- Adonis (comics)
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comic_color=background:#ff8080
character_name=Adonis
real_name=Eric Cameron
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publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Captain America #243" (Mar 1980)
creators=Roger McKenzieRich Buckler
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powers=superhuman durability
superhuman strength|Adonis is a
fictional character in theMarvel Universe and adversary ofCaptain America .Publication history
Adonis appeared in "
Captain America " #243-244 (March-April 1980), and was created by Roger McKenzie andRich Buckler .Fictional character biography
Eric Cameron, the Chief of Cameron Electronics attempts to free himself of his weak and sickly body by means of a stolen
S.H.I.E.L.D. Master Matrix used to createLife Model Decoy s. When the Matrix overloads, Cameron is scarred and deformed rather than refashioned into a paragon of virile beauty as he had expected. Hence, he chose the ironic alias, Adonis.Captain America had tried to stop the process, but arrived too late. Cameron is enraged by his new form. He loses control and flees. In a battle with Captain America, Adonis is electrocuted.External links
* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/adonis.htm Marvel Appendix entry]
* [http://en.marveldatabase.com/Eric_Cameron_%28Earth-616%29 Marvel Database entry]
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