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Satannish

As one of the most powerful demons in the Marvel Universe, Satannish rules over an other-dimensional netherworld where he draws energy from damned souls. Though not as well-known as his rival Mephisto, Satannish deserves a spot among the great supernatural villains in the Classic Marvel Figurine Collection. First appearing in the pages of Dr. Strange #174 in 1968 (written by Roy Thomas and drawn by the Gene Colan) Satannish originally looked nothing at all like the version we see today. Basically he was a generic “devil” figure, with his features perpetually shrouded by flames (somewhat like Dormammu, who was later revealed to have played a role in his creation). Sometimes he appeared solely as a gigantic red hand scooping up unsuspecting souls. Satannish's original form: flaming head and big red hand. Over the next two decades Satannish appeared infrequently, mainly to torment Dr. Strange, but on one occasion he schemed with Marvel’s other manifestations of evil—at the ...