Fin Fang Foom is a fictional character and an alien dragon that appears in the Marvel Universe, typically as an opponent of Iron Man. Fin Fang Foom first appeared in Strange Tales vol. 1, #89 (October 1961). Stan Lee's inspiration for Foom's name was apparently the title of the film Chu Chin Chow. "Bullpen Bulletins" (Jun. 2000 Marvel comics): "Stan's Soapbox" (column), by Stan Lee. Lee also states this in the audio interview in Amazing Marvel Universe by Roy Thomas and Stan Lee. Fictional character biography Although once believed to be a native of the Valley of the Sleeping Dragon in China, the creature later known as Fin Fang Foom is an alien being from the world of Kakaranathara (also known as Maklu IV) in the Maklu system of the Greater Magellanic Cloud. The alien and several other members of his race originally depart from their peaceful home-world with the intention of conquering other pl

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