Doughboy is a fictional character appearing in

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s published by

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. He is a dough-like artificial lifeform who was created by and often appears in association with

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. Doughboy has made limited appearances in media outside comics, with Grant Moninger voicing him in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes''.

Publication history

Doughboy first appeared in ''

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'' #209 (May 1977), and was created by

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Fictional character biography

Doughboy is an artificial dough-like lifeform created by

to be his servant. He assists Zola in battling

during their first encounter. Years later, Zola fuses Doughboy with Primus before eventually separating them.''Captain America'' #393 (October 1991)''Captain America'' #395-396 (December 1991 - January 1992)

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seemingly kills Doughboy, but he later resurfaces and battles the Thunderbolts in China.

Powers and abilities

Doughboy has a malleable body that enables him to fly, shapeshift, and absorb matter to grow in size. However, he possesses limited intelligence and is largely incapable of acting without orders.

In other media

* Doughboy appears as a

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in ''

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''. * Doughboy appears in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', with vocal effects provided by Grant Moninger. 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 a member of Baron Zemo's

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. * Doughboy appears in '' Avengers Assemble''. This version is from another dimension, possesses a more humanoid appearance, and is part of a species of Doughboys.

References

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