After being completely transformed he grew to a height of approximately 12-15 feet. His whole body was composed of this dense crystalline material, which proved highly resistant to injury. Both hands were formed into two-pronged forks, and he could still phase into hyper-space at will.

   The Angler's mind and/or vocal cords were also altered, so that he spoke partially English, and partially in some form of geometric symbols.

Height: (Human & partially transformed) 6' (by estimation); (fully transformed) 14' (by estimation)
Weight: (Human) 170 lbs. (by estimation); (partially and fully transformed) unrevealed
Eyes: (Human & partially transformed) unrevealed; (fully transformed) red
Hair: (Human & partially transformed) brown; (fully transformed) none

History:
(Quasar#51 (fb)) - The man who would become the Angler was originally a mercenary employed by Roxxon Oil Company's N^th Command, assigned to locate extra-dimensional energy sources. N^th Command also sought to banish all super-heroes extradimensionally to prevent their continued interference. His N^th Projector malfunctioned, causing him to fall through a rift into some abstract dimension.

(Quasar#51 (fb) /Quasar#52 (fb)) - There he encountered an extra-terrestrial race known as the Geometer, who was attempting to reshape all of reality to conform to his idea of geometric perfection. The commando warped away, but the Geometer blasted him with his Lathe of Perfection, partially transforming him into an angular being.

(Quasar#3) - After finally managing to return to Earth, the Angler traveled to Four Freedom's Plaza hoping to steal an N^th Projector which the Fantastic Four had confiscated. He apparently wished to find the Projector to relocate the Geometer to get him to transform him back to normal. At Four Freedom's Plaza, he encountered Quasar and the Human Torch. He attempted to escape by taking Quasar's then-potential secretary, Kayla Ballantine, hostage, but Quasar managed to immobilize him, and he was taken to the Vault, a former prison for superhuman criminals.

(Quasar#32) - The Angler managed to escape and tracked down Kayla Ballantine. It is unclear if he was seeking revenge for his former imprisonment, or if he was drawn to the energy within her. Kayla at that time (unbeknownst to her) had become the host for the extra-dimensional energy source known as the Starbrand. As she walked through Manhattan with her friend Ken Tanaka the Angler appeared behind them, but vanished as she caught a glimpse of him in her peripheral vision and turned to look, leaving her believing she was imagining things. 

(Quasar#33) - Angler continued to stalk Kayla, hanging from the wall of her family home during the night to watch her from through the bathroom window.

(Quasar#34) - When Kayla began to take a night time shower, the Angler entered through the wall and prepared to re-enact the shower scene from Psycho. However, when he pulled the shower curtain back the startled Kayla instinctively blasted him with the Starbrand's power, sending Angler flying backwards to crash through the bathroom door and knocking him unconscious.

(Quasar#35) - The Ballentines called the police and the Vault sent Guardsmen to transport the still unconscious and now-restrained Angler back to prison.

(Quasar#51) - The Angler was later transferred to Project: PEGASUS for examination. While at Project: PEGASUS, the examinations conducted on the Angler caused him to mutate fully into angular form. He went on a rampage, killing several security guards, and seriously injuring Squadron Supreme members Moonglow and Power Princess. Quasar managed to locate another N^th Projector, which had been stored in the Project, and banished the Angler from the Earth dimension. Opening this portal unfortunately allowed the Geometer himself to travel to Earth.

Comments: Created by Mark Gruenwald and Paul Ryan.

   The Angler is apparently alive and kicking in some extra-dimensional realm, waiting for some unfortunate being to encounter or free him.

   The Geometer probably doesn't consider the Angler an enemy, but it's unlikely the Angler feels too fondly about the Geometer, given he didn't want to be transformed.

   His real name was revealed in Roxxon's profile in OHotMU A-Z HC#9.

   His fully human headshot was originally yellow tinted as it was shown in a memory projection/flashback, and has been recolored here using the partially transformed headshot as a color guide. However, since his human eye is closed, the eye coloring for the fully human headshot is a guess.

Profile by Snood.

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Quasar#51, p19, pan5 (main)
Quasar#51, p19, pan4(human appearance - recolored as the original was colored with a yellow tiny because it was a memory projection/flashback)
Quasar#51, p8, pan3 (partially transformed face)
Quasar#3, p12, pan1 (costume shot, partially out of sync with regular space)
Quasar#3, p12, pan2 (teleporting/"ripple stepping")
Quasar#51, p13, pan1 (fully transformed)

Appearances:
Quasar#3 (November, 1989) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Paul Ryan (pencils), Danny Bulanadi (inks), Howard Mackie (editor)
Quasar#32 (March, 1992) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Greg Capullo (pencils), Harry Candelario (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Quasar#33-34 (April-May, 1992) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Rurik Tyler (pencils), Fred Fredricks (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Quasar#35 (June, 1992) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), Greg Capullo (pencils), Harry Candelario (inks), Kelly Corvese (editor)
Quasar#51 (October, 1993) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), John Heebink (pencils), Ralph Cabrera Amash & Oeming (inks), Ralph Cabrera (editor)
Quasar#52 (November, 1993) - Mark Gruenwald (writer), John Heebink (pencils), Ralph Cabrera (inks/editor)

First Posted: 10/31/2001 approximately
Last updated: 10/16/2026

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