Mongoose (comics)
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{{Infobox comics character|
image=Mongoose (Earth-616) from Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition Vol 1 14 0001.png
|caption=Mongoose as depicted in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition #14 (November 1991). Art by Keith Pollard (penciller), Josef Rubinstein (inker), and Andrew Yanchus (colorist).
|character_name=Mongoose
|real_name=Mongoose
|species=Uplifted mongoose
|publisher=Marvel Comics
|debut=In shadow:
The Amazing Spider-Man #283 (December 1986)
Full appearance:
Thor #391 (May 1988)
|creators=Tom DeFalco
Ron Frenz (Spider-Man issue)
|alliances=New Men/Knights of Wundagore
Masters of Evil
Thunderbolts
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|powers=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
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Mongoose is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
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Mongoose first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #283, and was created by writer Tom DeFalco and artist Ron Frenz.
Fictional character biography
Mongoose was originally a normal mongoose before the High Evolutionary transformed him into an anthropomorphic form to serve as his agent. He battles both Spider-Man, Thunderstrike, and Thor, becoming an enemy of the latter and joining Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil.{{Cite web |last=Mack |first=Mike |date=July 20, 2017 |title=5 bizarre heroes and villains we won't likely be seeing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe anytime soon |url=https://insidethemagic.net/2017/07/5-bizarre-heroes-villains-wont-likely-seeing-marvel-cinematic-universe-anytime-soon/ |access-date=January 13, 2025 |website=Inside the Magic |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Gray |first=Niall |date=July 16, 2023 |title=10 Most Powerful Thor Villains Still Missing From The MCU |url=https://screenrant.com/thor-villains-missing-from-mcu/ |access-date=September 27, 2024 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Romshe |first=Douglas |date=June 15, 2020 |title=Marvel's Thor Merged With a Human To Become THUNDERSTRIKE |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-thor-version-eric-masterson-thunderstrike/ |access-date=September 27, 2024 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}}{{multiref2|The Amazing Spider-Man #283 (December 1986)|Thor #391 (May 1988)|Thor #402 - 406 (April - August 1989)
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After being arrested by Zemo's Thunderbolts, Mongoose agrees to join the team instead of being imprisoned, and later joins the Fifty State Initiative as well.Thunderbolts #104 (September 2006)
In The Punisher War Journal, Mongoose is among the animal-themed supervillains who are kidnapped by Alyosha Kravinoff before being rescued by the Punisher.The Punisher War Journal (vol. 2) #14 (February 2008)
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 agility to create a 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 an "asteroid blaster" to attack Thor.
References
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External links
- [http://www.marvel.com/universe/Mongoose Mongoose] at Marvel.com
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Category:Characters created by Ron Frenz
Category:Characters created by Tom DeFalco
Category:Comics characters introduced in 1988
Category:Genetically engineered characters in comics
Category:Marvel Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds