Dansen Macabre

Dansen Macabre
Dansen Macabre
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #93 (May 1980)
Created by	Steven Grant, Tom Sutton, and Carmine Infantino
In-story information
Team affiliations	Night Shift
Abilities	Hypnotize or even kill a victim who watches her dance

Dansen Macabre is a fictional character, a comic book supervillainess owned by Marvel Comics who exists in that company's Marvel Universe.

Publication history

Dansen Macabre first appeared in Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #93-94 (May-June 1980), and was created by Steven Grant, Tom Sutton, and Carmine Infantino.

The character subsequently appears in Spider-Woman #50 (June 1983), Captain America #330-331 (June-July 1987), Solo Avengers #3 (February 1988), West Coast Avengers #40 (January 1989), Captain America #390-391 (August-September 1991), and West Coast Avengers #76-79 (November 1991-February 1992).

Dansen Macabre appeared as part of the "Night Shift" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #5.

Fictional character biography

Formerly an exotic dancer, Dansen Macabre was a devoted worshipper of the Goddess Shiva. She used her powers to hypnotize Spider-Man into battling The Shroud in attempt to kill both of them. The pair managed to overcome her dances and defeat her.^[1] She briefly appeared later as a captive of Locksmith, but was saved by Spider-Woman.^[2] Eventually, the Shroud invited her to join the Night Shift, which she accepted and became co-leader.^[3] She served in several missions, mainly going up against the Avengers. She took some time out to work with Superia and the Femizons as they battled Captain America.^[4]

Dansen Macabre leads the Night Shift, as part of the Hood's gang. They battle the Midnight Sons, and Dansen fights Jennifer Kale but is bitten by Morbius, the Living Vampire.^[5] She and the Night Shift are killed when the zombie virus mutates and becomes airborne.^[6] The virus cloud begins to rain blood, and reanimates the Night Shift as zombies.^[7] Dormammu assumes control of the Night Shift and uses them to fight the Midnight Sons. When Jennifer Kale and the Black Talon contain the virus within the Zombie (Simon Garth), the Night Shift members are apparently restored to normal, and the Hood teleports away with them.^[8]

Powers and abilities

She had the mystical ability to hypnotize or kill anyone who witnesses her dancing. She can also make herself undetectable by human senses.

References

1. ^ Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #93-94 (May-June 1980)
2. ^ Spider-Woman #50 (June 1983)
3. ^ Captain America #330-331 (June-July 1987)
4. ^ Captain America #390-391 (August-September 1991)
5. ^ Marvel Zombies 4 #2
6. ^ Marvel Zombies 4 #2 (2009)
7. ^ Marvel Zombies 4 #3
8. ^ Marvel Zombies 4 #4 (2009)

External links

• Dansen Macabre at the Comic Book DB
• Dansen Macabre at the Marvel Universe