Editing Kang the Conqueror (section)

==Publication history==
The character who would become best known as Kang first appeared in ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #19 (October 1963), by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Jack Kirby]]. This issue introduced the pharaoh Rama-Tut, a criminal from the year 3000 who had travelled back in time and conquered ancient Egypt. It was implied that he was a descendant or future incarnation of Fantastic Four villain [[Doctor Doom]]. After a second appearance the following year in ''Fantastic Four Annual'' #2 (September 1964), the character appeared again, this time under the identity of Kang, in ''[[The Avengers (comic)|The Avengers]]'' #8 (published the same month), also by Lee and Kirby. This issue also established that Rama-Tut was a younger version of Kang. A decade later, the character of [[Immortus]], previously introduced in ''Avengers'' #10 (November 1964), was retroactively established to be a future identity of Kang's in ''Giant-Size Avengers'' #3 (February 1975).

''Fantastic Four'' #273 (December 1984) heavily implied that Kang was not descended from Doom, but from [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]]' father [[Nathaniel Richards (Marvel Comics)|Nathaniel]], via one of Reed's many half-siblings. Building on this, Kang's birth name was revealed to also be "Nathaniel Richards" in ''[[What If (comics)#Volume 2|What If…?]]'' Vol. 2 #39 (July 1992), a fact later incorporated into the primary continuity of the [[Marvel Universe]]. However, subsequent publications, such as ''Avengers Forever'' #9 (August 1999) and ''Doctor Doom'' #6 (March 2020), have continued to present Kang's ancestry as ambiguous, suggesting he may descended from one, both, or neither of the two men, in particular [[Kristoff Vernard]]: Doom's adoptive son and a half-sibling of Reed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lealos |first=Shawn S. |date=2018-07-02 |title=Black Sheep: The 20 Most Dangerous Members Of The Fantastic Four Family |url=https://www.cbr.com/most-dangerous-fantastic-four-family-members |access-date=2018-07-02 |website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]] |language=en-US |archive-date=April 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430225748/https://www.cbr.com/most-dangerous-fantastic-four-family-members/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Kang featured in an [[Kang the Conqueror (comic book)|eponymous miniseries]] in 2021.