Goldbug (comics)
| Goldbug | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Power Man #41 (March 1977) |
| Created by |
Marv Wolfman Lee Elias |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Matthew Gilden |
| Team affiliations | They Who Wield Power Maggia |
| Notable aliases | Jack Smith |
| Abilities | Talented inventor Criminal strategist Gifted intellect Use of a gold gun, an aqua regia solution, a jet-propelled hovercraft and a submarine Wears powered armored suit Via steel mesh armor: Superhuman strength Wafer-thin parachute |
Goldbug is the name of two fictional supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The first Goldbug first appeared in Power Man #41 (March 1977), and was created by Marv Wolfman and Lee Elias.
Goldbug is a gold-obsessed, technologically powered professional thief. In his first appearance, Goldbug, using the false identity of "Jack Smith", hired Power Man to prevent a shipment of gold from being stolen by the Goldbug. "Smith" then donned the Goldbug costume, stole the gold, and attempted to pin the crime on Cage and Thunderbolt. Cage and Thunderbolt recovered the gold and cleared their names, but Goldbug escaped.
Later, the Goldbug was revealed to be an unwitting pawn of They Who Wield Power, including the Hulk's foe Tyrannus, and set out to capture the Hulk. Goldbug kidnapped the Hulk to power his technology and set out to find the city of El Dorado, the legendary "city of gold." The Hulk broke free and escaped, causing the Bugship to crash. They nevertheless arrived in El Dorado, with the Hulk dragging the unconscious Goldbug to El Dorado. There, Goldbug planned to kill the Hulk, but one of the members of They Who Wield Power revealed himself to be Tyrannus, who killed the other two members of They. Goldbug learned that he was Tyrannus's pawn, and Goldbug and the Hulk both turned on Tyrannus but were captured. Goldbug freed the Hulk from captivity to battle Tyrannus, and they used El Dorado's technology against him. Tyrannus was teleported into space. The Hulk and Goldbug were teleported to New York, where Goldbug was apprehended by the Heroes for Hire: Luke Cage and Iron Fist.
Goldbug was next hired by the Maggia to steal some gold from an Empire State University laboratory. He did so, not realizing that the gold had been exposed to radiation during experiments at the university, and that he had thereby contracted radiation poisoning. He battled Spider-Man, but when Spider-Man revealed the gold's radioactivity, the Maggia turned on Goldbug, who fell into the river and disappeared.
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