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| Water People | |
| Aliases: | Water Tribe |
| Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
| Category: | Terrestrial |
| Status: | Existing |
| Homeworld: | Earth |
| Body type: | Humanoid |
| Limbs: | 4 |
| Eyes: | 2 |
| Fingers: | 10 |
| Toes: | 10 |
| Representatives: | None |
| Allies: | Ka-Zar; X-Men; Zabu |
| Enemies: | Swamp Men; The Creator |
| 1st appearance: | X-Men #62 |
The Water People are a fictional race of humans featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are associated with the X-Men line of comic book titles and first appeared in The X-Men, Volume 1 #62 in November, 1969.
Description[]
The Water People, or the Water Tribe, are a terrestrial race of humanoids native to the Savage Land. They are so named because of their proximity to river basins in the region. They are a primitive hunter-gatherer tribe, sustaining themselves primarily on fish from the local waterways.
The Savage Land Mutates, who were cast-offs of the Swamp Men, had kidnapped several members of the Water Tribe where they were used for scientific experimentation by The Creator - who turned out to the old X-Men foe, Magneto. X-Men team members Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, and Marvel Girl teamed up with local jungle hero Ka-Zar and his pet saber-toothed tiger, Zabu, to free the Water People from The Creator.
Representatives[]
- None identified.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Water People were created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Neal Adams.