TheEmissaries of Evil is a name used by three teams of supervillains appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
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The first Emissaries of Evil debuted inDaredevil Annual #1 and were created byStan Lee,Gene Colan, andJohn Tartaglione.[1]
The second Emissaries of Evil debuted inDefenders #42 and were created byGerry Conway andKeith Giffen.
The third Emissaries of Evil debuted inDaredevil #377 and were created byScott Lobdell andTom Morgan.
| Emissaries of Evil I | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Daredevil Annual #1 (1967) |
| Created by | Stan Lee Gene Colan John Tartaglione |
| In-story information | |
| Leader(s) | Electro |
| Member(s) | theGladiator theLeap-Frog theMatador theStilt-Man |
The first Emissaries of Evil was recruited byElectro in a plot of revenge againstDaredevil for previous defeats, and consisted of Electro himself, theGladiator, theMatador, theStilt-Man, and theLeap-Frog.[2] Electro established his headquarters in one of the city's power plants. Daredevil happened across Electro meeting with the Matador and attacked them, but Electro waylaid him with an electric blast and then fled with the Matador. Electro then instructed the Gladiator, the Stilt-Man, the Leap-Frog, and the Matador to wait in different parts of the city for Daredevil to show up. Later, as part of Electro's plan, the Matador followed Daredevil and ambushed him, but Daredevil easily overcame him. Then Daredevil overcame the Stilt-Man. The Leap-Frog then attacked Daredevil in Central Park. Although the villains were defeated, they were able to return to Electro's hideout. When Daredevil arrived, the Emissaries of Evil conducted one final mass assault on Daredevil. Daredevil defeated all of them and wrapped the whole group up in a lasso made from an electric wire so that they could not break free, then left them there for the police to find.[3]
| Emissaries of Evil II | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Defenders #42 (December1976) |
| Created by | Gerry Conway Keith Giffen |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | OrbitingNASAspace station |
| Leader(s) | Egghead |
| Member(s) | theCobalt Man theEel thePorcupine Power Man theRhino Solarr theSwordsman |
The second Emissaries of Evil was recruited byEgghead, and consisted of theRhino,Solarr, theEel, thePorcupine,Power Man and theSwordsman. This first version of the team is never called the Emissaries of Evil, but Egghead does refer to them as his "employed emissaries". Egghead wanted to hold the United States hostage, as the Emissaries of Evil gathered in Canada where Egghead built a nuclear device. The Emissaries of Evil commandeered the television airwaves, as Egghead demanded that the President of the United States hand over his position to Egghead or he would launch the nuclear device toward New York City.James Hudson and his team of Canadian adventurers calledthe Flight saw the broadcast and rushed into action to stop the Emissaries of Evil. Even with little training, the Flight quickly took out the Emissaries of Evil before turning their attention towards Egghead. Egghead refused to disable the nuclear device andSaint Elmo sacrificed his life to transmute it into energy.[4]
Egghead later equipped aNASA space station with an arsenal of weapons and reformed the second Emissaries of Evil a second time, this time consisting of the Rhino, Solarr, and theCobalt Man (who Egghead had brainwashed to destroy theDefenders). Egghead then sent the Emissaries of Evil to attack the Defenders and obtain a ruby called the Star of Capistan. The Rhino and Solarr held their own against the Defenders and realized that they did not have the Star of Capistan. Upon returning to the space station, the Rhino and Solarr were punished by Egghead, who then sent the Cobalt Man to deal with the Defenders and use his nuclear powers so that Egghead can see the Defenders being destroyed.[5] The Cobalt Man was freed from the brainwashing byClea and theRed Guardian. The Rhino and Solarr were defeated byDoctor Strange (who had been possessed by the Star of Capistan and had become the Red Rajah). Egghead attempted to take on the Defenders on his own, but the Cobalt Man turned against him by turning his powers on Egghead, where both of them were seemingly killed in an explosion.[6]
| Emissaries of Evil III | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Daredevil #377 (August1998) |
| Created by | Scott Lobdell Tom Morgan |
| In-story information | |
| Leader(s) | theKingpin |
| Member(s) | La Concierge theStilt-Man Synapse |
The third Emissaries of Evil was recruited by theKingpin (who was briefly active in France), and consisted of La Concierge, theStilt-Man andSynapse.[7] Daredevil (whose memories had been reprogrammed byS.H.I.E.L.D. to pose as undercover agent Laurent Levasseur) ended up fighting the Emissaries of Evil while undercover.[8] During a battle with the Kingpin and his henchmen, "Laurent" regained his memories of being Matt Murdock and Daredevil. S.H.I.E.L.D. andFoggy Nelson finally caught up with Matt Murdock and he lost his temporary eyesight as he prepared to return to his normal life.[9] When the Kingpin and the Emissaries of Evil tried to frame a Middle Eastern man for terrorism so that the Kingpin could get his hands on a shipment of weapons, Matt Murdock defended the patsy and won in court. Daredevil took on the Emissaries of Evil in order to foil the Kingpin's scheme and managed to defeat them.[10]
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