Korg (character)

Korg
Korg.
Art by Jim Cheung.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceJourney into Mystery #83 (1962)
as Korg, The Incredible Hulk (2000) #93 (May 2006)
Created byGreg Pak
Carlo Pagulayan
In-story information
Alter egoKorg
SpeciesKronan
Team affiliationsWarbound
AbilitiesPossesses a body made of a durable, silicon-based substance that grants him super strength, stamina, and durability.

Korg is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Greg Pak and artist Carlo Pagulayan, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk (2000) #93 (cover date May 2006) during the "Planet Hulk" storyline.[1]

Taika Waititi portrays Korg, through the use of motion capture, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), and the short film Deadpool and Korg React (2021). Waititi also voices an alternate-timeline version of the character in the Disney+ animated series What If...? (2021).

  1. ^ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.