hela into the fight.
Mephisto also played a key role in the recent Marvel Comics summer event Heroes Reborn , in which Phil Coulson who is markedly different in comics than in his well-liked MCU incarnation makes a deal with Mephisto to remake reality into a world without the Avengers, with him as the President of the United States, commanding a version of the Squadron Supreme.
In that story's finale, Mephisto met up with since Mephisto inhabits Earth of his own Multiverse 'Variants,' apparently forming what one of the demons dubbed the 'Council of Red' - perhaps similar to the Council of Cross-Time Kangs, made up of hundreds of variants of the eponymous time conqueror.
Two of Mephisto's biggest recent stories have focused not on his old foes Thor and the Silver Surfer, but on two more recent targets who share their own connections with one another - Doctor Strange and Spider-Man. Strange and Mephisto have crossed paths more than a few times over the years, as is the nature of being Sorcerer Supreme. And Strange hasn't always come out on top. In 's Doctor Strange: Damnation , Strange accidentally allowed Mephisto to bring a portion of his own hellish realm to Earth on top of Las Vegas while trying to cast a spell to repair the city after its destruction in the story Secret Empire.
Mephisto turns the city into an infernal casino something that has become a recurring theme with the devilish villain , cheating Strange into his captivity, and subverting Strange and several other heroes into Spirits of Vengeance possessed by demons from among his legions.
In the end, Strange is freed by none other than Wanda Maximoff and Loki who both will play likely roles in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , while a new team of Midnight Sons comes together under the guidance of Strange's assistant Wong to help defeat Mephisto.
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