Hellrazor
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Hellrazor is a fictional assassin
character in comic book
s published by Marvel Comics
.
#87 (November 1979), and was created by Steven Grant
and Gene Colan
.
The character subsequently appears in Captain America #319 (July 1986), in which he was killed by the Scourge of the Underworld
.
Corporation, hired to defame and kill the Black Panther
. He was defeated by the combined forces of T’Challa and Spider-Man
.
Hellrazor was caught without his weapons at the “Bar With No Name,” and shot dead by the Scourge of the Underworld
.
Hellrazor’s primary weapons were a pair of wrist blades – bracelets which had sharpened edges, and could also fire a stream of sharp razors from his wrists.
. Two days after his arrest, he encountered Penance. Hellrazor began to taunt Penance about his role in the Stamford incident, until Penance attacked him and beat him severely.
It is unknown at this time what connection, if any, he has to the Caprice, Mindwave, Mirage, and Bluestreak, who were also held as prisoners of the Thunderbolts shortly thereafter.
Assassination
To carry out an assassination is "to murder by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a public figure, usually for hire or for political reasons."An assassination may be...
character in comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s published by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
.
Publication history
Hellrazor first appeared in Marvel Team-UpMarvel Team-Up
Marvel Team-Up is the name of several American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series featured two or more Marvel characters in one story...
#87 (November 1979), and was created by Steven Grant
Steven Grant
Steven Grant is an American comic-book writer best known for his 1985-1986 Marvel Comics mini-series Punisher, with artist Mike Zeck and for his creator-owned character Whisper.-Biography:...
and Gene Colan
Gene Colan
Eugene Jules "Gene" Colan was an American comic book artist best known for his work for Marvel Comics, where his signature titles include the superhero series, Daredevil, the cult-hit satiric series Howard the Duck, and The Tomb of Dracula, considered one of comics' classic horror series...
.
The character subsequently appears in Captain America #319 (July 1986), in which he was killed by the Scourge of the Underworld
Scourge of the Underworld
The Scourge of the Underworld is the name of a series of fictional characters that have appeared in various series set in the Marvel Comics universe....
.
Fictional character biography
Hellrazor was a costumed criminal outfitted by Roxxon OilRoxxon Oil
Roxxon Energy Corporation is the name of a fictional massive petroleum corporation owned by Aleksander Lukin and run by August D'Angelo. The company appears in comic book stories published by Marvel Comics and exists in that company's shared universe, known as the Marvel Universe...
Corporation, hired to defame and kill the Black Panther
Black Panther (comics)
The Black Panther is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and penciller-co-plotter Jack Kirby, he first appeared in Fantastic Four #52...
. He was defeated by the combined forces of T’Challa and Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
.
Hellrazor was caught without his weapons at the “Bar With No Name,” and shot dead by the Scourge of the Underworld
Scourge of the Underworld
The Scourge of the Underworld is the name of a series of fictional characters that have appeared in various series set in the Marvel Comics universe....
.
Powers and abilities
Hellrazor can draw upon any energy source to replenish his strength and stamina.Hellrazor’s primary weapons were a pair of wrist blades – bracelets which had sharpened edges, and could also fire a stream of sharp razors from his wrists.
Civil War
A new character named Hellrazor has appeared as a Superhuman Registration Act violator. He was running a protection racket in Billings, Montana, and was being held as a prisoner of the ThunderboltsThunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
. Two days after his arrest, he encountered Penance. Hellrazor began to taunt Penance about his role in the Stamford incident, until Penance attacked him and beat him severely.
It is unknown at this time what connection, if any, he has to the Caprice, Mindwave, Mirage, and Bluestreak, who were also held as prisoners of the Thunderbolts shortly thereafter.