Egghead (Marvel Comics)

The original version (Elihas Starr) first appeared in Tales to Astonish #38 (Dec. 1962), and was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Larry Lieber.{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=120}}

The second version first appeared in Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1 (July 2009), and was created by Paul Cornell and Mark Brooks.

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|image=Egghead comics.jpg

|caption=

|character_name=Egghead

|real_name=Elihas Starr

|species= Human

|publisher=Marvel Comics

|debut=Tales to Astonish #38 (December 1962){{cite book |last=Conroy |first=Mike |authorlink=Mike Conroy (writer) |title=500 Comicbook Villains |publisher=Collins & Brown |date=2004 |isbn=1-84340-205-X |url=https://archive.org/details/500comicbookvill0000conr/page/48/mode/2up |language=en}}

|creators=Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
Larry Lieber

|alliances=Emissaries of Evil
Masters of Evil
Intelligencia
Cross Technological Enterprises

|partners=Mad Thinker
Puppet Master

|aliases=Carl Stricker, Tarantula

|powers=Genius Intelligence
Extensive knowledge in a wide variety of scientific and technological disciplines
Ability to absorb new ideas and knowledge at a seemingly superhuman rate

}}

Elihas Starr was born in Queens, New York. A gifted government research atomic scientist with an egg-shaped head, Starr was dismissed for espionage and resolved to use his intellect as a criminal mastermind. He was dealt a humiliating initial defeat by Ant-Man when he created a device to communicate with ants and tried to convince them to betray Ant-Man by leading into a flypaper trap.{{cite book |last1=Brevoort |first1=Tom |last2=DeFalco |first2=Tom |last3=Manning |first3=Matthew K. |last4=Sanderson |first4=Peter |last5=Wiacek |first5=Win |title=Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History |date=2017 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1465455505 |page=89}} Ant-Man tricked him into thinking the ants had betrayed him before revealing that the ants were friends and would never turn against Ant-Man.Tales to Astonish #38. Marvel Comics. Egghead later captured the Wasp to try luring his nemesis into a trap involving several creatures, including an iguana and an anteater, but this failed.Tales to Astonish #45. Marvel Comics. Egghead divided his remaining years between attempted world conquest and seeking revenge on his nemesis, often hiding out in the Bowery section of Manhattan in between.{{cite book | last = Sanderson | first = Peter | title = The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City | publisher = Pocket Books | year = 2007 | location = New York City | isbn = 978-1-4165-3141-8 | page = 18}}

Egghead teamed up with the Mad Thinker and the Puppet Master in a plot to use a laser satellite to blackmail the United States government.The Avengers #63. Marvel Comics. He caused the death of Barney Barton, the brother of Hawkeye, who was aiding the Avengers,The Avengers #64 hired the Swordsman to kidnap Hank Pym, and battled Clint Barton again, who had at that time recently adopted the identity of Goliath.The Avengers #65. Marvel Comics.

Egghead later kidnapped his niece, Patricia "Trish" Starr, to test a device which allowed him to steal other people's intelligence, and wound up battling Pym as Ant-Man again.Marvel Feature #5. Marvel Comics. He would later cause her car to explode, causing her to lose an arm.Giant-Size Defenders #4 He then formed the second Emissaries of Evil in an attempt to gain possession of the mystic ruby called the Star of Capistan. This team consisted of himself, the Rhino, Solarr and the Cobalt Man. Egghead and the Emissaries battled the Defenders.The Defenders #42-43. Marvel Comics. Egghead also fought Spider-Man on several occasions.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=September 2019}}

Egghead was still obsessed with Pym and engineered the man's disgrace. Egghead approached Pym (who was operating as Yellowjacket at the time) with a prosthetic arm that he wished to give to Trish to make amends for his previous deeds. After the arm was installed, Egghead informed Pym that the arm contained a bomb that would be detonated unless Pym complied with Egghead's commands. Egghead had Pym attempt to rob a national treasury of adamantium, and Pym was caught and arrested by the Avengers.The Avengers #217. Marvel Comics. With Pym apparently out of the way, Egghead then formed the third Masters of Evil as part of a plot against the Avengers.The Avengers #222. Marvel Comics.

Egghead then sent his Masters of Evil to kidnap Pym from his own trial, making it appear as if Pym himself had staged a rescue. The attempt was successful and Egghead instructed Pym to construct an anti-aging device. Subsequently, Pym goaded Egghead into letting him test the machine himself. However, the device turned out to be a weapon system, and he single-handedly defeated the assembled Masters of Evil. The Avengers arrived too late to be of assistance, but Hawkeye arrived at the laboratory in time to see the defeated Egghead about to shoot Hank in the back out of spite with his energy blaster. Hawkeye shot an arrow into Egghead's gun barrel. The gun misfired, causing an accidental explosion of the energy blaster which killed Egghead instantly, with Hawkeye avenging the death of his brother Barney Barton at Egghead's hands years ago.The Avengers #228-229 (February - March 1983) Days later, his ashes were scattered by Pym and Trish in a private ceremony.The Avengers #230. Marvel Comics.

Arnim Zola later created a proto-husk of Egghead as part of his Corpse Corps. Deadpool fought and killed Egghead's proto-husk, who then had a small bird pop out of its skull.Deadpool vol. 3 #0. Marvel Comics.

A flashback in Fall of the Hulks: Alpha showed that Egghead was a member of the Intelligencia.Fall of the Hulks: Alpha. Marvel Comics.

Egghead is later resurrected by a "rejuvetech serum" and creates the A.I.Vengers. Computer technician Raz Malhotra eventually escapes Egghead's control and shuts down the A.I.vengers.Ant-Man Annual (vol. 2) #1. Marvel Comics.

Egghead is later hired by Darren Cross to work for Cross Technological Enterprises. To help control Cross's Pym Particle abilities, Egghead provides the Yellowjacket armor for him to wear.The Astonishing Ant-Man #12. Marvel Comics. Egghead later accompanies Cross and Crossfire in attacking Scott Lang's trial.The Astonishing Ant-Man #13. Marvel Comics.

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A robot version of Egghead appears as a member of the new Young Avengers.Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1. Marvel Comics. Although his original programming was "to respect all human life", the female neo-Nazi Big Zero (who seems to have a relationship with him) reprogrammed him to hate minorities.Dark Reign: Young Avengers {{Volume needed|c=y|date=October 2009}}

Egghead is later recruited by the villain Zodiac (who was the benefactor of the Young Masters) to join his army.Vengeance #6. Marvel Comics.

In Avengers Undercover, Egghead joins the Masters of Evil.Avengers Undercover #2. Marvel Comics.

During the "Iron Man 2020" event, Egghead was seen as a member of the A.I. Army.''Iron Man 2020 vol. 2 #1. Marvel Comics.

Although he had no superhuman powers of his own, Eilhas Starr's genius level intellect made him a formidable foe. He was particularly skilled in the fields of robotics and engineering, and could absorb new ideas and knowledge at a seemingly superhuman rate. He had a degree in atomic science, and extensive knowledge in a wide variety of scientific and technological disciplines. Starr designed a wide variety of sophisticated weapons and technological paraphernalia.

The robotic Egghead can fly and become intangible.

• The Elihas Starr incarnation of Egghead appears in The Avengers: United They Stand episode "Egg-Streme Vengeance", voiced by Robert Cornell Latimer.{{cite web |date=December 20, 2019 |title=Egghead Voices (Marvel Universe) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Marvel-Universe/Egghead/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.}}
• The Elihas Starr incarnation of Egghead appears in The Super Hero Squad Show, voiced by Wayne Knight.{{cite web |date=July 28, 2009 |title=Comics Continuum: Marvel Super Hero Squad |url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0907/28/voices.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731111809/http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0907/28/voices.htm |archive-date=July 31, 2009 |access-date=December 28, 2010 |publisher=Comics Continuum}} This version is a member of Doctor Doom's Lethal Legion.
• The Elihas Starr incarnation of Egghead appears in Avengers Assemble, voiced by Yuri Lowenthal.
• The Elihas Starr incarnation of Egghead appears in the Ant-Man episode "Soup Time", voiced by Sam Riegel.

• Elihas Starr appears in Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher, voiced by Hiroki Tōchi in the Japanese version and by Grant George in the English dub.
• Elihas Starr appears in flashbacks depicted in Ant-Man and the Wasp, portrayed by Michael Cerveris.{{cite tweet|user=stitchkingdom|number=1009512979627413504|date=June 20, 2018|title=#AntManAndTheWasp cast list}} This version was a S.H.I.E.L.D. scientist and colleague of Hank Pym and Bill Foster. After being fired by the former, Starr stole technology to create a portal to the Quantum Realm to redeem his scientific reputation and brought his wife Catherine (portrayed by Riann Steele) and daughter Ava (portrayed by RaeLynn Bratten) with him for support. However, the portal malfunctioned, killing Elihas and Catherine and afflicting Ava with "molecular disequilibrium", which eventually led to her becoming the Ghost.

The Elihas Starr incarnation of Egghead appears as a playable character in Lego Marvel's Avengers.{{cite web|title=Characters|url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/lego-marvel-avengers/Characters|website=IGN Database|date=6 January 2016 |access-date=February 1, 2018}}

The Elihas Starr incarnation of Egghead appears in The Amazing Spider-Man, by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Alex Saviuk. This version married J. Jonah Jameson's estranged sister and inherited her share of the Daily Bugle upon her death.

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• [http://www.marvel.com/universe/Egghead Egghead (Elihas Starr)] at Marvel.com
• [http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Elihas_Starr_%28Earth-616%29 Egghead (Elihas Starr)] at Marvel Wiki
• [http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Egghead_%28Robot%29_%28Earth-616%29 Egghead (robot)] at Marvel Wiki
• {{Marvunapp|http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/eggheadstarr.htm|Egghead (Elihas Starr}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716100753/http://www.alphaflight.net/alphanex/index.php?title=Egghead Egghead (Elihas Starr)] Alphanex Entry on AlphaFlight.Net

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