For the protagonists of the Adult Swim animated series Metalocalypse see Dethklok

Deathlok (sometimes also referred to as "Deathlok the Demolisher") is a Marvel Comics anti-hero, a cyborg, created by Rich Buckler and Doug Moench. The initial Deathlok first appeared in Astonishing Tales #25 (Aug. 1974). At least two subsequent characters have used the "Deathlok" identity since then. 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. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Cover to Daredevil #131. ... Doug Moench (born February 23, 1948) is an American comic book writer. ... The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an intelligence agency of the United States government. ... The Defenders was a comic book series about a loosely-organized team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Metalocalypse is an animated television series on Adult Swim created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. ... Dethklok is a virtual death metal band that stars in the television show Metalocalypse. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In literature and film, an anti-hero is a central or supporting character that has some of the personality flaws and ultimate fortune traditionally assigned to villains but nonetheless also have enough heroic qualities or intentions to gain the sympathy of readers or viewers. ... For other uses, see Cyborg (disambiguation). ... Cover to Daredevil #131. ... Doug Moench (born February 23, 1948) is an American comic book writer. ... In comic books, the term first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... Astonishing Tales was the name of an anthology comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1970-1976. ...

Publication history

The first Deathlok series ran in the Astonishing Tales #25-36 (Aug. 1974 - July 1976). This initial version of the character, Luther Manning, later guest-starred with Spider-Man in Marvel Team-Up vol. 1, #46 (June 1976). Deathlok subsequently appeared with the Thing, a member of the superhero team the Fantastic Four in Marvel Two-In-One #27 & #54 (May 1977 & Aug. 1979), although one appearance was actually a robot and not the genuine Deathlok. The Luther Manning Deathlok then appeared in * Captain America #286-288 (Oct.-Dec. 1983). Astonishing Tales was the name of an anthology comic book series published by Marvel Comics from 1970-1976. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Marvel Team-Up is the name of several comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... The Thing (Benjamin Ben Jacob Grimm) is a fictional character, a founding member of the superhero team The Fantastic Four in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Fantastic Four is a fictional American team of comic-book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2, 1977. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers,[2] is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

A new Deathlok, Michael Collins, debuted in the miniseries Deathlok #1-4 (July-Oct. 1990, reprinted as Deathlok Special #1-4 the following year). This second Deathlok went on to a 34-issue series cover-dated July 1991 to April 1994, plus two summer annuals in 1992 and 1993. A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... An annual publication, more often called simply an annual, is a book or a magazine, comic book or comic strip published yearly. ...

The third Deathlok, S.H.I.E.L.D. espionage agent Jack Truman, debuted in an 11-issue miniseries cover-dated Sept. 1999 to June 2000. S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ...

Deathlok has also appeared in four issues of the miniseries Beyond!, and Michael Collins, in human form and not as Deathlok, appeared in Fantastic Four #544-545 (May-June 2007). Multiple unnamed Deathlok units appear in Black Panther vol. 4, #1-6. Possessing no human sentience, they were automatons created from corpses of soldiers killed in Iraq. Beyond! was a six-issue limited series published by Marvel Comics. ... The Fantastic Four is a fictional American team of comic-book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Black Panther (TChalla) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is the first modern Black superhero. ...

Fictional character biography

Luther Manning

Luther Manning Deathlok from Astonishing Tales #25 (Aug. 1974). Cover art by Rich Buckler and Klaus Janson.

Colonel Luther Manning, born in Detroit, Michigan, become the first Deathlok, a soldier who, after being near-fatally injured, awakens in the body of the experimental Deathlok cyborg in a post-apocalyptic future. He battles the evil corporate and military regimes that have taken over the United States, while simultaneously struggling not to lose his humanity. He encounters Spider-Man and Captain America in various time travel journeys, and eventually overthrows the megalomaniac who had taken over the country. Manning remains in his near-future alternate reality, searching for a purpose in life and unable to disconnect himself from the machine bonded to him. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 402 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (580 × 864 pixel, file size: 285 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Cover, Astonishing Tales #25 (Aug. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 402 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (580 × 864 pixel, file size: 285 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Cover, Astonishing Tales #25 (Aug. ... Cover to Daredevil #131. ... Klaus Janson is an American comic book artist, working primarily for Marvel Comics and DC Comics. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Settled 1701 Incorporation 1806 Government  - Type Strong Mayor-Council  - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area  - City  143. ... For other uses, see Cyborg (disambiguation). ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Captain America, the alter ego of Steve Rogers,[2] is a fictional comic-book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ...

Deathlok robot

This prototype, created by Harlan Stryker, was destroyed by the Thing. The Thing (Benjamin Ben Jacob Grimm) is a fictional character, a founding member of the superhero team The Fantastic Four in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

John Kelly

Made for the U.S. Army by Harlan Ryker after studying Luther Manning's cyborg body, the first Deathlok cyborg in modern Earth-616 continuity was John Kelly, now known as Siege. Siege is a fictional character in the Marvel comics Universe. ...

Michael Collins

Professor Michael Collins was the second Deathlok to be created in the modern era and also the second to be created for the traditional Marvel Universe; he was an African-American pacifist and family man working for the Roxxon Oil cybernetics corporation, whose brain was transplanted against his will into a robotic killing machine. Although his brain was intended to serve only as a medium for the robot's programming, he was able to assert his will over it (installing a "no-killing parameter" into its programming) and had a brief superheroic career as he desperately searched for his human body, hoping it still existed. This Deathlok's cyborg body first appeared in Marvel Comics Presents #62, and Collins' brain was placed in it in Deathlok #1. The brain connected to this cyborg body in the Marvel Comics Presents story was that of a soldier named John Kelly, whose mind was later transferred into another cyborg body and became the vigilante called Siege. Collins himself was later transported to an alien planet where he was forced to live on for years until being rescued with the aid of several other heroes. However, his rescue required the sacrifice of Greg Willis, the super hero known as Gravity. As a thank you, Collins arranged Gravity's funeral. When Willis' body was later stolen by a living, alien planet known as Epoch, Collins enlisted the aid of the Fantastic Four in retrieving it. This does not cite any references or sources. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode, see Super Hero (Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode). ... Gravity (Greg Willis), a comic book superhero in the Marvel universe with the power to manipulate gravity. ... The Fantastic Four is a fictional American team of comic-book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Jack Truman

Jack Truman was an agent of the international espionage outfit S.H.I.E.L.D. who was transformed into a cyborg to battle the Red Skull. Through telepathic means, he eventually swapped his mind into the body of another former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Larry Young. Young is being considered as a "potential recruit" for the Initiative program.^[1] S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... Red Skull is the name of three Marvel Comics supervillains who are enemies of Captain America, other superheroes, and the United States in general. ...

Powers and abilities

• Luther Manning's mechanical, cybernetic physiology granted him several superhuman powers including superhuman strength, stamina, agility, reflexes, and a computer augmented brain. He was later captured and upgraded by 616's S.H.I.E.L.D. and given jet boots that allowed him to leap at great heights and his other abilities were perhaps enhanced to greater levels.
• Michael Collins' cyborg body grants him the same powers, only with much greater strength, speed, and resistance to injury. His body can also target (nearly infallibly) multiple objects and track them. He could scan the entire electromagnetic spectrum, as well as enter computer systems.
• The Michael Collins Deathlok has learned to use internal nanobots to repair and alter both his organic and inorganic parts, enabling him to appear as either a humanoid cyborg, or completely human.
• The Michael Collins Deathlok also has a very sophisticated A.I., capable of quickly making complex strategies and evaluating their chance of success. If requested, the A.I. can take control of the body to perform these operations.

Other versions

Ultimate Deathlok

• In Ultimate Spider-Man #70 (Feb. 2005), the Ultimates fight a person they refer to as Luther Manning, who looks like Deathlok and whom Spider-Man describes as a "half-robot half-zombie guy". The superheroes take him into custody.

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In other media

• In 2007, a Deathlok feature film is at the script stage at Paramount Pictures, with screenwriter David Self.^{[citation needed]}
• A Marvel Legends action figure of Deathlok is part of the Galactus Series.
• The song "Psychotron" on the thrash metal band Megadeth's Countdown to Extinction album is about the character Deathlok.^{[citation needed]}
• Deathlok can be summoned to assist Spider-Man or Venom during the later stages of the SNES adaptation of the video game Maximum Carnage. He drops into the center of the screen and fires guns in both directions, hitting all enemies.

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References

• Dwight McDuffie official site: The original 1990s Deathlok pitch
• Marvel.com: Deathlok (Luther Manning)
• Marvel.com: Deathlok (Michael Collins)
• Marvel Directory: Deathlok
• Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Deathlok the Demolisher
• Comics2Film: Deathlok
• The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Deathlok the Demolisher

External links

• Deathlok Lives