Who Is Mole Man? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Mole Man is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Harvey Rupert Elder, with over 817 comic issue appearances. The Mole Man! A nearly blind inhabitant of the nether regions of Earth! Using his strange "radar sense" instead of eyesight, aided by an awesome group of underearth monsters, this bitter, brooding man years ago left Earth's surface because of his hatred for mankind, and set up an underground empire!

Who is Mole Man?

Origin Mole Man was once a normal person who was an American nuclear engineer and explorer, but society cast him out when he made ridiculous claims that the Earth was hollow. He was also shunned for his odd size and appearance. He acquired his monsters from an island called none other than Monster Island . He found this island by following a group that called themselves the Monster Hunters. He later fell down a cave into a place called Subterranea . While underground, he suffered a permanent loss of vision, having stared at a brightly shining group of diamonds. This blindness forced him to wear a pair of goggles to negate the sensitivity on his eyes to bright light. Considering himself an outcast to the surface world, he began exploring the depths of Subterranea and began calling himself the Mole Man.

Key facts

Mole Man is of human origin and first appeared in "The Fantastic Four!". The character is published by Marvel. With 817 recorded issue appearances, Mole Man ranks among the most featured characters in comics.