Who Is Swarm? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Swarm is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Fritz von Meyer, with over 137 comic issue appearances. A former Nazi scientist, von Meyer's expertise in cosmic radiation allowed him to mutate a colony of bees, thus becoming Swarm. As Swarm, von Meyer's body is completely made of bees.

Who is Swarm?

Origin Lord of the killer bees! Fritz von Meyer was one of Hitler's top scientists, specializing in the field of toxins. After World War Two, he fled Germany to become a beekeeper in South America. In the peaceful jungles, he was able to study the mating habits of killer bees. During his time there, he came across a particular swarm of bees. They were very passive in behavior, and did not exhibit fear like all of the other bee colonies he had studied. Upon further observation, he noticed the bees were extremely intelligent compared to the other bees in the area. He found a near-by meteor that he thought was the cause of the bees mutations. He decided to build a device to control the bees, hoping to get them to do his bidding.

Key facts

Swarm is of radiation origin and first appeared in "The Creature Called...Swarm!". The character is published by Marvel. With 137 recorded issue appearances, Swarm ranks among the most featured characters in comics.