Mictlantecuhtli is a fictional character appearing in the independent comic book series, El Muerto: The Aztec Zombie, published under the Los Comex imprint. Based on the god of the same name from Aztec mythology and created by Javier Hernandez, the character made his first appearance in the first issue of El Muerto titled "Daze of the Dead: The Numero Uno Edition" in 1998.