Wong-Chu

Wong-Chu
Wong-Chu as depicted in All-New Iron Man Manual #1 (May 2008). Art by Carlo Pagulayan.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Tales of Suspense #39 (March 1963)
Created by	Larry Lieber Jack Kirby Don Heck
In-story information
Species	Human
Abilities	Expert martial artist

Wong-Chu is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He usually appears as an adversary of Iron Man, playing a key role in his origin and being the first villain he faced.

Publication history

Wong-Chu first appeared in Tales of Suspense #39 (March 1963), and was created by writer Larry Lieber and artists Jack Kirby and Don Heck.

Fictional character biography

Wong-Chu was a commander during the Vietnam War, later retconned to be the fictitious Siancong War. He kidnaps Tony Stark, who is dying from shrapnel lodged in his chest, and forces him and Ho Yinsen to build weapons for him. However, Stark and Yinsen instead build the Iron Man armor to escape and stabilize the former's condition. Wong-Chu kills Yinsen, but is killed in an explosion during a battle with Iron Man. ^[1]

It is later revealed that Wong-Chu was a servant of the Mandarin and survived the explosion, but was scarred on the left side of his body. ^[2] He obtains Yinsen's disembodied brain from Doctor Midas and battles Iron Man before being decapitated. ^[3] Despite this, his brain is later recovered and placed in a robotic body. ^[4]

Powers and abilities

Wong-Chu possesses no super-human powers, but is a highly skilled martial artist, particularly in wrestling. ^[1]

In other media

• A character inspired by Wong-Chu named Righella appears in a flashback in the Marvel Anime: Iron Man episode "A Twist of Memory, a Turn of the Mind", voiced by Seiji Sasaki in the original Japanese version and by Vic Mignogna in the English dub.
• Wong-Chu appears in The Invincible Iron Man , voiced by James Sie. ^[5] This version is the commander of the Jade Dragons, a guerrilla force dedicated to stopping the Mandarin's resurrection, before being killed by his protégé Li Mei.

References

1. Tales of Suspense #39. Marvel Comics.
2. Iron Man #267. Marvel Comics.
3. Iron Man (vol. 3) #31-32. Marvel Comics.
4. Iron Man (vol. 3) Annual 2000. Marvel Comics.
5. "Wong Chu Voice - The Invincible Iron Man (Movie)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 13, 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.

External links

• Wong-Chu at Marvel Wikia
• Wong-Chu at Comic Vine