Baron Brimstone

Baron Brimstone
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Machine Man #16 (August 1980)
Created by	Tom DeFalco (script) Steve Ditko (art)
In-story information
Alter ego	Baron Walther Theodoric
Team affiliations	Satan Squad
Abilities	Magic user

Baron Brimstone is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Baron Brimstone first appeared in Machine Man #16 (August 1980), and was created by Tom DeFalco (script) and Steve Ditko (art).

The character subsequently appears in Marvel Team-Up #99 (November 1980), The Avengers #251 (January 1985), and Fantastic Four #336 (January 1990).

Baron Brimstone is a criminal who appears to use a combination of magical powers and technological devices in committing thefts.

Baron Brimstone successfully steals the Sol-Mac from the Chem-Solar Corporation with the intention of mass-producing it as a weapon and selling it to various figures in the "criminal underworld". The security at Chem-Solar and Machine Man are unable to prevent the theft. Baron Brimstone later organizes a meeting with non-Maggia affiltrated criminals to recruit them into his Satan Squad. Duke Dawson, one of the assembled criminals, takes the exception of Brimstone's leadership and met with Delmar Insurance agent Pamela Quinn. This results in Baron Brimstone sending his lieutenants "Snake" Marston and "Hammer" Harrison to bring her to Brimstone for interrogation. When Machine Man tracks them and finds the Satan Squad's hideout, he rescues Quinn, and handed Baron Brimstone to the police.

While at a Maximum Security unit on Ryker's Island, Baron Brimstone hypnotizes a guard into freeing him. During this escape, he frees Sandman. Baron plots revenge on Machine Man. With Sandman, he appears at Delmar Insurance to kidnap Pamela Quinn only to be thwarted by Machine Man and Spider-Man. Baron Brimstone manages to escape.

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