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TheGolem is the name of a number of fictional characters appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. These include:

Golem
Cover toStrange Tales #174 (June 1974). Pencils byGil Kane, inks byDick Giordano, or possiblyTony DeZuniga andJohn Romita.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Strange Tales #174 (June 1974)
Created by	Len Wein John Buscema
In-story information
Alter ego	not applicable
Team affiliations	S.H.I.E.L.D. Howling Commandos
Abilities	Supernatural strength and durability

The Golem first appeared inStrange Tales #174 (June 1974), and was created byLen Wein andJohn Buscema.

The character also appears inStrange Tales #176-177 (October, December 1974),Marvel Two-in-One #11 (September 1975),The Hood #3 (September 2002), #5-6 (November–December 2002), andNick Fury's Howling Commandos #2 (February 2006).

Golem is a humanoid creature that was made in the 16th century byJudah Loew Ben Bezalel. It was made from purple stone or clay and protected theJewish people from persecutors inPrague. In later years it was reanimated by Professor Abraham Adamson’s life force as Adamson died.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Golem later became a member ofS.H.I.E.L.D.’sHowling Commandos Monster Force.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Golem is 8 ft (2.4 m) tall and has superhuman strength which it draws from the land as long as it is in contact with the Earth.

Golem
The Golem makes his first cover appearance. FromThe Invaders #13
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Invaders #12 (January, 1977)
Created by	Roy Thomas,Frank Robbins andFrank Springer
In-story information
Alter ego	Jacob Goldstein
Team affiliations	Invaders
Abilities	Super strength Invulnerability

This character first appeared inInvaders #12 (January 1977) as Goldstein, and was created byRoy Thomas,Frank Robbins andFrank Springer; he appeared inInvaders #13 (February 1977) asGolem.

The character subsequently appears inThe Invaders #2-4 (June–August 1993).

Jacob Goldstein, the brother of theBlue Bullet, was a resident of the JewishWarsaw Ghetto in Poland duringWorld War II. He mystically transformed himself into a Golem to combat the Nazis. He assisted theInvaders when his brother was kidnapped byDoctor Death.^{[volume & issue needed]}

In Golem form, Jacob was a hulky humanoid of 3 m (9.8 ft) in height. His skin was hard as stone, giving him a good degree of invulnerability. His strength was greater thanCaptain America's but less thanNamor's.

Dennis Golembuski was the grandson of a Polish freedom fighter who immigrated to America. Dennis may or may not have killed a man at the age of eight. He spent some time working as an underboss forKingpin, but he quit. He began to work for a mysterious new master.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Later he had Mosh brought to him for robbing a liquor store under his "protection". Mosh refused to hand over a percentage of his take from the robbery. So Golem and his assistant Madame Rapier kill Mosh. He recruited theConstrictor,Shocker andJack O'Lantern to help protect a batch of "bloodstones". After theHood arrived and stole half the diamonds, he gave Madam Rapier a list of pawn shops for them to scout, in case Hood tried to sell them. Hood arrived at the Golem's office and asking for a cut of the diamonds if he returned the rest undamaged. Golem agreed, but after the Hood left, told Rapier to kill the thief at their rendezvous.^{[volume & issue needed]}

After the Hood double-crossed Rapier, knowing she planned to double-cross him, she was killed in a hail of police gunfire. The Hood confronted Jack O'Lantern and the other super villains. He handed the diamonds over to them, telling them to tell Golem to just leave him alone. After they reported back to him, he promised that nothing was ended between him and the Hood.^{[volume & issue needed]}

Dennis apparently possesses no powers beyond those of a normal man his age.

• Joseph, a resident ofYancy Street, was known asGolem. Joseph was brought over to the United States from the old country by Loew, the creator of the original Golem. Joseph was buried under a building as persecutors dropped away and unearthed decades later with the building's destruction. He began mimicking the protective/defensive actions of the Yancy Street Gang against outsiders but was confronted by theThing. He was then sent to sleep in the East River by Grimm. Golem first appeared inMarvel Knights 4 #22 (November, 2005). He was created byRoberto Aguirre-Sacasa (writer) andValentine De Landro (artist).
• InWarheads #2, a being known asGolem briefly possessed Leona MacBride and then Mr. Grant.^[1]
• A member of theVampire Hunters is InspectorJudiah Golem. He first appeared inTomb of Dracula vol. 3 #4.
• Agents of Cagliostro were known as theGolems. They first appeared inDr. Strange Annual #2.

The Golem was ranked #26 on a listing of Marvel Comics' monster characters in 2015.^[2]

• Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #134
• Marvel Handbook: The 1970
• Marvel Two-In-One #11
• Nick Fury's Howling Commandos #1-6
• Strange Tales #174, 176-177

• Golem (monster) at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
• Golem (Goldstein) at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
• Judiah Golem at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
• Golem (Hood foe) at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe

• Groups of fictional characters
• Characters created by Brian K. Vaughan
• Characters created by Eric Powell
• Characters created by Frank Robbins
• Characters created by John Buscema
• Characters created by Kyle Hotz
• Characters created by Len Wein
• Characters created by Roy Thomas
• Comics characters introduced in 1974
• Comics characters introduced in 1977
• Comics characters introduced in 2002
• Fictional golems
• Fictional characters from the 16th century
• Fictional characters from the 20th century
• Fictional Polish Jews
• Fictional Polish people
• Jewish-related comics
• Marvel Comics characters with superhuman strength
• Marvel Comics demons
• Marvel Comics male superheroes
• Marvel Comics male supervillains
• Marvel Comics superheroes
• Marvel Comics supervillains

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