Guardian of the Gateway

The Guardian of the Gateway was a fictional Yeti creature featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is part of the mainstream Marvel Universe and first appeared in Black Panther, Volume 1 #5 in September, 1977.

Biography
The Guardian physically resembles a traditional Yeti and is found in an unidentified region, possibly located in the Himalayas. Many years ago, King T'Challa - the Black Panther, and his colleague, Abner Little, were forced to venture into the land of the Yeti to procure item known as the Water Skin of the Samurai, which was believed to hold the secrets to immortality. Not all wished the Black Panther and Mister Little to succeed in this quest. A helmeted individual shot down their hover-craft over the windswept barren land, and then used a horn to summon the Guardian of the Gateway.

The creature attacked the two men, and the Panther attempted to fend him off with a flurry of punches, but these proved useless. Mister Little's sidearm, was equally ineffective, but working together, they managed to temporarily incapacitate the monster by hurling a large stone into it's face, stunning it.