Master Menace
| Master Menace | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | (mentioned) Avengers (vol. 1) #147 (May 1976); (as Burbank) Thor (vol. 1) #280 (Feb. 1979); (as Master Menace) Squadron Supreme #6 (Feb. 1986) |
| Created by | Roy Thomas and Wayne Boring |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Emil Zebediah Burbank |
| Team affiliations |
Squadron Supreme America Redeemers |
| Notable aliases | Master Menace |
| Abilities | Genius level inventor, Powered armor Various weapons |
| Emil Burbank | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Supreme Power #18 |
| Created by | J. Michael Straczynski |
| In-story information | |
| Team affiliations | Squadron Supreme |
| Abilities | Superhuman intelligence |
Dr. Emil Burbank, also known as Master Menace, is a fictional Marvel Comics character. Two different versions of the character appear in two separate (but related) continuities, Squadron Supreme and Supreme Power.
Master Menace is an analogue of Lex Luthor with elements of Doctor Doom. This Master Menace is a supergenius inventor and is gifted in numerous fields of physical science. He usually wears a suit of powered armor with an arsenal of built-in weapons, which enables him to fight superhumans on a more equal basis (especially his nemesis, Hyperion).
Master Menace first appeared in Thor (vol. 1) #280 (February 1979), and was created by Roy Thomas and Wayne Boring.
The character subsequently appears in Squadron Supreme #6-8 (February–April 1986), #10-12 (June–August 1986), Squadron Supreme: Death of a Universe (1989), and Squadron Supreme: New World Order (September 1998).
Master Menace received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #5.
Originally, Hyperion encountered Dr. Emil Burbank (a.k.a. Master Menace) on Earth-712 (sometimes called "Earth-S"). In his first appearance, he battled Hyperion while the hero was filming a movie directed by Burbank's brother, L.L. Burbank.
Burbank claimed that exposure to Hyperion's "flash vision" caused his hair to grow wildly (whether this is true or not remains speculative); the origin of his enmity pastiches the Silver Age Luthor, who blamed Superman for his baldness.
On this occasion, Burbank worked with the evil Hyperion of the mainstream Marvel Universe, and held captive the visiting Thor. Burbank was taken captive but later found himself in an interdimensional vacuum as he attempted to escape confinement.
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