- Eel (comics)
The Eel is an alias used by two
fictional characters in comic books published byMarvel Comics . The first character to take up the identity was Leopold Stryke who first appeared in "Strange Tales" #112, while his successor, Edward Lavell, first appeared in "Power Man and Iron Fist " #92 (Apr 1983).Eel (Leopold Stryke)
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character_name=Eel
real_name=Leopold Stryke
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publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Strange Tales " #112 (Sep 1963)
creators=Stan Lee Steve Ditko
alliance_color=background:#c0c0ff
alliances=Serpent Squad Emissaries of Evil Fellowship of Fear
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powers= Electrified lubricated costume|Publication history
The original Eel first appeared in "
Strange Tales " #112 (September 1963), and was created byStan Lee andSteve Ditko .The character subsequently appears in "Strange Tales" #117 (February 1964), "Daredevil" #6 (February 1965), "Fantastic Four Annual" #3 (1965), "X-Men" #22-23 (July-August 1966), "Captain America" #158-159 (February-March 1973), #163 (July 1973), #180-181 (December 1974-January 1975), "Defenders" #36-38 (June-August 1976), and "Ghost Rider" #21-22 (December 1976-January 1977), in which he died. The character appeared posthumously in "Alpha Flight Special Edition" #1 (June 1992), "Untold Tales of Spider-Man" #11 (July 1996), and "Marvel: Heroes and Legends" #1 (October 1996).
The original Eel received an entry in the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition" #17, and in the "Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Master Edition" #2.
Fictional character biography
Leopold Stryke was the first criminal known as the Eel.
In Stryke's first appearances, he battled the
Human Torch . ["Strange Tales" #112, 117] Stryke was also a teammate ofPlantman , Scarecrow, Unicorn and Porcupine when they worked as henchmen forCount Nefaria . He was dispatched to battle the original team ofX-Men . ["X-Men" #22-23] He then served as a henchman of the original Mister Fear, along with the Ox as part of the Fellowship of Fear. ["Daredevil" #6]Leopold and his brother Jordan, who was the original Viper, were later members of the original
Serpent Squad . This first lineup battledCaptain America . ["Captain America" #163] Leopold also aided the Serpent Squad in a plot to raise the continent of Lemuria. They battled the original Nomad andNamor . ["Captain America" #180-181] When Madame Hydra reorganized the second Serpent Squad, Leopold remained unaware that she had murdered his brother and taken his alias.Leopold Stryke is fatally mutilated in Las Vegas by Gladiator, who was sent to acquire a disintegrator ray that the Eel had in his possession. ["Ghost Rider" Vol.1 #21]
Eel (Edward Lavell)
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Eel is in the bottom left.
Art bySteve Epting .
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character_name=Eel
real_name=Edward Lavell
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publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Power Man and Iron Fist " #92 (Apr 1983)
creators=Kurt Busiek Denys Cowan
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alliances=Maggia
Nightshade
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powers= Electrified lubricated costume|The second Eel first appeared in "Power Man and Iron Fist" #92 (April 1983).
Fictional character biography
Edward Lavell is first seen attempting to break Hammerhead out of prison. He battles Power Man and Iron Fist. ["Power Man and Iron Fist" #92] Later working with Nightshade, the second Eel is defeated again by Iron Fist and reformed criminals Discus and Stiletto. ["Power Man and Iron Fist" #110]
The Eel is seen working with the criminals Blitz and the
Vanisher ["Web of Spider-Man " #100] . The trio is defeated by Spider-Man. Lavell also aids a group of villains attacking the Fantastic Four.issueLavell was a member of Justine Hammer's
Masters of Evil , and is defeated by the Thunderbolts.issue After the Masters of Evil are apprehended, Lavell was next seen participating in the Bloodsport tournament atMadripoor . There, he put on a poor showing. He is defeated by Toad, who seemingly crushes Lavell using his extremely long and powerful tongue.issue Lavell apparently survives.issueHe is briefly seen as a client for the law firm
Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway . He is discussing action to be taken against Power Man and refers to an 'Eel-Mobile'. ["She-Hulk " vol. 2 #6]Lavell plays a small role in the "Secret War" crossover event.issue
Civil War
Eel is apprehended by the Thunderbolts to serve in the so-called Thunderbolt Army. ["Thunderbolts" vol. 2 #104]
Following the disbanding of the Thunderbolt Army, Eel was among the villains at
Stilt-Man 's funeral at the "Bar with No Name" at which Punisher poisoned the drinks and then blew up the bar. ["Punisher: War Journal" vol. 2 #4]Lavell turned up as a member of a new Serpent Squad led by Sin, the daughter of the
Red Skull . He participates in several murderous missions, including one intended to damage the Asian stock market. ["Captain America" vol. 4 #28-29] He breaks Crossbones out of jail and later attacked the White House, but he was stopped by the new Captain America. ["Captain America" vol. 4 #35-36]Powers and abilities
Leopold Stryke designed the original Eel costume, which consisted of electrically superconducting fabric sandwiched in between body insulation and a layer of near-frictionless synthetic fabric. The Eel costume possessed small devices built into the costume capable of generating large and small bursts of electricity. It could fire electrical bolts (initially only through his suit's chest protector) and give off bright glows, as well as set up an electric current in the costume that would shock anyone touching it. The costume was coated with a greasy silicon substance (which was sometimes asbestos grease) that made it slippery. The costume could operate underwater. The battle suit also projects an electrical field which allows him to sense his surroundings, even in total darkness. The Eel used various weapons, including a specially designed helicopter, an Aqua-Attractor gun, and an Eel-Cannon.
References
External links
* [http://www.marveldirectory.com/individuals/e/eeli.htm Leopold Styke at MarvelDirectory.com]
* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/eelstryke.htm Marvel Appendix Entry for Stryke]
* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/eellavell.htm Marvel Appendix Entry for Lavell]
* [http://www.marveldatabase.com/Eel_%28Leopold_Stryke%29 Marvel Database Entry for Stryke]
* [http://www.marveldatabase.com/Eel_%28Edward_Lavell%29 Marvel Database Entry for Lavell]
*http://www.marvel.com/universe/Eel_%28Leopold_Stryke%29
*http://www.marvel.com/universe/Eel_%28Edward_Lavell%29
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