Ape-Man
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance |
(As Monk Keefer): The Avengers #12 (Jan 1965) (As Ape-Man): Daredevil #10 (Oct 1965) |
| Created by |
Stan Lee Don Heck |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Gordon Keefer |
| Team affiliations |
Ani-Men Unholy Three |
| Notable aliases | Monk Keefer, Gort |
| Abilities | Excellent boxer and wrestler Considerable strength Use of T-Ray Gun (Briefly): Ape-like appearance Superhuman strength Enhanced agility, durability and reflexes |
| Ape-Man | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Daredevil #157 (Mar 1979) |
| Created by |
Roger McKenzie Mary Jo Duffy Gene Colan |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Roy McVey |
| Team affiliations | Ani-Men |
| Abilities | Ape-like superhuman strength, agility, durability and reflexes Use of T-Ray Gun |
| Ape-Man | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Code of Honor #3 (April, 1997) |
| Created by | Chuck Dixon (writer), Bob Wakelin (co-artist), and Dærick Gröss, Sr. (co-artist) |
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| Team affiliations | Ani-Men |
Ape-Man is the name of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Monk Keefer first appeared in The Avengers #12 (January 1965), and was created by Stan Lee and Don Heck. He first appeared as Ape-Man in Daredevil #10-11 (October, December 1965) by Stan Lee, Bob Powell, and Wally Wood. The character subsequently appears in Daredevil #39-41 (April–June 1968), Daredevil Annual #2 (1971), Marvel Team-Up #25 (September 1974), X-Men #94-95 (August–October 1975), and Iron Man #115-116 (October–November 1978), in which he dies. The character appears posthumously in Iron Man #139 (October 1980) and Classic X-Men #3 (November 1986). Ape-Man appeared as part of the "Ani-Men" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #16, and in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition #24.
The second Ape-Man appeared in Daredevil #157-158 (March, May 1979), and was created by Roger McKenzie, Mary Jo Duffy, and Gene Colan. Ape-Man appeared as part of the "Ani-Men" entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #16, and in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition #24.
With a group of other criminals, professional criminal Gordon "Monk" Keefer attempted a robbery of a Stark warehouse, and was defeated by Captain America.
Along with Bird-Man I, Cat-Man I, and Frog-Man I, Keefer was recruited for his great strength by a man named the Organizer to form the Ani-Men. The Organizer was secretly Abner Jonas, a candidate for mayor of New York City, who sent the Ani-Men on missions to undermine the current administration. Daredevil defeated them and the Ani-Men and Organizer all went to prison. Later, Ape-Man, Bird-Man and Cat-Man formed a team called the "Unholy Three" with the Exterminator, and fought Daredevil again. The Unholy Three, as a team of independent thieves, fought Daredevil and Spider-Man and were defeated.
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