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| Master Pandemonium | |
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 Master Pandemonium as depicted on the cover ofThe West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #9 (June 1986). Art byAl Milgrom and byJoe Sinnott. | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #4 (January 1986) |
| Created by | Steve Englehart Al Milgrom |
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| Alter ego | Martin Preston |
| Species | Human mutate |
| Team affiliations | Hellfire Club |
| Notable aliases | Master Pandemonium Master Mayhem |
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Master Pandemonium(Martin Preston) is asupervillain appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. Created by writerSteve Englehart and artistAl Milgrom, the characterfirst appeared inThe West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #4 (January 1986).
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Martin Preston debuted inThe West Coast Avengers vol. 2 #4 (January 1986), created by writerSteve Englehart and artistAl Milgrom.[1] He appeared in theYoung Avengers Presents series.[2]
Martin Preston was born inRutland, Vermont. He was originally an actor who lost an arm in a car crash, and made a pact withMephisto to regain his limb. Mephisto instead replaces Preston's other limbs with demonic grafts and gives him a hole in his chest in the shape of an inverted five-pointed star.
Master Pandemonium is told that his soul has been split into five fragments and battles theWest Coast Avengers while seeking to reclaim the fragments.[3][4] Master Pandemonium then abducts and absorbs Thomas and William, the "children" of theVision and theScarlet Witch, who are actually two of the soul fragments he sought. He regains all five missing soul fragments, but collapses into a magical "black hole". Mephisto then appears and reveals that the fragments were actually portions of Mephisto's own soul, which was fractured during a confrontation withFranklin Richards.[5]
Master Pandemonium is imprisoned for a time within Mephisto's realm, until he is freed by the nexus being Lore. Master Pandemonium's appearance is changed to an inhuman form by the torments in suffered at the hands of the Rakasha. With the assistance of his newfound ally, Pandemonium seeks to capture the Scarlet Witch. He succeeds, but is betrayed by Lore, who attempts to sacrifice him and the Scarlet Witch. Pandemonium is seemingly obliterated in the ensuing battle with Lore.[6]
Young Avengers membersWiccan andSpeed (the reincarnations of Scarlet Witch's children) encounter Master Pandemonium in their mother's former home inLeonia, New Jersey while searching for her. He has reverted to a more human look, and claims to be in hiding due to the belief his schemes had helped precipitate the Scarlet Witch's breakdown. After a brief battle, Wiccan and Speed determine that Pandemonium is not an active threat and leave peacefully.[7]
Master Pandemonium reappears in theGhost Riders: Heaven's on Fire miniseries. Former Ghost RiderDanny Ketch attacks Master Pandemonium, intending to use his chest as a doorway to make a deal with Satan and defeatZadkiel. Master Pandemonium recovers and attacks Caretaker.[8] Using the hole in Master Pandemonium's chest as a doorway to Hell,Kid Blackheart calls forth an army of demons to attack Heaven.[9] Kid Blackheart's army is stopped by an army of Ghost Riders, while Master Pandemonium and the remaining demons are defeated byDaimon Hellstrom and his former girlfriend Jaine Cutter.[10]
Master Pandemonium is recruited byKade Kilgore to be a teacher at theHellfire Club's Hellfire Academy, where he teaches Hell Literature.[11]
Master Pandemonium possesses the power to summon demons and turn limbs into demons, having fangs, claws, and wings.[3] He also has a great knowledge of demonic lore and certain rites of magic.
Darby Harn ofScreen Rant called Martin Preston "one of the best Scarlet Witch comics characters."[12]
Martin Preston / Master Pandemonium appears inM.O.D.O.K., voiced by Jordan Blum.[13] This version is the host of the morning talk showMorning with Master Pandemonium.[14]
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