Everyman (Marvel Comics)
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Captain America #267 (Mar 1982) |
Created by | J. M. DeMatteis Mike Zeck |
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Alter ego | Larry Ekler |
Species | Human |
Team affiliations | Schutz Heiliggruppe Secret Empire |
Notable aliases | Zeitgeist |
Abilities | As Everyman: Use of sword, shield and the Absorbascann As Zeitgeist: Use of camera that took pictures of people's death Wears belt that grants: Shapeshifting Invisibility |
Everyman (Larry Ekler) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The Everyman first appeared in Captain America #267 (Mar 1982) and was created by J. M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck. He also appears in Marvel Team-Up #131-133 (July–September 1983).
The character subsequently appears as Zeitgeist in Alpha Flight #78 (December 1989), and Captain America #390 (August 1991), #393 (October 1991), and #442 (August 1995), in which he is killed.
Zeitgeist received an entry in the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z #12 (2006).
A new, female Everyman named Lauren Fai was introduced in the 2018 limited series Luke Cage - Marvel Digital Original.
Fictional character biography
Larry Ekler was the son of hard-working Milton Ekler, who came from a lower-class background but never gave up on
As Zeitgeist
Faustus used his
Despite his new heroic persona, Ekler's mission was to assassinate superhumans starting in
Zeitgeist attempted to convince
Powers and abilities
Everyman used a sword that was able to fire energy blasts, as well as a shield, and a device called the Absorbascann. While operating as the Zeitgeist, he used a camera that was able to photograph the moment of death before a person died, as well as a belt that could change his appearance or make him invisible.
References
- ^ Captain America #267
- ^ Marvel Team-Up #132
- ^ Captain America #387, 388, 390, 393
- ^ Alpha Flight #78, Captain America #442
- ^ Captain America #442