Baron Strucker

Baron Strucker
Baron Strucker, as he appeared on the cover of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #34 (April 1992).
Art by M.C. Wyman
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceSgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #5 (January 1964)
Created byStan Lee (writer)
Jack Kirby (artist)
In-story information
Alter egoWolfgang von Strucker
SpeciesHuman mutate
Team affiliationsHydra
Great Wheel
Power Elite
PartnershipsBaron Helmut Zemo
Notable aliasesSupreme Hydra, Grand Imperator of THEM, Don Guy Antonio Caballero, Emir Ali Bey, John Bronson, Sagittarius
Abilities
  • Skilled military strategist and spy
  • Master of disguise
  • Excellent actor
  • Exceptional hand to hand combatant, marksman and swordsman
  • High-level intellect
  • Enhanced strength and energy projection via Satan Claw
  • Healing factor and limited invulnerability via Death Spore virus in his blood
  • Repressed aging

Baron Wolfgang von Strucker (/ˈstrʌkər/) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A former Nazi officer, he is one of the leaders of the Hydra terrorist organization, and the archenemy of Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D.[1] He has also come into conflict with the Avengers, and the interests of the United States, and is thus a fugitive.[2] He has been physically augmented to be nearly ageless. While Strucker has been seemingly killed in the past, he returned to plague the world with schemes of world domination and genocide, time and time again.

The character has appeared in several media adaptations, including television series and video games. Strucker was portrayed by Campbell Lane in the 1998 TV film, Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., by Thomas Kretschmann in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and by Joey Defore as a teenager in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., also set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

  1. ^ "S.H.I.E.L.D. In Comics Members, Enemies, Powers | Marvel".
  2. ^ Rovin, Jeff (1987). The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains. New York: Facts on File. p. 20. ISBN 0-8160-1356-X.[1]