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Spymaster (character)
Spymaster is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Spymaster is a Marvel Comics supervillain, who is a recurring foe to Iron Man. He is a master of industrial espionage. His identity has changed several times over the years. The first appearance of the character is in ''Iron Man (comic book), Iron Man'' #33 (Jan 1971), and he was created by Allyn Brodsky, Don Heck, and Stan Lee. Fictional character biography Original Spymaster The original Spymaster was a costumed freelance industrial spy, saboteur, and assassin with advanced weaponry. He was a master of espionage, and died without revealing his true identity, although it is known that he was once a boxer. He and his team of assistants, the ''Espionage Elite'', were hired by the criminal organization the Zodiac (comics), Zodiac to infiltrate Stark Industries and steal all of company owner and genius inventor Tony Stark's secrets. His efforts were stopped by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frazer Irving
Frazer Irving (born 1970) is a British comic book artist known for the series ''Necronauts'', published by the British magazine '' 2000 AD''. After breaking into the American market he has worked on a number of superhero titles, including a series of collaborations with Grant Morrison. Career A native of Ilford, Essex, Irving studied art at the University of Portsmouth, England, after which he took various temporary jobs in London. He worked on '' Storming Heaven'', a psychedelic tale based around Timothy Leary and Charles Manson (written by Gordon Rennie), and ''The Simping Detective'' and ''From Grace'' written by Simon Spurrier. He has done illustration work for RPG companies like Wizards of the Coast, Hogshead Publishing and Guardians of Order, as well as small press publications like ''The End Is Nigh''. He also does animations on Flash for advertising agencies. Irving's style owes something to the art of Bernie Wrightson, but with a computer-driven edge. His work on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capricorn (comics)
Zodiac is the name of different groups of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The first version of the Zodiac made up of humans appears in '' The Avengers'' #72 (Jan. 1970) and was created by Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema. The second version of the Zodiac made up of androids first appears in '' The Defenders'' #49 (July 1977) and was created by David Anthony Kraft and Keith Giffen. The third version of the Zodiac made up of humans first appears in the second volume of ''Alpha Flight'' and was created by Steven T. Seagle (writer), Scott Clark (penciler), and Chris Carlson (inker). The fourth version of the Zodiac first appears in ''New Warriors'' vol. 4 #4-5 (Nov.-Dec. 2007) and was created by Kevin Grevioux and Joe Caramagna. The fifth version of the Zodiac first appears in ''Avengers Assemble'' vol. 2 #1 and was created by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley. Fictional team history First Zodiac (human) The o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whiplash (comics)
Whiplash is the name of multiple supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are commonly depicted as members of Iron Man's rogues gallery. The original Whiplash (Mark Scarlotti) also went by the name Blacklash. Mickey Rourke portrayed Whiplash (Ivan Vanko) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Iron Man 2'' (2010). Publication history Mark Scarlotti first appeared as Whiplash in ''Tales of Suspense'' #97 (Jan. 1968). He was killed in battle in ''Iron Man'' vol. 4 #28 (May 2000). Leeann Foreman debuted as Whiplash in ''Marvel Comics Presents'' #49 (May 1990). During the ''Civil War'' storyline, two new villains called Whiplash and Blacklash appear in ''Thunderbolts'' #104 (Sept. 2006) and #107 (Dec. 2006). Another female Whiplash appeared in '' Big Hero 6'' #1 (Nov. 2008). Anton Vanko first appeared in ''Iron Man vs. Whiplash'' #1–4 (Jan.–April 2010). He later appeared as a member of the Masters of Evil. Fictional character biography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unicorn (Marvel Comics)
Unicorn is the codename of multiple different supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The first Unicorn (Milos Masaryk) debuted in ''Tales of Suspense'' #56 (Aug. 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck. Fictional character biography Milos Masaryk Milos Masaryk was a Soviet intelligence agent assigned to track down the original Crimson Dynamo, who defects to America. Wearing technology designed by the Dynamo, Masaryk gives himself the alias the "Unicorn" and battles Iron Man, but is defeated. The Unicorn was among the villains affected by Doctor Doom's high-frequency emotion charger, and was compelled to attack the Fantastic Four at the wedding of Reed Richards and Susan Storm. The Unicorn later allied himself with Count Nefaria. He then underwent experimental conditioning to augment his powers. With increased strength, he battled Iron Man once more after attempting to extort money from the U.S. Congress, but is de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firebrand (Marvel Comics)
Firebrand (Gary Gilbert) is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. A superpowered enforcer for corrupt industrialist Justin Hammer, Firebrand is a former activist who turned to violence after believing peaceful protest produced no results. Publication history Firebrand first appeared in ''Iron Man'' #27 (July 1970), and was created by Archie Goodwin and Don Heck. Fictional character biography Gary Gilbert Gary Gilbert was born in Detroit, Michigan. A superpowered enforcer for corrupt industrialist Justin Hammer, as Firebrand he is a former radical activist saboteur who turns to violence after believing peaceful protest produced no results. Firebrand's "clenched fist" logo on his chest recalls the Black Power movement. In his first appearance in ''Iron Man'' #27 (July 1970), Firebrand describes his experiences demonstrating for the civil rights movement in a speech to Iron Man: While the story includes some positive messages about the civil rights movement, Fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constrictor (comics)
Constrictor is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The Frank Payne version of Constrictor made his first appearance in ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 2 #212 (1977) and was created by Len Wein and John Romita Sr., then drawn in his first issue by Sal Buscema. The character went on to feature as a supervillain in ''Captain America'' #228-229, #231 (1978–1979), ''Iron Man'' #126-127 (1979), '' Power Man & Iron Fist'' #66 (1980), ''Captain America'' Annual #5 (1981), ''Power Man & Iron Fist'' #78, #84 (1982), ''Captain America'' #281-283 (1983), #309-311 (1985), ''Fantastic Four'' #334 (1989), ''Marvel Comics Presents'' #74, #86-87. #89-92 (1991), ''The New Warriors'' Annual #2 (1992), ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' Annual #12 (1992), ''Web of Spider-Man'' Annual #8 (1992), ''Iron Man'' #284 (1992), '' Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' vol. 3 #36 (1992), ''Marvel Comics Presents'' #119-120 (1993), ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blizzard (Marvel Comics)
Blizzard is the name of different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a member of Iron Man's rogues gallery. The Donnie Gill incarnation has had the most appearances, appearing in several forms of animated media and video games as well as a live-action incarnation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', portrayed by Dylan Minnette, though the Gregor Shapanka and Randy Macklin incarnations have also appeared in animation. Publication history Created by Stan Lee and Don Heck, the Gregor Shapanka version of Blizzard appeared as Jack Frost in ''Tales of Suspense'' #45 (Sept. 1963), and as Blizzard beginning in ''Iron Man'' #86 (May 1976). He was killed off in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' Annual #20 (Nov. 1986). The Donnie Gill Blizzard first appeared in ''Iron Man'' #223 (Oct. 1987) and was created by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. The Randy Macklin version of Bliz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infinity (comic Book)
"Infinity" is a 2013 comic book crossover storyline that was published by Marvel Comics. Written by Jonathan Hickman with artwork by a rotating team of artists including Jim Cheung, Jerome Opeña, and Dustin Weaver, the series debuted in August 2013 and ran through November 2013. The storyline concerns issues built up in multiple Marvel comic books as part of the Marvel NOW! initiative, primarily ''Avengers'' and '' New Avengers''. These issues include a threat to the universe by an ancient race of aliens known as the Builders. The second is the mysterious ailments plaguing the universe with Earth at the center. The third is the political ramifications these events have on Earth's relationship to the rest of the galactic community. The story itself involves Thanos attacking Earth while the Avengers are in space uniting the universe against the Builders, with the events of the 2013 "Age of Ultron" storyline acting as a catalyst for the rest of the universe to formally target Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Osborn
Norman Osborn is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #14 (July 1964) as the first and best-known incarnation of the Green Goblin, as well as being generally regarded as the archenemy of Spider-Man, alongside Doctor Octopus and Venom. Osborn is depicted as an amoral industrialist head of science conglomerate Oscorp and the father of Harry Osborn, the best friend of Spider-Man's alter ego Peter Parker. Osborn, in part as a reaction to the death of his wife, maintains a cold disposition and is obsessed with attaining as much power as possible. As a result, he treats his son coldly and openly favors Peter for his intellect, leading Harry to often try and compensate. In his origin, Norman was exposed to an experimental formula which enhanced his physical abilities and intellect, but also drove him to insanity. As the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Reign (comics)
Dark Reign is a 2008 to 2009 comic book branding used by Marvel Comics. It deals with the aftermath of the "Secret Invasion" storyline, which leads to a shift of power in the Marvel Universe toward Norman Osborn. The title refers to Osborn's rise to national power and the ramifications thereof. Joe Quesada, then-editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, stated that "Dark Reign is not really an event, it's what's happening in the Marvel Universe." He believes that "Dark Reign leads to an interesting place in the Marvel Universe. I think you'll see a pulling back at the end of Dark Reign, but you'll understand at the end of it what we were trying to get to." Publication history The story-line begins with the release of ''Secret Invasion: Dark Reign,'' a one-shot Brian Michael Bendis (writer) and Alex Maleev (art), in December 2008. It continued in standalone mini-series and some individual issues of ongoing Marvel Comics titles throughout 2009. Selected ongoing Marvel titles were temporar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost (Marvel Comics)
Ghost is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a genius inventor and hacker who wears a battle suit that allows him to become invisible and intangible. Although he started out as an adversary of the superhero Iron Man, Ghost has also been depicted as an antihero and member of the Thunderbolts. The character has been substantially adapted from the comics into various forms of media, including animated television series and video games. Hannah John-Kamen portrays a female adaptation of Ghost named Ava Starr in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film ''Ant-Man and the Wasp'' (2018), whose powers instead stem from a failed attempt to replicate Hank Pym's quantum technology. John-Kamen will reprise the role in the upcoming film ''Thunderbolts'' (2024). Publication history Created by David Michelinie and Bob Layton, the character first appeared in ''Iron Man'' #219 (June 1987). Originally a supervillain to Iron Man, Ghost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Model Decoy
A Life Model Decoy (frequently known by the abbreviation LMD) is a fictional android appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. LMDs duplicate all outward aspects of a real living person with such authenticity that they can easily impersonate a specific person without casual detection. LMDs first appeared in "The Man For the Job!", a short story by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby that ran in the anthology book '' Strange Tales'' #135 (August 1965), in which the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. created LMDs of agent Nick Fury to use as decoys for an attack by the terrorist organization Hydra. LMDs have been used in numerous Marvel Comics storylines in the half century since their first appearance, and have also been adapted into other media based on Marvel, including films, television series, animation and video games. Publication history Life Model Decoys first appeared in "The Man For the Job!", a short story by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby that ran in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
