Roxxon
| Roxxon Energy Corporation | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Captain America #180 (December 1974) |
| Created by |
Steve Englehart (writer) Sal Buscema (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Type of business | Petroleum company |
| Base(s) | Various locations |
| Owner(s) | Various |
| Employee(s) | Various |
| Roster | |
| See: Members section | |
Roxxon Energy Corporation (also known as Roxxon, formerly known as Roxxon Oil Company) is the name of a fictional massive petroleum corporation appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The company is depicted as having been run by various owners.
Roxxon Energy Corporation first appeared in Captain America #180 (December 1974) and was created by Steve Englehart and Sal Buscema.
Roxxon is the world's largest conglomerate. Roxxon is notorious for its determination to make massive profits regardless of any laws or moral principles, and continually covertly uses unethical and illegal means to increase its profits. As such, it is involved in numerous criminal plots that require the opposition of the various superheroes to stop. The name of the company resembles that of Exxon, an American petroleum company often criticized for its profiteering at the expense of the environment.
While this fictional company has encountered numerous superheroes, it has most notably been at odds with Iron Man, as in a storyline called "The Iron Age" where it was revealed that agents of Roxxon Oil (then known as Republic Oil and Gas) killed Tony Stark's parents. Roxxon has also regularly been at odds with Project Pegasus regarding energy sources as the latter has been involved with alternative energy research that could hurt Roxxon's oil profitability.
The central division of the Roxxon conglomerate is Roxxon Oil. The company is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of the Kronas Corporation, the Metrobank, and the Brand Corporation. Brand is another for-profit company that has specialized in creating superhumans. While Brand is usually considered a Roxxon subsidiary, it has sometimes made its own decisions and acted independently.
Roxxon has its own army-like security task force, and has employed a number of special agents, many of whom it has given superhuman abilities.
The company's former head Hugh Jones had been arrested several times but has never been convicted to date.
In the mini-series Great Lakes Avengers, a character named the Grasshopper was introduced. Real name Douglas Taggert, he was an employee of Roxxon, wearing a suit of cybernetic armor themed like a grasshopper developed by them to defend the company. Seconds after accepting an invitation to join the GLA he was killed by a villain named Zaran.
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