Doctor Demonicus
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Godzilla #4 (Nov 1977) |
| Created by | Doug Moench and Tom Sutton |
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| Alter ego | Douglas Birely |
| Team affiliations | Pacific Overlords his Demon-Soliders The Hood army |
| Notable aliases | None |
| Abilities | Scientific genius |
Doctor Demonicus (Douglas Birely) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. He possess advanced knowledge of genetic engineering, though is not as versatile as Arnim Zola or the High Evolutionary. He has clashed with the Avengers and Shogun Warriors.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Douglas Birely was born in Culver City, California. As a scientist, he was studying the correlation between radioactivity and mutation when he was contaminated by a radioactive spill. As Dr. Demonicus, he is a criminal geneticist and criminal subversive who creates monsters and discovered the Lifestone. He created numerous immense monsters mutated from animals including Batragon, Ghilaron, Lepirax and Centipoor. He raided oil tankers from his secret laboratory Aleutian Island base using these monsters and his criminal troops. The monsters were defeated by Godzilla, and Demonicus was defeated by Gabe Jones and taken into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody.[1]
Demonics was an ally of the alien Myndai, Maur-Konn, who gave Demonicus his gigantic space satellite base orbiting the moon. Demonicus later used his genetic and robot monsters Starchild, Cerberus and the Hand of Five against the Shogun Warriors Raydeen, Combatra, and Dangard Ace. Demonicus launched a meteor strike against Earth from his space station base. He was foiled by the Shogun Warriors and taken into custody by S.H.I.E.L.D. again.[2]
He eventually captures, enslaves, and mutates Godzilla. He set Godzilla against the Avengers West Coast. He salvaged Iron Man's original armor and used it to attack the Avengers West Coast but was defeated by Tony Stark.[3] He was mutated by the Lifestone and the demon Raksasa. His alter ego, Douglas Birely has skin cancer which is kept under control by devices in his costume.
He was also the founder of the Pacific Overlords, and with them battled Sunfire and the Avengers West Coast. He raised a land mass from the Pacific Ocean floor just north of Hawaii, and on it founded the new nation of Demonica with himself as ruler. However he was seemingly killed when Demonica sunk back into the Pacific.[4]
However, he later turned up very much alive.
He apparently finances his criminal efforts and schemes by producing boy bands for the music industry, and as a skilled (and amoral) geneticist, when he says "producing", he means it quite literally.[citation needed]
Doctor Demonicus was eventually arrested, convicted and incarcerated for his crimes. He was sentenced to "the Raft", a supervillain prison facility. He was among of the 43 villains that escaped during the breakout engineered by Electro.
The Hood has hired him as part of his criminal organization to take advantage of the split in the superhero community caused by the Superhuman Registration Act. He helped them fight the New Avengers but was taken down by Doctor Strange.
[edit] Powers and abilities
Doctor Demonicus wears costume that contains life-support devices which keep his skin cancer in remission. He has demonic-looking features, including mottled skin and horns on his forehead.
Doctor Demonicus carries a blaster that fires an unknown form of concussive energy. He uses advanced genetics robots and force field technology adapted to various weaponry.
Doctor Demonicus also has possession of the Lifestone, a radioactive meteor, with which he has created artificial mutated monsters.
Doctor Demonicus is a genius with a Ph.D. in genetics, and has an advanced knowledge of genetics and of the advanced technology of the alien Myndai.
[edit] Bibliography
- Avengers West Coast #63, 69-74, 93-95
- Godzilla #4-5
- Iron Man vol. 1 #193, 196
- New Avengers #1-4
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #3-5
- Shogun Warriors #7-14
