Who Is Destroyer (Marlow)? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Destroyer (Marlow) is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Kevin Marlow, with over 68 comic issue appearances. Keene Marlow was a Golden Age hero of Marvel's predecessor Timely Comics. In the 1970's Destroyer was retconned into Brian Falsworth, heir & successor to the title Union Jack. Marlow later appeared as an aged hero who set out to kill all supervillians before dying of heart failure.

Who is Destroyer (Marlow)?

Origin During the second World War, Kevin Marlow (more commonly referred to as Keen instead of Kevin) was an American journalist who was captured by the Germans. Arrested for being a spy, Keen Marlow was held in a Concentration Camp. There, he became the human Guinea Pig for Professor Eric Schmitt, the Anti-Nazi scientist. Schmitt injected Marlow with a Super Soldier Serum . As such, Marlow endured a similar origin to Captain America , bar the Vita-Rays used to stabilise Steve Rogers. Creation Destroyer was created by Stan Lee and Jack Binder and first appeared in Mystic Comics #6 (1941). Major Story Arcs Destroyer Endowed with the physique of a 'Super Soldier', Marlow escaped the Concentration Camp. He created his own super hero costume with a macabre skull-emblem to strike fear into the hearts of his enemies.

Key facts

Destroyer (Marlow) is of human origin and first appeared in "Meet The Destroyer; The Scar; Identity Unknown; The Mystic Line-Up; Dolls of Death; Choose Your Weapons; Dark Streets of London". The character is published by Marvel. With 68 recorded issue appearances, Destroyer (Marlow) ranks among the most featured characters in comics.