Who Is Scourge? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Scourge is a Marvel comic book character, with over 138 comic issue appearances. The Scourge of the Underworld is a vigilante committed cleansing the world of costumed criminals through the means of assassination.

Who is Scourge?

Origin The original "Scourge of the Underworld" was an organization of vigilante assassins trained in the use of firearms and as masters of disguise. The origin of the first man identified as Scourge is unknown. He claimed to be the brother of one of his own victims. He was aided by a man known only as Domino (formerly an agent of the Conspiracy ), who provided him with information on his targets. With every successful assassination, a Scourge exclaims "Justice is served." as his signature catchphrase . Creation Scourge was created by Mark Gruenwald as a means to clean out some of the underused supervillains floating around the Marvel Universe. He first appeared in Iron Man #196, written by Denny O'Neill. John Byrne is credited with the design of his white overcoat and hat with the skull visage.

Key facts

Scourge is of human origin and first appeared in "Otherwhere!". The character is published by Marvel. With 138 recorded issue appearances, Scourge ranks among the most featured characters in comics.