6. The Savage Land (Marvel)
The Savage Land is a prehistoric land in Marvel Comics Universe. It is a warm, tropical preserve hidden within Antarctica. The Savage Land was was created during the Triassic period by the alien Nuwali for another alien race, the Beyonders, for observation and research purposes. They used climate-controlling technology to keep it tropical amidst the otherwise freezing temperatures. After they got bored with their observation and research, they left, but they left behind a thriving ecosystem that would continue to exist until modern times. At one point in its history, a group of humans from Atlantis discovered the Savage Land and claimed it as their home. They experimented on the various species living in the Savage Land and forced them to work for them until they revolted. The Atlantians used the climate-controlling technology to expand the Savage Land. However, they were overthrown by the natives and the expanded areas in the Savage Land remained after they left. Many years later, the Savage Land was discovered by a man named Lord Robert Plunder who took back a metal which could liquefy all other metals. The discovery of this metal meant that others would want to steal his discovery, so he took his eldest son Kevin, and went back to the Savage Land to live in forced exile. However, Lord Robert Plunder was killed by a local tribe of Man-Apes, and Kevin grew up in the Savage Land, becoming the hero known as Ka-Zar. The land itself and the various creatures who reside there would make for one hell of a movie setting.