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

Mongoose
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
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceIn shadow:
The Amazing Spider-Man #283
Full appearance:
Thor #391 (May 1988)
Created byTom DeFalco
Ron Frenz (Spider-Man issue)
In-story information
Alter egoMongoose
SpeciesUplifted mongoose
Team affiliationsNew 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

Publication history

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

Fictional character biography

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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][5][6][7][8][9][10]

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.[11][12][13]

In The Punisher War Journal, Mongoose is among the animal-themed supervillains who are kidnapped by Alyosha Kraven before being rescued by the Punisher.[14][15][16]

Powers and abilities

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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 superhuman speed and cunning to create his own unique fighting style.[3][4][5]

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.[4][5] 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 a Wundagorian "asteroid blaster" to attack Thor.

References

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  1. ^ Gray, Niall (July 16, 2023). "10 Most Powerful Thor Villains Still Missing From The MCU". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Romshe, Douglas (June 15, 2020). "Marvel's Thor Merged With a Human To Become THUNDERSTRIKE". Screen Rant. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Karbank, Octavio (May 30, 2018). "High And Mjighty: 20 Of Thor's Most Ridiculous OP Feats Of Strength". CBR. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Voutiritsas, George (July 21, 2022). "10 Thor Villains Who Still Need Their MCU Debut". CBR. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Karbank, Octavio (May 21, 2018). "Godbombed: 20 Of Thor's Strongest Villains Ranked From Weakest To Most Powerful". CBR. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  6. ^ The Amazing Spider-Man #283
  7. ^ Thor #391
  8. ^ Thor #402-403
  9. ^ Thor #405-406
  10. ^ Thor #408
  11. ^ Thunderbolts #104
  12. ^ Avengers: The Initiative #1
  13. ^ Avengers: The Initiative #1 Character Map
  14. ^ The Punisher War Journal vol. 2 #13
  15. ^ The Punisher War Journal vol. 2 #14
  16. ^ The Punisher War Journal vol. 2 #15
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