The Locust (comics)
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | X-Men #24 (Sep 1966) |
| Created by | Roy Thomas and Werner Roth |
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| Alter ego | August Hopper |
The Locust was a one-time supervillain foe of the X-Men. He made his debut in (Uncanny) X-Men #24 in September 1966. His alter ego is Doctor August Hopper, once a top name in entomology, whose "crackpot theories" cost him his job. He relocated to Ryan Chemicals, where he developed a Magno-Ray which causes insects to grow to enormous sizes and allows him to control their actions. He sends an army of raging locusts, grasshoppers, wasps, and beetles to overthrow the world, but is eventually thwarted by the X-Men and surrenders to the authorities.
He later appears in The Order #4, battling Doctor Strange, The Hulk, the Sub-Mariner, and the Silver Surfer. The heroes made short work of him, defeating him easily.
The Locust, as his name suggests, dresses like a giant locust and uses a personal jet pack to fly around. Along with his army of insects, Locust also carries a ray gun into battle.
