Doughboy (character)

For other uses, see Doughboy (disambiguation).

Doughboy
Doughboy as depicted in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition #32 (May 1993). Art by Keith Pollard (penciller), Josef Rubinstein (inker), and Andrew Yanchus (colorist).
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Captain America #209 (May 1977)
Created by	Jack Kirby
In-story information
Abilities	Superhuman strength, durability, and agility Malleability

Doughboy is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a dough-like artificial lifeform who was created by and often appears in association with Arnim Zola.

Doughboy has made limited appearances in media outside comics, with Grant Moninger voicing him in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes .

Publication history

Doughboy first appeared in Captain America #209 (May 1977), and was created by Jack Kirby. ^[1]

Fictional character biography

Doughboy is an artificial dough-like lifeform created by Arnim Zola to be his servant. He assisted Zola against Captain America during their first encounter. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Years later, Zola fuses Doughboy with Primus before eventually separating them. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]} Thor seemingly kills Doughboy, but he later resurfaces and battles the Thunderbolts in China. ^[11]

Powers and abilities

Doughboy has a malleable body that enables him to fly, shapeshift, and absorb matter to grow in size. ^[12] However, he possesses limited intelligence and is largely incapable of acting without orders. ^[13]

In other media

• Doughboy appears as a boss in Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal . ^[14]
• Doughboy appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes , with vocal effects provided by Grant Moninger. ^{[15] [16]} This version is a member of Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil.
• Doughboy appears in Avengers Assemble .^{[ citation needed ]} This version is from another dimension, possesses a more humanoid appearance, and is part of a species of Doughboys.

References

1. Lennon, Madison (August 21, 2019). "10 Captain America Stories That Made Absolutely No Sense". CBR. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
2. Captain America and the Falcon #209-210
3. Goldberg, Matt (May 7, 2010). "Toby Jones to Play Villain Arnim Zola in Captain America: The First Avenger". Collider. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
4. McDonough, Lilian (March 1, 2024). "10 Captain America Villains Who Will Never Work on the Big Screen, Ranked". CBR. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
5. Grubbs, Victor (June 17, 2018). "Dangerous Minds: The 25 Smartest Characters In The Marvel Universe, Officially Ranked". CBR. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
6. Cohen, Jason (May 29, 2017). "The Mad King: 15 Jack Kirby Creations That Are Absolutely BANANAS". CBR. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
7. Captain America #277-279
8. Captain America #383
9. Captain America #393
10. Captain America #395-396
11. Thunderbolts: International Incident #1
12. Buxton, Marc (July 4, 2018). "Captain America 4: Villains We Want to See". Den of Geek . Retrieved January 2, 2025.
13. Belmore, Alec (June 18, 2014). "10 Strangest Jack Kirby Creations". WhatCulture.com. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
14. silenig (22 March 2013). "Iron Man X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal - PlayStation Longplay/ Playthrough". YouTube . Retrieved 2 September 2024. This is a video walkthrough of the PlayStation version of the game. Doughboy's profile appears at 1:05:06 and the battle against him starts at 1:14:29.
15. "Doughboy Voice - The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 20, 2024. 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.
16. Maillaro, Mike (November 14, 2010). "Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Review – Episodes 1-9 and 1-10". Inside Pulse. Retrieved January 2, 2025.