Doughboy (character)
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| Doughboy | |
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 Doughboy as depicted in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition #32 (May 1993). Art by Keith Pollard (penciller), Josef Rubinstein (inker), and Andrew Yanchus (colorist). | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Captain America #209 (May 1977) |
| Created by | Jack Kirby |
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Doughboy is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
[edit]Doughboy first appeared in Captain America #209 (May 1977), and was created by Jack Kirby.[1]
Fictional character biography
[edit]Doughboy is an artificial dough-like lifeform created by Arnim Zola to be his servant. He assisted Zola against Captain America during their first encounter.[2][3][4][5]
Years later, Zola fuses Doughboy with Primus before eventually separating them.[6][7][8][9] After seemingly being killed by Thor, Doughboy later resurfaces and battles the Thunderbolts at Zola's base in China.[10]
Powers and abilities
[edit]Doughboy has a malleable body that enables him to fly, shapeshift, and absorb matter to grow in size.[8][9][5] However, he possesses limited intelligence and is largely incapable of acting without orders.
In other media
[edit]- Doughboy appears as a boss in Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal.[11]
- Doughboy appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, with vocal effects provided by Grant Moninger.[12] This version is a member of Baron Zemo's Masters of Evil.
- Doughboy appears in Avengers Assemble.[citation needed] This version is from another dimension, possesses a more humanoid appearance, and is part of a species of Doughboys.
References
[edit]- ^ Lennon, Madison (August 21, 2019). "10 Captain America Stories That Made Absolutely No Sense". CBR. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Captain America and the Falcon #209-210
- ^ McDonough, Lilian (March 1, 2024). "10 Captain America Villains Who Will Never Work on the Big Screen, Ranked". CBR. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Grubbs, Victor (June 17, 2018). "Dangerous Minds: The 25 Smartest Characters In The Marvel Universe, Officially Ranked". CBR. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ a b Cohen, Jason (May 29, 2017). "The Mad King: 15 Jack Kirby Creations That Are Absolutely BANANAS". CBR. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
- ^ Captain America #277-279
- ^ Captain America #383
- ^ a b Captain America #393
- ^ a b Captain America #395-396
- ^ Thunderbolts: International Incident #1
- ^ silenig (22 March 2013). "Iron Man X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal - PlayStation Longplay/ Playthrough". YouTube. Retrieved 2 September 2024. This is a video walkthrough of the PlayStation version of the game. Doughboy's profile appears at 1:05:06 and the battle against him starts at 1:14:29.
- ^ "Doughboy Voice - The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 20, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- Characters created by Jack Kirby
- Comics characters introduced in 1977
- Fictional amorphous creatures
- Fictional characters who can stretch themselves
- Genetically engineered characters in comics
- Marvel Comics characters who can move at superhuman speeds
- Marvel Comics characters with accelerated healing
- Marvel Comics characters with superhuman durability or invulnerability
- Marvel Comics characters with superhuman strength
- Marvel Comics male supervillains
- Marvel Comics shapeshifters