Piledriver (comics)
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Piledriver
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Defenders #17 (Nov. 1974) |
| Created by |
Len Wein Sal Buscema |
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| Alter ego | Brian Philip Calusky |
| Team affiliations |
Wrecking Crew Masters of Evil |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength, durability and endurance Oversized hands |
Piledriver (Brian Philip Calusky) is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a member of the Wrecker's Wrecking Crew.
The character was created by Len Wein and Sal Buscema and first appeared in The Defenders #17 (November 1974).
Brian Philip Calusky, though born in Brooklyn, NY, was raised on a farm and eventually becomes a farmhand. Life on the farm is too slow for Calusky and he decides to enter a life of crime for excitement. His criminal activities eventually land him in prison, where he meets and becomes cellmates with Dirk Garthwaite, who is known as the Wrecker.
Garthwaite, together with Calusky and two other inmates at Ryker's Island Prison, Dr. Eliot Franklin and Henry Camp, make a successful jailbreak and manage to locate his crowbar. Willing to share his power with his allies, The Wrecker has the three other convicts join him in holding onto the crowbar outside during an electrical storm. Lightning strikes the crowbar, magically distributing the enchanted strength bestowed upon The Wrecker among the four of them. The Wrecker's three allies then adopt costumes and aliases as well: Franklin becomes Thunderball, Camp becomes Bulldozer, and Brian Philip Calusky becomes Piledriver. As a result of his new-found powers, Calusky's hands become oversized in proportion to his body. Together the four superhumanly strong criminals become known as The Wrecking Crew, who are led by The Wrecker himself. They battle the Defenders while attempting to locate the Gamma Bomb; Piledriver is defeated by Power Man in this encounter.
With the Wrecking Crew, Piledriver next battled Captain America and Iron Fist while trying to lure Thor into battle. The Wrecking Crew then did battle Thor in a revenge attempt. The Wrecking Crew were among the various criminals taken to the Beyonder's Battleworld, including a number of super-powered criminals and superheroes. Bulldozer got the opportunity to face off against the Avengers, Hulk, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and other superheroes. Piledriver stole computer disks from Dextron labs, and the Wrecking Crew next battled Spider-Man and Spider-Woman II. Along with the Wrecking Crew, Piledriver next joined the fourth Masters of Evil, which attacked and took over Avengers Mansion. Piledriver helped defeat the god Hercules in combat, but was drained of his superhuman powers by Thor. He was freed from prison by the Wrecker, but without his superhuman powers he was defeated by Spider-Man and Spider-Woman. He regained his powers, and escaped from the Vault. He defeated Captain America and encountered Damage Control personnel. With the Wrecking Crew, Piledriver freed the Wrecker and Ulik from police custody, and battled Hercules and Thor. They battled Thor, Excalibur, Code: Blue, and Ghost Rider II. His powers were then again drained by Loki, but he escaped.
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