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| Scourge of the Underworld | |
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 The Scourge as depicted in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Iron Man #194 (May 1985) |
| Created by | Mark Gruenwald (writer) John Byrne (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Various |
| Abilities | Master of disguise Exploding armor-piercing bullets |
The Scourge of the Underworld is the name of a series of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Writer/editor Mark Gruenwald originally created the Scourge in 1985 as a plot device intended to thin the criminal population of the Marvel Universe, in particular eliminating those supervillain characters he deemed to be too minor, redundant, or ill-conceived.[1] Numerous other characters have used the name, often with differing motives and loyalties.
- ^ Brevoort, Tom; DeFalco, Tom; Manning, Matthew K.; Sanderson, Peter; Wiacek, Win (2017). Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History. DK Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 978-1465455505.