List of Marvel Family Enemies - Kistara

Kistara

Only appearing in Marvel Family #24. A mysterious name that brings death is what it the caption calls Kistara. Captain Marvel Jr. observes a man crying Kistara then being shot. Despite the man escaping by shooting a bus' tires so Jr. has to prevent it crashing, he tracks him to Chinnatown where he sees him with a dagger in his back after saying 'Kistara.' The Chinese man says it is the name of Death, and some words should not be spoken aloud, like 'Kistara.' He dies suddenly, and Jr. realizes his cigarette has been impregnated with cyanide, and has Kistara written on it. At PYRAMID TOBACCO MFRS. he checks on their clients, and at the EL ROYALE Gambling Saloon meets the owner, Chip Greer. The bouncer is nervous, and when Jr. asks Chip about Kistara he tries to shoot Jr. When he hears Lum Fung is dead, he realizes Kistara is killing everybody and starts telling the story. Five people, including Kistara, stole a ruby he now has from an Ancient Chinese Temple. They agreed to wait a year till it was safe to sell the Ruby, and then split the proceeds. But Kistara would not wait, getting Matt Brown to kill Woodfolk, then getting rid of Matt Brown and Lum Fung herself. He does not realize a hooded figure is watching them. They then shoot him and attempt to shoot Jr., who seizes and unmasks them, revealing a Women of East Asian ethnicity. She says she will never be taken alive and throws something at the fireplace, causing an explosion. Jr. finds the Ruby, but the handkerchief is all he can find of Kistara. The Ruby is restored to its rightful owners at the Temple, but Jr. doubts he will ever forget his meeting with Kistara.