Raptor (Marvel Comics)

Gary Wilton, Jr.
First transformation of Gary Wilton Jr. into Raptor. From Avengers West Coast Annual #8 (1993)
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Avengers West Coast Annual #8
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Alter ego	Gary Wilton, Jr.
Species	Human Mutant
Team affiliations	Avengers
Abilities	Superhuman strength and durability Flight via wings Prehensile tail Sharp beak and claws Ability to transform himself into a bird-like creature

Brenda Drago
The Raptor gets invited to join the New Warriors.
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Spider-Girl #18 (March 2000)
Created by	Tom DeFalco Ron Frenz
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Alter ego	Brenda Drago
Team affiliations	New Warriors
Abilities	High speed flight via artificial wings Wings also used as bladed weapons

Damon Ryder
Cover for The Amazing Spider-Man #609. Art by Adi Granov
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Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Amazing Spider-Man Annual #36 (July 2009)
Created by	Marc Guggenheim Patrick Olliffe
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Alter ego	Damon Ryder
Species	Human Mutate
Abilities	Skilled geneticist Enhanced strength, speed, senses and endurance High-level intellect Carries a pair of submachine guns Ability to sprout large claws and fangs

Raptor is the name of three fictional characters in the Marvel Comics' universe. The first Raptor appeared Avengers West Coast as a minor villain, and is a mutant. The second Raptor appeared in the Spider-Girl series in the alternative future MC2 universe. She is the daughter of the criminal Blackie Drago (the second person to use the identity of Vulture). The third Raptor (chronologically speaking, the second) appears in the The Amazing Spider-Man. He is a former college professor named Damon Ryder, who joined dinosaur genes with his own DNA, transforming him into a human/lizard hybrid.

During the Civil War storyline, Raptor was among the many superhumans trying to flee out of USA and into France, but was confronted by the French superhero Le Peregrine over the Bay of Biscay, during a massive incursion tentative of refugees.

Raptor is a mutant that can transform himself into a bird-like creature. When transformed, he possesses superhuman strength and durability, a prehensile tail, sharp beak and claws, and wings which enable him to fly.

Brenda Drago was forced by her father into what was supposed to be a life of crime, as he gave her a suit equipped with functional wings (created from technology used in the costume he had worn as the second Vulture). Brenda became a flying thief known as the Raptor. But her crime spree was stopped by the combined efforts of Spider-Girl and The Buzz. In a surprising twist of fate, Raptor actually became friends with Spider-Girl. She even began to use her flight-suit as a hero, joining with Spider-Girl and Buzz in the formation of a new New Warriors. She even fell in love with Spider-Girl's friend Normie Osborn, and the two became engaged.

However, Raptor's luck went bad when she was held accountable for her previous crimes by a man named Agent Wheadon, who made Raptor join his crime-fighting team of "reformed" criminals, in exchange for a pardon. However, Normie bonded with the Venom symbiote, and made a bargain with Wheadon, offering his new powers in helping Wheadon's team in exchange for Raptor's release.