Clandestine Races
In virtually every comic universe across almost all comic book publishers, exist races or groups who are native to Earth but hidden from human society. This page lists such clandestine races from major comic publishers.
Name:
Clandestine Races
Aliases:
- Hidden races
Start year:
1940
First issue:
Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) #6 The Forest Fire Felons
Clandestine races can range from variants or sub-species of humans to a populace that has evolved, devolved or mutated beyond human beings. They can include races that have never been human to begin with but have lived on Earth since their conception, to entire groups of people who have been transformed into inhuman creatures. Of course not all clandestine races have managed to remain hidden from the rest of the world and knowledge of their existence is often well known through their respective comic universe.
Popular concepts around clandestine races are:
- Humans born with the X gene who are mutants from birth
- Subterranean creatures who have devolved to a more “basic” form
- Groups of humans transformed into “horror” creatures such as werewolves and vampires
- Earthly civilisations and species that have always existed apart from human society
- Hybrid or mixed race groups who are part human
- Experimental creatures grouped together to form a team
Note: Do not attach this concept to issues to represent mutants or zombies!
List of Clandestine Races
Key: "Species" - "Notable member of that race"
DC
- Amazons of Themyscira – Wonder Woman
- Amazons of Bana-Mighdall - Artemis
- Atlanteans – Aquaman
- Blood Tribe – Vandal Savage
- Bygd - Ice
- Dinosaurs of Dinosaur Island
- DNAlien – Dubbilex
- Dzyan – Arthur Gordon Pym
- Feitherans – Northwind
- Fire Trolls – Lava Lord
- Fox People – Ghost Fox Killer
- Furries – see Wild Men
- Kogats
- Men of the Secret City
- Mermazons – Queen Klitra
- Mole Men – King Blackfu
- Saremes
- Seal Men
- Sheeda – Klarion
- Silicon Men
- Stratans – Atlee
- Super-Simians – Gorilla Grodd
- Trogdolytes
- Underworlders – Clawster
- Vampires – Andrew Bennett
- Waiting – Head of The Waiting
- Werewolves - Warren Griffith
- Wild Men - Tuftan
- Xebelians – Siren
MARVEL
- Aerians - Lord M'Dom Typ
- Alpha Primitives - Omega
- Amazons - Delphyne
- Ape Men - Maa-Gor
- Avian – Red Raven
- Atlanteans – Namor
- Awakilius
- Beast-Men - King Gha-Kree
- Bhadwuans
- Black Sea People - Lady Tuvia
- Cat People - Tigra
- ClanDestine - Crimson Crusader
- Deviants – Kro
- Durammi
- Eternals – Thanos
- Fall People - Kid Colossus
- Gondorans – God-Man
- Gorankians
- Gor-Tokian – Grotesk
- Gwundas
- Hauk'ka – Raina
- Hill-Forest People - Grond
- Infra-Worlders – Captain Omen
- Inhumans - Black Bolt
- Jeriens
- Kantos
- Karems – Beel
- Klantorr
- Krustatos
- Lava Men - Jinku
- Lemurans - Leanne
- Lemurians – Llyra
- Lizard-Men – Iranda
- Locot
- Man-Apes
- Marvel Werewolves
- Marvel Zombies
- Mer-People
- Molans - Ra'Ktar
- Moloids – Mole Man
- Morlocks - Caliban
- Mutants - X-Men
- N'Galans
- Netherworlders - Baxu
- New Men - Knights of Wundagore
- Nhu'gari
- Nowek
- Outcasts (Subterranea) – Kala
- Outcasts - Rattilore
- Palandorians
- Pterons
- Reptile Men - Quor
- Saurians (Lizard People) - Khadar
- Saur-Lords – High Technician
- Savage Land Mutates - Sauron
- Serpent Men - Ssith
- Snowmen
- Sun People - Zaladane
- Stygians
- Swamp Men – Umbu
- Sylandans
- Tandar-Kaans
- Tordon-Naans
- Tree People – Mele
- Tribe of Fire - Gahck
- Troglodytes - Skol
- Tubanti
- Tyrannoids – Tyrannus
- Uruburians
- Vala-Kuri
- Waidians – Benazu
- Water People
- Werewolves - Werewolf By Night
- Yeti
- Vampires - Blade
- Zebra People - Zaur
