Angler is a fictional character appearing in specific Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

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 titles, a supervillain

Supervillain

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 and enemy of Quasar and the Human Torch

Human Torch

The Human Torch is a fictional character and superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, he is a member of the superhero team the Fantastic Four, debuting in The Fantastic Four #1...

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Angler appears as a green and pink, misshapen geometric figure

Geometry

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 made up of complex designings of fitted angles representing a being of irregular physics.

Publication history

Angler first appeared in Quasar

Quasar (comics)

Quasar is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the . He is one of Marvel's cosmic heroes, a character whose adventures frequently take him into outer space or other dimensions...

#3 (1989). He appeared six more times before the cancellation of the title.

The Chief Examiner

Chief Examiner

The Chief Examiner was a fictional character, an alien appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. It would study a superhuman, often by forcing them to run through some sort of deathtrap scenario, then used the collected data to create duplicates of the superhuman being. It appeared in the Questprobe...

 releases the Angler and set him after Kayla Ballentine, the then-girlfriend of the superhero Quasar

Quasar (comics)

Quasar is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the . He is one of Marvel's cosmic heroes, a character whose adventures frequently take him into outer space or other dimensions...

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He was a subject of study at the scientific facility, Project Pegasus

Project Pegasus

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, for a time.