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Mephisto is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in ''Silver Surfer'' #3 (Dec. 1968) and was introduced in the Marvel universe by Stan Lee and John Buscema, based on Mephistopheles – a demon character from the Faust legend, who often went by Mephisto as a nickname. Debuting in the Silver Age of comic books, the character has appeared in over four decades of Marvel continuity. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series, feature film, toys, trading cards, and video games. In 2009, Mephisto was ranked as IGN's 48th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. ==Publication history== Inspired by the Mephisto of the Faust legend, he was introduced into Marvel comics by writer Stan Lee and penciler John Buscema, Mephisto debuted in ''Silver Surfer'' #3 (cover-dated Dec. 1968), and was established as a perennial foe for the cosmic hero, also appearing in ''Silver Surfer'' #8–9 (Sept.–Oct. 1969) and #16–17 (May – June 1970). Author Mike Conroy has described Mephisto as "the tempter who could offer the endlessly soul-tormented Silver Surfer the world, even dangling the Surfer's off-limits long-distance lover in front of him. As always the case with Lee's heroes, the Surfer's goodness and nobility won out, but Mephisto was only stymied, not defeated, and the pattern was set.〔Conroy, Mike. ''500 Comicbook Villains'', Collins & Brown, 2004.〕 Mephisto went on to become a foe for the Norse god superhero Thor in ''Thor'' #180–181 (Sept.- Oct. 1970), ''Astonishing Tales'' #8 (Oct. 1971) and ''Thor'' #204–205 (Oct.–Nov. 1972). He was later revealed to be the being to whom Johnny Blaze had sold his soul and had been cursed to become the Ghost Rider, in a retroactive continuity that placed him in the role originally played by Satan. This was later retconned back to Satan, though Mephisto's influence is still felt in the 1990s by the Danny Ketch Ghost Rider. Other appearances included posing as Satan in ''Marvel Spotlight'' #5 (Aug. 1972); tormenting the titular superhero team in ''Fantastic Four'' #155–157 (Feb.–April 1975) and ''Thor'' #310 (Aug. 1981) and #325 (Nov. 1982). Mephisto also guest starred in two limited series: ''Vision and the Scarlet Witch'' vol. 2, #1–12 (Oct. 1985 – Sept. 1986) and ''Secret Wars II'' #1 9 (July 1985 – March 1986), before starring in the self-titled limited series ''Mephisto vs.'' #1–4 (April–July 1987), battling several of Marvel's super teams. The series was penciled by co-creator Buscema. In ''Daredevil'' #266 (May 1989), penciler John Romita, Jr. redesigned the character, re-imagining him as a bloated, nude creature with short, vaguely frog-like legs and a demonic head. Romita explained, "I couldn’t see the Devil with tights and a cape." Subsequent portrayals have varied between Mephisto's original appearance and the Romita redesign. Mephisto continued to torment the Scarlet Witch in ''Avengers West Coast'' #51–52 (Nov.–Dec. 1989); created a new adversary for the Marvel heroes in ''Daredevil'' #270 (Sept. 1989); and appeared in the graphic novel ''Triumph and Torment: Dr. Strange and Dr. Doom'' (1989). Additionally, he was featured prominently in the ''One More Day'' storyline in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #544; ''Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'' #24; ''Sensational Spider-Man'' (vol. 2) #41 and ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #545 (Oct. 2007 – Jan. 2008). In 2009, Mephisto was ranked #48 on IGN's list of Greatest Comic Book Villains of All Time.〔(Mephisto is number 48 ), IGN.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mephisto (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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