Who Is Scorcher? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Scorcher is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Steven Hudak, with over 93 comic issue appearances. After losing his job, Steven Hudak became "Scorcher" to extract his revenge.

Who is Scorcher?

Origin Wrongly accused of embezzlement, research chemist Steven Hudak created an armored suit with flame throwing equipment. Taking the name "Scorcher" he attacked his former place of employment. After he fought and was defeated by Spider-Man , he was sent to prison. He eventually broke out of prison and was defeated by Spider-Man a second time. Scorcher at one point attacked Christmas shoppers, he was defeated by Ben Reilly . Crimson Cowl recruited Scorcher to join the Masters of Evil . Mayor Story Arcs During a time when Matt Murdock's ( Daredevil ) had his secret identity revealed, Scorcher and fellow villain Diamondback II (Debbie Bertrand) attacked Murdock, but were easily defeated by the combined forces Daredevil and Spider-Man. The Scorcher had a later encounter with Daredevil during the Secret War series when Hudak was forced to join a group composed of other supervillians to attack S.H.I.E.L.D.

Key facts

Scorcher is of human origin and first appeared in "To Serve And Protect". The character is published by Marvel. With 93 recorded issue appearances, Scorcher ranks among the most featured characters in comics.