Destroyer (Marvel Comics villain)

For other uses, see Destroyer (comics).

Destroyer
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Strange Tales #101 (Oct 1962)
Created by	Stan Lee, Larry Leiber, and Jack Kirby
In-story information
Alter ego	Charles Stanton

Destroyer (Charles Stanton) is a Marvel Comics supervillain.

Publication history

Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the Destroyer first appeared in Strange Tales #101 (October 1962).

Fictional character biography

Charles Stanton was the publisher of two newspapers: The Glenville (Long Island) Gazette and the Daily Chronicle. He was also a Communist spy for the Soviet Union. He passed information to submarines from his private Long Island beach. However, a nearby amusement park had tall rides which might expose his secret. He sabotaged several. The Human Torch having interfered with his plans, Stanton published a challenge from the Destroyer in his paper to lure the Torch into a trap. The Torch investigated and captured the Destroyer and the crew of the submarine.^{[volume & issue needed]}

The Wizard (Bentley Wittman) watches newsreel footage of the Destroyer's defeat of the Human Torch in Strange Tales #102.

Powers and abilities

The Destroyer was a normal human being with no superhuman powers. His weaponry included a gun and flame-retardant foam, which was released by an electric eye beam.

References

Christiansen, Jeff et al. Marvel Legacy: The 1960s Handbook. Marvel Comics, 2006.

Olshevsky, George. The Official Marvel Index to the Fantastic Four Volume 2, Issue 1. Marvel Comics, 1985.

External links

• Destroyer at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe