Walrus (comics)
| The Walrus | |
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The Savage Walrus
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Defenders #131 (May 1984) |
| Created by |
J.M. DeMatteis Peter Gillis Alan Kupperberg |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Hubert Carpenter |
| Partnerships | White Rabbit |
| Abilities | Minimal superhuman strength, agility and endurance Good at crossword puzzles Ability to distract enemies by making them laugh uncontrollably, hold his breath much longer than humans and survive in freezing water via his layer of blubber |
The Walrus is a comedic Marvel Comics supervillain and an enemy of Spider-Man and Frog-Man.
Walrus first appeared in The Defenders #131 (May 1984) and was created by J.M. DeMatteis, Peter Gillis, and Alan Kupperberg.
The Walrus is a supervillain and foe of Spider-Man. He wears a costume that resembles a walrus and despite being physically strong, proved to be completely inept at villainy. While most supervillains are interested in stealing money or taking over the world, the Walrus was content with mindless property damage. He considered his role as a supervillain as that of a "mass-destructionist".
The man who would one day don the guise of the savage Walrus was once a cab driver named Hubert Carpenter (a reference to "The Walrus and the Carpenter" poem from Through the Looking-Glass). Hubert's uncle Humbert (a mad scientist/eccentric janitor) used devious experimental technology to endow Hubert with the attributes that would surely make him into the preeminent supervillain of all times. Hubert, now with the "proportionate speed, strength and agility of a walrus", started causing havoc.
He fought the New Defenders and the second Frog-Man, before collapsing. Then he teamed up with the deadly and nefarious White Rabbit, forming the Terrible Two. He and his partner fought Spider-Man and were easily beaten. One of their common goals was to murder Frog-Man, who had humiliated them both in the past. However, it was soon revealed that Frog-Man had little to worry about, as the Walrus is the sort of supervillain that has to wear velcro shoes in order to avoid accidentally tying his shoes to each other. The Walrus is not the smartest villain, as he tends to make the most stupid remarks, which even made Spider-Man laugh uncontrollably at him, allowing the Walrus to punch and knock him down. The fact that the Walrus also wears a large rainbow "W" on the front of his costume also tends to make his enemies laugh at him.
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