Flying Tiger (Marvel Comics)

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publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Spider-Woman #40" (Oct 1981)
creators=Chris Claremont and Steve Leialoha
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Flying Tiger is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain.

Publication history

Flying Tiger first appeared in "Spider-Woman #40" (October 1981), and was created by Chris Claremont and Steve Leialoha.

The character subsequently appears in "Spider-Woman" #50 (June 1983), "Iron Man" #177 (December 1983), "Fantastic Four" #335 (December 1989), "Avengers Spotlight" #29 (February 1990), "Captain America" #411 (January 1993), #413 (March 1993), "Thunderbolts" #3 (June 1997), #18-20 (September-November 1998), #22 (January 1999), #24-25 (March-April 1999), and "Avengers: The Initiative Annual" #1 (January 2008).

Flying Tiger received an entry in the "All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update" #2 (2007).

Fictional history

Flying Tiger's true identity is unknown. A professional football player whose career was cut short, he developed a costume that enabled him to fly.

He started his criminal career as a mercenary assassin when he was hired to kill the original Spider-Woman. Some time after failing at this, he fought the Fantastic Four. He was later hired to kill businessmen Regis Fussky but was stopped from doing so by Iron Man/Jim Rhodes.

Most recently, Flying Tiger joined the Crimson Cowl's Masters of Evil. The group's plot to blackmail the governments of the world using a weather-controlling machine was stopped by the Thunderbolts.

Later in San Francisco, Flying Tiger was defeated by Armory. [Avengers: The Initiative Annual #1/2]

Equipment

Flying Tiger wears body armor under a tiger costume, and is capable of powered flight. He has enhanced strength, durability, endurance and a set of claws.

References

External links

* [http://www.marveldatabase.com/Flying_Tiger Flying Tiger] at Marvel Database
* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/flying_tiger.htm]