Mongoose (comics)
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Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | In shadow: The Amazing Spider-Man #283 Full appearance: Thor #391 (May 1988) |
Created by | Tom DeFalco Ron Frenz (Spider-Man issue) |
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Alter ego | Mongoose |
Species | Uplifted mongoose |
Team affiliations | New Men/Knights of Wundagore Masters of Evil Thunderbolts |
Abilities | Excellent hand-to-hand combatant Superhuman strength, speed, agility, stamina and reflexes Wears artificial claws Carries a cellsmograph Use of gas pellets Concussive blasts via wrist device Access to the advanced sky-craft and land vehicles of Wundagore |
Mongoose is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
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Mongoose first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #283 and was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz.
Fictional character biography
Apparently, Mongoose was a real
In a later plot against Thor, Mongoose teams up with
Mongoose tries to rejoin the New Men but is rejected due to his villainous actions. Furious over this, Mongoose later attacks both Thor and Erik Masterson in retaliation. He is about to defeat them, but another God called Hercules steps in to assist. Mongoose realized he had no chance of winning and fled yet again.[5]
Mongoose is arrested by Baron Zemo's Thunderbolts after a battle in Philadelphia.[6] Instead of a legally required trial process, he is offered membership in the team or outright jail. Refusing to go to jail, Mongoose accepts the offer to join the team.
Mongoose has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who are a part of the
Powers and abilities
Genetic engineering by the High Evolutionary granted Mongoose superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, and reflexes. He is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant utilizing his superhuman speed and cunning to create his own unique fighting style.
The Mongoose wears artificial claws on his gloves, and uses gas pellets (causing dizziness and disorientation), and a wrist device used to project concussive blasts. He has also carried a cellsmograph, a device for determining the presence of a living being by identifying its genetic structure. He also has access to the advanced sky-craft and land vehicles of Wundagore, and once used a Wundagorian "asteroid blaster" to attack Thor.
References
External links
- Mongoose at Marvel.com