Toad (Marvel Comics)

Toad
Toad, as he appeared on the cover of X-Force #5 (December 1991). Art by Rob Liefeld.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The X-Men #4 (March 1964)[1]
Created by	Stan Lee Jack Kirby
In-story information
Alter ego	Mortimer Toynbee
Species	Human mutant
Team affiliations	Brotherhood of Mutants The 198 Defenders The Misfits Jean Grey School Lethal Legion
Notable aliases	The Terrible Toad-King, Stranger
Abilities	Expert kickboxer, mechanic, and machinist Superhuman leg and prehensile tongue strength and endurance Superhuman agility, balance, endurance, and leaping ability and leaping distance Moderate superhuman regeneration Elongated prehensile tongue Psychoactive venom secretion Paralyzing mucus secretion Adhesive spit Ability to stick to walls and other surfaces and climb walls Superhuman lung strength; can expel strong gusts of air from his lungs and stay underwater for longer periods of time than a normal human Can communicate on a basic level with amphibians

Toad (Mortimer Toynbee) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, he first appeared in The X-Men #4 (March 1964).

Toad is most often depicted as an enemy of the X-Men and was originally a hunchbacked mutant with superhuman leaping ability. He was Magneto's sniveling servant (or "toady") in the 1960s line-up of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. He later became the leader of his faction of the Brotherhood, which focused more on criminal activities than mutant liberation.

Since his inception, the character has appeared in numerous media adaptations, such as television series, films, and video games. For example, Ray Park played a significantly different version of Toad in 2000's X-Men film, and after that, aspects of this Toad have since been implemented into the comic book version. A younger Toad appeared in the film X-Men: Days of Future Past, played by Evan Jonigkeit.