Whoa -- what a scary name, eh? The Black Lama
was actually King Jerald,
an alternate Earth counterpart of President Gerald
Ford! On his Earth, North America consists of
dozens of tiny monarchies with nifty names like "The Kingdom of Grand Rapids."
Jerald had used his inter-dimensional transporter
to journey to Iron Man's Earth, but this action drove
him insane! As a result, he went around offering
different super-villains the "Golden Globe of
Power" if they would only prove their
worthiness by eliminating one another! (The "War
of the Super-Villains.")
Usually sensible bad-guys like the
Mandarin actually fell for this, but reliable baddies like
Doc Doom told Lama where to shove that Golden Globe. Jerald eventually
made it back to his own Earth, tailed by Shellhead
and Firebrand. The
latter two battled it out on Jerald's Earth while trying to preserve their own
sanity (IM #80-81).
First ever & IM appearance: Iron Man #53.
 Pic courtesy Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe.
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