biology

Khund

Khund is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Khund rather than just read about it. In short: The Khunds are a fictional alien race in the DC Universe, notable for extreme violence. They first appeared in Adventure Comics #346 (July 1966), as enemies of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th century.

Key takeaways

Khund belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Khund to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Khund from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Khunds are a fictional alien race in the DC Universe, notable for extreme violence. They first appeared in Adventure Comics #346 (July 1966), as enemies of the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 30th century.

Fictional history The Khunds control a vast galactic empire. In the 30th and 31st centuries, the species' relationship with the United Planets fluctuates between uneasy détente and open warfare. When the United Planets discover the Khundian civilization, the Khunds respond by attempting to conquer Earth. They nearly succeed with the assistance of Nemesis Kid, a saboteur who infiltrates the Legion of Super-Heroes. Nemesis Kid is exposed and the invasion repelled. The Khunds oppose the United Planets and the Legion at numerous times in the future. During the "Earthwar" event, the Khunds and the Dark Circle invade Earth. Both groups are manipulated by the sorcerer Mordru, who almost conquers Earth before being defeated by the Legion.

Khundian Legionnaires During the story arc "Five Years Later", Mordru casts a spell that allows him to resurrect the dead on a large scale and use them as an invasion force. The Khunds form a temporary alliance with the Legion to battle Mordru. Four superpowered Khunds join the Legion: Firefist, a cyborg; his wife Veilmist, a teleporter; Blood Claw, who possesses indestructible claws; and Flederweb, a winged bounty hunter. The planet Sklar is invaded by undead forces led by Mordru, during which Blood Claw is killed by Magnetic Kid. Firefist attempts to murder Devlin O'Ryan, but is seemingly killed when O'Ryan deflects his blast. The group manages to defeat Mordru, and the Khunds force Veilmist and Flederweb to resign from the Legion. Some time later, it is revealed that Firefist survived, and that the Khunds have initiated a plot to destroy Weber's World. Veilmist offers to assist the Legion in foiling the plot, but is killed by Firefist. Flederweb is revealed to be not a Khund, but a mind-controlled member of an unspecified species. After he is freed from Khundian control and helps the Legion save Weber's World, Flederweb joins the Heroes of Lallor.

20th and 21st centuries During the 20th and 21st centuries, the Khunds are enemies of the Thanagarians because of their planetary proximity. The Khunds are among the aliens who attack Earth in the Invasion! storyline. In Wonder Woman (vol. 3) #19, the Khund homeworld is devastated by the attack of the aliens called 'Ichor'. With the assistance of Etta Candy and Wonder Woman, the Khund homeworld is saved and they gain their own Green Lantern protector.

Powers and abilities Khunds are aliens who resemble humans, but possess pink skin. They have powerful bone and muscle tissue due to evolving on a planet with high gravity.

In other media

Television The 21st-century Khunds appear in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Shadow of the Hawk". An unnamed Khund appears in the Supergirl episode "Falling".

Film The Khunds appear in Green Lantern: Emerald Knights.

Miscellaneous The Khunds appear in Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century #3.

References

External links More info on Khunds (be warned this site links Larry Niven's Kzin into Khund history)

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Khund

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Khund claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Khund before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Khund ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Khund

In research: Khund appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Khund in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Khund is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Characters created by Jim Shooter, Comics characters introduced in 1966, DC Comics characters with superhuman strength, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Khund outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Khund in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Khund means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Khund out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Khund in simple terms?

Why does Khund matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Khund?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Khund.