Who Is Morbius? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Morbius is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Michael Morbius , with over 602 comic issue appearances. Once Michael Morbius was a world-renowned bio-chemist, dying of an unknown blood disease and desperately searching for a cure. He found that cure, but, in turn, it afflicted him with a curse far worse than any possible disease; the curse of the blood-sucking night-beast; the curse of the Living Vampire.

Who is Morbius?

Origin Michael Morbius was born in Nafplio, Greece child to a surrealist author, filmmaker, painter Makarioa Morbius who Micheal never met and an over protective mother who owned a bookstore with Michael's Grandfather. She kept Micheal from the outside world due to a rare deadly blood condition he had ever since he was born which made his body extremely weak. But as a kid he did have one childhood friend by the name of Emil Nikos whom we would sneak out of the house with at night to play with. Years later Michael and Emil would go to college together and both become biochemists and both working on a cure to save people from fatal blood diseases as well as save Morbius. It was because of this study that Micheal won the Nobel Prize, but he did not attend the ceremony due to his condition and the fact that he was so weak that he couldn't even hold a cup of tea.. He was also engaged to Martine Bancroft at this point. He took part in an experimental test out at sea with Nikos by his side to cure his disease once and for all. The procedure involved using the bio chemistry of vampire bats which they have been working on, and electro shock therapy which Nikos didn't agree with.

Key facts

Morbius is of infection origin and first appeared in "A Monster Called Morbius". The character is published by Marvel. With 602 recorded issue appearances, Morbius ranks among the most featured characters in comics.