Who Is Puppet Master? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Puppet Master is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Phillip Masters, with over 324 comic issue appearances. Stepfather of the lovely, blind Alicia, this sinister figure possesses a power which seems to surpass even that of the Fantastic Four! Using a unique form of radio-active modeling clay, he can fashion puppets which somehow control the living persons they are modeled after!

Who is Puppet Master?

Orign Phillip Masters was born in Transia, nearby Wundagore Mountain . He began his molding when his Uncle Andrew gave him a whittling knife and he became excellent at carving, which became his hobby as he was not a popular child. His mother died while he was very young and his father put him in an orphanage. Flashbacks to his childhood have revealed neighbor girl Jessica Drew (later Spider-Woman ) as a childhood friend. They played with the clay of Wundagore which Philip would use for his experiments in adult life. The clay became the only thing that gave him happiness. Phillip moved to the US from the Balkan country of Transia at a young age. He found it hard to form relationships in America because of his reclusive personality and cultural differences.

Key facts

Puppet Master is of human origin and first appeared in "Prisoners of the Puppet-Master!". The character is published by Marvel. With 324 recorded issue appearances, Puppet Master ranks among the most featured characters in comics.