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TheSavage Landis one of the most interesting corners ofMarvel Comicslore as it ’s a location that exist in the present day that seems to be frozen in time , stuck in a prehistoric era . However , just because the Savage Land in effect exists separate from the independent Marvel canyon , and is in general unaffected by the going away - on of the outside world , some of Marvel ’s most prominent A - lean character have had adventures there , and are destitute to come and go as they please .
The Savage Land is a tropical preserve obliterate in the heart of Antarctica . However , the secrecy and mystery circumvent it is n’t the most fascinating aspect of the positioning , as its meta - status alone is far more challenging . The Savage Land ’s position as being both seclude from and included in the master Marvel continuity permit it to play host to infinite storylines of all variety - and in more realities than just one . Out ofevery plot line featuring the Savage Land in Marvel Comics , here are the 10 times it truly live up to its name !
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10Ka-Zar Fights The Entire X-Men In The Savage Land’s Unofficial Debut
X-Men#10 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
This issue wasthe unofficial launching of the Savage Land in Marvel Comics- as in , it was introduced beforehand in a old comic , but was n’t properly introduced into the main Marvel canon until this issue ofX - Men . This comic showedKa - Zar - the famous resident of the Savage Land- fighting every appendage of the original five X - Men , and efficaciously beating them himself , even while deflect by a group of antipathetic humanoid wight hail to join the engagement as well .
The violence the X - Men found here is indicative of its namesake , showing Marvel rooter incisively what variety of place the Savage Land is through the eyes of the ten - mankind themselves .
9Daredevil Fights A Gang of Pirates in The Savage Land
Daredevil#12-13 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
It does n’t get much more badass than contend a crew of literary pirate on a dinosaur - overrun island stick in an age of barbarian brutality , and that ’s exactly what Daredevil did in this issuance . When a ship Matt Murdock is on gets overtaken by pirates , the watercraft slew off course , and ends up running aground in the Savage Land . Given the position , Matt Murdock quickly jumps into action as Daredevil , and fights the pirateson the shores of this strange and mysterious land .
This is one of the rarified example of savagery come in to the Savage Land as opposed to simply being found there , as Daredevil and the gang of pirates he was fighting inadvertently trip upon the perfect location for their badass tear .
8Age of Apocalypse’s Mutant Massacre Happened in The Savage Land
X-Calibre#3-4 by Warren Ellis and Ken Lashley
During the Age of Apocalypse , the Savage Land acted as a safe havenfor those who desire to escape Apocalypse ’s autocratic convention . These people were found by Mystique , and safely brought to the Savage Land by Juggernaut . It was a good system with a number of safety machine profit in place , just in case any of Apocalypse ’s undercover agent somehow slipped through . Unfortunately , there did n’t seem to be enough , as two of Apocalypse ’s minion - one of them being Deadpool - found the Savage Land , and carry on to sunburn the good haven to the ground .
Even when it ’s mean to be a asylum for refugees , the Savage Land still ca n’t escape its own barbaric reputation .
7The Savage Land Is Where Magneto Paralyzed Charles Xavier
Ultimate X-Men#1 by Mark Miller and Adam Kubert
The Savage Land seems to be something of a multiversal invariable in Marvel Comics , and the Ultimate Universe is no elision . InUltimate X - Men , it ’s revealed that Magneto and Professor X took up refuge in the Savage Land before Charles break away to fight for mutant rights . Upon their separation , Magneto used his power to launch a crude , jagged spear through Xavier ’s spine , an combat injury that paralyzed him .
This act of ferociousness belongs in a piazza where ‘ savage ’ is literally in the name , specially something as iconic as Charles Xavier ’s origin story .
6The Savage Land Is Where The Savage Avengers First Assembled
Savage Avengers#1 by Gerry Duggan and Mike Deodato Jr.
The Savage Avengers is a squad of the deathly heroes / antihero in the Marvel Universe , so it ’s only natural that they formed in ( and arguably get their name from ) the Savage Land . The original team consisted of Conan the Barbarian , Wolverine , the Punisher , Elektra , and Brother Voodoo . All of them fall together in the Savage Land for the same understanding : kill an evil wizard hellbent on leaven a daimon from the stone of hell through ritualistic blood sacrifice .
Everything about this firstSavage Avengersstoryline is insanely brutal- include the very formation of the team itself - and it all find in the everlasting place for such brutality : the Savage Land .
5The Punisher Proves He’s Just As Barbaric As Conan in The Savage Land
Savage Avengers#6 by Gerry Duggan and Mike Deodato Jr.
After the initial formation of the Savage Avengers ( and the unmistakable closing of their missionary post ) , the Punisher and Conan take their sentence venturing back to civilization from the Savage Land , as they opt to trek through the Savage Land and then across Antarctica before returning to the mainland . During their journeying , the Punisher and Conan conquer a number of deadly obstruction , including elephantine Snake , carnivorous dinosaur , and - of course - the very terrain itself .
Every day they spent together , the Punisher prove that he was just as barbaric as Conan the Barbarian , something that could only be accomplish in the Savage Land .
4The Savagery of the Savage Land Once Spread To New York City
What If?Vol. 2 #112 by Brian K. Vaughan and Coy Turnbull
While the Savage Land may seem like a place stuck in the prehistoric years due to a worldly unusual person , the accuracy is that it ’s being observe that fashion by a massive terraformer that keep the Savage Land ’s environment . In this issue ofWhat If ? , that terraformer is successfully used in other parts of the world , include and specially New York City , turning arguably the populace ’s most democratic concrete jungle into an actual hobo camp .
The barbarity ofthe Savage Land could not be hold in to a single solitary islandin the heart of Antarctica , and every office it spread - most notably New York City - felt its unyielding , uncivilized pinch .
3Ka-Zar Nearly Died Protecting His Vibranium in The Savage Land
Savage Tales#1 “The Night of the Looter!” by Stan Lee and John Buscema
In one ofKa - Zar ’s earlier Marvel Comics adventures , he is protecting his hoard of vibraniumfrom those who essay to take it from him . Even a dinosaur that cast too nigh to his cave get together a gruesome end at the closing of Ka - Zar ’s knife . Though the real menace did n’t arrive until two humans , a man and his fiancée , came charging in with their own armored combat vehicle , looking for the valuable metallic element .
Ka - Zar was score and attacked by these thieves , but ultimately succeeded in defending what was his from those who seek to take the vibranium for themselves in a truly savage conflict .
2Wolverine Becomes The Savage Land’s Deadliest Resident
Savage Wolverine#1 by Frank Cho
When Wolverine find himself lying alone in a field at night in what he ’ll quickly larn is the Savage Land , he is straight off attacked by a carnivorous dinosaur . However , Wolverine swiftly kills the fauna , though he does n’t find much solace after his short - lived victory . Wolverine is then assaulted by the warrior of a local kin group , though after their momentary vantage of the constituent of surprisal , they are thoroughly defeat by Wolverine .
Mere moment after waking up in the Savage Land , Wolverine prove to be the most savage matter there , which is truly an incredible feat .
1The High Evolutionary Established A Base in The Savage Land
West Coast AvengersAnnual #3 by Steve Englehart and Al Milgrom
Anyone who has seen the MCU’sGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3can attest to the fact that there are few things in the Marvel Universe that are more savage than thecruel experiment conducted by the High Evolutionary . And one of the independent bases where he conduct those experimentation was located in the hatful of the Savage Land .
While the High Evolutionary was n’t uncivilized in the more primitive horse sense , his attempts at playing God are arguably worse than anything Magneto , Wolverine , or even Ka - Zar have done in the Savage Land , get this one of the 10 times theSavage Landtotally lived up to its name inMarvel Comics .
