Dynamic Man (Timely Comics)

Emmanuel da Costa

Emmanuel da Costa is a fictional character appearing in American comic book published by Marvel Comics.

Emmanuel da Costa is an Afro-Brazilian businessman and the father of Roberto da Costa.

Dagger

Dagoth

Daggoth is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Dagoth is a demon who clashes with Doctor Strange.

Daken

Dakimh the Enchanter

Dakimh the Enchanter is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Dakimh is described as a wise but eccentric wizard that lived in pre-cataclysmic Atlantis, and who was the pupil of the sorceress Zhered-Na, who was banished from Atlantis by King Kamuu for prophesying that the continent would sink below the ocean. After starting a cult, Zhered-Na takes her favored disciple Dakimh and greatly extends his life span so that he ages at an extremely slow rate. While Zhered-Na perishes, Dakimh survives the cataclysm that sinks Atlantis and escapes, continuing to live for centuries and maintaining the teachings of his mentor as her only surviving disciple.

Dansen Macabre

Dansen Macabre is an exotic dancer and a devoted worshipper of the God Shiva. She first appeared in '' Marvel Team-Up'' #93 (May 1980). She uses her powers to hypnotize Spider-Man into battling the Shroud in an attempt to kill both of them. The pair manage to overcome her dances and defeat her. She briefly appears later as a captive of Locksmith, and is saved by Spider-Woman. Eventually, the Shroud invites her to join the supervillain team Night Shift, which she accepts, later becoming co-leader of the group. She serves in several missions, mainly facing the Avengers. She takes some time out to work with Superia and the Femizons as they battle Captain America.

Dansen and the rest of Night Shift are hired by Snapdragon to kill Moon Knight on behalf of Count Nefaria who is operating as the Kingpin of Los Angeles. When they fail and are bailed out of prison by Snapdragon's lawyer, Count Nefaria kills Dansen, Digger, Needle, Tatterdemalion, Tick Tock, and Misfit.

During the "Spider-Geddon" storyline, Dansen and Digger turn up alive as they, Brothers Grimm, Skein, and new member Waxman rob a bus of people, only to be thwarted by Superior Octopus due to his goggles tuning out Dansen's hypnotism. Superior Octopus agrees to spare them more pain in exchange for the Night Shift becoming his paid agents. They agree to his terms and are ordered to return the stolen items. Superior Octopus leaves, advising them never to cross him or they will not live long enough to regret it.

Dansen has the mystical ability to hypnotize or kill anyone who witnesses her dancing. She can also make herself undetectable to the human senses.

Dar-Benn

Randall Darby

Paralyzer (Randall Darby), also known as the second Shocker, is a fictional character, a mutant appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Publication history

Shocker II, created by Jack Kirby, first appeared in '' Captain America Annual'' #4 (1977). The character subsequently appears in ''The Defenders'' #7880 (Dec 1979Feb 1980), 83 (May 1980), 87 (Sep 1980), 125126 (NovDec 1983), and 128–130 (FebApr 1984). The character appears as Paralyzer in ''Captain America'' #343 (Jul 1988), 346 (Oct 1988), 368 (Mar 1990), 394 (Nov 1991), ''Midnight Sons Unlimited'' #3 (Oct 1993), and ''Captain America'' #426 (Apr 1994). The character returns to his Shocker identity, appearing in ''The New Warriors'' vol. 2 #6 (Mar 2000), ''X-Men'' #132 (Nov 2002), ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #442–443 (June 2004), ''Excalibur'' vol. 3 #2 (Aug 2004), and ''The New Avengers'' #16–19 (Apr–Jul 2006).

Shocker II appears as part of the "Mutant Force" entry in the '' Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition'' #9.

Fictional character biography

Randall Darby is discovered and recruited by Magneto to become a member of his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, taking the code-name Shocker. After being abandoned by Magneto, Darby and his teammates come to be known as the Mutant Force. Under this name they work for the United States government and later the Secret Empire.

Darby changes his code-name to Paralyzer when the Mutant Force become the Resistants. The Resistants' protest against the United States' Mutant Registration Act is cut short by a clash with John Walker, who is Captain America at that time. Later, the Resistants revert to their Mutant Force identities and costumes. Their next clash is with the New Warriors. Paralyzer later battles Spider-Man, subduing him with a lucky blow. Spider-Man later teams up with several members of the Midnight Sons who are investigating the activities of a demonic Spidey-doppelganger. While pursuing this creature, the heroes discover and stop Paralyzer's plan to recreate Zzzax.

After the Sentinels destroy Genosha, Paralyzer, again called Shocker, helps Toad and other mutants create a statue of the island's former ruler Magneto. Unus becomes the leader of the group. Shocker is seen during a meeting of Unus' people after Unus is swallowed by Freakshow, one of the other mutants on the island. The group is not sure they will take Unus back if he survives. He does return, prompting Shocker and the others into attacking him to prove he can still defend himself.

Shocker loses his powers on M-Day and the energies that he used to control are drawn to The Collective.

Powers and abilities

Darby can generate powerful fields of bio-electromagnetic energy from his body. He also has cybernetic claws of unknown origin in lieu of his hands and feet, and can channel his electrical energy through them into shock bolts or high-voltage fields of electromagnetic energy.

Other versions

Randall Darby is among the mutants in Magneto's army in '' House of M''. He is punished for wanting to kill an injured enemy. Later, he is killed during the liberation of Genosha, an island that has mutant slaves.

Daredevil

Dark Beast

Dark-Crawler

The Dark-Crawler, formerly known as the Night-Crawler (unrelated to the X-Men superhero Nightcrawler), which first appeared in ''Incredible Hulk'' #126 (1970), is a large extradimensional humanoid being with a tail. He is originally from a "dark dimension" (not related to Dormammu's dimension). He later becomes master of the Undying Ones' dimension after defeating the Nameless One.

Dark Phoenix

Darkdevil

Darkhawk

Darkoth

Darkstar

Darter

Darter (Randy Vale) is a minor villain in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Bill Mantlo and Jim Mooney, first appeared in ''Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man'' #29 (April 1979).

Fictional character biography of Darter

Randy Vale is an undergraduate at Empire State University. One day, Randy accidentally stumbles across a clone casket that once belonged to Miles Warren. The casket opens to reveal a decayed clone named Carrion. Upon learning of his creator's death, Carrion offers a partnership with Randy to get revenge on Spider-Man. In return Randy is offered power, but it is not specified what exactly the power entails. Randy dons a high tech uniform and goes by the name Darter. As Darter, Randy can glide through the air and fire lasers at his enemies. His first fight is with White Tiger who he manages to knock down. Later, the two fight again in a gymnasium where Spider-Man and Carrion are fighting. When Carrion flees with Spider-Man, Randy realizes that he was betrayed by his master and swears revenge on Carrion. He encounters his master while trying to drain the life from Spider-Man. Randy tries to attack Carrion, but he is hit with the red death causing him to rapidly deteriorate and die.

Darter in other media

Randy Vale appears in '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'', portrayed by Christopher Berry. This version is an employee of Adrian Toomes' salvaging company who becomes a criminal after the Department of Damage Control's formation causes the company to go out of business.

Darwin

Spacker Dave

Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis is a character appearing in Marvel Comics' Ultimate Marvel line of books set in a universe and continuity separate from the mainstream Marvel Universe. The character was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli, and first appeared in ''Ultimate Comics Spider-Man'' #1 (November 2011). He is the father of Miles Morales / Spider-Man.

Fictional character biography

Jefferson is an African-American man who is married to the Puerto Rican woman Rio Morales. He does not get along with his criminal brother Aaron Davis. Things get out of control and Jefferson winds up in jail, only to be bailed out by Nick Fury. Impressed with his fighting skills, Fury has Jefferson join gangster Turk Barrett's gang for intel, eventually working his way up to Wilson Fisk's criminal empire. Afterwards, Jefferson is offered a spot in S.H.I.E.L.D. but chooses to live a simple life of being a husband to Rio and father to Miles. Jefferson keeps Miles from ever interacting with Aaron and keeps a strict household in an attempt to lead his son on a clean path. Despite his overall dislike of Aaron's criminal activities, Jefferson is saddened by his brother's subsequent death.

During the events of ''United We Stand'', Jefferson is arrested by S.H.I.E.L.D. only to be attacked by Hydra who attempt to get Jefferson to join. He instead kills his would-be recruiters and returns home to Rio. He tells his wife what happened and they go looking for Miles, finding their son at Ganke Lee's house. Jefferson is later attacked by Conrad Marcus, putting him in the hospital. He is attacked again, but Spider-Man battles and defeats Venom at the cost of Rio's life. One year later, Jefferson discovers that Miles is Spider-Man, angering him and blaming his son for the deaths of Aaron and Rio. Jefferson apologizes and reveals his own past to his son. Jefferson's undercover life impresses both Donald Roxxon and the Green Goblin.

After the events of ''Secret Wars'', Molecule Man transfers Miles, Ganke and their families to Earth-616 and resurrects Rio and Aaron. Jefferson later legally changes his name to Jeff Morales to distance himself from his time as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and the Confederate president of the same name.

Other versions

An alternate universe variant of Jefferson Davis from Earth-65 appears in '' Spider-Gwen''. This version is a criminal and member of S.I.L.K. otherwise known as the Scorpion via an electrically-charged suit and tie and wields a staff resembling a scorpion tail.

Jefferson Davis in other media

* Jefferson Davis appears in ''Spider-Man'' (2017), voiced by Alex Désert. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version is initially optimistic, but his desire to protect his neighborhood leads to him to be Swarm.
* Jefferson Davis appears in '' Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse'', voiced by Brian Tyree Henry. This version is a PDNY officer who has a healthy relationship with Miles, but with high expectations. Additionally, Jefferson is initially unaware of Aaron's criminal career as the Prowler, but is still not keen on Miles spending time with his brother. After Aaron is killed by the Kingpin, the distraught Jefferson initially believes his brother's killer to be the new Spider-Man. He later reconciles with Miles, unknowingly inspiring him to become the new Spider-Man and avenge Aaron by defeating the Kingpin. Following the Kingpin's defeat and arrest, Jefferson accepts the new Spider-Man's heroic efforts.
** Jefferson appears in '' Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'', voiced again by Brian Tyree Henry. In between films, he began going by Jeff Morales and tolerates working with Spider-Man while he and his wife Rio struggle to raise Miles due to his son's work as Spider-Man.
* Jefferson Davis appears in Insomniac Games' ''Spider-Man'' series, voiced by Russell Richardson. This version is a NYPD officer.
** Introduced in ''Spider-Man'' (2018), Jefferson aids in the original Spider-Man's investigation into the Kingpin's abandoned assets and prevents them from falling into Mister Negative's hands on Captain Yuri Watanabe's behalf. After rescuing Spider-Man and receiving public recognition for it, Jefferson and his family attend Norman Osborn's mayoral reelection rally, where Jefferson is lauded for his heroism until Negative and the Inner Demons launch a terrorist attack, during which Jefferson sacrifices himself to save another officer from a suicide bomber. Miles eventually comes to terms with his father's death with help from Rio and accepts Peter Parker's offer to work part-time at a F.E.A.S.T. Center to further cope with the loss and honor his father's legacy.
** In '' Spider-Man: Miles Morales'', it is revealed that Jefferson had been estranged from his brother Aaron after discovering he was the Prowler. Jefferson agreed not to arrest Aaron, but demanded his brother stay away from his family. The brothers never reconciled before Jefferson's death, leaving Aaron deeply affected and overprotective of Miles. Jefferson also makes vocal cameos in a flashback in the main story and a side mission, in which Miles goes on a scavenger hunt that Jefferson made for his birthday before his death.
* Jeff Morales appears in ''Spidey and His Amazing Friends'', voiced by Eugene Byrd.

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci is a fictional variation of the Italian polymath of the same name. He was created by Carl Wessler and Bob Forgione and first appeared in ''Astonishing'' #54.

Leonardo was born in Vinci, as the son of Caterina and Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci. He is one of the thinkers spawned by the Renaissance, and becomes one of the most important polymaths of that era. He also works on other projects, including the steam engine. During this time, he joins the Brotherhood of the Shield, a group of geniuses including Sir Isaac Newton, Imhotep, Zhang Heng, and Galileo Galilei. This group is the first to defeat the Brood, Galactus, and the Celestials. After witnessing a dark spot growing on the Sun, Leonardo along with his two assistants build a suit capable of flight and go to deal with these dark spots.

After that, he is approached by a messenger from K'un-L'un to ask Leonardo for help in training Fongji Wu, the next Iron Fist, who becomes the host of the Phoenix Force. He along with Yu-Ti and Lei Kung are successful in manifesting the Phoenix Force within Fongji. They then construct a telescope to watch the arrival of the Phoenix and give Leonardo an opportunity to study it.

Leonardo eventually is able to time travel and leaves a robot to impersonate him in his mortal life. He travels to the 1960s, where he is confronted by the new leader of the Shield: Leonid, the son of Isaac Newton and the deviant Morda. Leonid promises that he will rescue all things, but comes to a disagreement with Isaac who had become the undying leader of the group.

During this time, Leonardo forms the organization known as the Great Wheel of Zodiac, with its members including: Vasili Dassaiev, John Garrett, Shoji Soma, Cornelius van Lunt, Baron Strucker, Dum Dum Dugan, Nick Fury, Jake Fury, Daniel Whitehall, Viktor Uvarov, and Thomas Davidson, with each member being code-named after a sign of the zodiac. However, the organization falls apart, which leads to the creation of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hydra, Leviathan, and the Zodiac Cartel. Leonardo states that the reason for forming the organization was to control its members.

Leonardo is then a technical adviser of S.H.I.E.L.D., after the dismantling of H.A.M.M.E.R., and is seen again after the '' Secret Empire'' storyline, where he gathers different geniuses to build a new organization to replace S.H.I.E.L.D.

; Other versions of Leonardo Da Vinci
In '' What If?: Nick Fury fought World War II in space'', the Leonardo da Vinci of this reality not only designed his projects, but actually built them. Thanks to his legacy, the human race is able to reach the stars in the early 1900s.

During the 2015 ''Secret Wars'', a version of Leonardo appears as a member of the Hel-Rangers, a team composed of people who have been exiled for their crimes against the Shield. Leonardo spends most of his time building technology for the Hel-Rangers to use against those who attack the Shield. During the end of the event, Leonardo reveals to the Thing that he had built the Enlightenment Cannon which was fueled by Michelangelo's power. After the death of his friend, Michelangelo, and the discovery about the truth of life, Leonardo commits suicide.

A version of Leonardo appears attacking Madison Jeffries and Broo during the Science Battle between the Avengers and X-Men.

Aliya Dayspring

Aliya Dayspring (also known as Jenskot) is a fictional character that appears in Marvel Comics. The character was created by Fabian Nicieza and Art Thibert, and first appeared in ''Cable'' #1 (March 1993). She is the wife of Nathan Summers / Cable and the mother of Genesis in the future Askani Timeline.

Aliya Dayspring in other media

Aliya appears in ''Deadpool 2'', portrayed by Hayley Sales.

Daytripper

Dazzler

The Deacon

The Deacon is a Ghost Rider villain created by Jason Aaron. He is a zealot who believes he is doing the work of God. He has been blessed with powers and weapons from Heaven. His sole weakness is that he will not destroy any holy object such as the Bible. He believes he was chosen by Zadkiel, but eventually he is captured and put in prison.

When Johnny Blaze learns the truth of his origin, he goes to the prison the Deacon is in to talk to a priest being held there for murder. One of the prison guards lets Deacon out of his cell and gives him two large knives and the stone serum, which gives him super strength. He fights Blaze and is winning until they enter the chapel, where Blaze beats him with a Bible.

Escaping from prison he slaughters the order of nuns that raised Caretaker, known as Sara, and continues to act as an agent of Zadkiel. When the Ghost Riders go to heaven through the gate guarded by the Gun Nuns, the Deacon shows up and slaughters the nuns. Before he can kill the last one, Sara arrives. The two fight and Sara slashes his back, severing his spine and crippling him. He is later seen in a hospital bed with the Orb. At some point, Deacon dies and his soul is sent to Hell, becoming a demon. When Blaze becomes the King of Hell, Deacon is one of the demons who attempts to usurp the Devil's Throne from him.

Dead Girl

Deadbolt

Deadbolt is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Deadbolt is a mutant and a member of the second incarnation of the Dark Riders which were banded together by Genesis. Deadbolt appeared to be a living skeleton who could extract his bones and use them as weapons. Deadbolt was decapitated by Wolverine after he rejected the adamantium and regressed to a feral state. His disembodied head was then used to lure Gauntlet into Wolverine's grasp. Deadbolt, along with several of his fellow Dark Riders, was resurrected by means of the Transmode Virus to serve as part of Selene's army of deceased mutants. Under the control of Selene and Eli Bard, he took part in the assault on the mutant nation of Utopia.''X-Force'' (3rd Series) #21, January 2010

His skeletal structure is charged with bioenergy and his individual bones can be removed in pieces and used as razor sharp, high-density throwing weapons. He also had telepathy and could attack with psychic bolts.

Deadpool

Betty Dean

Betty Dean Prentiss is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

A policewoman, she is a supporting character of Namor and Namora in the Golden Age published by Timely Comics. First appearing in '' Marvel Mystery Comics'' #3 (January 1940), Betty Dean is one of the earliest recurring characters and romantic interests in Marvel Comics. She often advocates compassion for air breathers to Namor and urges him to help the Allied Forces battle the Nazis. Betty was a key figure in Marvel's first crossover ''Marvel Mystery Comics'' #810 where she helps Namor and the Human Torch come to terms after battling each other. Midway through World War II, she becomes a reporter whose scoops often lead Namor to adventures. After WWII, she reunites with Namor for several adventures in the 1950s Atlas Comics. Betty eventually marries and becomes Betty Dean Prentiss, after Namor returns to Atlantis. In the Silver Age, at Namor's request, the widowed Betty becomes the guardian for his young cousin, Namorita, during her surface world education. Betty is transformed into a green scaled amphibian by Namor's foe, Dr. Hydro. She is killed by Doctor Dorcas while saving Namor in '' Marvel Super-Villain Team-Up'' #2 (October 1975).

Frank and Leslie Dean

Death

Death is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Some of them are members of the Horsemen of Apocalypse.

Personification

Warren Worthington III

Sanjar Javeed

Death (First Horseman of Apocalypse)

Death is the youngest of four children of Apocalypse and Genesis, born and raised on Okkara. He and his siblings grow up to be the first Horsemen of Apocalypse and fight against the Brood in Ancient Egypt. When the forces of the dimension of Amenth invaded Earth and split Okkara into Krakoa and Arakko, Death, along with his mother, his siblings, all Okkaran mutants, and the newly created island of Arakko, is voluntarily sealed away in Amenth to stop the invasion while his father Apocalypse remains on Earth. After Genesis becomes Annihilation's new host, Arakko is subjugated and united with the forces of Amenth. Death and his siblings are sent to Otherworld to destroy the province of Dryador and lay siege to the Starlight Citadel. When Summoner successfully lures Apocalypse to Otherworld, the Horsemen attack and severely wound their father. When Saturnyne intervenes and arranges the X of Swords tournament, Death is chosen as a swordbearer for Arakko and travels to Amenth with Famine to recruit the White Sword and to retrieve Death's prophesied sword, the Black Bone of Amduat.

At the banquet before the tournament, Death takes a liking to Storm, though she rebuffs his advances. As the tournament begins, Death pays Mad Jim Jaspers to poison Storm and Wolverine with Blightswill, a substance that nullifies their powers in order to give Arakko's team an advantage. Death's final challenge in the tournament is a duel with Storm before the vampires of the realm of Sevalith. Storm shatters his blade and reflects Death's powers with her vibranium sword long enough to stun him, impaling him and winning the duel. Craving his blood, the vampire spectators set upon Death. Though he survives, Death is unable to participate in the remainder of the tournament. He is later made a servant of the rulers of Sevalith.

Death seems to enjoy his time in Sevalith, declining Captain Britain's offer to free him. When Merlyn takes over Otherworld and establish an anti-mutant regime, Death is imprisoned by his Sevalithi masters. He is sought out by the Knights of X and, though he again declines an offer of freedom, helps them on their quest to locate the Siege Perilous.

When Genesis, influenced by Annihilation, decides to seize control of Planet Arakko, she leads her army into Sevalith to free Death. Bent to his mother's will by the power of Annihilation, Death helps her fight and defeat the White Sword. After civil war breaks out on Arakko, Death joins his mother there and initially fights against Storm and her allies. When he encounters Storm on the battlefield, however, he refuses to fight her, having grown fond of her. When Pestilence attempts to kill Storm, Death, enraged, kills his sister in retaliation. Subsequently, Death defects to Storm's side of the war, resolved to bring peace to Arakko. After the war's conclusion, Death remains on Arakko.

Powers and abilities of Death

Death is an Omega-level mutant with the ability to produce a disintegrating mist in a directed blast from his eyes that reduces living creatures to ash, known as the "Eyes of Death". While he is resistant to his own powers, he is not immune and can be stunned or hurt by them if the mist is reflected back at him with a mirrored surface. He wears a helmet shaped like a jackal's head (evoking the ancient Egyptian god Anubis) that appears to regulate his powers.

Death can also detect the lifeforce of others and is very long-lived, having been alive for thousands of years.

Though he normally uses a scythe in combat, Death wielded the sword known as the Black Bone of Amduat during the X of Swords tournament. It was destroyed in his duel with Storm.

Death Adder

Roland Burroughs

Theodore Scott

Death-Dealer

Death-Dealer (Li Ching-Lin) is a supervillain and an enemy of Shang-Chi appearing in Marvel Comics. Created by Doug Moench and Gene Day, he first appeared in ''Master of Kung Fu'' #115 (August 1982).

Li is an MI6 agent known for his extremely brutal methods who is also working as a double agent for the criminal mastermind Fu Manchu, who is Shang-Chi's father. When Shang-Chi and MI6 discover Li's true allegiance, Li flees from them and rendezvouses with Fu Manchu at his secret base in London, where he is given the name Death-Dealer, provided with a masked costume and weapons, and ordered to eliminate Shang-Chi and his allies. Death-Dealer succeeds in capturing Shang-Chi and brings him to Fu Manchu. Despite his weakened state, Shang-Chi escapes capture and defeats Death-Dealer in combat. With their London base destroyed, Death-Dealer and Fu Manchu escape by helicopter to Fu Manchu's fortress in China.

When Shang-Chi arrives at Fu Manchu's fortress, Death-Dealer is dispatched to take Shang-Chi's blood for Fu Manchu to preserve his longevity. Shang-Chi throws a brazier at him, which burns him to death. Years later, Death-Dealer's son Huo Li confronts Shang-Chi to avenge his father's death but is easily defeated by the Master of Kung Fu.

Death-Dealer in other media

* Death-Dealer appears in ''Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'', portrayed by Andy Le. This version is a member of the Ten Rings who serves under its leader Wenwu and personally trained Shang-Chi through cruel measures. While accompanying the Ten Rings to Ta-Lo, the Dweller-in-Darkness' minions steal Death-Dealer's soul.
* An alternate universe variant of Death-Dealer will appear in '' Marvel Zombies''.

Death Metal

Death Metal is a fictional robot appearing in Marvel Comics. The character appears in the Marvel UK imprint. He first appeared in ''Death³'' #1 and was created by Dan Abnett and Dell Barras.

Death Metal was created by Doctor Evelyn Necker as part of the Minion project which also produced Death's Head II and Death Wreck. Necker sends Death Wreck through space and time, and he comes back with a magical semi-living metal that she calls "Promethium". Necker uses this metal to create a new cyborg, but she is unaware that the Promethium was created by the evil being called Charnel. Death Metal later steals a time machine and flees to the parallel universe of Charnel.

There he is found by the alternate versions of several mainstream Marvel Universe supervillains, whom he kills, and several alternate versions of several superheroes, whom he tries to kill. However, Death's Head and Death Wreck also arrive in Charnel's universe and end up fighting Death Metal along with the heroes. When that universe's Ghost Rider uses his mystical ''Penance Stare'' on Death Metal, it causes him to see his own sins and realize the extent of Charnel's evil. The three cyborgs then team up and defeat Charnel. Death Metal is then thrown through a temporal warp to modern-day Earth. After going on a disoriented violent rampage in Toronto, he encounters a being called Argon, a warrior of pure spirit who has been sent from another dimension to end the threat of Death Metal. He absorbs Argon's mind and spirit, only to find that his purity counteracts Death Metal's violent rage. Now seeing himself as a monster, he begins to seek his own death.

When the superhero team Alpha Flight arrives in response to his rampage, he attempts to escalate the fight so that he might be killed. Unfortunately, this only restores his berserker rage, until Aurora uses her light powers to calm him. Realizing he is still a danger to others, he teleports away (see ''Death Metal'' #2 and ''Death Metal vs Genetix'' #1). In ''Death Metal vs. Genetix'', Death Metal seeks to create a being that can destroy him. He takes cell samples from Alpha Flight's Madison Jeffries and Genetix's Vesper (both of whom can control technology) and creates an embryo which he surgically implants in empath Krista Marwan. Genetix rescues Krista, who inexplicably vows to have the child.

Death-Stalker

The first Death-Stalker was Philip Wallace Sterling. An enemy of Daredevil, he first appeared as the Exterminator in '' Daredevil'' #39 (April 1968), and as Death-Stalker in ''Daredevil'' #113 (September 1974).

Fictional character biography

Philip Wallace Sterling was born in Riverdale, Bronx, New York. He was a wealthy man prior to embarking on a career as a professional criminal. When he first appears as the Exterminator, he recruits the Unholy Three. He constructs a "time displacer ray" ("t-ray") which can teleport its target into another dimension (possibly the Limbo from which Immortus hails). The Exterminator leads the Unholy Three in a series of criminal activities and battles Daredevil. When Daredevil defeats the Exterminator and his agents, he also destroys the t-ray, bombarding the Exterminator with its energy and seemingly killing him.

Sterling is trapped between dimensions, only able to return to Earth for a few hours at a time. He steals a pair of gloves from A.I.M. that give him a death-grip, and begins calling himself Death-Stalker. He tries several times to kill Daredevil and build a new t-ray machine, but most of his battles with Daredevil end in a draw.

Sterling is later killed in battle after partially phasing through a tombstone. He is succeeded by an unnamed female villain who is a member of the Villains for Hire.

Powers and abilities

Death-Stalker normally exists in another dimension, where he can observe events without being detected. He can return to Earth for a limited period of time, with his dimensional abilities allowing him to become invisible and intangible and travel vast distances instantaneously.

Death-Stalker also wields a "cybernetic death-grip" gloves that enable him to emit deadly radiation, and is a skilled criminal mastermind and scientist.''Daredevil'' #113–115

Death Wreck

Death Wreck is a fictional cyborg created by Craig Houston and Staz Johnson, first appearing in ''Death Wreck'' #1 (January 1994). Death Wreck is a prototype built by A.I.M. scientist Evelyn Necker in 2018 as part of the Minion project. Constructed at short notice and considered entirely expendable, Death Wreck contains the "brain of a wino" housed within a body powered by a car engine.

Death's Head

Death's Head is the name of different characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Death's Head I

Death's Head is a fictional comic book character, created by writer Simon Furman and artist Geoff Senior. Originally published by Marvel UK, he later appeared in comics produced by their parent company. Death's Head is a robotic bounty hunter (though he prefers the term "freelance peace-keeping agent") and superhero who was introduced as a supporting character in ''Transformers''.

Death's Head's mechanoid body had originally been constructed to host the life energy of the techno-mage Lupex, a psychotic who hunted beings for sport and stole their bodies upon killing them. However a woman named Pyra, who wished to steal Lupex's secrets, ultimately decided to use the mechanoid body against him. She gave it a cold, calculating business-like mind but before it could be used against Lupex the body was stolen by an unknown party, enlarged to the size of the Cybertronians, and catapulted through time. Death's Head was used as a pawn by Pyra, while Lupex had begun to hunt Death's Head with the intention of gaining his body. Driven to his mental limits and nearly killed, Death's Head was eventually able to defeat Lupex and, refusing to be anything like his "father", killed him while declaring he "kill ''only'' for profit or survival!".

In 2007, Death's Head attempted to claim the bounty Autobot leader Rodimus Prime had placed on missing Decepticon leader Galvatron. After interrogating his lieutenants Cyclonus and Scourge discovered that Galvatron had used a device to travel back to 1987. He used similar technology to follow his quarry to Earth, destroying the Autobot Bumblebee on his arrival, and later battling the Decepticon Soundwave. Having followed, Rodimus attempts to cancel the contract as he plans to do the job himself; as it is both are outmatched and Death's Head loses an arm to the crazed Galvatron. The Decepticons subsequently hired him to kill Rodimus, a job he was happy to take. However the Autobot was eventually able to buy out the contract, and assigned him to destroy Cyclonus and Scourge instead.

Tracking the pair led him to the planet Junk, where they all fell under the mental control of Unicron. Death's Head tried to resist the control but was manipulated into killing Shockwave, only to eventually help Rodimus Prime seal Unicron within the Matrix. Finally, prevented from escaping the scene by the explosions wracking the area Death's Head forced himself, Cyclonus, and Scourge through Unicron's time portal, vowing to kill them "another time".

However, he instead collided with the TARDIS in the timestream. After a confrontation with its pilot, the Time Lord known as the Doctor, he found himself shrank and then tricked into travelling to 8162. Arriving in the 'Pool, he ended up battling Greater Britain government agents Dragon's Claws, sustaining heavy damage before having a building fall on him.

Death's Head was recovered by the Chain Gang and rebuilt (with a redesigned body) by one of their members, Spratt. In exchange for this rescue, he confronted Dragon's Claws again on the Chain Gang's behalf, defeating and capturing Scavenger. When the Claws came to recover their missing member, Death's Head defeated Dragon but opted not to kill him, instead walking away and stating that his chronometer was "a minute slow" and his contract had therefore expired. The Chain Gang were arrested and Spratt, who had escaped arrest, opted to join Death's Head.

Death's Head and Spratt then relocated to the Los Angeles Resettlement, where Death's Head once again went into business as a Freelance Peacekeeping Agent. Death's Head was later hired by Dogbolter to capture the Doctor and his TARDIS, which led him to being stuck in the present day, where he confronted the Fantastic Four and was then sent by Reed Richards to the year 2020 - where he met the Iron Man of that era.

Death's Head II

Eventually Death's Head was beheaded and his personality "assimilated" into the mind of the cyborg

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