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The Man-Beast (originally Super-Beast) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
| Man-Beast | |
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 The Man-Beast as depicted in Thor #135 (December 1966). Art by Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta, Stan Goldberg, and Sam Rosen. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Thor #134 (Nov. 1966) |
| Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Uplifted red wolf |
| Team affiliations | United Nations New Men Legion of Light |
| Partnerships | Exodus |
| Notable aliases | Super-Beast Rex Carpenter Hate-Monger |
| Abilities | Superior hand to hand combatant Superhuman strength, speed, durability and intelligence Enhanced senses Psychic powers Use of technological weapons and gadgets Ability to see into the infrared and ultraviolet range of the light spectrum |
Publication history
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Man-Beast first appeared in Thor #134 (November 1966), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.[1] He is first referred to as "Man-Beast" in issue #135.
Fictional character biography
editThe Man-Beast is a red wolf who was captured by the High Evolutionary and evolved into an anthropomorphic form to serve as a member of his New Men.[2] However, he rebels against the High Evolutionary and battles him and various heroes before being defeated and devolved.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Powers and abilities
editThe Man-Beast is a red wolf evolved to the peak of physical and mental potential possessing superhuman strength, speed and durability, acute senses of hearing, smell, and taste, and can also see into the infrared and ultraviolet range of the light spectrum. He is a superior hand-to-hand combatant and possesses psychic abilities that enable him to manipulate energy and emotions and create antimatter shields.
References
edit- ^ DeFalco, Tom; Sanderson, Peter; Brevoort, Tom; Teitelbaum, Michael; Wallace, Daniel; Darling, Andrew; Forbeck, Matt; Cowsill, Alan; Bray, Adam (2019). The Marvel Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0.
- ^ Sacks, Jason; Dallas, Keith (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1970s. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 978-1605490564.
- ^ Thor #134-135
- ^ Marvel Premiere #1-2 + Power of Warlock # 1-8
- ^ The Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #176-178
- ^ Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #13-15
- ^ Thor #316-317
- ^ Warlock & the Infinity Watch #3-6
- ^ Quicksilver #1-6, 8-12