Who Is Amphibius? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Amphibius is a Marvel comic book character, with over 188 comic issue appearances. One of Magneto`s mutant creations in The Savage Land. A member of The Savage Land Mutates. Amphibius is a batrachanthrope (Were-Frog) or a human/frog hybrid. He has the leg strength and nautical abilities of a frog.

Who is Amphibius?

Origin Once a member of the Swamp Men of the Savage Land , a tropical jungle hidden away in the frozen wastes of Antarctica , Amphibius was one of several of his people who were artificially mutated through technological means by the self-styled mutant master of magnetism, Magneto , so as to grant them superhuman powers. Creation Amphibius was created by Roy Thomas and Neal Adams in 1969 and first appeared in X-Men #62. Major Story Arcs X-Men On Magneto's behalf, the Mutates subsequently battled Ka-Zar , the Lord of the Savage Land, and his allies in the team of superhuman mutant adventurers known as the X-Men . After the destruction of Magneto's machines by the X-Man Marvel Girl , the Mutates returned to their original non-superhuman states. Avengers However, the Mutates later regained their powers thanks to the effects of the technology that changed them, causing them to regain their superhuman abilities should they ever lose them. Renaming themselves the Beast Brood, the Mutates proceeded to capture scientists in the hope of forcing them to mutate other Savage Land natives into superhuman beings. The costumed adventurers known as the Avengers and the Norse goddess Sif came searc.

Key facts

Amphibius is of human origin and first appeared in "Strangers in a Savage Land". The character is published by Marvel. With 188 recorded issue appearances, Amphibius ranks among the most featured characters in comics.