Cottonmouth (Cornell Stokes)
Cottonmouth | |
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Luke Cage, Power Man #18. (June 1974) | |
Created by | Len Wein George Tuska |
In-story information | |
Full name | Cornell Stokes[1] |
Species | Human |
Place of origin | Earth |
Team affiliations | The Rivals Flashmob New Pride |
Notable aliases | Cottonmouth |
Abilities | Superhuman strength and durability |
Cottonmouth (Cornell Stokes) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The character was portrayed by Mahershala Ali in the first season of the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Luke Cage.
Publication history
The character first appeared in , who, like his predecessor, knocked Cottonmouth out and turned him over to police.
Fictional character biography
Not much is known about Cornell Cottonmouth's history except that he has established himself as a drug lord in New York. When Willis Stryker wanted to frame Carl Lucas, he stole a shipment of heroin from Cottonmouth's organization.[2]
Upon changing his name to Luke Cage, Carl decided to track down the drugs that were used to frame him. Cage used a number of informants in his search. The informant Flea was successful in his search yet his investigations were discovered. Before dying from the poisons inflicted on him by Cottonmouth's men, Flea managed to inform Cage of his discovery.[3] Upon learning who sent Flea to infiltrate his organization, Cottonmouth got the idea of recruiting Cage to his organization. He sent his trademark snakes to Luke's office "to show him that he means business." Cottonmouth then sent his henchmen Mike and Ike to make an offer to Luke. Luke managed to take out the snakes and defeat Mike and Ike. Mike ended up snitching to Luke where Cottonmouth was located. Luke agreed to join Cottonmouth's organization (to learn where his records were kept). Cottonmouth then began to test Cage's loyalty by sending him to steal a shipment of heroin from the rival crime boss, Morgan. After Cage's success, he earned Cottonmouth's trust and began working for him until Cottonmouth caught Cage attempting to steal his records. Cottonmouth attacked Luke and was assisted by his henchman Slick. Cage then knocked Cottonmouth into Slick who fell out a window to his death. When Cottonmouth stated that the supposed records were in Slick's mind, Luke slammed Cottonmouth into an oak desk where Cottonmouth fell unconscious. Cage then called the police to come pick up Cottonmouth.[4]
During the 2010 "
During the 2011 "Spider-Island" storyline, Cottonmouth alongside Nightshade and Flashmob (consisting of Chemistro, Cheshire Cat, Commanche, Dontrell "Cockroach" Hamilton, Mr. Fish, and Spear) tried to leave a spider-infested Manhattan by crossing a bridge only to be stopped by Misty Knight and her Heroes for Hire (consisting of Black Cat, Falcon, Gargoyle, Paladin, and Silver Sable).[8]
Cottonmouth next appears as one of the competitors in an underground fight club that is broken up by Deadpool, Gambit, and Fat Cobra.[9]
Cottonmouth was at some point arrested and imprisoned in Ryker's Island, which he escapes from during a riot that occurs during "
Powers and abilities
Cottonmouth has super-strength that rivals Luke Cage. He also has sharp teeth that he had sharpened to resemble fangs; combined with his jaw-strength they are capable of piercing Cage's "unbreakable" skin. Cottonmouth also has a good knowledge of different poisons.[citation needed]
Other versions
Cottonmouth appears in the
In other media
Cornell Bertram "Cottonmouth" Stokes appears in
References
- ^ a b David Walker (w), Sanford Greene (p), Sanford Greene (i), Lee Loughridge (col), VC's Clayton Cowles (let), Jake Thomas (ed). Power Man and Iron Fist, vol. 3, no. 10 (9 November 2016). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Power Man #18
- ^ Power Man #19-20. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Shadowland: Power Man #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Shadowland: Power Man #3. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Shadowland: Power Man #4. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Spider-Island: Heroes for Hire #1. Marvel Comics.
- ^ Ben Acker and Ben Blacker (w), Danilo Beyruth (p), Danilo Beyruth (i), Cris Peter (col), VC's Joe Sabino (let), Jordan D. White (ed). Deadpool v Gambit, vol. 1, no. 2 (6 July 2016). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ David F. Walker (w), Sanford Greene (p), Sanford Greene (i), Lee Loughridge (col), VC's Clayton Cowles (let), Jake Thomas (ed). Power Man and Iron Fist, vol. 3, no. 11 (14 December 2016). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz (w), Ron Frenz (p), Sal Buscema (i), Bruno Hang and Impacto Studios (col), Dave Sharpe (let), Molly Lazer (ed). "A Matter of Trust!" The Amazing Spider-Girl, vol. 1, no. 17 (13 February 2008). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz (w), Ron Frenz (p), Sal Buscema (i), Bruno Hang and Impacto Studios (col), Dave Sharpe (let), Molly Lazer (ed). "My Ally, My Enemy!" The Amazing Spider-Girl, vol. 1, no. 18 (12 March 2008). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ "Marvel's "Luke Cage" Adds "House Of Cards'" Mahershala Ali In Villain Role". Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- ^ a b Goddard, Andy (director); Akela Cooper (writer) (September 30, 2016). "Manifest". Marvel's Luke Cage. Season 1. Episode 7. Netflix.
- ^ McGuigan, Paul (director); Cheo Hodari Coker (writer) (September 30, 2016). "Moment of Truth". Marvel's Luke Cage. Season 1. Episode 1. Netflix.
- ^ Navarro, Guillermo (director); Matt Owens (writer) (September 30, 2016). "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?". Marvel's Luke Cage. Season 1. Episode 3. Netflix.
- ^ Martens, Magnus (director); Aida Mashaka Croal (writer) (September 30, 2016). "Blowin' Up the Spot". Marvel's Luke Cage. Season 1. Episode 8. Netflix.
- ^ Johnson, Clark (director); Aida Mashaka Croal & Cheo Hodari Coker (writer) (September 30, 2016). "You Know My Steez". Marvel's Luke Cage. Season 1. Episode 13. Netflix.
External links
- Cottonmouth I at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe