Who Is Goldbug? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Goldbug is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Matthew Gilden, with over 73 comic issue appearances. Goldbug is a minor villain, who was obsessed with gold. He has faced off against many heroes.

Who is Goldbug?

Origin In his earlier years he faced off against Luke Cage , then Power Man, and Thunderbolt . Creation Goldbug was created by Marv Wolfman and Lee Elias in 1977 and first appeared in Power Man # 41. Major Story Arcs With the Maggia He once captured the Hulk in a scheme to find and conquer El Dorado, also known as the city of gold. He found El Dorado and there teamed up with the Hulk to defeat Tyrannus . Goldbug would meet the Maggia somewhere on the east side of Manhattan and offer to split the proceeds of his criminal activities if he was granted access to the Maggia's fencing network because he couldn't afford to cover his own overhead since he used real gold in his paraphernalia which included his ship, costume and weaponry. Against Spider-Man The Maggia proposed a test for Goldbug by having him steal gold from the ESU campus which was being used as a science experiment and would have to give up eighty percent of his take if he was successful. Goldbug promised to deliver and reached the roof of the Physics building where Peter Parker and Dr. Sloan were experimenting on the stack of gold bars.

Key facts

Goldbug is of human origin and first appeared in "Thunderbolt and Goldbug!". The character is published by Marvel. With 73 recorded issue appearances, Goldbug ranks among the most featured characters in comics.