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Mongoose is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
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_from_Official_Handbook_of_the_Marvel_Universe_Master_Edition_Vol_1_14_0001.png) 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). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | In shadow: The Amazing Spider-Man #283 Full appearance: Thor #391 (May 1988) |
| Created by | Tom DeFalco Ron Frenz (Spider-Man issue) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Mongoose |
| Species | Uplifted mongoose |
| Team affiliations | New Men/Knights of Wundagore Masters of Evil Thunderbolts |
| Abilities | 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 |
Publication history
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Mongoose first appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #283, and was created by writer Tom DeFalco and artist Ron Frenz.
Fictional character biography
editMongoose 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 and Thor, becoming an enemy of the latter and joining Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil.[1][2][3][4][5]
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.[6][7][8]
In The Punisher War Journal, Mongoose is among the animal-themed supervillains who were kidnapped by Alyosha Kraven before being rescued by the Punisher.[9][10][11]
Powers and abilities
editGenetic engineering by the High Evolutionary granted Mongoose superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, and reflexes. He is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant utilizing his superhuman speed and cunning to create his own 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 a Wundagorian "asteroid blaster" to attack Thor.
References
editExternal links
edit- Mongoose at Marvel.com