Knickknack (comics)
| Death-Throws | |
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(From left to right) Bombshell, Ringleader, Knickknack, Oddball and Tenpin in Captain America #317 (May 1986). Art by Paul Neary
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance |
Captain America #317 (May 1986) |
| Created by |
Mark Gruenwald Paul Neary |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | New York |
| Member(s) |
Bombshell Knickknack Oddball (Orville Bock) Oddball (Elton Healey) Ringleader Tenpin |
The Death-Throws are a fictional team of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They first appeared in Captain America #317 (May 1986) and were created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Neary. Introduced as enemies of Hawkeye, the Death-Throws consists primarily of jugglers who each use various juggling props as weapons. Team members Bombshell (Wendy Conrad) and Oddball (Elton Healey) had previously debuted in Hawkeye Vol.1 #3 (Nov. 1983) and were also created by Mark Gruenwald.
Bombshell and Oddball first appeared in Hawkeye Vol.1 #3-4 (1983) and battled the title character. They later joined the juggling supervillain team known as the Death-Throws to face Hawkeye in the pages of Captain America #317 (1986) and Avengers Spotlight #23-25 (1989). Oddball battled Hawkeye once again in Hawkeye: Earth's Mightiest Marksman #1 (1998).
The Death-Throws later appeared in Union Jack Vol.2 #1-2 (2006) and had cameo appearances in Captain America #411-414 (1993) and Avengers: The Initiative #27 (2009).The Death-Throws have also had notable entries in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Vol.2 (Deluxe Edition) #3 (1985) and Dark Reign Files #1 (2009).
The members of the Death-Throws have made various minor solo appearances. Bombshell has appeared in Captain America #388-392 (1991), Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #12 (1992), Web of Spider-Man Annual #8 (1992), New Warriors Annual #2 (1992) and Villains for Hire #1-4 (2011). Oddball has featured in Captain America #395 (1991), Guardians of the Galaxy #28 (1992) and Wolverine Vol.2 #167 (2001). Knickknack has had cameo appearances in Thunderbolts #53 (2001), Wolverine Vol.3 #26 (2005) and Dark Reign: The Hood #1 (2009).
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