Who Is Monkeywrench? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Monkeywrench is a Hasbro comic book character, the alter ego of Bill Winkie, with over 46 comic issue appearances. Monkeywrench is a member of the Dreadnoks.

Who is Monkeywrench?

Bill Winkie was born in the town of Rhyl in North Wales . Monkeywrench began building explosives from a young age. By the age of sixteen he had made himself a pariah by building explosive devices for terrorists. He moved to the East End in London , and joined the "New Wave" movement; developing extreme levels of rudeness and anti-social behavior. His wanderings brought him to Australia , where he became a member of the Dreadnoks . Only three Dreadnoks originally went with Zartan to America, when they began working almost exclusively for Cobra . Buzzer , Ripper , and Torch were the original three. Monkeywrench made his way to America a few years later, where he worked with Zanzibar , stealing gasoline from the Dreadnoks' New Jersey gas station hideout.

Key facts

Monkeywrench is of human origin and first appeared in "Cross Purposes". The character is published by Hasbro. With 46 recorded issue appearances, Monkeywrench ranks among the most featured characters in comics.