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Prester John is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe, based loosely on the mythical Christian king Prester John. Prester John first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' Vol.1 #54 (September 1966). He has mostly appeared as a villain, opposing Thor and Deadpool as well as the Fantastic Four. ==Fictional character biography== Prester John is a centuries-old explorer who was born in an unnamed kingdom in Eastern Asia, which he once ruled. He has been a priest, a king, an adventurer, a traveler, and explorer. He was an ally of King Richard the Lionhearted and served in his court. He is the possessor of the Evil Eye, a mystic object of power which was bestowed upon him in the extra-dimensional land of Avalon, and which can project vast amounts of energy. Prester John was preserved from the 12th century until modern times in the Chair of Survival by the alchemists of Avalon. When he awoke, he met the Human Torch and Wyatt Wingfoot and witnessed the seeming destruction of the Evil Eye.〔''Fantastic Four'' #54〕 Prester John later became temporarily possessed by an alien power-stone and battled the Thing and Iron Man.〔''Marvel Two-in-One'' #12〕 Prester John later time-traveled by unknown means back to the 12th century. There, he recovered the Evil Eye, which had been reassembled in the present and brought back to the past by the Defenders. He then remained in the 12th century.〔''Defenders'' #11〕 It was later revealed how he was thrown back to the 12th century by Kang. There, he battled the time-traveling Thor (Eric Masterson).〔''Thor Annual'' #17〕 Prester John is allied with the would-be messiah Cable, serving as the "Head of Multi-Religious Studies" for the island nation Providence.〔''Cable & Deadpool'' #25〕 Later, he is found working with the Knights of Wundagore, claiming to be a harbinger of Nul, the Breaker of Worlds.〔''Defenders'' #1〕 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「Prester John (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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