Mordecai Midas (Earth-616)

Midas
Name	Mordecai Midas
Current Alias	Midas
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′6″ (1.98 m)
Weight	16400 lbs (7.44 ton)s, 850 lbs (385.55 kg) (formerly)
Eyes	Irises: Gold
Hair	Gold
Skin	Gold
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human mutate
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Place of Birth	Athens, Greece
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Citizenship	Greek
Occupation	Billionaire business magnate, criminal
Education	Self-educated (with equivalent to college level) with an emphasis in economics and business administration
Base of Operations	Aegean Sea; Flying Fortress of Midas
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Archie Goodwin, George Tuska
First	Iron Man #17 (June, 1969)
First	Iron Man #17 (June, 1969)

History

Mordecai Midas was born in Athens, Greece, as a very poor child. He became obsessed with becoming the richest man in the world, involving himself in shady businesses. He tried to gain control of Stark Industries at one point, using Tony Stark's cousin Morgan Stark and Madame Masque as his agents. An attack resulted in Tony Stark being replaced by a Life Model Decoy and being branded an impostor. Midas then tried using the real Tony Stark (believing him to be an impostor as well) to take over Stark Industries again. Midas was defeated after Madame Masque turned on him and freed Tony Stark from Midas' imprisonment.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

• Golden Form: After being turned into gold by his own "Golden Touch" Midas has acquired several superhuman abilities.
  • Self Sustenance: Midas only requires gold for sustenance (which he absorbs through his skin) and no longer needs food, water, air, sunlight or sleep.
  • Gold Transmutation: Midas can turn anything he touches into gold.
  • Superhuman Strength: Midas is superhumanly strong and possesses Class 50 strength.
  • Superhuman Durability: Being made of gold Midas in extremely resistant to damage.

Abilities

• Genius-Level Intellect: Midas is extensively self-educated and intelligent.
  • Business Management: Midas is considered one of the world's most skilled businessmen.
  • Master Strategist: Midas is a master strategist and tactician.

Paraphernalia

Equipment

• Exoskeleton: Midas' exoskeleton allowed him to stand up and move; without it, Midas was so grotesquely massive that he could not walk. The exoskeleton also gave Midas super-human strength.

Weapons

• Midas' throne had several weapons hidden into it, including heat-seeking anti-personnel missiles.
• Golden Touch: Developed by Abraham Klein, it allowed Midas to turn people he touched with his hands into gold; this development was far from perfect: Iron Man sealed his armor to avoid suffering ill effects, and Jack of Hearts' exotic powers allowed him to revert the effect.

Transportation

• Midas' floating throne

See Also

• 11 appearance(s) of Mordecai Midas (Earth-616)
• 4 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Mordecai Midas (Earth-616)
• 1 minor appearance(s) of Mordecai Midas (Earth-616)
• 3 mention(s) of Mordecai Midas (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Mordecai Midas (Earth-616)
• 9 image(s) of Mordecai Midas (Earth-616)
• 2 quotation(s) by or about Mordecai Midas (Earth-616)
• 1 victim(s) killed by Mordecai Midas (Earth-616)
• 3 item(s) used/owned by Mordecai Midas (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Mordecai Midas on Wikipedia.org
• http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/midasm.htm