Straw Man (comics)

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publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Dead of Night #11" (Aug 1975)
creators=Scott Edelman and Rico Rival
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The Scarecrow, later named Straw Man, is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is an extra-dimensional magical entity (possibly a demon) which takes vengeance on its enemies, and was invited by Dweller-in-Darkness to join the Fear Lords, but he betrayed them to Doctor Strange.

He was created by Scott Edelman and Rico Rival in "Dead of Night" #11 (it was intended for "Scarecrow" #1, which even made it to subscription pages, but that series did not happen). The story by Edelman and Ruben Yandoc for "Scarecrow" #2 appeared in Marvel Spotlight #26, and was eventually concluded by Bill Mantlo in "Marvel Two-in-One" #18 with art by Ron Wilson, Jim Mooney, and Dan Adkins. He lives inside a palimpsest painting of a laughing Scarecrow purchased by Jess Duncan and opposes the centuries-old Cult of Kalumai. Gil Kane and Berni Wrightson provided cover art.

Many years later, he was brought back in the pages of "Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme" #31, by Jean-Marc Lofficier, Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, with art by Larry Alexander, in which he took on the name "Straw Man" to differentiate himself from the costumed killer the Scarecrow. He subsequently appeared in issues #38, and #40, written by the same and drawn by Geof Isherwood, meeting Daredevil in the latter issue.

Scarecrow did not speak in his early appearances, but in his later appearances he most certainly did, and he pretended to be a newscaster named Skirra Corvus, Latin for "Scarecrow."

External links

* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/strawman.htm The Straw Man at marvunapp.com]