Egghead (comics)

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caption=Egghead
Art by Jack Kirby
comic_color=background:#ff8080
character_name=Egghead
real_name=Elihas Starr
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Tales to Astonish" #38 (Dec 1962)
creators=Stan Lee
Larry Lieber
Jack Kirby
alliance_color=background:#c0c0ff
alliances=Emissaries of Evil Masters of Evil
partners=Mad Thinker Puppet Master
aliases=Carl Stricker
powers=Genius intelligence|

Egghead is a fictional Marvel Comics' villain who first appeared in "Tales to Astonish" #38. He is also the arch-nemesis of super-hero Henry Pym.

Fictional character biography

Elihas Starr was born in Queens, New York. A gifted government research atomic scientist, Starr was dismissed for espionage and resolved to use his intellect as a criminal mastermind. He was dealt a humiliating initial defeat by Ant-Man (Hank Pym), whom he was sent to battle on behalf of underworld figures. ["Tales to Astonish" #38] Egghead divided his remaining years between attempted world conquest and seeking revenge on Pym, often hiding out in the Bowery section of Manhattan in between.cite book | last = Sanderson | first = Peter | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City | publisher = Pocket Books | date = 2007 | location = New York City | pages = 18 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 1-14653-141-6]

Egghead allied with the Mad Thinker and the Puppet Master in a plot to use a laser satellite to blackmail the United States government. ["Avengers" #63] He caused the death of Barney Barton, brother of Hawkeye, who was aiding the Avengers, ["Avengers" #64] hired the Swordsman to kidnap Henry Pym, and battled Clint Barton who had recently adopted Pym's previous identity of Goliath. ["Avengers" #65]

Egghead later kidnapped his niece, Trish Starr, in order to test a device which allowed him to steal other people's intelligence, and wound up battling Henry Pym, as Ant-Man again. ["Marvel Feature" #5] He then formed the Emissaries of Evil in an attempt to gain possession of the mystic artifact the Eye of Capistan. This team consisted of the Rhino, Cobalt Man, and Solarr. Egghead and the Emissaries battled the Defenders. ["Defenders" #42-43] Egghead also fought Spider-Man on different occasions.

Egghead was obsessed with Hank Pym, and engineered his disgrace. Pym, who was operating as Yellowjacket at the time, suffered his downfall before the Avengers. ["Avengers" #217] With Pym apparently out of the way, Egghead then formed the third Masters of Evil as part of a plot against the Avengers. ["Avengers" #222]

Egghead then sent his Masters of Evil to kidnap Henry Pym from his trial, making it appear as if Pym himself had staged his rescue. The attempt was successful, and Egghead instructed Pym to construct an anti-ageing device. Subsequently, Pym goaded Egghead into letting him test the machine himself. However, the device turned out to be a weapon system which Pym had secretly built, and he single-handedly defeated the assembled Masters of Evil. The Avengers arrived too late to be of assistance, but Hawkeye arrived at the laboratory in time to see the defeated Egghead being about to shoot Hank Pym in the back out of spite with his energy blaster. Hawkeye shot an arrow into Egghead's gun barrel. The gun misfired, causing an accidental explosion of the energy pistol which killed Egghead, ironically and inadvertently avenging the death of Hawkeye's brother by Egghead's hands years ago. ["Avengers" #228-229]

Also, in "Deadpool" #0, distributed by Wizard Magazine, Deadpool fought and killed a resurrected Egghead, who then had a small bird pop out of his skull.

Powers and abilities

Although he had no superhuman powers of his own, Egghead's incredible genius intellect made him a formidable foe. He was particularly skilled in the fields of robotics and engineering, and could absorb new ideas and knowledge at a seemingly superhuman rate. He had a degree in atomic science, and extensive knowledge in a wide variety of scientific and technological disciplines. Starr designed a wide variety of sophisticated weapons and technological paraphernalia.

In other media

Egghead appeared in "" episode titled "Egg-Stream Vengeance." In that episode, he tampered with Hank Pym's "Pym Particles."

References

External links

*http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/eggheadstarr.htm
*http://www.marveldatabase.com/Egghead_%28Elihas_Starr%29
*http://www.marvel.com/universe/Egghead