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| RealName = Melf |
| RealName = Melf |
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| − | | CurrentAlias = Elf with a Gun |
+ | | CurrentAlias = [[Elf with a Gun]] |
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| Identity = No Dual |
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| Relatives = [[Relf (Earth-616)|Relf]] (nephew) |
| Relatives = [[Relf (Earth-616)|Relf]] (nephew) |
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+ | | Origin = {{m|Elves with Guns|Elf with a Gun}} |
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+ | | Creators = Steve Gerber; Sal Buscema |
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+ | | Death = Defenders #46 |
| − | | Last = Defenders Vol 1 46 |
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| − | | HistoryText = The Elf with a Gun was an entity of unknown origin who used a variety of bizarre disguises to murder seemingly random people for no apparent reason over a period of several months. His path almost crossed that of the [[Defenders (Earth-616)|Defenders]] a few times, but they never actually met him or learned of his activities. He was first seen in a trailer park in California where he knocked on the door of Tom and Linda Pritchett and presumably killed them both{{r|Defenders #25}} |
+ | | HistoryText = The Elf with a Gun was an entity of unknown origin who used a variety of bizarre disguises to murder seemingly random people for no apparent reason over a period of several months. His path almost crossed that of the [[Defenders (Earth-616)|Defenders]] a few times, but they never actually met him or learned of his activities. He was first seen in a trailer park in California where he knocked on the door of Tom and Linda Pritchett and presumably killed them both.{{r|Defenders #25}} He next appeared in Las Vegas where he killed Charles and Frances Lester{{r|Defenders #31}} and then disguised as a Native American shaman, killing a couple named Sally and Stu,{{r|Defenders #38}} and finally killing an unnamed female protester in a bathroom.{{r|Defenders #40}} The Elf (whose name was posthumously revealed to be Melf) was eventually run over by a truck before his motives could be established.{{r|Defenders #46}} Later, his nephew [[Relf (Earth-616)|Relf]] apparently carried on his mission. |
| − | A subsequent claim that the Elves were agents of the alien [[Tribunals]] and that Melf's murders were part of an elaborate scheme to restore the cosmic balance and stop a universal catastrophe was eventually revealed to be a hoax. As yet, the truth about the Elf with a Gun remains a mystery. |
+ | A subsequent claim that the [[Elves with Guns (Earth-616)|Elves with Guns]] were agents of the alien [[Tribunals]] and that Melf's murders were part of an elaborate scheme to restore the cosmic balance and stop a universal catastrophe{{r|Defenders #124}} was eventually revealed to be a hoax. As yet, the truth about the Elf with a Gun remains a mystery. |
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| + | | Notes = * An individual who appeared to be Melf also encountered the rock band Kiss in another dimension. However, this was after Melf's apparent death and so may have been a different Elf.{{r|Marvel Comics Super Special Vol 1 5}} |
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| + | * A suspiciously similar elf with a gun appeared in DC Comics' ''Countdown to Mystery'' #8 as a tribute to the late [[Steve Gerber (Earth-1218)|Steve Gerber]]. |
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| Links = * [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/elfwagun.htm Elf with a gun at the Marvel Appendix] |
| Links = * [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/elfwagun.htm Elf with a gun at the Marvel Appendix] |
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Revision as of 01:58, 24 June 2020
History
The Elf with a Gun was an entity of unknown origin who used a variety of bizarre disguises to murder seemingly random people for no apparent reason over a period of several months. His path almost crossed that of the Defenders a few times, but they never actually met him or learned of his activities. He was first seen in a trailer park in California where he knocked on the door of Tom and Linda Pritchett and presumably killed them both.[1] He next appeared in Las Vegas where he killed Charles and Frances Lester[2] and then disguised as a Native American shaman, killing a couple named Sally and Stu,[3] and finally killing an unnamed female protester in a bathroom.[4] The Elf (whose name was posthumously revealed to be Melf) was eventually run over by a truck before his motives could be established.[5] Later, his nephew Relf apparently carried on his mission.
A subsequent claim that the Elves with Guns were agents of the alien Tribunals and that Melf's murders were part of an elaborate scheme to restore the cosmic balance and stop a universal catastrophe[6] was eventually revealed to be a hoax. As yet, the truth about the Elf with a Gun remains a mystery.Notes
- An individual who appeared to be Melf also encountered the rock band Kiss in another dimension. However, this was after Melf's apparent death and so may have been a different Elf.[7]
- A suspiciously similar elf with a gun appeared in DC Comics' Countdown to Mystery #8 as a tribute to the late Steve Gerber.
See Also
- 6 appearance(s) of Melf (Earth-616)
- 3 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Melf (Earth-616)
- 2 mention(s) of Melf (Earth-616)
- 7 image(s) of Melf (Earth-616)