Copperhead (Marvel Comics)

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Copperhead is the name of three different fictional characters appearing in

Ralph Macchio and artist Tom Morgan
.

Chesney's mental illness caused him to think he was Copperhead, a pulp fiction hero he grew up reading. Chesney would leave copper pennies on the eyes of his murder victims. When he began to target the writer and publisher of the original Copperhead stories he was stopped by Daredevil. During the fight Chesney was struck by lightning and killed. Reynolds worked with Chesney as a museum guard and later discovered Chesney's secret identity. Using the costume he planned to rob the museum where he worked as a guard, but was stopped by

Human Fly
.

The third Copperhead, was originally a henchman of

Sidewinder
and the Serpent Society, enabling them to help push Sidewider out of power, allowing Viper to take control of the group. When Viper is deposed later on Copperhead leaves the Serpent Society. He later returned to the Serpent Society and became part of Serpent Solutions when the group was reorganized in 2015.

Publication history

The Lawrence Chesney version of Copperhead first appeared in Daredevil #124-125 (August–September 1975), and was created by Len Wein, Marv Wolfman, and Gene Colan. The character subsequently appears in Human Fly #9 (May 1978), Daredevil #1/2 (1998), and Daredevil/Spider-Man #1-4 (January–April 2001). Copperhead received an entry in the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #3 (2006).

The second Copperhead appeared in

Human Fly #8-9 (Apr-May 1978), and was created by Bill Mantlo and Frank Robbins
.

The third Copperhead appeared in Captain America #337 (1988), and was created by

Ralph Macchio and Tom Morgan

Fictional character biography

Lawrence Chesney

Copperhead
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceDaredevil #124 (Aug 1975)
Created byLen Wein
Marv Wolfman
Gene Colan
In-story information
Alter egoLawrence Chesney
Team affiliationsGang of Four
PartnershipsAgent of unnamed demon
AbilitiesWears a suit of copper armor
Use of a gun that shoots paralyzing or lethal darts

Lawrence Chesney grew up hearing the tales of a pulp fiction hero named Copperhead from his father, who was the model for the covers of the Copperhead pulps and came to believe he himself was Copperhead. Chesney, warped by his father's madness, assumes the Copperhead guise, and leaves his calling card of copper pennies on the eyes of his victims. His murders of the writer and the publisher of the Copperhead pulps brings him the attention of Daredevil. As he fights Daredevil, Copperhead is struck by lightning and killed by electrocution.[1]

After death, Copperhead becomes the agent of a demon. He is sent back to Earth to retrieve Spider-Man’s soul, but fails after battling Spider-Man and Daredevil.[2]

Arthur Reynolds

Copperhead
Publication information
Human Fly #8 (Apr 1978)
Created byBill Mantlo
Frank Robbins
In-story information
Alter egoArthur Reynolds
AbilitiesWears a suit of copper armor
Use of a gun that shoots paralyzing or lethal darts

Arthur Reynolds discovered that his former co-worker at the museum, Lawrence Chesney, had been Copperhead, and had been killed. Reynolds broke into Chesney's apartment and stole a spare Copperhead costume, assuming the identity. His plan to rob the museum were defeated by

Human Fly
.

Davis Lawfers

Copperhead
Publication information
Ralph Macchio
Tom Morgan
In-story information
Alter egoDavid Lawfers
Team affiliationsSerpent Society
AbilitiesWears copper suit
Possesses arsenal of gadgets
Gauntlets that shoot poisonous energy blasts

Davis Lawfers was born in

Boomslang to put a mutagenic agent into the water supply of Washington D.C. During that mission, he and Cobra had personality conflicts and did not get along, and battled Captain America and Diamondback.[6]
After the Viper's plot was foiled, the Society re-organized with Cobra as the new leader. Copperhead did not stay long and quietly disappeared from the ranks of the Society.

During the

American Midwest claiming they were protecting themselves from the Skrulls. However, they were easily defeated by Nova and his new Nova Corps.[7]

As part of the

Viper's Serpent Society under its new name of Serpent Solutions. He assisted Black Racer and Cottonmouth into attacking Captain America and Diamondback where Captain America learned too late that Diamondback is in league with the Serpent Solutions where she knocks him out and they bring him to Serpent Solutions' headquarters. They were later defeated by Captain America and his friends.[8]

Powers and abilities

Copperhead has no superhuman powers. He has moderate experience in hand-to-hand combat and street fighting techniques, but mainly relies on his weaponry.

He wears finger-shooters on his gauntlets which project electrical discharges ("poison-blasts"); a spring-loaded, telescoping, rapid-retracting, wrist-mounted, titanium steel alloy grappling hook ("shooting fang"), with 30-foot (9.1 m) cable line; exploding magnesium flare-bombs stored in his snake-head helmet compartment ("copper-bursts"); micro-suction cups in gloves and boots, enabling adhesion to walls and ceilings. His equipment was designed by technicians hired by the Viper. His gauntlets need to be recharged regularly using the spare poison-blast cartridges in his belt.

For protection, Copperhead wears a copper suit of scale mail, which functions as light body armor made of micro-mesh chain-mail covered with reinforced synthetic chain-mail tunic.

References

  1. ^ Daredevil #124-125
  2. ^ Daredevil/Spider-Man #1-4 (January–April 2001)
  3. ^ Captain America #337
  4. ^ Captain America #338
  5. ^ Captain America #341-342
  6. ^ Captain America #343-344
  7. ^ Nova vol. 4 #19
  8. ^ Captain America: Sam Wilson #4-6

External links

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