Blacklash
Art by Greg LaRocque
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Tales of Suspense #97 (vol. 1, Jan. 1968) (as Whiplash) Iron Man #146 (vol. 1, May 1981) (as Blacklash)
Created by	Stan Lee and Gene Colan
In story information
Alter ego	Mark Scarlotti
Team affiliations	Maggia Death Squad Sinister Syndicate
Notable aliases	Whiplash, Marc Scott
Abilities	Weapons master

Blacklash (Mark Scarlotti), formerly known as Whiplash, is a deceased fictional character and a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. The character first appeared in Tales of Suspense #97 (vol. 1, Jan. 1968). Image File history File links Size of this preview: 395 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (486 × 738 pixel, file size: 104 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Publisher Marvel Comics. ... Greg LaRocque is a notable American comic book illustrator. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... For the fictional character of this name, see Stan Lee (Judge Dredd character). ... Gene Colan (born September 1, 1926, the Bronx, New York City, New York) is an American comic book artist who sometimes worked under the name Adam Austin. ... The Maggia is a fictional organization in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A fictional character is any person, persona, identity, or entity whose existence originates from a work of fiction. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypal supervillains and his arch-enemies The Fantastic Four (in background). ... This article is about the shared universe setting used by many Marvel Comics titles. ...

Fictional character biography

Mark Scarlotti was originally a gifted electrical technician at the organization Stark International's Cincinnati branch, but desires a life of luxury and becomes a professional criminal. Scarlotti creates a sophisticated metal whip, and with a costume and the alias of Whiplash becomes a weapons designer, special agent, and assassin for the criminal organization the Maggia. On behalf of the Maggia, Whiplash then fights the hero Iron Man - secretly inventor Tony Stark and Scarlotti's former employer - to a standstill. He also battles AIM agents attacking a Maggia gambling ship. ^[1] Scarlotti is later assigned to work undercover for the Maggia at Stark International's Cincinnati plant and becomes the head of research. As Whiplash, Scarlotti then has another inconclusive battle with Iron Man and flees the scene, quitting the Maggia. ^[2] Cincinnati, Ohio viewed from the SW, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. ... The Maggia is a fictional organization in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article is about the superhero. ... This article is about Iron Man, the Marvel Comics superhero. ... A.I.M., or Advanced Idea Mechanics, is a fictional group in the Marvel Universe. ... Look up Undercover in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Whiplash - along with fellow supervillains the Melter and Man-Bull - is recruited by other-dimensional villain the Black Lama to form the team the Death Squad and fight Iron Man. They enter a "super-villain war" to win the Black Lama's Golden Globe of Power; they are, however, defeated. ^[3] Whiplash rejoins the Maggia and battled Spider-Man and Iron Man in New Jersey, but is then defeated by the Wraith. ^[4] Several years later criminal mastermind Justin Hammer hires Whiplash to join an army of supervillains. Whiplash, Melter, and Blizzard attempt a robbery of an Atlantic City casino and battle Iron Man. ^[5] Whiplash is released from prison by Hammer and battles Iron Man again as one of Hammer's costumed operatives, and Iron Man beats Whiplash a second time in a matter of days. ^[6] The Melter is a supervillain that appears in the fictional Marvel Universe. ... Man-Bull is a fictional character, a supervillain from Marvel Comics. ... Black Lama is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... The Wraith is a fictional character, owned by Marvel Comics and existing in that companys Marvel Universe. ... Justin Hammer is a fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Blizzard is the name of three fictional characters in the Marvel Universe. ...

Several months later Scarlotti is re-employed by an unnamed consortium, financed by Hammer, to kill Stark employee Vic Martinelli, and is provided with an upgraded costume and weaponry and the new alias Blacklash. Despite the upgrades, however, Scarlotti is defeated by Iron Man and humiliated by being literally dragged before his employers. ^[7] Scarlotti makes a very brief appearance as Whiplash once more as a paid employee of the Mad Thinker in a failed attempt to kill the hero the Thing who was recuperating at a New York hospital. ^[8] The Mad Thinker is a Marvel comics supervillain. ... thing, see Thing (disambiguation). ...

After this, Scarlotti is diagnosed as manic-depressive by prison psychiatrists. He attempts to reform, but his criminal record makes this difficult. Rejected by his parents and mocked by the residents of his home town Cleveland, Scarlotti becomes Blacklash again. Blacklash then attempts an assassination for the Maggia but instead battles the second Iron Man and on this occasion the hero Spider-Man, who defeat him. ^[9] After being apprehended by Captain America while committing several robberies ^[10] and joining the supervillain team the Sinister Syndicate in a failed attempt to kill Spider-Man, ^[11] Blacklash is then rehired by Justin Hammer, and together with the villains the Beetle and Blizzard to assassinate Hammer's former agent Force. They are, however, defeated by Iron Man, Jim Rhodes and Force. ^[12] This article is about the superhero. ... This article is about the original comic book character named Captain America. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Abner Ronald Jenkins (formerly known as the Beetle, MACH-1, 2 and 3 and currently MACH IV) is a fictional character, a former supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Blizzard (Donnie Gill) is a fictional character, both a supervillain and superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Force is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... This article is about the superhero. ...

Soon after this, at Hammer's request Blacklash, Boomerang, and the second Blizzard to stop industrual sabotage by the vigilante the Wraith, but courtesy of the Wraith's mental powers is almost driven insane. Blacklash is sent to work with Iron Man and Jim Rhodes against the saboteur, but Blacklash turns against Iron Man. ^[13] Boomerang (Fred Myers) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe and first appeared in Tales to Astonish #81. ... Blizzard (Donnie Gill) is a fictional character, both a supervillain and superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ...

After recovering, Blacklash accepts a new assignment from Hammer. Together with the villain the Rhino they hunt down fellow rogue agent the Scorpion, who fails to return stolen weaponry to Hammer. Despite opposition from both the Scorpion and Spider-Man they are successful. ^[14] Scarlotti gives up his criminal identity and marries and has a child. A lack of money forces Scarlotti to assume his identity once more, and he becomes the target of an assassin, who kills his wife when she returns to their apartment. As Blacklash, Scarlotti then finds and kills the assassin, and then vows to abandon the identity of Blacklash forever. ^[15] The Rhino (Aleksei Sytsevich) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... MacDonald Mac Gargan is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. ...

After several months of inactivity and depression, Scarlotti is hired by a rival of Stark and returns as Whiplash, with an upgraded costume and new weaponry. Whiplash manages to battle Iron Man to a standstill in their first encounter, but is killed several weeks later by Iron's Man new sentient armor, which beats Scarlotti to death against Stark's wishes. ^[16]

Civil War

Recently in Civil War, two other minor-league villains, one male, one female, have appeared bearing the names Whiplash and Blacklash. Both are past associates of Andreas Strucker (who later became known as the Swordsman), and were frequenters of leather parties before taking up the name of the original Blacklash, who is now dead. There were forcibly recruited into the Thunderbolts, and tried to attack Swordsman before the fight was quieted down by the arrival of Baron Zemo, the Fixer, and the other Thunderbolts. Civil War is a 2006-2007 Marvel Comics crossover event built around a seven-issue limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar, and penciled by Steve McNiven. ... Whiplash is a fictional character from the Marvel Universe. ... The Swordsman is the name of several fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Baron Zemo is the name of two fictional characters, both supervillains, in various Marvel Comics comic books, notably Captain America and the Avengers. ... The Fixer is a name used by two villainous fictional characters in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Powers and abilities

Blacklash designed and used a pair of cybernetically-controlled titanium whips built for him by Justin Hammer from which could extend a highly durable cable able to rotate fast enough to deflect bullets. The whips could also be used as nunchaku or vaulting-poles. He was an expert fighter with the whip and nunchakus. Justin Hammer is a fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe. ...

He also carried a variety of devices in a weapons pouch, including anti-gravity bolas, and a necro-lash which released electrical energy generated by his gauntlets. His costume was bulletproof, and he sometimes used other equipment and vehicles supplied by Justin Hammer.

Scarlotti was a research engineer and weapons design specialist, with a college degree in engineering.

In other media

Television

Blacklash appears in the 1994 Iron Man animated series voiced by Dorian Harewood. This version has the innate power to generate an energy whip rather than relying on technology; this is made explicit in the episode "Hands of the Mandarin, parts 1&2" where Blacklash is one of the few villains not affected by the Mandarin's anti-technology field. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Dorian Harewood (born August 6, 1950 in Dayton, Ohio) is an Pan-American actor. ...

References

External links

• Blacklash at MarvelDirectory.com
• Marvel.com entry