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| Serpent Squad | |
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 Cover art forCaptain America (vol. 5) #28, art bySteve Epting | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Captain America #163 (July 1973) |
| Created by | Steve Englehart |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Various |
| Member(s) | Sin Cobra Eel Viper Notable former members: Anaconda Black Mamba Black Racer Copperhead Death Adder Fer-de-Lance Princess Python Puff Adder Sidewinder Viper |
TheSerpent Squad is a fictional mercenary group composed of snake-themed criminals appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. Most often antagonists ofCaptain America, the roster has changed through various incarnations.
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The original team first appeared inCaptain America #163, and was created bySteve Englehart.
The Serpent Squad was founded by the originalViper after escaping prison with his brother, theEel, andCobra.[1] Their plot involved ruiningCaptain America's reputation using false advertisements. Captain America soon caught on to their scheme, and along with theFalcon defeated the trio and sent them back to prison.[2]
Madame Hydra later assassinated the original Viper and took his alias. She then reunited the Serpent Squad, urging the Eel to avenge his brother's death. At this time,Princess Python joined the group. Cobra was not willing to serve Viper and challenged her to a battle, but he was easily defeated. Working with the warlordKrang in an attempt to raise the lost continentLemuria, the Serpent Squad were ambushed by Captain America, then in his Nomad identity, who defeated the Eel and Princess Python. After Cobra eventually turned on Viper, she shot him in the back and managed to escape, while Nomad rushed Cobra to the hospital.[3]
A third Serpent Squad appeared much later, under the employ ofRoxxon executiveHugh Jones.[4] The field leaderSidewinder, along with his teammatesAnaconda,Black Mamba, andDeath Adder, was ordered to retrieve theSerpent Crown and return it to Jones. After a battle with theThing andStingray, the Serpent Squad accomplished their task. However,Triton joined the battle, and the three heroes were able to defeat Anaconda, Death Adder, and Black Mamba and trap them under the sea. Sidewinder escaped and handed the Serpent Crown over to Hugh Jones.[5] Anaconda freed herself and her teammates from the silt, and the trio worked as freelance mercenaries, eventually battlingIron Man.[6] They were then invited by Sidewinder to join the criminal organization, theSerpent Society, which they accepted.[7] Former Serpent Squad members Cobra and Princess Python also joined the Society.
While the Serpent Society was active, a new Serpent Squad suddenly appeared in Las Vegas. The members,Copperhead,Fer-de-Lance,Puff Adder, andBlack Racer, committed acts of terrorism and theft in various casinos.[8] Sidewinder noticed the group, and after they were defeated by Captain America, he freed them from prison and invited them to join his group. However, they were actually in the employ of the Viper, and she used them to commence her takeover of the Serpent Society. The mission was a failure, but Copperhead, Fer-de-Lance, Puff Adder, and Black Racer decided to stay with the Serpent Society. Copperhead soon left after a conflict with the Cobra.
Most recently, a new Serpent Squad surfaced withSin as the leader, a newViper, theEel, and the Cobra.[9] They attacked the White House under the orders of the Red Skull, but Bucky, the new Captain America, attacked and defeated them all except for Sin.
Another alternate version of the Serpent Squad appeared inExiles #89. The Exiles team had to restore Earth-27537. The Exiles had a hard time defeating the Squad, who were working together with Diamondback, but eventually the Exiles did manage to win and moved over to another reality.
The Serpent Squad appears in theUltimate Universe as a group of female mercenaries searching for theSerpent Crown. The Squad consists ofAnaconda,Black Mamba,Asp,Princess Python, and a femaleDeath Adder.[10]
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