Gorilla-Man

Gorilla-Man
Cover art for Agents of Atlas #2. Art by Tomm Coker.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Men's Adventures #26 (March 1954)
Created by	Robert Q. Sale (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Kenneth Hale
Team affiliations	Agents of Atlas Nick Fury's Howling Commandos Mercs for Money
Abilities	Weapons expert Skilled hand to hand combatant Possesses the form of a gorilla Immortality

Gorilla-Man
The Franz Radzik version of Gorilla Man. From Tales to Astonish #28.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Tales to Astonish #28 (February 1962)
Created by	Stan Lee, Larry Lieber (writers) Jack Kirby (artist)
In-story information
Full name	Franz Radzik
Abilities	Possesses the form of a gorilla

Gorilla-Man is the name of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Ken Hale first appeared in Men's Adventures #26 (March 1954)

Dr. Arthur Nagan first appeared in Mystery Tales #21 (September 1954), and was created by Bob Powell. This story was reprinted in Weird Wonder Tales #7 (December 1974). Steve Gerber created the Headmen after reading the reprint issue. The character subsequently appears in The Defenders vol. 1 #21 (March 1975), 31-33 (January–March 1976), 35 (May 1976), Defenders Annual #1 (October 1976), Power Man/Iron Fist #68 (April 1981), Marvel Age Annual #1 (1985), The Sensational She-Hulk vol. 2 #1-3 (May–July 1989), Avengers: Deathtrap: The Vault Graphic Novel (1991), Web of Spider-Man #73 (February 1991), Marvel Comics Presents #97 (1992), Defenders vol. 2 #5 (July 2001), 7-10 (September–December 2001), and Heroes for Hire #6-8 (March–May 2007). Gorilla-Man appeared as part of the "Headmen" entry in the original Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #5, and in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #3.

Franz Radzik first appeared in Tales to Astonish #28 (February 1962).

Kenneth Hale was a happy-go-lucky soldier of fortune. He was always risking his life for thrills, but he was actually afraid of dying. He heard of a local tribal legend from Africa that stated "If you kill the magical Gorilla-Man, you become immortal." Ken travelled to Africa to find the Gorilla-Man. Ken gave up on the idea at the last minute, but the ape forced him to shoot. Ken Hale then became immortal, but at the cost of becoming the new Gorilla-Man. (X-Men First Class Vol. 1, Issue 8). After operating his own team for a while, Ken Hale then "retired", and lived in a large treehouse near the Congo. He served as a guide for the original X-Men, and proved himself to be a formidable one. He was given a special yearbook, and was acknowledged as an ally, or "X-Ape". After helping them on their mission, Ken presumably went on to live in the treehouse a while longer. He did use his powers when working with the Avengers,S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Howling Commandos unit, and the Agents of Atlas.