Who Is Mad-Dog? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Mad-Dog is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Robert Baxter, with over 349 comic issue appearances. A former US Air Force member, ex-husband to Patsy Walker: Robert Baxter is now the costumed criminal known as Mad-Dog.

Who is Mad-Dog?

Origin Happier times Robert "Buzz" Baxter was a childhood friend of Patsy Walker who would one day become Patsy's husband and the costumed crime fighter Hellcat. Patsy and Robert already knew each other for many years, and started dating when they where teenagers. At the same time Patsy's mother, Dorothy, began to write fictionalized romantic adventures of her daughter as a teenager. Upon Patsy's request, she asked her mother to base a character on Robert Baxter. In later comic stories it is told that most of the adventures Patsy and Buzz had where fictionalized stories her mother wrote. The two however did actually start dating and had many wacky adventures together. They fit perfectly together, and not soon after they graduated from high school, Patsy and Robert got married. Rough marriage for Robert & Patsy.

Key facts

Mad-Dog is of human origin and first appeared in "vol.1 #2". The character is published by Marvel. With 349 recorded issue appearances, Mad-Dog ranks among the most featured characters in comics.