KARNILLA
First Appearance: Journey Into Mystery #107
Origin Issue: Has not yet been revealed
Real Name: Karnilla
Aliases: The Norn Queen
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 475lbs
Eyes: Purple
Hair: Black
Distinguishing Features: None
Occupation: Queen of Nornheim,
sorceress
Citizenship: Realm of Nornheim, dimension of Asgard
Place of Creation/Birth: Presumable Nornheim
Known Relatives: None
Known Allies: Balder the Brave, Haag the Seeress, Loki
Known Enemies: Odin, Thor, Surtur, Frost Giants of
Jotunheim
Intelligence: Normal (4/10)
Strength: Superhuman Class 50 (8/12)
Speed: Superhuman (6/10)
Stamina: Superhuman (6/10)
Durability: Superhuman (7/14)
Agility: Superhuman (6/7)
Reflexes: Superhuman (6/7)
Fighting Skills: Minimal
Special Skills/Abilities: Extensive knowledge of
magical spells and enchantments of Asgardian origin
Superhuman physical powers: Superhuman strength, speed,
stamina, agility and durability; ability to manipulate the forces of magic for a number of
effects, including enchantment of physical and sensory abilities, physical malleability,
temporary paralysis or sleep, interdimensional teleportation, energy projection and
deflection, and elemental conversion
Superhuman Mental Powers: Illusion-casting
Special Limitations: None known
Source of Superhuman Powers: Karnilla is a member of
the race of superhumans known as Asgardians; she also possesses additional powers through
her manipulations of the forces of magic
Personal Weaponry: None
Other Accessories: None
Origin: The birth and early life
of Karnilla are shrouded in mystery. All that is really known is that she hails from
Nornheim, the Asgardian province where swell the Three Norns (Urd, Skuld, and Verdani),
the goddesses of destiny, and the grew to become one of the most accomplished
practitioners of the arts of sorcery in all Asgard. Living opulently in a cavern
beneath Nornheim's forbidding surface, Karnilla has few gods and goddesses among her
subjects. She keeps only a few exiled dwarfs and enthralled barbarics (giants) as
her servants. Her relationship to the goddesses of destiny is unknown, although they
clearly are beyond her jurisdiction. While most Asgardians view Karnilla as a figure
of evil, she sees her deeds as just and necessary.
Significant Issues:
- Journey Into Mystery #107: saved Balder the
Brave from assassination by Loki
- Journey Into Mystery #117: loaned Loki magic
Norn stones
- Thor #148: accidentally granted the Wrecker
supernatural power intended for Loki
- Thor #150: allied with Loki, tricked Sif into
animating the Destroyer
- Thor #151: became romantically attracted to
Balder
- Thor #154: declared love for Balder, but was
spurned
- Thor #155-156: pitted Balder against the
Legion of the Lost
- Thor #164: tried to tempt Balder to renounce
his service to Odin
- Thor #165: tried to capture Balder
- Thor #170: saved Balder and the Warriors Three
from the Thermal Man
- Thor #188: casted spell waking Odin in time to
defeat Infinity
- Thor #189: forced Balder to renounce Odin and
serve her
- Thor #191: with Loki, created Durok the
Demolisher to battle Thor
- Thor #199-201: released Balder from her
service
- Thor #207: aided Thor against Loki in return
for Sif's aid in her quest for the missing Balder
- Thor #214-216: with Sif, held captive within
Xorr the God-Jewel
- Thor #249-250: allied with Thor and company
against Mangog and Igron
- Thor #258-261: with Balder, defended Asgard
against assault by animated empty suits of armor; battled Enchantress and Executioner;
defeated by Kroda the Duelist
- Thor #266: battled Loki to save Balder
- Thor #304: spurned by Balder, who had given up
his career as a warrior on returning from the dead
- Thor #305: abducted Balder and his new
beloved, Nanna; forced Balder to agree to marry her to save Nanna's life
- Thor #308: with Loki, released Snow Giant to
battle Thor; betrayed Loki, defeated by him
- Thor Annual #14: sought Balder's forgiveness
for Nanna's death
- Defenders #107: revealed location of the Rose
of Purity to the Enchantress
- Thor #324: joined alliance of Loki and Tyr
against Odin
- Thor #350-351: petitioned by Balder to join
forces with Asgard against Surtur
- Balder the Brave #1: schemed to keep Balder
with her in Nornheim
- Balder the Brave #2: captured by Utgard-Loki
and Frost Giants
- Balder the Brave #3-4: rescued by Balder and
Agnar and returned to Nornheim
- Thor #399-400: saved Balder from forces of
Seth
- New Mutants #84: her subjects returned to
life, although still stone
- New Mutants #85: battled alongside Asgardians
and New Mutants against forces of Hela
- Appearances
- Balder the Brave #1-4
Defenders #107
Journey Into Mystery #107, 117, 119
Marvel Comics Presents #66
New Mutants #84-85, 87
Thor #148, 150-158, 162, 164-167, 170, 172, 175, 187-194, 199, 201-204, 206-210, 214-216,
249-252, 255-262, 264-267, 288-289, 301, 304-306, 308, 318, 324, 341-344, 350-351, 353,
399-400, 437, 447-455
Thor Annual #5
Uncanny X-Men Annual #9
