The Man-Beast (originally Super-Beast) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
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
The 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]
Powers and abilities
The Man-Beast is a red wolf evolved to the peak of physical and mental potential, possessing superhuman physical abilities and senses. He is a skilled hand-to-hand combatant and possesses psychic abilities that enable him to manipulate energy and emotions and create antimatter shields.
References
- ^ 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.
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- Thor #134 - 135 (November - December 1966)
- Marvel Premiere #1 - 2 (April - May 1972)
- Warlock #1 - 8 (August 1972 - October 1973)
- The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #176 - 178 (June - August 1974)
- Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #12 - 15 (November 1977 - February 1978)
- Thor #316 - 317 (February - March 1982)
- Warlock and the Infinity Watch #3 - 6 (April - July 1992)
- Quicksilver #1 - 6 (November 1997 - April 1998)
- Quicksilver #8 - 12 (June - October 1998)
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