Randolph Dering (Earth-616)

Morlands Monster
Name	Randolph Dering
Current Alias	Morlands Monster
Affiliation and Relationships
Relatives	Mary Dering (mother); Edwin Dering (father)
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown
Unusual Features	Has a hunched back and is covered in long hair
Origin and Living Status
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	Secret
Citizenship	British
Base of Operations	England
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Gardner Fox
First	Tomb of Dracula #6 (October, 1972)
First	Tomb of Dracula #6 (October, 1972)

History

Due to a gene in the Dering family tree, Randolph was born with both 'Naevus Pilosis' & Rachitis, the first gave him monstrous features while the second meant he was covered in hair. He was hidden away by his parents in a ruined chapel and sent food out daily. During his maturity the locals developed many legends about him and dubbed him the "Morlands Monster". Dracula arrived and feasted on the girl ho fed Randolph. Randolph discovered her and brought back to his chapel to hide her. Frank Drake, Rachel van Helsing and Taj Nital followed Dracula and learned about Randolph and his history from his parents. After Frank and Rachel were trapped in a pit by Dracula, Randolph freed them and thanked them for treating like a human, instead of a monster.

See Also

• 1 appearance(s) of Randolph Dering (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Randolph Dering (Earth-616)
• 2 image(s) of Randolph Dering (Earth-616)

Links and References

• Morlands Monster at the Marvel Appendix