Midas (comics)
| Midas | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Iron Man #17 (Sep 1969) |
| Created by |
Archie Goodwin George Tuska |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Mordecai Midas |
| Midas II | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Team-Up #30 (February 1975) |
| Created by |
Gerry Conway Jim Mooney |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Malcolm J. Meriwell |
| Notable aliases | Midas the Golden Man |
Midas is the name of two fictional characters in the Marvel Universe.
The Mordecai Midas version of Midas first appeared in Iron Man #17 and was created by Archie Goodwin and George Tuska.
The Malcolm J. Meriwell version of Midas first appeared in Marvel Team-Up #30 and was created by Gerry Conway and Jim Mooney.
Mordecai Midas was born in Athens, Greece, and was once a starving child in Europe. He became a billionaire business magnate, determined to become the richest man by any means possible.
Midas rescued Whitney Frost from a sinking ship, and gave her a golden mask to hide her scarred features, and she became his assistant. Midas sent Whitney, as Madame Masque, to sabotage Stark Industries, hoping to kill Stark (and his alter ego, Iron Man) and receive the business after Tony's cousin Morgan Stark inherited it. Midas captured Iron Man, but Madam Masque fell in love with Stark and freed him. Iron Man and Midas fought, and in the conflict Midas' chair was damaged, resulting in an explosion that destroyed Midas' base.
Much later, Midas took control of Stark International. He battled Iron Man, Madame Masque, the Guardsman, Jack of Hearts, Eddie March, the Wraith, Jasper Sitwell, and Jean DeWolff. Midas learned Iron Man's secret identity, but was reduced to a mindless husk by the mental powers of Marianne Rodgers. He became a patient in a psychiatric hospital on full life support.
Years later, Iron Man returned to Greece to investigate the death of a private investigator who had been hired to find out who had been stealing gold shipments bound for Stark Enterprises. Iron Man came across an undersea base containing Midas' Centurions. Midas joined the battle having been turned into a living being of gold as an after-effect of his powers being turned inward by Marianne Rodger's psi-powers. Midas tried to escape on a vehicle piloted by one of his Centurions after Iron Man defeated him. His weight and the supply of gold he had proved too much causing him to be accidentally thrown overboard. Iron Man searched the ocean bottoms for him, but couldn't find him. As Midas tried to grab Iron Man, his electrode shorted out causing Midas to sink to the mire.
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