Killer Shrike
| Killer Shrike | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Rampaging Hulk #1 (January, 1977) |
| Created by |
John Warner John Buscema |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Simon Maddicks |
| Team affiliations | Brand Corporation Masters of Evil Roxxon Oil Company Sinister Six Thunderbolts United States Air Force United States Army |
| Notable aliases | Harold Simmons |
| Abilities | Expert hand to hand combatant and martial artist Possesses various weapons Anti-gravity device grants: Enhanced physical attributes Flight Armored suit grants: Resistance to injury Electrical bolt projection via twin power-blasters |
Killer Shrike is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Simon Maddicks version of Killer Shrike first appeared in Rampaging Hulk #1 (January 1977) and was created by John Warner and John Buscema.
Simon Maddicks was born in Williamsburg, Virginia. He began his career as a soldier in the United States Army. However, after that, not even Maddicks recalls much about his own past for some reason. When he was selected to be a special agent of the Roxxon Oil Company, Maddicks became a mercenary and professional criminal, more specifically a special agent in covert operations. He was sent to the Mutagenics Laboratory of the Brand Corporation, where he underwent extensive conditioning which increased his human abilities. He also underwent surgery which implanted a miniature anti-gravity generator in his spine. Roxxon later gave Maddicks his super-villain costume and the codename "Killer Shrike".
For his first mission, Roxxon sent him to infiltrate the subversive organization called the Conspiracy, which Roxxon learned about through major purchases of technology from the Brand Corporation. The Conspiracy sent Killer Shrike to capture a monster known as Goram. Unfortunately for Killer Shrike, the plan was thwarted by the super-hero known as Ulysses Bloodstone who short-circuited the villain's electrical weapons, badly injuring him. Feeling sorry for Killer Shrike's condition, Bloodstone's agents sent the villain to a New York hospital, where he lay comatose for several weeks.
Upon awakening from the coma, Maddicks was contacted once again by Brand scientists, led by Dr. Stephen Weems. Weems, better known as the villain Modular Man, sought revenge against his enemies Spider-Man and Beast. In return, the Modular Man promised Shrike information about his past. In battle with Spider-Man and the Beast, Weems was killed before he could uphold his end of the bargain. Shrike escaped and was soon contacted by agents of the Brand Corporation. They helped restore his memory, and assigned him to undercover work as bodyguard to Brand president James Melvin. His costume became controlled by the Will-o'-the-Wisp, and he was forced to abduct Dr. Marla Madison to reconstitute the immaterial Wisp. In the end, he was defeated by Spider-Man. With Brand's public dissolution, Killer Shrike became a free agent.
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