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Kang the Conqueror is the Secret Origin of Marvel's Very First Hero
Throughout the years, Kang the Conqueror has assumed many identities, and one of his lesser known personas was responsible for the creation of the first Marvel hero—and by extension the entire Marvel Universe. In 1992’s Avengers Annual #21, readers learn that Doctor Phineas Horton, who created the original, android Human Torch, the first Marvel hero, studied under industrialist Victor Timely—who was actually Kang in disguise!