| Alias |
 |
|
Scorpion I
Venom III |
| Nick
Name |
| | |
| Civilian
ID |
| MacDonald (Mac) Gargan |
| Occupation |
|
Criminal
Former Private Detective |
| Legal
Status |
| Citizen of the United
States with a criminal record. |
| Nation
or Planet of Origin |
| United States |
| Group
Affiliation |
|
Masters of
Evil |
| Base
of Operations |
| New York, New York |
| Height |
| 6' 2" |
| Weight |
| 220 lbs. |
| Eye
Color |
| Brown |
| Hair
Color |
| Brown - Now Bald |
| Skin
Tone |
| Caucasian |
| Known
Powers |
| Genetically altered and
mechanically augmented normal human with superhuman strength, speed,
stamina, agility and durability capable of scaling sheer heights, leaping
great distances and using a cybernetically controlled mechanical tail as
both an offensive and defensive weapon. Note: The
process that altered Gargan's genetics has inhibited his ability to
distinguish between right and wrong moral behavior. |
| Accessories |
| Scorpion Armor:
Battle suit equipped with a cybernetically controlled prehensile tail which
can be used as a bludgeon or equipped with an array of offensive weapons
including spikes, poison gas emitters or laser weapons. |
| Common
Enemies |
|
J. J. Jameson
Ms. Marvel
Spider-Man I |
| Regularly
Appearing |
| Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 1 |
| First
Appearance |
|
Amazing
Spider-Man Vol. 1 #20 (Jan. 1965) |
| Creator |
| Stan Lee & Steve Ditko |
| Origin |
| MacDonald Gargan was a
private investigator hired by
Daily Bugle
publisher
J. Jonah
Jameson to discover how freelance photographer Peter Parker acquired his
pictures of
Spider-Man. While Gargan was on the case Jameson read a press
release about Dr. Farley Stillwell, who had developed a means to endow
animals with various uncharacteristic features. Jameson arranged and
financed for Stillwell to develop a way to give a person superhuman
abilities that could defeat Spider-Man- offering Gargan money to undergo the
process. Stillwell subjected Gargan to a battery of
chemical and radiological treatments which empowered him with superhuman
strength. Equipped with a special cybernetic costume Gargan battled
Spider-Man.
Dr. Stillwell noticed began to notice that many of his
test animals began to become violently psychotic. Stillwell conclude
that Gargan would eventually lose his ability to determine right from wrong
- and the scientist worked on an antidote, but he perished attempting to
administer the serum.
Tragically Gargan became more and more psychotic and vowed
revenge upon Spider-Man for his defeat and Jameson for his mental condition
as the deadly Scorpion. |