Plunderer (comics)
Plunderer | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Daredevil #13 (February 1966) |
Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
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Alter ego | Parnival Plunder |
The Plunderer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character exists in Marvel's shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe.
Publication history
The character of the Plunderer was initially introduced in the Marvel comic book Daredevil #12 (January 1966), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.[1] He was the brother of the character Ka-Zar, as revealed in his origin story in Daredevil #13.[2]
He also made significant appearances in subsequent comics throughout the 60's, 70's, and early 80's, including
The Plunderer was apparently killed by the
However, the Plunderer re-appeared a short time later in Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 2) #5-6 (March–April 2008), explaining the man who had died had not been him but his "American representative."
Fictional character biography
Parnival Plunder was the younger brother of
The Plunderer came into conflict with the
Parnival later allied with a clone of
During the
During the Infinity storyline, Plunderer and his men are stopped from stealing robot parts by Heroes for Hire. Plunderer tries to escape, but he is stopped by the Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus' mind in Peter Parker's body).[7]
The moralities of Plunderer and three members of his gang are inverted during the events of AXIS due to them secretly being present on Genosha during the battle against Red Onslaught. Plunderer's new outlook on life prompts him to try to become a Robin Hood-like figure who donates a cut of what he steals to "starving orphans". When Plunderer tries to rob a corrupt company called Cortex Incorporated, he and his gang are stopped by Captain America.[8]
Plunderer, somehow restored to normal, reappears during All-New, All-Different Marvel embarking on a crime spree that is halted by the New Avengers.[9]
Other versions
What If?
Plunderer was seen in an issue of What If? where it revolved around the Savage Land terraforming toward New York. Both he and Ka-Zar sacrifice themselves to return New York to normal.[10]
Notes
- ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.[1]
- ISBN 978-1465455505.
- ^ Fantastic Four #191
- ^ Ka-Zar (vol. 3) #1-10
- ^ Civil War #6; Punisher War Journal (vol. 2) #2
- ^ Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 2) #5-6
- ^ Mighty Avengers (vol. 2) #1
- ^ Al Ewing (w), Luke Ross (p), Luke Ross (i), Rachelle Rosenberg (col), VC's Cory Petit (let), Wil Moss and Tom Brevoort (ed). "We Take Care of Our Own" Captain America and the Mighty Avengers, no. 17 (12 November 2014). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ Al Ewing (w), Gerardo Sandoval (p), Gerardo Sandoval (i), Dono Sanchez Almara (col), VC's Joe Caramagna (let), Wil Moss and Tom Brevoort (ed). The New Avengers, vol. 4, no. 11 (4 May 2016). United States: Marvel Comics.
- ^ What If? (vol. 2) #112
References
- Plunderer at Marvel Wiki
- Plunderer at Comic Vine
- Plunderer at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)