Who Is Gremlin? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Gremlin is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Kondrati Yurivich Topolov, with over 77 comic issue appearances. Gremlin is the son of Gargoyle, who gave him superhuman intelligence. He designed armor and weapons used by the Soviet Super-Troopers, in his huge secret Soviet base underground in the Arctic.

Who is Gremlin?

Origin The son of the Gargoyle , the Gremlin is a mutant with super intelligence. At some point in time he designed the second Titanium Man battle armor. Creation Gremlin was created by Len Wein and Herb Trimpe and first appeared in The Incredible Hulk comics. Major Story Arcs He first aided the Soviet Super Soldiers (now known as the Winter Guard ) in trying to apprehend Magneto for crimes against Russia. During one their final attempt to capture Magneto the Titanium Man armor was damaged by Wolverine who stabbed the armor just bellow the neck. He almost killed the Gremlin who resides int the chest compartment due to his small size. The Gremlin then rebuilt his Titanium Man with parts provided by the Soviet government. This made him a target for Tony Stark who discovered that his technology was used in a recent upgrade to the Titanium Man and Crimson Dynamo .

Key facts

Gremlin is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Trackdown". The character is published by Marvel. With 77 recorded issue appearances, Gremlin ranks among the most featured characters in comics.