Kingsize (comics)

Kingsize
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel Super-Heroes #3 (Fall 1991)
Created by	Dwight Jon Zimmerman and Amanda Conner

Last updated April 15, 2019

Kingsize is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

An American comic book is a thin periodical originating in the United States, typically 32 pages, containing comics content. While the form originated in 1933, American comic books first gained popularity after the 1938 publication of Action Comics, which included the debut of the superhero Superman. This was followed by a superhero boom that lasted until the end of World War II. After the war, while superheroes were marginalized, the comic book industry rapidly expanded and genres such as horror, crime, science fiction and romance became popular. The 1950s saw a gradual decline, due to a shift away from print media in the wake of television and the impact of the Comics Code Authority. The late 1950s and the 1960s saw a superhero revival and superheroes remain the dominant character archetype in the 21st century.

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Fictional character biography

Kingsize attacked the Wasp as she was modeling her own fashion-wear in a mall. She defeated him by firing a sting-blast at the jewel on his forehead.^[1]

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Ferocia, Blue Streak, Flame, and Kingsize later broke Ricadonna from Sing Sing.^[2] Kingsize and his allies waited in the Corporation HQ on Hart Island and he trained his shapeshifting abilities, and Ricadonna told them that they would finish their job now.^[3] During the Heroes for Hire's attack on the Corporation's facility Kingsize fought Orka, and was later carried by Orka into an escape tunnel before it exploded.^[4]

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Powers and abilities

Kingsize is permanently and approximately 10-12 feet in height. By touching the jewel on his brow, he can transform into any giant-sized animal form. He does not need to touch it to transform back into human form, and he transforms back to human shape when knocked unconscious; a hit of sufficient force to the jewel can knock him unconscious. He is bulletproof.

Skrull organs transplanted into his body by the Corporation allowed him to shapeshift.^[5]

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References

↑ Marvel Super-Heroes #3 (Fall 1991)
↑ Heroes for Hire #3 (December 2006)
↑ Heroes for Hire #4 (January 2007)
↑ Heroes for Hire #5 (February 2007)
↑ Heroes for Hire #3 (December 2006)

External links

Kingsize at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe

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[1] Marvel Super-Heroes #3 (Fall 1991)

[2] Heroes for Hire #3 (December 2006)

[3] Heroes for Hire #4 (January 2007)

[4] Heroes for Hire #5 (February 2007)

[5] Heroes for Hire #3 (December 2006)