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Encyclopedia > Bengal (comics)
Bengal


Bengal.
Art by Jim Cheung. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Jim Cheung is a comic book artist. ...

Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Daredevil #258 (September 1988)
Created by Fabian Nicieza
Ron Lim
Characteristics
Alter ego Duc No Tranh
Team
affiliations
The Initiative
Abilities Expert martial artist

Bengal (Duc No Tranh) is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe who first appeared in Daredevil #258 in September 1988. He was created by Fabian Nicieza and artist, Ron Lim Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Daredevil (Matt Murdock) is a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Cover to New Warriors #1 (July, 1990), one of Niciezas earliest successes. ... Cover to Spider-Man Unlimited #4. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Cover to New Warriors #1 (July, 1990), one of Niciezas earliest successes. ... Cover to Spider-Man Unlimited #4. ...

Contents

Fictional character biography

Duc No Tranh was a boy growing up in a Vietnamese village during the Vietnam War. During the war, American soldiers including Red Wolf, Willie Lincoln, and the future reverend Michael Janes, massacred his village and parents. He tired to climb aboard the Americans’ helicopter, but he was kicked off by Private Janes, despite the pleas of other soldiers aboard. Red Wolf is the name of a number of fictional charcters in the Marvel Universe. ...


Years later, the boy became the costumed Bengal and traveled to America for revenge on the soldiers involved in the destruction of his village. Willie Lincoln sought Daredevil’s protection, and the hero defeated Bengal. Daredevil (Matt Murdock) is a superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...


Bengal later clashed with the New Warriors, and eventually befriended them. The New Warriors is a Marvel Comics superhero team, traditionally consisting of young adult heroes. ...


Civil War/The Initiative

The Bengal has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who have registered and being trained as part of the Initiative.[1][2]


Bengal is part of the Initiative's black-ops team. [3]


Powers, abilities, and equipment

Bengal is a martial arts master. He typically fights with bow and arrows, or shurikens. His favorite weapons are paired sai-like weapons with blades that collapse or expand at the press of a button. He has an unusually well defined sense of smell and can track people by scent; it has not been revealed if this is actually a superhuman ability.


Footnotes

  1. ^ Avengers: The Initiative #1.
  2. ^ Avengers: The Initiative #1 Character Map
  3. ^ Avengers: The Initiative #4

External Link

  • http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/bengalddnw.htm


 
 

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