Man-Killer

Man-Killer
The Man-Killer Art by Jim Mooney and Gerry Conway.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Marvel Team-Up #8 (April 1973)
Created by	Jim Mooney Gerry Conway
In-story information
Alter ego	Katrina Luisa Van Horn
Team affiliations	HYDRA Advanced Idea Mechanics Masters of Evil Thunderbolts
Notable aliases	Amazon, Wilma
Abilities	Superhuman strength and durability, and size-alteration through Pym Particle exposure

Man-Killer (real name Katrina Luisa Van Horn) is a fictional supervillain in Marvel Comics' universe.

Man-Killer first appeared in Marvel Team-Up volume 1 #8 (April 1973) by Gerry Conway and Jim Mooney.

The character subsequently appeared in Daredevil vol. 1 #121 (May 1975), 123 (July 1975), Iron Man vol. 1 #126-127 (September–October 1979), and Marvel Team-Up vol. 1 #107 (July 1981), where she seemingly died. The character appeared several years later in Web of Spider-Man Annual #3 (1987), and made several appearances in Thunderbolts vol. 1, including issues #3 (June 1997), #18-20 (August–November 1998), 23-25 (February–April 1999), 27 (June 1999), 30 (September 1999), 34-35 (January–February 2000), 39-42 (June–September 2000), and in Deadline #2 (July 2002). After joining the Thunderbolts, and taking the name Amazon, she appeared in Thunderbolts vol. 1 #64-65 (July–August 2002), 67 (September 2002), 69 (October 2002), 71 (November 2002) Marvel Universe: The End #5-6 (July–August 2003), Thunderbolts vol. 1 #73-75 (December 2002-February 2003), 80-81 (August–September 2003), New Thunderbolts #18 (April 2006), and Thunderbolts vol. 2 #100 (May 2006).

Man-Killer received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A-Z 2006 #7.

Katrina Luisa Van Horn was an Olympic skier and is a militant feminist. After engaging in an argument with anti-Women's Liberation skier Karl Lubbings, the two took their disagreement to the slopes. Katrina was an Olympic-level skier, but Lubbings cut her off and both skiers plunged off the mountain. Katrina was severely injured and disfigured. She was fitted with a powered exoskeleton and took the name Man-Killer (she no longer wears the exoskeleton so it is probable her strength has been enhanced somehow). She has worked freelance and as an agent for HYDRA.

Man-Killer has been a member of the Masters of Evil under the Crimson Cowl.