| K'un-L'un | |
|---|---|
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Premiere #15 (May 1974) |
| In story information | |
| Type | Dimension |
| Notable people | Master Khan Yu-Ti Lei Kung |
K'un-L'un (also known as K'un Lun) is a fictional location in the Marvel Comics Universe usually associated with Iron Fist.
Publication history[]
K'un-L'un first appeared in Marvel Premiere #15 (May 1974), and was created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane.[1]
The name was derived from the Kunlun Mountains in Tibet.[2]
K'un-L'un received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #4.
Fictional history[]
K'un-L'un is the stronghold of a colony of humanoid aliens whose spaceship crashed in a pocket dimension that intersects with Earth. Daniel Rand, the boy who would become Iron Fist discovered K'un-L'un. It was there that he gained his powers and became the Iron Fist.[3]
The dominant lifeform of this dimension is the H'ylthri. Its most prominent inhabitants are Master Khan, Yu-Ti, and Lei Kung. The usual means of access to this dimension is through magic.
In Avengers vs. X-Men, the Avengers take refuge in K'un-L'un.[4]
In other media[]
Television[]
- K'un-L'un appears in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Journey of the Iron Fist." [5]
References[]
- ↑ "Marvel Premiere Vol 1 15". marvel.wikia.com. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Sanderson, Peter. "Comics in Context: #239 (Vol. 2 #11): SCROOGE'S LOST HORIZON". asitecalledfred.com. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Marvel Premiere #15 (May 1974)
- ↑ Avengers vs. X-Men Vol 1 #8-10 (September-October 2012)
- ↑ "Ultimate Spider-Man "Journey Of The Iron Fist" Review". www.stfuandplay.com. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
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