Scarab/Earth-S

The Scarab is a fictional comic book supervillain featured in comic book titles published by Marvel Comics. He is associated with the company's Pre-Crisis era of publishing continuity and is part of the reality designated Earth-S, which is the same reality which includes characters such as Shazam, Captain Marvel, and Isis. He first appeared in The Mighty Isis #1 in November, 1976.

Biography
Scarab was an evil sorcerer from Ancient Egypt, who had been imprisoned inside of a pyramid. Centuries after the fact, the pyramid was transported to California, where it was erected in the town square. Scarab escaped and used his power to enslave Rick Mason and Cindy Lee. Rick and Cindy's colleague, Andrea Thomas, was also the super-hero known as Isis.

Andrea transformed herself into Isis and saved her friends. Scarab then attacked Isis with a lightning bolt and she deflected it with one of her spells. Scarab took to the air to get away and Isis followed him. To distract her, Scarab caused an airplane to disintegrate while airborne, forcing Isis to rescue the passengers. Scarab escaped and Isis returned to the high school to become Andrea.

Andrea researched various magic books to find a way to defeat Scarab, as he roamed the streets. He used his telepathy to locate Isis but found only Andrea Thomas instead. He used her to set a trap for Isis by creating a magic aura around her that would destroy anyone with magical powers.

Scarab then set fire to Andrea's house, then flew to the White House to capture the President. Meanwhile, Andrea's pet bird, a myna named Tut, untied the gag in her mouth. Andrea invoked the magic words, "Oh, Mighty Isis!" and transformed into her heroic identity. The aura that surrounded her was destroyed instantly. She extinguished the fire then took to the sky to go after Scarab.

On the way to the White House, Isis used her powers to transport the pyramid to the White House grounds, and created oak trees to camouflage it. Isis challenged Scarab to face her. As Scarab attacked Isis, she lowered the pyramid down and trapped him inside. He would now be imprisoned there forever.

Notes & Trivia



 * Scarab is the first actual powered super-villain that Isis ever encountered.

Appearances

 * Isis #1