Lilith (Mother of Demons)

Lilith (Mother of All Demons / Lilith 616)
Lilith by G T Hildebrandt
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First Appearance	Ghost Rider (vol. 3) #28 (August, 1992)
Created By	Howard Mackie Andy Kubert
In-story information
Alter Ego	Possibly Bat Zuge or Kiskillilla
Team Affiliations	At one time aligned with Dracula's Vampire Army
Notable Aliases	Bat Zuge, Kiskillilla, Mother of the Lilin
Abilities	Godlike Powers

For other uses of the name Lilith, see Lilith (disambiguation).

In the Marvel comic universe, Lilith is an ancient and powerful Sumerian goddess, who became a demoness as the centuries passed by. It is presumed she is the daughter of the Sumerian god of darkness, Aehr. She has appeared in the Ghost Rider series in several plot arcs.

Character Details

General

• Real Name: Possibly Bat Zuge or Kiskillilla
• Current Alias: Lilith
• Aliases: Lilitu (Babylonian Name), Vampire Goddess, Mother of Demons, Mother of the Lilin
• Relatives: Aehr (possible father); Lillu (sister); Ardat (sister); Irdu (sister); Lilin (children); Blackout (descendant); Samael (former husband); Madek (possible son); Vampirella (possible daughter); Magdalene (possible daughter); Aura (aunt); Pothos (grandfather); Omichle (grandmother); Anu (cousin); Damkina (cousin); Ea (cousin); Eriskegal (cousin); Mami (cousin)
• Affiliation: Dracula's Vampire army
• Base Of Operations: Shadowside; Pre-Cataclysmic Atlantis

Status

• Alignment: Evil
• Identity: Secret
• CitizenshipL Sumerian
• Marital Status: Single
• Role: Succubus, Goddess of the Underworld, Storm Demon

Characteristics

• Gender: Female
• Height: 6' 0"
• Weight: 265 lbs (120 kg)
• Eyes: Yellow
• Hair: Black
• Skin: White
• Origin: Lilith is an ancient and powerful Sumerian goddess, who became a demoness as the centuries passed by. It is presumed she is the daughter of the Sumerian god of darkness, Aehr.
• Universe: Earth-616
• Created by: Howard Mackie, Andy Kubert
• First appearance: Ghost Rider Vol 3 #28 (August, 1992)
• Appearance of Death: Captain Britain and MI-13 #15 (September, 2009)

Character History

Lilith is an immortal who had lived in the city of pre-cataclysmic Atlantis and was one of its few survivors. Over the centuries, she gave birth to many of her children – (the Lilin) – including Creed, Pilgrim, Fang, Doc, Meatmarket, Skinner, and Nakota. Trapped in the leviathan Tiamat by Atlantean sorcerers, she used her vast magics to influence outside affairs. While thus imprisoned, she encountered Dan Ketch's spirit, and then appeared in a vision to Blackout.

Lilith was finally released from her ancient imprisonment by two unknowing scientist explorers. Discovering that her Lilin children had been scattered across the dimensions centuries ago and that many of them were destroyed by Ghost Rider and Johnny Blaze, she soon made enemies of them. She recruited the Lilin and Blackout, and sent Blackout, Creed, and Pilgrim to abduct John Blaze's son, Craig Blaze. She sent the Lilin Fang to attack Morbius. She witnessed Ghost Rider and John Blaze's battle with Steel Vengeance. Alongside the Lilin, she abducted Doris Ketch, Jack D'Auria, and Arthur and Stacy Dolan. She transformed the Darkholders' ninjas and sent them to kill Victoria Montesi. Alongside the Lilin, she battled Ghost Rider, John Blaze, and the Darkhold Redeemers. She then sent the Lilin Skinner to attack Ghost Rider and John Blaze. She then hired the Nightstalkers to kill Ghost Rider and John Blaze. Alongside the Lilin, she again battled Ghost Rider, John Blaze, Morbius, the Nightstalkers, and the Darkhold Redeemers.

After many attempts to kill the two, her enemies list grew to include Doctor Strange, Morbius the Living Vampire, the Witches, the Nightstalkers and the Midnight Sons. In her first attempt she and most of her children were killed. Many months later her children were reborn with the assistance of Meatmarket, a child Lilith did not expect would help her. This time they were allied with Centurious, the man without a soul. Their goal was to claim the mystical artifact called the Medallion of Power, and kill its inheritors, John Blaze, Daniel Ketch, and Vengeance. Lilith and her offspring betrayed Centurious and allied with his most hated enemy, Zarathos. However the Midnight Sons banished Lilith and her offspring to the shadowside. Zarathos was later turned into stone and killed, Lilith returned to the stoned Zarathos saying she abandoned her old offspring and replaced them with his offspring, promising vengeance for the both of them.

Lilith was one of several demonic beings imprisoned within Avalon at the start of the Secret Invasion, but was then freed by Pete Wisdom during Captain Britain and MI3's battle with the Skrulls. Lilith subsequently joins Satannish and the other freed creatures in killing the invading Skrulls, after hearing them state that any magical creatures that do not serve the Skrulls will not be tolerated. She later joins Dracula's inner circle as he plans to invade the United Kingdom.

Powers and Abilities

Lilith's powers include superhuman strength, durability, and stamina. She has a vast ability to manipulate the forces of magic for a variety of effects, including energy manifestations and others as yet unrevealed. Additionally she is able to summon her demon children to Earth's dimension and the more demons she "births" the more her physical strength increases. She has the strength to lift roughly 25 tons.

Appearances

Rise Of The Midnight Sons

• Ghost Rider Vol 2, No. 28 August 1992; Rise Of The Midnight Sons (part 1of6)
• Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits Of Vengeance Vol 1, No. 1 August 1992; Rise Of The Midnight Sons (part 2of6)
• Morbius: The Living Vampire Vol 1, No. 1 September 1992; Rise Of The Midnight Sons (part 3 of 6)
• Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits Of Vengeance Vol 1, No. 2 September 1992; (Cameo)
• Ghost Rider Vol 2, No. 30 October 1992; Featuring: Nightmare
• DarkHold: Pages From The Book Of Sins Vol 1, No. 1 October 1992; Rise Of The Midnight Sons (part 4of6)
• NightStalkers Vol 1, No. 1, November 1992; Rise Of The Midnight Sons (part 5of6)
• Ghost Rider Vol 2, No. 31 November 1992; Rise Of The Midnight Sons (part 6of6)
• Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits Of Vengeance Vol 1, No. 13 August 1993; (Cameo); Midnight Massacre (part 5of5); Featuring: Midnight Sons

Road to Vengeance, The Missing Link

• Ghost Rider Vol 2, No. 41 September 1993; Road to Vengeance, The Missing Link (part 1of6); Featuring: Centurious
• Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits Of Vengeance Vol 1, No. 14 September 1993; Road to Vengeance, The Missing Link (part 2of6); Featuring: Centurious
• Ghost Rider Vol 2, No. 42 October 1993; Road to Vengeance, The Missing Link (part 3of6); Featuring: Centurious, Deathwatch
• Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits Of Vengeance Vol 1, No. 15 October 1993; Road to Vengeance, The Missing Link (part 4of6); Featuring: Centurious, Lilith (Mother of Demons)
• Ghost Rider Vol 2, No. 43 November 1993; Road to Vengeance, The Missing Link (part 5of6); Featuring: Centurious, Zarathos
• Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits Of Vengeance Vol 1, No. 16 November 1993; Road to Vengeance, The Missing Link (part 6of6); Featuring: Centurious, Zarathos

Siege Of Darkness

• Nightstalkers Vol 1, No. 14 December 1993; Siege Of Darkness (part 1of17); Featuring: Midnight Sons
• Ghost Rider Vol 2, No. 44 December 1993; Siege Of Darkness (part 2of17); Featuring: Midnight Sons, Zarathos
• DarkHold: Pages From The Book Of Sins Vol 1, No. 15 December 1993; Siege Of Darkness (part 4of17); Featuring: Midnight Sons, Zarathos
• Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits Of Vengeance Vol 1, No. 17 December 1993; Siege Of Darkness (part 8of17); Featuring: Midnight Sons, Zarathos, The Fallen
• Midnight Sons Unlimited Vol 1, No. 4 January 1994; Siege Of Darkness (part 17of17); Featuring: Midnight Sons, Zarathos, The Fallen

External Links

• Lilith, the Mother of all Demons comic book character article at Wikipedia
• Lilith, the Mother of all Demons comic book character article at Marvel.wikia.com
• Lilith, the Mother of all Demons comic book character article at the Guide to the Mythological Universe