Damage Control (comics)
| Damage Control | |
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Damage Control #1 (May 1989). Art by Ernie Colón.
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Age Annual #4 (June 1988) |
| Created by |
Dwayne McDuffie (Writer) Ernie Colón (Artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Type of business | Construction |
| Base(s) | The Flatiron Building, New York City |
| Owner(s) | Ann-Marie Hoag |
| Employee(s) |
Lenny Ballinger Robin Chapel Albert Cleary John Porter Bart Rozum Eugene Strasser Ant-Man Robbie Baldwin Hercules Walter Declun Monstro Tom Foster |
Damage Control is a fictional construction company appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The company specializes in repairing the property damage caused by conflicts between superheroes and supervillains. Four Damage Control limited series have been published to date.
Damage Control employees first appear in a 5-page story titled The Sales Pitch in 1988's Marvel Age Annual and again in 1989 in a serialized 17-page story published in the anthology comic Marvel Comics Presents #19. Subsequently, the employees of Damage Control have been the subject of three separate comic book limited series (each limited to four issues), published between 1989 and 1991, and have had frequent minor roles in many other Marvel comics including an important role in the Civil War; as well, the first issue of World War Hulk Aftersmash: Damage Control, a three-issue limited series tying in to World War Hulk, was published in January 2008.
Dwayne McDuffie, who co-created the concept with artist Ernie Colón and wrote Damage Control's initial non-adventures, pitched Damage Control to Marvel as "a sitcom within the Marvel Universe".
Damage Control received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #2.
Damage Control was founded by Ms. Ann-Marie Hoag and was originally owned by Tony Stark and Wilson Fisk, each owning half the stock of the company, though Stark felt uneasy cooperating with Fisk, a notorious criminal. The company was headquartered in New York's Flatiron Building.
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