Mongoose (comics)

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Mongoose
Mongoose (Earth-616) 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 (December 1986)
Full appearance:
Thor #391 (May 1988)
Created by Tom DeFalco
Ron Frenz (Spider-Man issue)
In-story information
Alter egoMongoose
SpeciesUplifted mongoose
Team affiliations New Men/Knights of Wundagore
Masters of Evil
Thunderbolts
AbilitiesExcellent 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

Mongoose is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Contents

Publication history

Mongoose first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #283, and was created by writer Tom DeFalco and artist Ron Frenz.

Fictional character biography

Mongoose 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, Thunderstrike, and Thor, becoming an enemy of the latter and joining Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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. [5]

In The Punisher War Journal , Mongoose is among the animal-themed supervillains who are kidnapped by Alyosha Kravinoff before being rescued by the Punisher. [6]

Powers and abilities

Genetic engineering by the High Evolutionary granted Mongoose superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, and reflexes. He is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant, utilizing his agility to create a 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 an "asteroid blaster" to attack Thor.

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References

  1. ↑ Mack, Mike (July 20, 2017). "5 bizarre heroes and villains we won't likely be seeing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe anytime soon". Inside the Magic. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ Gray, Niall (July 16, 2023). "10 Most Powerful Thor Villains Still Missing From The MCU". Screen Rant . Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  3. ↑ Romshe, Douglas (June 15, 2020). "Marvel's Thor Merged With a Human To Become THUNDERSTRIKE". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  4. ↑
    • The Amazing Spider-Man #283 (December 1986)
    • Thor #391 (May 1988)
    • Thor #402 - 406 (April - August 1989)
  5. ↑ Thunderbolts #104 (September 2006)
  6. ↑ The Punisher War Journal (vol. 2) #14 (February 2008)
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