Monsteroso can refer to two different characters appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics.
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Amazing Adventures #5 (Oct. 1961) |
| Created by | Stan Lee,Jack Kirby |
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| Species | unknown |
| Abilities | superhuman strength, endurance and durability |
Monsteroso is agiant monster in Marvel Comics. It first appeared inAmazing Adventures #5 (Oct. 1961), and was created byStan Lee andJack Kirby.[1]
Monsteroso first appeared as an unnamed young passenger on an alien spacecraft passing near Earth. He accidentally launched himself in the vessel's lifeboat towards Earth, which crashed inAfrica. Monsteroso was knocked unconscious in the impact.[2]
The unconscious, almost comatose Monsteroso was discovered by a man named Phil, a circus owner from the United States. Thinking the creature dead, Phil had its body brought to theAmerican Museum of Natural History inNew York City. It is Phil who first names the creature "Monsteroso".
After healing, Monsteroso revives in the museum. The young alien, confused by its surroundings began rampaging through the city. The police attempted to stop him with conventional force (i.e. bullets and tear gas), unsuccessfully. Meanwhile, Phil realizes that Monsteroso's nature was childlike, not evil, and he convinced an Army scientist to sedate, rather than kill, the creature. After scaling theUnited Nations building, it is successfully sedated, and falls into theEast River.[3]
Immediately afterwards, an enormous spacecraft lands, and two enormous aliens disembark, Monsteroso's parents. They retrieve their child and prepare to depart, saying: "It is fortunate that he is unharmed! Fortunate for you!"[2]
The story of Monsteroso's origin was reprinted inMarvel Comics'Monsters on the Prowl #28 (June 1974).
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 Panel fromTales to Astonish #18 (April 1961). Pencils and inks bySteve Ditko. | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Tales To Astonish #18 (April 1961) |
| Created by | Stan Lee,Steve Ditko |
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| Species | Sturdian |
| Abilities | growth, superhuman strength |
Monsteroso is another (apparently)giant monster in Marvel Comics. It first appeared inTales to Astonish #18 (Apr 1961), and was created byStan Lee andSteve Ditko.[4]
This Monsteroso was hatched in solitude from an egg on a planet apparently devoid of intelligent life otherwise. Soon after his birth, Monsteroso began to uncontrollably grow in size, larger and larger, with no apparent upper limit. Eventually, Monsteroso dwarfed even massive geological features like mountains. Being so large, Monsteroso hailed himself as conqueror and ruler of all he surveyed, until a flood came in which Monsteroso drowned. The "flood" was subsequently revealed to be a scientist washing out a glass slide, utterly unaware of the microscopic ecosystem that had lived within it.[5]
In later mentions in the Marvel Universe, this Monsteroso was said to be an inhabitant of theMicroverse.[6]
The first appearance of this Monsteroso was reprinted inFantasy Masterpieces #9 (June 1967).
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