Doctor Bong
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Howard the Duck #15 (Aug 1977) |
| Created by |
Steve Gerber Marie Severin |
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| Alter ego | Lester Verde |
| Partnerships | Fifi the Duck |
| Abilities | Genius scientist Advanced knowledge of genetic engineering Wears a bell-shaped helmet that can be struck to create a number of effects |
Doctor Bong (Lester Verde) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character possesses an advanced knowledge of genetic engineering, and his bell-shaped helmet can be struck to create a number of effects. He is depicted as a arch-foe of Howard the Duck.
Doctor Bong first appeared in Howard the Duck #15 (August 1977), and was created by Steve Gerber and Marie Severin. The character's personality was loosely based on journalist Bob Greene.
The character subsequently appears in Howard the Duck #16-20 (September 1977-January 1978), #24-25 (May–June 1978), #27 (September 1978), #30-31 (March, May 1979), The Sensational She-Hulk #5 (September 1989), Deadpool #26-27 (March–April 1999), Howard the Duck #1-3 (March–May 2002), Daughters of the Dragon #3 (May 2006), and The Amazing Spider-Man #552 (April 2008).
Doctor Bong received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #2.
As a child, Lester Verde was severely bullied. When complaining about it to his mother, she noted his creative use of insults against his tormentors and sparked his desire to use his creativity to become a writer.
Originally a journalism student whose yellow journalism got his professor fired, his hand is severed by a miniature guillotine when performing with the punk band Mildred Horowitz. This is a big factor into becoming the villain Doctor Bong. How he developed his paraphernalia was never explained.
It is revealed that he was also a skilled scientist, using his knowledge of chemistry and physics to create several devices and creatures to do his bidding, particularly Fifi the Duck, who was the closest thing Bong had to a henchwoman.
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