- Scorcher (comics)
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caption="Untold Tales of Spider-Man" #14, featuring The Scorcher. Art by Pat Olliffe.
character_name=Scorcher
real_name=Steven Hudak
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Untold Tales of Spider-Man " vol. 1, #1, (September 1995)
creators=Kurt Busiek ,Pat Olliffe
alliances=Masters of Evil
Hood Crime Syndicate
aliases=
powers=Insulated battlesuit equipped with aflamethrower |Scorcher is the name of a
Marvel Comics supervillain.Fiction character biography
Steven Hudak was a research chemist who was wrongfully accused of embezzlement by his employer. Swearing revenge, he created an armored suit containing flame-throwing equipment and taking the name "The Scorcher" he attacked his former place of employment.
He ran afoul of
Spider-Man on one of his first outings, and being defeated by the hero, he was sent to prison. Later it was revealed that The Scorcher was not working alone but was an agent of Norman Osborne (who would later become theGreen Goblin ). Hudak eventually escaped prison to pursue an arson career but was defeated by Spider-Man a second time. ["Untold Tales Of Spider-Man" #14]He once attacked Christmas shoppers, only to be stopped by
Ben Reilly who was posing as Spider-Man at the time. ["Spider-Man: Holiday Special" 1996] Later, the second Crimson Cowl recruited Scorcher to join her incarnation of theMasters of Evil . ["Thunderbolts" #24-25]When Matt Murdock's identity as Daredevil was revealed, he and Diamondback II moved to confront Murdock, but were driven off by Daredevil and Spider-Man. The Scorcher encountered Daredevil again in the "Secret War" series when he was forced by
Lucia von Bardas to band together with other supervillains and attackS.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters which was defended by a dozen of New York's superheroes including Daredevil. Daredevil was instrumental in the criminal's personal defeat. Soon afterwards, Hudak promised his ex-wife he would give up his criminal life soon.The
Savage Land Mutates tried hiring the Scorcher to break Sauron out of jail, but he refused. They weren't aware that Scorcher, trying to stay on the straight and narrow path after the Secret War, notified Wolverine about this contact (Due to the Avengers having recently disbanded). ["New Avengers" #5]ecret Invasion
Scorcher appears as member of Hood's crime syndicate and attacked a
Skrull force. ["Secret Invasion" #6]Powers and abilities
Scorcher wears body armour that enhances his strength and endurance. He has wrist mounted flame-throwers and he can fly.
References
External Links
* [http://www.marvel.com/universe/Scorcher Scorcher] at Marvel.com
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