The Infra-Worlders is a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe

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Publication history

The Infra-Worlders appeared in Hulk

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#164-165 (June–July 1973), and was created by Steve Englehart

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 and Herb Trimpe

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Fictional character biography

The Infra-Worlders are a society of humans led by Captain Nathaniel Omen

Captain Omen

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that has lived for five decades in a gigantic submarine named the "Infra-World." These humans have been "evolved" so that their bodies can withstand the water pressure at 5,000 fathoms beneath the ocean's surface; as a result, they cannot live on the surface of the world.

Known Infra-Worlders included Filius, Mr. Bennington, Mr. Connally, and Ronny.