Destroyer (Marvel Comics villain)
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Strange Tales #101 (Oct 1962) |
| Created by | Stan Lee, Larry Leiber, and Jack Kirby |
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| Alter ego | Charles Stanton |
Destroyer (Charles Stanton) is a Marvel Comics supervillain. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Strange Tales #101 (1962).
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Charles Stanton was the publisher of two newspapers: The Glenville (Long Island) Gazette and the Daily Chronicle. He was also a Communist spy for the Soviet Union. He passed information to submarines from his private Long Island beach. However, a nearby amusement park had tall rides which might expose his secret. He sabotaged several. The Human Torch having interfered with his plans, Stanton published a challenge from the Destroyer in his paper to lure the Torch into a trap. The Torch investigated and captured the Destroyer and the crew of the submarine.
[edit] Powers and abilities
The Destroyer was a normal human being with no superhuman powers. His weaponry included a gun and flame-retardant foam.
[edit] Trivia
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The Wizard (Bentley Wittman) watches newsreel footage of the Destroyer's defeat of the Human Torch in Strange Tales #102.
[edit] References
Christiansen, Jeff et al. Marvel Legacy: The 1960s Handbook. Marvel Comics, 2006.
Olshevsky, George. The Official Marvel Index to the Fantastic Four Volume 2, Issue 1. Marvel Comics, 1985.
