| Device or Vehicle |
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| Makluan Rings | |
| Nick Name | |
| Rings of the Mandarin | |
| Creator or Inventor | |
| Mandarin I | |
| Owner or Possessor | |
| Mandarin I | |
| Function or Uses | |
| Weapons | |
| Size | |
| Finger Sized | |
| Weight | |
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| Special Properties | |
| Ten
devices used as a near-limitless energy source for their starship warp-drive
engines by the dragon-like alien race called the
Makluan. Note: The first Mandarin wore the devices as rings and discovered a means to mentally control their powers as weapons. List of Rings Black Light Ring: Blue gemmed ring which can crate an area of absolute darkness. Disintegration Ring: Single amber gemmed ring which destroys molecular bonds. Electro-Blast Ring: Single green gemmed ring which emits a beam of high-voltage electricity. Flame Blast Ring: Red gemmed ring that emits intense infrared radiation producing intense heat. Ice Blast Ring: White gemmed ring that emits waves of cold which causes the air in its path to turn to ice. Impact Beam Ring: Single violet pentagram gemmed ring which can produce various forms of concussive energies, magnetic waves and sonic vibrations. Matter Rearranger Ring: Single small garnet gemmed ring capable of rearranging or changing the molecular activity of substances. Mento-Intensifier Ring: Single blue gemmed ring which allows for the mental control of others. Vortex Ring: Single small blue gemmed ring capable of creating a localized high-speed wind vortex. White Light Ring: Twin small white gemmed ring capable of emitting various forms of electromagnetic energy. |
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| Regularly Appearing | |
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Iron Man Vol. 1 & 2 Tales of Suspense Vol. 1 |
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| First Appearance | |
| Tales of Suspense #50 (Feb. 1964) | |
| Creator | |
| Stan Lee & Don Heck | |
| Origin | |
| Possessing properties unexplainable by contemporary Earth science the jewels which comprise the ten rings of the Mandarin were discovered aboard an ancient star-craft belonging to the dragon-like aliens known as the Makluan. Studying the rings for many years the would-be conqueror learned to mentally command the near-limitless energies making them his chief weapon. |