Crimson Cowl

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The Crimson Cowl is an identity used by different fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

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Fictional character biographies

Ultron

The first incarnation of Crimson Cowl, created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, first appeared in The Avengers #54 (July 1968). [1] [2] Ultron posed as the original Crimson Cowl with Edwin Jarvis as a brainwashed body double in order to lead his version of the Masters of Evil. [3]

Justine Hammer

The second incarnation of Crimson Cowl, created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley, debuted in Thunderbolts #3 (June 1997). [4] Justine Hammer accumulated power for herself as the second Crimson Cowl to lead her own version of the Masters of Evil, [5] [6] and even framed Dallas Riordan as a set-up to throw off her trail. [7] She's later the new Iron Monger on the behalf of Roxxon and A.I.M. [8]

Other versions

Ultimate Marvel

A similar character, the Commander Crimson, appears in the alternate Ultimate Marvel continuity. Sayuri Kyota was an ex-agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. who was the leader of a terrorist cell of Hydra. She fought the Ultimates as she used an Infinity Gem which disintegrated her. [9]

In other media

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References

  1. ↑ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Supervillains. New York: Facts on File. pp. 357–358. ISBN   0-8160-1356-X.
  2. ↑ Couch, Aaron (May 1, 2015). "Marvel Legend Reveals What Stan Lee Initially "Hated" About 'Age of Ultron' Breakout". The Hollywood Reporter .
  3. ↑ The Avengers #54—55 (July–August 1968). Marvel Comics.
  4. ↑ 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. 95. ISBN   978-1-4654-7890-0.
  5. ↑ Thunderbolts #3. Marvel Comics.
  6. ↑ Thunderbolts #69. Marvel Comics.
  7. ↑ Thunderbolts #25, #42, #65
  8. ↑ Iron Man vol. 7 #1. Marvel Comics.
  9. ↑ Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #20-21. Marvel Comics.
  10. ↑ "Inhumans Among Us". Avengers Assemble. Season 3. Episode 10. July 24, 2016. Disney XD.
  11. ↑ "Marvel's Spider-Man Miles Morales: New Crimson Cowl Suit Revealed". IGN. October 21, 2020.
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