Who Is Red Ghost? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Red Ghost is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Ivan Kragoff, with over 295 comic issue appearances. An enemy of the Fantastic Four who has 3 superpowered apes at his disposal.

Who is Red Ghost?

Origin Exposed Ivan Kragoff was a Russian scientist who worked for the former Soviet Union. He became fascinated by the Fantastic Four and began to study their history. Kragoff believed he could recreate the accident that gave the Fantastic Four their superpowers, and he convinced his government to build a spaceship that was specifically designed to expose its crew to cosmic rays. Instead of testing his theory on humans, Kragoff decided to use two great apes and a monkey that he trained for the mission. Blasting into space the same day Fantastic Four had embarked their journey, Kragoff and his apes headed directly into a cosmic storm that transformed them into the infamous Red Ghost and his Super-Apes . Ivan and his super-apes have encountered both the Fantastic Four and Iron Man for years. Creation Red Ghost was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1963. Story Arcs He then faced off against the Fantastic Four on the Blue Area of the Moon , and after being interrupted by Uatu the Watcher , attempted to steal his technology.

Key facts

Red Ghost is of human origin and first appeared in "The Red Ghost and his Indescribable Super-Apes!". The character is published by Marvel. With 295 recorded issue appearances, Red Ghost ranks among the most featured characters in comics.