Wizard (Marvel Comics)

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The Wizard (also known as the Wingless Wizard) is a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. List of publishers Active companies AC Comics Arcana Studios Archie Comics Mighty Comics/MLJ(Defunct) Red Circle (Defunct) Avatar Press Beckett Comics Claypool Comics Creative One Comics Dark Horse Comics Comics Greatest World (Defunct) DC Comics Vertigo Impact (Defunct) Milestone Media (Dormant) Paradox Press Wildstorm Americas Best Comics Beyond... Marvel Comics, sometimes called by the nickname House of Ideas, is an American comic book company. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... The Frightful Four are a group of fictional characters who serve as the opposite number to the Fantastic Four. ... The Green Goblin, a supervillain and enemy of Spider-Man. ... Marvel Comics, sometimes called by the nickname House of Ideas, is an American comic book company. ... The Marvel Universe is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place. ...

History

The Wizard began his career as a celebrated physicist, inventor, and stage magician. He amassed a sizeable fortune creating specialty high-tech items for the wealthy. Eventually he got bored and chose the challenge of defeating first the Human Torch and then the entire Fantastic Four. A chance teaming with the Trapster and Sandman inspired the Wizard to form the Frightful Four. When he encountered the then-amnesiac Medusa wandering Europe, he convinced her to join his group. After his split with the Trapster, the Wizard decided to return to being a solo act. He has since suffered the humiliation of being defeated by Franklin Richards. Cover to Ultimate Fantastic Four #11. ... The Fantastic Four (sometimes called the FF) are a Marvel Comics superhero group. ... The Sandman, in folklore, is a figure who brings good sleep and dreams by sprinkling magic sand onto sleeping children. ... The Frightful Four are a group of fictional characters who serve as the opposite number to the Fantastic Four. ... Categories: Stub | Fantastic Four members | Frightful Four members ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... Franklin Richards is a fictional character in Marvel Comics universe. ...

The Wizard wants power, glory, and most of all, a challenge. When he realized that Reed had amassed a treasure trove of high-tech items in the Baxter Building, the Wizard decided he had to have them. Many of his plots for the Frightful Four revolved around his fixation on plundering the Baxter Building. The Baxter Building is a fictitious Manhattan office building whose upper floors housed the Fantastic Fours headquarters in the Marvel Universe. ...

Powers & Abilities

Wittman is a scientific genius, particularly in the fields of applied physics and sub-atomic particles. His Anti-Gravity Discs can lift several hundred pounds each, and can be remotely controlled via relays in his armor. His gauntlets (alternatively referred to as Power Gloves or Wonder Gloves) can unleash potent electrical blasts or use directed gravitational fields to increase his strength. His armor provides him with protection from assault, and devices in his helmet allow him to control the minds of others. Physics (from the Greek, φυσικός (physikos), natural, and φύσις (physis), Nature) is the science of Nature in the broadest sense. ... Particle physics is a branch of physics that studies the elementary constituents of matter and radiation, and the interactions between them. ... This article covers the physics of gravitation. ... The article on electrical energy is located elsewhere. ... Mind control (or thought control) has the premise that an outside source can control an individuals thinking, behavior or consciousness (either directly or more subtly). ...