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| Nicholas Scratch | |
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.jpg) Nicholas Scratch, as he appears in4 #27. Art by Valentine Delandro. | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Fantastic Four #185 (August 1977) |
| Created by | Len Wein (writer),George Pérez (artist) |
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| Species | Warlock |
| Partnerships | Dormammu Salem's Seven |
| Abilities | Vast magical powers |
Nicholas Scratch is asupervillain appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. The son ofAgatha Harkness, he is a warlock and father of theSalem's Seven and predominantly a foe of theFantastic Four andPatsy Walker.
The character made his live-action debut in theMarvel Cinematic Universe miniseriesAgatha All Along, portrayed by Abel Lysenko.
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Nicholas Scratch first appeared inFantastic Four #185 (August 1977) and was created byLen Wein (writer) andGeorge Pérez (artist).[1]
The name "Nicholas Scratch" is anamalgam of colloquial andeuphemistic names for the Devil: "Old Nick" and "Old Scratch" or "Mr. Scratch" (as used in "The Devil and Daniel Webster").
The son ofAgatha Harkness, Nicholas Scratch originates from New Salem, Colorado, a secret community of magic users.[2] After Agatha leaves Salem, Scratch becomes a warlock and the father ofSalem's Seven with several mothers. He turns Salem's residents against Agatha, but is defeated and banished to the Dark Realm after the Fantastic Four confront him.[2][3]
While in the Dark Realm, Scratch restores the Seven's powers and brainwashes the Fantastic Four to conquer the world, but Agatha thwarts his plans and confines him to the Dark Realm.[4] He also mentally possesses Franklin and has the Seven take over New Salem, but Agatha andGabriel the Devil Hunter defeat him, after which Agatha removes his powers and disowns him.[5]
Following the destruction of New Salem,[6] Scratch resurfaces in the town of Centerville as "Mayor Nicholas", which, along with its residents, had entered a contract as an amusement park version of "America's Heartland Next-Door." WhenPatsy Walker returns to visit her hometown, she discovers that its residents have been possessed by demons. A team composed of theAvengers and theThunderbolts help to clear the town, which was being victimized by a conspiracy composed of the amusement park developers, theSons of the Serpent, and the Seven. After defeating them, the Avengers and the Thunderbolts depart, but Patsy decides to stay in Centerville.[7]
After discovering that Scratch is the mastermind behind the ongoing haunting of Centerville, Patsy defeats him and accuses him of servingMephisto. However, Scratch summons his true master,Dormammu, who abducts Hellcat and reveals his plans for domination by conquering Hell and that Scratch will becomeSorcerer Supreme. However, the Hell Lords thwart Dormammu's plan, after which he and Scratch flee.[2]
InMarvel Knights 4, Scratch manipulates the Seven and the Fantastic Four into releasingShuma-Gorath. However, he is defeated and banished to Hell, where he meets and allies with Mephisto.[2]
Nicholas Scratch possesses vast indeterminate power through manipulation of the forces of magic. This gives him various magical powers, including teleportation, energy manipulation, dimensional travel, mind control, telepathy, and illusion generation. Scratch also wields theSatan Staff, a mystical power object that focuses his magic.
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