Zarek is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe

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Publication history

Zarek first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes

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#12 (December 1967), and was created by Stan Lee

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 and Gene Colan

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The character subsequently appears in Captain Marvel #1 (May 1968), #11-16 (March-September 1969), #34-41 (September 1974-November 1975), Untold Legend of Captain Marvel #1 (April 1997), and Annihilation: Ronan #3-4 (August-September 2006).

Zarek received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition

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Fictional character biography

Zarek was an Imperial Minister of the Kree

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 Empire. He was the one who chose Captain Mar-Vell

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 to be the Kree spy on Earth. Zarek later conspired with Ronan the Accuser

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 to overthrow the Supreme Intelligence

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, but was defeated by Captain Marvel. Zarek was declared a traitor to the Kree Empire and operated as a renegade, and led a band of Kree malcontents known as the Lunatic Legion. With the Lunatic Legion, he created the deadly Nitro

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, and joined in a plot to use Captain Mar-Vell to destroy the Supreme Intelligence. Zarek battled and was again defeated by Captain Mar-Vell.

Powers and abilities

Zarek is a normal Kree man with no superhuman powers; Kree are stronger than Earth humans. Zarek has received Kree Militia training, and has extensive knowledge of the political intricacies of the Kree Empire.