Kate Waynesboro
| Kate Waynesboro | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Incredible Hulk #287 (Sept. 1983) |
| Created by |
Bill Mantlo Sal Buscema |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Katherine Waynesboro |
| Team affiliations |
Warbound S.H.I.E.L.D. |
| Notable aliases | Ms. MODOK, Oldstrong |
| Abilities | Oldstrong power |
Dr. Katherine "Kate" Waynesboro is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted primarily as a supporting character to the Hulk.
Created by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Sal Buscema, she first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #287 (Sept. 1983) as Bruce Banner's research assistant.
Kate Waynesboro is hired as a laboratory assistant by Bruce Banner during a period of time when Banner's rational persona controls the Hulk, and eventually enters into a romantic relationship with Banner. However, during a battle with the Abomination, Banner (as the Hulk) discovers that Waynesboro is also an agent of the paramilitary organization S.H.I.E.L.D., sent as a "minder" for Banner to be sure that he didn't lose control again, calling her actions, including the pair's romance, into question.
The Abomination then kidnaps Waynesboro and offers her as a hostage to a faction of AIM that had recently taken over the base of MODOK. Seeking to create a pawn powerful enough to fight MODOK, the AIM faction subjects Waynesboro to the same process that gave the mutated villain his powers, dubbing her "Ms. MODOK" as she emerges from the transformation chamber. Ms. MODOK quickly refuses her would-be masters' command to attack MODOK, and he states his intention to take her as a consort, to which she assents. When the Hulk objects, MODOK not only assaults him, but also atomizes the Abomination's body on a whim as a demonstration of power. Aghast at MODOK's casual murder, Ms. MODOK turns against him; before fleeing, he forces her back into the transformation chamber. To Bruce Banner's surprise, a normal Waynesboro emerges from the chamber, apparently none the worse for her experience.
Waynesboro quits S.H.I.E.L.D. to continue her personal and professional relationships with Banner, but after his return from the so-called "Secret Wars", it is apparent that Banner is losing control of the Hulk just as S.H.I.E.L.D. feared. Waynesboro returns to S.H.I.E.L.D. to help capture the Hulk, but ultimately could not bear to watch Banner's failing struggle to regain dominance, removing herself from the conflict between the Hulk and S.H.I.E.L.D.
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