1967 Comics Characters Debuts: Captain Marvel, Barbara Gordon, Kingpin, Batgirl, Question, Shocker, Captain Marvel, Kevin Sydney, Black Knight

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Captain Marvel, Barbara Gordon, Kingpin, Batgirl, Question, Shocker, Captain Marvel, Kevin Sydney, Black Knight, Banshee, Abomination, Deadman, Modok, Black Manta, Robbie Robertson, Aquagirl, Black Knight, Sentry, Ronan the Accuser, Tarantula, Hank Hall, Red Guardian, Comet, Phantom Rider, Blastaar, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Emerald Empress, Persuader, Punch and Jewelee, Scorpio, Leap-Frog, Woodstock, Element Girl, Mad Mod, Psycho-Man, Validus, Clay Quartermain, Tharok, B'wana Beast, Cobalt Man, Ulik, Ogre, Mano, Madmen, Awesome Threesome, Lion-Mane. Excerpt: The Abomination The Abomination is a fictional character, a supervillain that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character first appears in Tales to Astonish #90 (April 1967), and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Gil Kane . Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character of the Abomination has featured in other Marvel-endorsed products such as arcade and video games, animated television series, merchandise such as action figures and trading cards, and the 2008 film The Incredible Hulk . Publication history Origin Stan Lee chose the name "the Abomination," which he realized belonged to no other character, before conceiving the character's background and appearance. Lee recalled that he simply told the artist Gil Kane to "make him bigger and stronger than the Hulk and we'll have a lot of fun with him." Emil Blonsky first appeared in the title Tales to Astonish, and is introduced as a KGB agent and spy who became the Abomination after deliberately exposing himself to a greater quantity of the same gamma radiation that transformed Bruce Banner into his alter ego the Hulk . In his first appearance, Blonsky became a large scaly humanoid with twice the strength of the Hulk. In acc...