Destroyer (Timely Comics)

The Destroyer
Mystic Comics #8 (March 1942). Cover art by Al Gabriele
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	(Marlow) Mystic Comics #6 (Oct. 1941) (Falsworth) Invaders #18 (July 1977) (Aubrey) (as Dyna-Mite) Invaders #14 (March 1977) (as Destroyer) Invaders #26 (March 1978)
Created by	(Marlow) Stan Lee (writer) Jack Binder? Alex Schomburg? (Falsworth & Aubrey) Roy Thomas (writer) Frank Robbins (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	- Kevin "Keen" Marlow - Brian Falsworth - Roger Aubrey
Abilities	Peak human physical condition, Skilled fighter and marksman

The Destroyer is the name of three fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. One of the earliest creations of major comics-industry figure Stan Lee, the original incarnation first appeared in the 1940s during what historians and fans call the Golden Age of comic books. Modern incarnations created by Roy Thomas and Frank Robbins appeared in Invaders #18 (July 1977), and Invaders #26 (March 1978). The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe clarifies that all three versions of the character are considered canon.

The Destroyer first appeared as the cover subject and in a story in Mystic Comics #6 (Oct. 1941), from Marvel Comics' predecessor Timely Comics. One of the World War II-era heroes of what fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books, the character was one of the first co-created by Marvel writer-editor Stan Lee. According to comics historian and former Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas, "Stan's most popular superhero creation before the Fantastic Four was the Destroyer." The artist co-creator is uncertain: the story penciler-inker was Jack Binder, but the cover artist, who may have drawn the character first, was Alex Schomburg.