History
Percy van Norton took a serum which made him into a "perfect human" with a range of superhuman abilities. But although he started out fighting crime, something went wrong, and he turned bad, ending up fighting as a Nazi as a member of the Battle-Axis, against the Invaders. At the end of the battle van Norton, along with the other Battle-Axis members, was defeated and captured.
Van Norton's current status and post-war history remain unknown.Attributes
Powers
Strongman possesses the following powers...
- Superhuman Strength
- Superhuman Dexterity
- Superhuman Stamina
- Superhuman Durability
Notes
- This character is based on the Public Domain character Strongman that first appeared in Crash Comic Adventures #1 (May 1940) as a wartime hero. As a Marvel character, however, he is a retcon addition, not having appeared in a Timely book. The character had fallen into the public domain and was used by Marvel as a villianous member of the Battle-Axis for their 1990s mini-series The Invaders.
See Also
Links and References
- http://www.technohol.com/vintage/battle-axis/index.asp
- http://www.internationalhero.co.uk/g/gastrong.htm