Who Is Dr. Karl Malus? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Dr. Karl Malus is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Karl Malus, with over 70 comic issue appearances. Fascinated by superhuman powers, the mad genius known as Doctor Malus will go to any lengths to satisfy his curiosity. He has personally created many superhumans, and is responsible for much of the Power Brokers' work in giving people superpowers.

Who is Dr. Karl Malus?

Origin Doctor Karl Malus was born in Mud Butte, South Dakota , and was fascinated by superhuman powers ever since he first read a newspaper article about the Fantastic Four and their abilities. After graduating with a biology degree from the University of California in Los Angeles , he applied to various institutions for a grant to launch an invasive study of superhumans, but was rejected repeatedly. Unable to get his funding through legal means, Malus instead turned to wealthy investors involved in the Los Angeles criminal underground. He was set up with an extensive laboratory facility under the agreement that his investors could exploit the results of his research, to which he agreed, and he immodestly called his new facility the Institute for Supranormality Research - despite the fact that his staff consisted of only himself. Through his criminal connections, Malus was provided with a virtually limitless supply of human test subjects for him to experiment upon - with his subjects typically being individuals the mob sought to liquidate. None of Malus' early test subjects managed to survive his experiments unfortunately, and so he hoped to one day find an individual who already h.

Key facts

Dr. Karl Malus is of human origin and first appeared in "Come Into My Parlor ... Said the Fly!". The character is published by Marvel. With 70 recorded issue appearances, Dr. Karl Malus ranks among the most featured characters in comics.