Mad Dog (comics)

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comic_color=background:#ff8080
character_name=Mad Dog
real_name=Robert "Buzz" Baxter
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut={historical) "Miss America Magazine" #2 (Nov 1944) [ [http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/7160/Timely6.htm The Timely Comics Web Page, The War Years Part 2 ] ]
(modern, as Buzz Baxter) "Amazing Adventures #13" (Jul 1972)
(as Mad-Dog) "Defenders" vol. #125 (Nov 1983)
creators=Steve Englehart and Tom Sutton
alliance_color=background:#cccccc
status=
alliances=
previous_alliances=Former agent of Roxxon Oil; agent of Professor Power's Secret Empire; ally of Mutant Force; United States Air Force
aliases=
relatives=Hellcat (ex-wife)
powers=enhanced senses and physical abilities, secretes neurotoxin in saliva|

Mad Dog (Robert "Buzz" Baxter) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance as Mad-Dog was in "Defenders vol. 1 #125".

Fictional character biography

Robert "Buzz" Baxter was born in Centerville, California. He and Patsy Walker were high school sweethearts, and got married shortly after graduation. He became a colonel in the USAF. He later became the security consultant to the Brand Corporation. He began an investigation of the Beast's appearances at the Brand Corporation. ["Amazing Adventures" Vol. 2 #13] While he was working for Brand, he and Patsy grew distant and got divorced. Baxter had the Squadron Supreme capture the Avengers, and held them prisoner at a Brand facility. Baxter confronted his ex-wife Patsy, and was forced by Hellcat to release the Avengers from Brand captivity. ["Avengers" #141-142, 149]

Baxter later allowed Roxxon, the company to which Brand was a subsidiary, to experiment on him and mutate him. As Mad Dog, he became a mercenary, and directed Mutant Force. He invaded the wedding of Daimon Hellstrom and Patsy Walker to abduct Patsy and the Defenders. He was defeated by Daimon Hellstrom, and placed in S.H.I.E.L.D. custody along with Mutant Force. However, he escaped with Mutant Force. ["Defenders" #125-126] He became an agent of the third Secret Empire. As security chief, he aided the Secret Empire and its leader, Professor Power, in an attempt to start World War III. Together with Mutant Force, he battled and was defeated by the Defenders. ["Defenders" #129-130]

Much later, Mad Dog abducted and intended to kill Hellcat, but was defeated by her. ["Solo Avengers" #9] He joined Crossfire and other costumed criminals in an attack on Hawkeye. ["Avengers Spotlight" #22-25] He also unsuccessfully attacked the Fantastic Four during the "Acts of Vengeance." ["Fantastic Four" #335]

In Toronto, Baxter was caught up in the violent influence of the release of the Sk'ar. He fought Gamma Flight, but was teleported away by Manikin's future self. ["Alpha Fight" #111] Roxxon hired him and Angar to lead a group of operatives in a two-fold mission: infiltrate and destroy S.H.I.E.L.D.. The villains stormed the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, but the new Super-Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. eventually defeated Baxter and other villains. ["Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD"#32-35] He fought Crossbones, as the first of five competitors at a super-villain convention on Boca Caliente and was quickly defeated. ["Capitan America"#411] He was later present when Captain America, Diamondback, Falcon and Shang-Chi battled numerous villains on the island. ["Capitan America"#412-414] He next working with Taskmaster, when was sent to test the skills of Siren, an Ultraverse resident on mainstream Earth. ["Siren Infinity" issue]

Powers and abilities

Mad Dog gained superhuman powers as a result of bionic engineering and cellular augmentation by the Roxxon Mutagenic Department and by the third Secret Empire. Baxter was given superhuman strength, stamina, and durability, and superhumanly acute senses of hearing and smell. He possesses bionically strengthened jaw muscles, and has been given large hollow, fang-like canine teeth. His teeth can emit a foaming chemical poison, to which he himself is immune, which can induce paralysis and possibly death if it enters a victim's bloodstream through Mad Dog's bite. However, the process which gave Mad Dog his powers also gave him insanity which clouds his judgment and behavior.

Robert Baxter has received combat training from the U.S. Air Force.

Other Marvel characters named Mad Dog

Although officially the only character to be known as Mad Dog, there have been other characters who has used a Mad Dog type moniker. This include:
*Peter Parker, who was known as Mad Dog #336 in "Amazing Spider-Man" vol. 1 #295.
*Captain Zero was known as Mad Dog #736 in "Amazing Spider-Man" vol. 1 #295.
*Brainstorm was known as "Mad Dog #2020, also in "Amazing Spider-Man" vol. 1 #295.
*In "Combat Kelly and the Deadly Dozen" #6 there was a character called "Mad Dog" Martin.
*And is "Thor" vol. 1 #426, a character called "Mad Dog" Rassitanio appeared.

Bibliography

*"Alpha Flight" vol. 1 #111
*"Avengers Spotlight" #22-25
*"Captain America" vol. 1 #411-414
*"Defenders" vol. 1 #125-130
*"Fantastic Four" vol. 1 #335
*"Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD" vol. 2 #32-35
*"Siren Infinity"
*"Solo Avengers" #9

References

External links

* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/maddogbaxter.htm Mad-Dog]