Who Is Dragon Man? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Dragon Man is a Marvel comic book character, with over 457 comic issue appearances. Dragon Man is a synthetic lifeform and occasional enemy of The Avengers. He is currently a member of the Future Foundation.

Who is Dragon Man?

Origin Dragon Man is a synthetic lifeform created at Empire State University by Professor Gregson Gilbert . Unable to grant it life by himself, the villain Diablo animated him with his alchemy. The Thing would encounter Dragon Man after he spots Diablo in the laboratory. Dragon Man wraps his tail around the Thing and throws him through a window. Diablo orders the Dragon Man to seek out the rest of the Fantastic Four to destroy them. The Human Torch engages Dragon Man in the air and builds a fire fence around him. Dragon Man is unfazed and spews flame from its mouth, forcing the Torch to absorb a tremendous amount of heat. The Torch is super-heated and blazes toward the upper atmosphere to safely disperse the heat he had absorbed.

Key facts

Dragon Man is of robot origin and first appeared in "Calamity on Campus". The character is published by Marvel. With 457 recorded issue appearances, Dragon Man ranks among the most featured characters in comics.