Fangs (Viper's agents, Captain America foes)

FANGS

Membership: Bludgeon (Anthony Manning), Heat-Ray (Fredric Woolrich), Razorblade, Slither (Aaron Salomon)

Purpose: To assist the Viper in her terrorist goals

Affiliations: Viper (Ophelia Sarkissian)

Enemies: Battlestar (Lemar Hoskins), Captain America (Steve Rogers), Iron Monger (Christoph Pfeifer), Silver Sable (Silver Sablinova)

Base of Operations: Viper's broadcast station, somewhere in the American Southwest desert

First Appearance: Captain America I#419 (September, 1993)

History:
(Captain America I#419 (fb) - BTS) - At some point, under unrevealed circumstances, the Viper recruited a quartet of super-villains to serve as her Fangs.

(Captain America I#419)- The Fangs were dispatched to rescue the Viper from the Iron Monger, who was torturing her for information on her latest scheme on behalf of the Red Skull. The Fangs opened fire on the Iron Monger and killed him, then brought the Viper back to her broadcast station so that she could put her plan into motion.

As the Viper prepared to unleash a blinding flash upon all television viewers in America, Captain America, Battlestar and Silver Sable invaded her base. The Fangs set out to oppose them, but Slither was easily beaten by Silver Sable, and Heat-Ray, Bludgeon and Razorblade were each taken out in friendly fire. Captain America then used Bludgeon's gun to shoot down the Viper's broadcast tower, ending her scheme.

Comments: Created by Mark Gruenwald, Rik Levins and Danny Bulanadi.

New and additional images by Ron Fredricks.

Profile by Prime Eternal.

CLARIFICATIONS:
The Fangs should not be confused with:

The Fang - Asian criminal, foe of Captain America--Captain America Comics#6
Fang - of the Imperial Guard, transformed into Brood--X-Men I#107
Fang - of the Lilin--Morbius: The Living Vampire I#1
Fang - member of same race as Imperial Guard's Fang--Excalibur I#69
Fang - of the Imperial Guard--X-Men Spotlight on the Starjammers#4
General Fang - Hulk foe--Incredible Hulk I#5
Fangor - sculpture animated by Rasputin--Iron Man I#56
Fangor - Anti-Men, partner of Felix--Hulk Comic#15
any other characters with similar names

images: (without ads)
Captain America I#419, p11, pan2 (main image - Fangs attack)
Captain America I#419, p12, pan1 (Fangs fire upon Iron Monger)

Appearances:
Captain America I#419 (September, 1993) - by Mark Gruenwald (writer), Rik Levins (penciler), Danny Bulandi (inker), Mike Rockwitz (editor)

First Posted: 07/07/2004
Last updated: 07/31/2025

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