Who Is Mandrill? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Mandrill is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Jerome Beechman, with over 161 comic issue appearances. Mutant Mandrill super-villain. His true power lied in the incredible ability to control females with his pheromones.

Who is Mandrill?

Origin As told by Mandrill himself Born to a physicist who was exposed to radiation from a nuclear reactor. Due to his freakish appearance his father drove him into the desert and abandoned him at the tender age of ten. While wondering the desert, Jerome would come across Nekra . She was born from a cleaning lady who was exposed by the same radiation accident as his father. These two would travel together and commit crimes to survive. Now older both would now commit crimes for just the thrill of it. Both of them consider themselves to be brother and sister. Creation Mandrill was created by Steve Gerber and Ross Andru in 1973 and first appeared in Shanna the She-Devil # 4.

Key facts

Mandrill is of mutant origin and first appeared in "Cry Mandrill!". The character is published by Marvel. With 161 recorded issue appearances, Mandrill ranks among the most featured characters in comics.