Who Is Death-Stalker? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Death-Stalker is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Philip Wallace Sterling, with over 53 comic issue appearances. Previously known as the Exterminator, Death-Stalker became a terrifying criminal after gaining strange powers from an accident with the time-displacer ray.

Who is Death-Stalker?

Origin Philip Wallace Sterling was the last member of an old, wealthy and prestigious family that had lived in America for centuries. He turned to crime, and conducted his first criminal activities under the alias of the Exterminator. He constructed a "time displacer ray" ("T-ray") which could teleport its target into another dimension, hinted to be Limbo. The Exterminator recruited the Ani-Men and led them in a series of criminal activities, until they crossed paths with Daredevil . When fighting with the Exterminator and his agents, Daredevil destroyed the T-ray, accidentally bombarding the Exterminator with the ray and seemingly killing him. In reality, Sterling found himself trapped between two dimensions, able to return to Earth at will but only for a few hours at a time; furthermore, the mutation gave him the ability of not being able to be touched by any other being. Instead, whenever someone tried to touch him, they would come through an empty space and feel a cold sensation, paralyzing them. Sterling then stole a pair of gloves from A.I.M.

Key facts

Death-Stalker is of radiation origin and first appeared in "The Exterminator And The Super-Powered Unholy Three". The character is published by Marvel. With 53 recorded issue appearances, Death-Stalker ranks among the most featured characters in comics.