Abomination (comics)

The Abomination
The Abomination (left) battles the Hulk on the cover of The Incredible Hulk #159 (Jan. 1973). Art by Herb Trimpe.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Tales to Astonish #90 (Apr. 1967)
Created by	Stan Lee (Writer) Gil Kane (Artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Emil Blonsky
Species	Human Mutate
Team affiliations	KGB Legion Accursed Masters of Evil
Partnerships	The Leader Rhino
Notable aliases	Agent R-7, The Ravager of Worlds
Abilities	Superhuman strength, speed, stamina and durability Regenerative healing factor Underwater breathing via gills Hellfire projection Ability to enter suspended animation for a long period of time

The Abomination (Emil Blonsky) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #90 (April 1967), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Gil Kane, to be the rival of the Hulk.

Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the Abomination has been featured in other Marvel-endorsed products such as arcade and video games, animated television series, merchandise such as action figures and trading cards, and the 2008 film The Incredible Hulk where he was portrayed by Tim Roth.

In 2009, the Abomination was ranked as IGN's 54th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time.

Stan Lee chose the name "the Abomination", which he realized belonged to no other character, before conceiving the character's background and appearance. Lee recalled that he simply told the artist Gil Kane to "make him bigger and stronger than the Hulk and we'll have a lot of fun with him."

Emil Blonsky first appeared in the title Tales to Astonish, and was introduced as a KGB agent and spy who became the Abomination after deliberately exposing himself to a greater quantity of the same gamma radiation that transformed Bruce Banner into his alter ego the Hulk, using a machine Banner was planning on using to commit suicide. In his first appearance, Blonsky became a large scaly humanoid even stronger than the Hulk. In accordance with Lee's wishes, the character defeated the Hulk in their first battle.