Melter
| Melter | |
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The Melter. Art by Bob Layton.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Tales of Suspense #47 (Nov. 1963) |
| Created by |
Stan Lee Steve Ditko |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Bruno Horgan |
| Team affiliations |
Masters of Evil Death Squad |
| Abilities | Extensive knowledge of weapons and munitions Ability to melt iron and almost all types of substances via melting device |
| Melter | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1 (July 2009) |
| Created by |
Paul Cornell Mark Brooks |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Christopher Colchiss |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | Young Masters |
| Abilities | Ability to mentally agitate the molecules in solid matter so that it loses cohesion |
The Melter is the name of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first and the original Melter, Bruno Horgan, is a supervillain who first appeared in Tales of Suspense #47 (November 1963).
The character debuted in Tales of Suspense #47 (Nov. 1963) and was created by Stan Lee and Sam Rosen. He was an industrialist who specializes in providing munitions to the United States government. After an initial encounter with hero Iron Man, the character reappears in Avengers #6 (Jul. 1964) as part of supervillain team the Masters of Evil. A version of the Masters of Evil return in Avengers #15 - 16 (Apr. - May 1965), with the Melter being jailed. The Melter reappears to battle Iron Man in Tales of Suspense 89 - 90 (May - Jun. 1967), and then Avengers #54 - 55 (Jul. - Aug. 1968) as part of the next version of the Masters of Evil (formed without the villains knowledge by the robot Ultron) and again in Avengers #83 (Dec. 1970). The character becomes a perennial villain in the title Iron Man, appearing in issues #72 (Jan. 1974); #92 (Nov. 1976) and #123 - 124 (Jun. - Jul. 1979) and #127 (Oct. 1979). After another attempt to sabotage the company Stark International in Iron Man #166 (Jan. 1983), the character reappears in Marvel Two-in-One #96 (Feb. 1983) before being assassinated during the Scourge of the Underworld storyline in Avengers #263 (Jan. 1986). As writer Mike Conroy stated "Bruno Horgan was one of those villains who suited simpler times...Times moved on, though, and Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's creation didn't. Despite numerous upgrades to his weaponry, the Melter was never a major player."
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