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| Killer Shrike | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | TheRampaging Hulk #1 (Jan. 1977) |
| Created by | John Warner John Buscema |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Simon Maddicks |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | |
| Notable aliases | Harold Simmons |
| Abilities | Expert hand to hand combatant and martial artist Possesses various weapons Anti-gravity device grants: Enhanced physical attributes Flight Armored suit grants: Resistance to injury Electrical bolt projection via twin power-blasters |
Killer Shrike is the name of two fictional characters appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
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The Simon Maddicks incarnation of Killer Shrike first appeared inThe Rampaging Hulk #1 (January 1977) and was created byJohn Warner andJohn Buscema.[1]
Simon Maddicks was born inWilliamsburg, Virginia. He began his career as a soldier in the United States Army. After that, he recalls little of his own past for unknown reasons. After being selected to be a special agent of theRoxxon Oil Company, Maddicks becomes a mercenary and professional criminal. Maddicks is given powered armor and an anti-gravity generator implanted in his spine.[2]
For his first mission, Roxxon sends Killer Shrike to infiltrate the subversive organization called theConspiracy, which Roxxon learned about through major purchases of technology from the Brand Corporation. The Conspiracy send Killer Shrike to capture a monster known as Goram. The plan is thwarted byUlysses Bloodstone, who short-circuits Killer Shrike's weapons and badly injures him. Feeling sorry for Killer Shrike's condition, Bloodstone's agents send him to a New York hospital, where he remains comatose for several weeks.[3]
After recovering, Maddicks is contacted by a group of Brand scientists led by Stephen Weems. Weems, better known as the villainModular Man, seeks revenge against his enemiesSpider-Man andBeast. In return, Modular Man promises Shrike information about his past. In battle with Spider-Man and Beast, Weems is killed before he can uphold his bargain. Shrike escapes and is found by Brand agents, who restore his memory and assign him to undercover work as a bodyguard to Brand president James Melvin. Following the dissolution of the Brand Corporation, Killer Shrike becomes a free agent.[4]
Killer Shrike is apprehended byHelmut Zemo and forced to join theThunderbolts, for unclear reasons.[5]
Killer Shrike appears as a member of theShadow Council'sMasters of Evil. Killer Shrike is present when Max Fury and the Masters of Evil captureJohn Steele after he attempts to escapeBagalia with the Serpent Crown and the Crown of Thorns.[6]
Killer Shrike is among the villains who joinSwarm'sSinister Six when they attack Spider-Man and the students of the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning. After Swarm is defeated byHellion, Killer Shrike and the other villains surrender.[7]
Killer Shrike sells his original costume toRoderick Kingsley, who in turn gives it to an unnamed criminal. Killer Shrike is present withHobgoblin (Kingsley's butler Claude) during his battle with theGoblin Nation. After theGoblin King kills Hobgoblin, Killer Shrike defects to the Goblin Nation.[8]
Extensive conditioning and surgery by Brand Corporation scientists enhanced Simon Maddicks's strength and other physical abilities. He is capable of flight by means of a surgically implanted anti-gravity generator at the base of his spine, activated by a neural link.
Besides that, he has extensive training and experience in hand-to-hand combat and martial arts, and proficiency with hand weapons including guns and knives.
Killer Shrike wears an armored suit made of an insulated steel alloy that protects him fromturbulence and small caliber weapons fire. His major weapons system is the twin power-blasters worn on his wrists, which possess powerful titanium claws and can generate electricity.
An alternate universe version of Simon Maddicks / Killer Shrike from Earth-1610 makes a cameo appearance inUltimate Spider-Man #72.[9]
The Simon Maddicks incarnation of Killer Shrike appears inIron Man: Armored Adventures, voiced byTy Olsson.[citation needed] This version is an enforcer for theMaggia in the first season andJustin Hammer /Titanium Man in the second season. Additionally, his anti-gravity generator is incorporated into his wrist blasters.
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