Are there recent depictions of Al Qaeda and/or ISIS as villains in Marvel Comics (non-movies)?











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After the tragedy of 9/11, Marvel had a few very iconic panels such as



Captain America crying over the Twin Towers



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Spidey looking at Ground Zero



Are there recent Marvel depictions (depiction prior to December 1st, 2018), that actually drew and not just mentioned in dialog, of Al Qaeda or ISIS as a villain in one of their comics? Books only, not interested in the movies.










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  • Do you have examples of this ever happening? That would be a good place to start figuring out the last time.
    – Joe W
    Dec 5 at 17:14










  • @JoeW Not really. Batman and Robin had a few where the Joker teamed with Islamic terrorists.
    – K Dog
    Dec 5 at 17:16










  • I feel like "last time" is a very moveable thing too.
    – FuzzyBoots
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  • @FuzzyBoots You could use recent then. I will edit.
    – K Dog
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  • related en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… but I don't know if any of them actually had AQ/ISIS as the enemy.
    – drewbenn
    Dec 5 at 17:35















up vote
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down vote

favorite
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After the tragedy of 9/11, Marvel had a few very iconic panels such as



Captain America crying over the Twin Towers



And



Spidey looking at Ground Zero



Are there recent Marvel depictions (depiction prior to December 1st, 2018), that actually drew and not just mentioned in dialog, of Al Qaeda or ISIS as a villain in one of their comics? Books only, not interested in the movies.










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  • Do you have examples of this ever happening? That would be a good place to start figuring out the last time.
    – Joe W
    Dec 5 at 17:14










  • @JoeW Not really. Batman and Robin had a few where the Joker teamed with Islamic terrorists.
    – K Dog
    Dec 5 at 17:16










  • I feel like "last time" is a very moveable thing too.
    – FuzzyBoots
    Dec 5 at 17:23










  • @FuzzyBoots You could use recent then. I will edit.
    – K Dog
    Dec 5 at 17:25










  • related en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… but I don't know if any of them actually had AQ/ISIS as the enemy.
    – drewbenn
    Dec 5 at 17:35













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After the tragedy of 9/11, Marvel had a few very iconic panels such as



Captain America crying over the Twin Towers



And



Spidey looking at Ground Zero



Are there recent Marvel depictions (depiction prior to December 1st, 2018), that actually drew and not just mentioned in dialog, of Al Qaeda or ISIS as a villain in one of their comics? Books only, not interested in the movies.










share|improve this question















After the tragedy of 9/11, Marvel had a few very iconic panels such as



Captain America crying over the Twin Towers



And



Spidey looking at Ground Zero



Are there recent Marvel depictions (depiction prior to December 1st, 2018), that actually drew and not just mentioned in dialog, of Al Qaeda or ISIS as a villain in one of their comics? Books only, not interested in the movies.







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  • Do you have examples of this ever happening? That would be a good place to start figuring out the last time.
    – Joe W
    Dec 5 at 17:14










  • @JoeW Not really. Batman and Robin had a few where the Joker teamed with Islamic terrorists.
    – K Dog
    Dec 5 at 17:16










  • I feel like "last time" is a very moveable thing too.
    – FuzzyBoots
    Dec 5 at 17:23










  • @FuzzyBoots You could use recent then. I will edit.
    – K Dog
    Dec 5 at 17:25










  • related en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… but I don't know if any of them actually had AQ/ISIS as the enemy.
    – drewbenn
    Dec 5 at 17:35


















  • Do you have examples of this ever happening? That would be a good place to start figuring out the last time.
    – Joe W
    Dec 5 at 17:14










  • @JoeW Not really. Batman and Robin had a few where the Joker teamed with Islamic terrorists.
    – K Dog
    Dec 5 at 17:16










  • I feel like "last time" is a very moveable thing too.
    – FuzzyBoots
    Dec 5 at 17:23










  • @FuzzyBoots You could use recent then. I will edit.
    – K Dog
    Dec 5 at 17:25










  • related en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… but I don't know if any of them actually had AQ/ISIS as the enemy.
    – drewbenn
    Dec 5 at 17:35
















Do you have examples of this ever happening? That would be a good place to start figuring out the last time.
– Joe W
Dec 5 at 17:14




Do you have examples of this ever happening? That would be a good place to start figuring out the last time.
– Joe W
Dec 5 at 17:14












@JoeW Not really. Batman and Robin had a few where the Joker teamed with Islamic terrorists.
– K Dog
Dec 5 at 17:16




@JoeW Not really. Batman and Robin had a few where the Joker teamed with Islamic terrorists.
– K Dog
Dec 5 at 17:16












I feel like "last time" is a very moveable thing too.
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 5 at 17:23




I feel like "last time" is a very moveable thing too.
– FuzzyBoots
Dec 5 at 17:23












@FuzzyBoots You could use recent then. I will edit.
– K Dog
Dec 5 at 17:25




@FuzzyBoots You could use recent then. I will edit.
– K Dog
Dec 5 at 17:25












related en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… but I don't know if any of them actually had AQ/ISIS as the enemy.
– drewbenn
Dec 5 at 17:35




related en.wikipedia.org/wiki/… but I don't know if any of them actually had AQ/ISIS as the enemy.
– drewbenn
Dec 5 at 17:35










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Al-Qaeda



In Secret Avengers #1 (2013), S.H.I.E.L.D. works to bring down Andras Bertesy, a Hungarian arms dealer also versed into dark arts. The guy is reported to want to sell teleportation energy to Al-Qaeda cells, which would enable them to teleport into any building (say, the White House).



A deal takes place, with a "high-value American target" at stake. Skip some panels, a terrorist teleports into the Oval Office, only to be greeted by Nick Fury shooting at him. Now as the guy isn't formally introduced, I cannot 100% guarantee he is indeed Al-Qaeda, but given the above dialogue and his rather stereotypical look, he probably is.



Terrorist is killed



ISIS



It's a tad bit "cheating" as the comic is a movie tie-in, but in Avengers: Infinity War Prelude #1 (2018), Sam, Steve and Natasha retrieve Chitauri-fueled weapons from terrorists; a truck bearing ISIS' flag (or something really close) is briefly shown.



Natasha spots the terrorist shipment






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    nice work, pretty much what I was looking for
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According to the Marvel wiki, within the 616 universe, members of Al Qaeda have appeared in Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2, #36 and Secret Avengers Volume 2, #1. They appeared in the 1610 universe in Ultimate Comics: the Ultimates Vol 1, #22.



Secret Avengers Vol 2 1 depiction of Al Qaeda



Ultimate Comics Ultimates Vol 1 22 depiction



Ultimate Comics Ultimates Vol 1 22 depiction






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    For what it's worth the ASM issue is the one in the question, with Spidey looking at Ground Zero.
    – Jenayah
    Dec 5 at 19:00






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    I upvoted, but it would be better to clarify these to the content context in the question. Are they really villains or just, more or less, background noise, or just mentions?
    – K Dog
    Dec 5 at 19:01






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    @KDog in the Ultimates case, they were a squad sent somewhere in the Afghanistan area to catch Osama Bin Laden. He wasn't here, though, and things went haywire when Wonder Man completely lost it. The soldiers themselves are referred to as being Taliban. Taliban and Al-Qaeda were different groups at first, but they went on to have enough connections for us to assume that the writers indeed meant Al-Qaeda (perhaps without naming it).
    – Jenayah
    Dec 5 at 19:19











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Al-Qaeda



In Secret Avengers #1 (2013), S.H.I.E.L.D. works to bring down Andras Bertesy, a Hungarian arms dealer also versed into dark arts. The guy is reported to want to sell teleportation energy to Al-Qaeda cells, which would enable them to teleport into any building (say, the White House).



A deal takes place, with a "high-value American target" at stake. Skip some panels, a terrorist teleports into the Oval Office, only to be greeted by Nick Fury shooting at him. Now as the guy isn't formally introduced, I cannot 100% guarantee he is indeed Al-Qaeda, but given the above dialogue and his rather stereotypical look, he probably is.



Terrorist is killed



ISIS



It's a tad bit "cheating" as the comic is a movie tie-in, but in Avengers: Infinity War Prelude #1 (2018), Sam, Steve and Natasha retrieve Chitauri-fueled weapons from terrorists; a truck bearing ISIS' flag (or something really close) is briefly shown.



Natasha spots the terrorist shipment






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    nice work, pretty much what I was looking for
    – K Dog
    Dec 5 at 19:02















up vote
17
down vote



accepted










Al-Qaeda



In Secret Avengers #1 (2013), S.H.I.E.L.D. works to bring down Andras Bertesy, a Hungarian arms dealer also versed into dark arts. The guy is reported to want to sell teleportation energy to Al-Qaeda cells, which would enable them to teleport into any building (say, the White House).



A deal takes place, with a "high-value American target" at stake. Skip some panels, a terrorist teleports into the Oval Office, only to be greeted by Nick Fury shooting at him. Now as the guy isn't formally introduced, I cannot 100% guarantee he is indeed Al-Qaeda, but given the above dialogue and his rather stereotypical look, he probably is.



Terrorist is killed



ISIS



It's a tad bit "cheating" as the comic is a movie tie-in, but in Avengers: Infinity War Prelude #1 (2018), Sam, Steve and Natasha retrieve Chitauri-fueled weapons from terrorists; a truck bearing ISIS' flag (or something really close) is briefly shown.



Natasha spots the terrorist shipment






share|improve this answer



















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    nice work, pretty much what I was looking for
    – K Dog
    Dec 5 at 19:02













up vote
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up vote
17
down vote



accepted






Al-Qaeda



In Secret Avengers #1 (2013), S.H.I.E.L.D. works to bring down Andras Bertesy, a Hungarian arms dealer also versed into dark arts. The guy is reported to want to sell teleportation energy to Al-Qaeda cells, which would enable them to teleport into any building (say, the White House).



A deal takes place, with a "high-value American target" at stake. Skip some panels, a terrorist teleports into the Oval Office, only to be greeted by Nick Fury shooting at him. Now as the guy isn't formally introduced, I cannot 100% guarantee he is indeed Al-Qaeda, but given the above dialogue and his rather stereotypical look, he probably is.



Terrorist is killed



ISIS



It's a tad bit "cheating" as the comic is a movie tie-in, but in Avengers: Infinity War Prelude #1 (2018), Sam, Steve and Natasha retrieve Chitauri-fueled weapons from terrorists; a truck bearing ISIS' flag (or something really close) is briefly shown.



Natasha spots the terrorist shipment






share|improve this answer














Al-Qaeda



In Secret Avengers #1 (2013), S.H.I.E.L.D. works to bring down Andras Bertesy, a Hungarian arms dealer also versed into dark arts. The guy is reported to want to sell teleportation energy to Al-Qaeda cells, which would enable them to teleport into any building (say, the White House).



A deal takes place, with a "high-value American target" at stake. Skip some panels, a terrorist teleports into the Oval Office, only to be greeted by Nick Fury shooting at him. Now as the guy isn't formally introduced, I cannot 100% guarantee he is indeed Al-Qaeda, but given the above dialogue and his rather stereotypical look, he probably is.



Terrorist is killed



ISIS



It's a tad bit "cheating" as the comic is a movie tie-in, but in Avengers: Infinity War Prelude #1 (2018), Sam, Steve and Natasha retrieve Chitauri-fueled weapons from terrorists; a truck bearing ISIS' flag (or something really close) is briefly shown.



Natasha spots the terrorist shipment







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    nice work, pretty much what I was looking for
    – K Dog
    Dec 5 at 19:02














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    nice work, pretty much what I was looking for
    – K Dog
    Dec 5 at 19:02








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nice work, pretty much what I was looking for
– K Dog
Dec 5 at 19:02




nice work, pretty much what I was looking for
– K Dog
Dec 5 at 19:02












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According to the Marvel wiki, within the 616 universe, members of Al Qaeda have appeared in Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2, #36 and Secret Avengers Volume 2, #1. They appeared in the 1610 universe in Ultimate Comics: the Ultimates Vol 1, #22.



Secret Avengers Vol 2 1 depiction of Al Qaeda



Ultimate Comics Ultimates Vol 1 22 depiction



Ultimate Comics Ultimates Vol 1 22 depiction






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  • 1




    For what it's worth the ASM issue is the one in the question, with Spidey looking at Ground Zero.
    – Jenayah
    Dec 5 at 19:00






  • 2




    I upvoted, but it would be better to clarify these to the content context in the question. Are they really villains or just, more or less, background noise, or just mentions?
    – K Dog
    Dec 5 at 19:01






  • 1




    @KDog in the Ultimates case, they were a squad sent somewhere in the Afghanistan area to catch Osama Bin Laden. He wasn't here, though, and things went haywire when Wonder Man completely lost it. The soldiers themselves are referred to as being Taliban. Taliban and Al-Qaeda were different groups at first, but they went on to have enough connections for us to assume that the writers indeed meant Al-Qaeda (perhaps without naming it).
    – Jenayah
    Dec 5 at 19:19















up vote
8
down vote













According to the Marvel wiki, within the 616 universe, members of Al Qaeda have appeared in Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2, #36 and Secret Avengers Volume 2, #1. They appeared in the 1610 universe in Ultimate Comics: the Ultimates Vol 1, #22.



Secret Avengers Vol 2 1 depiction of Al Qaeda



Ultimate Comics Ultimates Vol 1 22 depiction



Ultimate Comics Ultimates Vol 1 22 depiction






share|improve this answer



















  • 1




    For what it's worth the ASM issue is the one in the question, with Spidey looking at Ground Zero.
    – Jenayah
    Dec 5 at 19:00






  • 2




    I upvoted, but it would be better to clarify these to the content context in the question. Are they really villains or just, more or less, background noise, or just mentions?
    – K Dog
    Dec 5 at 19:01






  • 1




    @KDog in the Ultimates case, they were a squad sent somewhere in the Afghanistan area to catch Osama Bin Laden. He wasn't here, though, and things went haywire when Wonder Man completely lost it. The soldiers themselves are referred to as being Taliban. Taliban and Al-Qaeda were different groups at first, but they went on to have enough connections for us to assume that the writers indeed meant Al-Qaeda (perhaps without naming it).
    – Jenayah
    Dec 5 at 19:19













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up vote
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According to the Marvel wiki, within the 616 universe, members of Al Qaeda have appeared in Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2, #36 and Secret Avengers Volume 2, #1. They appeared in the 1610 universe in Ultimate Comics: the Ultimates Vol 1, #22.



Secret Avengers Vol 2 1 depiction of Al Qaeda



Ultimate Comics Ultimates Vol 1 22 depiction



Ultimate Comics Ultimates Vol 1 22 depiction






share|improve this answer














According to the Marvel wiki, within the 616 universe, members of Al Qaeda have appeared in Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2, #36 and Secret Avengers Volume 2, #1. They appeared in the 1610 universe in Ultimate Comics: the Ultimates Vol 1, #22.



Secret Avengers Vol 2 1 depiction of Al Qaeda



Ultimate Comics Ultimates Vol 1 22 depiction



Ultimate Comics Ultimates Vol 1 22 depiction







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    For what it's worth the ASM issue is the one in the question, with Spidey looking at Ground Zero.
    – Jenayah
    Dec 5 at 19:00






  • 2




    I upvoted, but it would be better to clarify these to the content context in the question. Are they really villains or just, more or less, background noise, or just mentions?
    – K Dog
    Dec 5 at 19:01






  • 1




    @KDog in the Ultimates case, they were a squad sent somewhere in the Afghanistan area to catch Osama Bin Laden. He wasn't here, though, and things went haywire when Wonder Man completely lost it. The soldiers themselves are referred to as being Taliban. Taliban and Al-Qaeda were different groups at first, but they went on to have enough connections for us to assume that the writers indeed meant Al-Qaeda (perhaps without naming it).
    – Jenayah
    Dec 5 at 19:19














  • 1




    For what it's worth the ASM issue is the one in the question, with Spidey looking at Ground Zero.
    – Jenayah
    Dec 5 at 19:00






  • 2




    I upvoted, but it would be better to clarify these to the content context in the question. Are they really villains or just, more or less, background noise, or just mentions?
    – K Dog
    Dec 5 at 19:01






  • 1




    @KDog in the Ultimates case, they were a squad sent somewhere in the Afghanistan area to catch Osama Bin Laden. He wasn't here, though, and things went haywire when Wonder Man completely lost it. The soldiers themselves are referred to as being Taliban. Taliban and Al-Qaeda were different groups at first, but they went on to have enough connections for us to assume that the writers indeed meant Al-Qaeda (perhaps without naming it).
    – Jenayah
    Dec 5 at 19:19








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For what it's worth the ASM issue is the one in the question, with Spidey looking at Ground Zero.
– Jenayah
Dec 5 at 19:00




For what it's worth the ASM issue is the one in the question, with Spidey looking at Ground Zero.
– Jenayah
Dec 5 at 19:00




2




2




I upvoted, but it would be better to clarify these to the content context in the question. Are they really villains or just, more or less, background noise, or just mentions?
– K Dog
Dec 5 at 19:01




I upvoted, but it would be better to clarify these to the content context in the question. Are they really villains or just, more or less, background noise, or just mentions?
– K Dog
Dec 5 at 19:01




1




1




@KDog in the Ultimates case, they were a squad sent somewhere in the Afghanistan area to catch Osama Bin Laden. He wasn't here, though, and things went haywire when Wonder Man completely lost it. The soldiers themselves are referred to as being Taliban. Taliban and Al-Qaeda were different groups at first, but they went on to have enough connections for us to assume that the writers indeed meant Al-Qaeda (perhaps without naming it).
– Jenayah
Dec 5 at 19:19




@KDog in the Ultimates case, they were a squad sent somewhere in the Afghanistan area to catch Osama Bin Laden. He wasn't here, though, and things went haywire when Wonder Man completely lost it. The soldiers themselves are referred to as being Taliban. Taliban and Al-Qaeda were different groups at first, but they went on to have enough connections for us to assume that the writers indeed meant Al-Qaeda (perhaps without naming it).
– Jenayah
Dec 5 at 19:19


















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