Fictional character biography
Elihas Starr
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Tales to Astonish #38 (December 1962) [2] |
| Created by | Stan Lee Jack Kirby Larry Lieber |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Elihas Starr |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Emissaries of Evil Masters of Evil Intelligencia Cross Technological Enterprises |
| Partnerships | Mad Thinker Puppet Master |
| Notable aliases | Carl Stricker, Tarantula |
| Abilities | 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 is dealt a humiliating initial defeat by Ant-Man when he creates a device to communicate with ants and tries to convince them to betray Ant-Man by leading into a flypaper trap. [3] Ant-Man fakes having been betrayed by the ants before revealing that the ants are his friends and will not turn against him. [4] Egghead later captures the Wasp to try luring his nemesis into a trap involving several creatures, including an iguana and an anteater, but this fails. [5] Egghead divides time between attempted world conquest and seeking revenge on his nemesis, often hiding out in the Bowery section of Manhattan. [6]
Egghead teams up with the Mad Thinker and the Puppet Master in a plot to use a laser satellite to blackmail the United States government. [7] He caused the death of Barney Barton, the brother of Hawkeye, who was aiding the Avengers; [8] hired the Swordsman to kidnap Hank Pym; and battled Clint Barton again, who had at that time recently adopted the identity of Goliath. [9]
Egghead kidnaps his niece, Patricia "Trish" Starr, to test a device which allows him to steal other people's intelligence, and winds up battling Pym as Ant-Man again. [10] He later causes Trish's car to explode, causing her to lose an arm. [11]
Egghead forms the second Emissaries of Evil in an attempt to gain possession of the mystic ruby called the Star of Capistan. This team consists of himself, the Rhino, Solarr and the Cobalt Man. Egghead and the Emissaries battle the Defenders. [12]
Egghead is still obsessed with Pym and engineers the man's disgrace. Egghead approaches Pym (who was operating as Yellowjacket at the time) with a prosthetic arm that he wishes to give to Trish to make amends for his previous deeds. After the arm is installed, Egghead informed Pym that it contains a bomb that will detonate unless Pym complies with Egghead's commands. Egghead has Pym attempt to rob a national treasury of adamantium, and Pym is caught and arrested by the Avengers. [13] With Pym apparently out of the way, Egghead forms the third Masters of Evil as part of a plot against the Avengers. [14]
Egghead sends the Masters of Evil to kidnap Pym from his own trial, making it appear as if Pym himself had staged a rescue. The attempt is successful and Egghead instructs Pym to construct an anti-aging device. Subsequently, Pym goads Egghead into letting him test the machine himself. However, the device turns out to be a weapon system, and he single-handedly defeated the assembled Masters of Evil. The Avengers arrive too late to be of assistance, but Hawkeye arrives at the laboratory in time to see the defeated Egghead about to shoot Pym in the back out of spite with his energy blaster. Hawkeye shoots an arrow into Egghead's gun barrel, causing it to misfire. This causes an accidental explosion that kills Egghead instantly. [15]
A flashback in Fall of the Hulks: Alpha showed that Egghead was a member of the Intelligencia prior to his death. [16]
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. [17]
Egghead is 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. [18] Egghead accompanies Cross and Crossfire in attacking Scott Lang's trial. [19]
Robot
A robot version of Egghead appears as a member of the new Young Avengers. [20] 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. [21]
Egghead is later recruited by Zodiac, the benefactor of the Young Masters, to join his army. [22]
In Avengers Undercover , Egghead joins the Masters of Evil. [23]
During the "Iron Man 2020" event, Egghead appears as a member of the A.I. Army. [24]
