Who Is Rampage? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Rampage is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Stuart Clarke, with over 94 comic issue appearances. Stuart Clarke was a villain known as Rampage. Driven by hatred of Iron Man, Clarke pursued an insane quest for revenge against the Avenger, becoming an enemy of Wonder Man and the Champions in the process. Clarke worked alongside the Punisher for a time until the vigilante discovered his past and the two became bitter enemies. It was thought that Punisher killed him, but he has recently reappeared causing problems for Moon Knight.

Who is Rampage?

Origin Stuart Clarke was an idealistic inventor who refused to sell his high-tech designs to a larger company which resulted in him sinking into deep debt. After being forced to declare bankruptcy, Clarke became frustrated when Stark Industries designed armored exoskeletons which he believed were similar to his designs. Clarke donned his own prototype armor and became the armored super-villain known as Rampage. Stealing money from banks, he was opposed by the Champions . After a crushing defeat from the superheroes, Clarke attempted to take his own life but was restrained by Iceman . Character Creation Rampage was created by Tony Isabella and Don Heck and first appeared in The Champions #5 in 1976. Character Evolution Initially a rather generic costumed villain, Stuart Clarke became a slightly more nuanced and layered character following the Civil War where he become an ally to the Punisher . Throughout his existence, the one constant trait of Stuart Clarke is is intense hatred of Iron Man .

Key facts

Rampage is of human origin and first appeared in "The Economy Is So Bad That ...". The character is published by Marvel. With 94 recorded issue appearances, Rampage ranks among the most featured characters in comics.